"Ma Jia's insult to you and Jia Rou should be dealt with by you." Yinzhen's voice did not fluctuate at all, as if he was just discussing an insignificant matter, not a person's life or death.
Ling Ruo nodded slightly and said to Ma Jia, who was kneeling there, "Please come closer. I have something to say to you."
"Yes." Ma Jiashi moved forward with weak legs. When she reached Ling Ruo, she knelt down with a plop and begged: "I know I was wrong. Please forgive me.
I will definitely never say anything right or wrong in the future, otherwise I will suffer a terrible death."
Ling Ruo let her finish and then said: "King Guo saved me and Jiarou in Jungar. It's all thanks to him that my mother and daughter were able to return to the emperor. Maybe it's for this reason, so Jiarou
I have been particularly attached to Prince Guo since I was born. I wonder if Bi is satisfied with this answer?"
Ma Jia didn't dare to respond to this. She kowtowed in panic and said, "I'm really just talking nonsense for a moment. I didn't mean to humiliate the empress and the little princess. I beg the empress to spare me this time."
Ling Ruo stood up with a glass of water and wine, looked down at Ma Jia who didn't dare to raise his head, and said calmly: "Bi promised, why are you afraid of doing anything? I am not a man-eating tiger. I just want to ask, what I just said,
Are you satisfied with Bi's promise?"
Seeing that Ling Ruo kept insisting on saying this and refused, Ma Jia had no choice but to nod her head and said: "In reply to your Majesty's words, I... I am very satisfied."
"As long as you are satisfied." Before anyone could understand what she meant, her wrists shook, and the glass of water and wine in her hand was splashed on Ma Jiashi's face, causing her carefully put on makeup to be wiped out.
Wet by the sudden drink, the black eyebrow ink, white powder, and red rouge all melted away, and the colors were mixed together, like an overturned palette, which also covered her pale face with fright.
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Before Ma Jiashi could speak, Ling Ruo said coldly: "I have already answered your question, so now it's time for me to question you. Jiarou is the Princess Gu Lun Zhaoqing personally named by the Emperor, and she is a first-class noble.
, you are just a seventh-grade low-end, so what qualifications do you have to criticize her origin? Moreover, when you criticize Jiarou, you are also criticizing me. You feel that my behavior is inappropriate and my morals are lacking, so I am not worthy of the position of a noble concubine, right?"
It is a great shame to show off one's face, but at this moment Ma Jia didn't care about it and kept whining: "I was obsessed with it for a moment and said words that were insulting to the empress and the little princess. I really know that I was wrong. I beg you, empress."
Open up."
If it were Ling Ruo from before, she might have forgiven Ma Jia for her first offense. However, after going through the test of life and death and returning to the harem again, she understood one truth better than before - the country is easy to change.
, the true nature is hard to change!
Even if she spares Ma Jiashi now, Ma Jiashi will not feel grateful. Instead, she will hate herself for causing her such shame and humiliation, and intensify the rumors behind her back, although she does not care about such rumors that cannot withstand scrutiny.
, Yinzhen would not believe it, but it is still a bit annoying.
Moreover, she believed that the Ma Jia family was not the only one who questioned Jiarou's parentage. Even though they knew it couldn't be true, the fact that Jiarou was in and out of the palace was still enough for them to chew on for a long time.
Nala said from the side: "Concubine Xi, as the saying goes, you should be merciful and merciful. Bi promised that she has realized her mistake, so let her be spared this time."
"Your Majesty is right." Ling Ruoqian leaned back and said, "But I'm afraid that Bi will admit that she's wrong, but she doesn't think so in her heart."
Ma Jiashi said quickly: "No, I really know that I was wrong, and I beg you to forgive me."
Ling Ruo smiled, put down the empty wine glass and said: "That's the case, then okay." Before Ma Jiashi could be happy, Ling Ruo said: "But the crime of death can be avoided, but the crime of living cannot be escaped, so go to the Xinzheku to work as a
How about the moon?"
Nala was startled and said: "This... imperial concubine, is it too heavy?"
Xinzheku is a place for palace people who have made mistakes. If what permeates the cold palace is endless loneliness and despair, then what pervades Xinzheku is endless toil and pain. Because the cold palace is nothing but deprived of glory.
Jinyi, but Xinzheku has to work constantly. In a day, he can only rest for a short two or three hours. The rest of the time is spent non-stop washing clothes or pounding rice. Because of the excessive hard work, there are often
Someone will die.
However, palace concubines are different from those slaves after all. Even if they commit crimes, they will be banished to the cold palace at most and will definitely not go to Xinzheku. Only Zheng Chunhua of the previous dynasty was punished for committing adultery with the prince and went to Xinzheku.
It caused many things to happen.
So no one expected that Ling Ruo would say such a punishment. Although Ma Jia had a low status, he had also heard about what kind of place Xinzheku was. Thinking that he would stay there for a month, he couldn't help but feel nervous all over the body.
Feeling cold, begging hard.
Ling Ruo ignored her, just turned to look at Yinzhen and said, "Does the Emperor also feel that this concubine's punishment is too severe?"
Yinzhen stood up and said coldly: "Ma Jia's humiliation of you and Jiarou is enough for her to die thousands of times, but you just punish her to work in Xinzheku for one month, and you will lose the throne."
I haven’t lost my position, I should say it’s too light.” After that, he waved his hand to the palace attendants to pull Ma Jia down, not wanting to look at her again.
This small turmoil subsided because of Ma Jia's departure, but the ripples left in everyone's hearts have not dissipated for a long time. Ma Jia's fate and Yinzhen's attitude have made everyone secretly vigilant. After this, even if
No matter how disapproving the imperial concubine Ling Ruo they were, they would not dare to say another word, otherwise Ma Jiashi would learn from their mistakes.
After dealing with Ma Jia's family, Yinzhen stroked his forehead, which was a bit hurt by the wind, and said, "Your Majesty, I'm a little drunk. Please go back with me."
"Concubine, I obey." Ling Ruo bowed and followed Yinzhen to the Yangxin Hall. Behind them, Nala led everyone to bow their knees and salute Yinzhen. Among the people, Fucha's mouth
He slightly raised his eyebrows, revealing a subtle smile.
After returning to Yangxin Hall, Sixi quickly twisted a hot towel to wipe Yinzhen's face, and then went down to make sobering tea. Taking advantage of this moment, Ling Ruo helped him take off his coat and go to bed to rest. Seeing Yinzhen frowning,
She said in a serious voice: "Does your head hurt? Do you want me to send the imperial doctor to have a look?"
Yinzhen said disapprovingly: "It's nothing. I think I drank too much and was blown by the wind just now, so it hurt a little. I drank the sobering tea and it will be fine." With that said, he held Ling Ruo's slender wrist and said: "
Are you okay?"
"I didn't drink much wine, it's just that my cheeks are a little hot." As soon as Ling Ruo finished speaking, Yinzhen shook his head and said, "I'm not talking about this, but what Ma Jia said just now."