"I have found out that it was the Queen who killed our prince." The emperor spoke in a deep voice, with an endless coldness in his eyes.
Xu Lingyi pretended to be surprised, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Empress? But I have no grudge against the Empress... After entering the palace, I have always been respectful and humble to the Empress, and have never offended her in the slightest. Empress... Why would the Empress do this?"
Her eyes were red, making her look particularly pitiful.
The emperor held her in his arms out of pity and said, "She has a vicious mind and cannot tolerate others. You didn't offend her. It's not Yi'er's fault. Even if you are respectful to her, she will still harm you and the child."
"I have uncovered many things this time. Although I suspected her before, I was concerned that she was the queen and had given birth to Princess Zhaoyang. For the sake of the princess, I did not investigate her. Now that I have investigated, I know how many evil things she has done and how many lives she has ruined."
The emperor's heart tightened when he thought of the second princess.
Her second princess is so innocent.
"Not only my Second Princess, but also some concubines and servants in the harem. She is so audacious and her crimes are extremely heinous."
Xu Lingyi was stunned, as if she couldn't believe that the queen could be so vicious.
"Then...then how does Your Majesty plan to deal with the Empress?"
"Because she gave birth to the eldest princess, I will give her a cup of poisoned wine so that she can die more quickly."
Xu Lingyi nodded in her heart. The emperor might not care about the lives of servants and concubines, but he would definitely not forgive the death of the second princess and her child.
When the queen died, the grudge between their two lives was resolved.
The most hated enemy left is the prince consort, and she is not in a hurry about Shen Qinghuai.
The eldest sister said that Shen Qinghuai's life has not been good since she entered the palace, and he started to get drunk all day long.
His Majesty also dismissed him from his official position.
Shen Qinghuai is a noble man. Initially, he was the most trusted minister of His Majesty and enjoyed unparalleled status.
Now he has fallen from the clouds and is rejected by His Majesty. Given his personality, it must be difficult for him to accept this. This must be torture for him.
"He seems to be deeply in love with you now." The eldest sister spoke hesitantly at the time.
Xu Lingyi lowered her head and said nothing. She had long known that Shen Qinghuai had some feelings for her. After all, she had done something for Shen's family.
Human nature is inherently lowly. The more you lose, the more you know how to cherish.
Shen Qinghuai is a typical example.
Xu Lingyi was stunned and pretended to be slightly surprised.
"What about Princess Zhaoyang..."
The emperor shook his head: "Zhaoyang may not be unaware of her mother's viciousness."
The Queen did not involve Princess Zhaoyang in anything she did, but the Emperor did not think that Princess Zhaoyang really did not know.
Especially the Queen's attempt to murder the second princess.
"If she had a little common sense, she would know that the Queen is guilty of a heinous crime and deserves death. I am acting this way today out of consideration for Zhaoyang. If she resents me, there is nothing I can do."
No matter how much the emperor loves Princess Zhaoyang, he will not let the queen go.
She killed his two children.
"The princess should be able to understand Your Majesty." Xu Lingyi said.
"I hope so."
"We've already uncovered quite a few people during the palace search. This time, we've interrogated the concubines' personal servants and uncovered quite a few more things. I've finally realized that the harem is a den of dragons and tigers."
The emperor used to think that the Shen family was not a good family, but now this palace is even a hundred times more dangerous than the Shen family’s harem.
"Some of them spread rumors, and some planned to push you into the lake... I killed all of them, but there are still a few left. They seem to be fine now, but there are dozens of them. We know their appearance but not their true intentions. Who knows if they will have any plans in the future? So I still plan to let them all leave the palace."
Xu Lingyi was truly surprised now, and it was no longer a pretense.
She never thought that the emperor would disband the harem.
"Your Majesty, isn't this a bad idea? How are these people going to survive in the future?"
"Those who wish to marry can return home and marry. I will provide them with ample dowries."
Xu Lingyi shook her head. "But Your Majesty, everyone in the world knows that they are already your women. Even if they wanted to marry, who would dare to marry them?"
The emperor lowered his head and asked her forehead, full of love: "Yier always considers others. If the queen had one tenth of you, she would not have made so many mistakes."
"Actually, if they stay in the palace, I have no romantic feelings for them, and I won't touch them in the future. Their lives in the palace will be restricted. I've considered that if they don't want to marry or can't marry, I can retain their status and give them a beautiful and spacious garden to live in. I'll also allocate plenty of servants and guards, and they can leave the palace on weekdays. Living here, they will definitely be much more comfortable and relaxed than in the palace."
The emperor held her hand. He didn't want to leave a cold-hearted impression in Xu Lingyi's mind, and he was even more afraid that she would misunderstand him.
"Yesterday, I personally asked the Imperial Concubine if she was willing to move out of the palace. She nodded, and she even seemed a little pleased."
"Is the Imperial Concubine really willing?" Xu Lingyi asked.
"Yes, it's true. If Yi'er doesn't believe it, you can go and ask her in person. I never forced her in the slightest."
Xu Lingyi went to see the imperial concubine once. They did not have much interaction in the harem and rarely communicated with each other on weekdays.
But Xu Lingyi had a good impression of the imperial concubine.
Although the imperial concubine was nearly thirty years old, time had been kind to her and she was still as bright and beautiful as ever. When Xu Lingyi went there, she was packing her luggage, and her whole body exuded a free and cheerful look.
"Greetings to the Imperial Concubine, you will be the Queen in the future." The Imperial Concubine seemed to be in a very good mood now, and she was in much better condition than before.
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