kingnovel Chapter 389 Heavy Punishment
Chapter 389 Heavy Punishment
Chapter 389 Severe Punishment
Concubine Shen angrily said, "So are we just going to let Lady Ming be disgusting here?"
Xie Run said slowly: "It's not a big deal, don't let her spoil everyone's fun."
Concubine Shen's emotions were barely stable.
Then Xie Run said, "Ming Meiren has suffered such a great injustice, I can't just sit back and watch."
Concubine Shen was shocked and said quickly, "Thank you, sister..."
Xie Run instructed Xiao Shu: "Send someone to escort Lady Ming to Concubine Jing Shu's Yongming Palace."
"Just say that I can't bear to see anyone being wronged, and ask Concubine Jing Shu to investigate thoroughly. I will definitely seek justice for Lady Ming."
Concubine Shen swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth and said, "Thank you, sister, you are so kind."
Xie Run glanced at her and suppressed his laughter.
Concubine Fang couldn't help laughing.
After staying in the palace for so long, Xie Run had already developed a good mentality and was not affected by Ming Meiren's affairs at all.
She happily admired the flowers with the two of them, and cut a few peonies to take home to prepare flower arrangements.
Just as I was drinking tea at the Showa Palace, I heard Xiao Shu say, "Your Majesty, Concubine Jingshu punished Concubine Ming with thirty strokes of the cane for disturbing you and speaking rudely."
Xie Run was a little surprised: "Thirty strokes of the cane? Such harsh punishments are rare in the palace."
Xiao Shu said somewhat dissatisfiedly, "Your Majesty, it's fine if Concubine Jing Shu is punished, but she is using your name to punish her."
"You've always been careful and gentle. But she's so cruel herself that she's using your name to ruin your reputation."
Xie Run smiled and said, "Xiao Shu, I'm not a good person either."
"I sent Concubine Ming to Yongming Palace because I didn't want to be contaminated by her, so I wanted to use Concubine Jing Shu to deal with her."
"Concubine Jing Shu understood what was happening and was inevitably a little angry, so she severely punished the culprit who caused the trouble."
Xiao Shu: "But... she punished me too harshly."
Xie Run: "It's one thing for Lady Ming to disturb me, and it's another to say something rude. I'm afraid she said something in Yongming Palace again."
Xiao Shu was stunned, and then went to ask the palace servant who had delivered the message, and then came back and said, "Your Majesty, please judge for yourself!"
"The reason Concubine Jingshu punished Concubine Ming so harshly is because Concubine Ming spoke rudely in Yongning Palace, mentioning the Seventh Prince and claiming that Concubine Jingshu's Seventh Prince was snatched from Concubine Wu. That's why Concubine Jingshu punished her so severely."
Xie Run blinked, "Ming Meiren, she... is really brave."
In comparison, Concubine Jingshu's punishment was relatively light.
Xie Run hadn't seen such a warrior for a long time.
A beauty dared to challenge the first-rank concubine in public.
Compared to this, her collision with Xie Run was not a big deal.
In the evening, two more things happened in the palace.
One day, the emperor issued an edict to demote Ming Meiren's rank, and demoted her directly from Meiren to Baolin.
Another thing was that the Sixth Prince suddenly fell seriously ill.
Xie Run learned about this in the middle of the night.
She was not sleeping very well, and when she heard some noise, she asked a few questions.
Dan Tao was holding a lantern at one side. "It was said that the Sixth Prince suddenly fell ill, and Xian Xiuyi sent for the imperial physician overnight. The matter became so serious that even the Emperor went there."
Xie Run leaned lazily against the wall, reacting a little late before saying, "Then send someone to take a look."
"Why did the Sixth Prince suddenly develop an acute illness?"
Xiao Shu brought the tea to Xie Run's mouth and said softly, "Maybe Xian Xiuyi was anxious again, so she caused some trouble."
"Or maybe the Sixth Prince is actually fine, but Xian Xiuyi was too worried and lost her composure, which is why she made such a big fuss."
"Your Majesty, you know Xian Xiuyi's personality, don't you?"
Xie Run is pregnant now, so there is no need for her to make a special trip to see the doctor.
After hearing what Xiao Shu said, she felt the same way.
"We'll know tomorrow morning."
When Xie Run got up early and was dressing, a palace servant came to the door to report the news.
"Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince suddenly became breathless last night after coming into contact with lily pollen, and also developed a rash all over his face. Xian Xiuyi was so frightened that she lost her mind and spread the news to everyone in the palace."
Xie Run frowned. "This child is allergic to lilies because she inherited her mother's problem. The elders in the palace should know this."
"Xian Xiuyi has been taking care of the Sixth Prince for a while now, doesn't she know?"
Palace attendant: "Last night, the Emperor also went to see the Sixth Prince and happened to ask the same question. Xian Zhaoyuan said she didn't know and hadn't heard the servants mention it. The Emperor was furious and punished many of the people who took care of the Sixth Prince."
Xie Run still frowned, "The old people who used to take care of the Sixth Prince have indeed been sent away."
Dan Tao put down the comb, picked up the newly made lip balm, touched Xie Run's lips, and said softly, "It's just an excuse."
"How many old people followed the prince to the palace back then? No one deliberately concealed it. You can find out by just asking around."
Xie Run looked at Dan Tao helplessly: "If even you and I can see through it, I'm afraid the emperor knows it too."
"I don't know if this was an accident or if there was something else going on."
At one o'clock in the afternoon, Concubine Shen came to find Xie Run again.
"I was afraid that my sister would be bored during her pregnancy, so I came here specially to chat and laugh with her."
Xie Run smiled helplessly and said, "What's new? Tell me about it."
Needless to say, Concubine Shen must have immediately inquired about what happened in Xianxiuyi Palace and rushed to tell Xie Run.
Concubine Shen chuckled and said, "Yesterday, the Sixth Prince accidentally smelled a lily and nearly suffocated. I thought it was an accident, but now that I think about it, I'm afraid there's another reason."
Xie Run raised his eyebrows, also a little curious, "Could it be that someone is plotting this?"
In the blink of an eye, several possibilities flashed through Xie Run's mind.
Concubine Shen paused and said sincerely, "I can't tell who planned this, but Xian Xiuyi seems to be using this incident to compete with the nanny beside the Sixth Prince."
"Last night, the Emperor passed away after the imperial physician prescribed medicine for the Sixth Prince."
"Xian Xiuyi first cried, then complained openly and covertly that no one had told her that the Sixth Prince was allergic to lilies. The old nanny was so frightened that she knelt on the spot."
"The old lady is smart. She just kept admitting her guilt and didn't defend herself. It made Xian Xiuyi seem a little impatient."
"After hearing this, the Emperor didn't punish the old nanny, nor did he appease Xian Xiuyi. He simply dismissed the few palace maids who were personally caring for the Sixth Prince and Xian Xiuyi."
Seeing Xie Run's thoughtful expression, Concubine Shen lowered her voice and leaned over, "Sister Xie, do you think Xian Xiuyi did this?"
Xie Run shook his head. "Probably not. The Emperor cannot tolerate anyone who plots to murder the heir. If this is really related to Xian Xiuyi, the Sixth Prince can no longer be raised by her."
"Besides, Xian Xiuyi is narrow-minded and not very smart. It's not like she has bad intentions."
But Xian Xiuyi was a thoughtful person. When the Sixth Prince lived in Showa Palace, he refused to go with her.
If she had used one or two tricks, Xie Run would have been in turmoil, but the incident would not have become known to all the palaces and he would not have been scolded by the emperor.
Smart people do smart things, and stupid people can only do stupid things.