Yunxian dared not speak her anger, and could only weakly reply, "Heaven has mercy and does not want this sinful concubine to have any regrets." Her tears never stopped, as if she really was about to face the pain of being separated from her child.
"Mother, please save your son and make Father Emperor rescind his decree." Hauge knelt before Yunxian.
"You scoundrel!" Yunxian casually slapped Hauge. "How can I have the face to plead for you after doing such a disgraceful thing?"
"It was my fault, I will never dare to do it again," Hauge said, kowtowing. He knew that Yunxian would have a way, after all, as her only son, she would not sit idly by.
"I can't save you, Hauge, just accept your fate!" Yunxian said, her heart breaking.
"No..." Hauge could hardly believe his ears. He couldn't believe that his intelligent mother was completely helpless.
Hailanzhu watched Yunxian's performance quietly, confident that someone would come to the rescue soon.
Sure enough, just as the guards were about to take Hauge and the other man away, a soldier rushed over to report.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!" the soldiers exclaimed joyfully.
"What joy?" Huang Taiji frowned.
The soldiers replied, "General Yanggu has pacified the Chahar tribe. From now on, the Chahar tribe is willing to submit to the Qing Dynasty."
The so-called General Yang Gu is Yunxian's younger brother and Hauge's maternal uncle.
Why did she choose to say it when Hauge was in trouble? It's clear that Yunxian had long anticipated that Hauge would get into trouble.
Upon receiving this news, Huang Taiji naturally found it difficult to punish Hauge and began to ponder deeply.
Just when Hailanzhu thought all her efforts were about to be in vain, the system's voice rang in her ears.
"Master, there's some good news for you, would you like to hear it?"
"Isn't that obvious?" Hailanzhu replied telepathically.
"But there will be a price to pay."
"Tell me, how much will it cost to buy this information?" Hailanzhu was not surprised.
"One thousand dollars."
"Rob..." He wanted to expose the system's ruthlessness, but then he realized this was the only chance to turn the tide, so he could only grit his teeth and say, "Fine!"
"Hehe." The system chuckled. "Three days ago, Ulanara Yunxian received news of the pacification of Chahar. Also, you have a cousin named Borong who works under Yanggu. You can make use of this."
“Oh…” Hailanzhu nodded thoughtfully.
After regaining her senses, she came up with an idea and frowned, muttering to herself, "Wasn't the pacification of the Chahar tribe settled a few days ago? Doesn't His Majesty know about it?"
"Lan'er, is what you're saying true?" Although Hailanzhu spoke softly, Huang Taiji still heard her.
Yunxian was kneeling quite far away and didn't hear clearly, but she knew in her heart that it was definitely not a good thing.
"Uh..." Hailanzhu hesitated, wanting to say something but stopping herself.
"Lan'er, with me here, you don't need to be afraid," Huang Taiji reassured her.
Hailanzhu nodded and said in a clear voice, "A few days ago, Borong sent a message by carrier pigeon to inform me that the Chahar tribe had been pacified. I thought Your Majesty already knew, which is why I didn't tell you. I never expected..." After saying that, she glanced weakly at Yunxian.
Upon hearing this, Yunxian was already in a panic, but she put on a victim's face: "This is clearly news that just came, how can Consort Chen make such slanderous accusations?"
Hailanzhu felt even more aggrieved. "The army that went to attack Chahar was basically handpicked by General Yanggu, and they were all loyal to the Emperor. They probably wouldn't have hidden anything. Perhaps Borong felt that victory was just around the corner and informed me directly before the battle was over."
The phrase "retreat as a means of advancement" literally means that Bo Rong spoke boldly and recklessly, but in reality, it was a way of informing Huang Taiji that these troops were loyal to Yang Gu.
“You…” Yunxian understood and glared angrily at Hailanzhu, “You said that Bo Rong sent a letter by carrier pigeon to inform you, so where is the letter?”
Hailanzhu said cheekily, "I burned it."
"Why are you burning it properly?" Yunxian retorted.
“I was recently studying a new style of calligraphy, and I accidentally put the letter and some scraps together, so I burned them all.” To prove the truth of her words, Hailanzhu thought for a moment and then said, “Qingluan can be my witness.”
"Heh." Yunxian sneered, "Qingluan is your personal maid, so naturally she'll speak up for you."
Hailanzhu pouted, "Believe it or not is up to you."
Yunxian took a few deep breaths. "Alright, if what you say is true, then the Empress and Consort Zhuang should also know why Bo Rong sent a message to you alone by carrier pigeon?"
“Ah…” Hailanzhu sighed heavily. “My aunt and Yu’er got married early and haven’t been in contact for a long time. Bo Rong has become a little estranged from them, but he is also a person who can’t hide his joy, so he chose to tell me.”
"Is that so?" Yunxian narrowed her eyes, secretly wishing she could tear Hailanzhu to pieces.
Hailanzhu raised an eyebrow, ignoring her, then turned her head and looked up at Huang Taiji. "It's all my fault for interrupting. As long as we pacify Chahar, it doesn't matter when we find out." She pointed to the naked man and woman kneeling on the ground and continued, "Although the weather is a bit hot now, it gets a bit cool at night. Look at these two, their lips are starting to turn slightly purple. If we don't treat them soon, they might faint. Besides, Yanzha Qingcheng is pregnant."
Upon hearing this, Huang Taiji looked back at Hauge, pondered for a long time, and then said, "For the sake of your uncle, I will not depose you."
"Thank you, Father Emperor!" Before Huang Taiji could finish speaking, he immediately kowtowed to express his gratitude.
Huang Taiji glanced at him indifferently and continued, "But from now on, you will forever be a Beile, with no hope of being granted the title of King."
This statement undoubtedly extinguished Hauge's ambition to become the crown prince.
Before Hauge could react, Yunxian exclaimed anxiously, "No, you can't!"
This would ruin her life's work, how could she accept that?
"Now that things have come to this, do you think you still have the right to say no?" Huang Taiji paused, then continued, "Do you really want me to investigate the pacification of Chahar?"
Upon hearing this, Yunxian collapsed to the ground. Three days ago, her father had told her about this matter when he entered the palace, and she had requested that it be kept secret for the time being, all for the sake of Hauge.
When she discovered that Hauge was leering at Hailanzhu, she knew that something bad was going to happen, so she wanted to reveal the truth at the last moment in order to save Hauge. However, Hailanzhu ruthlessly exposed her.
Thinking of this, she forced back the tears in her eyes, placed her hands on the ground, and said, "Thank you for your great kindness, Your Majesty!"
Huang Taiji understood her dissatisfaction. In order to prevent the Ulanara clan from expanding their power, he had to eliminate Hauge's hope of becoming the crown prince.
As for Hailanzhu, although she felt that the ending was not as perfect as she had imagined, she had also considered this outcome. After all, the Ulanara clan still had benefits for Huang Taiji, so she was not too disappointed.
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