Chapter 196: Judge Others by Yourself

The two of them were so close that they were about to touch each other. Emperor Jingxuan's eyelids were twitching. He stepped forward and pulled Yun Wan to his side. He examined her from head to toe and asked, "She didn't do anything to you, did she?"

Catching the tension in his eyes, Yun Wan slowly shook her head and said softly, "No."

Emperor Jingxuan's tense nerves relaxed slightly. He was really afraid that Li would go crazy and hurt his wife without caring about the consequences.

What happened last time was enough to scare him for the rest of his life.

Concubine Li, who was lying on the ground, twitched her lips slightly, feeling heartbroken and angry.

What could she do to Yun Wan? She was the one who was threatened and thrown to the ground.

"Your Majesty..." Her voice was filled with endless pity.

After making sure Yun Wan was safe, Emperor Jingxuan turned to look at Concubine Li, who was kneeling on the ground with a mournful expression. He frowned and felt bad. "Someone, send Concubine Li back!"

"Your Majesty!" Concubine Li's face was full of disbelief.

She hadn't even explained her purpose yet, but the emperor was so impatient to send her back?

Seeing the palace maid approaching, Concubine Li wiped away the tears on her face, restored her usual demeanor, and pleaded in her eyes: "I have something to say. Please give me some time to finish what I want to say! I beg you!"

After finally meeting Emperor Jingxuan, she didn't care about losing face in front of her enemy Yun Wan and begged.

Emperor Jingxuan glanced at her with a cold look in his eyes: "If you are pleading for Li Bohong, then you don't need to say anything. I have made up my mind."

If the Li family is not eliminated, there will be endless troubles.

If someone dares to attack his wife and children, the hatred has already been formed. If there is a first time, there will be a second time.

He didn't dare to gamble.

Facing the coldness and ruthlessness in his eyes, Concubine Li shuddered for no reason and dared not utter a word of what she had to say.

"Your Highness, Your Highness is not begging for mercy on my brother's behalf, but..." Her mind was in a mess, and she swallowed and stammered.

Out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of Yun Wan, who stood high and watching with a cold expression. Concubine Li suddenly blurted out, "The Crown Prince might be in trouble. Please, Your Majesty, send someone to protect our child! Otherwise, I'm afraid someone will attack him!"

After he finished speaking, there was silence all around, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Yun Wan raised her eyebrows slightly, realizing what the other party was going to do next.

"Oh?" Emperor Jingxuan's expression remained unchanged as he asked in a deep voice, "Who wants to attack him?"

His reaction was completely different from what she had expected. Concubine Li began to regret it faintly, but once the arrow was shot, there was no turning back. She could only bite the bullet and continue:

"The Empress just said she wanted me to experience the pain of losing a child. I'm afraid she'll harm the Crown Prince. After all, he's your child, Your Majesty!"

There was nothing wrong with what she said. If it could make the emperor feel a little bit of resentment towards Yun Wansheng, even if it was only a little bit, Concubine Li would be satisfied.

Unfortunately, she was destined to be disappointed.

Emperor Jingxuan's face suddenly darkened, his voice as cold as ice: "Do you think everyone is as vicious as your Li family?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Concubine Li's face suddenly turned pale, and her eyes were filled with disbelief.

Emperor Jingxuan stood tall and straight, his deep eyes filled with disgust. "Not to mention your brother's audacity to attack my queen and Sui'er, just the things your Li family has done behind my back over the years are enough to get your entire clan executed."

"I, mindful of our old friendship, have spared you all for the Crown Prince's sake and have spared your life, the women and children of your Li family. If you are still not satisfied, I will immediately order their reunion."

In the early years, the Li family acted with moderation and did some practical things. However, as the prince grew older, the Li family relied on their merits of following the emperor and being the prince's in-laws to gain more and more power in the court, and became more and more presumptuous.

The gap of desire is hard to fill, Li Bohong really regards himself as the emperor's uncle.

Emperor Jingxuan narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing his murderous intent.

Concubine Li shuddered all over, "No!"

Sun Siyi's previous experience was still fresh in her mind. She felt a chill running down her spine, and a look of fear crossed her face. "Your Majesty, please calm down. It was I who was greedy and insatiable. I shouldn't have pleaded for my sinful brother."

She took a deep breath and kowtowed heavily, saying, "Please, for the sake of the Crown Prince, spare the lives of the women and children of the Li family!"

Soon, Concubine Li's forehead became red and swollen, and bloodshot was visible.

Yun Wan frowned slightly, a touch of emotion appearing between her brows.

Seeing this, Emperor Jingxuan spoke quickly: "Pass on my oral order. Li has trespassed before the emperor and refused to listen to advice. From this day on, she will be demoted to Concubine Li and confined to Yaohua Palace."

The position of concubine was neither high nor low, but for Concubine Li, falling from the clouds to the mud was no different from being banished to the cold palace.

"You should be thankful that what happened that day was not your fault," he said indifferently.

Otherwise, the result would not be this.

Under the control of the palace servants, Concubine Li left the Purple Palace and was confined to her bedroom. It is hard to say whether she will have the chance to be released in the future.

There were no outsiders in the hall. Emperor Jingxuan breathed a sigh of relief and said with a displeased expression, "They are all foolish and careless people who are causing me trouble."

He regretted deeply why he had chosen a concubine so early and why he had not met his wife earlier.

However, when he thought about the fact that his wife was still a ten-year-old girl when he ascended the throne, Emperor Jingxuan became disheartened and felt a bit of the sadness of "you were born when I was already old".

Yun Wan poured him a cup of tea and said calmly, "It is human nature for Li to ask for mercy. Your Majesty, please don't be angry."

This proves that Li, the prince and the Li family do have a close relationship. Isn't Li's persistence these days also a show for other supporters of the prince who are not implicated?

Recalling Li's words, Emperor Jingxuan held her hand against his chest and said seriously, "Li is just making up stories. I don't believe her."

Yun Wan smiled and said, "What if I really said that?"

Emperor Jingxuan shook his head and said in a long voice, "I don't know what kind of person Madam is. She is just a hypocrite, with a sharp tongue but a soft heart. I am just trying to scare her."

As for doing anything to harm others, he doesn't believe in it.

Madam is a kind-hearted and gentle person, she is insightful and intelligent. If she really wants to harm someone, she can just do it secretly. Why would she say it out loud?

It was because Li was guilty and judged others by herself that she thought the lady was as kind-hearted and evil-minded as herself, which was why she was frightened.

Yun Wan curled her lips, a smile spreading across her beautiful eyes. She spoke sincerely, "The Crown Prince is your Majesty's child. No matter how big a mistake he makes, he is still your closest flesh and blood. It is your responsibility to deal with him. How could I, a concubine, interfere?"

She would not take the initiative to harm a teenager, but that did not prevent Yun Wan from being on guard against the other party and from retaliating appropriately when necessary. She would not underestimate a child's evil and jealousy.

"Father, Mother."

Asui is here.

He was thinking about congratulating Yun Wan, so he rushed in and bumped into Emperor Jingxuan's thigh.

Emperor Jingxuan rubbed the place where he was hit and thought that this kid had grown taller in an instant.

Yun Wan noticed that Asui was frowning when he came in. She asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

"I ran into Lady Li when I came here, and she glared at me. I didn't do anything, so why did she glare at me?"

Asui looked depressed.