Chapter 410 Confess the Truth
Not long after Yizhen entered the palace, she was neglected by the Emperor of Northern Qi.
The Northern Qi Emperor was known for his penchant for flirting with women. Before Yizhen entered the palace, there were already many beauties in the mansion. For the women in the palace, it was perfectly normal for the Northern Qi Emperor to neglect Yizhen.
Logically speaking, Concubine Shu should not harm Yizhen again.
But during the month that the Northern Qi Emperor neglected Yizhen, he had not visited the other women's courtyards. Concubine Shu tried various ways to invite the Northern Qi Emperor to her courtyard, but he always dismissed her with various excuses.
Concubine Shu even caught him several times standing on the waterside pavilion, looking at the house where Yizhen lived. Any discerning person could tell at a glance that the Emperor of Northern Qi had not let go of Yizhen, but was angry with her.
Perhaps it was because of the Northern Qi Emperor's attitude towards Yizhen that Concubine Shu felt a sense of crisis. In order to win back the Northern Qi Emperor, she took advantage of the fact that the Northern Qi Emperor was away at a banquet and made a stupid move by drugging Yizhen.
When she heard the news and went to look for Yizhen, she couldn't find her whereabouts. She didn't see her until the next day, and her face looked very bad.
She wanted to ask about Yizhen's health, but Yizhen was already upset by what she had gone through. If she asked again, it would only hurt Yizhen.
Unexpectedly, a few years later, Concubine Shu used the same method to plot against her again. The new hatred and old grudges made her want to get rid of Concubine Shu.
It was not until the palace maid beside her was diagnosed as pregnant that she had an idea: if it was a boy, it would not only consolidate her position, but also allow her to take revenge on the Emperor of Northern Qi and cause trouble for Concubine Shu.
The child that Concubine Shu plotted to create took away the throne that should have belonged to her son. How interesting it would be to tell Concubine Shu the truth when the dust settled.
So she planned for a maid to die of an illness, but actually hid her in a dark room in the palace. Then she announced that she was pregnant. After the maid gave birth, she adopted the child as her own.
As luck would have it, the maid gave birth to a boy. Even though his talent was mediocre, his status as a legitimate son suppressed the virtuous king in every way.
If Zhao Yi had not come to Northern Qi, the kingdom would have fallen into the hands of the King of Qi. The day the King of Qi ascended the throne would be the day Concubine Shu died.
But when Zhao Yi came to Northern Qi, there was a powerful force behind him that wanted to support him to ascend the throne.
She followed the clues and suspected that the person behind the scenes was the imperial teacher.
She had little chance of success against the Imperial Preceptor. At best, she would become a powerless empress dowager, or even die. At worst, the King of Qi's background would be exposed, and his entire clan would be exterminated.
She weighed the pros and cons and gave up the fight for the throne. But the whole family had invested so much effort in supporting the King of Qi to ascend the throne, how could they give up?
She had just taken a risky move, pushing the King of Qi to make a mistake, and then was demoted back to her fiefdom to become an idle prince.
However, the subsequent development of the situation gradually got out of her control, and she had to tell her parents the truth to stop them from asking for the appointment of a crown prince.
Now the King of Qi was eager to make achievements and impress the Emperor of Northern Qi, so he fell into a trap set for him and almost lost his life.
The queen knew very well that if she didn't give the King of Qi a very convincing reason, he would never give up the throne.
Especially what the King of Qi had just said, which further strengthened her determination.
The queen turned her head, looked at the King of Qi with gentle eyes, and pursed her lips slightly.
The King of Qi felt a little flustered for no reason: "Mother..."
"Chong'er, you are not my child. Your biological mother is a trusted palace maidservant of mine. She was plotted against by Concubine Shu and only then did you come into being. I adopted you and mixed up the royal bloodline. If this matter were to be exposed, none of us would survive."
The Queen reached out to comb the Prince of Qi's messy hair and said softly, "Listen to your mother one last time. Stay away from here and live a good life."
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