Chapter 575: One Family is Happy, Another is Sad
After saying this, he turned and left.
Upon hearing this, the queen collapsed to the ground, tears streaming down her cheeks, her heart filled with endless despair and unwillingness.
"emperor………"
The only response he got was Emperor Tianyuan’s resolute departure.
Zhao Ping stepped forward to help her.
"My Lady, please hurry up and let me take you back to Fengyi Palace."
The guards also came in and pulled Nanny Su away.
Nanny Su was caught by the guards and her face was full of fear.
"Empress, Empress, please save this old slave, Empress."
Nanny Su had been by her side for many years. Seeing this, the queen became anxious and stepped forward to stop the guards.
"How dare you! I wonder who dares to do that."
Seeing this, Zhao Ping stepped forward with an embarrassed look on his face and spoke to the queen.
"Empress, why are you doing this? The Emperor's punishment today is already a mercy. Please return to the palace with me. If you anger the Emperor again, I'm afraid..."
The Queen remained unmoved upon hearing this and stood in front of Nanny Su.
Upon seeing this, Concubine De spoke sternly.
"The Emperor has ordered Nanny Su to be beaten to death. Hurry up and take her away to be executed. You are making a fuss here and disturbing Lady An's rest. Be careful that the Emperor will not forgive you."
Upon hearing this, the guards stepped forward and forcibly dragged Nanny Su away.
Zhao Ping also reached out and took the queen's arm.
"Empress, I am here to escort you back to the palace by order of the Emperor."
Nanny Su's cry for help continued.
“My Queen, please save this old slave, My Queen…”
The queen struggled and looked anxious.
Upon seeing this, Concubine De stepped forward and said.
"Empress, if I were you, I would quietly return to Fengyi Palace. If you continue to make trouble, it will only make the Emperor even more disgusted. In this palace, if you lose the emperor's favor, you lose your status."
Upon hearing this, the Queen looked at Concubine De angrily.
"You bitch..."
Upon hearing this, Concubine De didn't show any anger on her face, but spoke with a smile.
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince has only you as his lifeline. If you continue to make trouble, Your Highness, the situation will become even more difficult, and the Crown Prince will have no hope at all."
The queen looked desperate upon hearing this and could only watch as the personal nanny who had served her for many years was dragged away by the guards.
Zhao Ping glanced at Concubine De, and sure enough, it was still Concubine De.
Then he spoke respectfully to the queen.
"Empress, please return to the palace and give the Emperor some time. Once his anger subsides, he might come to see you again."
Upon hearing this, the queen looked at the door of the inner room and then at Concubine De.
"De Fei, I underestimated you. Let's wait and see. I want to see if you can sit on the throne while I am still alive."
Then he waved his sleeves and walked out.
Upon hearing this, Concubine De showed no anger on her face, but continued to salute.
"Your Highness, I respectfully bid farewell to Her Majesty the Queen."
Looking at the Queen's embarrassed back as she left, Concubine De slowly stood up with a triumphant smile on her lips.
Ning Shuang, who was standing by, saw this and stepped forward to speak.
"Your Highness, Ning Shuang has also taken her leave. Please tell Consort An that Ning Shuang wishes her a speedy recovery."
Upon hearing this, Defei turned around and said to Ningshuang with a smile.
"Princess, if you hadn't appeared in time today and informed the Emperor of the incident in detail, I'm afraid we wouldn't have been able to seek justice for Noble An. I will remember your contribution, and when Noble An recovers, we will definitely thank you profusely."
Ning Shuang humbly bowed in response.
"Your Majesty, Concubine De, are too kind. Ning Shuang is deeply saddened by the misfortune suffered by Noble Lady An. I feel honored to be able to do my part for Noble Lady An."
Upon hearing this, Concubine De spoke politely.
"Anyway, I still have to thank you, Princess."
Ning Shuang smiled again.
"Ningshuang, goodbye."
The other concubines had just heard what the emperor said, that from now on Concubine De would no longer be treated like a vice-empress, so they all came forward and respectfully took their leave.
"Sister Defei, I am leaving now."
"Sister, please take your leave too."
After seeing that everyone had left, Concubine De walked towards the inner room.
Lady An lay weakly on the bed.
Seeing Defei coming in, he hurriedly shouted.
"aunt."
Concubine De glanced at the people in the room.
"Everyone, go down. I will say a few kind words to Noble Lady An to comfort her."
The palace maids in the room bowed respectfully.
"yes."
Nanny He also went out and stood guard outside.
When Concubine An saw that there was no one in the room, she looked at Concubine De.
"Aunt, is this matter over?"
Defei sat beside the bed and reached out to hold her hand.
"Don't worry, this matter is completely over. The Queen was the one who killed this child. You just need to remember this."
Upon hearing this, Lady An spoke with some fear.
"Aunt, do you think the emperor will be suspicious in the future?"
Defei looked at her and spoke affirmatively.
"Don't worry, you and I are the only ones who know the truth about this matter. Everyone around you has kept it a secret. As long as you don't do anything stupid and are careful in the future, this matter will be completely over. And I'm afraid that once you recover, no one will mention it again."
Hall of Longevity.
With such a big commotion today, naturally there were also sounds of wind and rain coming from the Empress Dowager's side.
As soon as Ning Shuang came back, the Queen Mother spoke.
"Ningshuang, what exactly happened? How could Concubine An fall into the pond?"
Ning Shuang spoke with a sympathetic look on her face when she heard this.
"Knowing that you, Queen Mother, are concerned about Concubine An's unborn child, Ning Shuang has been visiting her whenever she can. Unexpectedly, today, when I walked into the Imperial Garden, I saw Nanny Su, the Empress's attendant, slapping Concubine An. I was startled. Just as I was about to step forward to intervene, I saw Nanny Su had already pushed Concubine An into the water. Then, there was a flurry of activity. By the time we finally managed to rescue Concubine An, she was already bleeding, and the child was ultimately lost."
The Queen Mother spoke in displeasure upon hearing this.
"This queen is truly confused. Why doesn't she take the baby in Noble Lady An's belly into consideration?"
Ning Shuang spoke with a sympathetic look upon hearing this.
"Ning Shuang was a little far away at the time, so she couldn't hear what they were arguing about, but the gist of it was that the Empress was anxious and angry about the Crown Prince's situation, so she assaulted Concubine De. Concubine De had been taking good care of Concubine An since she became pregnant. Seeing Concubine De being wronged, she used some offensive words towards the Empress. In the end, she didn't have the child, and it became difficult for her to conceive again."
Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother spoke with regret.
"This queen is becoming more and more lawless. I've heard a few things about the prince. For doing such a thing, the emperor has already shown some mercy to them, mother and son."
With the Queen under house arrest and Nanny Su being beaten to death, there was a huge uproar in the palace.
And here at Bai's house.
Qingzhi was bowing to Su Hanchu and Jun Moye.
"Sir, Madam, news has come from the palace that the Queen has been confined to her house, and her personal nanny has been beaten to death."
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