Chapter 383 Murder and Punishment
At this time, Chongzhen would not stay in Jingren Palace. This made Concubine Miao feel lost. Sure enough, Emperor Chongzhen stood up in surprise: "Where is a ciyi?"
The eunuch from Kunning Palace gave a gift calmly: "If you want to go back, your prince will accompany the Empress in Kunning Palace. When your nobleman comes back this time, he will also send some gifts to Concubine Miao and ask Concubine Miao to accept it with a smile."
Concubine Miao thought about ten thousand possibilities, but never thought that His Royal Highness had to give her a gift when she returned to the palace.
Even Chongzhen was a little surprised. He remembered that Zhu Cixuan and Concubine Miao had no interaction, so why did he give her a gift?
"Why don't you submit it?" The little eunuch couldn't help but scold the deep palace maid. He had no vision at all. Are you curious if you didn't see it?
The little palace maid hurried forward. The tray knew what it was, and it was covered with yellow silk.
The eunuch opened the yellow silk, and there were plates of pearls dripping on it. Each pearl was of different sizes and roundness. Just one was worth a lot of value, and such a plate was even more valuable.
Chongzhen was shocked. This plate of pearls is too expensive. How much benefit did Zhu Cixuan get in Liaodong?
This rebellious son must have searched Fan Yongdou to make a huge fortune. Otherwise, why would he give it to a concubine Miao who had no intersection? You must know that this plate of pearls is priceless.
What he wanted to do? He wanted to bribe the harem at a young age. I am not dead yet, is he so eager to cultivate his own power?
Emperor Chongzhen's face became obviously ugly. Concubine Miao, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but feel excited.
Since the Song Dynasty, the Liao Kingdom has collected a pearl called "Beizhu" from the Jurchens at that time. This pearl is produced in cold water rivers such as Songhua River and Nenjiang River, and is also the area where the Jurchens live.
Beizhu has always been a specialty of the Jurchen people. Zhu Cixuan got so many pearls in Liaodong, all of which were produced in the Qing Dynasty. The big ones were always like pigeon eggs, and the small ones were like broad beans. Although they were of different sizes and their value was different. But if you had such a large plate, it would be expensive if you put them together.
Looking at Emperor Chongzhen's unkind expression, Concubine Miao happily stepped forward and reached out to take it: "Oh, it's rare that the Crown Prince has such filial piety. I am ashamed of this."
You give these pearls to Empress Zhou or Empress Yi'an Zhang Yan, and these Emperors Chongzhen would not say anything. But you gave such a precious gift to the irrelevant Concubine Miao for no reason. This is intriguing.
Originally, you made military achievements in Liaodong, and the court was filled with praise. Your prince's behavior is frivolous and aroused the dissatisfaction of many censors. Because you made contributions in Liaodong, no one in the court said anything more.
What do you want to do now? Do you want to bribe the harem and win over the court officials to form cliques and private interests? I am not dead yet, are you so anxious to get to power? At a young age, your appetite is still so big. When you grow up in the future, it will be great. Do you also want to learn from Emperor Taizong of Tang and force your father to abdicate...
Chongzhen was originally an anxious and suspicious person. When he saw Zhu Cilang sending such a plate of pearls, he became even more angry. He looked at all this coldly, and he was about to kill someone.
Concubine Miao turned a blind eye and seemed to be extremely happy if she intentionally acted. The father and son turned against each other was the result they wanted to see.
Unexpectedly, just the moment when Concubine Miao touched the plate, the old eunuch from Kunning Palace suddenly grabbed the palace maid's arm and pulled the tray back.
This is embarrassing. Who would give him the courage to humiliate the master? Concubine Miao asked, and the old eunuch smiled embarrassedly: "Concubine Miao misunderstood. Your Highness meant to give only one to the empress."
One?
You only gave one of such a large plate of pearls. Since you gave one, why are you fucking holding a full plate to do? Do you want to humiliate me?
Concubine Miao's face suddenly became gloomy: "What does the prince mean?"
The old eunuch still smiled like a spring breeze: "Your Highness the Prince said that the country is in danger, and the people everywhere are suffering from natural disasters and bandits. Your Highness accidentally got this pearl and naturally wanted to hand it over to the treasury to contribute to the court. However, Your Highness thought that Concubine Miao had personally handled the smallpox of Zhongcui Palace and came to ask me to thank the Queen. This pearl is the filial piety of His Highness to the Queen."
As he said that, the old eunuch slashed and pulled the plate, searching it over and over again. Finally, he found a bead as big as a broad bean from the plate and took it out from it.
Killing people to kill the heart. Every pearl on this plate is valuable. Only the one picked out by the old eunuch is the smallest one, and the color is not as smooth as other pearls. It would be fine not only, but this pearl is actually flat.
In other words, this is actually a defective product.
Killing someone to kill his heart, Concubine Miao was humiliated and immediately became furious: "What does the Prince's meaning mean? I have never offended Your Highness."
The old eunuch looked stunned: "Why did Empress Miao say this? Your Highness is full of filial piety. Your words make me really frightened."
Concubine Miao snorted: "Your Highness the Crown Prince brought this plate of pearls and picked out the smallest one for me. If it weren't humiliating me, what would it be? Long Sui, please ask Long Sui to make the decision for me."
Chongzhen was hesitating, but the old eunuch was so scared that he knelt down in a hurry: "Long Sui, the prince of the Crown Prince has never touched a plate of pearls. Even the queen did not give it to him. His highness said that the court used money everywhere and these pearls were to be handed over to the treasury. His highness also learned that Concubine Miao heard that Zhongcui Palace had a smallpox, so he personally executed and buried a maid alive. Although it was the unintentional mistake of Concubine Miao, his highness was grateful after all, so he ordered his servants to offer a pearl. Concubine Miao arranged his noble in this way, so he asked the servants to go back and report their lives. His Highness was sincere."
Emperor Chongzhen frowned, and he could already feel it. Zhu Cixuan is here to find trouble.
Concubine Miao was even more angry and shouted: "What an unintentional mistake? You dog slave explain it to me clearly, what an unintentional mistake."
The old eunuch knelt on the ground and complimented more and more: "Long lively, Concubine Miao said that the smallpox in Zhongcui Palace had been released, and ordered people to drag the prince's personal maid out of the palace to bury it. Unexpectedly, the maid should not have died. She crawled out of the soil and went all the way to Liaodong and found His Highness. His Highness knew that Concubine Miao had made a mistake in her mind, so she ordered her servants to come and offer pearls."
Concubine Miao only felt the hairs standing up on her back, and then became furious: "What nonsense is it? What are you talking about? You are confusing the crowd. Come and drag this slave out and beat him to death!"
"I have no evil words to deceive the public. The palace maid did not get any smallpox. Instead, after she went to Liaodong to find His Royal Highness, she had already returned with His Royal Highness this time."
Chapter completed!