This is a good thing for officials, but it may not be a good thing for the country and the people.
Kou Ji intended to persuade Zhao Zhen with a few words, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.
Zhao Zhen's kind temperament was cultivated by Liu E and the civil servants who educated him over a long period of time, and it could not be corrected by him in a few words.
To turn Zhao Zhen into a majestic emperor still requires long-term training.
Kou Ji has plenty of time, so there is no need to rush.
Zhao Zhen finished eating the meat next to Kou Ji, chatted with Kou Ji for a while, and then returned to Concubine Li's side at Concubine Li's call.
Kou Ji continued to kneel in front of Zhao Heng's soul alone.
Time flies.
It's midnight.
Kou Ji was particularly energetic. He could be sure that the person who invited him to the Royal Garden would definitely take action tonight.
He didn't go to the Royal Garden. The man's plan didn't succeed, so how could he be willing to do so?
Kou Ji waited from the third watch to the fourth watch, but no one came over.
He thought that the man had given up, and when he was about to close his eyes and sleep, someone slowly moved from the back of the palace to the middle of the palace.
Kou Ji heard a noise in his ears, turned around suddenly, and saw a beautiful concubine who was twenty years old and appeared behind him.
Kou Ji looked at the concubine's makeup, she looked like Jie Yu.
He is not of high rank in the palace, but he is really bold.
She stared at Kou Ji with burning eyes, she opened her collar and reached out to grab Kou Ji.
Kou Ji probably guessed what she was going to do and hid in a hurry.
She missed it.
Then he looked at Kou Ji with a resentful look.
Kou Ji thought she had escaped a disaster and was about to let out a sigh of relief, but unexpectedly, someone suddenly hugged him from behind her.
Then, four or five concubines rushed over.
Someone stuffed a sachet into Kou Ji's hand, and someone pulled off the bra and stuffed it into Kou Ji's arms.
Some people simply took Kou Ji's hand and stuffed it into her collar.
The concubine who was holding Kou Ji whispered a threat in Kou Ji's ear, "You took advantage of our sisters today. If you don't save our sisters, we will tell the truth and drag you to death together."
Kou Ji gritted his teeth and growled: "You are crazy!"
The concubine holding Kou Ji growled: "If you don't save us, we will go crazy sooner or later. If we enter the Guzi Temple, we will all be driven crazy."
Kou Ji stared and scolded in a low voice: "If you need my help, just discuss it with me. Why do you want to drag me into the water?"
Jieyu, who was the first to rush to Kou Ji, had already reached Kou Ji's side at some point. She stared at Kou Ji and said faintly: "Young man, don't blame us sisters. We sisters have no choice, so we
This is the trick. If I didn't take advantage of you, how could you sincerely save our sisters?"
Kou Ji snorted coldly and said with a sullen face, "You guys have made a good plan!"
Kou Ji glanced behind them and said coldly: "Then tell me, should I save you or them."
Several concubines who were rushing around Kou Ji turned around and found that all the concubines behind them were awake at this moment, and they were all staring at Kou Ji with blazing light.
They thought about seizing Kou Ji's excuse and asking Kou Ji to save them, and others had the same idea.
When the concubine holding Kou Ji saw this, she gritted her teeth and said, "Then let's save him together!"
Kou Ji sneered, "Do you think I can cover the sky with one hand? You want to save them together! I can't save anyone!"
The concubine holding Kou Ji said harshly: "If you don't save our sisters, our sisters will tell what happened today and drag you to death together."
Kou Ji smiled coldly and said, "You don't need to say it, I will say it for you."
The concubines were stunned, stared at Kou Ji, and asked, "What are you going to do?"
Kou Ji did not answer, but snorted coldly to the concubine holding him: "Have you had enough?"
The concubines were stunned again.
Kou Ji suddenly exerted force on his arms and yelled angrily, "Get out of here!"
Kou Ji broke free from the control of the concubines and woke up everyone at the same time.
Concubine Yang, Concubine Li, Zhao Zhen and others all looked at Kou Ji.
When she saw Kou Ji being surrounded by concubines, Concubine Li opened her mouth and wanted to speak, but she didn't. She just sighed.
Concubine Yang probably guessed the whole story. She stared at Kou Ji, intending to see how Kou Ji would respond.
Kou Ji stared at the concubines and shouted angrily: "As concubines, you should abide by etiquette, but now you have done such a shameless thing just to beg for work.
The late emperor's coffin is here, how dare you do this?"
When the concubine who was holding Kou Ji heard this, she shed tears and cried: "It is obvious that you covet our sisters' beauty and want to do evil things, but our sisters disobey, but you are the first to complain.
We are the late emperor's concubines, and the late emperor's coffin is here. Is what you are doing worthy of the late emperor?"
Kou Ji said with a sarcastic smile: "You are very eloquent. If you are really brave, just take your rhetoric and follow me to Chui Gong Palace and explain it carefully in front of all the officials.
See if the officials believe in you or me!"
Kou Ji glanced at the sky outside and said coldly: "It is the fourth watch now, and all the officials must have been waiting outside the palace. While the officials are keeping vigil for the late emperor, they cannot go to court. But the Queen Mother and Kou Xiang have regents.
They can hold court meetings at any time.
Now, follow me to the Chui Gong Hall, kneel down and beg the Queen Mother and the Prime Minister to let them administer justice."
Kou Ji took two steps closer to the concubines and said angrily: "Who dares? Who dares to come with me?"
The concubines frequently backed away under Kou Ji's questioning.
The strategies they played were usually hopeless and unfavorable in the harem, but they never made it to the stage.
Once the court is overthrown, it can be easily dismantled.
What's more important is that once this kind of thing comes to court, no matter whether they are wrong or not, they will inevitably be punished by death.
"A bunch of rats dare to plot against me."
Seeing them retreating frequently, Kou Ji cursed disdainfully.
When he saw Concubine Yang, Concubine Li didn't express anything and frowned.
He slowly raised his hand, cupped Zhao Heng's coffin, and said righteously: "I am the late emperor's disciple, and I am guarding the late emperor's grave. It is purely out of filial piety, but I didn't expect that I would bump into you guys."
Dirty man, you have soiled my filial piety towards the late Emperor.
If you dare not go to Chui Gong Hall, I will go.
I will go to the Queen Mother and the Prime Minister and ask them who gave you the courage to do such a shameless act in front of the late Emperor's coffin."
Jieyu, who was the first to rush to Kou Ji's side, turned pale when she heard Kou Ji's words. She was so angry that she trembled all over and said, "Just go, you are taking advantage of us sisters.
Even if it means death, we will drag you to death together."
"Bang!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Concubine Yang knocked over a candlestick and shouted: "That's enough!"
When Kou Ji quarreled with his concubines, she could sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and watch it as a show, but if the quarrel reached the court, she couldn't tolerate it.
If this matter reaches the court, let alone how Liu E and Kou Zhun will deal with Kou Ji and those concubines, the influence alone is not something that Concubine Yang can accept.
Once this matter comes to court.
If people find out that a concubine in the harem is having an affair with Kou Ji, the harem will immediately be described as a place of filth and evil by evildoers.
By then, not only Zhao Heng's reputation will be at risk, but the reputations of Liu E, Concubine Yang, Concubine Li and others will also be implicated.
Concubine Yang would never agree to tarnish Zhao Heng's reputation and their reputation for the sake of a group of people who were about to be sent to the Guzi Temple.
"A group of shameless people, doing shady things in front of the late emperor's coffin, are simply deserving of death."
"Chen Lin!"
Concubine Yang shouted angrily.
Chen Lin hurriedly appeared in the palace.
Concubine Yang ordered angrily: "Bring these shameless people to me and imprison them!"
Just when Chen Lin was about to agree, she saw Liu E entering the palace slightly tired. She heard the quarrel outside the palace. After entering the palace, she shouted unhappily: "How unbecoming are you to disturb the late emperor's sleep by making such noise?"
, the Aijia will kill you."
The concubines were obviously afraid of Liu E.
As Liu E's scolding ended, they trembled in fear.
Concubine Yang stood up, came to Liu E's side, and told Liu E in a low voice everything that happened in the Daqing Palace.
After Liu E heard this, she stared at the concubines and cursed, "I have seen stupid people, but I have never seen stupid people like you. If Kou Ji could be fooled by you, how could the Ai family let him stay in the Daqing Palace?"
If you beg for your life from the Ai family, from the officials, or even from Concubine Li or Concubine Yang, the Ai family might feel sorry for you and let you go.
But you should never do this, you should not do such a stupid thing, let alone defile the late emperor's tomb.
You are really looking for death!"
"Guo Huai!"
"The slave is here!"
"The person involved will be dragged out and killed with a cane! The rest of the people will be sent to the Guzi Temple by the Ai family, and the nun in charge of the temple will be under strict supervision of the Ai family. If we go on a business trip, the Ai family will want their heads."
"..."
"My dear, please spare my life..."
"Sister, please forgive me, my sister is also obsessed with things for a while..."
"..."
However, they had done such a thing, how could Liu E spare them lightly?
No matter how they begged, Liu E's heart was as hard as iron.
Guo Huai immediately summoned the eunuchs and pushed the concubines out.
Those concubines who provoked Kou Ji were taken out and killed with a cane on the spot in front of Daqing Hall.
The remaining concubines were carried out of the Daqing Palace, bound, gagged, and thrown into a carriage.
Just when Guo Huai was about to drag the two young talents out of the hall.
Kou Ji suddenly spoke, "Wait..."
The eyes of Liu E, Yang Fei and others all fell on Kou Ji.
Guo Huai stared at Kou Ji and said angrily: "Kou Ji, you violated a taboo in the palace tonight. The empress is merciful and did not punish you. You still want to interfere in the affairs of the palace? Do you dislike your longevity?"
Kou Ji paid no attention to him, but bowed his hands to Liu E, Concubine Yang and others, and said: "Empress, looking at their ages, they must have just entered the palace not long ago. I am afraid that the late emperor did not favor them.
They are still young, and if they are sent to the Guzi Temple, they will probably be bullied to death."
Liu E stared and said in disbelief: "You want to plead for them?"
Concubine Yang said displeasedly: "Kou Ji, although you were not wrong in what happened before, you were still wrong. My sister did not pursue the issue and has already given you enough face for your grandparents and grandchildren. Don't push yourself too far."
Kou Ji shook his head and said seriously: "I don't mean to plead for them. In fact, I don't care about their life or death at all. I just think that they are still young and have never done anything wrong. That's all."
It would be too cruel to end the rest of my life.
There is no shortage of three meals a day for the two of them in the palace, so why not give them the status of concubines and let them stay in the palace, which can be considered a meritorious deed."
When Liu E heard this, she squinted her eyes and didn't know what she was thinking about.
Concubine Yang frowned slightly.
Concubine Li hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "Sisters, I think what Kou Ji said is right. My sister came out of the deep palace and there is no caring palace maid to serve her, so why not demote the two of them to palace aunts?
Give it to your sister.
My sister saved their lives, so she has accumulated merit. I hope this merit can be transferred to Zhen'er, so that Zhen'er will be free from illness and disaster in the future."
Concubine Li rarely had an opinion and moved out of Zhao Zhen again. Both Liu E and Concubine Yang looked at her.
Concubine Li lowered her head in embarrassment.
Liu E and Concubine Yang looked at each other, and Concubine Yang nodded slowly.
Liu E said in a deep voice: "Since Concubine Li intercedes for you two, the Ai family will spare your lives. From now on, you two will be stripped of your concubine status and demoted to palace concubines. From now on, you can serve Concubine Li wholeheartedly.
"
When the two little girls heard this, they quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed as if they were pounding garlic.
Liu E waved her hand impatiently and asked them to leave.
Then, Liu E stared at Kou Ji and said coldly: "If you interfere in the affairs of the palace again, even if you are protected by Kou Zhun, the Ai family will not spare you."
Kou Ji cupped his hands and said nothing.
In fact, saving those two little girls was not Kou Ji's intention.
But what Zhao Zhen meant.
Zhao Zhen had probably met those two little girls, probably played with them, or talked to them, and had some kind of friendship with them.
So when he saw the two little girls being dragged out, he looked very nervous. He clenched his hands into fists and pressed them tightly against his waist. He wanted to save the two little girls, but he didn't dare to speak.
Kou Ji saw this, and so did Concubine Li.
That's why Kou Ji spoke up, and Concubine Li followed suit.
After a bunch of concubines were cleared out of Daqing Hall, Daqing Hall became empty.
Only nine people were kneeling inside.
In addition to Kou Ji, Zhao Zhen, Liu E, Concubine Li, Concubine Yang, and Concubine Du, there are three more powerful concubines in the background.
Those three concubines were all girls from Wu Xun's family.
Unless Liu E and Wu Xun had a falling out, it would be impossible for her to deal with the three noble concubines.
They have strong support from their relatives and don't need to worry about Liu E sending them to the Guzi Temple, so they don't have to do anything extreme, they just need to sit calmly.
Kou Ji just continued to guard the Daqing Palace with Liu E and others.
The nine of them were pure and at ease in Daqing Hall.
However, there was an uproar in Bianjing City.
There was no conclusive conclusion about Taibai Jingtian's celestial phenomena, and Zhou Huaizheng's rebellion occurred, and then it was revealed that Liu E was not Zhao Zhen's biological mother. Zhao Heng died at this time.
One incident followed another, which really shocked the people in Bianjing City.
Each of the four events was related to Liu E, and with someone behind the scenes, the fact that Liu E was the Demon Queen was regarded as an ironclad fact by the people.
The common people blocked the mansions of major officials, clamoring to ask the officials to kill the Demon Queen.