Chapter 135: Deposed as a Commoner
"Someone stole my seal, Your Majesty. I haven't used my personal seal in a long time. The seals on these medication records could not possibly have been mine."
Qinglian quickly agreed, "Yes, Your Majesty, the Queen has been using the imperial concubine seal for a long time. The Su family's private seal has long been locked in the vault. Someone must have stolen it while the Queen was not paying attention."
"Your Majesty, this must be the case. Please allow me to go to the private vault and check the private seal!"
Xiao Chenglan glanced at the guard closest to him and said, "Follow her."
Su Qingrong thought she was saved and waited anxiously for Qinglian to come back.
However, the first person to return from the warehouse was the imperial guard, holding a seal box in his hand.
"Your Majesty, the private seal of Consort Zhaoyi is here. It has not been lost."
Su Qingrong completely lost all her strength and fell to the ground in a daze.
"Su, what else do you have to say?" Xiao Chenglan said sternly, "How can I allow you to play with the heir to the throne? You used a vicious scheme to frame the concubines, fabricated a false pregnancy, and played tricks on the ministers. You have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. I will not hesitate to skin you alive!"
Qinglian ran up in panic and hugged Su Qingrong and cried bitterly.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty was truly framed. It was the Queen Mother who led Your Majesty step by step into committing such a grave mistake. It was—"
"Come here, drag this ignorant slave girl away who is trying to bite her mother and execute her with a stick immediately! Concubine Su will be demoted to a commoner and imprisoned in the palace to await the Marquis's fate!"
Qinglian's face turned pale as she was forcibly taken away from Su Qingrong and dragged out...
Su Qingrong woke up as if from a dream, "It's the Queen Mother... It's the Queen Mother! It's - wuwuwu!"
Su Qingrong's mouth was covered in an instant and she was dragged away.
Concubine Shen looked at the two long marks on the ground, and finally a sarcastic smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
You reap what you sow.
Jiang Yingli couldn't help but feel frightened when she heard the painful screams outside, but when she thought that this was the person who had bullied her, she felt happy.
The concubines sat in the hall, listening to the beatings of sticks, and felt that the dark cloud that had shrouded the harem for years had finally dissipated.
Jiang Yingli couldn't help but look in Zheng Lan'er's direction.
Zheng Lan'er was in a good mood at the moment, looking out the window.
Noticing Jiang Yingli's gaze, Zheng Lan'er pursed her lips.
She remembered what Jiang Yingli said when she rescued her.
She said that only by living could she see Su Qingrong's end.
Your Majesty will never allow such a person to stir up trouble in the harem. You must trust Your Majesty.
But she didn't have the letter.
Now, Jiang Yingli's eyes that told her to rest assured made her feel ashamed, and she completely understood why His Majesty loved Jiang Yingli alone.
Love is always mutual.
...
The sounds of execution outside stopped, and the concubines looked sad.
Xiao Chenglan listened calmly to Fu Wanquan's report that the people outside were angry. Without saying much, he waved his hand to signal that the situation outside should be dealt with.
"Concubine Shen." Xiao Chenglan looked at Shen Zhuxin.
Chen Zhuxin breathed a sigh of relief.
His Majesty had said earlier that he would take advantage of the situation, and today her on-the-spot reaction was pretty good. She accompanied His Majesty in the whole play, and everyone saw the whole cause and effect clearly.
However, she took the initiative to reveal the fact that she was not favored.
The concubines in the harem could not help but guess that His Majesty had also never visited Concubine Song.
People are talking about this, and this matter might cause some bad controversy.
After all, since ancient times, favoring concubines is not just a simple sexual pleasure, the essence behind it is to continue the offspring for the sake of the country.
This is the responsibility of the emperor.
If Your Majesty ignores the three palaces and six courtyards and only favors one person, not only will the favored concubine be regarded as a scourge to the country, but the emperor will also be regarded as incompetent.
This title will even accompany the comments of future generations about an emperor and will be difficult to erase for a thousand years.
Chen Zhu thought a lot and became increasingly unsure, so he simply kowtowed and admitted his mistake.
"Your Majesty, I am guilty."
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