Chapter 90 Shura Field 1

When several people were at a stalemate,

Aunt Liu came in and said, "Empress Dowager."

"What is it?"

"Reporting to the Empress Dowager." Madam Liu's voice was neither too loud nor too soft, but loud enough for everyone in the palace to hear. "The Emperor's decree has been issued. The Empress has been imprisoned in Fengyi Palace. The Phoenix Seal has been temporarily given to Concubine Hui, who will jointly manage harem affairs with Concubine An. Concubine Wan has been released from house arrest."

The Queen Mother turned her head abruptly, her jade hairpin and phoenix steps swaying as she walked, "The Queen is imprisoned?" Even the phoenix seal was sent to Concubine Hui.

"Yes. Queen Mother."

Even though she was slow to warm up, Concubine Zheng knew what the Queen's confinement meant. She gritted her teeth, her face angrily, "Queen."

It turned out to be the queen.

Only Concubine De heaved a sigh of relief, having proven that the Second Prince's early death had nothing to do with her. She gloated, "Empress Dowager, Imperial Concubine, there's no need for me to prove myself."

The Queen Mother frowned and glared at her: "You go back first."

Concubine De left in disappointment.

"Your Majesty," Concubine Zheng fell to the ground, tears instantly filling her eyes. "Your Majesty, please seek justice for Jing Shi. I beg you, Your Majesty, not to let Jing Shi die in vain."

The Queen Mother was silent for a moment, her eyes full of complexity.

One was the Empress who had always been filial to her, and the other was her grandson. She sighed and shook her head, "The Empress has been imprisoned, and her Phoenix Seal has been taken away. I believe the Emperor will make the final decision."

The Dowager picked up her teacup and took a sip. "You can go back now." She didn't want to get involved in this matter anymore. The Emperor would decide how to deal with the Empress. If she interfered, she would be suspected of meddling in government affairs.

Concubine Zheng wiped away her tears. She knew that the Queen Mother still favored the Empress. She couldn't help but feel chilled. Her voice was light and trembling. "Queen Mother! Jing Shi is your grandson. Are you really going to let the Empress go just like that?"

The Queen Mother said nothing.

Concubine Zheng sneered and got up from the ground. Her posture was very inelegant, but she didn't care about that. "I'll take my leave."

She must seek justice for Jing Shi and make the Queen pay with blood.

After Concubine Zheng left, the Queen Mother threw the teacup on the table and asked, "What on earth does the Queen want to do?"

"She is the queen. Although Concubine Zheng was disrespectful to her, why didn't she tell me? She killed my grandson without saying a word. She is Jing Shi's biological mother. Yet, she actually did such a cruel thing."

"Queen Dowager, please calm down. Be careful not to get too angry and hurt yourself."

Nanny Liu walked slowly behind the Queen Mother and gently pressed her head. Nanny Liu had never imagined that the gentle and dignified Queen had killed the Second Prince. As the Queen Mother said, Concubine Zheng was disrespectful to the Queen. After all, it was a hatred between adults. What did it have to do with the Second Prince?

The Queen Mother suddenly opened her eyes, her gaze suddenly cold. "She plotted to murder the prince, disregarded the affairs of the harem, and refused to continue the royal family's lineage. For all these reasons, I'm afraid the throne of Queen will be lost."

Madam Liu said, "Empress Dowager, the Emperor has only imprisoned the Empress. Perhaps he has not considered deposing her."

"I understand the Emperor. If the Empress is willing to submit, the Emperor might retain her position. But from now on, it will be in name only. I'm afraid the Empress will give up and no longer want to be Empress."

After saying that, the Queen Mother pinched her eyebrows irritably.

If the Empress was deposed, the most likely candidate for the next Empress would be Consort Zheng. For the past two years, Consort Zheng's brother, Li Lu, had been in the military palace, enjoying considerable influence. Although Consort Zheng had just lost a prince, she still had Yu'er. The Emperor, considering her son's loss, offered the throne as compensation.

The second is Consort De, the legitimate daughter of the Shangshu, the eldest son of the emperor and the only prince.

In any case, after weighing the pros and cons, these two people are not good for Shen or her.

"After dinner, I went to Fengyi Palace in person."

Aunt Liu said in embarrassment, "The Queen is imprisoned. I'm afraid that Fengyi Palace is only accessible but not accessible."

The Queen Mother snorted, "I am the Queen Mother!"

The fierceness in her eyes startled Aunt Liu, and she dared not persuade her anymore.

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Chengqian Palace

After Concubine Zheng got off the sedan chair, she stumbled towards the main hall. Li Dexian was startled when he saw her and hurried to greet her: "Your Highness, why are you here?"

As Concubine Zheng walked, she said, "I'm here to see the Emperor."

Oops!

Ling Jieyu is accompanying the emperor to review memorials! We can't let the imperial concubine see this! Li Dexian took small steps to block in front of the imperial concubine Zheng.

"Your Highness, the Emperor has said that he won't be around for the next few days. You...you should come back in a few days!"

When Concubine Zheng took a step to the left, Li Dexian also took a step to the left. When she took a step to the right, Li Dexian also took a step to the right.

Concubine Zheng glared at him with anger on her face, "Get out of here."

Li Dexian didn't dare to stop her anymore. He shouted loudly, "The Imperial Concubine is here!"

When Wen Wanyu in the palace heard this, he immediately dropped the inkstone in his hand and said, "Your Majesty, I will hide for a while."

Before Xie Junyao could react, she had already hidden behind the screen.

Concubine Zheng pushed open the door and knelt on the ground with a plop: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

Xie Junyao walked up to her and helped her up, his expression neither cold nor indifferent: "What's the matter? Are you insisting on breaking into my Chengqian Palace?"

Concubine Zheng grabbed his clothes and said, "Your Majesty, was it the Queen who killed our Jing Shi? Was it not?!"

Xie Junyao agreed.

Concubine Zheng said, "Then the Emperor intends to let the Queen go so easily? She killed Jing Shi, a life for a life, she should go--"

Before she uttered the word "die", "Noble Concubine!" Xie Junyao interrupted her. Noble Concubine Zheng looked up, and the fierceness in her eyes chilled her heart.

Xie Junyao said slowly: "Be careful with your words."

Concubine Zheng's lips trembled: "Your Majesty, you... have you already abandoned Yao'er?"

Xie Junyao had a splitting headache. He knew that Concubine Zheng had become irritable since she lost Jing Shi.

"Noble Concubine, let's put things in perspective. I will make my own decision regarding the Empress. Please don't make a scene here. This is Chengqian Palace, not your Fuyao Palace."

Concubine Zheng suddenly smelled a fragrance that belonged only to women, and her intuition told her that a woman was there.

She glanced around quickly.

Xie Junyao was worried that she would discover Wen Wanyu's presence, so he said, "Go back."

Concubine Zheng was unwilling to leave. The emperor said he didn't want to see anyone, but it turned out he had a beautiful woman to accompany him. Jing Shi was gone, but the emperor didn't feel sad at all.

The jealousy in my heart overwhelmed the pain.

"Come out here." She ran to lift the curtain, but found no one there, so she went to a corner.

This behavior angered Xie Junyao.

So, she still had the leisure to feel resentful? She disobeyed his orders and started making trouble in Chengqian Palace.

"Noble Concubine Zheng, I'm only saying this one last time. Return to your Fuyao Palace."

Concubine Zheng turned a deaf ear.

Wen Wanyu bit her fingers nervously as the footsteps were getting closer and closer to her.