Chapter 1269 Epilogue: The Battle of the East Palace (11)
Cining Palace.
"What did you say?"
Just when Zhu Jianshen rushed to Qianqing Palace, Queen Mother Sun also learned the news of Wang Qin's detention. At that moment, she suddenly stood up from the couch, her face becoming gloomy and terrifying.
When the chamberlain who came to report saw this, he was trembling all over and bowed his head deeply, and then he dared to repeat tremblingly.
"Returning to...replying to the Holy Mother, His Highness the Crown Prince said that the Prince and Eunuch forced their way into the East Palace and were suspected of committing crimes. They had ordered the guards of the East Palace to detain the hands of the Prince and all those who had brought him there. His Highness the Prince himself went... …went to Qianqing Palace.”
With a "bang", the tea cup that had been sitting safely on the small table was smashed to pieces by the Empress Dowager Sun. She was so angry that she was shaking all over and gritted her teeth.
"What a prince! The Ai family has really raised a good prince!"
"For a humble slave, how dare you disobey the Ai family's will, Qianqing Palace... Oh, Qianqing Palace, for those who don't know, they think he is the emperor's biological son!"
These words were so serious that Zhu Jianqing, who was standing beside him, was also startled and immediately knelt down and said.
"Royal grandmother, please calm down. Prince brother, he..."
"Someone is coming!"
It was obvious that at this time, the furious Empress Dowager Sun did not want to listen to anyone's intercession at all, so she spoke directly.
"Let's go to the East Palace. The Ai family wants to see if the prince is brave enough to even arrest the Ai family!"
Looking at the chamberlain who went down to prepare, Zhu Jianqing cried out in his heart. He obviously just wanted to help the prince brother solve the scourge of Wan Zhen'er, so why did it get to this point?
Feeling the anger of Empress Dowager Sun at this moment, he did not dare to persuade her anymore. He could only pray silently that his brother, the prince, must not be confused anymore.
It should be said that since the Nangong Incident, Empress Dowager Sun has almost never left Cining Palace. This sudden departure from the palace naturally attracted a lot of attention.
Among them, the most frightening one is naturally the eunuch in charge of a certain Eastern Palace...
After hearing the news that the Queen Mother came in person, Liang Fang had cold sweat on her forehead and felt anxious in her heart. You must know that Zhu Jianshen made it clear when he left that if Wan Zhen'er made the slightest mistake, his life would be at risk. It can't be saved.
But the problem is, who would have thought that the Holy Mother would come in person. If he dares to disobey, he may not be able to save his life on the spot before the prince comes back to deal with him...
Sometimes, the more people are afraid of something, the more they become afraid of it.
Just as Liang Fang was running around anxiously, the servant from outside came to report that the Holy Mother had arrived outside the East Palace and was leading people in...
At that moment, Liang Fang had no choice but to send someone to notify Zhu Jianshen. At the same time, she hurriedly led someone out to greet him.
"This slave worships the Holy Mother."
When he went out and took a look, Liang Fang's heart suddenly went cold, because he saw that behind the Virgin, there were dozens of strong eunuchs, who were clearly ready to rob people.
He was complaining in his heart, but he still had to keep a smile on his face and said.
"Holy Mother, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not in the palace now, you..."
Liang Fang originally thought that he would just delay for a while until His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came back, but he obviously underestimated the anger of Queen Mother Sun at this moment.
Looking at Liang Fang who was kneeling on the ground, Queen Mother Sun had no intention of paying attention to him. She waved her hand and said one word.
"Search!"
So the people brought by Queen Mother Sun immediately dispersed and started searching for people everywhere.
Seeing this situation, Liang Fang felt a chill in her heart. You know, no matter how courageous he was, he would not dare to stop the Queen Mother. Moreover, even if he dared to stop her, the guards of the East Palace would not do such a crime.
Will listen to him...
It is no exaggeration to say that for Wan Zhen'er at this moment, the East Palace is the most dangerous place, but after leaving the East Palace, she probably doesn't know how she will die.
Therefore, even if she knew that the Empress Dowager Sun was already on her way, she could only try her best to hide in a remote part of the East Palace. However, the East Palace was neither too small nor too big. In just half a cup of tea, Wan Zhen'er was taken into custody.
Come up.
However, Wan Zhen'er looked extremely embarrassed at this moment. Not only was her body covered in dust, her hair was also scattered, her hands were tied up, her originally white and tender wrists were bruised by the thick rope, and her mouth was stuffed.
Wearing a white cloth and looking like this, it was obvious that he was hidden somewhere and then roughly dragged out.
Seeing Wan Zhen'er being dragged up and then thrown to the ground, Liang Fang's heart was trembling, but the scary thing was that this was just the beginning.
Queen Mother Sun, who was sitting in the courtyard, saw Wan Zhen'er's miserable appearance at this moment. Not only did she not have any sympathy, but she felt a burst of deep anger.
It can be said that as much as the Empress Dowager Sun trusted her before, she now hates her deeply.
Standing up and walking in front of Wan Zhen'er, Queen Mother Sun didn't even bother to remove the white cloth from her mouth. After listening to her explanation, she spoke coldly and said.
"Death with a stick!"
As soon as he said this, the entire East Palace fell into a deathly silence. Liang Fang was so frightened that her whole body was shaking like a sieve. She took two steps forward on her knees and stood in front of Empress Dowager Sun, saying.
"Holy Mother, although Commander Wan has made mistakes, he has served His Highness the Crown Prince since he was a child. Please think again..."
Therefore, Queen Mother Sun's eyes fell on Liang Fang, but unfortunately, his words of comfort not only failed to calm the other party's anger, but made Queen Mother Sun even more angry.
It was impossible for Liang Fang, the eunuch in charge, to know that something like this happened in the East Palace. However, he actually teamed up with Wan Zhen'er to deceive him for so long...
"Liang Fang, do you think you can escape?"
Queen Mother Sun kicked Liang Fang hard and said angrily.
"When the Ai family takes care of this lowly servant Wan Zhen'er, it will naturally be time to deal with you, so you can pull him away from the Ai family!"
"yes……"
The Queen Mother, the Queen Mother, arrived in person, and no one in the East Palace, whether it was palace officials or guards, dared to move. Therefore, they could only watch as Liang Fang was picked up by the two chamberlains, one on the left and the other on the right, and dragged aside.
At the same time, someone from the palace brought a large chair, and Queen Mother Sun just sat in the courtyard, watching the servants prepare the equipment for the cane punishment.
Liang Fang looked on, anxious, struggling and shouting.
"Holy Mother, no, no..."
However, in front of the already furious Empress Dowager Sun, it was obviously unable to have any effect.
So Wan Zhen'er was escorted to the prepared bench, and two strong chamberlains on the left and right held thick red-lacquered wooden sticks in their hands, and smashed them down heavily in the dead silence.
Although the mouth was stuffed with white cloth, Wan Zhen'er could clearly be heard groaning when the stick was pushed down. Thick cold sweat oozed from her fair forehead, and her face looked extremely painful.
One stick, two sticks, three sticks... Empress Dowager Sun personally conducted the punishment, and the two chamberlains naturally did not dare to slack off at all. However, after ten sticks, Wan Zhen'er's body, which was still struggling, had become smaller and smaller.
The white cloth stuffed with it also had a faint trace of blood seeping out.
Seeing that if he continued to fight, someone would really die. Liang Fang was very anxious. Suddenly, he didn't know where the strength came from, he broke away from the two servants who were holding him, and threw himself at Wan Wan.
On Zhen'er's body, he said.
"Holy Mother, if we continue to fight, Commander Wan will really die. Please..."
"stop!"
At this moment, a voice of shock and anger suddenly came from outside. Liang Fang raised her head and looked in the direction of the voice. For a moment, she almost shed tears.
At the same time, Queen Mother Sun and others present also looked over and saw Zhu Jianshen leading a group of eunuchs hurriedly towards the East Palace.
Therefore, the two chamberlains who were executing the execution also breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts. They wisely stood the sticks in their hands beside them and carefully observed the development of the situation.
It should be said that even the people serving in the East Palace saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in such a hurry for the first time. Within a moment, Zhu Jianshen had already rushed to the courtyard. He didn't even have time to greet the Empress Dowager Sun, and rushed directly to Wan Zhen'er's side.
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Seeing this situation, Liang Fang naturally knew what Zhu Jianshen was most concerned about at this time, and said quickly.
"Your Highness, Chief Wan Shi is still angry. However, the Holy Mother just ordered that Chief Wan Shi be killed with a stick. Even though I tried my best to stop him, I could not stop him. Please forgive me, Your Highness."
After Zhu Jianshen heard this, he stretched out his hand to tremblingly explore Wan Zhen'er's breath, confirming that what Liang Fang said was true, and then slowly felt relieved.
However, when he raised his eyes and saw Wan Zhen'er's bloody body, he couldn't help but tremble, and there was even water in his eyes. However, just for a moment, he took a deep breath, pressed down, and ordered.
"Come here, please go and ask the imperial doctor to carry Chief Wan into the inner room and take care of him carefully."
With his words, the servants in the East Palace finally dared to make a move. However, just when they were about to step forward to help Wan Zhen'er up, a heavy cold snort sounded in the courtyard.
"presumptuous!"
Looking around, he saw that the Queen Mother Sun was sinking like water. She looked at Zhu Jianshen and said coldly.
"It seems that the prince thinks that the Ai family does not exist anymore. Huh, the prince of the East Palace is really so majestic!"
These words were full of ridicule and anger, which immediately made everyone present afraid to speak out.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Jian took a deep breath, stood up, bowed to Queen Mother Sun, slowly knelt down and said.
"The grandson pays his respects to the imperial grandmother. He knows that he has done something wrong with what happened today, but no matter how angry the imperial grandmother is, the punishment for the grandson is Zhen'er... after all, she has always served her grandson, even if it is for her own sake. For the sake of her, please spare her life!"
After saying that, Zhu Jian kowtowed deeply and hit his head heavily on the ground with a dull sound. When he lifted it up again, blood marks appeared on his forehead.
"Okay, okay, okay!"
After hearing these words, Queen Mother Sun not only did not calm down her anger, but became even more angry. Her body was trembling slightly. She couldn't help but pointed at Zhu Jianshen and said.
"Brother Shen, hello. Just for such a mere palace maid, you actually do this to yourself. Okay, great..."
Although the words were good, everyone could hear that Queen Mother Sun was extremely angry at this moment.
Sure enough, the next moment, she slapped the armrest of the chair hard, stood up suddenly, and said angrily.
"The Ai family is really blind. They actually appointed you to be the prince, what a woman!"
"Someone is coming!"
Following Empress Dowager Sun's angry shout, several chamberlains on the side quickly responded. Empress Dowager Sun closed her eyes and shook her head, saying coldly.
"Pull the prince away and continue the execution!"
As she spoke, Queen Mother Sun opened her eyes, looked at Zhu Jianshen sternly, and said.
"Today the Ai family wants to see who can save this cheap servant's life!"
Ah this...
Although those who came with them were all close followers of Queen Mother Sun, they were a little embarrassed when they heard such an order. However, in the eyes of Queen Mother Sun's stern eyes, they did not dare to neglect, so they stepped forward to give half support and half force. Pull Zhu Jianshen up.
Fortunately, the Crown Prince did not make things difficult for them. Before they could step forward, a look of pain flashed across the face of Zhu Jianshen, who was kneeling on the ground, and then he slowly stood up.
He also no longer looked at the face of Queen Mother Sun, but turned his gaze to Wynn, who had come with him but had never spoken. He closed his eyes slightly, took a long breath, and tried to After his mind calmed down, he shouted with a trembling voice.
"Eunuch Wynn..."
So, the latter bowed slightly, then stepped forward, came to the front of Queen Mother Sun, and said.
"This slave has seen the Holy Mother and informed the Holy Mother that Your Majesty has a decree to save the life of this Wan Zhen'er. Please forgive the Holy Mother and spare this person!"