Chapter 195: Sharp Words and Harsh Expressions
The civil and military officials looked at the emperor's back as he left and began to whisper again.
Minister Yang, who had just spoken, stepped aside, his drooping eyelashes hiding the flash of coldness in his eyes.
After dismissing the court, Yan Shixu hurried to the Bixi Palace, but was successfully intercepted by the Queen on the palace road.
Xie Zhenrong's makeup was delicate, but her eyes were bloodshot.
She asked in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, I am your queen. How can you hide from me?"
Yan Shixu lowered his eyes and continued walking forward: "Your Majesty, you are worrying too much. I am not hiding from you."
Xie Zhenrong sneered in his heart and looked at him with a scrutinizing look.
"emperor!"
Yan Shixu looked back, his eyes full of indifference.
Xie Zhenrong felt a dull pain in his heart.
We were once united in love, but now we are separated and separated.
The oath made with black hair was ultimately no match for the favor bestowed upon the new bride.
She once wore a phoenix crown and a red robe, and treated him as an equal; he also promised to cross mountains and rivers as a betrothal gift, and they would shine together as the sun and the moon.
But now, there was no warmth in his eyes.
Xie Zhenrong's eyes were filled with tears, and she said in a hoarse voice, "Your Majesty, I have something important to discuss with you."
Yan Shixu kept walking: "If it's congratulations, I will accept it on behalf of the imperial concubine."
Xie Zhenrong raised her voice, a little angry: "I will sue Concubine Wen for deceiving the emperor!"
Yan Shixu finally stopped and turned to look at her with dark eyes.
"Noble Concubine Wen is pregnant with the heir, which is a great achievement. How can she be guilty of deceiving the emperor?"
The Queen gritted her teeth and said, "She concealed her pregnancy and that is deceiving the Emperor!"
"The Queen is wrong. Concubine Wen was unaware of her pregnancy, so how could she have concealed it?"
Xie Zhenrong was furious: "Your Majesty! You can't be unaware that a pregnant woman will have various physical symptoms. There are many servants in Concubine Wen's palace, how could no one have noticed anything unusual? Moreover, the imperial physician visits Concubine Wen every month to check her pulse. If she herself didn't notice, how could the imperial physician not have noticed it? Your Majesty only needs to arrest and interrogate the servants in the Bixi Palace and the imperial physician who was responsible for checking Concubine Wen's pulse, and you will surely know that my words are not false!"
Speaking of this, Xie Zhenrong felt upset.
Fortunately, Concubine Wen’s pregnancy was not discovered on the day she gave birth.
A blessing from heaven, a saint has come to the world - it can only be her child!
Judging from the month Concubine Wen was pregnant, she became pregnant before the strange phenomenon occurred.
But only Xie Zhenrong herself knew how she gave birth that day.
So she is now extremely anxious and restless, feeling both shocked and frightened.
She no longer even has the emperor's favor, so she must seize the position of crown prince.
No matter whether Concubine Wen's child is related to the "vision from heaven" or not, he cannot be kept!
Yan Shixu glanced at her with a warning look in his eyes.
"Queen, I hope you can clearly understand what you can and cannot do."
Xie Zhenrong's heart trembled, thinking that he had discovered something, and she quickly adjusted her expression.
"Your Majesty, I naturally know what I can and cannot do. Concubine Wen was pregnant with the heir, but she deceived her superiors and subordinates, which almost resulted in the loss of the royal heir. This is something that cannot be done. I am the queen of a country, and I should eradicate such unjust behavior! Otherwise, other concubines will follow suit and conceal their pregnancies, endangering the royal bloodline and leaving Your Majesty with no children. It will be too late to regret then!"
Upon hearing this, Yan Shixu looked at her with even colder eyes, and his voice suddenly became a little harsher.
"Queen, please don't force your argument. I've already consulted the imperial physician. Since giving birth to the eldest prince, Noble Concubine Wen's periods have been intermittent. A three-month absence doesn't necessarily indicate pregnancy. Furthermore, Noble Concubine Wen sympathizes with the imperial physician's busy schedule and is not unwell, so she hasn't asked him to check her pulse. Do you understand what I'm saying, Your Majesty?"
"The Queen keeps saying that Concubine Wen is deceiving the Emperor. Have you ever considered your motives behind such groundless accusations? Concubine Wen has always been cautious and prudent. Her pregnancy is a gift from heaven, continuing the royal bloodline. As the Queen, not only are you not happy, but you are now accusing her of this. How can you be so unreasonable?"
"I remember that you are the Empress, in charge of the six palaces, and I didn't want to argue with you too much. But your unreasonable behavior today really disappoints me. In the harem, harmony is the most important thing, and we should support each other. But you are targeting Concubine Wen everywhere. Do you want to make the harem restless?"
"Also, the Queen said we need to eradicate any unjust influence. I think you should examine yourself. If you could lead by example and manage the harem well, how could there be all this groundless suspicion and strife? I hope you understand that only when the harem is stable can I focus on handling court affairs. If you continue to be so unreasonable and unreasonable, don't blame me for disregarding the years of love we've shared as husband and wife!"
"Come here, send the Queen back to Fengyi Palace, confine her to house arrest for three months, and deduct her salary for six months!"
After saying that, Yan Shixu no longer paid attention to the queen and left with a flick of his sleeves.
Xie Zhenrong stood there, stunned.
In the more than six years since they got married, the emperor had never spoken so harshly to her.
Even when she wanted to take away the eldest prince born to Concubine Wen, the emperor just reasoned with her calmly.
She knew that he still cared about their relationship as husband and wife.
Now, do you really not care about anything at all?
She was shaking and couldn't hold back the tears in her eyes.
A guard came forward and gestured to her to come in.
"Your Majesty, please return to Fengyi Palace."
Xie Zhenrong lowered her eyes and walked towards Fengyi Palace step by step.
As soon as I stepped into the hall, I heard the crying of children.
In the past, she would have stepped forward to inquire about the situation.
Today, a hint of imperceptible disgust flashed in her eyes. Without even turning her head, she went straight into the bedroom.
Seeing this, Nanny Zhuang, who was coaxing the child, had a look of helplessness in her eyes.
During this period, this feeling of powerlessness has become increasingly stronger.
Before, the Queen Mother respected her as her wet nurse and would listen to some of her advice, although it had little effect.
But since that incident, the queen has gone a little crazy.
His temper is sometimes good and sometimes bad, and he sometimes listens to what he says and sometimes doesn't.
What a good girl she was before she entered the palace.
Even when she first entered the palace, she was a woman of virtuous character and kindness.
But now, everything has changed.
Since Concubine Wen became favored, the Queen's temperament has gradually changed.
Suspicious, impetuous, and jealous, she gradually eroded the little affection the emperor had for her.
This inner demon is like a huge whirlpool. Once you fall into it, it is difficult to get out.
Nanny Zhuang looked at the crying child in her arms again, and the helplessness in her eyes became even more intense.
A palace maid entered the bedroom and reported to Xie Zhenrong, "Empress, during the Emperor's morning court session, he appointed Consort Wen as Imperial Noble Consort, with the title: Pure Wisdom."
Xie Zhenrong felt a tightness in his chest, his body became unstable, and he tasted a strong fishy-sweet taste in his throat.
She staggered out, but stopped when she reached the courtyard.
A strong wind suddenly blew up and sporadic rain fell.
Xie Zhenrong seemed unaware and let the rain pour down on her head and face.
She was thin and gaunt, with a slightly hunched back. She stood alone in the increasingly heavy rain, feeling indescribably desolate and desperate.
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