She reached out to grab it, trying to stop him from giving the jade pendant to the old emperor.
Ke Lan Shuang's eyes were as sharp as a knife. The moment the Imperial Concubine made a move, she blocked in front of Liu Ming and looked at her indifferently with her eyes lowered: "My Lady Imperial Concubine, what are you doing?"
The old emperor's suspicious gaze immediately fell on the imperial concubine. The imperial concubine said awkwardly, "I couldn't see clearly from a distance, so I wanted to take a closer look to see if the jade pendant is real or fake."
Lan Shuang snatched the jade pendant from her before turning around and handing it to the old emperor. "Don't bother, Noble Concubine. Your Majesty is here. What kind of fake can escape your Majesty's sharp eyes?"
This dragon fart was well-made. The old emperor immediately waved his hand and said, "Bring it here, let me take a look."
The imperial concubine almost bit her silver teeth to pieces.
She glared at Lan Shuang viciously, not knowing whether what she had just said was intentional or unintentional. But since it was said that His Majesty could see it, no matter what the final result was, as long as the emperor said it, then the false would come true. After all, who would dare to question the emperor's vision?
The imperial concubine silently prayed that the thing was fake, and looked at the second prince, wishing she could beat him up.
How could such an important item as the jade pendant fall into the hands of these people? Isn't this a ready-made handle?
The second prince was so frightened that he had no idea how to react.
The old emperor took the jade pendant and looked at it from left to right. The pattern was correct. The dark patterns on it were not something that ordinary people could imitate. This jade was also very special. It was a special jade pendant for the royal family and could not be bought outside.
So this is indeed the second prince's thing. There are witnesses and evidence, and the second prince and the imperial concubine have no way to defend themselves.
The old emperor was so angry that he jumped up from the bed, rushed to the second prince and slapped him.
Everyone present: “!”
The emperor was furious, which should have been a frightening scene, but he just couldn't keep it serious. It was the first time they saw someone jump up and slap an adult in the face.
Even Lan Shuang, who is knowledgeable, was stunned for a moment.
She didn't come back to her senses until she heard a crisp "bang" and the second prince fell onto the chair.
"Xiao Baba, have you ever heard that saying?"
888 was watching intently, and when he heard this, he asked in confusion, "What are you talking about?"
Lan Shuang remembered the joke she had seen before and couldn't help laughing. "Jump up and hit your knees. I didn't find it funny when I saw it. I was just curious about what the scene would be. Today, I thank the old emperor for opening my eyes. Although it's not a big knee, it's similar in nature. I understand where the joke is."
888 imagined this sentence in his mind, and combined it with the scene just now, he couldn't help laughing out loud: "Hahahahahahahahahaha - Host, you are so bad."
Lan Shuang was having a hard time holding back her laughter, and for fear of being exposed, she could only lower her head.
"Yer—are you okay? Huh?"
The imperial concubine screamed and rushed to the Second Prince's side, carefully helping him up. Looking at the slap mark on his face that was gradually swelling, she couldn't help but feel resentful, "Your Majesty, Ye'er is your son after all, how could you-"
“Bang!”
"You evil woman, you still have the nerve to say that! You've raised my good son like this. He doesn't care about being loyal to the emperor or filial, but is only interested in usurping the throne. Before I even die, he can't wait to kill his brothers and sisters and poison me! I don't have such a cruel and ruthless son!"
The old emperor shouted at the top of his lungs, his neck turning red.
Jiang Mu then walked over and patted him on the back in a hypocritical manner, "Father, calm down. The imperial physician said that your body is not suitable for extreme joy or sorrow right now. You should make sure to rest."
"How can I rest?" the old emperor trembled, pointing at the Imperial Concubine and the Second Prince and angrily scolded, "I've treated them well. Of all the harem, they and their son are the ones I'm most worthy of, and this is the result? This is how they repay me?"
"Father, I am innocent! My jade pendant was lost some time ago, and I never found it. But this villain picked it up and used it to frame me! I will always remember your kindness to me. Even if I wanted to be emperor again, I would never harm you!"
The Second Prince knelt down, grasping a corner of the Emperor's robe and pleading, "Father, please investigate thoroughly. I am truly innocent. Someone is trying to harm me!"
The imperial concubine also knelt down and pleaded: "Your Majesty, I have been married to you for many years. You know me very well. Even if I had a hundred guts, I would not dare to instigate Ye'er to kill his father and the emperor! Please, Your Majesty, look into this matter!"
When the old emperor saw them crying pitifully, he felt a moment's hesitation.
Jiang Mu laughed lightly, "Words are not enough. Father was poisoned and nearly died. Everyone saw it. The Imperial Concubine and my second brother shed a few tears and cried a few times, and then they said they were wronged. Where is the evidence?"
"Grand Princess! I have no grudges against you, whether in the past or in the present. Why are you so aggressive? Could it be that you have teamed up with someone behind the scenes to deliberately kill us, mother and son?"
The imperial concubine was not stupid enough to deliberately point the finger at Jiang Mu, intending to drag more people into the water in order to confuse the public.
As expected, the old emperor frowned and turned to look at Jiang Mu.
Jiang Mu pretended to be extremely angry and laughed, "Your Majesty, do you want to listen to her one-sided story? Have you forgotten how I treated you? Besides, I have never had a good relationship with my brothers and sisters. No matter who ascends the throne, I won't have a good life. I wish your Majesty would live forever so that I can be the eldest princess for the rest of my life. How could I collude with anyone?"
This is indeed what Jiang Mu could say. The old prince felt relieved when he thought about it. It is true that he, as a father, is the only one who spoils Jiang Mu. If he is gone, she will be nothing. Therefore, everyone will harm her, but Jiang Mu will not.
After figuring it out, the old emperor looked at the imperial concubine with more disgust, "At this point, you still want to sow discord between me and Mu'er. Do you really think I'm stupid?"
Jiang Mu looked away, and everyone saw it.
"Your Majesty—I thought this matter was already settled, with witnesses and evidence. I beg Your Majesty to help me. I have never harbored any ulterior motives. I have always been responsible for sharing your concerns and have never colluded with court officials to eliminate dissidents. Yet, some people have ulterior motives and have come up with such despicable means to frame me. I beg Your Majesty to understand!"
The third prince stepped out and knelt, speaking earnestly with a face full of disappointment and grievance.
The old emperor no longer hesitated and removed all power from the second prince and distributed it to several other princes, mainly to the third prince, as a consolation. Then he confined the second prince to the palace and forbade him to step out of the palace for the rest of his life without the emperor's order.
After all, the imperial concubine had been with the old emperor for so many years, so he showed some mercy to her and did not send her directly to the cold palace. Instead, he demoted her to a concubine and confined her to her own palace, not allowed to go out. All power in his hands was handed over to the virtuous concubine.
After saying so much and enduring a series of blows, the old emperor was on the verge of collapse. Jiang Mu caught him and helped him to the bed. Lan Shuang was responsible for the aftermath and went to deal with the remaining matters. Liu Ming was also taken away by her. The old emperor only wanted him to die and did not ask about other things. Before Lan Shuang left, the old emperor repeatedly warned: "This matter is only known to those who attended the family dinner today. It must not be spread to others."
Lan Shuang responded respectfully: "Yes."
Even at this time, he is still thinking about not letting the family's dirty laundry be made public. The old emperor is really too concerned about his reputation.
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