The queen finally listened to Jiang Ying's suggestion and half coaxed and half deceived Ah Shu.
——He said that as long as she was willing to confess, he would definitely let her go, not only that, he would find her a rich family, and with her beauty, it would be no problem for her to become a concubine.
——But if she doesn't tell me, I'll chop off her hands and feet, scratch her face, and bury her half-way in the flowerbed, so that she can witness with her own eyes how her rotting body becomes fertilizer for the flowers like feces.
When Ah Shu was pouring night-blooming fragrance, she would often be lazy and just secretly use it to water the flowers, so she knew very well how to use it as fertilizer.
Disgusting, rancid, and full of bugs.
However, it is such a disgusting thing that can produce beautiful and flourishing flowers.
The thought of that devastating scene made her feel much more uncomfortable than killing her directly. In the end, desire triumphed over loyalty. Ah Shu burst into tears and exposed the truth to her master, Lady Zhao.
The conspiracy came to an end, and the whole hall was shocked and sighed.
The emperor stood up suddenly, his ears and neck red with anger, "Poisonous woman! I never thought it would be her! In the past, for the sake of the Queen Mother and her contribution to the upbringing of the princess, I often visited her.
Even though I thought she was noisy and disliked me, I put up with it. But she plotted against me so cruelly behind my back!"
Just as the Queen said, Concubine Zhao's plan was clearly to kill two birds with one stone. If it worked, Concubine Chen would be finished, as would the eldest and second princes. Soon, the Queen and Concubine Ruan, who loved their children very much, would also not be in good shape. Even if they could recover, it would be a long time later.
During this time, weren't she and Concubine Qiao the only two people in the harem who could compete with each other?
Concubine Qiao is good in every way, but unfortunately it seems that she will never die. When she gives birth to a prince and victory dawns, everyone will shift towards her!
For this reason, she had made arrangements with the eldest prince early on.
As for the Second Prince, he is of course easier to fool than the First Prince. Then there is the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the most inconspicuous person in Yuntai Palace, but he can enter Concubine Chen's bedroom...
Little by little, with painstaking efforts, nothing is left out.
It's a pity that luck, the most important thing for success, doesn't seem to be on her side!
The emperor was furious and was about to order Huang Mingquan to bring Concubine Zhao to Yuntai Palace to be executed. However, he changed his mind immediately when he saw that Concubine Chen did not look well, with one hand subconsciously covering her stomach and her lips visibly turning pale.
"Queen, you come with me, take these two slaves, and go to my mother's palace to talk it out."
"Since this Concubine Zhao was given to me by my mother, I have to give her family some face. I also want to let my mother see that she has always treated me equally. How cruel and disrespectful is this person who has treated me?
If he hadn't thought about her having an affair with the eldest princess, he would have wanted to give her a white silk ribbon and end his life!
"Your Majesty, I have something to say to you alone." Suddenly, when the emperor and empress were about to leave, Jiang Ying spoke up.
The emperor and the empress looked at each other and were about to ask Jiang Ying what she wanted to say, but Yan Zhuo asked without hesitation, "Does Ying'er also want to go to the empress dowager's palace?"
It’s so lively, he understands it, and his own Yingying likes it the most.
So he spoke for Jiang Ying with interest, and even a bit of righteousness, "Nothing, it just so happens that I haven't paid my respects to the Royal Aunt for a long time."
emperor,"……"
Queen: "..."
It's really not necessary!
The Queen Mother didn't want to see him that much.
Moreover, if they want to join in the fun, they have to find high-sounding reasons. It is really too hypocritical to watch!
The emperor felt depressed that his former decisiveness and eloquence were gone forever...
…
Family disgrace should not be made public.
Even if Yan Zhuo said that the flower had blossomed, the emperor was not going to agree to him.
Compared to Yan Zhuo, Jiang Ying was very self-aware. He ignored the emperor's riddles and just gently pulled the queen aside.
"I'm sure your Majesty has also noticed that Concubine Chen is not feeling well after forcing herself to support him, so I, Your Highness Prince Mo, should continue to watch from Yuntai Palace. As for why I called out to your Majesty now, it's actually because I have a bold and presumptuous guess. It's about the eldest princess. Would your Majesty be willing to listen to it?"
Jiang Ying always felt that no matter how adults fought, it was understandable for survival and profit, but she couldn't stand using children as rafts and not considering the children's life or death!
In order to prevent either Concubine Zhao herself or the Queen Mother Li Da Princess from making excuses for Concubine Zhao later, Jiang Ying deliberately blocked her way in advance!
It's bad luck for Lady Zhao to meet her!
Therefore, when the Queen and the Emperor walked out side by side, even the Queen, who was calmer than Mount Tai, could not help but reveal a somewhat gloomy expression.
I wanted to find someone to complain about, but I couldn't. I wanted to laugh, but I couldn't. I wanted to gloat over misfortunes, but I couldn't... and I couldn't hold it in.
From time to time, she would secretly glance at the emperor with a hint of sympathy in her eyes.
emperor,"???"
What's going on? Why did Queen Jiang look at him with sympathy after she finished her whisper? Could it be that he has some kind of physical problem?
It's no wonder the emperor thought so, mainly because Jiang Ying's best skill was to diagnose and diagnose patients!
So, at a good time, the emperor finally pulled the queen's hand and asked, "Queen, do I need some treatment?"
He was more tactful. After all, it was not easy to say, "Queen, do you think I am sick?" There is no one in the world who can curse himself.
He is still the Son of Heaven, the Emperor. What if his words come true?
But to the Queen, it sounded as if he was doubting that he was not doing well in that aspect, and took the initiative to ask if he wanted to adjust it.
The queen sighed in her heart and nodded, "That's good. Treat the disease if you have it, and strengthen your body if you don't have it."
Otherwise, why would Mrs. Zhao of the old family give up her good husband and go find a wild man?
She herself had not slept with the emperor for many years, and she didn't know to what extent his abilities had declined over the years. Although he was still good when he was young, it was hard to be an emperor. He had to stay up late to review documents, quarrel with ministers in the Golden Luan Palace, and deal with the stubborn empress dowager from time to time. It was normal for him to be in poor health and his abilities to gradually decline.
Thinking of this, the queen nodded firmly, "Adjust it, adjust it well! If the emperor is embarrassed to talk about it later, I will personally tell Princess Mo that the emperor will not question her medical skills, and it's just a matter of taking a few more doses of medicine."
After saying this, the empress realized that the emperor had been walking slower and slower. She turned back in surprise and pretended to be concerned and added, "Your Majesty, please do not be afraid of seeing a doctor."
emperor,"!!!"
What is it? What happened to him? Queen, come back and tell me everything!
Unfortunately, the empress walked too fast and entered Shoukang Palace in a blink of an eye.
Huang Mingquan was very efficient. He was sent by the escort to arrive before the emperor and empress.
Empress Zhao had tears in her eyes and her face was red as she complained to the Queen Mother pitifully, "Queen Mother, I...wuwuwu, I was trying to feed the eldest princess, but when Eunuch Huang came in, he had those eunuchs tie me up without saying a word!"
I feel innocent. I don’t know what I did wrong to be treated like this by a group of eunuchs!
Auntie, wuwuwuwu...you must make the decision for me!"