Chapter 298 Purpose
Madam Wang was sent to the Ministry of Punishment. When the eunuchs of the Ministry of Punishment asked questions, they were shocked to learn that she was Concubine Sheng's aunt.
When the palace maid who was sent over said that it was an order from Concubine Sheng, she immediately understood what it meant.
After a while of beating the board, the beating was finished.
Before being beaten with the stick, Kang Wangshi kept shouting, but after the beating, she could no longer shout.
Those who can work in the Ministry of Punishment are all very smart.
Given the status of Princess Kang, she should have shown mercy, but since it was Concubine Sheng who spoke up personally and no one else gave any hints, it meant that Concubine Sheng was very unhappy with this aunt.
Naturally, there is no need to hold back.
Not only do you not need to hold back, you have to increase the intensity.
Even though there are only ten strokes of the board, if you really want to hit someone hard, it won't be difficult to beat him to death with ten strokes of the board.
They naturally did not dare to beat Kang Wangshi to death, but ten beatings almost took away half of her life.
Madam Wang was no longer in the mood to stay in the East Palace for dinner, so she could only leave with Concubine Kang.
After seeing off Madam Wang, Rulan took Minglan into the house and sent the servants away.
"What did your aunt say to make you so angry?" Rulan asked.
"she…"
Minglan repeated what Lady Kang had said and said, "I'm not saying anything bad about her, but this auntie from the Kang family loves to instigate. If I don't give her a hard time this time, she might instigate the eldest lady to embarrass my young lady."
"What do you mean by maybe? She has already done it." Rulan sighed.
"Huh?" Minglan was shocked when she heard that and asked anxiously, "Fifth sister, is there something wrong with my mother?"
"Don't worry."
Rulan repeated what Madam Wang had said before, and said, "I know my mother's character. She has no bad intentions and has never mentioned your mother before. She suddenly brought it up this time. It must have been instigated by my aunt."
"I should have had her beaten with fifty boards just now." Minglan said gritting her teeth.
"You are really worried and confused." Rulan shook her head and said, "You know what kind of personality my aunt has. Do you think she will behave herself if you do this today? She will only retaliate more crazily. You are much smarter than me, how can you not figure out what I can figure out?"
Minglan's mind buzzed as thunder flashed across her face when she heard this. She turned pale and said, "Yeah, how could I forget this? No, I have to go back."
Queen Kang laughed at her, but she felt nothing at all.
But Queen Kang's ridicule of her mother made her very angry.
Especially when Wangshi Kang threatened her with her mother and brother, she could no longer control the anger in her heart.
He just wanted to vent his anger by punishing the Kang Wang family, and at the same time give them a warning.
Now, after Rulan's reminder, she realized that she had done something stupid.
Why was she so angry when she heard Queen Kang threatening her with her mother and brother?
Because she knew that Wang Kang could do it.
But given Kang Wang's personality, doing so would not serve as a warning at all, but would only anger Kang Wang.
It doesn’t mean that if Minglan didn’t do this, Queen Kang wouldn’t take revenge on her mother.
Judging from what Mrs. Kang said, she had already held a grudge against her because of what she had said to Madam Wang last time.
Since she was in the Eastern Palace, Princess Kang had no choice but to take revenge on her mother.
But this time, she has angered Mrs. Kang, which will stimulate Mrs. Kang to take revenge on her mother faster.
"What's the point of you going back now?" Rulan held Minglan and said, "Now that she has been beaten, she can't get out of bed for a while. I will send someone back to tell Madam Liu to persuade her mother. Your mother will be fine. When His Highness comes back in the evening, you go and ask His Highness for help. Only His Highness can help with this matter."
"Fifth sister, you..." Minglan looked at Rulan in surprise.
At this moment, she suddenly realized that Rulan had not let Kang Wang go. Maybe she had thought of all this a long time ago.
After all, whether Wang Shi Kang was beaten or not, given Wang Shi Kang's personality, the effect would be the same.
"Do you think I've suddenly become smarter?" Rulan said with a smile.
Minglan nodded, but suddenly felt that this seemed to be saying that Rulan was not smart in the past, so she quickly shook her head.
Rulan was amused by Minglan's reaction and said, "The last time I went back, my sister-in-law told me that mother and aunt were lending money at high interest and asked me to persuade mother. When I asked mother, I found out that it was all instigated by my aunt. Now my eldest sister and I are married, and my second brother is also away from home. Mother has nothing to do. I'm afraid that she will be instigated by my aunt and make a big mistake, which will be troublesome." "We are not short of money at home, so why would the lady think of lending money at high interest?" Minglan said in surprise.
Usury is actually lending money. In ancient times, there was no such thing as high interest or low interest.
In ancient times, interest rates were very high, and one could make money very quickly by lending money.
But most officials are careful about their reputation and would not do such things.
After all, the interest rate is so high that there will always be a time when you can’t pay it back.
Many of them were forced to lose their families.
Although it is not illegal, morality often prevails over the law.
If an official's family lent money at high interest rates and forced someone to death, the censor would impeach him. At the very least, he would be reprimanded by imperial decree, and at the worst, he might even be dismissed from office.
The Sheng family is not short of money, so there is no need to make this kind of money.
"Yes." Rulan sighed, "Mother is easily fooled and is often fooled by my aunt."
"Fifth sister, thank you." Minglan said gratefully.
At this time Minglan also realized that Rulan did this because she wanted her to ask Zhao Xing to get rid of Queen Kang.
Although Rulan had her own purpose, she did help her.
And when Hai said this to Rulan, was it really because she was afraid that lending money at high interest rates would leave hidden dangers for the Sheng family?
The last time she went back to the Sheng family, she heard from her grandmother that Madam Wang had always wanted to put people in Sheng Changbai's room and also wanted to send people to Jiangnan to serve.
These were also instigated by King Kang.
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In the evening, Zhao Xing returned to the East Palace.
Every day when Zhao Xing came back, the first thing he did was to go to Shulan Pavilion to see his daughter, and then go to Zhang Guifen for dinner.
Today is no exception.
When I was almost at Shulan Pavilion, I saw a person standing on the side of the road from afar.
Because it was dark, I couldn't see his face clearly.
When I walked closer, I could see clearly that it was Minglan.
"Your servant pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Minglan waited for Zhao Xing to approach, then stepped forward and bowed.
"The weather is a bit cold. What are you doing outside?" Zhao Xing asked puzzledly.
"Your Highness, I have something to tell you." Minglan said.
Zhao Xing thought for a moment and said, "Come with me to the garden and talk."
Given Minglan's personality, she wouldn't stop him halfway unless it was urgent.
These are all the concubines' courtyards, and it's inconvenient to go to anyone's courtyard.
Taking Minglan to a pavilion in the garden, Zhao Xing asked the maids and eunuchs who followed him to withdraw, sat down, pointed to the side, and said, "Sit down and talk."
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Minglan sat down and told the whole story.
After listening to this, Zhao Xing sighed inwardly. It must be said that Wei Xiaoniang's death had a great catalytic effect on Minglan's growth.
Although Minglan was still taught by Old Madam Sheng, Wei Xiaoniang did not die. Compared with Minglan in the play, she was less cunning.
In the drama, Minglan was able to remain rational even after Old Madam Sheng was poisoned.
She led people to seal off the Sheng family. It seemed a little crazy, but in fact it was all based on comprehensive considerations.
If she really lost her mind, she should have killed Lady Kang when she was tricked into going to the Sheng family.
If Minglan's original trajectory had not changed, she would never have done something to provoke Princess Kang.
(End of this chapter)