Chapter 250: Vicious Female Supporting Character vs. Childless Emperor 94
Concubine De was covered in wounds and was thrown out of the Yonghe Palace.
In less than half a day, the news spread throughout the harem that Concubine De had copied Buddhist scriptures with her blood to apologize to the Empress, but the Empress did not forgive Concubine De and ordered her to be beaten.
That night, Nanny Jiang went to Xinde Palace again. After several attempts of persuasion, Concubine De finally agreed to do things for the Empress Dowager.
In early August, several princes jointly submitted a memorial, lamenting the difficulties of their respective fiefdoms, strongly opposing the emperor's withdrawal of military power, and refusing the officials sent by the emperor to take over the miscellaneous affairs of their fiefdoms.
In the court, the Jiang family became more and more active, using all kinds of means to oppose the emperor.
The daughters of the Jiang family had marriages with various princes, and many of them were even of the Jiang family's bloodline. Naturally, the Jiang family did not want the emperor to take back their fiefdoms.
In Yongshou Palace.
The room was filled with a strong scent of ambergris. The Queen Mother watched the dragon-patterned incense seals burn up bit by bit, and said with half-closed eyes:
"I have helped Concubine De a lot, and it is time for her to repay me. Doesn't she want to be the queen? Tell her that after Ji Yunhuan dies, she will be the next queen."
Nanny Jiang immediately took the order and left.
Madam Zi Yi massaged the Queen Mother's legs and sighed, "If the Eighth Prince were still alive, he would definitely not disobey the Queen Mother like the Emperor. The Eighth Prince is smart and clever, and much more filial than that slave's child."
The Queen Mother sighed quietly, "If my son were still alive, how could it be the turn of the son of a lowly maid to ascend the throne? I raised him, but he doesn't know how to be grateful. He only knows how to go against me and the Jiang family!"
"When the queen dies, I will arrange for the daughter of the Jiang family to enter the palace. After the daughter of the Jiang family gives birth to a prince, let the emperor die as well. As for Concubine De, she poisoned the queen and harmed the royal heir. Once Ji Yunhuan dies, she will not be able to survive."
August 15th, Mid-Autumn Festival.
The queen held a grand banquet in the palace. Not only the concubines in the palace, but also many officials were invited.
The queen loved luxury, and the palace banquets were held with great fanfare. The sounds of stringed instruments and the singing and dancing of orioles and swallows were intoxicating.
Halfway through the banquet, the concubines stood up and toasted the queen.
Ji Yunhuan quietly stuffed a blood bag into her mouth. As soon as it touched the wine glass, she vomited blood and slowly fell down.
Long Lin rushed over and hugged Huan'er, his face full of anger, and shouted: "Come here! Seal the palace gates, no one is allowed to enter or leave, check for me, I want to see who is so bold as to poison the queen under my nose!"
The guards surrounded everyone so tightly that not even a fly could fly out.
Ji Yun'an's face looked very ugly. He didn't want his sister to enter the palace because he was afraid that she would be harmed by someone.
If the emperor doesn't favor Huan'er, Huan'er will definitely not have a good life in the palace. But the more the emperor favors Huan'er, the more dangerous Huan'er will be.
Imperial Physician Qin arrived soon and cooperated with the Queen in acting.
Ji Yun'an personally led people to investigate, and soon found a large bag of poison in Xinde Palace. After examination by Imperial Physician Qin, it was found that the Queen was poisoned.
Concubine De was forced to kneel on the ground. With a snapping sound, one of her arms was broken and hung limply at her side.
Ji Yunhuan fell into Long Lin's arms, quietly opening one eye. She felt pain for Concubine De, but Concubine De could still continue acting.
Concubine De's forehead was covered in cold sweat and she was throbbing with pain, but she could still argue, "Your Majesty, I didn't do it. Someone must have framed me. If it was really me who poisoned her, I wouldn't be stupid enough to hide the poison in my room."
Ji Yunhuan originally wanted to inform his second brother in advance, but Long Lin disagreed, saying that his second brother was carefree by nature and not cautious enough, and if he told him, the truth might be revealed.
Hearing Concubine De's quibbling, the second brother became even angrier and reached out to pinch Concubine De's other arm. Ji Yunhuan started to cough violently and said intermittently:
"Second...Second brother, interrogate...interrogate her maid."
Ji Yun'an immediately brought up the palace maid who was tied up like a dumpling.
Jinhua was so frightened that she dared not speak. Jindie, on the other hand, was very organized and said loudly, "I testify that the poison was from Concubine De. She even lied to me that it was Poria powder, but I have never seen her eat it, and she would not let me touch it."
"This thing was sent by a eunuch from the laundry department. It's not that Concubine De didn't want to hide it, but she simply didn't have time to hide it."
With a snap, Ji Yun'an was so angry that he cut off Concubine De's other arm.
"How could a servant in the laundry department get poison? Tell me! Where did the poison come from? Who are your accomplices?"
Defei felt that the show was about enough. She had suffered so much, it was time to expose the mastermind behind the scenes.
"It was... it was Nanny Jiang who was beside the Queen Mother. She gave it to me! The Queen Mother asked me to get rid of the Queen, and I took the opportunity to secretly smear it into the Queen's cup when she was pouring wine for her."
Nanny Jiang had no way of escaping and had been caught.
Everyone's eyes turned to the Queen Mother.
The Empress Dowager had an ugly look on her face. She had given Concubine De poison. Her original intention was to let Concubine De poison her secretly. She didn't expect that Concubine De would be so stupid as to poison her during the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet!
The Queen Mother twirled the Buddhist beads in her hand, trying to maintain her composure. "I don't bother to argue with this guilty woman about something I didn't do."
"The one raised by my aunt is really not worthy of being on the stage. Concubine De is jealous of the Queen's favor from His Majesty, so she wants to harm the Queen. Now that the matter has been exposed, she has spread nonsense and slandered me. Please deal with her quickly. I am very upset to see this."
The Queen Mother threw the Buddhist beads on the table. She did not believe in Buddhism or karma. The Buddhist beads in her hand were a personal belonging of Concubine De's biological mother.
What she said just now was a threat to Concubine De. She had already got that concubine in her control, and Concubine De dared not disobey her.
Concubine De's eyes flashed with ferocity, and she shouted, "The Queen Mother is truly a vicious person, you actually killed my aunt!"
The empress dowager was stunned for a moment. She didn't kill anyone. If she killed that concubine, how could she control Concubine De?
Concubine De turned her head and kowtowed to the emperor, saying loudly: "I know that I am guilty of capital crime and dare not ask for forgiveness from Your Majesty. The Queen Mother killed my biological mother, and I do not need to cover up for her anymore."
"She gave me so many poisons, not just to poison the queen, she also wanted to murder Your Majesty! The Jiang family has evil ambitions, they are not happy with Your Majesty's reduction of the feudal lords, and when the time is right, they will unite with the feudal lords to rebel!"
The Queen Mother covered her chest and gasped, "You...you are crazy! You are talking nonsense! I regard the prince as my own son and support the emperor to ascend the throne. How could I harm my own child!"
Concubine De was not worried about her biological mother at all. The Queen Mother had promised to protect her biological mother, and now her biological mother should have left the Zheng family.
Concubine De had no scruples and taunted, "You treat him like your own son, but he is not your own son after all. You want to raise an obedient puppet. Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven. Even if you are filial, you cannot ignore the affairs of state. So you want to kill Your Majesty and replace him with a more obedient one to ascend the throne!"
"I cannot bear to see Your Majesty being kept in the dark. The Queen Mother is cruel and ruthless and wants to put Your Majesty to death. She is really not worthy of Your Majesty's respect."
Long Lin's eyes were red, and he put on a look of great grief. He covered his face with his sleeves and choked up, saying, "Although my mother wants to harm me and my queen and children, I cannot bear to hurt her life. Please go to Daxiangguo Temple to practice meditation and pray for the country."
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