Chapter 118 Staying up late again
Shen Baolin suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood, and pain spread throughout his body.
The emperor actually knew that the queen had framed her, but he still demoted her. What was he thinking?
Could it be that, as the Queen said, she was seeking revenge for her child? Then who was she...
Shen Baolin shuddered when he thought of what he had just refuted.
Did the emperor really love her?
Did the emperor change his mind, or did he never love her at all?
With this thought, Shen Baolin almost felt like dying.
Are they all fake?!
Their past was all fake!
So what did she do?
She foolishly believed all this and even killed the child of the only person in the harem who was kind to her, and even implicated her father.
“Woo-wah—”
Another mouthful of blood was spit out, and Shen Baolin didn't even have the strength to sit up, and fell to the ground.
Her vision went black, and she said with the remaining strength, "Cui Wan, please kill me."
She didn't want to live in the first place.
Now that I know this, I have no desire to survive.
Empress Cui calmly rose from her armchair and said, "You want to die? It's not that simple. Back then, you thought you had avenged that child, but now you know you were wrong! If you die like this, how will you explain to that child when you see him on your reincarnation journey?"
She walked straight out across the messy ground.
The hall was silent for a while before the woman's heart-wrenching cry was heard.
This side.
Zhiwu helped Queen Cui into the sedan chair and said, "Your Majesty is so kind."
Empress Cui smiled and said, "Do you think I was too soft-hearted by sparing Shen's life? By sparing Shen's life, I am letting her live in agony, letting her and Concubine Jiang fight each other, and I am just enjoying the show."
Zhiwu shook her head: "These are not real reasons. I know that you can't bear to take her life after all."
"Just like when Shen first entered the palace, you couldn't bear to see her being used as a pawn by the Emperor, so you reminded her many times to take care of her. If you hadn't secretly intervened for her, Shen wouldn't have survived to get pregnant on her own."
"Even though you were later injured by Shen, when you met Concubine Pei, you still looked after her. Not only did you frequently rescue her, you also sent her to the Imperial Concubine's palace to have her take care of her."
Empress Cui sighed, "The women who enter the palace are all extremely talented. Once they are fascinated by power, wealth, and favor, they compete with each other and harm each other, losing their own sense of self. I have never lacked these things, so I am more open-minded and have a clearer understanding. I don't want them to be buried in this deep palace. I will help them if I can. After all, these are real lives."
"Now Shen has gotten what she deserved. Her life is ruined. I have avenged my vengeance, but I do not want to stain my hands with blood. This can be considered as accumulating merit for my children."
Zhiwu smiled: "My queen, you have a kind heart."
Her queen is truly the best woman in the world.
Empress Cui smiled and said, "Let's go to Chengming Palace."
She still needs to explain to the emperor about Concubine Li's miscarriage.
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Chengming Palace.
Xie Chen's expression was stern. "The Queen is saying that although you intercepted the medicine and then sent someone to put it into Yaohua Palace, the source can be traced back to Lin Zhaorong's palace?"
Queen Cui nodded: "Yes."
She took the responsibility for this matter alone and did not implicate Pei Tingyue.
Xie Chen narrowed his eyes slightly: "Now this Lin Zhaorong has also attacked the concubines?"
He remembered that Lin Zhaorong was an old servant in his Eastern Palace. Although she loved to bully and embarrass the concubines, she had not committed any serious faults. She also gave birth to his first prince, Yuqi. So after he ascended the throne, he gave her the position of the Nine Concubines, which was the highest rank among the old servants in the Eastern Palace.
Unexpectedly, after being peaceful for so many years, he actually attacked the concubines.
Yu Qi was raised under her name...
Empress Cui saw that he was worried and knelt down quickly. "Considering that Lin Zhaorong is a first-time offender and still raising the prince, Your Majesty, please forgive her this time."
Xie Chen helped her up: "Get up."
Empress Cui then sat down and pleaded, "Lin Zhaorong is usually very respectful to me. I never expected her to be so confused. She must be afraid that Concubine Li would give birth to a prince and threaten Yu Qi's position. But this time she has done something wrong. I will definitely punish her when I return. I hope the emperor will forgive her this time."
Xie Chen thought for a moment: "Well, Yuqi is still young, he can't live without his biological mother by his side."
"Then I, the concubine, would like to thank the emperor on behalf of Lin Zhaorong."
After discussing this matter, Xie Chen brought a cup of tea and handed it over, “The previous dynasty is over, I allow you to deal with Shen Baolin as you wish, you just want her to be demoted?”
Empress Cui took the tea and took a sip: "Now Shen is living a life worse than death. For me, this is enough."
Xie Chen lowered his eyebrows and said, "This matter is not only Shen's fault, but I am also wrong. If I hadn't doted on Shen so much in the past few years and given her the confidence, how could she dare to drug you?"
Empress Cui put down her teacup, held Xie Chen's hand, and said seriously, "You can't blame the emperor for this. I know that the emperor favored Shen for the sake of the stability of the previous dynasty. What's more, now the emperor has given me and this child an explanation. I have never blamed the emperor, and our child will not blame him either."
Xie Chen sighed softly, "The Queen is virtuous, I owe you a lot."
Empress Cui smiled and said, "How can I feel indebted? The Emperor has given me the position of Empress and the deepest trust in me. I am already very satisfied."
"It is my fortune to have a queen."
The emperor and empress smiled at each other.
Empress Cui withdrew her hand and turned to talk about other things: "I heard that Concubine Pei left Chengming Palace crying a few days ago?"
Xie Chen thought of the woman's tear-stained face, his heart trembled, and he didn't say anything.
Empress Cui said softly, "Pei Jieyu, she is only seventeen years old. Her mind, experience, and attitude towards others are immature. She is quite extreme. Love is love and hate is hate. Moreover, she is pregnant and is already sensitive. Your Majesty should talk things over as soon as possible."
Interfering in the emperor's affairs was an act of usurpation on her part, so she only mentioned it briefly and did not go into details.
Xie Chen rubbed his brow.
He really wanted to talk things out.
But now that person probably doesn't even want to see him. If he was willing, he wouldn't have gone there secretly at night.
It was getting late, and Queen Cui left quickly, but Xie Chen sat in his seat for a long time without moving.
Liang Yao wanted to ask him if he was settled, but he saw that he was stroking the silver-white sachet around his waist, so he turned and left.
commit a sin!
Have to stay up late again tonight!
Concubine Pei, please make peace with the Emperor! At the very least, you'd better be willing to see the Emperor.
If he continues like this, he will lose his life!
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