eurekapd Chapter 338 Confession
Chapter 338 Confession
Fang Chunyi tightly clenched his hands hanging at his sides, his palms already soaked with sweat.
Just when she went back to the hall to get the red agate beads, Jianqiu seemed to be chatting with her unintentionally, but quietly revealed some of her father's recent situation.
In recent years, Yongzheng established a secret reporting system, ordering anyone who discovered officials committing corruption and bribery to report it to him secretly.
As soon as this policy was announced, all kinds of information were sent to the Forbidden City, and Yongzheng sent people to various places to investigate corruption.
In this way, those corrupt officials, whether they accept bribes blatantly or embezzle money quietly, will be investigated clearly and exposed in a very short time as soon as they show the slightest clue.
Once the facts are verified, even if the official has committed suicide out of fear of punishment, their homes will be confiscated and their testimony will be silenced. Their parents, children, and brothers will all be exiled to Ningguta and become slaves to the armored men!
And her father is among them.
As early as a month ago, Ama had noticed something was wrong and wrote to ask her to try to resolve the situation. She went to see the Queen, but the Queen just avoided the question and did not give her an accurate answer.
Just now on the road, Jianqiu secretly revealed to her that the official in charge of investigating her father's case was a member of the Ulanara clan.
And now, the situation is obvious.
One option is to confess the crime and take the blame on himself, hoping that the queen will keep her promise and save his father's life.
The second option is to maintain his innocence and refuse to plead guilty, but this means watching his father, mother and brother being punished, and he himself is very likely to be implicated and completely disliked by Yongzheng.
It seemed that the queen gave her a choice, but she had no choice.
Which of the women in the palace truly lived for themselves? They lived for the glory of their families or to win the emperor's favor, and in this treacherous and treacherous harem, they gradually lost themselves.
Some people will do anything to get to the top, but end up suffering loneliness and guilt alone in the dead of night; some people have to depend on others to maintain their status and give up their dignity and freedom.
And she, Fang Chunyi, is now about to become another victim of this harem tragedy.
After Zhen Huan left the palace, she gradually saw the clues and realized that the Queen had a vicious mind, so she made herself invisible and wanted to stay away from this big ship, but unexpectedly, things did not go as she wished!
"I plead guilty. I was jealous of Lady Qi's favor from the Emperor and the Empress, so I bribed the eunuch to exchange her agate beads. I didn't expect that the beads the Empress gave us would have been marked."
As Fang Chunyi finished speaking, it was as if all the strength in her body had been drained, and her back collapsed instantly. Her voice was surprisingly steady, without a trace of emotion, as if she was just narrating an ordinary matter that had nothing to do with her. However, her slightly trembling lips and her hands hidden in her sleeves revealed the pain deep in her heart.
When the queen heard this, her tense body finally relaxed, and a barely perceptible smug look flashed in her eyes.
The Emperor deeply detested those who engaged in corruption and bribery. Given his temperament, he would undoubtedly be furious if Concubine Chun's father's scandal were exposed. She would undoubtedly suffer the Emperor's wrath and fall from grace completely. This chess piece had already become a worthless move, so discarding it was no pity.
Fortunately, I was careful and prepared. From the very beginning when I rewarded the agate beads, I deliberately left such a seemingly insignificant but fatal flaw.
The situation is critical now. Pushing Concubine Chun out can not only cleverly resolve the imminent crisis, but also quietly make Concubine Qi hate Zhen Huan and others even more, thereby making the water in the harem even more turbid. She can reap the benefits of this chaos and continue to consolidate her position as queen.
Concubine Qi's eyes were bloodshot as she glared at the person beside her: "How could you be so cruel? I have never had any grudge against you. Why did you frame me like this? That agate bead necklace was a gift from the Queen. How dare you be so audacious!"
Hearing Concubine Qi's angry shout, Fang Chunyi's lips curled up into a self-deprecating smile.
She paused, then slowly raised her head and looked at Concubine Qi with a complicated look. There was pity, disdain, and deep helplessness in her eyes: "Concubine Qi, you are really stupid!"
"What do you mean?" Concubine Qi was stunned by the sudden accusation. A trace of confusion flashed across her face, but was quickly replaced by anger.
Fang Chunyi shook her head gently, the pity in her eyes growing even stronger. "You only have this beautiful face, but you spend all day in the harem, scheming and fighting for favors, but you don't have any brains. You've been wearing this necklace for three years, and you haven't noticed anything unusual. How could there be such a fool in this world!"
In this harem, everyone will do anything to survive, but it is really sad that someone like Concubine Qi has been plotted against for so long without even knowing it.
"It's you, Fang Chunyi. You are so scheming, so vicious, and so cruel! You usually pretend to be innocent, but you dare to murder me and frame the Empress. Your Majesty, you must stand up for me!!"
Yongzheng sat on the dragon throne, his face terribly gloomy. "Noble Lady Chun, since you have confessed your guilt, do you know how to deal with the crime of murdering a concubine and disturbing the harem?"
Fang Chunyi took a deep breath and said, "I know my crime, but it's too late to regret it. At this point, I dare not complain. I will leave everything to the emperor's disposal."
Seeing this, the Queen cleared her throat slightly and said softly, "Your Majesty, although Concubine Chun has committed a serious crime, considering her young age and ignorance, I hope Your Majesty will show leniency."
After thinking for a while, Yongzheng said calmly: "She will be banished to the cold palace and will never be allowed out."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Fang Chunyi had already prepared herself for this outcome, and a sense of relief welled up in her heart. In this unfathomable harem, she was merely a victim of the power struggle. Saving her family's lives, even in the cold palace, was a consolation.
Nannies immediately came in from outside the hall. They walked towards Fang Chunyi with expressionless faces, trying to hold her slender arms with their rough hands.
"Wait a moment!"
Fang Chunyi suddenly spoke up, then looked at Zhen Huan and said, "Sister Zhen, I'm sorry!"
The trace of true love she had when she first entered the palace was thrown into the wind. After so many years, she never felt the warmth again. When she wanted to pick it up, she found that it had already drifted away.
After saying that, he turned around and followed the nanny out of Yonghe Palace.
Now, looking at Fang Chunyi's departing back, Zhen Huan felt no ripples in her heart. Some things, once lost, can never be found again.