When she said this, all the officials were shocked!
They all looked up at the emperor and empress who were sitting on the throne!
They had heard some news from the harem these days, saying that the Empress Dowager was seriously ill and had been recuperating in the palace...
But none of them suspected anything.
Because the current Empress Dowager and the Emperor are biological mother and son, they never thought that the Emperor would be so cruel to the Empress Dowager.
They really thought that the Empress Dowager was ill and recuperating. After all, as people get older, illness is inevitable.
If they had known earlier that the Queen had made the Queen Mother faint from anger, they would not have been so indifferent to the matter!
"..." Zhu Wuhuan was bathed in the shocked gazes of the ministers. She felt that this was really a huge black pot falling on her head!
She was really wronged!
Who could have thought that even though the Empress Dowager was under house arrest, a talented person named Song, who had nothing to do with the Empress Dowager, would actually come out and stir up trouble by taking advantage of the events of that day?
She turned her head and looked at Feng Changye.
Hey, you are the one who caused this trouble, it’s your turn to speak!
"..." Feng Changye glanced at the queen who stayed out of the matter, and looked at Concubine Song again.
He was also about to laugh at the crazy woman Song Cairen.
But he was not nervous. After all, the Queen Mother was still alive.
He held Zhu Wuhuan's hand and patted it gently, comforting her while raising his other hand to signal the guards to come forward.
"Xie Hong, take your men and capture this crazy woman who dared to curse the Empress Dowager's death. Gag her mouth, and beat her to death with clubs."
He stared at Song Cairen with cold eyes, as if he was looking at a dead person.
You could have left the palace, hidden your identity, and lived the rest of your life in peace and happiness as an ordinary person, but you insisted on seeking death. Then just die.
When Lady Song saw the guards rushing towards her, she was stunned.
She thought that in front of all the officials, the emperor would at least be cautious and would not execute her directly. As long as she left the palace with the support of all the officials, she could disappear quickly.
In this way, she could not only bring down Zhu Wuhuan, but also escape unscathed!
Who could have thought that the emperor didn't care at all about what kind of cruel impression he would leave among the officials after killing her!
Wrong decision!
Before the guards could catch her, she steeled herself and rolled down the steps along the coiled dragon relief, escaping from the guards' clutches.
After she rolled quickly in front of the ministers, she raised her head and saw the guards throwing the big knife at her heart!
Her pupils constricted and she narrowly dodged it by turning over!
Then she turned over and got up, seeking shelter among the officials.
Seeing that she was hiding in the crowd, Xie Hong and the others naturally couldn't throw hidden weapons to kill her. After all, they were afraid of accidentally injuring important officials in the court, so they could only quickly jump down the stairs to catch her in person.
Song Cairen had barely escaped death, but she was still frightened and when she saw Xie Hong chasing after her again, she became even more angry!
The emperor actually wants her to die!
Then let’s die together!
"My Lords, the Emperor wants to kill me to silence me! But even so, I will expose this matter before I die!"
As she weaved through the crowd, avoiding Xie Hong's capture, she shouted loudly—
"The daughter-in-law angered her mother-in-law to death, and the son not only did not catch the murderer, but instead helped his wife conceal the news of his mother's death and fabricated the illusion that his mother was seriously ill to deceive the world!"
"They must be planning to delay for half a year, using the excuse that the Empress Dowager is seriously ill and needs to rest. Then they'll announce the Empress Dowager's death and bury her directly, thus covering up the matter!"
"My Lords, now that you know about this, are you planning to play dumb and ignore it?"
"You are the backbone of Daning. If even you succumb to the imperial power and turn a deaf ear and dumb, then how wronged and pitiful our Queen Mother will be!"
The civil and military officials listened to her in silence. Although no one responded, when she ran to hide behind them, no one pushed her out.
Moreover, when Xie Hong came to catch her, they would subtly move their feet to block her and help her escape.
When Concubine Song saw the attitudes of the civil and military officials, she became more confident!
She looked at Zhu Wuhuan and sneered loudly—
"Zhu Wuhuan!"
"You are a woman who angered her mother-in-law and the current empress dowager to death. How can you be the mother of this country?"
"You still want to give birth to the future crown prince, are you worthy enough?"
"The Queen Mother fainted from anger because she wanted to give you contraceptive soup. She never wanted you to give birth to an heir to the throne until her death!"
She looked at the ministers again.
"My Lords, you don't know, do you? That day, the Empress Dowager learned that the Empress was favored by the Emperor. She said that the Empress's biological father had collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country. As a daughter of the Zhu family, the Empress was unfit to bear an heir to the throne. A child of the royal family must not have a traitorous grandfather—"
"So she wanted to give the queen contraceptive soup!"
"Who knew that the Queen not only refused to obey, but also repeatedly ridiculed and contradicted the Queen Mother. She even beat the Queen Mother's personal maid, Nanny Shen Zhu, until she vomited blood and fainted. This is what angered the Queen Mother so much that she fainted!"
The inside story she revealed once again shocked all the officials.
It turns out that the Queen Mother fainted from anger because she did not allow the Queen to give birth to the Emperor's child!
But the emperor has made the queen pregnant!
The ministers looked at each other—
Regardless of whether what Consort Song said about the Queen Mother being pissed off to death was true or not, since she had said it publicly, they had to ask about it. This was their duty as important officials.
If the Queen Mother was really angered to death by the Empress, and the Emperor still ignored the Queen Mother's death and made the Empress pregnant, then this child would definitely not be born!
First, the emperor's biological mother passed away, and he and the empress had a child while he was supposed to be in mourning. This was unfilial and would make him a laughing stock in the world!
Secondly, if the queen was really the one who angered the empress dowager to death, then how could the emperor be with the person who killed his mother?
Is such an emperor worthy of being their emperor?
"emperor--"
They all bowed and wanted to ask about the truth of the matter.
Unfortunately, Feng Changye did not give them the chance to continue.
"Shut up!"
He had been stroking his jade ring and looking coldly at the ministers, and at this moment he finally sneered.
"Do you know why I haven't said anything? I just want to see how long you will defend that crazy woman! You all take my salary and claim to be loyal to me as the king. But when someone opposes me, none of you stand up to me, and instead secretly protect those who slander me!"
He glanced at the ministers and said word by word, "Your so-called loyalty is truly eye-opening to me!"
The ministers did not expect to hear such words from the emperor, and their hearts skipped a beat!
What the emperor said is serious!
This is questioning their loyalty!
They immediately pleaded.
"Your Majesty, we are wronged!"
"Just now, Concubine Song had just said a few words, but you beat her to death with a club, refusing to give her a chance to speak again. We just want Concubine Song to tell us the truth!"
"If it is finally confirmed that she is indeed slandering the emperor, then there is no need for the emperor to do anything. I, this old minister, will kill her for you!"
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