When Wushuang was in confinement after giving birth, there was a lot of turmoil outside because a lot of things were found out after interrogation of the two midwives who were caught during her delivery.
Yikun Palace.
"What are you going to do? I am the imperial concubine!" Su Mingxin was extremely angry when she was dragged away by the guards.
"I am His Majesty's woman. Aren't you afraid of His Majesty's punishment for touching me?" Su Mingxin was angry and panicked.
The guards remained silent and did not stop dragging her because of Su Mingxin's harsh rebuke.
"How dare you! How dare you attack the imperial concubine?" Su Mingxin's maid angrily accused after seeing this scene.
"Your Majesty—"
The leading guard said expressionlessly to those around him, "Noble Consort Su plotted to murder the heir to the throne and conspired with the royal family to usurp the throne with the intent of rebellion. Your Majesty has personally ordered her imprisonment."
The people around were horrified.
Su Mingxin was also panicked, "No! I didn't! Your Majesty - Your Majesty - I am wronged -"
Su Mingxin was really scared.
She just wanted to kill Wushuang and three others, so why was she charged with treason?
Su Mingxin was dragged away, and besides her, many concubines in the palace were also dragged away.
This time, Dongfang Che teamed up with the Gu family to find out a lot of things. They often attacked Wushuang during her pregnancy, so all those who plotted to murder the royal heir were taken away.
Su Mingxin did want to harm Wushuang, and she did contact other members of the Dongfang family to adopt their child.
Dongfang Che was extremely angry when he learned about this.
Su Mingxin would rather kill his children than let Wushuang give birth to them, and would rather adopt the children of the royal family than let him have his own bloodline, which made him very angry.
"Su Mingxin! How much power did I give you since you have been in the palace for nearly ten years? And in the end you relied on the power I gave you to hurt my child?" Dongfang Che said angrily.
Su Mingxin shook her head, "Your Majesty, I am wronged. I have never done these things."
Dongfang Che sneered, "You didn't do it? Your trusted nanny has confessed it, and even the royal family member you contacted has confessed it."
"Do you think I don't know what you and Dongfang Cheng are planning?"
"You want to adopt Dongfang Cheng's child, but Dongfang Cheng wants his child to ascend the throne and 'use the emperor to control the other princes,' or even to ascend the throne himself."
"You said you haven't done it? Haven't you ever dreamed of becoming a queen mother?" Dongfang Che said with a cold face.
Su Mingxin was completely stunned.
Dongfang Cheng actually still wants to be the emperor?
It was obvious that he had only said that his son would be the crown prince, and after Dongfang Che passed away, she would be the empress dowager, and Dongfang Cheng's son would be the emperor.
"No, Your Majesty, this is not true... Your Majesty, Dongfang Cheng is trying to frame me. I didn't..." No matter what Dongfang Cheng thought, Su Mingxin could not admit it.
If she admitted it, her entire clan would be in danger.
Dongfang Che looked at her coldly and said, "You are indeed staying in the palace, but don't forget your mother. She has great conveniences outside the palace."
"Isn't it your mother, Madam Su, who is in contact with Princess Nanling?"
Su Mingxin shook his head.
"Drag him away and lock him up." Dongfang Che said coldly.
The reason why he told Su Mingxin all this was simply because she had indeed been in the palace for many years and had been managing his harem for many years.
But now Su Mingxin has joined forces with Dongfang Cheng, the King of Nanling, to rebel, so there is no way he will let Su Mingxin and the Su family go.
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Outside the palace, the capital.
"What's going on?"
Seeing the bustling Taifu Mansion, many passers-by in the capital were curious about what was going on.
And why is Nanling Palace so lively too?
"I heard that the Imperial Tutor's Mansion and the Nanling Prince's Mansion are colluding. They want to harm your Majesty's descendants and then usurp the throne."
"What? King Nanling is planning a rebellion? What ability does he have to rebel?"
"Although he doesn't have any abilities, he can give birth."
Compared with Emperor Dongfang Che, who had children when he was nearly thirty, Prince Dongfang Cheng of Nanling was in his early thirties and already had fifteen sons and seven daughters in his mansion.
With so many children, it’s no wonder that Dongfang Cheng wanted to adopt the children to Dongfang Che and plot his way to the throne.
"How can Prince Nanling compare to Your Majesty? Your Majesty is the wise ruler."
Emperor Dongfang Che did a really good job. Otherwise, how could his throne be so stable when he has been on the throne for ten years and still has no children?
Because he did a good job, both officials and common people recognized him.
"Damn it! They actually murdered your Majesty's child!"
"Yes, Concubine Gu gave birth to triplets for His Majesty, two of whom are princes. They are so cruel and cruel as to murder Concubine Gu. They deserve to die."
The people of the capital were outraged when they learned that the Taifu Mansion and the Nanling Palace were colluding to murder the royal heir and were planning to usurp the throne.
Their Majesty is so good, they don’t want to change him.
Prime Minister's Mansion.
"It was really someone from the Su family who attacked our Wushuang?!" Mrs. Gu was very angry after knowing this.
She was always at odds with Madam Su. Later, when her daughter entered the palace, Madam Su became sarcastic and mocking when she met her.
After hearing the news that her daughter was pregnant, she became even more sarcastic.
Now that she knew that it was the Su family who had attacked her daughter, Mrs. Gu became even more furious.
"Madam, Madam, calm down." Gu Qianlei held his wife, so that she would not rush to the Sky Prison in anger and tear Madam Su apart.
"How can I stay calm? Those damned ones attacked my Wushuang, how can I stay calm? I can't help but cut them into pieces!"
Mrs. Gu couldn't calm down. Her precious daughter had gone through so much hardship during pregnancy and suffered so much during childbirth.
How could she remain calm when those people treated her daughter like that?
"Don't worry, mother. His Majesty will not let those people go." The eldest son Gu Yuming stepped forward to comfort his mother.
"That's right, mother. Our Wushuang is blessed by fate. Those people schemed in every possible way but failed to harm our Wushuang. Why are you so angry?"
"They are the ones who should be angry and regretful now. They are about to lose their lives, bring disaster to their family, and be infamous for eternity. They should be angry."
"Why do you have to make yourself angry?" Second Brother Gu also stepped forward to comfort his mother.
Brother Gu returned from his study abroad after learning that his sister was pregnant, and happened to catch his sister giving birth.
Mrs. Gu and Gu Qianlei have a good relationship, and all the children in the family are hers.
Although Gu Qianlei had concubines when Madam Gu first came into the house, none of them had children. Later, they were dismissed and they had even fewer children.
Mrs. Gu gave birth to four sons and one daughter, and all four sons were outstanding.
Although Wushuang is the only daughter, she is not the youngest. She has a younger brother who is two years younger than her.
The sons of the Gu family are all very outstanding. Whether it is the eldest son Gu Yuming or the second, third and youngest, they all make Gu Qianlei feel that his decision to marry Mrs. Gu was the right one.
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