Chapter 44: Beautiful Daughter vs. Heirless Emperor 44
Chen Wei had been captured by the Imperial Guards and was tied up like a dumpling in no time.
Ji Yonglian suddenly rushed out, angrily scolding: "You beast! It was you who forced my sister to become half-human and half-ghost, and she had to go to a nunnery to practice asceticism. It's all your fault. I really want to kill you!"
Taohong gritted her teeth, wishing she could tear Ji Yonglian's mouth apart.
"Ji promised to be careful with your words! Concubine Chun doesn't even know this thief. Everything is a frame-up by this thief."
Ji Yonglian knelt down and said loudly: "Your Majesty, please check clearly. I am Concubine Chun's biological sister. I dare not speak nonsense."
"When my eldest sister was raped by this thief, everyone in the Ji family wanted to catch him, but unfortunately they never found him. It was because of this incident that the prince of the Marquisate broke off the engagement! Everything I said is true. If I lied, I will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death!"
"Now that this evil man has come to our door, even if he is cut into pieces, it will not be enough to atone for his crime. Your Majesty, please do the justice for Concubine Chun and kill this evil man!"
Most of the clan members present believed Ji Yonglian's words. Many of them had already investigated Concubine Chun and naturally knew that she had been broken off from engagement by the prince of the Marquis' Mansion.
"Your Majesty, this matter concerns the royal bloodline. If Concubine Chun was really defiled by this thief, then the child in her belly... Please think twice."
"Imperial Concubine Chun is pregnant right after entering the palace. I also think this is strange. It is better to be cautious."
"This scandal has tarnished the reputation of the royal family. This woman cannot be allowed to stay!"
The emperor's face was livid and he didn't say a word from beginning to end.
Concubine Liu was anxious and couldn't help but jump out to persuade him, "Your Majesty, I have long felt that Concubine Chun's belly is very big. Maybe she was pregnant with this man's bastard when she entered the palace."
"Fortunately, everyone present here is a royal relative, so the incident hasn't gotten out of hand yet. It would be better to execute the man secretly, which would also preserve the dignity of the royal family."
Ji Yunhuan touched her belly and found that the baby had moved again.
It is true that she was pregnant before entering the palace, but the bleeding on her first night and the airtight protection of Shuiyue Temple were enough to make the emperor believe that this was his child.
She didn't want to recall those dark memories that were buried deep in her heart, but now she had to face them.
She could not change the past, nor could she influence the emperor's attitude. After today, the emperor might get tired of her, and she could only accept it.
She will raise her children well in the deep palace and wait for the day when her children ascend the throne.
Ji Yunhuan knelt down. This time no one supported her. Her knees fell on the cold floor tiles, which was freezing cold.
The emperor raised her chin, his eyes seemed to contain blood and gore, which made people shudder.
"Noble Concubine Chun, tell me, do you know this thief?"
Ji Yunhuan's eyes were filled with tears, and her body was shaking. "Your Majesty, I don't know him. I am innocent."
Concubine Liu stood up and loudly rebuked, "Ji Yunhuan, now that we have all the evidence, you still dare to quibble! Mixing up the royal bloodline is a serious crime, and your belly is the ironclad evidence!"
The emperor's face became even gloomier, veins bulged on his forehead, and he suddenly drew out the long sword of the guard beside him.
The sword flashed, and a mass of flesh and blood fell to the ground. Liu Fei covered her mouth, and the blood dyed her clothes red. She rolled on the ground, but could only make meaningless humming sounds.
Her tongue was cut out!
The whole place was in dead silence. The emperor came over with a sword in his hand. Chen Wei knelt on the ground and couldn't stop shaking. He wet his pants on the spot.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life... Please spare my life! It was Ji Yonglian who ordered me to do this, and Concubine Liu, she promised to save my life..."
The sound stopped abruptly. Half of Chen Wei's face was peeled off and his tongue was gone. He was twitching in pain but couldn't make a sound.
"Lingchi death! Use good medicine to keep him alive, don't let him die easily, three thousand cuts, not one less!"
"I obey your command!" The guard immediately dragged Chen Wei away.
The emperor's eyes swept across the entire audience, and his voice was filled with murderous intent, as if he was about to draw his sword and kill someone in the next second.
"Since I ascended the throne, I have honored my relatives and treated all officials well. I am too kind, so I allow you to be so bold. Do you really think I have no temper?"
"Don't think I don't know what you are thinking. You are all waiting to see me make a fool of myself. You all want to see me die without an heir so that you can seize my throne! To tell you the truth, I was lucky enough to have Concubine Chun outside the palace, and Concubine Chun entered the palace while pregnant!"
"The night I favored Concubine Chun, there was also a record of the incident. Liu Dewang, take it out and show it to them. This will be the fate of anyone who dares to make irresponsible remarks about Concubine Chun in the future!"
Liu Dewang held up the thick book and walked past the clan members one by one, "Everyone, please look carefully. The official historian also stamped it. These were all written down that night. They cannot be false."
The clan members were speechless. If they had known there was another hidden story behind this matter, they should not have agreed to cause trouble today. Now His Majesty must be holding a grudge against them, and their future lives will be difficult.
Liu Fei had fainted from the pain, and Ji Yonglian collapsed to the ground with a pale face.
"Liu Yan has a vicious heart and framed Concubine Chun. She deserves death! I consider that she has served me for many years, so I will make her a concubine and banish her to the cold palace. She will never be allowed to leave the cold palace for the rest of her life!"
Ji Yonglian cried and rushed over, kneeling on the ground and wailing, "Your Majesty, spare my life! I was forced by Concubine Liu, no, by Concubine Liu. I just want to seek justice for Concubine Chun. I have no ill intentions...ah!"
The emperor kicked Ji Yonglian, who rolled over for a few times and spit out blood with a "wow".
"Someone! Drag him away and beat him to death!"
The queen didn't utter a word from beginning to end. After everything was settled, she finally stood up and helped Ji Yunhuan up with her own hands.
Although this matter was not planned by her, she was the one who contributed to it, and she was sorry to Ji Yunhuan.
The Queen knelt before the Queen Mother and apologized, "I didn't know people well enough to let this thief sneak in, disrupting the Queen Mother's birthday banquet and disturbing Concubine Chun..."
Nanny Yan immediately helped the queen up. The Queen Mother patted the queen's hand and comforted her:
"Don't blame yourself. This is all Concubine Liu's fault. People always make mistakes. You have done a good job."
"I know that I am dull and incapable of managing the harem, which always worries Your Majesty and the Queen Mother. Imperial Concubine Chun is smart and clever, and now she can handle things on her own. In the future, she will take over the Phoenix Seal, and I can rest assured and recuperate."
"That's fine. Your health is the most important thing."
After getting the Queen Mother's permission, the Queen breathed a sigh of relief. As soon as she let go of the sigh, she felt light all over. The next second, she felt dizzy and fell backwards.
Chunfen supported the Queen Mother, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably, and she had cried like a tearful person.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Someone, come! Go get the imperial physician!"
The queen fainted, so the palace banquet was naturally disbanded.
A group of people surrounded the queen and left. The empress dowager and the emperor also went to the queen's side. Ji Yunhuan also wanted to go and see, but was stopped by Liu Dewang.
"My Lady, His Majesty has ordered that you should not go out while you are pregnant. I will take you back first."
"Then I'll have to trouble Eunuch Liu." Ji Yunhuan lowered his head and responded obediently, but a sarcastic smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
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