Wow!
When the former Crown Princess was mentioned, a storm gathered in Emperor Shengwu's eyes, and Concubine Liu collapsed to the ground.
The people of the Liu family had been unable to sit still for a long time, and now they all rushed forward to plead for mercy and to exonerate Concubine Liu.
The matter of the former Crown Princess had long been forgotten. The late Emperor did not pursue the matter and sent the Crown Prince, Emperor Shengwu, to the Bao family army to fend for himself.
"Your Majesty, please investigate this. This is a frame-up."
The Liu family is now looking forward to the Queen Mother's quick arrival.
Concubine Liu refused to admit her guilt and insisted that she was framed by others.
Little did she know that under severe punishment, her palace maids would reveal everything.
There were crackling sounds coming from Shou'an Palace.
"That idiot!"
The Queen Mother was furious. She had clearly warned Concubine Liu to be more obedient and not to take any action.
But Concubine Liu didn't listen to her, so it was fine. As long as she cleaned up the mess and did the job well, the Queen Mother wouldn't blame her.
However, she did not expect that not only did Concubine Liu fail, but she was also caught.
Stupid, so stupid.
As a daughter of the Liu family, if she had any intelligence like her, she wouldn't be like this.
"Go to the Baohua Palace."
When the Queen Mother arrived, the truth about Concubine Liu murdering Concubine Bei and disfiguring her was revealed.
"Meet the Queen Mother."
Everyone saluted.
"Stand up"
The Queen Mother is in her fifties, but she is well maintained and looks less than fifty, still retaining her charm.
Moreover, the niece looks like her aunt, and Concubine Liu is a younger and lower-profile version of the empress dowager.
Emperor Shengwu had always been at odds with the Empress Dowager, so it would be strange if he could still please Concubine Liu with this look on her face.
Everyone thought the Queen Mother came to protect Concubine Liu, but they didn't expect the Queen Mother's first words to be, "Concubine Liu has greatly disappointed me. She attempted to murder a concubine in the palace. Her crime is unforgivable and she will be banished to the cold palace."
"aunt"
Concubine Liu couldn't believe it. She thought that at most she would be demoted, but she didn't expect that her aunt would actually send her to the cold palace.
"Shut up"
The Queen Mother was filled with hatred. If she didn't speak more seriously, her niece would have lost her life and the Liu family would have been implicated.
"According to the Empress Dowager's decree, Concubine Liu has attempted to murder a concubine and has been banished to the cold palace for life. For his incompetence in raising his daughter, Uncle Liu has been stripped of his position for three years, fined three years' salary, and demoted to the third rank."
"I thank you Lord for your kindness."
The Liu family members all knelt on the ground, filled with hatred.
They were a first-class duke, but now they have been demoted to a third-class duke. This is a huge loss.
However, as long as Prince Fu succeeds to the throne, the Liu family has nothing to fear.
"Concubine Lu is not managing the palace well. She is under house arrest for a month."
Compared with the treatment of Concubine Liu, Emperor Shengwu's treatment of Concubine Lu was lighter.
Concubine Lu was delighted and thanked him readily.
The eldest princess was also satisfied.
But when he looked at Bei Lingyao, his brows furrowed slightly.
Forget it, let’s talk about it after the New Year’s Day banquet.
The banquet ended just like that.
The Queen Mother took the Liu family and left first.
Emperor Shengwu also left with Bei Lingyao.
The Grand Princess walked over to Concubine Lu and said, "You performed very well today. Temporary favor is but a passing cloud. The one who laughs last is the winner. You must not act impulsively or rashly."
"Don't worry, mother. I'm not that fool that Concubine Liu."
Concubine Lu was extremely disdainful when she mentioned Concubine Liu.
"My son has always been very intelligent. It's good that you can stay clear-headed. The emperor is not a good man. There is no need to be confused like Concubine Liu."
The Grand Princess warned.
"Mother, my daughter saved it."
Concubine Lu admitted that she liked Emperor Shengwu, but she also looked down on Concubine Liu's stupidity.
"Go back, I'm leaving the palace too."
"Mother"
Concubine Lu called the eldest princess and whispered, "The emperor's heart is set on Concubine Bei. Concubine Bei is his daughter's biggest enemy. When will she be eliminated?"
"The Emperor is infertile, so Concubine Bei is not a threat. The Empress Dowager, Prince Fu, and the Liu family are our real enemies. However, once the Empress Dowager, Prince Fu, and the Liu family fall, the Emperor will no longer need us.
The most important thing right now is the matter of adopting an heir to the throne. We can make plans after we have a son from the royal family adopted into your name."
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[Adoptive offspring]
Bei Lingyao touched her belly and decided that adoption was impossible.
The eldest princess was destined to be disappointed.
On the other hand, in Shou'an Palace, the Queen Mother was also very calm.
"I sent her to the cold palace to protect her, to prevent her from doing anything bad and bringing trouble to the Liu family. Now we don't have to do anything, and we don't have to worry about the emperor adopting someone from the royal family. In five years, when the emperor passes away, we can take everything back."
"Queen Mother, are we going to keep enduring like this?"
Uncle Liu was very unwilling to accept this and felt that the Queen Mother was too merciful. Since she was able to poison the Emperor, why didn't she just poison him directly and put the blame on Concubine Bao?
The two strategies that killed two birds with one stone were wasted.
"Do you think I don't want to? Although the late emperor valued his legitimate son, he also cared about his outstanding sons."
The Queen Mother had a complicated expression. If she didn't have a biological son, she would have maintained a good mother-son relationship with Emperor Shengwu.
But now that she had a son, she hoped that her son, Prince Fu, would sit on the throne, and that Emperor Shengwu would step down and assist Prince Fu.
Emperor Shengwu, however, was ambitious and wanted to fight for the throne that did not belong to him.
Damn it, hateful!
If she had known this earlier, she would have let Concubine Bao kill him.
"Go back to the stage and behave yourself for the time being. Do not act rashly without my orders. The Emperor used to have no weaknesses and was unscrupulous, but now I see that Concubine Bei has become his weakness. This is a good thing for us. We just need to wait for the right opportunity."
The Liu family obediently left the palace and went to Prince Fu's mansion to see Prince Fu.
Prince Fu had already heard that Concubine Liu had been banished to the cold palace. He couldn't help but say, "My cousin has been a widow in the palace for ten years. Why not send her to the prince's palace? I can also give her a child."
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