Although the concubines in the harem also knew that the emperor had killed all his brothers in his early years, he was able to rule the world today.
But now more than ten years have passed. Although the emperor was vigorous and decisive in the previous dynasty, he never used any thundering methods against the concubines.
So much so that they thought the emperor would not take them seriously.
As soon as the emperor finished speaking, the Golden Feather Guards came forward and wanted to take the concubines away and behead them.
Looking at the glittering golden sword, they all shuddered.
One by one they knelt down and begged for mercy.
But the emperor ignored it.
"I have never retracted an order I have issued." The emperor only asked the Golden Feather Guards to take the person away quickly, while he himself took Jiang Yi's hand and said, "You are timid. Don't let this scene scare you. I will take you down."
Jiang Yi just followed the emperor obediently.
The concubines were desperate. They did not want to die, so they begged Jiang Yi again, "Your Majesty, please be magnanimous and forgive us for our transgression."
"I only ask that the Imperial Noble Consort can spare my life. I will serve you like a slave in the future to repay you for saving my life today."
Jiang Yi stopped and the emperor looked at her. He knew that Jiang Yi had always been kind-hearted, but now she was afraid that she couldn't bear to let so many people lose their heads.
There was nothing that could be done about it. The emperor thought, if Jiang Yi couldn't bear it and asked him for help, he would agree to her request. At worst, he could just kill them quietly afterwards.
After all, these people were really abominable today. If he hadn't arrived in time, they would have bullied her Xiaoyi.
These people have malicious intentions. If they are allowed to live, Jiang Yi will be the one who will be harmed in the future.
The emperor ascended the throne through fighting, and he understood this truth best: being kind to the enemy is being cruel to oneself.
These people are targeting Jiang Yi and are his enemies.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Yi just glanced at them indifferently and said, "Just now, my sisters clearly saw that I did not push Concubine Li, but they all joined forces to slander me."
"If the emperor hadn't seen this today, if this sister hadn't..." Jiang Yi glanced at the maid who looked to be in her fifties with masculine features, dressed in her maid's uniform. She gave the emperor a strange look and said, "Without this sister's righteous words, I would have been the one to be punished today."
"I want to ask you one thing. If I am punished today because of you, will you feel guilty if you don't ask for mercy?"
Everyone was silent.
"Not only do you not feel guilty, but you are even complacent. So why should I plead for such vicious and mean people like you?"
"It's Lady Li."
The emperor looked at Jiang Yi with satisfaction, feeling that Jiang Yi now knew how to think about him.
Jiang Yi said to the emperor, "Although Concubine Li has slandered me today, I still think that since she once bore Your Majesty's child, why not spare her life?"
Her eyes were full of concern for the emperor.
As if afraid that the emperor would disagree, Jiang Yi even called the imperial concubine, "Is that right, imperial concubine?"
Everything that happened was beyond the Imperial Concubine's expectations, and she felt that she could not see through Jiang Yi.
The emperor has ordered that these people's heads be chopped off. Jiang Yi doesn't seem to be a soft-hearted person. He doesn't plead for anyone, but instead pleads for Concubine Li, the instigator.
But Concubine Li was hers, and she was still useful while she was alive, so the imperial concubine said, "Yes, Concubine Li once conceived a child for the emperor. I hope the emperor will spare Concubine Li's life."
It seemed that the emperor only saw the imperial concubine at this time.
"Since Aiyi pleaded for her, I will spare her life and demote Concubine Li to the lowest rank of concubine. I hope you will be careful with your words and actions in the future and never appear in front of me again." There was deep disgust in the emperor's eyes.
"As for Concubine Xu, you held the Phoenix Seal on my behalf, but you didn't think about restraining the palace servants. You watched helplessly as others framed you. You truly betrayed my trust in you. Now that Ayi has entered the palace, Concubine Xu will hand over the power of the harem to Jiang Yi."
There is no queen in the palace, and Jiang Yi is the imperial concubine. Logically, Concubine Xu should hand over the phoenix seal to the imperial concubine.
However, Concubine Xu had been in charge of the harem for a long time and had given birth to Princess Anle. It was a bit abrupt for Jiang Yi to ask Concubine Xu to hand over the phoenix seal as soon as she entered the palace.
Unexpectedly, Concubine Xu took the initiative to offer evidence today, so the emperor used this as an excuse to force Concubine Xu to hand over the Phoenix Seal.
Although Jiang Yi was the Imperial Noble Consort, before this, Concubine Xu had never thought of handing over the Phoenix Seal.
In her opinion, Jiang Yi was just a young girl who was lucky enough to be favored by the emperor, but she would not allow Jiang Yi to run around in the palace too much.
She gave birth to the emperor's only daughter, and only she could hold the phoenix seal.
Why does Jiang Yi do this?
Concubine Xu did not move for a long time, and the emperor became a little impatient. "Why, Concubine Xu, do you have any objections to this?"
"I don't have it." Concubine Xu said hurriedly.
The emperor said, "Since there is none, go down and make preparations."
No longer looking at the insignificant people, the emperor took Jiang Yi's little hand and walked away.
Jiang Yi asked curiously, "Your Majesty, when did the concubine who just spoke for me enter the palace? She looks very old."
"Did the Emperor ever really favor her?"
Facing Jiang Yi's inquiring gaze, the emperor's mouth twitched, "No, he was originally an imperial censor. He was imprisoned in the harem because he said something wrong."
The emperor not only locked Lord Cao up in the harem, but also made people watch him wear the clothes of a court lady, and then follow a group of concubines to pay their respects to the empress dowager every day.
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