Luo Changan looked towards the visitor and saw Concubine Gong walking in with her hands and tail shrunken.
"The Queen, I have come to say hello to you." Concubine Gong leaned over slightly and said, "Happy to you, My Majesty."
Luo Changan half-smiled, but did not show off his anger, "How is your father doing lately? It is said that he provided good suggestions for the Luo River floods, and the flood discharge plan has achieved remarkable results. Do you plan to promote him to a fourth-grade official?"
Concubine Gong felt unsure when she heard the queen mention her father. Yesterday, the emperor took the queen into his arms at the palace banquet. It seemed that the Eastern Palace had not completely fallen out of favor and was on the verge of returning to favor. She was afraid that the queen was listening to her today. The wind blowing on the pillow stumbled his father, so he said anxiously: "I don't know the depth of the matter in the front palace. But I heard a letter from my father coming in and mentioned that there will be good progress in the near future. Those who are ministers are sincerely devoted to the Lord."
Luo Changan glanced at her and thought that he was much more honest today. People often know what to do after they make mistakes. This is true for me, and so are others. But since the insult has come to me, I can't let it go. "You can do whatever you want." Come to the inner hall."
Immediately, Luo Changan entered the inner hall first, followed by Concubine Gong.
"Kneel down!" Luo Changan ordered sternly.
Concubine Gong's body trembled suddenly, and she knelt down holding the hem of her skirt. She was already frightened in her heart. The queen looked weak, but she was actually ruthless inside. I'm afraid she won't let me go easy today.
"I want to ask you," Luo Changan raised his hand and slapped Concubine Gong on the face. Apart from Di Qianao, she had nothing to fear. "On the Queen Mother's birthday yesterday, why did you go behind the scenes to sabotage the ceremony and go against me?"
This slap was extremely loud in the quiet inner hall. Concubine Gong was hit so hard that her eyes were filled with stars and tears came out of her eyes. Just as she was about to speak, she saw a flash of light and it was the emperor who walked in.
When Concubine Gong saw the emperor, she immediately felt aggrieved. She even choked up and raised her voice. She just pretended to be a pitiful weakling and covered her mouth with a handkerchief. "Please don't hit me. Please don't hit me again."
Seeing that Concubine Gong was pretending to be pitiful, Luo Changan felt particularly hateful, so he raised his hand again, "Seeing that the emperor has arrived, you have a backer?"
"Queen, don't be angry." Di Qianao grabbed Luo Changan's wrist and came over after the court to see how the queen worked and what the queen's morning meeting was like. As soon as she came in, she saw the queen showing off her power. Such a The ruthless man who is soft on the outside and strong on the inside softens into a puddle of water in my hands. It is indeed... interesting.
Luo Changan was startled, then raised his cheek and fell into Di Qianao's gentle and smiling eyes, "What?"
Concubine Gong saw that the emperor had grasped the evil queen's hand, and she couldn't help but be grateful to the emperor for saving her. Now she felt even more aggrieved, "Thank you, emperor. I don't blame the empress. In fact, it was my concubine who made the mistake yesterday. Emperor Wan Don't blame the Queen."
I thought to myself, if the emperor catches you now and looks so cruel, it will show how good your image is in the emperor's mind. You usually look weak and frail, but you are so vicious when you back someone up. It makes me feel stars in my eyes when I hit you.
Luo Changan looked at Di Qianao and smiled slowly: "I taught my concubine a lesson, but the emperor seems to be quite polite? He took hold of my wrist to prevent her from being beaten?"
Di Qianao sat down on the chair next to her, gently rubbed the back of her hand, and said with a smile, "It's not just a slight comment, it makes me feel bad!"
Luo Changan said somewhat angrily: "You!"
Last night, you called me "darling" all night long before you got out of bed, and then you fell out and took care of your shortcomings?
Concubine Gong’s heart was beating wildly and she couldn’t help but feel extremely nervous. The emperor actually felt sorry for me!!
Di Qianao looked at Luo Changan's cheek, spread her palms, and rubbed the red areas, "See if the palms are red. Can't you teach me a lesson and let the servants do it?"
Concubine Gong: "!" It turns out she doesn't feel sorry for me, but for the Queen's palm.
Luo Changan smiled and was about to pull her hand back, but he held her tightly tightly. She heard him whisper in her ear: "How long will it take for you to finish your work? I want to take you back to your room."
Luo Changan was a little speechless. Can she get down to business? He rushed over to take her back to the room as soon as he left the court. It was really interesting. She pulled her hand back without leaving a trace and said to Concubine Gong: "Tell me, yesterday
Why are you doing this behind your back?"
Concubine Gong said: "Yesterday...yesterday I was with some sisters..."
When Luo Chang'an heard this, he interrupted her, "How many sisters? There are others, you are working together behind my back to take advantage of me! Okay, Aunt Mei, Concubine Xuan is here for the morning meeting. It's only been a month since the morning meeting. These concubines
It’s time for me to be more alert!”
"Yes, Queen." Aunt Mei accepted the order and was about to leave.
"Mei Guan." Di Qianao called softly.
Aunt Mei paused and said, "Your Majesty, please give me your instructions."
"Ignoring the Queen's morning meeting is of a bad nature. Tell everyone to come on their knees." Di Qianao ordered.
Luo Changan looked at Di Qianao vaguely, and felt a warm and sweet feeling in his heart. Was this one of the compensations he said, to protect her openly?
Not long after, dozens of concubines were seen kneeling to the inner hall of the East Palace. They all knelt at Luo Changan's feet. Because the emperor was sitting nearby, no one dared to look at the empress.
"Concubine Gong, now you can tell me the whole story." Luo Changan ordered, "If you tell even half a word of lies, I will torture you to extract a confession."
Concubine Gong took a quick look at the emperor's face, and saw that the emperor's eyes were always on the queen's profile, as if she had not seen the person kneeling in the hall, and had no intention of obstructing her, as if she could trust everything.
Queen, if you can receive such gentle care from the emperor, death will be worth it.
"I don't dare to tell a lie. That day... I was chatting in the pavilion. One of the sisters said that the Queen had always treated us... too harshly. In view of the fact that the Queen has not been emperor for a long time.
I have appointed you to sleep with me... I was confused for a moment and suggested singing Huangmei Opera on the stage, which made the Queen Mother unhappy, and then made the Queen Mother angry. Madam, I was really confused for a moment, please forgive me!"
"This incident is of a bad nature and concerns the dignity of the royal family. If you had really succeeded that day and brought out the grudges between the former dynasty and the concubines, the entire celebration would have been a mess. If I hadn't warned people to pay attention to it, it's hard to say what kind of situation I would be in.
.You originally wanted me to die!" Luo Changan said angrily: "Your behavior is unforgivable! You should be beaten to death!"
Concubine Gong trembled all over and was beaten to death with a cane! How could the Queen be so unmerciful and so immune to bullying!
Emperor Qian Ao said softly: "Concubine Gong and others intend to insult the royal family and stir up old grievances. Everyone involved in the case should go down to the court and be sentenced to death with a stick. If their families are implicated, their salaries will be suspended for three years. The rest will be free for a long time."
All the people in the meeting will be given fifty responsibilities."
Suddenly, there was endless crying in the hall.
"Empress, please spare my life, Empress!"
"I will never dare to do it again, Queen!"
The palace men took sticks and began to scold the concubines. Everyone clearly realized that the emperor himself could bully the neglected queen, but he would not allow others to bully the queen. Once he got involved, he would be injured at least, or die at worst.
"What's going on? The palace is full of crying so early in the morning?" The Queen Mother received the news that all the concubines were kneeling and rushed to the East Palace. She knew something was wrong, so she also asked Ji Xiang to help her rush.
When she came to the inner hall, she saw that she had been knocked unconscious by the stick. She sat on the chair and asked her question.