Hearing this, Wan Zhaoyi, who had been confident a second ago, suddenly widened her eyes. Her legs went weak and she almost fell to the ground. Her mind seemed to be struck by lightning!
Poisoning His Majesty to death was a capital crime!
She never thought that Jiang Chen would accuse her of such treason!
She was so frightened that she lay on the ground and shouted with a horrified expression,
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this concubine…This concubine only wants to gain Your Majesty's favor, wants Your Majesty to come to the harem more often, and wants Your Majesty not to stay in Yangxin Palace all the time. I have never poisoned Your Majesty's heart! Your Majesty is wise!"
"No?" Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes and said,""Even the poison has been placed in my Yangxin Palace Hall? And you still said you didn't? Tell me yourself what your crime is!"
Wan Zhaoyi's expression was extremely ugly as she tried her best to defend herself,"
"Your Majesty, this concubine only wanted to poison that vixen to death. She really did not have the intention of harming Your Majesty!”
At this moment, Wan Zhaoyi still felt that poisoning Flying Sparrow Zhao was not a big deal!
After all, he was Zhao Yi, and Flying Sparrow Zhao was just a servant. Their statuses were worlds apart. As long as he insisted on it, Jiang Chen would never punish him, who had a position in the harem, for a mere servant!
And the poisoning incident, Zhaoyi poisoning a small servant was a normal thing in Wan Zhaoyi's eyes. It often happened in the harem, so Jiang Chen would definitely leave it at that.
In fact, Wan Zhaoyi was wrong. She overestimated her position in Jiang Chen's heart and underestimated Feiyan Zhao's position in Jiang Chen's heart.
At the same time, she underestimated Jiang Chen's determination!
Jiang Chen knew that if he didn't make a move to warn others, wouldn't the people around him be killed as they wished?
It was fine if he didn't make a move, but once he did, it would definitely be shocking!
So, no matter where Wan Zhaoyi's confidence came from, Jiang Chen would definitely punish her!
"Wan Zhaoyi, you're still trying to quibble in front of me. Do you really think that I can't bear to touch you?”Jiang Chen said in a deep voice, his eyes cold.
At this moment, Liu Zhuo ran in from outside the hall and whispered into Jiang Chen's ear with a serious face,""Your Majesty, the eunuchs by the Empress Dowager's side have arrived.”
"Empress Dowager?"
Jiang Chen frowned. He did remember that there was a Empress Dowager in the harem.
However, the Empress Dowager wasn't Jiang Chen's biological mother, so they didn't have much contact.
However, Jiang Chen didn't expect that his first contact with the harem would alert the empress dowager.
At this moment, a kind-looking old eunuch slowly walked into the hall.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." The old eunuch respectfully cupped his hands and kowtowed.
"No need for formalities." " Why is father-in-law here instead of serving the Empress Dowager at the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility?" Jiang Chen asked.”
The old eunuch smiled and said," The Empress Dowager heard that the people from the East and West Depots rushed into the harem and took Wan Zhaoyi away. She was worried and ordered this old servant to investigate. She found out that Wan Zhaoyi had poisoned her, so she ordered this old servant to come and talk to her.”
"Beg for mercy?" Jiang Chen squinted his eyes.
The old eunuch smiled." What the Empress Dowager means is that Wan Zhaoyi was born into a prominent family in the east of the river. She has a prominent status and a certain status in the harem. If she poisons a small servant, His Majesty can give her a warning. Don't let a nameless servant chill the hearts of the concubines in the harem. You must know when to stop."”
Wan Zhaoyi rolled her eyes and couldn't help but smile.
This was the source of her confidence!
After all, in her opinion, her identity and status were not something that a mere servant could compare to. So what if she was killed? What was the big deal? Even the Empress Dowager could stand up for him!
On the other hand, Jiang Chen's expression became even gloomier.
This Empress Dowager, to put it nicely, was here to plead for Wan Zhaoyi, but in reality, she was forcing him!
"Using the Empress Dowager's authority to suppress me?" Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes as a cold light flashed in them.
Jiang Chen didn't even need to think to understand. The empress dowager must have seen Jiang Chen gaining power in the court and her ambition was also stirring. She wanted to use this opportunity to share a portion of the imperial power!
If Jiang Chen lowered his head to the empress dowager and released Wan Zhaoyi, then in the future, Jiang Chen would no longer be a man of his word in the palace!
The Empress Dowager's power would naturally grow stronger by the day!
At the same time, a line of golden words appeared in Jiang Chen's mind!
Obviously, the Empress Dowager's involvement in the poisoning incident had triggered a new event, and a new event notification had appeared!
If you listen to the Empress Dowager and let Wan Zhaoyi go, the internal strife in the harem will become even more intense, and your authority as the ruler of a country will be greatly affected!
"If you act as a peacemaker, the big issue will be reduced to a small issue and the small matter will be reduced to a small issue. Nothing will happen and only Flying Sparrow Zhao will be wronged.
As the ruler of a country, he was above everyone else. His attitude should be high and mighty. How could he tolerate others poisoning him? It's time to show your majesty. Even if the Empress Dowager intercedes, it's useless. You'll punish the sinners with lightning methods, intimidate the harem, and warn the Empress Dowager to show that the Emperor's prestige cannot be violated. You might even get a surprise!
Jiang Chen looked at the three event prompts. If he followed the first prompt, triggering the event would affect Jiang Chen's prestige.
If he followed the second hint, he would pretend that nothing had happened. There were no benefits or disadvantages.
As for following the third hint, punishing the murderer, intimidating the harem, and warning the Empress Dowager, he would be pleasantly surprised!
Everything was self-evident. Jiang Chen decisively chose to follow the direction of the third hint and develop!
However, Jiang Chen didn't choose to punish the murderer because there would be benefits and surprises if he followed the third hint.
He chose to develop according to the third method because he wanted to intimidate the harem and warn the Empress Dowager to let them know who was the master of this world!
If it was an emperor who was born and raised, he might be afraid of the Empress Dowager's majesty!
However, Jiang Chen was different. He had no blood relationship with the empress dowager, no feelings for her, and no respect for her since he had never met her.
Therefore, why would a mere empress dowager force Jiang Chen?
Jiang Chen wasn't a pushover. Anyone could pinch him!
The empress dowager forced Jiang Chen to hand over the person for no reason. Jiang Chen was already very unhappy, so not only would he not hand over the person, but he would also teach the empress dowager how to behave!
Therefore, even if there was no event triggered, even if there was no prompt, Jiang Chen still wouldn't choose to compromise, and the method of handling it would be exactly the same as the third prompt!
"Wan Zhaoyi, follow this old servant!”
The old eunuch in the hall saw Jiang Chen didn't say anything and thought Jiang Chen had given in, so he prepared to take Wan Zhaoyi away.
Jiang Chen's eyes flashed with coldness as he said,""Did I let you go?"
"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has issued a decree to summon Wan Zhaoyi.”The old eunuch continued, still wanting to use the empress dowager to pressure Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen was unmoved as he said indifferently,""Is this world mine? Or the Empress Dowager's world?"
Hearing this, the old eunuch was stunned, and the smile on his face instantly froze.
If he answered that it was the Empress Dowager's world, then he would have committed the crime of disrespect and contempt for the Emperor. He would definitely die!
If the answer was Jiang Chen's world, he couldn't explain to the empress dowager and would be severely punished.
For a moment, he actually did not know how to answer!
Jiang Chen continued with an indifferent expression,""Wan Zhaoyi is the perpetrator of poisoning. No one can take her away today, not even the Empress Dowager herself.”
The old eunuch's mouth twitched. He didn't expect Jiang Chen to disobey the empress dowager. He was so angry that his body trembled."Your Majesty…this is the Empress Dowager! Empress Dowager!"
" What?" Jiang Chen said coldly," Do you want to defy the Holy Decree?"”
As soon as he said this, Jiang Chen instantly released all of his imperial power!
Plop--
The old eunuch felt as if he had been crushed by Mount Tai. His body trembled and he knelt on the ground. Bean-sized beads of sweat seeped out of his forehead, and even breathing became difficult.
A strong sense of fear filled his entire body!
He believed that Jiang Chen was not joking. If he said one more word, Jiang Chen would really kill him!
Thus, the old eunuch wiped the sweat off his forehead and kowtowed in panic.""Your Majesty…this old servant…this old servant will take my leave…"
With that, the old eunuch ran out of Yangxin Palace Hall without looking back.
As for Wan Zhaoyi, she stood rooted to the spot!
She never thought that the empress dowager would come to protect her, but Jiang Chen actually told her to retreat!
For a moment, Wan Zhaoyi, who was originally full of confidence and thought that nothing would happen to her, suddenly had an extremely bad feeling in her heart!
Jiang Chen's expression was still cold. He didn't even look at Wan Zhaoyi as he coldly said,""From today onwards, Wan Zhaoyi will be banished to the Cold Palace. Her position as a concubine will be revoked, and she will never be able to step out of the Cold Palace!”
Wan Zhaoyi's expression changed drastically when she heard this. She collapsed to the ground, her eyes filled with despair. Her mind was filled with a thunderous rumble!
She never thought that she just wanted to gain Jiang Chen's favor and poisoned a servant, but she would end up in the cold palace!
The Cold Palace was like hell to the concubines in the harem. There was nothing inside, not even a servant!
As long as he was banished to the Cold Palace, it would be as if he had fallen from the sky to the bottom of the valley!
No one could withstand such a huge difference!
Moreover, the Cold Palace was a place where one would be trapped for the rest of their lives. There was no hope of them ever seeing the light of day again. They could only live in darkness. It was a fate worse than death!
This was undoubtedly the greatest punishment for the concubines in the harem!
Wan Zhaoyi thought that Jiang Chen might punish her, but she never expected the punishment to be so cruel.
She was panicking, completely panicking. She lay on the ground and no longer had the high and mighty Zhaoyi posture from before. She looked extremely miserable and begged bitterly,
"Your Majesty, I was wrong! ChenQie knows her mistake! But…but Your Majesty, although I have committed a crime, it is not a crime to be banished to the Cold Palace! Your Majesty…"
"Drag him out!"
Jiang Chen's expression was indifferent as he spoke in a deep voice.
Yu Huatian and Cao Zhengchun looked at each other and immediately stood up. They picked Wan Zhaoyi up and dragged her out.
"You bunch of slaves! Do you know who I am? How dare you touch me! Hahaha! I will execute you! I will execute all of you!"
Wan Zhaoyi struggled and cried. In the end, she even laughed out loud. It was obvious that she had suffered a huge shock, causing her mind to become a little unclear!
But even so, Jiang Chen didn't show any mercy!
After all, it was the most ruthless imperial family!
Wan Zhaoyi dared to touch the people around him, so she naturally had to pay the price!
And this time, not only was he punishing Wan Zhaoyi, but it was also a warning to all the concubines in the harem to behave themselves!
Presumably, with Wan Zhaoyi's precedent, the concubines in the harem who were eager to make a move would definitely know how to restrain themselves!
At the same time, Jiang Chen realized that letting Diao Chan and Flying Sparrow Zhao stay in Yangxin Palace wasn't a long-term solution!
Moreover, the two of them had never had a position. Compared to the other concubines in the harem, they were indeed a head shorter. They would be bullied both openly and secretly!
Most importantly, if the two of them had a position, in the inner palace, if there were other niangniang who dared to target them, they would have to think twice!
Moreover, they had been serving Jiang Chen, so it was unreasonable not to give them a position!
Therefore, Jiang Chen summoned Liu Zhuo and said,""Pass down my decree, confer Flying Sparrow Zhao as a noble concubine, confer Diao Chan as a noble concubine, enjoy the treatment of a fifth-grade official, be served by maids, and move into the harem from now on!”
"Here!"
Liu Zhuo respectfully cupped his hands in response and began to draft the decree.
After doing all of this, Jiang Chen was relieved. If Flying Sparrow Zhao and Diao Chan were servants, they were servants!
Now, after the two of them were conferred by Jiang Chen, they could be considered the masters of the harem!
Although she was not like a concubine, she was not someone that everyone could bully!
As for why Jiang Chen only awarded the two of them the rank of fifth grade, the reason was simple. Fifth grade was neither too high nor too low. It wouldn't attract too much attention, but it also left enough room for Feiyan Zhao and Diao Chan to rise.
Whether or not their status could rise would depend on their ability and performance, or their stomachs!
Jiang Chen had no idea that his actions had caused a huge uproar in the harem!
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