After traveling through time, I was dragged down by my childhood sweetheart and became a queen

Chapter 227 The emperor is not in a hurry for the eunuch

In fact, for the courtiers and family members of Huaiyang Palace, the emperor did not treat them lightly.

Originally, Shangguanjing thought that it would be a good thing for the family members to avoid decapitation and exile instead, at least they could save their lives.Only later did she realize that she was really an ignorant modern person.

There were only a few usual exile places in the Great Zhou Dynasty. The bitter cold northern border, the miasma-filled Rongzhou, and the Anxi Prefecture near the barbarian tribes in the west were all desolate frontiers about three thousand miles away from the capital.

Later, after old man Feng's science popularization, Shangguanjing knew how the so-called exile tortured prisoners.

Generally speaking, criminals involved in serious cases like the family members of the Huaiyang Palace will be directly escorted to the place of exile by the police in Beijing, and they will not hand over to the local police on the way.Their daily itinerary is stipulated, no matter how far the distance is, they must travel within two months.Guards can ride horses, but prisoners must wear shackles and walk on two legs.

Northern Xinjiang is three thousand miles away from the capital, so Consort Xu, Concubine Lin, and the underage sons of King Huaiyang have to walk more than fifty miles a day with shackles, so there are often prisoners who cannot withstand the torture on the road and die halfway .

It doesn't matter if a person dies on the way, because this is a common occurrence, and the escort officer can be exempted from responsibility with a piece of proof.But if the person walks slowly, the escort officers will be greatly implicated if the person cannot arrive at the place of exile on time, so if the escorted prisoners are not fast enough, the guards will resort to various means, such as kicking, whipping, and beating with sticks , It is even possible to hang people behind horses and drag them away.

"Can I be bribed?" Shangguan Jing asked old man Feng curiously: "For example, if Captain Lin gave the escort a large sum of money, would Concubine Lin and his son be treated better? Her son is only six years old this year. Years old, with such torture all the way, I will definitely not survive."

"Ordinary criminals may still offer bribes." Old Man Feng sighed and shook his head: "But those are the family members of King Huaiyang who conspired against the criminals, who would dare."

I see!Might as well be beheaded!Shangguan Jing sighed slightly.

Sure enough, on the second day after the news of the emperor's decree, the news spread from the Ten Palace Prison that Concubine Lin strangled her six-year-old son to death with her belt in despair, and then hanged herself.And Concubine Xu, who was already on the verge of death due to a hunger strike, died the second day after she was escorted to the road.

For Xu and Lin, who used to be the favorite concubines of King Huaiyang, this was an extremely tragic ending.But Shangguan Jing didn't know whether their natal family would be sad because of this, or would they secretly breathe a sigh of relief because of their death?

Because for the aristocratic family who had a distorted relationship with the Huaiyang Palace, the sooner the detainees in the Huaiyang King's case died cleanly, the better. If they died, there would be no proof.For example, Wu Dinghou himself thought so.

The vigorous treason case was settled in this way, and not too many courtiers were implicated. I don't know how many people secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

But of course, there are also some people who are very dissatisfied with the emperor's decision, such as Empress Chen.

Because of Huaiyang King's rebellion, she lost her only son, and she really wished to kill everyone related to Huaiyang Prince's mansion in order to relieve her hatred, but it was a pity that she couldn't.

On the day when the emperor gave the ordination, Empress Chen went to the imperial study and argued with the emperor for a long time, but she had no ability to change the emperor's decision.

After all the tossing and tossing was over, it was already full day for the princes to stop their coffins. After the daytime funeral, the coffins of the three princes were moved to the imperial mausoleum for burial, and all officials were dismissed.

It was almost the end of the new year at this time, but Beijing was still deserted and there was no festive atmosphere. Although the princes had already been buried, no one dared to have a big banquet at this time.

For three months, Xiao Jingheng is still an unidentified person living in the palace, and the struggle surrounding him has never stopped.There are at least seven or eight concubines vying to be his adoptive mother, and more than a dozen aristocratic families are vying for the position of accompanying him for their own children.

The qualifications to teach in the Ideological and Political Palace are also highly competitive, and everyone is staring at Xiao Jingheng, an unknown "idleman".

Shangguanjing and Xiao Jingheng still had no chance to meet each other, but they exchanged letters frequently.

After more than two months of hard work, the empress dowager proposed many times to let the children of the Yang family be Xiao Jingheng's accompanying students, but they were all strongly blocked and opposed by the courtiers. The empress dowager finally gradually realized the fact that they, the Yang family, Even if there is her, the Empress Dowager, in the eyes of the big family, it is not enough. First-class families like the Chen family, the Su family, the Lin family, and even the clans will never stand by the position of the prince to accompany him. It fell into the hands of the Yang family.

After recognizing the facts, the old lady immediately began to think about another way. Anyway, the prince's funeral is over, and some things can be arranged.

Therefore, before the new year, the Shouan Palace where the Empress Dowager lived became the first palace in the harem to return to normal atmosphere.The old lady excused that she was in a bad mood, and ordered He Lingyao to bring her cousins ​​from Yongzhou to live in the palace for a few days, to accompany her to relieve boredom.

It was an excuse to let He Lingyao stay in the palace for a while. The point was the girls from the Yang family from Yongzhou. Everyone knew about it.

Therefore, on the day He Lingyao received Yi's decree, he immediately sent someone to Wudinghou's mansion urgently, and sent a letter to Shangguanjing. Xin went to find Mrs. Wu Dinghou.

"Mother! Look! My cousin said in the letter that the Empress Dowager wants to choose a daughter from the Yang family for Jing Heng." Shangguan pretended to be crying, and slapped He Lingyao's letter on Madam Wudinghou's desk: " No wonder the Empress Dowager didn't let me enter the palace! It turns out she had such an idea!"

"What? There is such a thing!" After reading the letter hastily, Mrs. Wu Dinghou was so angry that her face turned blue, she stood up and was about to leave for the study.

The playwright Shangguan Jing wrinkled her pretty face, and pulled the sleeve of Mrs. Wu Dinghou's sleeve in aggrieved way: "Mother, where are you going? This is a matter of the harem. You can go and find your father. There is nothing you can do about it, right?" ?”

"Jing'er wait here obediently, don't get in the way." Mrs. Wu Dinghou turned around and patted her daughter's face in a perfunctory manner: "Mother, go and discuss with your father, with your parents here, I will never teach you to suffer such a disadvantage." .”

Mrs. Wu Dinghou disappeared like a gust of wind. Shangguan was weeping and prepared to go back to her yard. As soon as she went out, her wrinkled face immediately returned to calm. I went to my own yard.

This kind of matter, how can she need to worry about it herself!There are plenty of people who are more anxious than her!
　——Here is the dividing line for those who are in a hurry——
　　On Xiao Hengheng's side, the empress dowager was anxious, she wanted to quickly give Xiao Hengheng a girl from her Yang family.

　　On Xiao Jingjing's side, Wu Dinghou and his wife were anxious. They heard that someone was going to give their son-in-law a woman. Mrs. Wu Dinghou was much more angry than Xiao Jingjing.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)