Song Chengyin will not let go of anyone who has bad intentions towards Jiang Li!
He had already experienced the pain of almost losing Jiang Li just now, and he didn't want to experience that feeling again. Today, he would eliminate all hidden dangers for her! As the master of the six palaces, the harem was full of the queen's spies, and the news that the imperial concubine was sentenced to death by slow slicing soon reached the queen's ears.
The queen's heart trembled when she learned about this. She had thought that the imperial concubine would be thrown into prison and banished to the cold palace, but she had never thought that His Majesty would be so heartless and directly execute the imperial concubine by lingchi!
"Your Highness, what should we do now? What the Imperial Concubine did has been exposed. Will this matter implicate Your Highness?"
The nanny had been staying by the Queen's side, so she naturally learned about the imperial concubine being executed by lingchi. She was now worried, fearing that the Queen would be implicated.
After suppressing the fear in her heart, the queen calmed herself down and her expression returned to normal.
"The drug was given by the Imperial Concubine. What does it have to do with me? Even if your Majesty is cruel and ruthless, you can't just pin the blame of Concubine Xian's miscarriage on me for no reason. Besides, the concubines and palace maids present can testify that I only invited Concubine Xian to come and enjoy the flowers, but I didn't do anything to her."
The Queen looked calm and was not afraid at all that His Majesty would blame her for this matter. Even if His Majesty was angry with her, she had her own ways to argue with him.
"Your Majesty, your servant!"
The queen had just calmed herself down when she heard the sound of palace maids kneeling outside the temple. She felt a sudden chill on her back and quickly stood up to greet them.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. I did not know that you were coming today. I hope you will forgive me for any negligence."
The Queen folded her hands at one side and bent her knees.
Song Chengyin didn't say anything, but just looked at the queen with cold eyes. Song Chengyin didn't ask her to stand up, so the queen had to keep her knees bent.
The two of them remained in a stalemate like this, and finally the queen's legs began to tremble and she could no longer hold on, so she looked up at Song Chengyin.
The moment she looked up, she met Song Chengyin's deep black eyes. The queen's breath stagnated, and she pretended to be calm and said, "I wonder why your majesty came here today?"
Song Chengyin held the queen's chin tightly and looked at her sinisterly: "Why did I come here? Doesn't the queen know it best?"
The pain spread across her jaw, and the queen subconsciously frowned: "Your Majesty, I am stupid, please tell me."
"Stupid? Haha, I think you are very smart!"
Song Chengyin sneered and suddenly loosened his hand that was pinching the queen's chin. The queen staggered back two steps, and before she could stand firm, Song Chengyin suddenly approached her step by step.
"I originally thought that you were the daughter of the Prime Minister, and that you were worthy of being the head of the six palaces. However, I did not expect that although you have the title of the Prime Minister's daughter, you do not have the Prime Minister's mind."
"As the queen who rules the country, you can't even tolerate my heir. You even went to great lengths to set up a Hongmen Banquet for Ah Li, even going against my will. Queen, you really make me look at you in a new light!"
Song Chengyin approached the queen step by step. His sinister face made the queen feel cold all over and she subconsciously stepped back.
Although Song Chengyin did not verbally warn the queen not to have any improper thoughts about Jiang Li, the body of the secret guard hanged in front of the gate of Fengyi Palace had already made his attitude clear.
Unexpectedly, the Queen not only did not take his warning to heart, but also went further to frame Jiang Li, almost killing two people! The Queen's face turned pale, and she swallowed unconsciously: "Your Majesty, calm down! I just want to invite the concubines in the harem to enjoy the flowers, and I definitely don't think of harming my sister, the virtuous concubine!"
"Sister Xianfei is pregnant with your majesty's first heir. A heir is crucial to the stability of the country. I am so happy that Sister Xianfei is pregnant with a heir, how could I deliberately frame her!"
The queen spoke out the words she had prepared early in the morning, attempting to cover up her selfish motives and escape the disaster.
However, Song Chengyin's expression did not ease at all because of the queen's words. The queen clenched her hands and hurriedly admitted her mistake to him.
"I admit that it was my momentary negligence that allowed the imperial concubine to take advantage of me. I promise that I will learn from this and never let this happen again! Your Majesty, please give me another chance, considering that I have never made any mistakes in managing the harem!"
He gave all his kindness to one person.
The screen blocked the queen's retreat, leaving her with no way to retreat.
The queen leaned her entire back against the screen, looking at Shura who was walking towards her with trepidation.
"You're done?"
Song Chengyin came to the queen and looked down at her condescendingly.
"Come here, pass on my decree. Zhuang Qingwan condoned the concubines' plot to murder the heir to the throne, and colluded with the court officials, risking the wrath of the world. This is truly an unforgivable crime. From today on, all her titles will be revoked, she will be demoted to a commoner, and escorted to the Fo'an Temple. She will be accompanied by a green lamp from now on, and will never be allowed to leave. Anyone who disobeys this will be executed immediately!"
Song Chengyin listened quietly to the queen's excuses for herself, first giving her hope and then shattering her hopes.
The queen valued power more than her life, and was ready to die before setting up the Hongmen Banquet for Jiang Li, but Song Chengyin did not do as she wished.
She valued power, so he would deprive her of all her authority. She didn't want to be laughed at by the world while she was alive, so he would escort her to the Fo'an Temple, which was crowded with pilgrims, and let her suffer accusations and abuses from the people every day!
The queen finally realized she was afraid and grabbed Song Chengyin's sleeve tightly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. I beg Your Majesty to take back your order and give me another chance!"
"Your Majesty, please take back your order. This was all instigated by this old slave. Your Majesty is innocent!"
The nanny who was kneeling beside him staggered towards where Song Chengyin was, taking all the blame on herself.
"Come here, drag this villain away and execute him immediately!"
The nanny is a knife in the queen's hand. She is involved in everything she does. Song Chengyin will naturally not let her go.
The queen was shocked and quickly bowed to Song Chengyin: "Your Majesty, I am responsible for my own actions. I beg Your Majesty to have mercy and spare my life!"
“Drag him away!”
Song Chengyin shouted angrily, and soon two palace maids came forward and held the nanny's arms.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please spare Madam's life. This has nothing to do with her. She was ordered by me to do this!"
The queen grabbed Song Chengyin's clothes tightly, and begged him with red eyes to spare the nanny's life. At this point, she was in a desperate situation, and her biggest wish was to protect the nanny who had always been guarding her.
"Your Majesty, please stop talking. This was all instigated by this old slave. Please confess the truth to His Majesty!"
The nanny kept shaking her head at the queen, hoping to exchange her life for the other's.
Song Chengyin looked coldly at the affectionate master and servant in front of him. He did not say a word even though the queen screamed at the top of her lungs, and let the palace servants drag the nanny away.
After watching the nanny disappear from her sight, the queen collapsed on the ground in despair, and Song Chengyin's cold voice exploded above her head again.
"There is still a long time to come, Zhuang Qingwan, just bear with it. If you dare to commit suicide, I promise that all the people you care about will be buried with you!"
Next is the sweet daily life (end of this chapter)