Consort Yi escaped under the protection of the palace servants, and Qi Jingxuan arranged for her to stay in his Qianqing Palace.
He went straight to the Queen's palace.
Qi Jingxuan never expected to run into Geng Yulin here! With something happening at Yikun Palace, who would come here when the Empress, who was already forgotten, would be forgotten?
"Did you entrust the repair work to the Minister of Revenue?"
Geng Yulin nodded.
"Are you crazy? You're so careless about the task I entrusted to you? Do you even know what you're doing? What are you doing meddling in the Empress's affairs?" Upon hearing this, Geng Yulin immediately knelt down.
"Your Majesty, when I was young, I was a very good playmate with the Empress. I wanted to help the Empress, but I didn't expect that she would fail to do so well. It was my negligence, my fault. Please, Your Majesty, do not blame the Empress!"
Geng Yulin's words, seemingly defending the Empress, were actually a way of shifting all the blame onto her. His talk of sisterly affection from their youth was pure boasting. Xiao Shunzi quickly pulled the Emperor aside, noticing his loud outburst. The surrounding servants immediately became alert.
"Geng Yulin, what are you saying? If you keep spouting nonsense here today, I'll never forgive you! You must have done something to Yikun Palace, otherwise, how could you have traced it back to me?" The Empress had been imprisoned in the palace for seven or eight months, and she was furious. She grabbed Geng Yulin's hair, completely unlike a proper noble lady. She was no different from a shrew from the streets.
I have never been bullied like this before, nor have I ever lost my composure like this before, from childhood to adulthood.
"Sister, let go! What are you doing? Let go! Let go now!"
"Your insolence is clearly shameless. You shameless wretch, not only did you steal the Emperor's throne, but you also stole my power to manage the six palaces. What are you thinking about, trying to drag me down so you can secure your position as Empress? I won't let you get away with this, you little slut."
Qi Jingxuan, who was listening from the side, couldn't stand it anymore. "Enough, you two stop fighting. You are both equally responsible for this. I will not take sides."
Unexpectedly, the Empress seemed to be possessed, ignoring what the Emperor said, and rushed forward to slap Geng Yulin several times. "You wretch! You think you can frame me? My father was a loyal minister who helped the Emperor ascend the throne, unlike people from your sycophantic families!" The Empress laughed sarcastically.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Empress seems to be acting strangely!" Xiao Shunzi quickly reminded the Emperor, "She seems to have gone mad."
"One life, one love, to hell with love, bullshit official's daughter, bullshit imperial power, bullshit empress, I've had enough, I've been locked up enough, do whatever you want!"
It's all a jumbled mess, I don't know what they're saying!
Qi Jingxuan was already annoyed by those so-called ministers using his ascension to the throne to blackmail him. Seeing the Empress like this, he was even more furious. "Guards, lock the Empress in Jingren Palace. Don't let her come out and cause trouble. We'll talk about it after this matter is resolved!"
Upon hearing this, Natsume knew that the Empress had no chance of turning things around, so he hurriedly knelt down. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Empress did not mean to say these things. Perhaps the Empress is just feeling troubled. Please, Your Majesty, have mercy!"
Qi Jingxuan sat on the high hall, rubbing his temples. The harem was truly in turmoil these days, with one thing after another happening.
"Not intentional? Then just strip her of her title as Empress. Anyway, she feels a lot of pressure and thinks I'm not treating her well. Guards! Her Majesty the Empress has lost her virtue and has mental problems. Please move her to the Cold Palace and let the imperial physicians treat her properly. She can leave Jingren Palace!"
Upon hearing this, Natsume frowned, knelt on the ground, and pleaded desperately. This was even more unbearable than killing the Empress! It made her wish she were dead!
Back then, Cai Shuqi was very selective about her husband in the capital. She was already twenty-four years old and still hadn't gotten married. Qi Jingxuan had no choice but to make her empress in order to win over these civil officials. Now it seems that the affection is probably gone!
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty..." Xia Mu called out repeatedly, but Qi Jingxuan ignored him and walked out directly.
When Geng Yulin saw this, he felt extremely pleased. Looking around the harem, who else but himself could be the head of the six palaces?
Looking triumphantly at the dazed Cai Shuqi on the ground, she said, "Your Majesty the Empress! Oh, no, not anymore, hahaha, what do you have to compete with me with? I'm not so easily brought down. Let me tell you, if you die in the Cold Palace, it's perfectly normal for no one to collect your body! Don't play dumb! Do you think the Emperor will pity you? You and I are the same, just pawns for the Emperor to consolidate his throne!"
After saying that, he turned and left!
Upon hearing this, Ruan Yumu actually said to Ziling, "Come with me!"
“Girl, that place is stuffy, hot, and dirty. It’s better not to go! Why bother?” Zi Ling quickly stopped her.
"Of course I have to go, otherwise she'll die without ever knowing who did it. We've never had any dealings before, but now I'm going to show off like those other concubines and give the other concubines in the palace a wake-up call. First there was Consort Liu, then there's the Empress. I want to see who dares to challenge me now!"
The Emperor certainly won't punish Cai Shuqi, after all, the Minister is still working hard in the court! It's just that this time the Empress's position is in jeopardy. Although kicking someone when they're down isn't Ruan Yumu's style, it wouldn't hurt to go and check on her!
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