Chapter 288 No trace
Author: Fragrance is all over the world
On one side was his biological son, on the other side was the daughter of a sinner who had lost her virginity. The balance of the old emperor had never been tilted.
Because the balance was tilting towards the second prince from beginning to end.
Concubine Jiang looked at the second prince in shock. Is this still the gentle, humble and kind His Highness she knew?
"Your Highness, how can you slander me like this? Why?"
The look of her crying and accusing was pitiful, but the second prince didn't even give her a look of charity.
The old emperor was so angry that his face turned red and his neck was thick. He pointed at Concubine Jiang who was kneeling on the ground and shouted angrily, "Come here, pull this bitch down and beat her to death with a stick!"
Just after he finished speaking, the old emperor shook his head again, "No, no, we can't let this bitch disgrace my royal family!"
Concubine Jiang knelt on the ground helplessly, knowing that nothing could be done to save her, her face was full of despair.
"Come here!" the old emperor said loudly, "it was Pei Huan, the personal maid of the second prince's concubine, who carried out my decree, sold off royal belongings, and made loan sharks privately. The bold and unruly people dared to despise the emperor's authority and were immediately thrown into prison.
, Qiuhou asked to behead!"
He looked at Concubine Jiang indifferently, as if looking at a dying person, "As for you, you are unable to discipline the servants around you and allow them to do whatever they want. It is difficult for you to be the concubine. Now, your name will be marked off the royal jade plate. From now on,
Demoted to a commoner, exiled from the city, and never allowed to set foot in the capital!"
Following the old emperor's unequivocal decree, Concubine Jiang's fate came to an end.
In this way, under the supervision of the emperor, Concubine Jiang and Pei Huan were quickly locked into the prison car, one was escorted to the prison in the capital, and the other headed towards the city gate.
The onlookers on the street were confused. In the past, the prisoners escorted were all extremely vicious men. This was the first time they saw two helpless women.
"What's going on? What crime have they committed?"
Some people who don't pay attention to major events in Beijing asked.
But the answer soon came. Soldiers in armor were seen holding notices and posting them on the wooden boards on both sides of the road.
A group of people rushed forward to join in the fun.
A literate man read the words above loudly, "The unruly citizen Pei Huan despised the imperial authority and secretly resold the palace's belongings and loaned usury. The second prince's side concubine Jiang was demoted to a commoner and expelled from the capital."
Some people who heard about Concubine Jiang suddenly realized, "So that's it!"
"What's going on? Tell me quickly!"
"Our emperor is really kind. It is said that in order to win favor, Jiang even gave up the child in her belly. No, she just had a miscarriage a few days ago and caused such a scandal, but she didn't behead her!"
"Ah, that's the grandson of the emperor! This Jiang family must be crazy!"
Soon, the prison car left the capital. According to the order, Jiang was supposed to be escorted to the border for exile, but the road became more and more gloomy.
If anyone is familiar with the route, they will know at a glance that this is the road leading to the mass graves outside the city.
Jiang was still immersed in a trance until the prison car stopped and the guards opened the shackles and let her get off.
"What is this for?" Jiang asked.
The guard sneered, "Stop blabbering, get down here quickly!"
Jiang was confused. As soon as she stepped out of the prison car, the guards took her to an open space.
Jiang looked around. She had never seen a place like this before. Why were there mounds of dirt piled up at regular intervals around it?
"Pfft——"
The sound of the blade passing through the body was heard.
Jiang's eyes were still staring at the surrounding mounds when he felt a stinging pain in his left chest. When he looked down, he saw bright red blood drops dripping from the gleaming tip of the knife.
Moreover, visible to the naked eye, her chest quickly became covered with large blood stains.
The blade passed through the heart, and before Jiang could speak, he lost his life.
The guard came forward to check and confirmed that she was dead, "Hurry up and dig a hole and bury her!"
I don't know when there was an additional mound in the mass grave, as well as a pile of charred ashes, which could vaguely be seen as a wooden cage.
Time passed slowly, and no one remembered Jiang Fangfei.
The incident of the Dengwen drum being beaten again after many years ended like this. When the incident occurred, a group of birds perched on the glazed tiles of the palace were startled, but when it ended, no one took it to heart.
However, when he went to court the next day, the emperor specifically emphasized that officials, big and small, should take good care of their own back houses, and also asked the Ministry of Household Affairs to strictly investigate the secret banks where loan sharks were used.
The emperor was furious because of this incident, and it was too late for the whole world to move forward.
On the way back home, Fang Anren walked side by side with Pei Mo, "Brother Pei, isn't that Jiang family going to be exiled to the border area? But why did I hear that there is no news about the Jiang family now?"
Pei Mo thought and said nothing.
"It's so tragic. There is no trace. It is said that the soldiers who escorted Jiang have returned to Beijing. Only God knows where Jiang is."
Fang Anren said again, seeming to have something to say.
Pei Mo thought of the second prince, his eyes darkened, "The border is thousands of miles away, and it's not impossible that something unexpected happens on the road."
"That's right." Fang Anren said in agreement, "I don't know what you are doing?"
No one mentioned that name, but both of them knew it.
At the General's Mansion, it was lunch time when Pei Mo came back.
Murong Qing ate alone without saying a word to Pei Mo.
But a bowl of rice had already been placed on the table, and Pei Mo sat down and remained stubbornly silent.
This is how Pei Mo and Murong Qing came here these days.
No one speaks, but they always wait for each other when eating. Sometimes they pick up the same dish in tacit agreement and withdraw their chopsticks simultaneously.
The fuss made each other feel embarrassed, but neither of them was willing to speak first, as if they were angry with children.
Ping'er and Liu Shen were both anxious to death.
So while standing aside serving dishes, Ping'er always spoke from time to time to ease the lonely atmosphere.
Ping'er racked his brains, thinking of what to say to make Murong Qing happy.
"Madam, have you heard?" Ping'er said, "The second prince's concubine was expelled from the palace! Her maid was imprisoned, and the queen is going to kill her."
Murong Qing asked, "When did it happen? Why didn't I hear about it?"
Is she not well-informed? Why did she find out about such a big thing later than Ping'er?
"Just yesterday, there was still..." on the street.
Before Ping'er finished speaking, he was interrupted sharply by Pei Mo, "Shut up!"
Pei Mo slapped his chopsticks on the table, "Just eat, what nonsense are you talking about!"
The sudden anger startled both Ping'er and Murong Qing.
Pei Mo pointed to the door, "Ping'er, go out, we don't need you to provide food here."
"Okay, slave, let's go now."
Ping'er whispered, knowing that he might have said the wrong thing, feeling uneasy and walking away angrily.
Murong Qing watched Ping'er leave and glanced at Pei Mo doubtfully, complaining in his heart. He just ate when he was eating. He was so good, why did he suddenly lose his temper?
Chapter completed!