The concubine entered the palace and the concubine was very attractive

Chapter 138: The Unforgivable Crime

Seeing the reluctance on the lady's face, Song Feiren immediately scolded

"She is now a royal concubine. She is the only one who can save our Song family. This is not the time for you to dislike her."

"It's my fault."

The lady knew that her tone was wrong and immediately admitted her mistake.

"But will Xiang'er be willing to help us? After all, back then..."

The lady spoke truthfully, the distress on her face becoming more and more obvious.

Back then, Song Nanxiang's mother was just a slave in the Song family. After Song Feiren got drunk, she was forced to have sex with him. After that, Nanxiang was born and she was taken as a concubine of the Song family.

But she was born into an official family, so how could she tolerate such a lowly body sharing a husband with her?

She felt ashamed just thinking about it, so she made things difficult for Song Nanxiang's mother during her pregnancy. Although Nanxiang was born safely in the end, her mother passed away not long after.

It made her feel better, but when she saw Nanxiang she would think of all the dirty things she had done and feel guilty.

So they tried every means to get rid of her, but they didn't expect that Nan Xiang was so tough and refused to die. Finally, at her urging, Song Feiren sent her to the palace, which made her feel relieved.

After all, in her eyes, Nanxiang was just a concubine's daughter born to a maid, a lowly creature. How could she gain the emperor's favor? It would be better to have some actual value and use her to fill the big hole of 500 taels of gold in the Song family.

But who would have thought that Nanxiang would be chosen in the end, and was promoted successively not long after entering the palace.

Everyone looked down on her, but she was the most competitive and managed to get herself the position of imperial concubine.

But now the Song family can't bring themselves to lose face and get closer to Song Nanxiang.

If Song Wanru hadn't done something wrong now, she would never have mentioned her.

"She is from my Song family after all. If she doesn't help, we will spread rumors about her being unkind and unjust, and that she is unworthy of the position of imperial concubine."

Song Feiren said this with gritted teeth and a fierce look on his face.

"But how can we enter the palace? After all, you are just a county magistrate in a small place. How can you enter the palace to meet the emperor?"

The lady thought of something and asked with a frown.

"When I was in private school, there was a classmate who is now in the military. If I ask him for help, he should be willing to help me once."

"In this way, the future of the Song family is in the hands of the master."

Although the eldest lady said this, she had already thought of a way out in her heart. If the Song family ended up being destroyed, she would immediately take Song Junyi back to her parents' home.

……

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Gu Junshen was handling state affairs at the time. He lowered his head and reflected on the advice in the memorial.

After a while, Liu Sheng came to him with a few booklets.

He asked casually, "But have you investigated everything?"

Although he already had a lot of evidence of Xu Ziang's guilt, Xu Ziang was, after all, a sword-bearing guard and a sixth-rank official.

There are still many steps to abolish it and finally put it in jail. If there is enough evidence, many steps can be saved.

"Your Majesty! I have questioned all the sword-carrying guards in Guard Xu's team. I also interrogated the maids and eunuchs in Yufu Palace. Indeed, I have discovered quite a few things."

Liu Sheng smiled lightly, feeling particularly satisfied with the result of his investigation this time. He had been scolded by Gu Junshen for his insufficient preparation.

This made him feel uncomfortable and he thought he must find an opportunity to prove himself.

"Well! Tell me briefly."

Gu Junshen cast a deep gaze on him and asked.

"Your Majesty! The guards said that Xu Ziang would get extremely excited whenever he heard about Ru's promise. He would often go to unknown places while they were sleeping or on patrol..."

Liu Sheng told Gu Junshen all the interrogation results related to Xu Ziang.

After hearing this, Gu Junshen's brows gradually wrinkled from their original calmness, and the blue veins on his forehead protruded slightly.

It seemed as if he was trying hard to suppress his anger.

Xu Ziang's affairs are not as simple as having an affair with the concubine.

It even involved the disciplinary rules of the palace guards.

These guards can actually move around the harem at will,...

Gu Junshen was thinking at this moment that these guards had not learned enough rules and had no discipline at all, so they needed to be trained again.

The guards patrolling outside the Palace of Tranquil Longevity at this time did not know what they were about to face because of Xu Ziang's personal affairs.

After a long time, Gu Junshen finally drafted a decree to depose Xu Ziang, as well as some other matters such as strengthening the election rules for the imperial palace guards.

Soon, Xu Ziang, who was chained in the palace prison, had a dejected look on his face.

The bloody whip marks on his body could not shake him at all.

I kept thinking about his actions over the past few days, and it seemed like he had always been doing what he thought was right.

But it seems too selfish.

Soon the eunuch brought an imperial edict, and he knew that he had to leave again.

But he didn't know whether he could be reborn this time and have another chance to choose.

And he didn't know if he would choose to do the same thing again...

"Guard Xu, your imperial edict has arrived."

The eunuch who announced the decree had a sneer on his face, as if he was particularly satisfied to see a once high-ranking guard reduced to a death row prisoner.

Xu Ziang just stared at him blankly, with no desire in his eyes.

The dim light in the prison made him look like a beggar who had been locked up for a long time without seeing the sun. He had completely lost the spirited spirit he had when he was a guard.

It was not until he heard the words "immediate execution" that his eyes changed.

There is liberation, relief, and regret.

What he heard afterwards made him understand whether his actions were right or wrong.

"Xu Ziang was exiled to the borderland because he defied the imperial authority... His crime is unforgivable. His parents made mistakes that cannot be ignored. He cannot be recalled..."

"I actually implicated so many people?"

Xu Ziang recalled his parents' preference for him, and tears of regret flowed from his eyes.

'I should live for myself once.'

……

Soon, the news that Xu Ziang was about to be executed as a warning spread throughout the harem.

It made everyone more cautious.

It should be noted that this news also includes some adjustments made by the emperor to various affairs in the harem.

As well as the re-examination and selection of sword-bearing guards, and re-evaluation and selection.

It made many people feel that the imperial power was inviolable.

Wangyueju.

After hearing that Xu Ziang was going to be executed, Nan Xiang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Finally, this big trouble was solved.

Now her biggest threat is gone. As long as she gives birth to the baby safely, she will have an absolute position in the harem.

Last time, she also asked Xu Ziang about the gender of the baby in her belly. Fortunately, it was a boy and a girl.

It made her feel very good for a while. Having a boy or a girl has its pros and cons. Giving birth to both a boy and a girl at once was a great blessing.

However, a word from Kikuhei immediately afterwards made her sneer, her face turned gloomy, and her eyes were full of murderous intent.

"Your Majesty! Song Feiren from the Song family has entered the palace."