Chapter four hundred and fifty first deprivation of official life
Because of the incident involving the Xi family, the New Year's banquet in the palace was filled with an indescribable meaning.
After the banquet, the routine song and dance performances began on time. However, the wonderful performance of the palace musicians was undoubtedly a blind man's ogle this time. Everyone had no intention of watching, and only wanted to eat the melons that followed.
They want to know what the emperor will do with the Xi family after the investigation results come out.
Xi Mubai's eldest brother Xi Muqing can be said to be suffering from a thorn in his back.
Because of the traitor Zhao Xiuxiu, the other two nuns who had been bribed by Mrs. Xi were quickly caught. The banknotes and two fingers given by Mrs. Xi were also found in the house where the two nuns lived.
A ruby as pure as blood.
In addition, all the people serving in Bai Cai's palace were taken away and brought to the Shenxing Department.
Before the penultimate dance ended, the investigation results were sent to the hands of the Emperor and the Queen Mother.
Emperor Rong Ji looked at it and smiled, "Let Xi Qing take a look."
Xi Muqing took the paper with trembling hands and clearly listed the various charges. When he saw the contents clearly, his back suddenly became rickety, and his energy was drained from him at this moment.
He closed his eyes, his heart filled with despair.
Grandma is really going to kill the Xi family this time.
Threaten the concubines in the harem, bribe the maids in the palace...these crimes are even more serious than plotting against Yuan Baoshu.
Xi Muqing knew that his grandmother had always been daring, but he didn't expect that the other party didn't want his life at all. She wanted to die herself, so why did she drag them with her? Maybe her grandmother thought that she had done everything and would not be discovered. She was really old.
Confused.
He looked desperate and said: "The Xi family deserves death."
The evidence is all there, and no matter how much you quibble, it will only be one more accusation of not wanting to repent. Xi Muqing only hopes that the emperor will let his eldest brother live for the sake of being kept in the dark.
The emperor said calmly: "Even the concubines can threaten you, but Mrs. Xi has the ability to be an old feudal lord at home and bend her talents."
Xi Mu cleared himself from kowtowing continuously and could not do anything else. After a while, a blood-red patch appeared on the ground.
Yuan Suijun glanced at Xi Muqing and said, "Your Majesty, let Sir Xi get up. I think Sir Xi should know nothing about this matter, otherwise he would stop it immediately."
Xi Muqing is from the eldest family, so there is no need to tie his head to his waist for his cousin Xi Mubai.
Even he has heard about the situation of the Xi family. Mrs. Xi has always been partial to Xi Mubai, the youngest grandson. If it were not for the inheritance of the title of the Xi family, it was determined by General Xi who was still alive at the time.
Can successfully conquer the title.
This time Xi Mubai got into trouble, and it was Xi Muqing who kowtowed until his face was bloody.
Although Yuan Suijun hates Xi Mubai and Mrs. Xi, he doesn't blame them together with Xi Muqing.
Other courtiers only felt that Yuan Suijun was really an upright and upright gentleman. Even in such an angry situation, he could not vent his anger on others.
Xi Muqing glanced at Yuan Suijun gratefully, and hated his grandmother and cousin even more. Her grandmother knew clearly that her cousin could not hold up the wall, but she did not encourage him to make progress, and allowed him to become a playboy. On the other hand, he used his wrong brains.
, she wants to marry a good wife for her cousin by ruining her reputation. How selfish and short-sighted she is!
Rong Ji said: "Xi Qing, please get up."
He was a little less angry, mainly because the person involved was not in front of him. Moreover, Mrs. Xi was Xi Muqing's elder, so Xi Muqing naturally couldn't disobey him.
Of course, Mrs. Xi is undoubtedly the mastermind of the whole thing, so she cannot let it go lightly.
Rong Ji's first decree was related to Mrs. Xi.
"Xi Cui's conduct is so bad that she is not worthy of being the royal wife. Now she is deprived of her royal life and demoted to a commoner. She will be sent back to Xi's mansion and grounded for a year. She will copy scriptures in front of the Buddha and repent for her crimes."
Without the imperial decree on her body, she became a commoner. From now on, whenever Mrs. Xi goes out to others, she must bow to them even if she sees the lowest-ranking imperial wife. This is enough to make the proud and arrogant Mrs. Xi collapse.
She was afraid that she would not be able to attend home in the future.
I didn’t hit Mrs. Xi directly with the cane. On the one hand, it was because Mrs. Xi was old and had a cold today. She might not be able to survive the beating with the cane. On the other hand, it was for the sake of General Xi, who died young. That
If he hadn't been injured on the battlefield, he wouldn't have left so early. Because of this, Rong Ji agreed to marry the granddaughter of the Xi family to Prince Zhen.
The color on Xi Muqing's face returned a little, and it was much better than he imagined. His Majesty still kept an open mind. After returning, he will let people build a small Buddhist temple, and grandma will stay in the temple from now on.
As for his cousin Xi Mubai, Xi Muqing knew in his heart that since the emperor had hit him with fifty military sticks before, it meant that he would not be killed. If he was still alive, it would not matter even if he was crippled.
He only hoped that after what happened to his cousin, he would be able to stay on his own terms in the future and not cause such trouble again. In the future, his grandmother would not be able to protect others.
Being deprived of his official status, being fined with copying Buddhist scriptures and being banned, and being labeled with a label of poor conduct, Mrs. Xi will no longer be able to point fingers at the Xi family in the future.
For Xi Mubai, Rong Ji made another decree in addition to the fifty military sticks he had received previously.
This decree was inspired by Su Yueling. He felt that Su Yueling's punishment method was quite good, either castrating him into the palace or marrying Zhao Xiuxiu back. The previous idea was too narrow. Although he wanted to watch the fun, he couldn't bear it.
Ji still suppressed the urge in his heart and chose the remaining one.
"The palace maid Zhao Xiuxiu and Xi Mubai are in love with each other and are a perfect match. Today, they are specifically planning to marry Xi Mubai to be his wife. I hope Xi Mubai can cherish her affection, treat her wholeheartedly, and treat her with respect as a guest."
Rong Ji couldn't hold his nose and praise their virtues, so he directly said that they were made for each other and locked them up with the imperial edict of marriage. As for Xi Mubai, haha, he already has such a real wife, and the rest
Don’t even think about your wife’s aunt.
The other ministers almost laughed out loud when they heard about the marriage.
It seems that the emperor really hates Xi Mubai. Not only does he ask him to marry a palace maid as his official wife, but he also wants him to protect himself for such a palace maid. This is probably more uncomfortable for the romantic and beautiful Xi Mubai than killing him.
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After hearing this imperial edict, Xi Muqing breathed a sigh of relief and knelt down to thank him again.
The other ministers looked at him like this and felt that he was quite pitiful. This time, he was being implicated by his cousin.
Those who deserve punishment have been punished, and those who deserve reward have also deserved reward.
Rong Ji used the reason that Su Yueling and Yuan Baoshu were frightened in the palace, and sent a steady stream of rewards to them. The rewards were so rich that people were envious, and people once again felt the strong support of the Yuan family.
Rong Ji originally wanted to announce his nephew's identity today, but now he has changed his mind and plans to wait until February 26th, the Longevity Festival, to announce it.
This year happens to be his fortieth birthday. Princes and princes from other fiefdoms will come to the capital to congratulate him, and even various countries will send envoys. Such an occasion is more worthy of his nephew, and he can be canonized as a prince by then.
, so that others will not underestimate him. If their status is high enough, would Cui still dare to scheme?
Rong Ji only felt that Yuan Suijun and Su Yueling had been greatly wronged, and the financial rewards they received could only barely appease their hurt hearts.
If other courtiers knew his innermost feelings, they would probably bleed: How could this be called being wronged? They would be willing to suffer such wrongs a hundred times.