first class maid

Chapter 676 The Queen's Road (12)
At the turn of old and new in the Bingyin year, Zhou Sicheng also escorted the remaining criminals of the Liu family to Beijing at this time. As soon as the remaining criminals entered the capital, everyone shouted and beat them. All the direct blood of the Liu family would be executed. Most of the direct lineage of the Liu family, except for those with particularly serious circumstances, returned to their hometowns, and they were not allowed to leave the surveillance of the local government for the rest of their lives.

The third prince Yu Wenhai's family was executed for the crime of treason, and Yu Wenhong no longer gave him the slightest mercy.

And this matter is related to the White Lotus Sect. The governments at all levels in Huaguo have received the emperor's imperial approval and ordered to eliminate the cult. If there are corrections, they will not be held accountable, but if they are found to be believers in private, they will be severely punished. For this reason, an action that historians called the "Puritan Movement" unfolded like a fire, and of course there were unjustly imprisoned.

The emperor proposed for the first time to abolish the existing system of maids and eunuchs because of the disturbance of the court, and change it to a new system in which those who have reached the age of 25 are allowed to leave the palace voluntarily. He and all the officials objected one after another, saying that the ancestors' family laws cannot be broken are flying all over the sky.

What's more, he pointed the spearhead at Xun Zhen, "The emperor's proposal seems to be to give the court ladies a way to survive, but in fact it is for Director Xun to be named empress in a legitimate way. That's right, this time Director Xun is in danger. Chaos saved the imperial capital from a crisis, but these are two different things and should not be confused with each other, your majesty, this matter must not be allowed.”

Yu Wenhong, who was lying on the bed, stared coldly at those civil servants who opposed, "I thought you would be grateful to her, but it turned out that I thought highly of you. I heard that if she hadn't arrived in time, you would have I'm afraid there will be no mouth to say some high-sounding words here."

The faces of all the civil servants were completely red. Confucianism said that receiving a drop of water should be repaid by a spring, but they really made things difficult for Xun Zhen on this issue. I have already said that Director Xun can use other methods to ask the ministers to repay their kindness, but the matter of empress dowagers is out of the question."

Gao Wenxuan snorted coldly and said, "It's the same thing if you say that and don't want to repay your kindness. Director Xun is the Emperor's woman. If you don't have anything, what can you offer to repay your kindness? As a Confucian scholar, you can act like this. It's really disgusting."

"Your Excellency, Xiao Gao, you can't just talk nonsense." Someone glared at Gao Wenxuan, "Compared to us, you are even more dishonest. Back then, you seduced Princess Shang to do such nasty things. Now you have the nerve to shout here? I also I blush for you."

Gao Wenxuan's face was instantly livid. He had been blamed all his life for this matter, and his fists in his sleeves were tightly clenched.

"What is being discussed now is the matter of the court lady leaving the palace at the full age. What do you mean by talking so far?" Gao Yushi snorted coldly. For the sake of Princess Anxing, their Gao family has endured too much. Now this is a spy of the Liu family. It's really annoying that the princess can escape death.

The other faction refused to accept and began to argue.

But Yu Wenhong clapped the pillow under his hands angrily, and then coughed. The eunuchs on the side were busy serving tea, and all the ministers knelt down and shouted, "Hmph, if you are really guilty, you deserve death!" I wouldn’t shout like that. If I punish you all, you will say that I have been unfair in dealing with things and blamed you. This matter is not that interesting, but it’s better for you to bring it to Mr. Xun, and tell you, This is what I mean, she didn't mention it..."

Xun Zhen, who was behind the door on the other side, couldn't help sighing when he heard the argument inside. Her intention was good, but due to her special status, this proposal was destined to be impossible. Seeing Yan Yu rushing in, he said, "My lord, it's not good..."

"What happened?" Xun Zhen hurriedly lowered the curtain of the side hall.

"Concubine Liu Chen in the prison is gone." Yanyu said anxiously.

Xun Zhen was stunned, because Liu Xinmei was going to execute the remnants of the Liu family, but because she was a concubine in the harem, someone sent her a three-foot white silk to kill herself.After that palace change, she didn't take care of Liu Xinmei. Could it be that she escaped at that time? "Hurry up and ask someone to question the prison warden to find out when Liu Xinmei disappeared?"

Yanyu nodded hurriedly, turned around and went out to the prison to check with the eunuch Xuanzhi.

Xun Zhen bit his nails and walked on the same spot. This Liu Xinmei really couldn't be ignored at all. Hearing that the court meeting in the dormitory was over, he asked someone to open the door here and walked in. Seeing Yu Wenhong's face still pale. He didn't get much better, so he stepped forward to take the medicine bowl from the eunuch's hand, and fed him the medicine himself.

Yu Wenhong took her hand and said apologetically, "Zhen'er, it seems that what you proposed won't work..." He couldn't do it for her because of the four words of ancestral family law.

Xun Zhen smiled and said: "You said at the time that the resistance was as great as my appointment, so I didn't have any hope. This group of sour scholars would cling to the four words of ancestors and family law. I don't care. , It's just a pity that the large group of maids can only spend their youth in the palace." Then thinking of Liu Xinmei, he hurriedly said: "Liu Xinmei is gone."

Yu Wenhong leaned halfway on the pillow, "She will take the opportunity to escape, but in my opinion, she will not leave the palace easily. Liu's family has been ransacked, and she must be upset, so it is very likely that she will hide in the palace and get her Let someone strengthen the protection of you and your son."

Xun Zhen frowned, "This woman's heart is vicious and narrow-minded. Thinking of her hiding somewhere in the palace like a mouse gives me chills. Do you want to find a way to force her to show up? Capture her and execute her." , this heart can be at ease."

"You can just think about it, but you are not allowed to use your body as bait." Yu Wenhong hurriedly ordered, fearing that the little woman would have some sudden whim, snorted softly: "She is a mouse, how can she hide for a long time?" Instead of showing up?"

"You know, I'm not a cat with nine lives, how could I put myself in danger?" Xun Zhen hurriedly laughed, after this ordeal, they cherished each other even more, "You have to rest in bed this time, and the rest of your life will last forever." I'm afraid I can't make a big deal of it during the festival, I couldn't celebrate you last year, and I can't celebrate it this year." It sounded unwilling.

Yu Wenhong hurriedly stuffed the empty bowl in her hand into the tray carried by the eunuch, waved his hand to signal them to retreat, pulled Xun Zhen into his arms and kissed for a while, "Why do those irrelevant people come to celebrate? Really, I I really want to eat the red eggs and birthday cakes cooked by you, but Liu Xinmei was spoiled last year, and I still feel very angry when I think about it."

(End of this chapter)