"No, no..." Ran Chongyi knew that things were not going well. She shook her head hurriedly, "That's not the case, Your Majesty, they are lying!"
She stood up, walked to Nanny Qian, squatted down, held her arm and shook it vigorously.
"You've followed me for so many years, why did you betray me? Ah? Why?!" She looked crazy, with eyes filled with disbelief and sadness after being betrayed.
"Your Majesty..." Madam Qian knocked her head heavily on the ground and said angrily, "I cannot bear to see you make the same mistake again and again. The little princess is your own flesh and blood, Your Majesty!"
Your Majesty, don't blame her. The Emperor said that if she tells even a single lie, her son and her grandson will be killed immediately.
The Queen clearly said that she had protected her family, but her grandson's personal jade pendant appeared in the hands of the Emperor's secret guards.
No one would fail to understand what this means.
It was not until this moment that she understood how terrifying the emperor was.
She kowtowed, and the remaining palace maids and eunuchs also kowtowed heavily.
"You, you guys..." Ran Chongyi looked at them, his chest heaving up and down, and he was about to faint.
At this time, Concubine Wang hurried over to help her, "Sister, His Majesty has not yet made a decision. You must not faint at this moment. The proper thing to do is to ask His Majesty to make the decision."
Ran Chongyi suddenly looked at Concubine Wang, then at Zhao Xiuyi who was sitting next to her with a calm expression.
Only then did I understand where I had failed.
"Hahahaha, I see, that's how it is..." She started laughing, but didn't laugh for long before thinking that maybe she shouldn't give in so quickly.
She knelt down, her eyes filled with determination and ruthlessness, "Your Majesty, this matter..."
"Sister Dai Xuan." Zhao Xiuyi, who had been silent the whole time, interrupted her. "How could you do such a foolish thing?"
She wiped her tears with a handkerchief, looking very disappointed. "Just the other day you told me that your younger brother has finally grown up and is going to take the imperial examination, but you..."
"Oh..." She sighed heavily, turned her head, and warned Ran Daixuan with her eyes where no one else could see.
Ran Chongyi paused in all his movements.
younger brother……
Yes, her younger brother is the hope of the family and the root of their Ran family. She cannot harm her younger brother.
The Zhao family is powerful, and their Ran family has been in decline since their father's death.
Now my only hope is my younger brother.
If they were to fight with Zhao Qinxin at this moment, they would not let their brother go.
Finally, she swallowed her anger and bowed to Si Chao, "It is my fault. I have been bewitched by evil spirits. I beg Your Majesty to punish me."
That attitude was no longer as aggressive as it was at the beginning, and the whole person looked extremely humble.
She comforted herself in her heart, it's okay, she has a princess, His Majesty has few children, and the princess is also precious.
As long as Your Majesty takes the princess into consideration, he will not impose a severe punishment.
At most, his rank will be demoted. In the future, when his younger brother has made great achievements, his rank can still be promoted back.
Si Chao turned to look at Tu Qingyu, "Yu'er, what do you want?"
"Your Majesty should make the decision on matters like this." What a great show.
She originally thought it was a boring and childish palace fight, but now she understood.
Today's target is not her at all. This is probably a trap set by Zhao Xiuyi and Wang Jieyu.
The target is Ran Chongyi, the only one of the three who has a princess and whose IQ is not very high.
This not only removed her from her position as a concubine, but also tested Si Chao's attitude towards her and her temperament.
Si Chao looked at her expression, then at Ran Chongyi who was kneeling on the ground, "Ran Chongyi plotted to murder the heir to the throne and frame Zhaoyi. She will be demoted to a commoner and exiled to the imperial palace from this very day."
Everyone:!!!
Common people? Queen's Court?
Why is it so serious this time? There have been more serious struggles in the palace before and after.
"Your Majesty?" Ran Daixuan was also confused, her whole body trembling. "But I am... the princess's biological mother... I have a princess..."
"You used the princess as a pretext to frame Zhaoyi. You are unworthy of being a mother!"
"No, no, Your Majesty, I was just momentarily distracted. I will change. Please give me a chance..."
Si Chao stopped looking at her. He glanced at the people around him, as if he was thinking about something.
Dabao: "Is he looking for a new mother for the little princess?"
Tu Qingyu: "It seems so."
"Ahem..." She coughed lightly, and Si Chao quickly turned his head away. "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
"No, I'm thirsty."
When she said she was thirsty, he took the hot tea in front of her, blew on it, and brought it back, "It's warm now, you can drink it."
She picked it up and took a sip and asked, "Are there other princesses in this palace?"
Two women in palace attire stood up and saluted, "I am the beautiful concubine Sheng, greeting the Empress Zhaoyi."
"My concubine, the talented Tong, greets the Empress Zhaoyi."
Sheng is gentle and Tong is dull, and both have pretty looks.
Perhaps giving birth to a child safely in this deep palace is not a simple task.
Si Chao: "They both have a princess, one is four years old and the other is five years old."
Tu Qingyu: "So, the princess of the Ran family is the youngest."
Si Chao: "Yes."
Tu Qingyu: "Who does the emperor want to entrust the princess to?"
This statement was indeed outrageous. Everyone in the palace was trying to guess the emperor's intention, but this was the first one to ask directly.
Si Chao: "What do you think, Qingyu?"
You don't want to raise it yourself, do you?
In fact, he wanted to have his own child with Qingyu.
Tu Qingyu: "I have just entered the palace and I don't know anything about many things in the palace, but I see that Her Majesty De Fei is dignified and steady. I think Her Majesty will definitely raise the princess well."
"Defei?" Si Chao looked at Defei. The usually steady Defei had not yet hidden the surprise in her eyes, and he easily saw it.
Everyone guessed that he was unwilling to give Concubine De a child because he was afraid of the military power of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
God knows that Concubine De doesn't like him and is cold to him. In his life, he has never been treated coldly by anyone except Qingyu.
They didn't communicate much, so it was naturally impossible for them to have children.
Defei has been in the palace for a long time. Now that he has Qingyu, he will not touch other people. It would be nice to give her a child.
"I think that you, Concubine De, are indeed the best person to raise the princess. What do you think?"
Concubine De stood up and saluted, "I will definitely treat the princess as my own daughter and raise her well."
"Alright, the Third Princess will be raised by Consort De, and the Imperial Edict will be revised." He waved his hand, "Take Ran away."
As soon as this order was given, there was no happy woman in the palace except Tu Qingyu, Defei and Deng Chongrong.
"The matter has been resolved. Let's go back first." Si Chao looked at Tu Qingyu and asked softly, "Are you tired?"
"It's okay, let's go."
After everyone left, Zhao Xiuyi and Wang Meiren collapsed on their chairs.
"How could this happen..."
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