"Aunt, I was wronged!" Hu Hongzhi shouted, struggling in fear, "It's not me, I didn't mean this, someone wanted to harm me..."
Concubine Shu said angrily: "Drag her down immediately and beat her fifty times!"
"Aunt..." Hu Hongzhi almost cried.
The Imperial Guards were about to seize him and drag him out.
"Wait a minute." Concubine Wen suddenly stopped and looked at Concubine Shu with a half-smile, "Sister seems to have forgotten that he has another crime that has not been recorded."
Concubine Shu: "..."
Concubine Wen said coldly: "Slandering the princess is an insult to the reputation of the royal family. For such a crime, only fifty-fifty-dollar charges are too minor, right?"
Concubine Shu said angrily: "Then what do you want?"
Concubine Wen smiled and looked at Hu Hongzhi on the ground: "Since he likes to spread rumors and slander others, in my opinion, it is useless for him to keep his mouth, so why not pull out his tongue."
Concubine Shu: "..."
Many ladies: "..."
Hu Hongzhi: “!!!”
Concubine Wen spoke in an understatement, but as soon as she finished her words, a chill seemed to run up everyone's backs.
Pull out your tongue!
This is no joke.
But actual torture.
Everyone's heart was filled with chills. Sure enough, no woman who could get ahead in the harem was easy to mess with.
Looking at the gentle and generous Concubine Wen, she also had her own objections - whoever dared to touch her daughter, she would make that person's life worse than death!
He never speaks harsh words and is never merciless in his actions.
Xiao Lingyue's eyes lit up, and she felt a little more favorable towards Concubine Wen.
She never approved of repaying kindness with kindness.
On the contrary, it was Concubine Wen's character who showed no mercy when the bottom line was touched, which made her even more attracted to Xiao Lingyue.
Concubine Shu's face turned pale when she heard this: "Concubine Wen, are you going to kill my nephew?"
Concubine Wen said: "How could it be? It's just pulling out a tongue."
Her expression was very calm, and her tone was even softer: "There is no shortage of imperial doctors in the palace. Just ask someone to guard him and make sure he doesn't die. If my sister is worried, I can ask the Wen family to hire one."
There is a bit of a threat in these words.
If your nephew dares to bite my daughter, does he think that my daughter has no backing?
In terms of family background, the Hu family cannot match the Wen family in terms of courtship.
The eighth princess is both the granddaughter of the Wen family and the future granddaughter-in-law of the Wen family. If she is wronged, the Wen family will protect her emotionally and rationally.
Hu Hongzhi is just a side brother. His father and Concubine Shu are not brothers from the same mother. Will the Hu family fight against the Wen family for him?
impossible!
Even Concubine Shu herself would not be able to break up with Hu Hongzhi and Concubine Wen.
He is not of such high value.
"What's more, Hu Hongzhi brought trouble to the palace, did such immoral things, frightened so many wives and daughters, alarmed the imperial guards in the palace, and caused such a big thing as an assassin."
Concubine Wen said with a smile but not a smile: "If it had been anyone else, he would have been dragged out and beaten to death! My sister really feels sorry for her nephew. With just fifty people, do you want to get rid of all the charges?"
These words clearly mean that Concubine Shu is showing favoritism.
She was in charge of half of the harem. The crime of favoritism didn't matter to others, but it was fatal to Concubine Shu.
Because Emperor Zhaoming hates the lack of distinction between public and private affairs, if this matter comes to His Majesty's ears, wouldn't it be...
Concubine Shu immediately said: "What you said makes sense. I am so merciful that I will do as you say!"