Chapter 424: Adopting Chu Huaijing
The emperor originally thought that the empress dowager had weakened her body because she had indulged in food and lived a casual life while worshiping Buddha at Mount Wutai.
But I never expected that the truth would be like this!
The empress dowager was actually infected with syphilis.
If this gets out, won’t the whole world laugh at us?
No wonder these imperial doctors were unwilling to speak just now.
If you say these words, you risk losing your head!
The emperor looked at the imperial physician with complicated eyes, and the imperial physician was trembling with fear.
Seeing that everyone was shaking uncontrollably, the Queen stepped forward and said softly, "Your Majesty, let's let the imperial physician treat Mother first! We can ask others about the specific situation."
The Empress Dowager did not go to Mount Wutai alone.
Not only were there servants around him, but also Shen Lirong and her son.
It is impossible for them to know nothing about these things about the Queen Mother.
The emperor was reminded by this and immediately came to his senses. He nodded and continued to ask the imperial physician, "Is the empress dowager's illness serious? Can it be cured? Do you have any suggestions?"
The imperial physician nodded hurriedly. "The Empress Dowager's physical condition...is not particularly serious, but it has been going on for quite some time. She has been treated before, and this is just a relapse. She will be fine after taking some medicine and recuperating for a while. However, after the Empress Dowager wakes up, I'm afraid she will have some difficulty moving around, and her face will also look a little..."
"That's enough!" The emperor interrupted the imperial physician, "I know everything. Just focus on treating the patient and minding your own business."
After hearing what the emperor said, the imperial physician knew that their lives should be saved, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as my life is saved, it’s fine!
The imperial doctors did not dare to delay any longer, so they quickly got up from the ground and went to work in a hurry.
The emperor looked at the empress dowager with complicated eyes, and felt somewhat relieved in his heart.
Will the Queen Mother feel a little uncomfortable after she wakes up?
Are there signs of a stroke on the face?
This is also good!
This way, there is no need to worry about the Queen Mother doing evil things in the capital.
The capital city and Mount Wutai are very different!
Mount Wutai is remote and not many people visit it.
As long as the Queen Mother acts carefully, the possibility of being discovered is small.
But there are many people in the capital, and I don’t know how many people are staring at the former dynasty and the harem, and the royal family.
If the Queen Mother does it again, she will definitely be discovered.
Even if those people didn't dare to question the Queen Mother in person, there would definitely be a lot of gossip behind her back.
By that time, the royal family’s dignity and reputation will be completely lost!
Thinking of this, the emperor looked at Shen Lirong and Chu Huaijing, his expression became even colder.
"You two, follow me!"
Shen Lirong and Chu Huaijing both trembled.
They are not fools, how could they not see how angry the emperor is at this moment.
If they followed the emperor out and were questioned, they might incur the emperor's wrath if they said something wrong.
But it is impossible not to go.
"Mother!"
Chu Huaijing looked at Shen Lirong in panic.
"What should we do, mother?"
Shen Lirong held Chu Huaijing's hand tightly, "Don't worry! It's okay! With mother here, nothing will happen to you!"
Listening to Shen Lirong's comfort, Chu Huaijing calmed down a little, and the mother and son walked out together.
When they arrived in the outer room, they saw the emperor and empress already sitting there waiting for them.
Even the prince was sitting on the left, looking at him expressionlessly.
Being stared at by three people, Shen Lirong's legs went weak and she almost fell to the ground.
After finally stabilizing themselves, Shen Lirong and Chu Huaijing supported each other and walked forward.
"Kneel down."
The emperor's voice was cold.
Shen Lirong and Chu Huaijing were already very nervous. After hearing what the emperor said, they did not dare to hesitate and knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty!" Shen Lirong spoke anxiously, wanting to explain, "We——"
"Shut up!" The emperor interrupted Shen Lirong, "Answer whatever I ask! Don't speak when I don't ask."
Shen Lirong's words of explanation were interrupted, and now she could only look at the emperor, waiting for his questions.
The emperor stared at Shen Lirong, his eyes like knives, “What’s going on with the Queen Mother’s body? Tell me!”
"I...I don't know either!"
"Don't know?" The emperor sneered, "I see you don't know, you just don't want to tell me! I'll give you one more chance, tell me the truth, and you can live peacefully. If you don't want to, then to protect the Queen Mother's dignity, I can only execute all those who know about it!"
Although you are the daughter of the Shen family, you are not the only daughter of the Shen family. If you die, the Shen family can send someone else to the palace! Compared with the Queen Mother, the weight of your daughter is obviously not enough, what do you think? "
The emperor's words were heartbreaking.
Even if Shen Lirong didn't want to admit it, she had to admit it.
She was destined not to be favored by the emperor.
Not only she herself knows this, but the people in the Shen family know it even better.
If you didn't have the Queen Mother's support, she would never have given birth to Chu Huaijing.
If you want to make plans for the Shen family, it is not enough to rely on her or Chu Huaijing.
Only the Queen Mother can do it!
If the emperor really asked the Shen family to choose between her and the Queen Mother, she would definitely be the one to be abandoned.
Looking at the changes in Shen Lirong's expression, the emperor knew that Shen Lirong should have thought it through now.
"Now, please answer my question again! What exactly is going on with the Queen Mother?"
Shen Lirong, who just said that she knew nothing, now knows everything.
"In reply to the Emperor, after arriving at Mount Wutai, the Empress Dowager often lectured on Buddhist scriptures with the young novices and copied Buddhist teachings. Over time,..."
The emperor was shocked again.
He originally thought that the Queen Mother might have found some young men, or...people of inappropriate backgrounds.
I never thought that the person the empress dowager was looking for was a little novice monk!
What kind of Buddhism is that!
What kind of monks are they raising!
The emperor took a few deep breaths and suppressed his anger a little.
"Since you already knew about it, why didn't you stop it?"
Shen Lirong's body trembled, and then she looked at the emperor eagerly, "Your Majesty, it's not that I don't want to dissuade you, it's really... the Queen Mother doesn't listen to me! The Queen Mother is an elder, how dare I say anything more..."
The emperor laughed angrily, "Then according to what you said, I was wrong about you!"
“No, no, no!”
Shen Lirong quickly knelt on the ground.
"The Emperor is not wrong. It is my fault for not fulfilling my responsibility to dissuade him. It is right for the Emperor to be angry with me. In the future, I will definitely..."
"There's no future." The emperor interrupted Shen Lirong. "When the Queen Mother was in the palace, she always kept herself clean and took great care of herself. It's impossible for her to do such a thing. But after taking you to Mount Wutai, she seemed like a different person. Maybe you seduced her in this.
People like you absolutely cannot stay in the palace. I will send someone to send you back to the Shen family in a moment."
"Your Majesty!" Shen Lirong was stunned. "Didn't Your Majesty promise the Queen Mother to make me a concubine? How could he go back on his word?"
"I just said that if you stay in the palace, it will only delay the Queen Mother's recovery. I will never let you stay with the Queen Mother any longer, so just give up on this idea!
If you don't want to go back to the Shen family, I can also have someone send you back to your hometown."
Isn’t the Shen family her hometown?
Shen Lirong’s eyes were full of confusion.
But soon, she understood what the emperor meant.
The hometown the emperor was referring to was the place where he would go after death.
The emperor actually wanted to kill her!
Although the emperor has not given any order now.
But he is the emperor!
Is there anything an emperor cannot accomplish that he wants to do?
Just because she is alive now doesn't mean she can live forever!
Realizing this, Shen Lirong dared not hesitate any longer.
Nothing is more important than being alive!
Only by living can you have the possibility of having everything.
If I really die, then everything will be gone!
Shen Lirong lowered her head, “Okay.”
Seeing that Shen Lirong really agreed to leave the palace, Chu Huaijing panicked.
Chen Lirong is about to leave the palace, the Empress Dowager is in a coma, and now the Empress Dowager is injured and has a stroke, and her syphilis has been exposed, all of which are closely related to him.
In this situation, even if the Queen Mother woke up, he was not sure whether she would still be as kind to him as before and make plans for him without any reservations.
In this case, if Shen Lirong also left, how would he live alone in the palace?
Chu Huaijing looked at Shen Lirong eagerly, wanting to speak, but he didn't dare to speak casually.
At this moment, the emperor looked at Chu Huaijing.
"As for you, the Queen Mother suddenly fell down and had a stroke because of you."
The emperor was not asking questions but calmly stating the facts.
Chu Huaijing started to speak subconsciously, but in the end he didn't say a word.
The emperor didn't care whether he wanted to speak or not, but continued coldly, "I can give you two choices now."
Chu Huaijing looked at the emperor eagerly.
“First, go back to the Shen family with your mother. From now on, you will be called the grandson of the En family, not the royal bloodline.”
"Secondly, I will adopt you out. You will still be a member of the royal family, but you will be a wealthy and idle person in the future."
"I'll give you a cup of tea to think about it."
Chu Huaijing was stunned on the spot because of surprise, while Shen Lirong was excited.
"emperor!"
"Your Majesty, you can't do this!"
"Jing'er, he is your own flesh and blood! How can you deny him and push him to someone else!"
The emperor's eyes were colder than before, and he looked at Shen Lirong as if he was looking at a dead person, "Are you teaching me how to do things? I was willing to spare your life, but now it seems that you are seeking death."
How could Shen Lirong be so determined to die?
She hasn't lived enough!
But she still disagreed with the emperor's decision.
At this time, Shen Lirong only hoped that the Queen Mother would wake up immediately!
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