Guangren Palace.
Concubine Li leaned against the head of the bed, her face pale and her eyes dull. She looked so weak that she seemed to be dying at any moment.
"I clearly warned them to clean up their mess and stop before it's too late."
"Your grandfather and uncle just won't listen. They all refuse to listen to me."
“Cough cough cough…”
Princess Yongjia clutched Concubine Li's hand tightly, panicking, "Mother, what should we do now? What should we do?"
"Will the Emperor take his anger out on us for what my grandparents did?"
Concubine Li even had difficulty breathing.
Will it?
The Li family was powerful and had been doing evil for many years, embezzling more than three million taels of silver and more than half a million taels of gold.
He also intervened in and manipulated the imperial examinations, allowing more members of the Li family to serve as officials in the court, squeezing out the positions of truly capable people.
They formed cliques for personal gain and suppressed dissidents...In recent years, they even extended their hands to military pay and food.
The Li family had been living too smoothly, and Emperor Jinde had turned a blind eye to them over the years. As long as they didn't make any big mistakes, he would let them go after giving them some warnings.
This time, they thought they would just pick it up high and put it down gently, but unexpectedly, all their secrets were exposed.
With Emperor Jinde's decisive and murderous nature, if he doesn't move, then nothing will happen. But if he moves, he will show no mercy.
Thinking of this, Concubine Li could no longer hold back her tears, and they fell like beads from a broken string.
Seeing this, Princess Yongjia felt completely disappointed.
It's over.
They are all finished.
Concubine Li said, "Don't worry about this matter. You can't do anything about it. Just stay in your princess residence."
Overnight, her parents, brothers, and relatives were all exiled, and her descendants were enslaved for generations.
Emperor Jinde also executed a small number of Li family members to serve as a warning to others.
It's done for other relatives to see.
Look, this is the result of having powerful in-laws and having evil intentions.
"ah--"
“It hurts so much.”
Concubine Li covered her head and fell weakly on the bed.
Her headache came back.
Her heart felt like it was being stabbed by needles, and the pain made her face twisted together.
Why is this happening? Is she poisoned?
But why couldn’t the imperial physician find out?
Princess Yongjia was so frightened that she screamed, "Someone come! Call the imperial physician!"
In the past, when something like this happened, the palace servants would have rushed in to serve, but at this moment, there was a terrifying silence in the palace.
The palace servants had wooden expressions, but upon closer inspection, there seemed to be a hint of... gloating?
Princess Yongjia wondered if she was hallucinating. How dare these lowly creatures add insult to injury and gloat over other people's misfortune?
Are they seeking death?
Soon, she got the answer.
Eunuch Cao, who was beside Emperor Jinde, came with the imperial edict.
Led by Nanny Qin who was beside Concubine Li, all the palace maids in Guangren Palace jointly wrote a petition.
Every word is heartbreaking, accusing Concubine Li of evil deeds over the years.
Everyone in the palace suffered from the beatings of Concubine Li, and more than ten people were beaten to death.
"Your Majesty has decreed that Concubine Li has the heart of a eagle and the claws of a goose, the heart of an owl and the tongue of an oriole. Her virtue is truly unworthy of her position."
"So, the title of concubine was abolished, she was demoted to a noble lady, and banished to the cold palace, where she was never allowed to leave."
In the blink of an eye, Concubine Li became Noble Lady Li.
This was the last straw that broke the camel's back, which was the evil consequences she had sown herself. She had done many evil things and was eventually retaliated against.
…
In the pavilion.
Xie Qingyao listened to Xi Feng's story and said calmly, "Concubine Li deserves what she gets. But Nanny Qin has served her for many years and they've shared the same interests. She should be loyal to her. Why would she take the lead in rebelling against her?"
She turned her gaze to He Zheng, "My Lord, can you explain this to me?"
She didn't believe that He Zheng had no hand in this.
He Zheng played with the teacup in his hand and said nonchalantly, "Madam Qin has a grandson who is a gambler. He owes the casino over ten thousand taels. Madam Qin scraped together the money and tried every possible way, but she still has a shortfall of over a thousand taels."
"Madame Qin asked Li Qianluan to borrow money from her. At that time, the Li family was in ruins, and Li Qianluan was naturally anxious and panicked. She had no time to care about her affairs."
"Not only did Li Qianluan not lend the money, she also slapped Madam."
"Not long after, Nanny Qin's grandson had his left hand chopped off."
The result is naturally that loyal servants will become alienated.
The people under him follow their master, firstly because of the friendship they have built over the years, and secondly for the benefit of being able to take care of their families.
Concubine Li doesn't care about the life or death of Nanny Qin's grandson at all. No matter how loyal Nanny Qin is, she will be shaken. In addition, with the overthrow of the Li family, Concubine Li will not be able to give them any benefits in the future.
Xie Qingyao held her chin with a curious expression and asked, "So what benefits did the Marquis promise her?"
He Zheng said indifferently, "Save her life, let her retire to her hometown and live out her days in peace, her grandson's gambling debts will be cleared, and he'll even get a leisurely job."
This was a huge temptation for Nanny Qin, and after weighing the pros and cons, she chose to betray Concubine Li.
This strategy is best used to attack the heart, and it doesn't require much effort.
Concubine Li was carried to the cold palace while unconscious. When she woke up, she learned that she had been deposed from her position as concubine and banished to the cold palace. She started to cry and shout like crazy.
She has already used the card of Princess Shengde, and using it again will have no effect.
And her tricks of pretending to be innocent and weak were exposed, and His Majesty would never pity her again.
She became known as a "venomous woman" in everyone's eyes.
An uncontrollable sadness welled up in my heart.
Concubine Li actually vomited a mouthful of blood, breathing weakly: "Ming Chonglun, Ming Chonglun..."
Ming Chonglun is her only hope.
And her Yongjia.
For the sake of his daughter, His Majesty will not kill her.
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