Sixi took advantage of Gu Chang’an’s lunch break and came in to report, “I heard today that the body of the palace maid Randong next to Concubine Jing was found next to Jingxin Pavilion.” Gu Chang’an was stunned, but said seriously, “I should have guessed it long ago.” Sixi continued, “I just went to the Interior Office to collect cloth and met a fellow villager who had just returned from the Qianqing Palace. I heard from him that Wen Zhaoyi’s palace people said that Wen Zhaoyi had seen Randong.” After saying that, Sixi stopped. Gu Changan frowned slightly, and the palace servants saw it, too. If no one came to prove it, how could he press all the crime on Wen Zhaoyi?
Gu Chang’an calmed down and asked again, “How did the emperor punish Wen Zhaoyi?”
Sixi lowered her head and replied respectfully, “The title was deprived of her, and she also seized the right to assist in the harem to cooperate, and was confined to the Huaqing Palace.”
Gu Chang’an’s expression changed, and he also understood that Qi Jiangshun was really angry this time.
The punishment for deprivation of the title is more serious than the reduction of the position, which will make the person who has lost the title less face, which can be said to be a great humiliation for the concubines. For Wen Zhaoyi, this result is probably the most powerful impact. Soon after he was banned, he was plotted against him. He couldn’t tell the pain even if he had any pain. Wen Zhaoyi comes from the Liu family. She is born in such a big family. She is so angry that she is deprived of her title. How can she bear it? Perhaps it was Zhenru Jing Concubine Shu Wanyi who said that the emperor appointed her as Zhaoyi and gave her honor because of her surname.
Gu Changan no longer mentioned it, but his heart was still beating. He changed the topic and said, “Would you like to visit Su’s place? I always feel that the matter has passed, so I don’t want to get involved again.”
Sixi congratulated him, “My little master is kind.”
Gu Chang’an never met the emperor again. The emperor did not come to the East Side Hall for several days. After turning over the sign of Concubine Mu’s sleep, he jumped into the noble concubine. After the mother was noble by her son, he gave him the title of Shu. The emperor had never stepped into the eastern side hall of Yonghe Palace, but because of Shu Wanyi’s dragon fetus, he had gone to the main hall six or seven times.
Although the emperor did not come, laughter continued in the east side hall of Yonghe Palace.
This morning, Gu Chang’an was invited to come over to tell the jokes to Concubine Fang, but a little palace maid came outside and said that Concubine Mu sent someone to send the apricot blossom cake and was waiting outside.
Although the palace never lacks these pastries, it is better than people’s hearts.
The visitor was Mulan, the grand palace maid next to Mu Guipin. She saluted Fang Guiren and Gu Changan in a regular manner, and said, “My master made apricot blossom cake with his own hands. It was very sweet and delicious. I specially asked me to bring it to the two nobles to try. It was just an ordinary pastry. Don’t bother to dislike it.”
Concubine Fang smiled and asked someone to take her up. Zhiyin took the snack box and opened it, and took out a plate of apricot blossom cake.
> Gu Chang’an and Concubine Fang each pinched a piece of apricot blossom cake and took a bite. The apricot blossoms had a strong fragrance. After eating them, Gu Chang’an smiled purely, “Sister Mu is really clever, and I will ask for a way to go another day.”