Chapter 55

Those who came to the Xuanming Hall to beg for mercy, who didn't kneel down honestly, she just took Zhao Zongheng's arm and sat beside him.

Si Ningchi's hand went down Zhao Zongheng's arm, and he held his hand easily. He bent his lips and smiled at Zhao Zongheng and said, "This concubine is a beauty trick, and others can't use it."

Zhao Zongheng: "..."

It seems that this matter is quite big, and the beauty trick has been used.

Seeing that Zhao Zongheng didn't intend to get rid of him at all, Si Ningchi suddenly became a little bolder, and said silently: "Didn't the emperor let the concubine check the account? A few days ago, Mother Jiang came to help the concubine. This account is checked It really went well, and by the way, I let the concubine find some..."

"It's a more serious matter." Si Ningchi glanced at Zhao Zongheng again, and continued: "It's just that, the concubine was in a hurry and the emperor stepped forward and punished him with a stick."

"Your Majesty won't blame your ministers and concubines for taking over the role and disrespecting His Majesty, right?"

Zhao Zongheng frowned lightly, a little confused, and asked casually: "What did the people below do wrong that made the empress so angry and punished them on the spot?"

Si Ningchi coughed lightly, and beckoned Su Yongde to bring up all the things. What was presented to Zhao Zongheng was the accounting omissions discovered by Si Ningchi, as well as the evidence of Wei Fangruo accepting bribes and fornicating courtiers, as well as having a relationship with the courtier. The past letters are the same.

Every time Zhao Zongheng glanced at it, his face became gloomy, and finally he slapped the account in his hand on the table.

"Presumptuous! As a court official, you know how to break the law!" Zhao Zongheng said angrily, "Bring me here!"

"Your Majesty..." Si Ning Chi said silently: "The concubine has already been punished, and she is still being whipped in the prison of the Punishment Department. She passed out from the beating, and I'm afraid she won't be able to bring her to the Emperor."

"..." Zhao Zongheng's angry face froze, looking at Si Ningchi who lowered his head beside him, he suddenly felt that his anger had no place to vent, but his anger was not directed at her.

"Your Majesty forgives the sin, it's all because the concubine was in a hurry and let go first." Si Ningchi let go of Zhao Zongheng's hand, got up and took two steps back and knelt down, and said very aggrieved: "The concubine also wants to use this to show her prestige , in the future no one will dare to disobey my concubines."

"You are the queen, who would dare not listen to you?" Zhao Zongheng frowned.

Si Ningchi knelt down and said nothing, Zhao Zongheng looked down at the things on the table and asked in a low voice: "Where are all the criminal evidences here?"

Si Ningchi nodded hurriedly and said: "The concubine checked it out, and it's all here, so if Wei Fang confessed on his own initiative, it would be considered a return from a lost cause?"

Zhao Zongheng sneered, and said in a flat tone: "That's desperate."

Si Ningchi: "..."

Why is he so smart?
Zhao Zongheng looked at Si Ningchi who was kneeling, and raised his hand to signal her to stand up. Seeing that she had put in so much effort to plead for Wei Fangruo, and punished him first, it was nothing more than to protect her. Life.

The crime of adultery should not be forgiven lightly, if it were normal, he would be thrown into a prison and punished with a serious sentence, but now that Si Ningchi has dealt with her, he can see her intentions.

What the left and right letters say has nothing to do with government affairs, so it is okay to save the queen's life for the sake of the queen's face.

"Demoted to be a servant and fined for three years, as an example to others." Zhao Zongheng closed the accounts on the table and said expressionlessly.

Si Ningchi was about to open his mouth.

Zhao Zongheng: "Don't open your mouth, I don't want to spit out what I just ate."

Well, she shut up.

Although the position of Shanggong cannot be kept, but fortunately her life is saved, she is not disgraceful, but Wei Fangruo has been beaten hard by the whip, and she must be able to shut the mouths of outsiders. If it is really punished, and it is too shameful in front of the emperor, then this matter is over.

In Fengwu Palace, Si Ningchi held the tea slowly and lowered his eyes and said: "Go, send some wound medicine to the guard."

"Yes." Shen Ting took the order and went down.

Si Ningchi got angry with the Department of Punishment, and this whip was to make Wei Fangruo suffer a little bit of flesh and blood. When Shen Ting brought the wound medicine to the Department of Punishment to catch people, he saw that Wei Fangruo was covered in blood. He was dragged and pushed out, looking at that embarrassed appearance, how could he still have the slightest prestige as Shang Gong?

Shen Ting thanked the escorting servants, and looked down at Wei Fangruo who was kneeling on the ground trembling, without the slightest bit of pity, he reached out and handed her the wound medicine in his hand, saying: "The Empress ordered me to delivered."

Wei Fangruo shook her body, looked up at Shen Ting.

"The empress saved your life in front of the emperor, you should use this medicine well." Shen Ting stuffed the medicine into Wei Fangruo's hands with downcast eyes and said, "There is still a long way to go, don't disappoint the empress."

"Slave... I would like to thank the empress for her kindness." Wei Fangruo had tears in her eyes, and raised her arms with difficulty and bowed her head to thank her.

Wei Fangruo's incident didn't even cause much disturbance in the palace, the punishment was too fast, and the others didn't even have a mouthful of hot melon before the matter was over, only the people in the three, four or six rounds clearly understood Wei Fangruo's actions. How big is Fangruo's business.

Earlier, when she saw Wei Fang go to ask Concubine De, she knew that this matter was not a big deal, and later she learned that Concubine De didn't care about it, obviously she didn't want to involve herself.

What people never expected was that Wei Fangruo would go to see the queen in the end. The scary thing is that the queen really has a way!

The wounds on her body from several whips healed quickly with the wound medicine sent by the queen, and in a few days, she rushed to Fengwu Palace to pay her respects to the queen.

"Get up." In the flower garden, Si Ningchi was standing under the shade of a tree to enjoy the shade, fiddling with flowers and looking at Wei Fangruo who was kneeling on the ground, he said: "Since you are injured, why don't you rest for a few more days."

"The servant is grateful for the empress's kindness, and wants to serve her as soon as possible, so how dare she delay." Wei Fangruo answered with her head bowed.

"You can talk." Si Ningchi bent his lips and said with a smile: "Although you are a servant now, you don't have to worry too much. You can work as an errand in the Treasure Bureau in the future."

"My servant thanked the empress for her kindness!" Wei Fangruo was overjoyed and quickly bowed her head to thank her. Among the six rounds, only the Treasure Bureau had the richest oil and water. Now the queen sent her here, obviously there is a meaning of reuse, Wei Fang Ruo was extremely happy.

"There are many banquets in autumn and winter, and the ladies in the palaces want a lot of treasures and jewelry, so you have to take good care of them." Si Ningchi pinched the flower branch and looked sideways at Wei Fangruo, saying: "Your affairs are properly handled, so this palace is good for the emperor. I'll say good things about you in front of you, but don't embarrass me."

"Yes, this servant will do her best to complete the errands assigned by the Empress!" Wei Fangruo responded repeatedly.

Si Ningchi let out a hum and waved Wei Fangruo to go down. He wanted to take the freshly cut flower branch back to the main hall, but when he looked up, he saw the concubine De who walked into the palace gate, who was just about to retreat. The next Wei Fangruo also stopped, took a step back and waited beside him.

(End of this chapter)

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