Chapter 190: A show of force
Chapter 190: A show of force
At this time, outside the Yanxi Palace, the sun was shining brightly in the sky. The scorching sunlight poured down like a brocade, and beams of light sprinkled into the palace, making it suddenly magnificent.
Although Nanxiang's Yanxi Hall is not as luxurious as the main hall of the Queen's Jingren Palace, it also has its own charm.
The wood used for the chairs is hard in texture and warm in color, while the floor tiles are carefully selected with clear textures.
The sunlight makes every corner of the hall clear.
The strange expressions on the concubines' faces were made more obvious.
Of course, not all concubines were like this, there were more than ten of them.
In order to cover up the redness on their faces, these concubines put on very heavy makeup on their faces, but the effect was not very good.
She formed a sharp contrast with the beautiful concubines around her, especially Concubine Xian, whose skin was as white as cream, with a faint pink in her whiteness, like a newly blooming peach blossom, delicate and lively, delicate and smooth, as if it could be blown away.
Nanxiang looked at these concubines from afar and saw that their faces looked like they were sunburned.
After a moment, she figured out the reason.
"I didn't expect that the child was so stubborn. He was willing to let the concubine be exposed to the scorching sun."
"I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine! May Your Majesty be blessed with good health and happiness!"
When the concubines saw Nanxiang coming out, they immediately stood up, threw their handkerchiefs, and squatted to salute Nanxiang.
"No gift!"
Nanxiang waved her hand casually, her movements neither hurried nor slow, showing her composure.
The exquisite screen behind her was embroidered with lifelike patterns of flowers and birds. A few spots of light filtered through the window lattice on the side, jumping and playing on the ground.
The light gauze dress embroidered with intricate patterns sparkled even in the sun, colorful yet dignified.
She raised her eyes and looked gently at the concubines who were deliberately lowering their heads to hide their embarrassment. Her eyes were clear and distant, as if she could see into people's hearts.
This time, the concubines either covered their faces with a palm-leaf fan, or with a scarf, or raised their hands to cover their faces.
"Why? Did you do something shameful? Why don't you dare show your true face to others?"
Nan Xiang sneered, and although her tone was gentle, it also carried a sense of majesty that was hard to ignore.
She raised her hand slightly to signal Juping beside her to wave the palm-leaf fan. Suddenly, a cool breeze blew the light gauze on her body slowly.
Upon hearing this, the concubines lowered their heads even more.
When Concubine Xian looked at the appearances of these concubines, she tried not to laugh, and picked up the teacup on the table and started drinking.
"My sisters are feeling uncomfortable on their faces, and Your Majesty should be sympathetic. Why are you being so harsh?"
The virtuous concubine Huang was bored, so she thought of making trouble for Nanxiang and humiliating her.
But Nan Xiang would never let her have her way. There was a hint of teasing in her eyes.
"Could it be that Concubine Xian wants to be like them and not know the etiquette?"
Nanxiang's cold voice slowly fell into Concubine Xian's ears, making her face look more unhappy.
"I am only concerned about my sisters. Why do you have to be so aggressive, Your Majesty?"
The virtuous concubine snorted, appearing to be extremely understanding of the greater good, which made many concubines of higher status present look at her and feel more grateful and respectful towards her.
"Since Concubine Xian cares about you so much, why don't you stay with them and play around in the Emperor's Palace of Tranquil Longevity?"
Nanxiang glanced at Concubine Xian coldly, which stopped Concubine Xian from retorting and also made the concubines who were sitting and listening feel a little uneasy.
After hearing what Nan Xiang said, Concubine Xian understood something instantly and immediately shut her mouth.
Since it was about the emperor, she couldn't say much at this time.
She also told Luqi about it on the way here, but she didn't think it was that serious. She didn't expect that so many concubines were punished in disguise by the emperor.
I heard that the emperor ordered Liu Sheng to keep them for a while.
"My sisters and I are here to visit the Emperor. We are not here to play around. Please be careful with your words, Your Majesty."
After hearing what Nanxiang said, Concubine Wang couldn't help herself. She thought that they had gone to visit the emperor yesterday and cared about him, which was different from Nanxiang who did nothing but send some useless medicine. She felt even more complacent in her heart.
There was also more mockery in the look he gave Nanxiang.
Nanxiang was not angry, but raised her eyes slightly and looked at Wang with a smile in her beautiful eyes.
This caused Wang's self-satisfaction to waver and she became uneasy.
"But I heard that you didn't even see the emperor. How can you say it was a visit instead of a joke?"
Nan Xiang then asked back gently with a hint of sarcasm, but her tone suddenly changed and became sharp, "Besides, I heard that the princess seems to be dissatisfied with me. She even talked about the Imperial Concubine in front of my maid. Is this true?"
Nanxiang looked directly at her with extremely cold eyes.
Upon hearing this, Wang couldn't help but shiver.
She grasped the table beside her somewhat unsteadily, tightly clenching the handkerchief in her hand.
"I am asking you a question, but you are mute?"
Nanxiang then raised her voice and asked in a harsh tone.
"I...I have never made any false accusations against Your Majesty. Please understand."
Wang said somewhat unconfidently.
"Chun Yue! Please repeat what the princess said to me."
Seeing that Wang refused to admit it, Nanxiang raised her hand and asked Chunyue to come out and report.
Chunyue walked to the center of the hall cautiously. After all, facing so many concubines, she was still a little nervous, but her words and actions at this time were still in compliance.
Kikuhei looked at her with some concern.
"Your Majesty! I dare not repeat such obscene words."
Chunyue immediately knelt down and said.
"I will spare you the punishment. You can tell me more."
After hearing this, Nanxiang looked at Chunyue with a very gentle gaze and smiled.
Wang on the side glared at Chunyue with extremely hostile eyes.
It seems to be saying, if you dare to say it, you know the consequences.
Just when Haruzuki was about to muster up the courage to speak, Nanxiang suddenly thought of something and stopped her.
Nanxiang didn't want her loyal subordinates to be implicated. If she angered Wang, Chunyue would be skinned alive.
Then she pointed to Lin, the concubine who lived next door to Wang.
"You tell me!"
Lin was so frightened that she could hardly hold the fan that she was covering her face with.
He immediately stood up and knelt down.
"I hope your majesty will forgive me. I dare not speak nonsense."
Lin kowtowed to Nanxiang with a tearful tone.
Nan Xiangqing's eyes sank slightly, and she sighed. She didn't want to hear these dirty words about herself anymore, so she said directly, "You don't have to elaborate. Just tell me directly, did Wang say anything bad about me? Did she or didn't she?"
"Yes!" Lin said with great certainty, as if he had received some kind of reward.
"Very good! Get up."
Nanxiang shouted in a deep voice.
"Thank you, ma'am!"
Wang's face turned pale, and the blood color disappeared from her lips, forming a sharp contrast with the red spots on her face.
Then Nanxiang asked several people.
The responses were all 'Yes!'
She nodded with satisfaction, then glared at Wang with a pair of cold and fierce eyes.
"Wang was disrespectful to me! I will slap you ten times and make you copy the palace rules a hundred times!"
As soon as Nanxiang said this, the eunuch who had been waiting for a long time slowly walked over. The two of them grabbed each other's hands and one of them slapped them.
"How dare you execute me!"
Wang waved her hands desperately to resist, but how could a woman be as strong as three men?
With a "pop!" sound, the hall fell into silence, and everyone except Nan Xiang broke out in a cold sweat.
Then the sound of slapping became louder and louder, echoing throughout the entire Yanxi Palace.
Snapped----
Snapped----
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