Chapter 1367 The Queen’s Red Slash!

Yijing, Daqian Palace

An Miaoyi closed her eyes slightly, and the newly popular Nanny Song in the palace bowed and reported:

"Your Majesty, I have received news from the Yijing government office that a total of 81 people have been investigated and punished for spreading rumors. According to your majesty's instructions, the Coordination Office has registered and warned 70 of them, and the other 11 people with serious offenses are under further investigation!"

Hearing this, An Miaoyi was somewhat dissatisfied, thinking that this result was too lenient, but since this was Ye Mingsheng's request, she could not say anything and could only continue to ask:
"What about the palace?"

Facing An Miaoyi's question, Nanny Song seemed a little hesitant. However, at this moment, An Miaoyi, who had been resting with her eyes closed, opened her eyes. Feeling the cold gaze of the Queen, Nanny Song's heart shuddered and she dared not hesitate any more and whispered:

"Your Majesty, there are two guards, three palace maids, one nanny, and two eunuchs in the palace spreading rumors!"

Listening to Nanny Song's words, An Miaoyi's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness, and she said lightly:
"Give them a slap in the face!"

Although Nanny Song realized from An Miaoyi's cold eyes just now that this matter would be difficult to resolve, but when she really heard the three words "a hundred feet of blood", her heart trembled. Although the Queen's voice was light, these were eight lives at stake!
Based on this, Nanny Song wanted to plead for mercy, but just when she was organizing her words and preparing to speak, An Miaoyi's cold eyes looked at her again...
The feeling of being enveloped by murderous intent and feeling like falling into an icy cave instantly extinguished all the pity and sympathy in Nanny Song's heart, leaving Nanny Song with only the thought of obedience.

"Your servant will obey the Queen's orders!"

An Miaoyi waved her hand, and Nanny Song immediately bowed and retreated.

After killing eight people, An Miaoyi's anger was somewhat reduced. For her, the Queen of Daqian, the past few days could be said to be like a roller coaster ride. Her mood took a sharp turn for the worse without even any room for buffering.

First, he was happy that Ye Mingsheng did not hold An Tianyu responsible. Then, he was sad and distressed when his mother Yang suddenly fell ill. Then, he was surprised that his mother woke up. Finally, he was angry because of the rumors. Such great joy and great sorrow happened quickly in just a few days.

Thinking of this, An Miaoyi couldn't help but recall everything that happened that night. That night, her mother Yang had been motionless and her pulse had gradually become weaker.

Under such circumstances, Crown Prince Jingren arrived at An Mansion under the personal escort of Ye Kui, the commander of the Imperial Guards.

An Miaoyi was also very touched that Ye Mingsheng sent Jingren to her. Her father An Hetu and her mother Yang had a son and a daughter in their lifetime, namely her and her younger brother An Tianyu. Her younger brother An Tianyu still had no children due to some personal reasons, and she, An Miaoyi, only had one son, Jingren!
Therefore, Yang loved and valued this grandson very much. So seeing that his mother was likely to pass away, An Miaoyi hoped that her son could come and see her off...

Although An Miaoyi had this idea in her mind, she also knew that Ye Cui would most likely not agree, so even though she felt helpless and regretful, she could only keep this idea in her heart and did not speak it out.

Therefore, when Ye Mingsheng proposed this idea and sent Jingren here, it also brought deep comfort to An Miaoyi who was in grief!

The situation at that time was that when Jingren entered the room, Shen Jun, the imperial physician of the medical school, had just finished taking Yang's pulse, and then told An Miaoyi and An Tianyu that Yang's condition had not improved, and it would take a miracle for Yang to wake up. At that time, An Tianyu was the first to lose his patience, and knelt down in front of Yang's bed and said, "Mom, open your eyes and wake up."

An Miaoyi was also in a very sad mood at the time, so under the influence of her brother, she couldn't help but kneel in front of her mother's bed. An Miaoyi was the Queen of Daqian, so as she knelt, everyone else in the room also knelt down, including Jingren.

At this time, An Tianyu became more and more agitated, and began to kowtow to his mother Yang. At this time, An Miaoyi's attention was on his mother Yang lying on the hospital bed, and he did not notice what his son Jingren was doing.

No one expected that at that critical moment, Jingren would actually follow his uncle An Tianyu's example and kowtow to his grandmother Yang. When An Miaoyi noticed this, her son Jingren had already kowtowed to his grandmother three times. What was even more unexpected was that after a while Yang woke up faintly.

At that time, An Miaoyi had already realized that something was wrong. Although her mother Yang was Jingren's biological grandmother, Jingren was, after all, the crown prince and the heir to a country, and there was a difference between the monarch and his subjects. Therefore, even if she was his biological grandmother, Jingren should not kneel down, let alone kowtow...
But at that time, An Miaoyi was immersed in the joy of her mother's awakening, and didn't care about anything else. When the excitement passed, An Miaoyi also asked Jingren why he had to kneel down and kowtow.

Jingren said that when he saw his mother An Miaoyi kneeling, he knelt too. When he saw his uncle kowtow to his grandmother, he thought of the love his grandmother Yang had for him, so he also kowtowed three times like his uncle.

Although An Miaoyi knew that this matter was a bit troublesome and she might be impeached by the censor once it spread out, she was very pleased with her son Jingren's filial piety, so she didn't say much. She just emphasized the relationship between the monarch and his subjects to her son Jingren, letting Jingren know that he could not do this again!
After dealing with these, An Miaoyi began to deal with the aftermath of the incident. She originally wanted to block the news, but seeing that too many people saw it, she gave up the idea.
She rewarded the Taoist priests, monks and nuns her brother had invited to pray for her mother Yang with three thousand taels of silver. These Taoist priests, monks and nuns were also very tactful. After taking An Miaoyi's silver, they all said that the reason Yang woke up was because the filial piety of the An family moved God, so God let Yang wake up.

At this time, An Miaoyi had realized that although Jingren's kneeling and kowtowing to Grandma Yang was not instructed by her mother, since she was here, the account would definitely be attributed to her, and she would definitely be impeached...

At the same time, after Ye Cui knew about this matter, she would definitely have some complaints!
Although An Miaoyi felt a little helpless about this, she didn't take it too seriously. After being with Ye Mingsheng for so long, An Miaoyi had some understanding of her husband. She knew that Ye Mingsheng didn't mind Jingren kneeling and kowtow to Grandma Yang, otherwise Ye Mingsheng would not have sent Jingren here.

So as long as Ye Mingsheng supported them, these problems would not be a problem! However, what An Miaoyi did not expect was that after Jingren knelt down and kowtowed to his grandmother Yang, rumors of borrowing her life span were spread.

An Miaoyi, who had suffered from rumors before, was also well aware of the harm of rumors. On the one hand, she blocked the news from the palace and the An Mansion to prevent her mother Yang from being sad when she heard the rumors.

On the other hand, An Miaoyi also instructed the Yijing government to control the rumors and arrest those who spread the rumors. As the prefect of Yijing, Liu Ning was very respectful of An Miaoyi's request and immediately arranged the matter.

Although An Miaoyi had done her best to block the rumors, something she didn't want to see happened. The Queen Mother Ye Cui finally heard the rumors and called An Miaoyi to her place, scolding her and accusing her of not letting Jingren go to the An Mansion, which led to Jingren being borrowed by Yang for his birthday.
Although An Miaoyi felt a little aggrieved, because it was not her initiative to suggest that Jingren go to the An Mansion, but it was arranged by Ye Mingsheng, but facing Ye Cui's questioning, she could only take the responsibility of this matter herself...

Faced with the superstitious Ye Cui, although An Miaoyi tried her best to explain that borrowing life was just a rumor and not true, Ye Cui did not believe it at all. Fortunately, at this critical moment, Qiqige invited Master Jingchen, a nun who Ye Cui often summoned to the palace to ask for Buddhist advice.

Seeing that Master Jingchen was coming, Ye Cui asked her directly how she could help her grandson Jingren make up for the life span that was borrowed!
In response to the empress dowager's question, Master Jingchen also supported An Miaoyi, saying that the matter of borrowing life was just a rumor. The reason why Yang woke up was entirely because the prince's filial piety moved God, so God bestowed grace on Yang and let her wake up. She also congratulated Ye Cui for being blessed with a very filial grandson like Jingren!

Because Master Jingchen had profound knowledge of Buddhism, Ye Cui trusted her very much, so her sadness turned into joy immediately, and An Miaoyi also passed the test smoothly with Ye Cui.

In order to thank Master Jingchen for her help, An Miaoyi took out a silver note of two thousand taels right after leaving Ye Cui's place and asked Qiqige to deliver it to the nunnery where Master Jingchen was as a token of gratitude.

Although An Miaoyi could comfort herself that Ye Cui scolded her because she was worried about her son Jingren, this showed that Ye Cui liked and valued Jingren. From another perspective, this was a good thing!
However, the humiliation of being insulted still lingered in An Miaoyi's heart. She had almost never been scolded like this since she was a child. If it were someone else, An Miaoyi would definitely retaliate.

But the person who scolded her was her own mother-in-law, so An Miaoyi held her anger in and vented it on the eight people who spread rumors in the palace...

Although it was a bit cruel to reward eight people with a hundred lashes at a time, An Miaoyi felt that if they had not spread rumors in the palace, Ye Cui would not have known the news, and she would not have been scolded by Ye Cui, so they deserved to pay the price and death was not a pity!

After dealing with these things, An Miaoyi also wanted to take a break. She had been in a nervous mood these days!
But seeing that things were gradually calming down, An Miaoyi felt that she could take a break and take a breath, so An Miaoyi picked up her recent favorite novel "The Purple Hairpin" and planned to relax in the world of novels. But unfortunately, she had only read two chapters and was not satisfied when she saw Qiqige coming to her side.

Seeing Qiqige's hesitant look, An Miaoyi knew that something had happened again. She was a little annoyed about this, but Qiqige behaved very well today. If she hadn't been smart enough to ask Master Jingchen to come, An Miaoyi really wouldn't know how to get through Ye Cui's hurdle!
So An Miaoyi sorted out her feelings and asked calmly:
"Qiqige, are you okay?"

Seeing this, Qiqige told An Tianyu about the murder of Ziyun, and how she mistakenly believed that it was arranged by her sister An Miaoyi, and she felt resentful about it.

When An Miaoyi heard that this matter was related to her younger brother An Tian Yu and that it also caused her younger brother An Tian Yu to misunderstanding her, she also took it very seriously.

When she was in the An Mansion before, An Miaoyi noticed that her brother An Tianyu looked at her strangely, but at that time An Miaoyi's attention was focused on her mother Yang, so she didn't pay too much attention to it. She never thought that it was because of this incident···················

Thinking of this, An Miaoyi couldn't help but ask Qiqige:
"Such a big thing, Qiqige, why did you tell me only now?"

Under the gaze of her master, Qiqige explained truthfully:
"Your Majesty, I see that you have been very busy these days, so I cannot bear to bother you with this matter. Besides, I have also arranged for someone to investigate this matter!"

After hearing this, An Miaoyi also felt that what Qiqige said made some sense. She was indeed very busy during this period. Even if Qiqige reported this matter to her, she would only be more upset and would not have the time or energy to solve this matter!

Therefore, An Miaoyi did not dwell on this issue, but continued to ask Qiqige:
"Are there any investigation results?"

Qiqige nodded and said:
"My queen, I have found out that Yang Tao, the chief constable of Yijing Prefecture, has been secretly investigating this matter. I have learned that Yang Tao is a famous constable in Yijing Prefecture. She has been a chief constable for three generations in her family. She is very capable of solving cases and is deeply trusted by the prefect Liu Ning!"

"So since Yang Tao is secretly investigating this matter, what the uncle said may be true. Ziyun did not commit suicide but may have been murdered!"

After hearing Qiqige's analysis, An Miaoyi's beautiful eyes narrowed.

To be honest, if Ziyun had simply died, An Miaoyi would have been very happy. In her opinion, Ziyun was a slut. Her brother being involved with such a woman was simply ruining the reputation of their An family. If she hadn't been worried about her brother being sad, An Miaoyi would have arranged for her men to kill her!

But the problem now is that because of Ziyun's death, her brother has a misunderstanding of her. This makes An Miaoyi wonder if someone is deliberately using this incident to sow discord between them...