Over there, Concubine Rong returned to Yu'an Palace, and indeed she received a letter from her mother. The letter clearly told Concubine Rong that on the day Sun Xiuyuan was interrogated and executed, the letter complained that Concubine Rong was useless and would inevitably lead to her brother's death.
Forget about the crime, as a concubine, I can't help at all. Now I can only ask them to send the white-haired people to the black-haired people.
Concubine Rong burst into tears while holding the family letter, and poured out a hairpin from the envelope. It was a birthday gift that brother Xiuyuan promised to give her next time he came to the palace.
The hairpin has not yet been finished, but her brother Xiuyuan will never be seen again.
"Mother..." Danju looked at her mother-in-law and shed tears, and felt heartbroken. She called out softly: "You are worried about your health. You have done enough."
Unexpectedly, after Dan Ju finished speaking, Concubine Rong cried even more heartbrokenly. She clutched her hairpin tightly and finally gritted her teeth as if she had made up her mind and said, "I am going to see brother Xiu Yuan for the last time.
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When Dan Ju heard this, she was immediately shocked: "My dear, no, the eldest son is already on death row. How can you, as a royal concubine, go to watch the execution privately?"
"She is my biological brother! I can't even see him for the last time!?" Concubine Rong glared angrily, shook off Danju's hand and said, "I'm going to beg the emperor and the queen mother!"
"Empress..." Danju frowned and couldn't say a word for a long time.
Zhao Zongheng came out of Fengwu Palace after eating and drinking. He was sitting in a dragon chariot slowly heading towards Xuanming Palace when he saw the figure rushing out of the palace road. It was at dusk and the sky was getting dark. He looked at
The man who suddenly ran out frightened Wang Chengxiang and hurriedly stood in front of the holy driver.
"Your Majesty!" After taking a closer look, he discovered that the person who ran out was actually Concubine Rong. Her eyes were full of tears, as if she had encountered something difficult.
"I beg your Majesty, please allow me to go see my brother for the last time!" Concubine Rong knelt in front of the dragon chariot and bowed her head. Her forehead hit the bluestone floor tiles hard, which made people's hearts tremble.
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Zhao Zongheng lowered his eyes and looked down, and it seemed that it took him a while to reconcile Concubine Rong in front of him with what she wanted. In Zhao Zongheng's mind, the matter had long been closed, and now Concubine Rong came to ask for it again.
He lowered his eyes and said with a gentle expression: "The concubine is not allowed to leave the palace. This is the rule."
Zhao Zongheng waved his hand, obviously not wanting to waste the extra time on the palace road, and he did not agree to Concubine Rong's request.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Concubine Rong refused to step away and insisted on stopping the Holy Driver: "I don't ask the Emperor for mercy, but I just ask the Emperor to allow me to send off my brother!"
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"..." Zhao Zongheng's eyes darkened a little, and he stared at Concubine Rong and said, "From what you said, are you blaming me for not being kind to your brother, or blaming me for wrongly accusing him?"
"Concubine Rong, you have to remember that you are my concubine Rong." The second one is the daughter of the Sun family. Zhao Zongheng did not say the latter sentence, but Concubine Rong should be clear about the meaning.
"Sun Xiuyuan deserves it. I hope you understand that I don't have to worry about what I said today. If I dare to do it again..." Zhao Zongheng turned his head, his expression as cold and calm as ever, and he was pulled away by Concubine Rong and left.
Gone.
How could Concubine Rong be willing to give up? She looked at the dragon chariot going away with sadness in her heart. She originally thought that the emperor wanted her to stay in the palace for many years and to be lawful in this palace. Even in front of the Queen Mother, she paid filial piety every day.
, the emperor will miss her love, but he doesn’t want her to even allow her to see his brother for the last time.
He, he is so ruthless!
Concubine Rong fell to the ground and chased the holy driver to Xuanming Hall without giving up.
The emperor naturally did not want to see her, but Concubine Rong knelt directly outside the Xuanming Palace, kowtowed and begged over and over again, begging the emperor to allow her to see her brother for the last time.
He had a good face, but his flesh and blood were bruised. Finally, he fainted outside Xuanming Palace, and the emperor never came out to take a look.
When she woke up the next day, Concubine Rong learned that her brother's execution date had been brought forward to today, and he had already been executed when she was unconscious.
This news was like a bolt from the blue. Concubine Rong, who had just woken up, suddenly turned pale and fainted again.
"The Emperor's actions are as straightforward as ever." Concubine Xian heard about this early in the morning. She didn't put down the chess piece in her hand for a long time. After a while, she whispered: "The Emperor wants to completely make Concubine Rong give up."
"It's already a done deal, so why bother with it." Concubine Xian said, shaking her head and whispering: "Concubine Rong is still too young to be calm."
She shouldn't stand up for the Sun family everywhere.
Concubine Xian looked at the chess game on the table and suddenly lost the intention to continue playing chess. She stood up and whispered: "Send something to Concubine Rong for me. I hope she can understand the meaning of this palace."
How to live your life."
Upon hearing this, Baoli immediately leaned over and went out.
Concubine Rong was completely devastated after suffering such a heavy blow. The emperor indeed did not punish her, and did not even demote her. This shows that the emperor made the distinction very clearly.
Sun Xiuyuan’s mistake did not involve Concubine Rong, but Concubine Rong still felt that the emperor was ruthless?
"The same goes for Concubine Rong..." Suyun muttered: "Since Sun Xiuyuan has been convicted, how dare she plead for mercy? Isn't she clearly blaming the emperor?"
"You are a little girl, but you know a lot." Si Ningchi looked at Suyun and smiled.
"My slave, I have learned a lot from my empress." Su Yun complimented with a smile, and while pouring tea for Si Ningchi, she said: "My slave, I heard that the emperor is preparing to choose a consort for Princess Chaoyang."
"Hmm..." Si Ningchi responded calmly.
"Also, King Jing seems to be getting married." Suyun said and glanced at Si Ningchi quickly, as if secretly gauging Si Ningchi's reaction.
"..."
Si Ningchi was silent for a while, frowned slightly and looked at Suyun: "What do you mean? King Jing asked the emperor for a decree?"
Suyun shook her head silently: "No, it seems that the emperor intends to propose marriage."
"The emperor said that good things come in pairs, so we might as well make arrangements together." Su Yun blinked and said seriously.
God’s blessings come in pairs!
Si Ningchi was simply shocked. Why hadn't he noticed before that the emperor liked to match people with marriages so much?
In the past few days, good news has been sent to the Long case one after another. The border war has finally stopped for the time being. However, Han Yulang's return to Beijing is highly controversial, and it is still uncertain whether he will return to Beijing.
Zhao Zongheng has also been busy with this these days, and has not stepped into the harem for many days.
"I'm here to see the emperor." Si Ningchi was bored and prepared some meals to send to the emperor. When he walked to the Xuanming Hall, he found that Wang Chengxiang's face looked a little strange.
"Looking at the expression on Mr. Wang's face, is it the wrong time for me to come here?" Si Ningchi raised his eyebrows slightly, and his eyes fell on the closed door of Xuanming Hall.
