Hearing Concubine Yu's words, Xianyue was greatly surprised. If she hadn't heard it with her own ears, she would have thought that someone else was joking. She knew best how nervous Concubine Yu was about the fifth elder brother, and now she knew Jin's intentions.
It is really unbelievable that her son, who wanted to harm her, would plead for her. Furthermore, Concubine Yu is not a magnanimous person, let alone a saint who repays evil with kindness. It is really unbelievable.
Not to mention her, even Hongli was greatly surprised and said in astonishment: "You... want me to let Concubine Jia go?"
"Yes." Concubine Yu sighed and said, "When is the time to repay grievances? I don't want to live in pain, let alone Yongqi, who is still an infant and bear the burden of sin, so I boldly ask the emperor to forgive Concubine Jia this time.
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A strange color flashed across Jin's eyes, and then she cried loudly. She struggled to get off the bed, but her hands and feet were weak and she fell to the ground. She completely ignored the pain in her body and just kept kowtowing to Concubine Yu, "
I can’t believe that I harmed your mother and son like this, and you still plead for me. Compared with you, I really deserve to die, I... I don’t deserve to be a human being at all!”
Concubine Yu stepped forward and helped her onto the bed together with Dongmei. She sighed and said, "You can do good things if you know your mistakes and can correct them. As long as you change your past mistakes from now on, my intercession for you today will be in vain."
Jin said repeatedly: "I know that from now on I will eat fast and chant Buddha's name, be devoted to good deeds, and will never do anything harmful to others, otherwise I will be struck by five thunderbolts from heaven, and I will not die a good death!"
"Why don't you die well? Stop saying such scary things." After comforting the Jin family, Concubine Yu said to Hongli again: "Your Majesty, can you please forgive Concubine Jia for the sake of my concubine and Yongqi?
Go back and be given a lighter sentence?"
Seeing Hongli's hesitation, Xianyue was afraid that Hongli would really be persuaded by her, so she quickly said: "Concubine Jia made a huge mistake. If we just let it go, what rules are there in the palace?"
"I understand what your Majesty means, but I always think that you should have kind thoughts in everything, and killing them all... is really against the harmony of nature. Furthermore, Your Majesty, you also know that Yong Qi has always been weak. If she could do more
Maybe his health will get better if he does some good deeds." After that, she said with a sincere face: "Your Majesty, just think of it as a way to accumulate good fortune and virtue for Yongqi, okay?"
Hongli was silent for a moment, and Huang couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, Concubine Jia has evil intentions and ruthless methods. This kind of person should never be forgiven lightly. Please ask Your Majesty to deal with it."
Concubine Yu looked at her and said: "I understand how Concubine Yi feels, but you have to be merciful and merciful, so why be so aggressive? Also, if Concubine Jia dies, who will take care of the third elder brother? Throw him away.
I'd better find someone to take care of him
?Sister Yi Fei, you are also raising the fourth elder brother. You should know how cruel this is for a child. Yes, Jia Fei is wrong, but the third elder brother has nothing to do with you, so you can't do it for
Has he given it some thought?"
Xianyue came over and said: "But who can guarantee that she is sincerely repenting this time? What if it is a lie? By then, someone will be harmed by her again. Dare I ask Concubine Yu, can you bear this responsibility?
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"Concubine..." Concubine Yu glanced at Jin hesitantly, then gritted her teeth and said: "If such a thing really happens, I will bear the responsibility. When the time comes, I will just leave it to my Majesty's disposal!"
Jin was extremely moved and said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will never dare to do something wrong again, otherwise I will let you..."
Xianyue raised her hand and said: "You don't have to swear anything in front of me. I see unwillingness, hatred, and anger in your eyes, but I don't see regret. How can I trust you?!
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Concubine Yu said softly: "What the concubine said is too biased. I have never seen what the concubine said. On the contrary, Concubine Jia has always regretted what she did before."
If there was anything that Xianyue did not expect in the whole incident, it was Concubine Yu's attitude. According to her assumptions, Concubine Yu should hate the Jin family who deliberately harmed Yongqi, and even wanted to kill her.
She could never have imagined that such a situation would turn out to be like this. For a moment, even she couldn't think of a good solution.
"Your Majesty, please have mercy!" Facing Concubine Yu's repeated pleas, Hongli sighed and said, "Okay, for your sake, I will spare Jin's death penalty!"
Jin's heart, which had been tense, finally relaxed at this moment. She lay on the bed, touched the bedpost with her head, and said repeatedly: "Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace!"
Concubine Yu also bent her knees and said: "Your Majesty is so generous and kind, it is really a blessing for me and my concubines."
"Please slow down and thank me. I haven't finished my words yet." Hongli said with a cold expression: "You can avoid the death penalty, but you can't escape the punishment of living. If Concubine Jin made a serious mistake, she would be deprived of her title, demoted to a concubine, and given a fine.
One year!”
"I accept the decree and thank you for your kindness!" Although from this moment, Jin was no longer the fourth concubine, she knew in her heart that for the crime she had committed, she had only received such a punishment, which was really a light one.
"As for Kang Delu and Liu Mei, each of them will be punished with thirty sticks!" As Hongli finished speaking, Sixi immediately ordered people to drag them down and punish them with sticks.
Xianyue added: "Your Majesty, the Jin family deliberately planned to harm the fifth elder brother and concubine Yi. Such treatment is really unconvincing."
Hongli advised: "Your concubine, just as Ruoying said, you have to be merciful and merciful. Since Jin already knows her mistake, give her a chance. If she dares to do it again, she will never be forgiven lightly."
"But..." Huang just said two words, Xianyue intercepted the words and said: "Yes, I understand, I hope Jin can really change his past and not disappoint the emperor."
"It's good that you understand." With that said, after ordering the palace servants to carry Jin back, Hongli also returned to Yangxin Hall. After Concubine Yu also left, Huang said eagerly: "Mother, what did you just say?
Why don't you let me continue talking? Such a punishment would not be painful at all for Jin, and it would not be enough to offset the crime she committed."
Xianyue sighed softly and said: "It's useless, the emperor has already made up his mind. If you continue to speak, it will only make the emperor unhappy. It's better to follow the emperor's wishes."
Huang said unwillingly: "But this is really too cheap for Jin. This time, if my concubine and the empress had not discovered her plot early, she would have been killed by her. With her crimes, she would not be able to do anything even if she was thrown into the cold palace.
Pass."
Xianyue walked a few steps and said in a cold voice: "In all my calculations, I never expected that Concubine Yu would intercede for the Jin family and even move the fifth elder brother out. If not, the emperor would not
I was persuaded by her. What on earth is this woman planning?"
Speaking of this, Mrs. Huang also looked puzzled, "Yes, I thought that after Concubine Yu knew the truth, she would ask the emperor to put Jin to death, but she didn't expect that she would not only do that, but also plead for her, which is simply unbelievable; if you hadn't seen it,
She just spoke so clearly that I thought she was going crazy."