Consort Liang, believing herself to be quite proper, arrived at the Qianqing Palace.
"Your Majesty... this servant greets Your Majesty!" Consort Liang then remembered that she had been demoted to a commoner, but she believed that the Emperor would soon restore her to her former status.
When Kangxi looked at Consort Liang's still pretty face, he realized he had misjudged her. The owner of such a beautiful face actually had a venomous heart.
"Your Majesty, I ask you, did you instigate someone to harm the Eighth Prince and then frame the Crown Prince?" Kangxi asked bluntly.
Consort Liang lowered her head in fear. "Your Majesty, this servant really doesn't know what you mean. This servant has been in the Cold Palace all this time, how could I possibly frame the Crown Prince?"
Besides, Yinzhi is my son. Would I harm him? Even a tiger doesn't eat its cubs. No matter how wrong I am, I would never harm Yinzhi!
Consort Liang's words were so sincere and earnest that it was hard not to believe them.
Emperor Kangxi frowned, looking at Consort Liang, whose demeanor seemed utterly genuine. [Could it be that Consort Liang has truly been wronged this time?]
Liang Jiugong, standing to the side, looked down at the ground. "Your Majesty, have you truly believed Consort Liang after just a few words? How come you lack the wisdom and shrewdness you display in court when dealing with women? Alas! Beauty can lead to ruin!"
Emperor Kangxi wanted to test whether Consort Liang was involved in this matter.
"Consort Liang, do you know Juechan Enji?" Kangxi asked.
"This servant..." Consort Liang wanted to say that she did not know him, but then she thought that since Emperor Kangxi already knew about Juechan Enji, he should also know about her relationship with Juechan Enji.
“He has told you everything. He said you ordered him to do this so that his mother could be buried in the Juechan family ancestral tomb.”
"Now that things have come to this, are you still going to deny it? Do you really want me to torture you?" Kangxi asked.
"A son of a concubine is hardly capable of anything!" Consort Liang said sarcastically.
"It seems this matter really has something to do with you!" Kangxi asked, suppressing his anger.
"The Emperor already knows!" Consort Liang said with a sneer.
"You have truly disappointed me!" Kangxi said, greatly disappointed.
"Hehe! I've disappointed you? You talk as if you had such high hopes for me!"
"I am nothing more than a tool for you to amuse yourself when you have nothing better to do!" Consort Liang said coldly to Kangxi.
"Why have you framed the Crown Prince time and time again? You are a woman from the Imperial Household Department, and I have allowed you to give birth to Yinzhi and live alone in the palace. What more could you possibly want?" Kangxi questioned.
"You attempted to harm the Crown Prince's offspring, and I withstood the pressure to spare your life. Why do you still want to stir up trouble?"
"Why should I be content? You brought me out of the laundry department and gave me hope. Why are you taking it all away now?"
From the very first moment I saw you, I was completely captivated.
I keep telling myself, you are the Emperor, you can't just have me by your side, but I can't do it!
Looking at the beautiful women around you, I am consumed by jealousy.
You have neglected me for many years, and I thought I could forget you. But now you have come to provoke me again, giving me another chance.
This servant must seize this opportunity. This servant will stay by your side forever. This servant will live with you and die with you!
Therefore, this servant urged Yinzhi to contend for the position of Crown Prince. If Yinzhi becomes Crown Prince, this servant will become Empress Dowager, and then I will have the opportunity to be buried with you after my death!
Liang Jiugong felt he should have stayed outside the Qianqing Palace instead of listening to Consort Liang's ramblings. [She hasn't even figured out what's good for her living life, and she's already thinking about what's after she's dead? She's just wasting her time!]
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