0p0 Chapter 156 Another "little trick"
Chapter 156 Another "little trick"
In Prince Rui's mansion, Prince Rui, who was sitting at the head of the table, slammed the teacup heavily on the tea table in anger. Tea and tea leaves immediately spilled all over the table, and the servants hurried forward to wipe them.
The servants in the mansion had long been accustomed to Prince Rui's violent temper, and all kinds of cleaning tools had already been prepared.
"Are you sure he's completely dead?" Prince Rui asked with hatred.
"Your Highness, the spies in the palace have sent a message saying that they saw with their own eyes that the girl's body, covered with a white cloth, was carried out from the Ministry of Punishment, and then carried out of the palace through the side door for disposal. It is said that she committed suicide by biting her tongue." The servant in charge bowed.
"Did you reveal anything before you died?" Prince Rui raised his eyebrows.
"No, he only confessed that he was motivated by money and did it in a moment of impulse, and then he committed suicide out of fear of the crime..."
The servant in charge answered while observing Prince Rui's expression. The prince was moody and behaved eccentrically, and he was afraid that he would be angered.
"Hmph!" Prince Rui was so angry that he slammed the table with his palm, scaring the servant in charge so much that he shuddered and then knelt on the ground, not daring to raise his head.
Prime Minister Hu watched from the side and shook his head. This Prince Rui not only had a bad temper, but was also very violent.
The late emperor had sharp eyes. If he had really chosen him back then, there would have been a tyrant in the history of Zhao State.
"What a fool! I spent so much effort to place her in the fourth prince's mansion many years ago. I didn't expect that she would be wasted before she could play a big role!" Prince Rui said angrily.
"Forget it. Fortunately, this maid is loyal. She took the responsibility for this matter. Even if she dies, I will feel relieved." Prince Rui said.
"Brother Wang, shall we proceed as planned?" asked Prince Xiang.
Ever since the old Dowager Concubine Zhang Prince's attempt to assassinate Shen Zhiyao failed and suffered a great loss, the power of Prince Xiang was also largely destroyed by the Emperor. Now he is risking everything and following Prince Rui wholeheartedly.
The old Queen Mother Zhang has now become much more distant from Queen Mother Zhao. They have also seen through it. They will never be able to turn things around if they follow Bo Muxi and his scheming mother and son.
"Of course we have to continue... Not only do we have to continue, we have to increase the stakes..." Prince Rui laughed sinisterly...
Fortunately, Prince Rui didn't know that this servant ended up like this in order to repay the Queen's kindness and didn't want to frame her, which also ruined his good move. Otherwise, he would have been so angry that he died.
Of course, Prince Rui has always believed in the theory that "human nature is evil", and he would never believe that a lowly servant could be so loyal.
Prince Rui has always used coercion and inducement as the main means of employing people, and rarely tried to win people's hearts. He did not believe in people's hearts at all, let alone loyalty and faith.
To be more realistic, Prince Rui just didn't get the right opportunity, otherwise, he would have seized the throne even if it meant killing the king and his brother. He has no emotions and even no humanity.
Prince Rui originally wanted to take this opportunity to make the Queen suffer a great loss and also to pave the way for future events. However, man proposes, God disposes, and the chess pieces he personally arranged did not play their due role.
With the death of Linggu, a maid in Yongfu Palace, the fire in the harem had a reasonable explanation.
In order to appease the innocent and frightened Concubine Zhuang, Bo Muxi specially rewarded her with many good things and asked the Queen to add two new maids to serve in Yongfu Palace.
At the same time, Bo Muxi also rewarded the queen out of respect, saying that the queen had also been wronged.
In this way, Queen Mother Zhao could no longer embarrass the Queen in public, and the Queen's team finally passed this hurdle.
That night, Bo Muxi even stayed overnight in Fengyi Palace and supported the Queen in public, completely shutting up the gossips of everyone in the harem.
The next day, Bo Muxi sent Lin En to Cuiweixuan to call Shen Zhiyao to serve in Changde Palace.
When Lin Enlai came, Shen Zhiyao was hiding in the warm room copying "The Rules for Women". When she heard Qiuyue's report, she was so angry that she threw the teacup on the spot.
"The Emperor is clearly mad at me. First he specifically asked the Empress to punish me by making me copy the "Rules for Women". Now it's so cold, and he himself is too lazy to walk because he is afraid of the cold, so he is trying to make me suffer again!"
"My Lord, what are you talking about? In my opinion, the Emperor still cares about you. Even if he is deliberately making trouble for you, it is a blessing that other concubines can't even ask for! What else do you have to be angry about?"
Qiuyue cleaned up the teacups that had rolled on the table while trying to comfort her master earnestly, fearing that her master would offend the emperor again.
"Haha, Qiuyue, you must have been made stupid by reading this book, right? You said it was a blessing even though you were tortured. This is too much of a blessing. I can't handle it if it happens a few more times!"
Shen Zhiyao picked up "The Rules for Women", shook it, and then slammed it hard on the desk. Her hands were sore and her eyes were dizzy from copying it, but she was very annoyed.
Qiuyue endured for a long time, but still couldn't hold it back: "Master, but he is the emperor after all..."
Shen Zhiyao looked at her cowardly look and laughed out of anger: "You..."
"I am just afraid that you will suffer a loss... When the emperor left that day, he was already very angry..." Seeing that she was no longer angry, Qiuyue continued to persuade her.
"Do you really think your master is stupid? Everything I do has a reason. I'm not just acting out of anger. You know nothing about matters between men and women, so naturally you have to listen to me." Shen Zhiyao smiled and sat back in the chair.
"Master, are you going with Eunuch Lin'en, or shall we go alone?" Qiuyue asked hurriedly.
"Why are you still going? Tell Lin En that I may have caught a cold and have a severe headache. I'm worried that it will be bad for me to accompany you. Please ask the imperial physician to come to Cuiyunxuan to check my pulse later."
Shen Zhiyao paused and snorted, "After the imperial physician comes, you can send Chuan to Changde Palace to explain, and then... Cuiweixuan will be completely closed."
Shen Zhiyao insisted on leaving the emperor alone for two days, arguing with him and telling him to torture herself for no reason!
Shen Zhiyao was very open-minded. In this palace, everyone obeyed the emperor. It was okay for her to do something reasonable occasionally to set up a framework for the relationship between them. At most, she could coax the petty emperor later.
Anyway, it's impossible for her to live a life of meekness.
Lin En got the news that Shen Zhiyao asked for leave, and his head was dizzy and had an unbearable headache? Yesterday, I saw Concubine Jin running behind the Empress in high spirits, but today she fell ill when the Emperor called her?
What a coincidence! I didn't see Cui Weixuan asking for leave from the Queen Mother this morning!
Bo Muxi was prepared for Shen Zhiyao to come to Changde Palace to serve, and even thought of several ways to play a prank on her. But after hearing Lin En's reply, he felt like he had "stepped on empty air".
"Have you called the imperial physician?" Bo Muxi asked with a frown.
"I called you when I left, but..." Lin En looked at the emperor, a little hesitant.
"Why are you becoming more and more nagging?" Bo Muxi was not very satisfied.
"I see, Concubine Jin, is she still angry with you?" Lin En lowered his head and said hesitantly.