LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 27 Don't Let Any One Go
After these words fell, the whole place was silent.
Concubine Shu looked grim, but her momentum was not lost at all, "The title of concubine was conferred by His Majesty himself. Whether I can continue to hold the title or not, the Queen's words are probably not counted."
Although the Queen was the master of the six palaces and had the power to promote or demote concubines, if it involved the position of concubines, she still needed to obtain the emperor's consent.
The Queen glanced at Concubine Shu indifferently, and then announced the punishment of Concubine Shu according to the palace rules, "Concubine Shu Gu acted biasedly. She only listened to the one-sided words of Miss Gu and attacked the daughter of the Marquis's mansion, almost causing Miss Shen to suffer injustice. This violated the fairness that one of the four concubines in the harem should have. She was punished with a monthly salary of half a year and copied the palace rules ten times."
After speaking, the Queen looked at Concubine Shu, "Does Concubine Shu have any objections to such punishment?"
The fingers in Concubine Shu's wide sleeves pinched into her palm tightly. Punishing her in front of a group of officials and their families was undoubtedly putting her face on the ground, but she had no room for objection.
All this was due to Chu Qingyuan's words, "The third son of the Cui family and Sister Tingshuang were in love with each other, but Shen Shuyu intervened."
Because she was her own daughter, and Gu Tingshuang was there to support her, Concubine Shu had no doubts, and the Queen caught her.
Concubine Shu calmed down and said, "I have no objection."
The Queen turned her head and looked at Shen Shuyu below, "Where is Miss Shen?"
Shen Shuyu was still immersed in the surprise of Concubine Shu and Gu Tingshuang being punished. She was stunned for a moment before she came back to her senses and quickly responded, "Your Majesty, I have no objection."
The Queen nodded and motioned Shen Shuyu to go down.
Shen Qing suddenly stepped forward, knelt down, looked at the queen, and said word by word, "The queen is fair and has redressed my sister's grievances. Shen Qing is grateful. However, there is another person involved in this matter who has not received the punishment he deserves, so Shen Qing wants to ask the queen for mercy."
Looking at Shen Qing who was kneeling on the ground but always standing straight, the queen's eyes flashed with surprise. She remembered that Shen Qing was not of this temperament before, but she still responded calmly, "Tell me, who else is involved in this matter, and what mercy do you want to ask for."
Seeing Shen Qing's relentless look, Chu Qingyuan had a bad premonition in his heart.
As expected, the next moment, Shen Qing looked at him, and then said seriously, "Queen, although it was Miss Gu who attacked my sister today, the Sixth Princess was there when the incident happened. However, as a princess of the royal family, the Sixth Princess not only did not stop the incident from happening, but indulged Gu Tingshuang to do whatever she wanted, which led to my sister being humiliated. So Shen Qing wants to ask the Queen to make a decision for my sister and punish the Sixth Princess."
After Shen Qing finished speaking, the atmosphere on the scene became more subtle.
The Shufei party immediately looked gloomy, obviously they didn't expect Shen Qing to be so bold. Shufei had been punished, but he didn't let Chu Qingyuan go.
The enemies of Shufei's party were secretly delighted, watching Shufei and her daughter get into trouble with great interest.
As for the remaining neutral part, they also watched this sudden reversal drama with interest.
Hearing that the person Shen Qing pointed out was Chu Qingyuan, the queen's eyes also flashed a trace of joy, but she didn't show it on her face, "Qingyuan, is what Shen Qing said true?"
Seeing that the war was burning on her, Chu Qingyuan frowned hard. She wanted to deny it, but she heard the queen ask Shen Qing again, "Shen Qing, were there other people present at the time?"
Shen Qing nodded, and her eyes swept over the officials who were present just now. Just when she was about to randomly pick out two unlucky guys, she heard Chu Qingyuan admit it first, "Queen, this matter is indeed Qingyuan's fault. Please punish me, Queen."
Although Chu Qingyuan is not smart, she is not stupid. Instead of letting Shen Qing find two witnesses to recount the previous events, it is better to admit it directly to avoid any more trouble.
The queen pretended to be unhappy, and then directed the fight to Concubine Shu, "Concubine Shu, the Sixth Princess is your daughter, and she has been raised by you since she was a child. You can't escape the blame for what she did today. I will punish you for another six months of monthly rules and copy the Women's Classics ten times. Do you have any objections?"
Concubine Shu felt very aggrieved, and her momentum was a little weaker than before, "Your Majesty obeys your order."
After all, it was Chu Qingyuan's fault, and she couldn't escape.
Concubine Shu was punished for the second time, and her heart was boiling with anger. The queen turned her eyes to Chu Qingyuan and said in a stern voice, "The Sixth Princess is a princess of the royal family, but she has no ability to distinguish right from wrong. She even teamed up with the prime minister's daughter to bully the daughter of the marquis's mansion. Her behavior is bad. She is punished to be confined for six months and copy the Women's Classics and the palace rules ten times."
Although she didn't do it, the punishment was heavier than Gu Tingshuang. Chu Qingyuan was a little dissatisfied, but she still accepted it obediently.
Unlike Gu Tingshuang, Chu Qingyuan grew up in the palace, so although she was spoiled, she also knew how to judge the situation. Now that her mother had suffered, she naturally dared not do it again.
The matter came to an end. Shen Qing kowtowed to the queen to thank her before returning to her seat.
Seeing Shen Qing return safely, Mu Lingxi's hanging heart finally fell. Yangling Hou Furen and Mu Ziqian were overjoyed for nothing, and their fear of Shen Qing became stronger.
Looking at Shen Shuyu's cheek, which had not yet completely subsided, Xie Ling's eyes were distressed and gently stroked it, "Does it still hurt?"
Xie Ling came with Concubine Xie. Seeing Shen Shuyu being embarrassed by Concubine Shu, she wanted to step forward to protect Shen Shuyu, but Concubine Xie gave her a comforting look and then signaled her not to show up.
Xie Ling has been criticized enough. If it is not necessary, Concubine Xie does not want her to be involved again. Moreover, since the matter involves Concubine Shu, it is obviously more appropriate for her to come forward.
Shen Shuyu shook her head. Although she was wronged, her eyes were bright and shining. "Mother, today my elder sister vented my anger for me. From now on, no one else will dare to cause trouble to us casually."
Although these young ladies from official families look gentle and well-behaved, they are actually shrewd. Today, even Chu Qingyuan suffered a loss from the Shen Qing sisters. Naturally, they will not dare to easily provoke Shen Shuyu again in the future.
After all, no matter how noble their status is, it is not as noble as Chu Qingyuan, a princess of a country.
After the words fell, she secretly glanced at Shen Qing, and the deep admiration in her eyes slowly rose.
Xie Ling smiled and stroked Shen Shuyu's head, "Yes, it's a good thing that your elder sister is here today."
At the same time, Xie Ling was also thinking in her heart, was she wrong to forbear all these years?
It was already late, and the queen began to get to the point of the day. "I summoned you all here today because it is spring and the imperial garden is full of flowers. I want to enjoy them with you. Secondly, you are all young ladies in your prime and innocent. I want to take this opportunity to see your talents and promote the reputation of our country of etiquette, the Chu State."
After the queen finished speaking, all the young ladies from official families had bright eyes. They had all studied hard for many years just to make a name for themselves in occasions like today.
At the same time, they all knew in their hearts that the queen had set up this flower-viewing banquet, in the name of flower-viewing, but in fact it was to select a concubine for the prince. Although the prince's main wife had already been decided to be the daughter of the Jiang Guogong Mansion, the concubine was undecided, so they naturally wanted to compete for it.
After all, if they were really successfully selected into the prince's mansion, it would be a move that would benefit them and their family.
Take a step back, even if they were unlucky not to be selected, they could show their charm in front of everyone, and they would not have to worry about finding a good husband in the future.
Shen Qing had already married, so naturally this matter had nothing to do with her, so she just sat quietly by the side, drinking tea and eating cakes, completely staying out of it.
The first person to come on stage was the daughter of the Minister of Works, who danced a stunning dance. Although it was not too stunning, it was also quite brilliant.
Shen Qing watched with relish, her expression was relaxed, in sharp contrast to Mu Lingxi who was struggling fiercely in her heart.
Suddenly, a cold gaze came and pressed directly into Shen Qing's face, full of oppression.