Chapter 650: Punishment

Someone else said: "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince of Qi did not say anything wrong. Your Majesty must not scold the Crown Prince!"

"Yes, the queen is at fault, can't she say it?"

"Can't ministers remonstrate with you?"

"What did you do wrong, Your Majesty?"

The ministers responded one after another.

The emperor sat at the top and saw that none of the ministers in the court were on his side, and he couldn't help but panic.

Is his emperor so unpopular?

He pointed at the ministers, "You, you..."

At this time, Prime Minister Su looked at the emperor's face and finally stood up, "Your Majesty, the prince is worried about his wife, so he spoke a little fiercely. Your Majesty, the emperor has a lot of people, so he will not argue with him."

The emperor was opposed by the ministers and was in panic. At this time, someone gave him a step down, so he had to get off the donkey. Being an emperor cannot arouse public anger.

He calmed down and said coldly: "Of course I won't argue with the Prince of Qi. I thought that the Prince of Qi was worried about his wife's condition, so he just said something in a moment of excitement, so the punishment of the rod is waived."

Xiao Yu said with a cold face, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Prime Minister Su added: "As for the abolition of the Queen proposed by the Crown Prince of Qi, in my opinion, although the Queen's moral character is faulty, she worked hard to take care of the six palaces, was filial to the Queen Mother, mourned the late Emperor, and was the wife of His Majesty." , Don’t talk about abolishing the establishment lightly.”

"The emperor only needs to punish me."

At this time, the emperor felt that Prime Minister Su was really his beloved. In the final analysis, the punishment was just a formality and would not cause any substantial harm to the queen or him.

As long as the officials don't hold on to the matter of the deposed queen at this moment, the punishment will be enough.

He nodded and said, "What I say makes sense."

The emperor's thoughts changed rapidly, and he said with a dull expression: "The queen has made mistakes, and I will not protect her. From now on, the queen will be grounded for three months. The affairs of the harem will be left to Concubine Zhou to take care of for the time being."

"In addition, I will reward the prince's concubine with a hundred taels of gold and a hundred pieces of brocade."

This is the meaning of apology.

Prime Minister Su shouted loudly, "Your Majesty, your Majesty."

The ministers below also responded: "Your Majesty is wise."

The emperor's cheeks twitched, and he shook his sleeves with a dark face and left. The eunuch flicked his whip and shouted, "Retreat from the court——"

All the officials bowed down and respectfully sent the emperor in.

At this time, many officials remembered that the things that should be reported had not yet been reported. Troops had to be sent to suppress the refugee rebellion, food was needed for disaster relief, and the national treasury was empty. The frontier defenders needed food and fodder.

Helplessly, the emperor walked so far that he couldn't even see his shadow, and the officials were helpless. They walked out of the palace in groups of twos and threes, talking.

Xiao Yu then helped Old Mrs. Lu out.

The grandfather and grandson walked outside the palace and got into the car. Old Mrs. Lu snorted coldly, "It's just three months of confinement, which is too easy for her!"

Xiao Yu's face was ferocious, "Take your time, if you dare to touch Xiao Fei, I won't just let her go."

Mrs. Lu comforted Xiao Yu, "However, it is a good thing to punish the queen now. I hope there will be no more short-sighted people in the capital who dare to bully your wife."

"By the way, is Xiao Fei feeling better?"

Xiao Yu hesitated for a moment and shook his head. Mrs. Lu sighed heavily, "What a good child, alas——"

Xiao Yu said softly: "Grandma, when Xiao Fei is well, I will take her to see you."

Old Mrs. Lu waved her hand, "It doesn't matter whether you want to see me or not. It's important that you let her take good care of herself first."

"By the way, those supplements I sent yesterday, you can have them stewed raw for Xiao Fei to eat."

Xiao Yu nodded in agreement.

After walking for a while, Xiao Yu got off Mrs. Lu's carriage, got into his own car, and drove towards the mansion.