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Chapter 163 The Five Powers of Imperial Concubine* (5)

"My Lady, Your Majesty has asked me to watch you copy the "Instructions for Women"."

Song Yuesheng put down the brush and lightly touched the ink that had not yet dried with her jade fingers.

She raised her eyes slightly and looked at Xiao Fuzi who was bowing his head respectfully, with a hint of coldness in her tone.

"Isn't this palace writing?"

The concubines in the harem spoke nonsense in the palace and made irresponsible comments about the emperor.

According to palace rules, she would either be punished to go to the Buddhist temple and pray for the empress dowager for the rest of her life, or be directly banished to the cold palace.

No matter which punishment it was, it was within Song Yuesheng's expectations. But the oral order brought by Xiao Fuzi was to ask her to copy two copies of "Female Commandments" and be confined to Jiangxue Palace without being summoned.

This punishment was undoubtedly lenient towards her.

Song Yuesheng rubbed his fingers.

Something must be wrong when things are out of the ordinary. What is he thinking...

Xiao Fuzi endured the pressure of being scolded and said, "My Lady, you have spent more time resting than copying. Your Majesty... Your Majesty wants me to deliver the copied "Instructions for Women" before noon."

The full text of "Instructions for Women" is 1,700 words, and there is still half an hour left.

Song Yuesheng raised his eyebrows, said nothing, and continued copying with the brush.

Xiao Fuzi stood aside, feeling uneasy, as if she was shrouded by an invisible pressure.

He followed the emperor's order, but the imperial concubine's attitude made him feel like he was facing a formidable enemy.

Finally, Song Yuesheng put down the pen in his hand.

Xiao Fuzi couldn't help but step forward and looked at the rice paper. He saw that the words on the rice paper were even harder to read than the cursive script.

This……

His heart tightened and he didn't know what to do.

Song Yuesheng smiled and said, "Eunuch Fu is not leaving. Is he planning to stay for dinner?"

Xiao Fuzi quickly put away the copied "Instructions for Women", bowed to Song Yuesheng, and then left in a hurry.

Qiao Yue was indignant: "It was Concubine Wen who insulted the Queen first, so why is the Queen the only one who was punished? Your Majesty is too partial!"

"There's no harm in being confined. I can't leave, and others can't come in. It can save a lot of trouble."

Song Yuesheng smiled slightly, with a hint of indifference in his smile.

"My queen, you are so broad-minded." Qiao Yue whispered, then she remembered something and said quickly, "I will go to the kitchen and ask them to send your favorite osmanthus cake as soon as possible."

Song Yuesheng nodded, and after watching Qiaoyue leave, she turned to Qiaoxin and asked softly, "Did you find what I asked you to find a few days ago?"

Qiao Xin quickly stepped forward and replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, I went to the painting academy several times under the pretext of painting a portrait, but the pigments used by the court painters were all recorded in the book. So I took a few pieces of discarded ochre."

"enough."

"My lady, you are now grounded, what use is ochre?"

"It's a secret." Song Yuesheng blinked, "Okay, go get the things."

"Yes, ma'am."

There was no one around at this time, and Song Yuesheng lay on the table in a relaxed manner.

Wen Man is extraordinary, knowing the original owner’s most secret secret.

After a while, she said to the sparrow spirit.

"Sparrow Spirit, keep a close eye on Chunmei, the maid in Ronghua Palace, the one you eavesdropped on last night. If you find anything unusual, come back and tell me immediately."

"no problem."

**

In the imperial study, Xiao Guixi's fingers tapped lightly on the table. He looked at Yi Xu who was standing beside him, and his tone was filled with unquestionable majesty.

"Mr. Yi, as the head of the Ministry of Rites, don't you know the rules of the harem? Although Concubine Wen's words and deeds were inappropriate, she was never aggressive, and she would never say anything shocking. How dare you question my decision and try to get me to punish Concubine Wen as well?"

Yi Xu bowed his head, speaking in a respectful tone.

"Your Majesty, I am not questioning you, but I feel that this matter may have been handled inappropriately. Concubine Wen provoked you first, and if nothing is done to punish her, it may cause unrest in the harem."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Guixi began tapping the table with his fingers even more rapidly.

He stood up, walked to Yi Xu, and said in a deep voice: "Yi Qing, Concubine Wen has been punished for fainting. But Song Yuesheng..."

He paused and said in a low voice, "In the harem, every word and action concerns the reputation of the royal family. How can I forgive Song Yuesheng for making irresponsible remarks about me? I have punished her by confining her to her house and ordering her to copy the "Instructions for Women", which is already a great leniency."

"Can……"

Xiao Guixi raised his hand and interrupted him.

"Go down, don't discuss this matter any further."

"Yes."

Yi Xu bowed and took his leave.

The late emperor was able to maintain harmony in the harem, but Your Majesty has shown signs of particularly favoring a certain concubine less than a year after ascending the throne.

If two people are at fault, only one will be punished.

If the rules and regulations are not strictly enforced, a country will inevitably be in turmoil in the long run.

When Xiao Fuzi saw Yi Xu coming out of the imperial study, he said respectfully, "Master Yi."

Yi Xu nodded, noticed the stack of rice paper on the tray in his hand, and took out a few sheets.

"Is this the 'Instructions for Women' copied by Concubine Song?"

Finally, he raised an expression of disgust on his face, shook his head, put the rice paper on the tray, and turned away.

He escaped from the palace secretly and made irresponsible remarks about the emperor.

Treat punishment perfunctorily.

Whether it was Song Yuesheng before entering the palace or Song Yuesheng after entering the palace, he was a person who disregarded etiquette.

Doesn't she know what a woman should look like?

……

The news that Song Yuesheng was under house arrest again reached the ears of everyone in the harem. Unlike last time, they did not choose to send someone to visit him or go together to criticize Song Yuesheng.

The reason was that what Song Yuesheng said was against moral principles and was disrespectful to the emperor.

They didn't dare to risk their lives.

Except Wen Man.

It was already evening when she woke up. When she heard that Song Yuesheng was only under house arrest, she wanted to rush to Jiangxue Palace and stab him a few times.

She also regretted that she was so angry and confused at the time that she didn't think of using the collection of insults from the Internet on Song Yuesheng.

If it happens again, she will definitely scold Song Yuesheng so badly that she won't even know her own name!

"Your Majesty, Concubine Song is going too far!" Chunmei noticed Wen Man's expression and knew that her majesty would definitely not let it go.

So she reminded: "Although Concubine Song is under house arrest, we can start with those people in Cuili Palace who are on good terms with her."

"Chunmei, you are right."

Wen Man waved at her and whispered a few instructions to her.

Song Yuesheng, I'll cut off your alliance and see how arrogant you can still be!

Not only that, she also wants the Sixth Prince to lose his beloved and transfer his hatred to Song Yuesheng!

Relatives turned against each other and friends died.

She was waiting to see Song Yuesheng jumping up and down in anxiety in the Jiangxue Palace.

After this day, the palace was quiet for a long time.

It was not until one night a month later that the imperial guards discovered something strange in the Jade Lake in the palace during a patrol.

There was a fire burning in the middle of the lake.

In the light of the fire, everyone could clearly see that the goldfish were gathered in the center of the lake, scrambling to jump from the bottom of the lake.

These goldfish are not swimming in a disorderly manner; they form a tight circle around a certain point in the lake.

Commander Zhou quickly ordered his men to jump into the lake to check, and saw some bamboo pieces floating in the circle.

The subordinates salvaged the bamboo strips and placed them on the shore one by one.

Then Commander Zhou discovered that there was a blood word written on each bamboo piece, and after arranging them, he finally got eight words.

——The phoenix is ​​reborn and Ziwei appears in the world.