RPAGF Chapter 254 Crazy
Chapter 254 Crazy
That night, Bo Muxi was reviewing memorials in the imperial study. Lin En bowed and walked in, standing aside, not daring to speak for a long time.
"Is there something?" Bo Muxi had just finished marking one memorial and was about to switch to another when he took the time to look up at Lin'en.
"Your Majesty, I heard that...something happened...at Zheng Fuxuan..." Lin En hesitated. He didn't know whether he should report this news to the emperor at this time.
"Huh? What's the matter?" Bo Muxi didn't take it seriously and changed another memorial to review.
"It was the Empress Dowager who sent people to Zheng Fuxuan to tattoo Concubine Hu... The Empress Dowager did not hide from people and spread the word openly, saying that a shameless person like Concubine Hu should be given a cup of poisoned wine on the spot and that just tattooing was already a special favor from the royal family..." Lin En said softly.
Bo Muxi paused while marking the memorials and asked, "Well, is there anything else?"
"It is said that... Concubine Zhao also went there later. I don't know what they said, but Lady Hu went berserk and grabbed Concubine Zhao's neck. Her right palm was broken by the eunuch who accompanied her..." Lin En said.
Bo Muxi looked up at Lin En and motioned for him to continue.
Lin En considered for a long time, but ultimately did not tell others that Shen Zhiyao had also been there. After all, she just went there and didn't cause any noise.
"Your Majesty, this is all I have heard." Lin En bowed.
Bo Muxi just felt upset, but also a little relieved.
Well, for Hu Cairen, losing her beauty and musical skills and living a dull and lonely life may not be a bad thing.
And he finally gave up the idea completely.
Ever since the incident at the Hu family, Bo Muxi suddenly discovered that he seemed to think of Qin Man less and less, and even the good times in the past had gradually faded away.
People are like this sometimes. At a certain moment, they suddenly realize that the deep affection they once held is just like that and cannot stand the test of time.
"Send a servant tomorrow to help settle them down and send them away quickly..." Bo Muxi waved his hand.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Lin En responded, then stepped aside, took the ink stick from the eunuch on duty, and began to grind the ink with concentration.
The imperial study fell into silence again, with only the sound of Bo Muxi flipping through memorials.
And Hu Cairen, who entered the palace with such fanfare, hid herself in Cheng'en Temple so quietly that there was no possibility for her to turn things around in this life.
The next day, the emperor issued an edict to depose the concubine. Hu Hongfei became a criminal, and Hu Xuanqing became just an ordinary commoner woman from then on. However, she was worse than even commoner women and had no freedom in her life.
Without the status of a concubine, she arrived at Cheng'en Temple. In addition to eating vegetarian food and worshiping Buddha, she had to serve the concubines who were sent to Cheng'en Temple to practice after the death of the previous emperor. To put it bluntly, she was sent to be a slave.
Hu Xuanqing had not taken a single drink of water since her face was disfigured. When the door of Zheng Fuxuan was pushed open again, she looked over and saw Lin En holding an imperial edict and a young eunuch who was about to send her to Cheng'en Temple.
She knelt down to receive the decree and said in a hoarse voice, "I, Hu Xuanqing, thank you for your grace."
Lin En looked at the unrecognizable face and said after a while: "The emperor specially asked me to bring you some silver. It's not much, but it can help you out of your immediate situation. From now on, you have to rely on yourself..."
In fact, this was not the emperor's intention. He saw that the woman was so miserable that he paid the money himself, which was also considered for his master.
Of course, the implication was also to warn Hu Xuanqing that if he had any problems in the future, he should not think of asking the emperor for help, but should solve them on his own.
"Your Majesty is kind and righteous. He asked me to find a servant who is good at handling things to take you there. Don't worry, you have been in such a state, and there are people to take care of you. No one will persecute you anymore."
After crying all night, Hu Xuanqing's eyes were so swollen that he could not see clearly. He was like a puppet, expressionless, allowing others to manipulate him.
She even had difficulty nodding her head and could only lift her legs and follow the young eunuch.
On the carriage to Cheng'en Temple, Hu Xuanqing deliberately lifted the curtain and looked in the direction of the imperial city.
"It's great... I'm finally away from that heartless and heartless place... Even if I have to be a slave, it's better than being there..."
As Hu Xuanqing spoke, a ferocious smile appeared on her wound-covered face, but if you looked closely, there was something abnormal in her eyes.
When the abbot of Cheng'en Temple led people and took Hu Xuanqing to the side hall to be ordained, the woman started crying and laughing like crazy. Everyone then realized that the woman seemed to be crazy...
Several concubines were immediately annoyed. Concubine Zhao had informed them that as long as they could torture Hu Xuanqing in different ways, they could get a lot of money every month!
But if this person is crazy...
After several concubines discussed it, they came up with an idea. What if he went crazy? Concubine Zhao only said to torture him, but she didn't say that he would be let go if he went crazy.
They have been living in this hellish place for years and have not made much money. Now that they have finally got a big order, how could they let it go?
Therefore, the fact that Hu Xuanqing went crazy was concealed secretly. She did not escape the fate of being tortured all day long just because she went crazy. In fact, because she had lost her mind and could not seek justice, she was tortured even worse.
With Hu Xuanqing missing from the harem, and with Concubine Zhao being looked after by the empress dowager, she became much more obedient, and the rest of her life was peaceful.
Shen Zhiyao still handles the harem affairs with Concubine Zhuang every day. All major matters are discussed and decided by the Queen. Under their rule, the harem is managed in an orderly manner without any mistakes.
The border garrison, led by Shen Li, has captured four counties of the Jinfeng Kingdom.
During a surprise attack, the Jinfeng Kingdom's general Gong Cheng Yuanhua was seriously injured by Shen Li and was in danger of death.
The army of Jinfeng State was in great chaos and was losing ground. Bo Muxi was busy fighting on the border all day and had no intention of entering the harem.
On a morning in mid-September, when everyone was paying respects in Fengyi Palace, a servant from Zhongjin Palace came to report that Concubine Wanxian was about to give birth.
Upon hearing this, everyone rushed to Zhongjin Palace together. The queen was pregnant, and Shen Zhiyao was reluctant to let her go.
But the Queen was always stuck in Fengyi Palace and was really bored.
Having learned the lesson from Concubine Zhuang's last delivery, where she over-rested herself and ended up with a difficult delivery, and thinking that more exercise would be helpful for future childbirths, Shen Zhiyao made a point to accompany the Emperor and went along as well.
Everyone had been waiting in Zhongjin Palace until almost noon, but there was still no movement, so Shen Zhiyao suggested that everyone disperse first and come back in the afternoon.
Everyone has seen this many times and knows that some people cannot give birth so quickly, so they all go back to rest.
For convenience, Shen Zhiyao did not return to Cuiweixuan, but accompanied the Queen for meals in Fengyi Palace. She even took a nap in Fengyi Palace.
Shen Zhiyao now often eats with the Queen in Fengyi Palace, and occasionally even sleeps with her, so people are used to it.
After everyone had finished dinner and thought it was about time, they gathered in Zhongjin Palace again.
It seems that this child is blessed. In the evening, not long after Bo Muxi came in, the child was born.
The midwife ran out happily and knelt down and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty, Concubine Wanxian has safely given birth to a prince. The child is white, plump and very healthy!"