The emperor, wearing a bright yellow robe, lost his temper at Concubine Wan Gui. Concubine Wan Gui knelt at Chu Yi's feet, not daring to say a word. The palace attendants in Yikun Palace knelt on the ground.
"How dare you say that your nephew is deeply in love with Yi Ran and still refuses to marry her.
Yes, he had an unmarried wife, a lot of concubines, and several concubines and concubines.
Everyone knows that the first wife will have a concubine and a concubine unless she has nothing to do for three years. That Wancai etiquette is a good one, but it is so unruly that she even wants to get married. It is simply a dream."
Concubine Wan Gui fell on the ground, wanting to cry but without tears.
He knew that his nephew was a shameless person, but he had given birth to several concubines and concubines, so she really didn't know about it.
She is in the palace all year round.
Her brother and sister-in-law felt sorry for Wan Caili, so they hid it for him and only picked nice things to say. Her nephew was respectful and courteous when in front of her. How could she have known that there were other things like this?
She must know that she would not dare to raise a problem with the emperor no matter what.
"Your Majesty, I know that I was wrong. I didn't know that the child Caili was so shameless. It was my sister-in-law who ran to me and begged me, saying how much the child Caili liked the eldest princess. I looked at my sister-in-law and said
I was sincere and sincere, so I believed her words and spoke up to the emperor... I really know my mistake."
The emperor's anger did not diminish even a little bit.
He said sternly, "Wan Caili dared to promise to arrange a position in the Imperial Guard for his concubine's brother. I didn't even know that he could arrange positions in the Imperial Guard at will."
"..." Concubine Wan Gui was shocked.
The Imperial Guards are the emperor's personal soldiers, protecting the Emperor's safety. By arbitrarily arranging positions in the Imperial Guards, doesn't it clearly tell the Emperor that there are people from them in the Imperial Guards, and their positions are very high?
Think deeper.
Have the personal guards around the emperor become theirs? Thinking more deeply, what do they want to do by bribed the emperor's personal guards?
If you cannot answer this question well, you are suspected of treason.
Concubine Wan Gui was sweating coldly.
Her mind was spinning very fast, and she already had a countermeasure in the blink of an eye. She raised her head and said with tears in her eyes, "Your Majesty, my natal brother and sister-in-law are too spoiled to the child, and have spoiled the child into a lawless and dandy character. The child doesn't know the importance of it."
, it must be to deceive the girl, so I just promised it casually."
"The Imperial Guards are the emperor's personal guards. They only listen to the emperor's orders and have always been like iron barrels.
If that kid Caili is capable of infiltrating the Imperial Guard, his concubine’s brother can’t start a fight with him.”
"..." Chu Yi's face tightened.
It is true that the concubine's brother was not stuffed in this time, but there is no guarantee that he has not been stuffed before, let alone that he will not be stuffed in the future.
Since he dares to use the word "Jiang Guards" to talk about things, does it mean that his family often says this?
Wan Caili is indeed a worthless dandy.
But his biological brother Wan Caihou was working beside Chu Yichen. His father was a third-grade general of the heroic cavalry, and his grandfather was a general of the country.
If they hadn't often discussed it at home, why did Wan Caili blurt out that it was the Imperial Guard and not some other army?
All previous emperors were suspicious.
Chu Yi got the throne for almost nothing, so he was more suspicious than others.
The Wan family is the Wan family's natal family and Chu Yichen's backer.
this moment.
He even began to doubt Chu Yichen.
He couldn't help but think.
How much of his son's usual well-behaved behavior in front of him was true?
Could it be that he was usually so good to him that he felt that the prince was seriously ill and no one could compete with him, so he naturally became frivolous?
The emperor became angrier as he thought about it. He glanced at Wan Guifei coldly and said coldly, "If your father and brother hadn't said something in front of him, would he dare to say such a thing?"
"Your Majesty..." The Emperor interrupted her coldly, "I, the Emperor, am not dead yet."
"..." Concubine Wan Gui's face turned pale, "Your Majesty, it's my concubine's brother and sister-in-law who have failed to teach their son well, and it's also Wan Cai who speaks freely. Your Majesty deserves to be beaten or punished, but my Wan family has always been loyal, Your Majesty."
Don't ever doubt the Wan family's loyalty just because of Wan Caili's bastard words."
Concubine Wan Gui gritted her teeth and said, "Your Majesty, don't you think this is too coincidental?
Prince Jing's Mansion just sent out invitations yesterday and held a lotus appreciation banquet today. My nephew happened to drink too much at their banquet and got into a fight with his concubine's brother.
It just happened that in Prince Jing’s Mansion, that concubine’s brother said everything.”
The emperor sneered, "You even bit Mo Han."
"I don't dare to do that. I just want to discuss the matter."
"Okay, let me tell you that the lotus appreciation banquet was organized by the queen mother, Su Xing'er. Yesterday, Su Xing'er went to Cining Palace. The queen mother was worried about the severe drought this year, so Su Xing'er proposed to hold a lotus appreciation banquet, saying
It’s a joyous occasion, maybe I can pray to God for rain, I was also in Cining Palace at that time.”
The emperor's expression became colder and colder, "According to what you said, is the queen mother plotting against your family?"
Concubine Wan Gui's heart sank, and she quickly said, "I don't dare, I, my concubine."
"Wan Caili dared to drink until he lost his composure in Prince Jing's Mansion, talk nonsense, and even dared to hit people in the Prince's Mansion. This only shows that he is used to being arrogant and domineering and does not take Prince Jing seriously at all.
He, the son of a mere third-grade military general, dares to look down on my prince, who gave him the courage!"
"Your Majesty..." "You are right, your brother and sister-in-law are indeed incapable of teaching their children, and it is the son's fault if he fails to teach his father... Su Heng!"
A father-in-law with a whisk in his hand bent over and stood beside the emperor with a respectful voice, "My servant is here."
"According to my decree, the Cavalry General Wan Zhengqian failed to teach his son properly, which caused his son Wan Caili to be arrogant and domineering, making unreasonable remarks. He will be fined for half a year and suspended from office for half a year from now on.
Tell Wan Zhengqian to take good care of his son in the past six months. If he can't even discipline his son well, how can I trust him to lead the army? If he still hasn't taken care of his son in half a year, I will let him pack up and go back to his hometown."
"The slave obeys the order."
Eunuch Su immediately withdrew and went to Wanjia to deliver the order.
Concubine Wan Gui sat slumped on the ground. She never imagined that such a disaster would be caused by Wan Caili's words, "Your Majesty..." "You didn't know Wan Caili's situation, so you dared to act as a matchmaker for Yi Ran. You made an oversight."
crime."
"..." It's not over yet.
Concubine Wan Gui felt a chill in her heart, knowing that the emperor was really angry this time.
She immediately knelt down and said, "I am guilty, Your Majesty, please punish me."
"A month of grounding, a small punishment but a big punishment."
Concubine Wan Gui breathed a sigh of relief, "I will definitely take this as a warning and thank you for your kindness."
"..." The emperor was still angry and did not comfort Concubine Wan Gui. He pursed his lips and walked away.
After the emperor left.
There was deathly silence in Yikun Palace.
I don't know how long it took before Grandma Wan came over and helped Concubine Wan Gui up, "Madam, get up quickly, don't break your body from kneeling..." Concubine Wan Gui gritted her teeth and stood up.
She asked Aunt Wan, "Nanny, send someone to ask where the emperor went after leaving Yikun Palace."
"Old slave, I'll send someone to ask."
After a while.
The maid came in cautiously and replied.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, he... went to Kunning Palace."
"..." Concubine Wan Gui's heart became even heavier.