bestfiction Chapter 352 Punishment
Chapter 352 Punishment
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. What did this mean? Did the Emperor want to protect the Crown Prince?
Their hearts skipped a beat. Suddenly, they couldn't understand the emperor, who was always so cold and unpredictable!
Emperor Kun said in a cold tone,
“Given the great contribution the prince has made to the people of Jiangnan City this time, his merits outweigh his faults.
However, what the old uncle said is also right. If you make a mistake, you should be punished. The prince will listen to your order. "
"My sons and ministers accept the order."
The prince and Fang Qingge knelt on the ground.
Everyone in the hall held their breath.
"The prince acted recklessly, and was punished by 30 lashes and sent to guard the imperial mausoleum outside the capital for a year.
I hope he will repent in front of our ancestors, think twice before doing anything in the future, and never make the same mistake again."
"I know I was wrong, I will obey your order."
The prince kowtowed respectfully.
Fang Qingge felt mixed emotions.
The ministers were surprised. They never expected that Emperor Kun would punish the prince in this way.
The emperor is the emperor. He brought up his ancestors, leaving the ministers speechless to refute.
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Then I heard Emperor Kun's next words,
“As for Fang Qingge, I have already found out the truth.
This girl also had a miserable life. The madam also confessed that Concubine Fang was kidnapped at the age of three and then sold to a brothel.
Because she was pretty and well-behaved, she was regarded as a future cash cow by the brothel owner and was kept alone in a secluded courtyard.
He has never lived with prostitutes, and has never been tainted by the dust of the world."
After Emperor Kun said this, everyone in the hall was stunned again!
What does this mean? Can the emperor lie with his eyes open? Can a prostitute in a brothel still claim to be a good girl?
Does this mean that they are going to protect Concubine Fang from prosecution and punishment? !
After everyone reacted, they began to look at each other in bewilderment. They didn't expect that Emperor Kun would hold this matter high in the air but then let it go so easily!
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"Your Majesty, I have..."
Some unconvinced opponents were about to speak out, but they did not expect that King Rui in their camp would act faster.
"Father~" a voice rang out.
King Rui quickly stepped forward and bowed,
"Father is wise. The reason why my brother, the crown prince, violated the ancestral teachings was because he was thinking about my two nephews.
This is human nature. Since the emperor has already punished the crown prince, I, your son, would like to ask the emperor to forgive Concubine Fang. "
After Liang Hengrui finished speaking, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
Emperor Kun looked at King Rui, nodded with satisfaction, and said,
"Well, Prince Rui is sensible, stand up!"
Prime Minister Xiao and his group were almost furious at Prince Rui's actions.
The prince finally got the chance, but he didn't take it off.
Then we'll have to settle for the next best thing. Not to mention letting Fang Qingge get a skinned alive, even just giving him a reprimand will ruin the situation for King Rui.
Concubine Xiao, who was sitting on the side, was so angry that she almost vomited blood. She finally grabbed the prince's pigtail, but she didn't expect that the emperor would just let it go without saying anything.
His own good son was still adding fuel to the fire and knelt in agreement.
Her hands were shaking beneath her wide sleeves.
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At this time, two more teenagers hurried forward.
"Father, I beg you to forgive Concubine Fang. After all, my two nephews are still young."
Then the third prince and the fourth prince knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"Hahaha... My son, please stand up. I am pleased that you two can be of one mind and be so respectful to each other. I approve!"
As soon as Emperor Kun's words came out, everyone was silenced.
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No matter how unwilling Concubine Xiao was, as a concubine she still had to pay attention to etiquette and rules at the banquet.
At this moment, she wanted to show her generosity and tolerance, so she concealed her resentment and said with a smile,
"Your Majesty is wise."
The ministers of the prince's faction also knelt down and kowtowed and shouted,
"Your Majesty is wise. Long live the Majesty."
The neutrals also knelt down and kowtowed, shouting,
"Your Majesty is wise. Long live the Majesty."
The great opportunity for Prime Minister Xiao's faction has been lost.
Moreover, the emperor had sentenced the prince to guard the imperial mausoleum for a year, and he could not find fault with it, so he could only take a step back, kneel on the ground and shout,
"Your Majesty is wise. Long live the Majesty."
that's it,
A celebration banquet ended with the prince being whipped and reprimanded, and then he packed up his clothes and went to the outskirts of Beijing to guard the imperial tomb for a year.
Fang Qingge and the babies were safe and sound.
The prince felt relieved that at least he had protected Fang Qingge and her son.
Before leaving, Queen Qin took a deep look at Fang Qingge who was protected by the Crown Prince...
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East Palace,
Li Liangdi, Lu Liangyuan and the rich concubines who were unable to attend the prince's celebration banquet and were scratching their heads waiting to hear the news about the banquet got together.
When they heard that Fang Qingge was actually appointed as a concubine, the three of them were so jealous that their teeth became loose.
Before he could recover from the shock, he heard the eunuch's next report:
"My Lord, Censor Geng has revealed that Fang Liangdi was once a prostitute."
"What? Fang Qingge is actually a prostitute."
"Ah? What did you say? In order to protect the mother and her two children, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was actually whipped thirty times by the Emperor and was also punished to guard the imperial mausoleum for a year?!"
When the three heard this, they staggered and their faces turned pale.
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It took me a long time to digest it.
Li Liangdi twisted her handkerchief and said angrily,
"Fang Qingge is a scourge. Since she came to the East Palace, you can see that some have died and some have become disabled. We are more like being imprisoned with no hope for the future.
But I never expected that she was actually a prostitute. I said she looked like a foxy girl and didn't look like a lady from an official family, and I was right."
Concubine Qian also pursed her lips and said unwillingly,
"Li Liang Di, you are the most senior among the three of us. I feel embarrassed to be in the same palace with a woman like her. What do you think we should do?"
Concubine Qian is really angry!
She knew very well that she had spent a lot of money to get a close friend, but who would have thought that Concubine Zhang would end up killing herself.
Now that he was of low status and had no backing, it would be even more difficult for him to curry favor with Concubine Fang.
After Qian Miner finished speaking, she looked at Lu Liangyuan who had been silent beside her, and her face tightened as she looked at her.
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Then I heard Li Liangdi ask Lu Liangyuan,
"Sister Lu, tell me what you think?"
Lu Liangyuan pursed her lips and said,
"You ask what to do? I don't know either. Looking at the Crown Prince's attitude, Fang Qingge has become the only woman in his heart. We can't offend him again!
Think about what happened to the Crown Princess and Concubine Zhang. Can we have a strong backing like them?
Have you ever wondered why the two of them stink and why one of them died and the other was disabled?"
"Ah? Are you saying that they were poisoned? Who did it? That's impossible? The Crown Prince was ill in Jiangnan at that time? Fang Qingge fell off the cliff.
Besides, the imperial physician couldn't find any evidence of poisoning?"
Li Liangdi screamed in shock and frowned in confusion.
But after hearing this, Concubine Qian suddenly became speechless.
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