Sure enough, when he went to convey the imperial edict, the imperial concubine collapsed and rushed towards him like a madman.
"How could His Majesty depose me? How could it be possible? His Majesty certainly wouldn't imprison me. Did you, a dog slave, forge the imperial edict? Tell me, you lowly slave! I want to see His Majesty!"
Even if the imperial concubine lost power, Manager Zhang, out of concern for Princess Minghua, did not dare to refute a single word.
According to him, the imperial concubine was not much more noble than him. She was just the daughter of a minor official and was lucky enough to give birth to a princess.
Relying on her good fortune, she has been domineering in the palace for more than ten years. At least dozens of concubines, slaves and eunuchs have died in her hands.
The Imperial Concubine despised him for being lowly, and even the favored concubine like Concubine De, who came from a noble family, did not despise him.
Originally, the imperial concubine's life could have been extended thanks to the princess, but unfortunately she insisted on harming His Majesty's favorite concubine.
In the past, His Majesty didn't care about those people. To His Majesty, they were no more important than kittens and puppies. But this person is the apple of His Majesty's eye.
What's more, this beloved concubine is pregnant with the royal heir.
It just happened to be discovered at this time, not long after the imperial concubine took action.
For the safety of the royal heir and the favorite concubine, the imperial concubine must of course abolish the confinement.
The only problem is that the imperial concubine has run out of luck.
"Your Majesty, I am only delivering the imperial edict. This is truly the will of Your Majesty. How dare I forge it?"
The imperial concubine snatched the imperial edict, and Princess Minghua also went forward to see it.
"Minghua, your father really did know. He knew it was me who did it, but that bitch Xu is fine, isn't she? Instead, I was the one who got disfigured!! Why? Your Majesty is so heartless to me!!"
The imperial concubine burst into tears, and Princess Minghua looked distressed. She was also confused at the moment. Why would her father punish her mother?
Doesn't the emperor consider her for her sake? She is the emperor's only daughter, and now her mother has become a deposed concubine. How can the emperor let her save face?
"No, I must go find His Majesty, I must go find His Majesty!!"
The imperial concubine rushed out, but the guards brought by Chief Steward Zhang stopped her directly.
"Your Majesty, His Majesty means that from now on you cannot set foot outside the palace."
"You're so outrageous, you slave dog!"
Princess Minghua kicked him directly.
Manager Zhang was kicked hard, but he didn't dare to feel any resentment, because the one who kicked him was the princess, the master of the palace.
However, if Concubine De gave birth to a prince, the princess would be dumbfounded, and she would no longer dare to be arrogant and behave like this.
"Princess, spare my life." Zhang, the chief steward, knelt down quickly. "Princess, you know I was only following orders."
"Mother, I'm going to ask father for clarification." Princess Minghua ran out.
The imperial concubine grabbed her hand, and she held it tightly, pleading with tears on her face: "Minghua, you must plead for my mother. Remember, don't let your father abolish me."
"Don't worry, mother."
The Empress Dowager's palace also knew about this at this time.
"Go find the emperor."
The Queen Mother was worried that Princess Minghua and the Emperor would quarrel. When people get old and at the end of their lives, they only hope that their loved ones can live in harmony. She doesn't want to see the father and daughter become estranged.
After all, the emperor only has this one daughter.
Because the imperial concubine had made such a fuss, the empress dowager arrived earlier than Princess Minghua in her sedan chair.
"Emperor, you are confused!" The Empress Dowager pressed her head. "Don't give in to the monk, give in to the Buddha. Even if the Imperial Concubine has done many wrong things, the Emperor should not have directly deposed her. You can demote her, but you can't make her an abandoned concubine. You can also order someone to discipline her and put her under house arrest. There are obviously many other ways to deal with her. Why did you have to depose her? What do you think Minghua will think?"
The empress dowager became angrier and angrier as she spoke, and the emperor quickly helped her sit down.
"Mother, I have my own considerations. Xu..."
When the empress dowager heard the name Xu, her face became even colder, and her disgust towards Xu Lingyi reached its peak at this moment.
"The Xu family raised a good daughter, but she is so charming and seductive that she can seduce the master. I plan to invite Madam Xu into the palace and ask her how she disciplined her daughter. She raised such a shameless daughter. Ever since Madam Xu entered the palace, you, the emperor, have been obsessed with her. Now, for a mere Madam Xu, you are even trying to hurt the princess's heart. Is this Madam Xu the reincarnation of a demon? She is so seductive and alluring that she doesn't look like a lady from a noble family at all. She looks more like a girl from a brothel."
The emperor frowned and was about to explain when there was a commotion outside the palace.
"Let me in. I want to see my father! I'll see who dares to stop me, you lowly slaves! Get out!"
The emperor was even more troubled because Princess Minghua arrived and there was another commotion.
"Let the princess in."
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"Father!" Princess Minghua knelt down, tears streaming down her face. "Father, I know Mother did something wrong."
Princess Minghua didn't expect that her father would find out what her mother had done so quickly.
Even though my mother is in charge of palace affairs, it seems that nothing that happens in the harem can escape my father's eyes as long as he wants to investigate.
"But Father, Mother was just confused for a moment. She already knows she was wrong. Please, Father, please don't depose her, okay?"
Princess Minghua was indeed very angry at the beginning. On the way, she had already decided to have a big quarrel with her father to vent her anger. Her father had always doted on her, and she had never been afraid of the emperor.
But on the way, she figured it out. After all, her father was the emperor. If she made a big fuss, her father might get even angrier and would not withdraw his order.
For the sake of her mother, she could only show weakness at this moment and could not act as recklessly as before.
The emperor might be angry right now, and also very angry with her mother. For her mother's sake, she had to control her temper.
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