novelhk Chapter 128 Confined to Qiuhua Palace!
Chapter 128 Confined to Qiuhua Palace!
Jiang Yueli stood in the hall, looking at her birth mother.
Consort Li's expression was contorted as Zhou Wei twisted her arms behind her back, causing her to writhe incessantly.
Yet he uttered the most vicious words in the world.
"I carried you for ten months and gave birth to you. I do not ask you to be filial to your parents, but only that you respect your elder sister, the Empress, and help the Crown Prince together with Yue Lin."
"But what about you? Not only did you disobey the Empress, but you also dared to demand military power. Do you even have any respect for me, your mother? Do you even have any respect for the Empress?"
"Yue Lin is becoming more and more immature. However, after visiting your residence a few times, he has actually learned to argue with the Crown Prince when he came back."
"I should have given you all a bowl of medicine and beaten you up back then!"
Zhou Wei glared angrily at Consort Li.
I wanted to slap her twice!
Is this something a biological mother would say to her daughter?
Jiang Yueli's chest heaved rapidly, and her gaze toward Consort Li was indifferent.
Having lived two lives, only now has she been able to accept this fact.
Her birth mother did not love her!
Consort Li only had eyes for the Empress; her own birth was utterly dispensable to her.
If it weren't for Jian Xiyan, neither she nor the Third Prince would exist in this world.
Consort Li wasn't just sexist; she simply didn't treat her two biological children as human beings at all!
Jiang Yuelin was ruined by being spoiled, and Consort Li deserves much of the credit.
As soon as Consort Li entered, Jian Xiyan's expression immediately returned to normal.
She leaned back slightly, transforming back into the composed and serene Empress!
She was just a little disappointed that Consort Li's slap hadn't landed on Jiang Yueli's face.
If she actually hits him, she'll be so happy!
Zhou Wei, on the other hand, had been keeping a close eye on the eldest princess.
Consort Li is clearly possessed; if Jiang Yueli still has any reservations, she will likely suffer the consequences.
When Jiang Yueli met Zhou Wei's worried gaze, she smiled at her.
She murmured to herself, "Fortunately, it's not that no one in this world cares about me! Heaven has given me a second chance so that I can have both gains and losses."
Why try to hold back those who abandon me?
Jiang Yueli's gaze gradually turned cold, and when she met Li Fei's eyes again, Li Fei couldn't help but be stunned.
However, she was preoccupied with her sister, the Empress, and didn't pay attention to her daughter's changing mood.
She continued to berate Jiang Yueli.
"If you still acknowledge me as your mother, then kneel down immediately and apologize to your elder sister, the Empress. From now on, never mention the matter of military power again."
"Furthermore, as a princess, you are over twenty years old and still unmarried, which has long been the subject of much discussion throughout the court and among the people."
"If you still have any sense of shame, then stay quietly in the princess's residence and don't go out again, so as not to embarrass me."
The ladies of the court, witnessing this scene, were all deeply moved.
The look in his eyes as he looked at Jiang Yueli was filled with sympathy.
No matter how noble or favored Jiang Yueli was, she had no choice in her birth mother.
She was born from Consort Li's womb, and her entire life will be suppressed by filial piety.
Jiang Yueli ignored Consort Li's curses and slowly sat back down in her seat.
Then he slowly and deliberately said, "Ziyu, please present the Grand Order Seal!"
Ziyu immediately stuffed the cloak in her hand into Zhu Qi's arms.
He took out a seal from the box he carried with him!
When Jian Xiyan saw the seal, she almost lost her balance.
She looked at Jiang Yueli in disbelief, her voice trembling as she asked, "Yueli, you are...you are the Grand Master?"
"You are a woman, how can you be the Grand Master of Ceremonies?"
Not only her, but the noblewomen also looked somewhat fearful at this moment.
The Grand Clan Court inherited the old system of the previous dynasty and managed all meritorious nobles, relatives, and imperial family members.
The position of Grand Master of the Imperial Clan is usually held by someone of high status within the imperial clan.
Usually, it's a prince or a duke!
The Imperial Clan Court of the Great Zhou Dynasty did not originally have the responsibility of managing imperial concubines, but several years ago, the emperor suddenly ordered that the imperial concubines also be included in the management of the Imperial Clan Court.
Jian Xiyan had some reservations about this, as it was tantamount to taking away her right to manage the six palaces.
Fortunately, the position of Grand Master of Ceremonies remained vacant, and for the sake of harmony between the Emperor and Empress, she didn't say much.
Now that Jiang Yueli has produced the Grand Order, Jian Xiyan instantly sensed a crisis.
"Indeed, I am the Grand Master of Ceremonies!"
"Furthermore, Mother, who told you that a woman cannot be the head of the clan?"
"I am the eldest princess of the Great Zhou royal family, with the title of Protector of the Nation. In what way do I not meet the requirements of the Grand Clan Decree?"
Consort Li was still in a daze, not knowing what Jiang Yueli was planning to do by bringing out the Grand Clan Order Seal.
Then her biological daughter looked at her and said, word by word, "Consort Li has gone mad."
These words shocked the entire audience!
The Empress gripped the armrests tightly, her face filled with disbelief.
"Yue Li, what did you say?" Jian Xiyan's voice trembled slightly.
Jiang Yueli remained calm: "I say, Consort Li has gone mad!"
"As the Grand Master of Ceremonies, I hereby order that Consort Li be confined to Qiuhua Palace. Without my order, she shall not leave."
The Grand Master of Ceremonies' management of empresses, concubines, and nobles was reflected in his power of punishment and reward.
Jiang Yueli, in her capacity as Grand Master of Ceremonies, imprisoned Consort Li. Even if the Empress had any objections, she would have to report to the Emperor of Great Zhou first.
Because this is no longer a simple matter concerning the harem!
Consort Li stared wide-eyed, unable to believe what she had just heard.
Seeing that palace servants were already approaching, preparing to escort her away.
Consort Li immediately shouted, "Jiang Yueli, I am your birth mother! How dare you imprison me?"
"This is extremely unfilial of you. Do you want the whole world to despise you?"
The eldest princess was not affected by these words at all.
She said calmly, "I am confining you today not as my own daughter, but as the Grand Master of Ceremonies."
"If any noble ladies present have any objections, they may raise them now."
"Let me hear as well, is this action contrary to filial piety?"
The noblewomen, upon hearing this, dared not refute it!
What kind of place is the Grand Imperial Clan Court? Nobles and nobles avoid it like the plague.
The crowd immediately knelt on the ground and said in unison, "Your Majesty, we humbly obey the Grand Clan's decree!"
Seeing that no one was speaking up for her, Consort Li became anxious.
They could only place their hopes on the Empress.
"Sister, you saved me, and I must protect you. I cannot be confined."
The Empress looked at Jiang Yueli with a troubled expression.
After much deliberation, he finally spoke: "Yue Li, Consort Li is, after all, your birth mother. Isn't it too harsh of you to imprison her as the Grand Master of Ceremonies?"
Jiang Yueli chuckled lightly: "Mother, as I just said, Consort Li has gone mad."
"If we don't confine her and let her spout nonsense, it will be a disgrace to the Great Zhou royal family."
"Hasn't Mother always valued dignity the most?"
"However, I think Consort Li's words were just a bit too extreme," the Empress carefully chose her words, trying to help Consort Li out of her madness. "Perhaps she has gone mad? Why don't we have the imperial physician examine her first?"
Jiang Yueli, however, did not give him the chance.
"Mother, you just heard Consort Li say that she wanted a bowl of medicine to beat me and Yue Lin."
"Is this something a concubine should say? Would the Empress Dowager speak to the Crown Prince like that?"
These words made Jian Xiyan's expression change, and she immediately spat in her heart a few times.
Consort Li has gone mad, so whatever you do, don't bring her Yue Shan along!
Yue Shan is the crown prince; the crown prince cannot be subject to such a curse.
Seeing that the Empress remained silent for a long time, Consort Li gradually despaired. Looking at Jiang Yueli's indifferent face, she went completely mad and began to curse incessantly!
"Jiang Yueli, you imprisoned your birth mother, you deserve a terrible death..."
"You and Yue Lin are both here to collect a debt. You two are trying to kill me. You are both wicked..."
Ziyu couldn't stand it anymore and loudly reprimanded the palace servants.
"Aren't you going to take Consort Li back to Qiuhua Palace? Consort Li is distracted. What if she runs around in the snow and gets cold? Someone, dress Consort Li warmly and take her back."
The palace servants understood and immediately took out a handkerchief to gag Consort Li, and then brought a quilt to wrap her up.
They carried it into the wind and snow just like that!
Jiang Yueli stared at the departing palace servants, and the faint sorrow in her heart was blown away by the cold wind.
Silence fell over the hall.
Jiang Yueli slowly stood up: "The time for the investiture ceremony has arrived, and I must go to attend."
Upon hearing this, the Empress finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Before she could even relax, Jiang Yueli said, "Mother, I hope to leave with the Tiger Tally after the Consort Conferment Ceremony. Mother, please make preparations as soon as possible!"