"Your Majesty, that's your cousin."
The Empress Dowager did not expect Emperor Yongxi to react so strongly this time.
Last time she drugged her son, her son was angry with her and had a cold war with her, and they have not reconciled until now.
But there is no overnight hatred between mother and son, and the son really did not do anything to his biological mother.
This time, my niece's head was hit and she has been suffering from dizziness, headache, nausea and vomiting ever since. She is being treated by the imperial physician.
When the emperor came back, he actually had his niece imprisoned.
The empress dowager was displeased. She didn't give the emperor the benefit of the doubt. The emperor was her son, and Concubine Jiang was her niece.
The emperor shouldn't treat Concubine Jiang like this.
What did Concubine Jiang do wrong? She just wanted the emperor's child.
The emperor has been on the throne for eight years, and there has been no child in the harem. The empress dowager just wants to try whether this medicine can really help the emperor have a child.
They are also doing this for the emperor's own good.
Why can't the emperor understand their hearts?
Emperor Yongxi looked at his biological mother, the Empress Dowager, and at this moment he really hated her.
"Whether I am your biological child or not, if it weren't for the fact that you are my mother, I would not have tolerated you when you drugged me.
This time, you teamed up with Concubine Jiang to drug me and damage my body. I won't do anything to you, but Concubine Jiang must be executed for her crime!"
Emperor Yongxi could not tolerate this. Someone just drugged him, which showed that they did not take him, the emperor, seriously.
If the medicine had not been so strong yesterday, he would have killed Concubine Jiang on the spot.
This time, Emperor Yongxi didn't even give Concubine Jiang face and directly had the news spread.
The empress dowager was so angry that she kept the matter secret, but the emperor told it to others. How could her niece and her family face people in the future?
She, the queen mother, was also ashamed.
But Emperor Yongxi was ruthless this time. No matter what the Empress Dowager said, he was unwilling to let Concubine Jiang go, and even mentioned the Jiang family.
The Queen Mother was anxious.
The Jiang family is now divided into two branches, which can be said to be two masters in one family.
The younger brother of the late Emperor's Empress Dowager inherited the title of Duke Cheng'en, while the elder brother of Empress Dowager Jiang was granted the title of Duke Feng'en.
This title was conferred during the reign of the previous emperor.
The Jiang family was originally a second-rank official, and their daughter was given to the late emperor as a princess when he was still a prince.
The late emperor ascended the throne and became Empress Yuan.
The Jiang family was conferred the title of first-class duke.
When Empress Yuan died and the Empress Dowager became Empress, she intended to let her younger brother compete for the heir to the Duke's Mansion.
Although the late emperor liked the empress dowager, he was not too cruel to Empress Yuan, who had been with him since she was a prince's consort.
Moreover, Empress Yuan’s brothers had a good relationship with the late emperor in the past.
Therefore, the late emperor treated the empress dowager equally and conferred the title of Feng'en Duke on her younger brother.
Emperor Yongxi asked the empress dowager to choose between two options. As soon as the Jiang family was mentioned, the empress dowager exploded.
"That's your uncle. If you dare to touch the Jiang family, I'll die in front of you."
The Queen Mother threatened to commit suicide and was extremely anxious.
"The Queen Mother won't"
Emperor Yongxi understood his mother well, and she would not bear to see anyone die.
Emperor Yongxi left immediately, and the empress dowager was furious and a little flustered.
She used to rely on the late emperor, and now she relies on her son. But if her son becomes tough and doesn't fall for her tricks, she doesn't know what to do.
If her son dared to touch her, the empress dowager could threaten him with filial piety.
But the Empress Dowager was afraid of her niece, Concubine Jiang, and the Jiang family.
"Empress Dowager, please drag him back to the capital first."
The trusted nanny suggested.
The Queen Mother nodded heavily. She was now eager to return to the capital.
At this time, the wife of the Prime Minister and the Dog-Headed Military Advisor was not around, and the Queen Mother didn't know what to do.
She hurriedly said, "Go and call Concubine Yu to me."
Concubine Yu was in a bad mood. She had placed people here with Concubine Jiang, so she was the first to know what happened to Concubine Jiang.
She thought she could get lucky and win the emperor over in one fell swoop, making the emperor change his opinion of her.
But she didn't expect that the emperor would just push her away and run away.
Concubine Yu frowned and asked her secret guard, "Have you found out where the emperor went?"
"Reporting to the Imperial Concubine, we cannot find the Emperor's whereabouts."
Concubine Yu was dissatisfied, "Why do I keep you for food?"
"The Emperor rode his horse too fast. I couldn't keep up, and I didn't dare get too close, fearing that I would be discovered by the Emperor's secret guards."
Concubine Yu waved her hand and said, "Go down."
She was in a bad mood and didn't know who benefited from the emperor's departure.
Concubine Jiang is such a loser. She didn't give the emperor a stronger drug, otherwise the emperor wouldn't have been able to resist.
However, thinking that Concubine Jiang was doomed this time, Concubine Yu's mood improved.
She was the daughter of the prime minister, but her mother always asked her to be shorter than Concubine Jiang. Concubine Yu felt so disgusted.
"Your Highness, the Empress Dowager invites you."
Concubine Yu paused, guessing that it was Concubine Jiang's business, but she stood up and led people to the Empress Dowager's courtyard.
"Your Highness greets the Empress Dowager."
"Stand up, Imperial Concubine Yu, the Emperor wants to punish Imperial Concubine Jiang. You two have been close friends since childhood..."
Concubine Yu looked embarrassed, "Your Majesty, the Emperor has locked up Sister Jiang. I am also worried, but I can't say anything to the Emperor."
When Concubine Yu thought about what happened last night, she felt very embarrassed.
The emperor treated her like a monster, which made her frustrated and uncomfortable.
She is the most talented woman in the capital, a lady from a noble family, and has excellent looks, so why can't she catch the emperor's eye?
It is obvious that the emperor was not like this before.
When she was young, the emperor treated her very well and protected her very much.
When he was young, the emperor was not kind to Concubine Jiang, but he was nice to her.
But since when, the emperor had distanced himself from her.
If she enters the palace again, it will be difficult for her to come into contact with the emperor when he was still the crown prince.
At this time, Concubine Yu felt a little resentful towards her parents. She had liked the prince since she was a child, but her parents felt that the prince was young and although he was favored by the emperor, he did not have as much advantage as other older princes.
After all, the crown prince is still studying in the Shangshufang, while the other older princes have made achievements outside the palace.
Moreover, the power of these princes' maiden families is also not weak.
Compare this to the Jiang family, which is disunited because of the disputes between legitimate and illegitimate children.
The Empress Dowager was only concerned with jealousy and quarreled with the late Emperor every other day, breaking up and getting back together, so everyone was not optimistic about their relationship.
He felt that the Queen Mother would sooner or later fall out of favor if she became so arrogant as to rely on her favor, and that the Crown Prince would be deposed as well.
To put it bluntly, the empress dowager was a troublemaker, and the late emperor just fell for her tricks.
Every time everyone thought that the Queen Mother had angered the late Emperor and was about to fall out of favor, after a while, the Queen Mother and the late Emperor reconciled.
But no matter how the late emperor and the empress dowager quarreled, Emperor Yongxi's position as crown prince remained stable.
But outsiders didn't understand. When they saw that the empress dowager had fallen out of favor and the late emperor was in poor health, they felt that Emperor Yongxi's position as crown prince was no longer secure and it would be difficult for him to ascend the throne smoothly.
Although the Prime Minister's wife had a good relationship with the Queen Mother, she always looked down on her and asked her daughter to cast a wide net.
Even if you like the crown prince, don't ignore the other princes.
As a person, you should always leave yourself a way out and not block the road.
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