Chapter 903
Upon hearing this, the Empress's face drained of all color.
She gave a bitter laugh and murmured, "I knew it. I should have known. Now that Prince Ning has been exiled and the eldest son has taken the throne, I will have to give up my position as empress sooner or later."
The saying "a mother's status rises with her son's" illustrates this principle.
Consort Jing sighed and said, "Your Majesty, do you really think it's because of this reason?"
"Isn't that right?"
"Does Your Highness know that the Yunnan Prince's Mansion is behind this!" Consort Jing said through gritted teeth. "Just because Your Highness casually mentioned something that displeased the princess of the Huo family, the Huo family seized the opportunity to join forces with the censors to impeach Your Highness!"
Seeing the Empress's gloomy expression, Consort Jing continued, "Your Majesty and His Majesty have been husband and wife for so many years, you should understand His Majesty's thoughts best. If His Majesty wanted to depose the Empress, why would he resort to such means? His Majesty is the Son of Heaven, how many means can't he use? The fact that Your Majesty has fallen into this predicament is actually the result of the Huo family's machinations behind the scenes!"
"It's the Huo family, trying to avenge their daughter. That's why they're seizing this opportunity and won't let it go. Your Majesty, you are still the Empress. Are you really going to swallow this insult like this?!"
After Consort Jing finished speaking, her face turned red.
The Empress was deeply moved.
Consort Jing has always been calm and unassuming. When Consort Jing was fighting fiercely with Consort De, Consort Jing did not get involved. Now that Consort De is in power, Consort Jing is even closer to her. This shows that Consort Jing is indeed a person of high moral character.
"Then tell me, what should I do now?"
Consort Jing lowered her eyes, a dark glint flashing in them: "In my opinion, Your Majesty should summon the Princess of Yunnan and that princess to the palace at this time, and put on the airs of the mother of the nation. You should let them know that you are not someone they can manipulate."
The Empress may have lost her spirit, but she's not stupid. Upon hearing her words, she gave a bitter smile: "I'm already like this, why would I go and show off in front of others? Wouldn't that just make me a laughingstock?"
I'm afraid that in the end, instead of showing off their power, they'll become a laughing stock.
Consort Jing shook her head and said meaningfully, "Your Majesty, you are the Empress and the mother of the Crown Prince. You have lived a life of luxury for so many years. How can you be trampled underfoot by a family of ministers?"
Even if you were deposed in the future, at least for now, you are still the Empress, still the ruler, and they are your subjects!
Listening to Consort Jing's words, the Empress gradually understood.
Consort Jing's real intention was for her to take advantage of her current power and status to vent her anger.
Otherwise, if he is really crippled in the future, he will never be able to get over it!
Thinking of this, the Empress also felt that Consort Jing's words made a lot of sense, and without thinking, she said, "What you said makes sense. I will summon the mother and daughter to the palace together right away!"
She has been the empress for so many years; whether she stays or leaves is not up to the ministers to decide.
Thinking of this, the Empress's gaze became even more resolute.
Consort Jing obediently lowered her head, and if it weren't for her long eyelashes, the Empress would have clearly seen the smile in her eyes.
As Consort Jing emerged from Fengyi Palace, her steps were light and quick, as if she were walking on clouds.
Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. Although the Empress's power has waned, her status is still there. After her persuasion today, the Huo family mother and daughter will surely suffer greatly when they enter the palace.
Even if she couldn't see it with her own eyes, just knowing it made her feel good!
Zhong Jie is not one to back down. If she were to clash with the Empress again, it wouldn't be so easy for her to leave the palace!
The two most important people to Huo Yue are trapped in the palace. She wants to see how Huo Yue can remain calm!
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