The Bewitching Master of the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 339: Shunzhi Empress Xiaohui Qiqige 72

"Didn't you kill my offspring first?"

"Didn't you force me to do that at the New Year's Day party?"

"Didn't you say that I have talent and can educate an excellent prince?"

Shunzhi was so angry that he laughed when he saw the words on the rice paper!

"You blame me for your incompetence? Don't you know how long I have favored you?"

"I force you? Ridiculous, are you some kind of celestial being?"

"Is your talent enough to allow you to harm my children? No wonder you can't have children. Which child would want to be born in your belly?"

Shunzhi's words were as sharp as swords at this moment, and every strike was deadly.

The acupuncture caused Dong E to feel pain all over her body.

But the more he listened to Shunzhi's words, the more desperate he became. In anger, he pounced on him and scratched Shunzhi's chin with one claw.

Shunzhi pushed the person away angrily!

"Come here! The virtuous concubine is not virtuous, so she will be stripped of her title and demoted to a commoner! She has damaged the emperor's face, and she will be tortured and have her nails pulled out to serve as a warning to others!"

Shunzhi said this and strode away.

The torture of pinching fingers was a form of punishment in ancient times.

This was a form of torture used on female prisoners in ancient times. The specific method of torture was to put a torture instrument called a 拶子 on the prisoner's fingers, and then the torturer would pull the torture instrument hard to clamp and squeeze the prisoner's fingers.

Torture was common in the Tang, Song, Ming and Qing dynasties. The government often used this torture to extract confessions, especially from female prisoners.

Since women's fingers are relatively weak, this punishment will cause more obvious physical harm and mental torture to them.

When the prisoners were squeezed by the torture instruments, they would feel piercing pain, and their hands might even be disabled as a result. Therefore, when ancient prisoners faced torture, they would often cry out in fear.

At this moment, Dong E looked at Shunzhi's departing back in disbelief.

After all, Shunzhi had always been partial to her for many years.

Even though they were not as close as when they communicated through letters, she was not incapable of accepting the fact that living with the king was like living with a tiger.

But at this moment, Shunzhi's cruelty still made her unbelievable.

But I can’t speak at this moment!

I can only face the arrival of the torturer painfully!

She didn't want to die, and she was unwilling to die!

At this time, her resilience was demonstrated!

But Qin went back and hanged herself to death without any fuss or resentment.

After Shunzhi left, the little girl felt a little scared.

He climbed onto Xueli's bed and squeezed next to her. Jingrong was also afraid that someone would take advantage of the situation, so he climbed up as well.

Tus almost couldn't help crying when he saw the pitiful appearance of the usually steady Brother Jingrong.

Sydney sensed the children's attachment.

Open your eyes and amuse them!

Played with them for a while and then went to take a bath.

The two little ones are also very well behaved.

Jingrong was unusually soft and looked at Xueli eagerly.

Like two little kittens.

Xue Li curled her lips and went to take a bath, and asked Tus to prepare meals.

After Xueli finished bathing, she told the servants to take medicine to prevent the disease.

Then I ate with the little ones.

The Queen Mother also learned of the news from the harem in the midst of her busy schedule.

Upon hearing that Qin was awarded the white silk by the emperor, Dong E's attack on Jingrong was also stripped of her title by the emperor.

The empress dowager was so angry that she issued an imperial decree to punish the Dong E family.

"Recently, I heard that a concubine, Dong E, behaved in a rebellious manner and did not follow the rules of being a woman. She even killed the emperor's heir. Her crime was so heinous that it shocked the court and the public.

According to the laws of our ancestors and the imperial court, I hereby issue this decree: to depose Dong E from her position as empress, banish her to the cold palace, and banish her from the palace for life; and to order the clan affairs office and the Ministry of Justice to conduct a strict interrogation, find out her crime, and punish her severely in accordance with the law to serve as a warning to others. If any of her family members were involved in this matter, they will be investigated and punished as well, and no leniency will be shown.

I hope all the concubines in the harem will take this as a lesson, strictly abide by the code of conduct for women, be diligent and respectful, and work together for state affairs to ensure the continuation of our royal bloodline and the peace of our country."

This was the first time that the empress dowager bypassed the emperor to decide on his favorite.

Shunzhi said nothing when he heard the news.

He doesn't like anyone now.

Dong E plotted to murder the royal heir, and his new favorite Qin was also an accomplice. Even the queen, who he thought was brainless, was extremely vicious!

Shunzhi had very complicated feelings towards Xue Li at this moment.

Seeing his son's intelligence, he originally thought that he could make peace with the queen.

But Xue Li's move made him feel cold.

He was even afraid that one day he would be skinned alive by the vengeful queen while he was sleeping.

Shunzhi no longer paid attention to those things.

The rampant smallpox epidemic was a complete nightmare for the Manchus.

He was busy dealing with various affairs.

Aobai sent medicine and food to Xueli every now and then.

Xue Li also arranged for him to be vaccinated with cowpox while he was sleeping.

After a few days, the third prince Xuanye fell ill.

Shunzhi didn't quite understand. After all, Xuanye had smallpox when he was two years old.

However, the imperial physician's diagnosis revealed that the child was weak and prone to illness.

Xuanye developed a rash and a high fever.

Symptoms are similar to smallpox but it is not smallpox.

At the same time, the Prince's Residence was also closed and Xuanye was moved to another palace.

The second prince Fuquan is fine!

Xuanye may have realized something and cried and shouted that someone had poisoned him.

Sydney is very calm!

It was also announced to the public that Jingrong was ill, but it was not certain whether it was laxative syndrome or smallpox.

Shunzhi did suspect Xue Li, but because Jingrong was ill, he did not dare to enter Kunning Palace.

However, the palace physicians could not find any symptoms that Xuanye was poisoned after a long examination.

I just guess that it might be a mutation of smallpox!

Shunzhi directly arranged for someone to move him out of the palace.

When the Queen Mother learned about this, she arranged for some imperial doctors to take good care of him.

A few days later, it was learned that Dong E in the cold palace was covered with wounds and had been tortured.

If the high fever doesn’t go away, the person will die!

He just gave the order and left it at that.

The empress dowager just thought that Dong E had crossed the emperor's bottom line.

I didn't expect that the injury was caused by Xue Li!

Shunzhi was not abnormal either.

The atmosphere in the palace was stagnant!

Xue Li was calm, but Bo Wengkuo said that if he died, he would die with his sister, so he rolled up his bedding and moved in.

Xue Li had no objection and fed her the medicine.

The Queen Mother was a little worried about Jingrong's illness.

We arranged for Su Malagu to come several times, but she was turned away by Xue Li!

After all, both smallpox and leukemia are easily contagious.

Perhaps because Shunzhi was too close to Qin that day, he was infected with tuberculosis.

He was young and strong, and after taking medicine for a few days, he was still healthy. However, the empress dowager was worried about him, and after taking care of him for a few days, he fell ill.

There are only two imperial doctors coming and going in Kunning Palace.

The others are either in the Qianqing Palace or the Cining Palace.

Xue Li was confident, so she wasn't worried at all.

But when Bo Wengkuo learned the news outside, he became so angry that his eyes turned red.

"The dog emperor doesn't worry about his son at all!" Bo Wengkuo always felt that Shunzhi was not good to them sisters, and he didn't expect anything else.

But at this moment, she was also indifferent to her son.

Xue Li smiled and said nothing.

Jingrong's expression was even calmer!

He never expected that there would be a deep love between father and son in heaven, so he never looked forward to it.