Execution of Lord Ji of the Punishment Prison
Backup plan?
Jing Rong was silent, but he suddenly called out, "Lord Qin."
Huh?
Qin Shiyu listened.
He said seriously, "Lord Qin, you don't have to worry about other matters. I have my own arrangements, but I need your help with one matter."
"Your Highness, please speak."
"Jing Yi wants to rebel, so he must set up defenses in the palace. Therefore, I need you to bring some news to the Emperor. His Majesty has always trusted you, so he will listen."
Qin Shiyu thought carefully and nodded. "I understand Your Highness's meaning."
Thus, early the next morning, Qin Shiyu changed into court clothes.
He limped into the palace.
At the same time.
Qi Zhen Emperor had just woken up, and the palace servants were helping him change into a dragon robe in preparation for court.
Concubine Xiao came in with a bowl of steaming white fungus soup. She dismissed the palace servants and personally undressed the emperor.
"Why are you here?"
"This concubine heard that Your Majesty was furious yesterday and couldn't sleep the whole night, so I prepared a bowl of white fungus soup. Your Majesty, drink it before you go to court."
Qi Zhen Emperor stood upright, spread his hands, and looked at the bowl of white fungus soup.
"You are considerate."
"Thinking for Your Majesty is what this concubine should do."
"How is your body?"
"Many thanks for Your Majesty's concern. This concubine is fine. That Imperial Physician Gao is excellent. I feel much better after drinking some medicine."
"That's good."
Concubine Xiao rolled her eyes and deliberately said, "By the way, this concubine heard that Lord Ji was imprisoned because … a woman dressed as a man? I wonder if it's true? "
"Why are you saying this?" Qi Zhen Emperor was displeased. He pushed her hand away from his belt and coldly said, "You just need to take care of the affairs of the imperial harem. You have no right to interfere with the affairs of the imperial court."
Concubine Xiao was startled and quickly took two steps back. She lowered her eyes. "This concubine has spoken too much."
"Forget it!"
He finished tidying his clothes.
He was ready to go to court.
Concubine Xiao pulled him back. "Your Majesty, you should drink this bowl of white fungus soup while it's hot."
Her voice was filled with concern.
Qi Zhen Emperor did not want to waste her kindness, so he sat down and brought the white fungus soup to his mouth.
Concubine Xiao nervously watched as the rim of the bowl approached Qi Zhen Emperor's lips.
Hah!
Drink it quickly!
But —
Just as the bowl of white fungus soup was about to reach her mouth, Qi Zhen Emperor suddenly put it down and turned to ask her, "Did you already know that Teacher Ji was a woman?"
Huh?
Concubine Xiao was startled and quickly shook her head. "How would this concubine know? If I had known, I wouldn't have invited her to the palace for a banquet. I even invited all the unmarried ladies from the various families, hoping to arrange a marriage for her. Now that I think about it, it's really a joke. So that Teacher Ji … I should call her Miss Ji, but she's actually a woman. "
He smiled awkwardly.
Qi Zhen Emperor didn't seem to suspect anything. After a moment of silence, he picked up the bowl of white fungus soup and drank it again.
He put down the bowl and got up to go to court.
But after taking a few steps, he felt dizzy.
His body swayed.
"Your Majesty?" Concubine Xiao hurriedly supported him.
"What's wrong with me?" He pressed his temples.
"Your Majesty must be tired. You should rest for a while."
"No!" He stubbornly said, "I'm not at the point where I'll die from illness."
He reached out to push Concubine Xiao away and was about to call Zhang Quan in, but the next moment, his legs gave way and he almost fell to the ground.
Fortunately, Concubine Xiao caught him and forced him to lie down on the bed.
"Your Majesty, you should rest well. This concubine will send someone to summon an imperial physician."
"Go … call Zhang Quan in."
"This concubine will serve you here."
"Call … call Zhang Quan." Qi Zhen Emperor's body was weak and he reached out to the door.
But Concubine Xiao shoved him back into the quilt.
"You?"
"Your Majesty, rest well. This concubine will stay by your bedside and won't go anywhere."
Qi Zhen Emperor's sunken eyes slowly sank until he fainted.
"Your Majesty?"
There was no response.
Concubine Xiao's pale lips curled into a sinister smile.
"Cough, cough, cough …"
He coughed violently again.
She covered her mouth with a white handkerchief and saw the blood on it.
Huh?
Could it be that her life was really coming to an end?
No, she was unwilling. Even if she was about to die, she wanted to live to see her son ascend to the throne.
She stared at the person on the bed and said fiercely, "The Crown Prince hasn't been crowned yet, you can't die." She called out, "Servants."
A young eunuch entered.
She said, "His Majesty is not feeling well. Inform the court officials that there is no need for morning court for this period of time."
"Yes."
The young eunuch retreated and went to deliver the decree.
After the time it took to burn a stick of incense.
Qin Shiyu arrived outside Fuyang Hall.
However, the hall doors were tightly shut.
Two young eunuchs and a few guards stood outside the hall. They looked unfamiliar and did not seem to be from Fuyang Hall.
"Lord Qin, please wait." One of them stopped him.
"Go in and report that this official wants to see His Majesty."
The eunuch said, "Lord Qin, His Majesty is currently resting and will not see anyone. Please return."
"Go in and report that this official has an important matter to discuss with His Majesty."
"His Majesty has ordered that he will not see anyone. There is no need for Lord to make things difficult for these servants."
Qin Shiyu's legs were already inconvenient. If he waited any longer, his legs would probably be crippled.
He also sensed that something was wrong. He looked around and saw that there were many guards outside Fuyang Hall.
Moreover, if His Majesty was really resting, there was no reason that Zhang Quan would not come out.
He asked, "Where is Eunuch Zhang?"
One of the eunuchs said, "Eunuch Zhang is not feeling well and has gone to rest. This servant will temporarily guard this place."
"In short, this official wants to see His Majesty now. Step aside."
"Lord Qin …"
"Step aside!"
He planned to force his way in.
At this moment.
"Dong."
The tightly shut mahogany door suddenly opened.
However, the person who came out was not Qi Zhen Emperor or Zhang Quan, but Concubine Xiao.
Her steps were light as she was supported by her personal palace maid, Sang Lan.
Qin Shiyu bowed. "Greetings, Your Highness."
"Lord Qin, His Majesty is not feeling well. The imperial physician came to see him just now and said that he needs to rest more and should not be disturbed. No matter how urgent the matter is, you must consider His Majesty's health."
"But …"
"What? Does Lord Qin not care about His Majesty's health? " Concubine Xiao took two steps forward. "His Majesty has ordered that from today onwards, he will not see anyone. Only this Empress is allowed to look after him from the side. For important matters in the court, you only need to write a report and send it in."
Qin Shiyu was shocked!
Concubine Xiao's gloomy and slightly tired eyes widened. Her lips curled. "If Lord Qin is here to plead on Lord Ji's behalf, then don't waste your time. Because … His Majesty has issued a verbal order to execute Lord Ji at noon the day after tomorrow."
Huh?
Qin Shiyu said, "Impossible."
"This is His Majesty's verbal order and has already been sent to the Ministry of Justice. Even if Lord Qin wants to plead on Lord Ji's behalf, I'm afraid it's useless. After all, His Majesty is currently not seeing anyone."
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