The Concubine in the Palace_The Feast of Masks【Complete】(182)

When she heard that the woman inside was the seventh daughter of the Wang family, Mrs. Wang was stunned.

She seemed to have gone crazy and rushed behind the screen. Seeing Wang Defang, who was wrapped in a blanket and thrown on the ground, with bruises on her shoulders and neck, she rushed over like crazy and slapped Wang Defang hard.

Wang Defang woke up slowly and opened her eyes to be slapped in the face.

"You ignorant little hoof, how dare you do such a thing..."

Wang Defang felt pain and subconsciously used her hands to protect her face. A eunuch came up and scolded: "What kind of place is this? You are so presumptuous, and you still keep silent!"

At this time, Wang Defang also recalled what happened before. She waited for the King of Jin according to the instructions of the Princess of Yong. The King of Jin really came. She knew that the incense was lit in the room, so she shamelessly threw herself into the arms of the King of Jin, but she seemed to be knocked unconscious.

By the way, where is the King of Jin? !

She looked around but couldn't see the Prince of Jin. There was a man on the couch not far away - he was as fat as a pig, like a mountain of meat.

The previous memories suddenly returned to her mind, how she shamelessly asked for sex, and how the other party insulted her.

And this person was not the Prince of Jin, but the Prince of Hui.

The originally pale face turned ashen.

...

The corridor was silent.

The sound in the palace not far away also stopped, making people think it was an auditory hallucination.

Li Dequan came back soon and whispered to Emperor Hongjing: "It's His Royal Highness Prince Yong and the Tenth Lady of the Wang Family."

Emperor Hongjing sneered: "Good, really good!"

Mrs. Wang probably didn't hear it inside, and Mrs. Wang's legs immediately softened and fell to the ground. At the same time, several ladies on the side were as pale as paper, and they didn't even dare to raise their heads.

Princess Yong was stunned. She was stunned on the spot when she saw Su Yao Niang and Prince of Jin appear together before, and she was even more stunned when she heard this. But she reacted quickly, and immediately ran towards the palace with a cry.

"Well, you dare to have a secret meeting with a bitch here!"

The voice of Princess Yong was like the howling of a ghost at night, but Queen Wei seemed relieved, and then frowned and said: "Why don't you go and grab Princess Yong, you think it's not embarrassing enough."

Chapter 142

The spacious palace was brightly lit.

There was only a seat at the top, and Emperor Hongjing sat there with a gloomy face.

Princess Yong cried like a tearful person. Usually, people were used to seeing her being so smooth and versatile, so this was really unaccustomed.

Prince Yong had a pale face and knelt there with his head down.

Before, Princess Yong rushed in and beat Prince Yong. Not only did she beat Prince Yong, but Wang Shuying was also slapped hard by her. The two people who were knocked unconscious naturally woke up.

The scene was in chaos, and the people who did not have anything to do with each other were taken away by the Queen Wei. After much difficulty, the crazy Princess Yong was pulled apart, and the couple was in a miserable state.

Wang Shuying was no longer recognizable as a human being, her face was red and swollen, and there were several nail marks on the face of Prince Yong. Emperor Hongjing was furious, and the problems that needed to be solved had to be solved afterwards.

Prince Jin changed his usual aloof appearance and insisted on having the eunuch interrogated. Who instructed him to make random accusations? The interrogation was held in public.

The eunuch was not very old, only about 17 or 18 years old, and he was already scared to tears and snot, and he bit him to death. He was frightened and made a mistake at the time. Besides, in that situation, Wang Defang was pressed under Prince Hui, and his hair was messy. He only saw half of his face, so it was normal for him to make a mistake.

However, he did not dare to say this normal thing. He just knelt there and slapped himself one after another, saying that he was talking nonsense and begging His Royal Highness Prince Jin and Concubine Su to spare his life.

Yao Niang was used to being soft-hearted, and she did not say anything at this time. After the previous incident, she knew that being soft-hearted to others now would be cruel to herself. As long as she thought of everything she might suffer if Prince Jin had not made arrangements in advance, her heart suddenly became as hard as a stone.

At this time, someone came to report that Wang Ge Lao was here.

Not long after, Wang Ge Lao was led in.

He was already in his sixties, with gray hair and beard, and thin cheeks. In the past, he looked like a scholar, not like an official, but like a great scholar who did not work. At this time, his old face was dark, and the momentum of power without anger was revealed, but there was also a bit of exasperation at the end of the road.

"I am ashamed of this old minister!" After paying his respects, Wang Ge Lao bowed his head.

Facing such an old minister, and one that Emperor Hongjing relied on more, he could not say anything harsh for a while. He just sighed deeply and said, "What a wicked son!"

"It is because my family did not teach my granddaughter well. I will take these two treasonous things back and give your majesty a replacement."

This is the opposite of what he said. Originally, men and women are willing to do it, especially in this kind of thing, the woman must suffer. Now Wang Ge Lao said something in a sarcastic way. But whether it is a sarcastic statement or not, only Wang Ge Lao and Emperor Hongjing know it in their hearts. At this point, there must be a replacement. Wang Ge Lao can't force Emperor Hongjing to give him a replacement, so he can only say that his family will give a replacement.

In fact, let Wang Ge Lao think about it. If there is one less unfilial descendant, it is better to do it. Now is not the time to be reluctant. He claims to be a clean official, not to rely on nepotism, and not to make friends with the powerful. Before, because the Wang family did not want to be involved in the fight for the throne, they withdrew the marriage with the former grandson. Some people have privately discussed the power of the Wang family and did not do things properly. In order to break this rumor, he was unwilling to get involved. He gritted his teeth and persuaded the old woman in his family to marry off his granddaughter.

The reason why civil officials cherish their feathers is that literati pay attention to moral character. Starving to death is a small matter, while losing integrity is a big matter. Civil officials die for remonstrance, and military officials die in battle. This is the highest realm of civil officials and military officials. Military officials are proud to die on the battlefield, while civil officials are proud to support the country and dare to fight against the imperial power. When the emperor is not "wise", they are willing to remonstrate at the cost of their own death, which is regarded as the highest honor.

Therefore, when civil officials reach a certain position, not everyone is willing to marry into the royal family.

Especially for a family like the Wang family that claims to be a clean family, it has a reputation for its high moral character and attracts countless clean officials to follow it. The so-called clean family means not flattering, not currying favor with the powerful, and daring to criticize the imperial power. Any civil servant who does not wear a clean brand on himself is simply embarrassed to serve as an official in the court.

Now, all the previous postures have been severely slapped back. The Wang family is not self-righteous, but holding a treasure to bet. Now that the situation is unclear, it is just one family. Without waiting until tomorrow, Lord Wang can imagine how low the reputation of the Wang family will fall.

And the Wang family will also be ridiculed, and the building will collapse.

Whenever Lord Wang thinks of these, he will feel dizzy and wish he could faint on the spot. But he can't faint. Unless he is in a desperate situation, how can he faint with his determination and scheming.

He still has a way to go, that is, to take his daughter back and pretend that this has never happened. But it is obvious that Emperor Hongjing does not think the same as him.

"My sons have done evil, and they have to bear the consequences of their own evil. How about this, Lord Wang, my sons have vacancies for concubines, so I will give the concubine position to Miss Wang. Your Wang family has a long tradition of morality, and you are a veteran of two dynasties, so you are a good match."

Lord Wang was about to refuse, but was stopped by Emperor Hongjing, "Do you look down on my Zhao royal family, or do you prefer to break up a few couples at the cost of your own descendants? Let's put it this way, it's getting late, Lord Wang, take the children home, I will send someone to your house to issue an order tomorrow."

Emperor Hongjing waved his hand to indicate his retreat.

At this point, Lord Wang could only smile and thank him, and led the Wang family away.

It can be imagined that the Wang family is destined to have a sleepless night today, and Wang Defang and her sisters will not have an easy time after returning, but at least the Wang family will not do anything to them, because Emperor Hongjing said that he would issue an order tomorrow.

Afterwards, Emperor Hongjing left with a gloomy face, and Empress Wei led the depressed Prince Hui away as well.

With the situation developing to this point, Princess Yong was relieved.

She had many questions to ask, but nothing was more important than hiding the matter. If they really investigated, even though the lineage of Prince Yong was used to keeping a backhand, they had to prevent being found out.

Prince Lu was not very satisfied. Was the play over like this? Shouldn't it be a fight, with everyone's vitality seriously damaged, and only he would win? Prince Lu did not ignore the implication of Emperor Hongjing. Even if it was to cover up, Wang Shuyan would definitely enter his Prince Lu's mansion.

The daughters of the Wang family were finally divided up, and no one got a good deal. It was just that it became like this, which made people feel a little uncomfortable.

Prince Lu felt a little uncomfortable. He had to use this method to get what he had tried so hard, and he was not the only one. But on second thought, he had stirred up the muddy water, and the fourth brother's plan failed, not to mention the others. This game was a draw, which relieved his depression.

And the two most innocent people today, Prince Jin and Yao Niang, because of Prince Jin's advance precautions, all the conspiracies and tricks against them were foiled, and they fought back fiercely, making the other party lose more than they gained.

Prince Jin was not surprised that Emperor Hongjing would deal with it in this way. Compared with knowing who the mastermind behind the scenes was, Emperor Hongjing would never give up an opportunity to overthrow the Wang family. The ministers are powerful, and the monarch must reduce the wings of the other party. This was the case when he asked Wang Defang to marry the crown prince, and it is still the case now.

Seriously speaking, Emperor Hongjing is the real winner in this game. He doesn't have to do anything, and these sons who are eager to try will do it for him.

Although the process of the incident was a bit unexpected, the result was satisfactory to him.

Of course, the matter would not end like this. Although Emperor Hongjing did not investigate further on the surface, it did not mean that he would not investigate behind the scenes.