Chapter 49: The extermination of ten clans

Emperor Qingling stood up and took over the conversation: "How I do things has nothing to do with the Empress Dowager. I am not in a good state today, and what I said may have offended me. Please don't take it to heart, Empress Dowager. You should go back to Changshou Palace first and take good care of Ying'an. Wei Weiran, send someone to send the Empress Dowager back to the palace."

Wei Weiran lowered his head and said hurriedly: "Yes, Your Majesty." The Queen Mother

did not move.

No one else dared to move, including the Emperor's close person, Wei Weiran.

Concubine Shu still maintained the posture of kneeling on the ground to salute, and opened her lips: "Empress Dowager, the emperor has not had a good rest recently, and it is common for him to be in an unstable mood. With me here, I will certainly persuade and comfort the emperor. This matter has a bad impact. No matter whether it is me or the emperor, we will punish the person severely if we catch him. Don't worry, Empress Dowager, I understand that you, as the queen, want to care about the emperor, and I also understand that the emperor has a lot of things to do every day, dealing with the front court and the harem. I am exhausted and naturally cannot take care of everything. Please do not blame me, Empress Dowager."

The Empress Dowager looked at Concubine Shu and said solemnly, "If the Emperor had half the ability to speak as you, our mother-son relationship would not have fallen to this point. All right, all of you stand up."

The concubines said in unison, "Thank you, Empress Dowager."

Emperor Qingling had a gloomy face and sat aside without saying a word, but everyone present knew that he was not scolding Concubine Shu, but the Empress Dowager.

Before leaving, the Empress Dowager took a last look at Emperor Qingling and said in a slightly deep voice, "I care about you. I came out to help you after hearing about the matter in the harem. Qingye, you disappoint me so much."

After that, she left without looking back. Concubine

Shu looked at Emperor Qingling without hesitation, stepped forward and raised her hand to cover his hand, and said softly: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother's action is also kind."

Emperor Qingling frowned, raised his eyes in a trance, and happened to meet Concubine Shu's eyes. He also raised his other hand to hold Concubine Shu back, and said solemnly: "Let's not talk about good intentions for now, Concubine Shu, I feel at ease with you."

Concubine Shu pulled the corner of her mouth and said: "With the emperor's words, I am willing to take on everything for the emperor."

Her eyes were really sincere and disgusting.

But only she knew that her heart was cold as frost at this moment.

She always knew that the relationship between the emperor and the queen mother was tense, but she had never seen the emperor speak so harshly to the queen mother on such an occasion.

It's not that the emperor is in a bad mood today, but he is using another way to protect Hua Zhiyao.

He knew that if the Queen Mother intervened, Hua Zhiyao would inevitably be punished by being sent to the cold palace.

He was reluctant.

So he would rather disrupt the court order and argue with the Queen Mother in front of all the concubines in the harem to anger her away.

This time, the love was as deep as the sea, even she was moved.

"Your Majesty, bring Miss Jiang here." Wei Xin's voice rang out.

Emperor Qingling's voice was covered with a layer of frost, and he said solemnly: "Bring her up."

Concubine Shu glanced at him and had a plan in her mind.

She stood up and said, "Your Majesty, you just drank the tranquilizing soup, you should not be too tired, why don't you just watch from the side, I will handle this matter, if Your Majesty thinks that I handled it inappropriately, you can speak up and deal with it."

Emperor Qingling sighed, "Okay, I'll leave it to you."

He felt that the current Concubine Shu was really his life confidant. Whenever he was in a bad mood and didn't want to get involved in these things, Concubine Shu would stand up and block everything for him.

With such a beautiful concubine, what else could a husband ask for?

He was relieved, but Concubine Xian and Concubine Mu on the side suffered.

Hearing that Concubine Shu took over, the two looked at each other with a rather resistant look.

Concubine Xian stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I really do..."

Emperor Qingling raised his hand to stop her from finishing her words, and said in a deep voice, "Tell Concubine Shu anything. I am just a bystander now."

Concubine Shu lowered her eyes and said nothing.

She understood the emperor's behavior very well. He finally found a worker who he could control and be a hands-off manager. Naturally, he was happy to enjoy it. He was

very mean.

Even when he said this, he didn't even look at Concubine Xian, which was quite impatient.

Concubine Shu glanced at Concubine Xian, and unfortunately, the other party was also looking at her.

After the two looked at each other, Concubine Shu opened her lips and said, "Don't worry, sister Zhiyao. With the emperor here, I will certainly handle it impartially. You are so worried, are you worried about me?"

Concubine Xian forced a very awkward smile and said lightly, "How could it be? Sister Shufei has always been so gentle and virtuous. In my eyes, sister has always been a straightforward person who can handle things impartially." Concubine

Shu curled her lips and said, "That's the best."

The concubines looked at each other and were deeply impressed by the acting skills of the two. It

was also wronged for Concubine Shu. She called the servants in the palace sisters in the past. If they were involved in this kind of thing, I'm afraid they would cry, make a fuss, and even hang themselves.

Concubine Shu was able to handle things like this without changing her expression or heartbeat. This favored concubine is really not something that ordinary people can be.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty... I finally see you, Your Majesty..."

Outside the palace gate, the person was not seen, but the voice was heard first.

The voice of Concubine Jiang crying and shouting came in, and everyone subconsciously took a step back. Some concubines who loved to be clean even took a handkerchief to cover their mouths, which was quite disgusting.

Wei Xin appeared with Concubine Jiang pressed down: "Kneel down!"

Concubine Jiang was pressed to the ground, and there was no trace of her previous glory as a concubine.

At this time, she was extremely cruel, even worse than the slaves in the Xinzheku in the palace.

Seeing Emperor Qingling sitting on her, Concubine Jiang struggled and knelt at Wei Xin's feet, trying to get closer to Emperor Qingling.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I thought I would never see you again in this life, but now I know that Your Majesty still remembers our old love and keeps me in your heart. Your Majesty, I love you, Your Majesty..."

Lady Jiang's heart-wrenching voice echoed throughout the Qiankun Palace.

Concubine Shu looked at her without saying a word.

Emperor Qingling frowned and looked at Concubine Shu unhappily, as if he was dissatisfied with her for not speaking.

Receiving Emperor Qingling's eyes, Concubine Shu rolled her eyes in her heart.

He is really merciful everywhere, even to Jiang Chunyu, he still has some feelings left.

That's right!

After all, she was once the most favored Concubine Chun, so he couldn't bear it.

Concubine Shu stood up and stepped forward, looking down at Lady Jiang, and threw the doll she had just taken from Wei Weiran to Lady Jiang's feet, and said solemnly: "Is this thing from your hand?"

Although she said so, she had already known in her heart that this thing was made by Lady Jiang. She asked this question just to break down Lady Jiang's psychological defenses and make her show her weakness.

In this way, it wouldn't be so abrupt to severely punish Lady Jiang.

Emperor Qingling also raised his eyes to look at Lady Jiang, with both regret and anger between his eyebrows.

When he heard Ying'an's voice that day, he guessed that sooner or later such a thing would happen in the harem. When he protected Concubine Xian just now, he knew that this thing was made by Lady Jiang.

Daling has clear rewards and punishments, and the order is measured. When has it ever wronged a good person?

But he couldn't bear to see his favorite concubine, who used to sleep with him, kneel before him like a prisoner.

But the emperor's majesty is so great that he can't allow her to blaspheme at will?

Emperor Qingling interrupted and said, "You cursed me. Do you know what the charge is? Exterminate ten clans! Jiang, the whole clan will end without descendants. Concubine Chun, you have been in the palace for many years, but you still haven't changed your self-righteous and arrogant bad habits."