Chapter 129 She incited all officials to force the emperor together!
Xiao Lingzhao and Shen Yuanwei stared at him in astonishment.
He is the Son of Heaven!
Your word is as good as gold!
How could he say in public that he wanted to go back on his word?
Xiao Lingzhao said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, you are the Son of Heaven. How can a Son of Heaven go back on his word?"
Xie Junlin looked at him indifferently, "I am the Son of Heaven, but I am also a man with flesh and blood, emotions and love. I have been with Concubine Zhao for four months, and there is also a child who is connected to me by blood and is growing up between us day by day. Do you think I am a stone that will not be moved?"
Xie Junlin said, "I have already fallen in love with Concubine Zhao."
He looked at Shen Yuanwei, his dark eyes filled with complex love.
He said, "I don't want to admit it, but this is indeed the truth, Shen Yuanwei, I like you, I don't want to let you go, I want you to stay by my side and be my woman."
All the civil and military officials looked up at the emperor, wishing they could be deaf.
Shen Yuanwei was also shocked.
She had never thought that Xie Junlin would be attracted to her and openly express his love to her in front of so many ministers...
The hall is full of important figures who are busy with their daily affairs, but now she is kneeling here listening to the emperor talking to her about these unimportant private matters. Is that appropriate?
She didn't think there was anything exciting about a superior expressing his love in public. She just felt ashamed, embarrassed and awkward.
She clenched Xiao Lingzhao's fingers and stared straight at Xie Junlin.
She knew that if she couldn't get her freedom in front of so many ministers today, it would be even more impossible for her to get a result in the future when she was imprisoned in the deep palace by Xie Junlin.
So even if she would offend Xie Junlin to death today, she would stick to it to the end.
This was her only chance to leave the palace in glory.
The only chance.
Shen Yuanwei kowtowed slowly.
"It is my great fortune to be favored by the Emperor."
"But Your Majesty, you already know that Xiao Lingzhao and I love each other. On the day of our wedding, he promised me the rest of his life. He said that he only wants me in this life, so I will never let him down."
"Your Majesty, you have a queen who loves you deeply, and you have so many concubines who cannot live without you. You don't need a concubine like me, but Xiao Lingzhao only has me as his wife. If he loses me, he will die alone in this life, and the general's mansion will be cut off from inheritance, with no one to succeed him."
She bowed her head and kowtowed.
"So, please have mercy on the general's family, which is full of heroes. Please have mercy on the old general and his wife, who are gray-haired but have no grandchildren to carry on their legacy. Please have mercy on Xiao Lingzhao. Please fulfill your promise and help us."
Xiao Lingzhao also bowed his head and kowtowed.
"Please grant me your blessing, Your Majesty."
Xie Junlin clenched the armrests of the dragon throne with his fingers and stared at Shen Yuanwei with dark eyes.
Damn it!
He had expressed his love to Shen Yuanwei in public. As an emperor, he had even begged Shen Yuanwei in front of so many people not to abandon her husband and children, but Shen Yuanwei still wanted to leave him.
He really doesn't care about his emperor's reputation at all.
He sneered, waved his sleeves and said, "If I insist on being an unreasonable and incompetent ruler, and I insist on going back on my word and not fulfilling your wish, what will you do?"
Shen Yuanwei was not afraid at all.
You really have to play rogue with her, right?
Then she was a rogue for once.
Xie Junlin felt that she and Xiao Lingzhao were alone, right? Then she would drag all the ministers into this mess!
Shen Yuanwei raised her voice and said——
"If the emperor really likes me that much and insists that I stay by your side, then you should fulfill what you said to the concubines in the harem."
"You said you would disband the six palaces for me. You said you would send all the concubines out of the palace and let them marry elsewhere. Can you still do this?"
Xie Junlin's pupils suddenly shrank.
He had already guessed Shen Yuanwei's purpose!
He stared at Shen Yuanwei, watching Shen Yuanwei turn around and loudly force the ministers -
"All the gentlemen present, please bear witness for me. As long as the emperor can send your daughter back home and leave me and my child alone in the harem, I will stay in the palace and give birth to eight or ten children for the emperor. I am willing to be a demon concubine for the emperor's deep love!"
Shen Yuanwei looked at the old prime minister again.
"By the way, Prime Minister Wei, I am marrying Xiao Lingzhao as his wife, but the emperor's wife is your daughter. If I really want to stay in the palace, I am afraid that I also have the ambition to seize your daughter's position as the legal wife..."
She smiled at everyone.
"I'd like to say sorry to everyone here. For the sake of the love between the emperor and me, I have to sacrifice the daughters of so many of you. I'm really sorry for you."
Shen Yuanwei's words shocked all the civil and military officials in the court.
They looked at Shen Yuanwei in astonishment, then quickly looked at the emperor sitting on the dragon throne.
They had vaguely heard some rumors that the emperor wanted to set the concubines free, but later, since none of the concubines left the palace, they didn't take it seriously.
But now this Concubine Zhao actually said that if the emperor wanted to keep her in the palace, he must disband the six palaces. Concubine Zhao wanted to drive all their daughters out of the palace and even wanted to seize the throne of the queen!
this……
Absolutely not!
Even if their daughter is not favored and has no children, as long as she can stay in the palace she will be a queen. But who can she marry if she leaves the palace?
No one dared to marry the imperial concubine, so their daughters could only go to the family temple to pray for the family...
Even if someone dared to marry the imperial concubine, their daughters who had already lost their innocence would not be able to marry a husband of their dreams. Once the husband changed his mind after marriage, their withered bodies would be the best weakness for attacking them...
The ministers looked at each other.
no.
This Concubine Zhao must not stay in the palace to harm their daughter!
Now the Emperor is so foolish that he can go back on his word for Concubine Zhao. Who knows what foolish things he will do for Concubine Zhao in the future. If the Emperor does something harmful to the country at the instigation of Concubine Zhao, wouldn't it be the dereliction of duty of these ministers?
Prime Minister Wei also looked at Shen Yuanwei secretly.
He knew that Shen Yuanwei was trying to provoke them.
But he had to do as Concubine Zhao wanted.
Because his queen's daughter was not pregnant at all, and his daughter was still waiting for Concubine Zhao to send the child to her. If Concubine Zhao could not leave and had to stay in the palace, how could the emperor, who only favored Concubine Zhao, forcibly take Concubine Zhao's child away and give it to his daughter?
His daughter is not favored and has no children. I am afraid that after a long time, the emperor will really depose the queen and make Concubine Zhao his legal wife...
He is old, and he can't protect his daughter for a few more years. Once he retires and returns to his hometown, his daughter will probably end up in the cold palace...
Therefore, he must take this opportunity to cooperate with Concubine Zhao and force the emperor to fulfill his promise.
Thinking of this, Prime Minister Wei turned around and glanced at the disciples behind him.
The ministers behind him met his gaze and understood what he meant.
The minister shouted:
"Your Majesty, you are the Son of Heaven. Since you took Concubine Zhao into the palace only for the little prince, and since you have already written an imperial edict promising to set Concubine Zhao free to help her and General Xiao, you should keep your promise."
"Please Your Majesty fulfill your promise and help Concubine Zhao and General Xiao!"
With someone taking the lead, the ministers who wanted to protect their daughters immediately responded.
"Please Your Majesty fulfill your promise and help Concubine Zhao and General Xiao!"
When so many people spoke up, the other ministers followed suit.
"Please, Your Majesty, fulfill your promise!"
"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and your words should be as good as gold. You cannot go back on your word. I beg Your Majesty to fulfill your promise!"
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