Chapter 248 A Demonic Concubine? The Prime Minister roars in fury, and the Emperor is enraged and wants to kill!
Meng Yanzhi was perceptive, so she quickly sensed that something was wrong. She frowned deeply as she looked at Consort Liu: "Your Majesty, are you still blaming me?"
"I dare not blame you. In the end, it's all my own fault for being useless and incompetent. How can I blame you?" Consort Liu was already trying to control her emotions, but she still couldn't help but say these words.
Seeing Consort Liu's appearance, Meng Yanzhi sighed helplessly, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Your Majesty, I actually have something else to tell you today. The Emperor told me yesterday that he is willing to give a thousand taels of gold to anyone who is willing to leave the palace as a pardon!"
"What did you say?"
Upon hearing this, Consort Liu immediately stood up with joy.
She grabbed Meng Yanzhi's hand and said with a smile, "Yanzhi, are you telling the truth or not? Is it true? It's true!"
"Yes, it's true."
Seeing Consort Liu's excited expression, Meng Yanzhi knew that she probably didn't want to stay in the harem either.
“Sister, if you are willing, I can discuss it with His Majesty and send you away immediately.”
Meng Yanzhi's sincere promise.
Before she could finish speaking, Pearl couldn't hold back any longer: "Consort Meng is really good at scheming. She seems to be doing this for my lady's good, but in reality, she just wants to monopolize His Majesty!"
"shut up!"
Consort Liu's expression immediately changed, her eyebrows furrowed tightly, and she glared at Pearl with displeasure.
Meng Yanzhi originally thought she had finally found a perfect solution, but she never expected it to turn out like this.
Her eyebrows furrowed tightly as she looked at Consort Liu, then whispered, "Sister, are you truly willing or... unwilling?"
"Actually, I don't want to stay in the palace either, but how many of us live for ourselves? I can leave the palace, but what about my sisters, what about my family's reputation, our honor, power, and status?"
Consort Liu was initially happy, but now she had definitely calmed down. Her eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and she took a deep breath, feeling extremely uncomfortable.
Seeing Consort Liu's expression, Meng Yanzhi didn't know what to say for a moment, and could only nod: "Alright, then you should think about it carefully, sister!"
With that, Meng Yanzhi gave a proper bow and turned to walk outside.
Looking at Meng Yanzhi's retreating figure, Consort Liu was truly anxious. On one hand, she had a child and someone to rely on; on the other hand, there was another path in life. No matter who faced such a test, making a choice would be very difficult.
Seeing Consort Liu's expression, Pearl's face changed, her eyebrows furrowed tightly as she looked at her in disbelief: "Your Highness, you, you, you, you're not really leaving, are you!"
"I think I should think about it carefully."
"The sky is high enough for birds to fly freely. Leaving the palace may not necessarily be a bad thing."
Consort Liu was already exhausted after so many years in the palace, so she would be very happy if she could leave. She just didn't know what her family's attitude would be!
After thinking for a while, Consort Liu sent a message home, asking her mother to come to the palace to discuss the matter.
The next morning, Xiao Xingyuan addressed the matter directly in court and announced that Meng Yanzhi was pregnant!
This caused an uproar throughout the government and the public!
The act of bestowing a title upon Meng Yanzhi was already highly improper, and now they are going to dismiss the harem for the sake of Meng Yanzhi and the child in her womb.
This...this is outrageous!
The first to voice their opposition was the Jade King!
"Your Majesty, since ancient times, emperors have been entitled to have three palaces and six courtyards. How can you favor only one person!"
"Furthermore, now that His Majesty is capable of bearing children, he should expand his harem. Only in this way can the royal lineage continue!"
When the Jade King said this, there was still some malice in his voice; he was mainly gloating.
Everyone knows that the Crown Prince exists because the Emperor has no biological son. But now that His Majesty is fertile, he will surely have countless children in the future. So the most awkward person now is Xiao Ce.
However, Xiao Ce was currently on official business and knew nothing about this matter!
For some reason, the Jade King would burst out laughing whenever he thought about it.
The censors were all crying and wailing, saying that they had never heard of such things before and absolutely refused to agree to Xiao Xingyuan's decision to dismiss the harem.
Xiao Xingyuan's eyebrows were tightly furrowed as he coldly stared at them: "I have already made my decision on this matter. This is not a discussion with you, but simply an announcement that you should take your daughters back home. If you really do not wish to do so, then just kill yourself. I will take care of your funeral arrangements!"
Xiao Xingyuan was a man of his word, even when it came to matters of state, let alone matters of the harem!
Seeing Xiao Xingyuan like this, the Censorate was unable to utter a single word of what they had prepared.
Everyone was incredibly embarrassed. They looked at each other, and saw helplessness in each other's eyes!
"Then it's settled!"
"I will issue the decree immediately!"
Xiao Xingyuan smiled faintly, and that was the end of it.
"Your Majesty, please reconsider!"
The Prime Minister, Yuan Feng, finally couldn't hold back any longer and knelt down on the ground, kowtowing heavily.
"Your Majesty, this is going against the will of the world! This... this Consort Meng is simply a bewitching enchantress, a demonic concubine!"
"presumptuous!"
Xiao Xingyuan's expression changed, and he slammed his fist on the table, staring coldly at Yuan Feng.
"If you utter another word, I will kill you!"
Xiao Xingyuan frowned deeply, looking at him with displeasure.
This Meng Yanzhi cannot be a demon concubine. If the name of a demon concubine were to spread, it would probably cause a huge uproar!
"Even if Your Majesty intends to kill me, I must say that Consort Meng is so domineering and tyrannical that she is not a virtuous consort at all!"
"If that's the case, how can she be worthy of being the emperor's only woman!"
"Your Majesty, even for the sake of the peace and stability of all the people, we absolutely cannot give this woman exclusive favor, much less grant her such a status!"
He knelt on the ground, gritting his teeth, and spoke with sharp words, clearly harboring malice towards Meng Yanzhi.
"This is my decision, and it has nothing to do with Yan Zhi. If you have anything to say, just say it to me. Why make things difficult for a weak woman?"
"The world belongs to me. If I can't even manage my harem, then I truly am unworthy to be the emperor!"
"Is it not my own business to decide what happens on my own bed?"
Xiao Xingyuan argued with a cold face.
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