amaotonovel Chapter 342 The Crown Princess Was Deposed
Chapter 342 The Crown Princess Was Deposed
The outer courtyard of the East Palace,
Eunuch De came with two young eunuchs to announce the decree.
Eunuch Fu hurriedly came up to greet him with a smile.
"Eunuch De, you are so honored to be here. Please come in and take a seat."
Eunuch De smiled and went straight to the point.
"Ahfu, I'm here to announce the decree to the Crown Princess."
Eunuch Fu was surprised. He had some guesses in his mind but did not say anything. He said hurriedly,
"To reply, Eunuch De, the Crown Princess is now under house arrest in the Zhaoling Palace. Please wait a moment, I will go and fetch someone."
Eunuch De thought for a moment and waved his hand.
"No need to bother. This matter only involves the Crown Princess. Let's go! Take me to the Zhaoling Palace to announce the decree!"
"Yes, Lord De, please come in."
Eunuch Fu first assigned a young eunuch to run to the inner courtyard to inform the Crown Princess and several other masters to be ready to receive the order.
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On the way,
Eunuch De suddenly asked,
"Ah Fu, is Fang Liangdi okay?"
"To be honest with you, Eunuch De, Fang Liang Di has suffered a great loss this time. Not only did she suffer physical damage from the fall, but she was also very frightened. She is now being nursed in Yi Qiu Courtyard. It looks like she won't be able to leave the house for a day or two!"
"Oh, no wonder His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so angry! But speaking of it, this Fang Liang Di is really a lucky person."
"Who says it's not true? If I had fallen like that, I would have been dead!
How can I have such a good life?
You don't know that when the carriage fell, Fang Liangdi was thrown out of the carriage and landed on a large tree branch. By chance, she was seen by an old couple who were picking herbs on the cliff."
"Yes, I am indeed lucky. Alas! A tall tree attracts the wind! Fortunately, I have the protection of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
The two of them were talking with deep emotion and soon arrived at the Zhaoling Palace where the Crown Princess lived.
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When the Crown Princess, who was imprisoned in the Zhaoling Palace, heard that the chief eunuch De, who was beside the Emperor, had come to announce the Emperor's decree, she suddenly had a bad premonition.
I felt uneasy as if a little rabbit had been kicked.
"Wet nurse? Wet nurse?" She shouted anxiously with half of her mouth and nose covered by a thick face towel.
"Crown Princess, have you forgotten that you drove Madam Yun to the backyard?!"
A senior palace maid, who was also wearing a scarf covering her mouth and nose and looked unfamiliar, stepped forward and answered.
This one was selected to replace the chief palace maid Xia He, who was crippled and punished to pour night incense because she betrayed the Crown Princess.
As for the wet nurse, Madam Yun, she could not stand the torture of King Rui and betrayed her master.
The Crown Princess had been driven to the backyard by the returned princess and became a laundry woman who was bullied and exploited by everyone.
The Crown Princess was annoyed when she heard this, and then she pretended to be calm and said,
"Oh! I'm used to her calling me that, and for a moment I forgot about her betrayal. You better behave yourself, or I'll turn against you all."
"Well, we servants dare not."
She and Qiulan held their breath and made the promise, and quickly dressed up the Crown Princess.
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There was silence in the main room for a moment, with only the sound of the pearl hairpins jingling when the princess's hair was being tied up.
The Crown Princess sat in front of the dressing table. Without someone to give her advice, she was already feeling anxious.
"Crown Princess, we have packed everything for you. Shall we go out? Don't keep Eunuch De waiting for too long."
Qiulan, the senior palace maid who had not yet been replaced, asked.
"You are the only one who talks too much. You are so stupid that you can't find out anything. Let's go!"
After Zhao Yaxue scolded them a few times, it was impossible to delay any longer, so she had to enter the hall covered tightly with the help of the two senior palace maids.
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in the hall,
What followed was a foul smell. When Eunuch De smelled it for the first time, he was choked and almost died.
He hurriedly pretended to turn his back, covered his nose with his hands and took a few deep breaths.
I thought to myself, no wonder this Crown Princess stinks and is punished by God, she deserves it!
"The Emperor has decreed, Crown Princess, please obey."
All the people from the Eastern Palace who came to receive the decree knelt on the ground, and the Crown Princess said in fear and trepidation,
"My sons and ministers accept the order."
"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims that Crown Princess Zhao Yaxue has contracted a serious illness and has not reported it, and has committed sins of verbal offenses, jealousy, and murder, among other crimes, and her virtue is unworthy of her position.
I hereby annul my engagement with the Crown Prince, strip Zhao Yaxue of her title as Crown Princess, and demote her to a commoner. I send her to the Royal Temple to practice Buddhism with her hair untied. I decree this."
When Eunuch De finished announcing the decree, everyone in the Eastern Palace was shocked.
Suddenly, a loud "Ah" sounded.
"No? No! It's not like that!"
Crown Princess Zhao Yaxue screamed and collapsed to the ground.
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"I am the Crown Princess, I am the Crown Princess.
"I want to see the emperor. I want to see my cousin the crown prince. I want to see my mother. Aunt, aunt, save Xue'er, save Xue'er!"
Zhao Yaxue muttered to herself without responding. She suddenly jumped up with some explosive force from nowhere and ran out yelling like a madman.
"Crown Princess? Crown Princess?"
The two senior palace maids couldn't catch her.
At this moment, a woman wearing a low-grade coarse cloth servant's uniform and with drooping eyes suddenly rushed over and hugged the frantic Zhao Yaxue.
"Crown Princess, my poor queen! The wet nurse is here, the wet nurse is here."
"Nurse? Wuuwuwu...! They are bullying me, they are all bullying me."
With tears streaming down her face, Nanny Yun hugged Zhao Yaxue tightly.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Nanny is with you. Nanny will always be with you from now on. Woo woo woo..."
Zhao Yaxue's fuss made the stench from her body even stronger. Eunuch De looked at her and shook his head.
The taste was so strong that he couldn't stand it anymore and said hurriedly,
"Eunuch Fu, please accept the order!"
"Yes. This old servant will accept the order on behalf of the Crown Princess."
Eunuch Fu, who was kneeling on the ground, hurriedly and respectfully took the imperial edict with both hands.
Eunuch De didn't want to stay for a second and walked out of the hall in one breath. After leaving Zhaoling Palace, he breathed a sigh of relief for the prince.
Such a girl is indeed not fit to be a concubine. I don’t know what the Queen was thinking at the time.
Eunuch De hurried along the road, and gave instructions to the eunuchs behind him who were holding their breath until their faces turned red.
"For the sake of the East Palace's reputation, keep your mouth shut."
The eunuchs behind him answered in unison,
"Well, don't worry, Eunuch De. We know what's going on."
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In the hall of Zhaoling Palace,
Eunuch Fu watched as Eunuch De, who had no time to see him off, quickly walked away.
He also held his breath and stood up, looking at everyone in the room and ordered,
"Hurry up and pack Zhao Yaxue's luggage. Leave immediately without delay."
"Well, don't worry, Eunuch De, we will clean it up right away."
The servants in the Zhaoling Palace stood up in fear and trepidation.
They were all afraid that if they were a step late and were slow to clean up after the Crown Princess, Eunuch Fu would find out about their inaction and demote them to some bad place to do menial work.
So for our respective futures, you hugged me and I squeezed each other.
For a moment, people and horses were in chaos in the Zhaoling Hall.
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Before leaving, Eunuch Fu glanced at Zhao Yaxue, who was still making a fuss like a madman, and couldn't help but sigh.
The Crown Princess had a good hand, but she messed it up herself! She couldn't blame anyone else for this!
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