Zhao Zheng put down his wine glass and said lightly,"
"I'm holding a banquet today because I want our family to have a good gathering and talk about our hearts.”
At this point, Zhao Zheng deliberately paused for a moment.
The concubines were all paying close attention to what Zhao Zheng was saying, not daring to miss a single word.
" Zhen has always hoped that the harem would be stable and peaceful, and that all the beloved concubines could live in harmony, but…"
At this point, Zhao Zheng's tone changed."There are always some people who think of ways to harm others and make my harem restless!”
Hearing this, the concubines were all so frightened that they did not dare to breathe loudly.
Especially those concubines who had a guilty conscience, their legs began to tremble…
It was only now that Empress Xiao Yuzhen realized that the emperor had specially arranged this lunch for her to vent her anger.
Zhao Zheng's words continued,"I will not let off those who cause trouble in the harem…Big partners!"”
"This old servant is here!"
"Bring the prisoners up!"
"This old servant obeys the decree!"
Feng Zhong received the order and immediately made arrangements. He selected a few leaders from the eunuchs and serving girls who had bullied the Empress.
When the prisoners who had been tortured beyond recognition were brought into the hall, the entire hall fell silent.
Now.
Everyone understood.
How was this the emperor's family banquet? It was clearly a court hearing to settle scores after autumn!
The first person to be brought in was an old nanny.
Consort Qi was shocked when she saw the old nanny. Her face turned pale…
A middle-aged eunuch with a gloomy face walked into the hall. He first greeted Zhao Zheng and the Empress, then began to ask the old nanny.
"Granny Jiang, four months ago, someone saw you kill the little cat that the Empress kept. That night, the little cat's corpse appeared on the bed of the Empress…Tell me, who instructed you to do this?”
These criminals had all been tortured to the point of losing their minds. All of them were honest and did not dare to hide anything.
"Your Majesty, this has nothing to do with me. It was, it was Consort Qi who instructed me to do this…"
As soon as Granny Jiang finished speaking, there was a thud.
Consort Qi, who was sitting in her seat, blacked out and fainted.
Normally, if a concubine fainted, there would naturally be people rushing to help her.
But now, facing Consort Qi who had fainted, let alone someone helping her up, the people around Consort Qi were all quietly avoiding her, staying far away from her, afraid that they would be implicated and get into trouble.
Zhao Zheng did not bother about Consort Qi. He waved his hand and someone took Granny Jiang away.
Then, the next criminal was brought up.
This time, he brought an old eunuch.
"Eunuch Ge, as the chief of the Imperial Catering Supervisor, you are in charge of all the imperial meals and banquets in the palace, but you have never given the Palace of Earthly Tranquility a full portion. The Empress often eats rotten food. Eunuch Ge, how do you explain this?”The middle-aged eunuch asked.
The old eunuch Ge Gong immediately kowtowed to Zhao Zheng and the Empress.""This servant deserves to die. This was all ordered by Consort Xian. Consort Xian said that she didn't want to see the Empress eat in peace. This servant did this. Please show mercy to the Emperor and Empress…"
When Consort Xian saw Eunuch Ge in the hall, she knew that something was wrong and her face turned pale.
When he heard Eunuch Ge's accusation, he was so frightened that he trembled and broke out in a cold sweat.
However…
Consort Xian's performance was much better than Consort Qi's.
Not only did she not faint from fear, she even ran out of her seat and knelt in front of the hall to beg for mercy."Emperor, ChenQie was also coerced by Noble Consort Tian at that time and was momentarily possessed by a ghost, that's why she committed such a mistake. I beg the emperor to have mercy, ChenQie would never dare to do it again!”
Zhao Zheng looked at Consort Xian coldly.
Consort Xian had the word "Xian".
Using it on such a person was simply an insult to the word "virtuous".
"Did I ask you to speak? Get lost!"
Hearing Zhao Zheng's words, two strong palace maids immediately came over and pulled Consort Xian to the side.
The prisoner continued to go to court…
Almost every time someone came up, a concubine would suffer.
In the end, a total of five concubines were identified.
There were also some nobles, Shuyi, Xiuyi and other people involved.
However, those who were qualified to attend the 'family banquet' today were all concubines. Those below the level of concubines were not qualified to attend the family banquet organized by the emperor.
For a time, the hall was filled with wails.
The concubines who were pointed out were all crying and begging for mercy.
Zhao Zheng looked on coldly. He had wanted to order a severe punishment, but after thinking about it, he felt that it would be better to let the Empress deal with it.
Speaking of which, these people dared to be so bold and reckless. On the one hand, it was because the previous fatuous ruler was too f * cked up and did not hide his hatred for the Empress. On the other hand, there was also a reason why the Empress was weak.
In a place like the harem, it was easy to be bullied if one was kind!
"Yuzhen, this matter started because of you. The harem is also under your control. How to deal with these people, you decide!”
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