Chapter 22: Intricate Roots
Emperor Jing of Wei stared at Ling Luojin and asked, "What does Commander Ling want me to do?"
"I am willing to take my position as the commander of the Shenjiying Camp as a guarantee because I believe that Your Majesty is a wise ruler who can find out the truth and punish treacherous ministers. Since Your Majesty is a wise ruler, he must know the truth. Why would he ask me what to do?"
The Queen felt bad and quickly asked, "Commander Ling, are you forcing the Emperor?"
"If I had forced the emperor, I would not have remained silent during the trial. Now that the truth has come out, I am asking for justice. Is that forcing the emperor? Queen, you are the mother of the country, but from what I have seen today, are you really worthy of the title of 'mother of the country'?"
Ling Luojin said this, but the Queen was unable to refute it. Emperor Jing of Wei closed his eyes and finally made up his mind.
"Liu Da, out of jealousy, falsely accused Princess Fengyi and Ling Yu of having an affair, dismissed him from his post and thrown into prison, to be executed in the autumn. The entire Liu family was exiled to the border, and no one in the Liu family was allowed to serve as an official in the court for three generations."
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Da lost all his strength and knelt on the ground.
The queen was shocked. Why was the punishment so severe?
"As the Empress, she should have been able to judge right from wrong, but she listened to the slander of the villain. However, considering that she has managed the harem for many years and has worked hard, I will deduct one year's salary. I will promote Concubine Yun to Consort Yun and help manage the six palaces!"
The queen placed her hands on her knees and clenched them into fists. No matter how much hatred she had in her heart, she had no choice but to accept the outcome.
Concubine Yun, no, Concubine Yun suppressed her inner ecstasy, stood up and saluted the emperor: "I will do my best to share the worries of the Empress and live up to the emperor's expectations!"
After dealing with the Queen and Liu Da, Emperor Jing of Wei left angrily, and Concubine Yun hurriedly followed him to comfort him.
The queen stared at Su Chenyu intently and said only one sentence: "The princess is really a good person!"
Su Chenyu smiled. She knew what kind of person the queen was. She would definitely hold on to her past affairs and frame her.
So from the moment she was born, she began to shuffle all the people and things around her.
"Princess, do you feel you have won today?"
Su Chenyu looked at the Queen: "The Queen just wants to tell me that as long as my father holds you, I can never do anything to you?"
Concubine Yun was in the harem only because of the favor of Emperor Jing of Wei. She had no real power. Even though she was assisting in managing the six palaces, she was just a puppet.
Emperor Jing of Wei was not ignorant, but he did not choose other concubines, but promoted the concubine to the empress, which made her position unstable. She was also a pregnant woman, and when she was older, she would have to give birth. How could she have the energy to care about the affairs of the harem? Even if she gave birth, wouldn't she have to take good care of her body?
After all, the emperor is still his beloved queen, or to be more precise, his beloved Lian family.
"Your Majesty, it is a blessing for Your Majesty that Your Majesty is taking care of the Lian Family. However, we have to see if the Lian Family can bear this blessing!" Su Chenyu reminded, "Your Majesty has been busy scheming against me all afternoon. I am afraid that you don't know about Chen Yue's feelings. If Your Majesty knew, she would definitely be very surprised. This is a great gift from your son to you."
The queen was surprised but did not show it on her face and left with the palace maids.
Everyone who was supposed to leave had left. Ling Luojin and Ling Yu came forward to thank Su Chenyu: "Thank you so much today, Princess. Otherwise, the Ling family would have been in great trouble."
"Commander Ling has said that this incident was caused by me, so I will naturally clear Guard Ling's name."
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