Concubine Shu glared at the Queen in anger for adding fuel to the fire at this time, deliberately making the Emperor believe that she and her father were colluding with the enemy and committing treason.
The Queen was not afraid of Concubine Shu's murderous look at all, and objected to her provocative smile.
She is the queen and is not afraid of Concubine Shu. What's more, Concubine Shu will be deposed 100%!
Concubine Shu gnashed her teeth in anger, but she had no intention of competing with the Queen. She knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, what I said is true. It was me and my father who framed Concubine Liang. No one else was involved!"
"Then tell me, how did you do it back then? You can't even produce solid evidence!"
Although I have heard some of the truth from my little girl, I am still a little curious about what happened back then. How did they do it?
Shufei immediately told everything she knew about what happened that year.
She was only responsible for intimidating and bribing the trusted maids and palace maids around Concubine Liang. As for other matters outside the palace, they were all handled by Duke Lu.
Although I am not quite sure how Duke Lu handled it, I have heard more or less that the assassins who were responsible for bribing and contacting the assassins were killed by Duke Lu himself after their plan was successful, so there is no evidence at all.
Even the An family, Liang Fei's maiden family, was only offered benefits indirectly by Duke Lu, which made the An family choose to abandon Liang Fei and join the ranks of those who framed Liang Fei on their own initiative.
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The Queen couldn't help but exclaimed, "So that's how it is. No wonder Concubine Liang had nowhere to turn to. It turns out that she was betrayed by someone who betrayed her!"
Now thinking about how desperate Concubine Liang was back then, even the Queen couldn't help but feel sympathy for her. She was surrounded by a bunch of traitors, which was scary to think about.
Although Emperor Donglin had already witnessed the cruelty of the competition for the harem, he still got confused when he met the person he loved.
Emperor Donglin couldn't help but feel more and more distressed the more he thought about it. Concubine Liang had suffered so much, all thanks to Concubine Shu and the others, who did it only for their own selfish reasons.
Emperor Donglin gnashed his teeth and stared at Concubine Shu on the ground with murderous intent, "Oh, good! Very good!"
Concubine Shu knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and cried, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I know I was wrong! I had no choice back then!"
"I can't help it. You can't just frame others if you have no other choice!" Emperor Donglin kicked Concubine Shu's chest again. "No matter whether your Lu family is collaborating with the enemy or not, your father, Duke Lu, cannot exist in Donglin!"
Concubine Shu was shocked, "Wha...what!"
I originally thought that after telling the truth, Emperor Donglin's anger would subside a little, but unexpectedly, it seemed that it didn't subside much.
Her Duke Lu can still exist, but her father cannot exist either. Doesn’t that mean her father’s life is still in danger?
Concubine Shu immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed, begging, "Your Majesty, spare my life! Please, for the sake of my father's hard work and great contributions, spare him!"
Emperor Donglin sneered, "Let him go?" The look in his eyes was filled with murderous intent. "You teased me back then, which was deceiving the emperor! For the crime of deceiving the emperor, I will not exterminate your entire family. I already consider you as my woman and the credit for giving birth to a prince. Do you want to die with Duke Lu?"
When Concubine Shu heard that she was going to die with Duke Lu, she shrank back in fear, pursed her lips tightly, and dared not speak.
Facing such a cowardly Concubine, Emperor Donglin sneered, "Your father must die, now it's your turn! Queen, how do you think he should be convicted?"
Without Duke Lu as her support, even if Concubine Shu still has the Third Prince, and even if those who once supported the Third Prince still support him, the Queen is no longer worried.
The queen was in a very good mood, covering her lips with an embroidered handkerchief, "Your Majesty, although Concubine Shu told the so-called truth, she framed Concubine Liang first, so she is guilty and should be banished to the cold palace!"
Shufei immediately glared at the queen angrily, knowing that she was taking advantage of the queen's misfortune and taking the opportunity to suppress her, so that her son would have the opportunity to seize the throne.
Receiving Concubine Shu's hateful look, the Queen looked helpless and helpless, "Sister Concubine Shu, I will also handle this impartially!"
"What you said now is just your one-sided story! But it is true that you framed Concubine Liang!" Emperor Donglin's eyes were sharp, and he ordered angrily, "Wang Dehai, pass the order! Demote Concubine Shu to a concubine, banish her to the cold palace, and wait for her to be taken down!"
Emperor Donglin's order instantly caused Concubine Shu to fall to the ground helplessly, her eyes wide open in shock.
She never expected that the emperor would demote her to the position of concubine, the lowest position in the harem.
This was because it was not yet certain whether she was involved in Duke Lu's crime of treason, so she was demoted to a concubine.
If it is confirmed, will he be sentenced to death immediately?
"Your Majesty, please spare my life. I am innocent. I did not do those things at all. Please understand your majesty!"
"Now the evidence is irrefutable. It is futile for you to quibble. I will make a decision after the Dali Temple has interrogated your father!"
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
Concubine Shu still wanted to beg Emperor Donglin and reached out to grab the dragon robe, but Emperor Donglin waved the dragon robe away, leaving Concubine Shu no chance at all.
"I believe the results of your father's interrogation have come out! I will not let anyone who dares to deceive me go!"
After saying this, Emperor Donglin waved the sleeves of his dragon robe and walked directly out of the Queen's Fengyi Palace.
The queen looked at Emperor Donglin's departing back, then turned to look at Concubine Shu, who fell to the ground as if she had no bones.
She looked at Emperor Donglin's departing back, shook her head and sighed, not knowing whether she was sighing for Concubine Shu's fate or her mood.
Emperor Donglin left, and the Queen was somewhat wondering if the Emperor had gone to see Concubine Liang.
It seems that Concubine Liang is unstoppable after leaving the cold palace!
She must think carefully about how to treat Concubine Liang and her daughter in the future!
Thinking of her own children, the Queen was too lazy to see Concubine Shu suffer. Since she had no chance to fight back anyway, she turned around and left, leaving Concubine Shu alone, kneeling on the ground and crying in despair.
Just as the Queen had expected, Concubine Shu's issue had been resolved, and Emperor Donglin immediately headed for Yaohua Palace.
"My beloved concubine, Yiyi, Concubine Shu has confessed!"
Emperor Donglin showed off very proudly.
Concubine Liang widened her eyes in surprise, "Admit...admit?"
"Yes, I went to Fengyi Palace on purpose. In order to get rid of the charge of treason, Concubine Shu told the truth, and the Queen testified! Even if there is no evidence, with Concubine Shu's personal confession, your crime is cleared!"
“Really…really?”
"Yes, that's right!" Emperor Donglin nodded in agreement. "I can issue an edict right away to help you clear your name and restore your reputation! From now on, you can stay in Yaohua Palace with a legitimate reason!"
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