get-shopping Chapter 237 Eldest Sister
Chapter 237 Eldest Sister
Extremely tragic!
Cao Zhong's wailing could be heard throughout the entire palace.
Shen Shixi's ruthless methods not only intimidated the palace maids and eunuchs, but also frightened the Empress Dowager and the Empress.
Everyone knows she's not someone to be trifled with, but her ruthlessness is truly astonishing.
Nowadays, what woman doesn't want a reputation for being kind, compassionate, gentle, and virtuous? Shen Shixi doesn't care. Anyone who dares to mess with her should be prepared to be torn to pieces.
Apart from the empress, the concubines in the imperial harem did not actually have the right to summon court officials.
However, the Imperial Noble Consort was different. The date for her investiture had already been set, and the entire ceremony was more elaborate than that of the Empress's investiture ceremony in the past. One important part of the ceremony was that the Emperor and the Imperial Noble Consort sat side by side to receive the homage of the officials.
This was unprecedented that day.
Would Sun Qingcheng dare not come?
He not only came himself, but also brought Wu Yingde with him.
"Your subject pays respects to Your Highness the Imperial Noble Consort!"
"Very good, you're a smart man. You've found out everything Wu Yingde did through interrogation?"
Sun Qingcheng replied, "Your Majesty, it was Wu Yingde who poisoned that handkerchief. He has confessed, and I have ordered him to sign and affix his seal!"
Shen Shixi walked up to Wu Yingde, who had already been tortured once. At this moment, he hung his head like a dead dog. Chao En turned his head up so that his face was facing the Imperial Noble Consort.
"Who ordered you to do this?"
Cao Zhong's screams still echoed in her ears, and Wu Yingde's crotch smelled foul, but Shen Shixi acted as if she didn't smell it at all, her face as cold as ice.
"It's...it's Lord Chen!" Wu Yingde was barely conscious. "I received, I received the favor of Consort Min, and I promised, promised her...that I would take care of her...her sister."
Sun Qingcheng approached and whispered to Shen Shixi, "Your Majesty, I have discovered that the former deposed Consort Min and Wu Yingde had an affair!"
[Li Yuanke's harem is riddled with holes! Just after the scandal broke that the second princess wasn't of the emperor's child, another shocking secret has emerged.]
Wu Yingde was the Director of the Inner Palace, a eunuch!
Shen Shixi was puzzled. "Isn't he a eunuch?"
Sun Qingcheng said, "He is a distant cousin of Consort Min. He admired Consort Min. When Consort Min was betrothed to the Emperor, he castrated himself and entered the palace, just waiting for the Emperor to ascend the throne and for Consort Min to enter the palace."
[This person is totally love-struck! My god, an absolute love-struck genius!]
Shen Shixi asked, "Does the Emperor know?"
Sun Qingcheng hesitated, and Shen Shixi knew the answer. So, the so-called revenge for her elder sister, the removal of Consort Min, and the execution were all pretexts.
Who is responsible for this affair between a palace concubine and a eunuch? Li Yuanke should bear the main responsibility!
If it were her, and she were sexually frustrated, even roses would seem beautiful to her.
When desire takes over, there's nothing you can't do!
"How is Wu Yingde still alive? Shouldn't he have died along with the deposed Consort Min?"
"At the time, it was the Empress who handled this matter. The Empress only requested that the deposed Consort Min be executed for the crime of murdering Consort Shu. That was all."
As for the fact that Wu Yingde and the deposed Consort Min had a past relationship, it was I who discovered it!
[Oh, we misunderstood Li Yuanke! It turns out that this scoundrel didn't even know! The Empress used this incident to manipulate Consort Min.]
Shen Shixi knew this was Sun Qingcheng's surrender, so she accepted it with a smile.
"Okay, well done!"
Shen Shixi ordered, "Give Cao Zhong a quick death. Lord Sun, take Wu Yingde to the Emperor for punishment! Everyone in the harem, listen carefully. No matter whose orders you are on, if you want to plot against me, you are welcome to do so."
However, I warn you to be swift and ruthless. If I don't die, you will all die. I will not spare a single one of you, including the masters behind you!
Get out of here, all of you!
The departing masters and palace servants were filled with mixed feelings.
Consort Qiong and Consort Jin, who usually had a good relationship with Shen Shixi, didn't dare to step forward at this moment, as they were both frightened by her.
Shen Shixi didn't reveal Cao Zhong's fate, so the executioner didn't dare to kill him. He was left hanging by a thread, struggling like a lump of mud, a truly horrifying sight.
Many of those who witness the execution have weak mental fortitude; they can't even cry, yet they dare not refuse to watch.
With Shen Shixi's command, the executioner delivered the final blow. Cao Zhong's body trembled, and as he passed away, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, tears streaming down their faces.
Certainly, Cao Zhong deserved to die, but the way he died so tragically was truly heartbreaking.
With such a commotion in the harem, Li Yuanke naturally received the news, and his face darkened to the point of being dripping with water.
"All the eunuchs and maids in the palace were summoned to witness the execution. Cao Zhong was beaten more than 280 times before he was finally declared dead. His body from the waist down was completely reduced to dust!" Li Fude said.
Sun Qingcheng requested an audience, and Li Yuanke allowed him in.
"Your Majesty, I have brought the criminal Wu Yingde here on the orders of the Imperial Noble Consort, and request that you punish him!" Sun Qingcheng said.
Wu Yingde was a member of the Imperial Household Department, which, to put it bluntly, meant he was a servant of the imperial family.
"Execute him by dismemberment and exterminate his entire family!" the emperor declared.
Chen Yuxi never expected to see Shen Shixi again. They entered the palace on the same day as the imperial concubine selection. She was initially named a concubine, but after only two days in Zhaoyang Palace, she was banished to the Cold Palace because of the incident of scattering mung beans.
If it weren't for the Empress, she would never have lived to this day.
Jiang, who suffered the same misfortune as her, has a grave covered in tall grass.
She was disheveled and looked like a madwoman, while Shen Shixi was adorned with jewels and dressed in gorgeous clothes, looking like a fairy descending from the clouds.
"How dare you not kneel before the Imperial Noble Consort!" Chao En attacked Chen Yuxi.
Chen Yuxi laughed loudly, "Imperial Noble Consort? Even if she is an Imperial Noble Consort, no matter how high her rank is, can she be higher than the Empress?"
"I can't surpass him!" Shen Shixi said calmly. "However, if I wanted the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion to be destroyed, I could still do it!"
But the Empress might not be so!
Chen Yuxi understood the implied meaning, her expression changed, and she thought of her loving parents, tears streaming down her face.
Unlike Shen Shixi, she was not allowed to enter the palace by her parents. She insisted on entering the palace to avenge her tragically deceased sister, but she died before she could achieve her goal.
"My father is the Grand Secretary!"
"That's right. Otherwise, do you think I would have made this trip myself? Enough with the nonsense, confess properly, and I might let you die a little easier. Otherwise, you'll die the same way Cao Zhong did!"
Chen Yuxi shuddered. "You're dreaming. I won't tell!"
Chao En brandished his knife. "Sorry, but if you don't tell me, I won't be polite!"
He cut off Chen Yuxi's ear.
Chen Yuxi rolled on the ground in pain, crying, "So what if I did it? Your sister killed my sister, shouldn't I seek revenge?"
"Tell me your story. If I like to hear it, I'll let you have an easy journey. Otherwise, you'll be the first person in the Great Zhou's harem to be subjected to the torture of being sliced to death!"
Chen Yuxi covered her earless face, shivering with pain. "Your sister wasn't killed by my sister at all. The Emperor was never kind to her, and he never consummated the marriage with her. Do you know that? She was cursing you even as she died..."
"Get to the point!" Shen Shixi glanced at her sideways.
"At that time, the Emperor and Empress had not yet consummated their marriage. But your sister was different; if she gave birth to a prince, he would surely become the Crown Prince. It's laughable that your sister always thought the Emperor loved her, and her heart was entirely with him, unaware that the Emperor couldn't tolerate her at all..."
She glanced sideways at Shen Shixi, "You know it too, don't you? Your refusal to enter the palace is forcing the Emperor to punish your sister, isn't it?"