Something happened. This is not going to be bloody.

Chapter 156: Northern Qi Concubine - Death of Gao Jing

When Zhou Leng and Gao Ze were discussing some things, Xiao Anzi, who was guarding outside the hall, came into the inner hall and reported:

"Your Highness, Cao Fu has arrived."

Zhou Leng stopped writing, looked up and said, "Take the people to the side hall."

"promise."

After Xiao Anzi left, Zhou Leng said to his adopted son who was writing furiously at his desk, "Aze, your mother will go to Cao Fu to discuss the settlement of the imperial concubine and Gao Jing in the palace. Let's go to the side hall to discuss it."

Gao Ze nodded.

Cao Fu was very familiar with this palace. After all, it was where he and Gao Zhao had stayed for more than ten years. However, after the new emperor ascended the throne and redecorated it, he found it somewhat unfamiliar.

When Zhou Leng arrived at the side hall, Cao Fu was already waiting anxiously in the hall. After all, he had been a nobody in the palace since the new emperor ascended the throne.

When Cao Fu saw the Queen Mother, he bowed to greet her.

Zhou Leng raised her hand to signal not to be polite. After she sat down at the main seat, she spoke: "Eunuch Cao, there is no need to be so rigid about etiquette. I have something to discuss with you today."

Cao Fu said with fear:

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid that you are embarrassing me by saying this. If you have anything to ask, please tell me. I will certainly do my best to serve you."

Cao Fu felt secretly bitter at this moment. He just thought that he would have a good life following the emperor. But he didn't expect that the former concubine, now the empress dowager, did not let him be buried with the emperor, nor did she let many concubines in the harem be buried with him. Even Wang Zhaoxun was sent to the mansion of the imprisoned commoner Gao Jing, and was not buried with the emperor.

Sometimes living is more painful than death, which is why Cao Fu was a little uneasy.

Zhou Leng looked at the person who was still bending over there, and she said with a smile:

"Eunuch Cao has spent his whole life in this palace. I am thinking that now that you are old, why not spend your later years outside the palace? I know that you have quite a few private collections over the years. These are the rewards you deserve. After all, you have served the late emperor for many years. Of course, if Eunuch Cao wants to continue to stay in the palace, that is fine."

Cao Fu knelt down and kowtowed excitedly.

Zhou Leng waited for him to thank him before he said, "But before that, Eunuch Cao wants to help me do something."

Cao Fu rolled his eyes in his heart. He knew that Concubine Shu was not so kind-hearted. He did not stand up and continued to kneel and said:

"I will not refuse your request, but I am already old now, and I am afraid that I will delay your Majesty's important matter."

Zhou Leng raised his hand.

Caiyue, who was standing behind the Queen Mother, was originally watching from the sidelines. After hearing the two people's conversation and seeing the Queen Mother's gesture, she walked up to Cao Fu holding a tray with a porcelain vase on it.

Zhou Leng said:

"This is a gift from my family to the commoner Gao Jing. Please go there for me and watch him take it with your own eyes."

Cao Fu raised his hand to take the tray. In order to live outside the palace, he had to do this whether he wanted to or not.

Zhou Leng was supported by Caiyue and walked out of the side hall. Before leaving, Zhou Leng said again: "Eunuch Cao, remember to bring a few more people with you to see him take it with your own eyes. After this, you can leave the palace and enjoy your life."

"Yes, thank you for your grace, Queen Mother. I am grateful for this."

Zhou Leng and Cai Yue walked in front, and after they left the palace gate, palace maids and eunuchs followed one after another.

Cao Fu stood there and watched the person who was respected as the Queen Mother left. He thought about it for a long time, and finally found a dozen strong men to follow him to the mansion where Gao Jing was imprisoned to convey the imperial decree. He thought that the Queen Mother asked him to do this in order to kill him in the end, but if he disobeyed the order, he would die now.

Gao Jing was still imprisoned in his former mansion, but the illegal buildings in the mansion were forcibly demolished, and the illegal items and porcelain were confiscated and taken away. After all, Gao Jing was already a commoner, and he could not use many of the pleasures.

There was no plaque on the gate of the mansion, and there were still soldiers guarding the door.

When Cao Fu arrived at the gate of the mansion, a soldier stopped him and said, "This is a place of confinement. Do you have a pass to enter and exit?"

Cao Fu said proudly, "I am here by order of the emperor."

After the two soldiers looked at the badge raised by the person behind him, they saluted Cao Fu and others, and then everyone entered the mansion.

Nowadays, if someone falsely conveyed an imperial edict or imperial decree, the entire family would be executed or exiled, so when Cao Fu mentioned the imperial edict, the soldiers became more polite.

The soldiers led the group to Gao Jing's residence.

There was no such thing as knocking on the door, bowing, or greeting.

A group of people pushed the door open and the soldiers left.

Gao Jing was reading at the table. He saw a group of people pushing the door open and saw clearly that the leader was Cao Fu. He thought that the other party was sent by the emperor. Gao Jing was about to mock him when the other party started talking.

Cao Fu said directly:

"I have been ordered by the Queen Mother to give treasures to the commoner Gao Jing. You should hold him down. I will personally send him off."

Gao Jing frowned and said: "The one the Queen Mother sent you to is the most poisonous..."

Before he could finish his words, many sturdy eunuchs stepped forward, held Gao Jing down and covered his mouth.

Cao Fu took out the porcelain bottle, then pinched Gao Jing's chin and poured the liquid in the bottle into his mouth. After seeing him swallow it with his own eyes, he took out a handkerchief to wipe his hands and left to report.

Gao Jing was the only one left in the room. His former wife and concubine had already asked the late emperor for permission to divorce and returned to her parents' home.

Now, apart from Gao Jing, the only other person in the palace is Concubine Dowager Wang. Fortunately, the position of Concubine Dowager remains unchanged, so at least she doesn't have to worry about food and drink, and there are people to serve her, but her life is just like that.

Today Gao Jing was reading in his room. He was calm for a rare moment. The moment he saw Cao Fu, he knew that his time was up. In fact, he wanted to say, "Don't treat me like this, I will drink the poisoned wine dignifiedly myself." But the other party did not give him this opportunity.

After Cao Fu and others left, Gao Jing walked to the desk and was about to write his suicide note when his throat started to itch. He covered his mouth tightly to prevent himself from shouting. This was his last bit of dignity.

I don’t know how long it was until Gao Jing broke out in a cold sweat that the relief after the pain swept through his body.

Gao Jing struggled to sit up from the ground and looked around at the familiar environment. It turned out that he was not dead yet. He tried hard to call for help, but all he heard was a hoarse roar. He tried to speak again, but all he heard was a hoarse and inaudible sound.

Gao Jing was silent. It turned out that he was not dead.

After a while, a creepy hoarse sneer sounded in the house.

Gao Jing thought to himself that he had been poisoned and made mute. What was he doing? Was the Queen Mother afraid that he would tell others about it? It was ridiculous. If he couldn't speak, he could still write. Thinking of this, he shuddered.

Even ants try to survive, let alone humans.

Gao Jing never dared to mention the things that happened between him and the Queen Mother again, because he was afraid that he would still be alive after his hands and feet were chopped off.