Concubine Li had some amnesia. How did she get to the imperial tent? Why did that little guy end up in the hands of Emperor Tianwu? Everything was over now, but she had just promised Feng Fendai to cooperate with her. What was this about now? Most importantly, her story was exposed. What would happen to her son? Would he be implicated by her?
Concubine Li was so frightened that she collapsed on the ground, staring at Tianwu and begging for mercy: "Your Majesty, I was confused for a moment, really confused for a moment! Your Majesty, you must forgive me, you must forgive me!"
"I won't forgive you!" Tianwu grabbed the tea bowl on the table next to him and smashed it on Concubine Li's head! With this blow, a bloody hole immediately appeared on Concubine Li's head, and blood flowed all over her face. She screamed in pain. "I hate witchcraft the most. You have disobeyed me again and again. How can I tolerate such a vicious woman?"
Seeing that Tianwu was about to explode, the second prince Xuan Tianling quickly advised: "Father, please calm down for now. In addition to the matter of witchcraft, I also want to consult the Empress Li about Feiyu's matter and ask her if she knows anything about it."
As soon as these words came out, Concubine Li suddenly shouted, "No! I didn't mean to harm Feiyu, I didn't mean to harm that child! Your Majesty, I watched Feiyu grow up, I held him in my hands and loved him so much, how could I possibly hurt him?"
"Your Majesty, you mean that what happened in the forest has nothing to do with you?" This was asked by Feng Yuheng. She knew very well that the little white tiger was sent away by Concubine Li's subordinates, and she just wanted to see what Concubine Li would say.
When she said this, Concubine Li quickly said, "It's related! I admit that I am related, but I just wanted to steal the little white tiger away, and I wanted to... I wanted to scare the Princess of Ji'an County. Your Majesty! I really didn't expect that the tiger would hurt people. If I knew it would hurt people, I would never dare to move!"
Tianwu was even more angry this time. Not only did he curse Feng Yuheng, but this Concubine Li also harmed Xuan Feiyu, who was his most beloved grandson! He stared at Concubine Li fiercely, struggling in his heart, should this person be demoted or killed? To be honest, he was more inclined to kill her. Keeping such a person would be a disaster, but Concubine Li gave birth to the Sixth Prince after all, and the Sixth Prince was a pitiful child. If Concubine Li was killed like this, he was afraid that the child would have a knot in the future.
While Tianwu was struggling, the Second Prince asked Concubine Li, "Why did you steal the princess's little white tiger? Was it the little tiger that recruited you, or was it the princess who recruited you?"
Concubine Li had already lost her mind at this time, or rather, she had never had any idea at all for so many years. She was not a bad person, but she was too soft-hearted and easily led by others. As for scaring Feng Yuheng and making things difficult for him, it was not her own idea, but when she was in the palace, those concubines who could not see the emperor would gossip together all day long, and their words were more vicious and sour than each other. Although Concubine Li was not sociable and rarely participated, she was in the harem anyway. No matter how unsociable she was, she could hear some of it more or less. Gradually, she resented the Ninth Prince, who had the greatest hope of becoming the crown prince, and even more resented Feng Yuheng, who kept fanning the flames behind the scenes. And all of this was because she also gave birth to the emperor's son, and she had had enough of the life in the harem. She also hoped that one day she could change her fate and change the pain of more than 20 years.
Facing the second prince's questioning, Concubine Li spoke the truth, telling of the suffering she had endured over the past twenty years and the resentment she felt when the princes competed for the throne over the past two years. Although she was talking about herself, her resentment was directed at Tianwu.
Tianwu was stunned, but it was only for a moment, and he quickly came to his senses. To him, there were too many women, and he had let too many down. Apart from those who were with the princes, there were many he had forgotten. But he did not think that this was a debt. This was the path that women who entered the palace had to take. Even if there was no Concubine Yun, there would be others. Year after year, there would always be those who would be eliminated as the old and the new replaced each other. Ever since they had the idea of entering the palace, their families had already made their future path clear to them. Once they entered the palace, it was as deep as the sea. If you could swim, you could swim in. If you couldn't, you would sink to the bottom.
Concubine Li admitted that the little white tiger was taken away, but the second prince was still wondering why the little tiger bit Xuan Feiyu. Feng Yuheng gave him an answer - "My little white tiger is very human. Concubine Li arranged for a royal guard to take it out, and it must have been unhappy. The royal guard had an argument with it and let the little white tiger bite it. At the same time, the smell of spices on his body also made the little white tiger remember it. No matter how human it is, it is still a beast and cannot have a human mind. So, when it was thrown into the woods and didn't know what to do, Feiyu suddenly appeared, and his body was also stained with the smell of spices on the royal guard. The little white tiger subconsciously thought that Feiyu was the one who stole it and threw it away, so he went up to bite it."
What she said was well-founded. A piece of armor from the Imperial Guards was found in the little white tiger's mouth, and Xuan Feiyu also had that smell on his body. Concubine Li didn't seem to be lying. All of this proved that Feng Yuheng's reasoning was correct.
Concubine Li didn't say anything else, she just sobbed and looked very remorseful. Feng Yuheng thought for a moment and asked again, "Your Majesty also said that all this was directed at me, but why did you destroy Princess Wuyang's carriage? What grudge does she have against Your Majesty?"
Concubine Li was stunned. "Tian Ge's imperial carriage? What does that mean?"
Tianwu also looked at Feng Yuheng, "Are you saying that the car overturn in Tiange Palace was man-made?"
Feng Yuheng nodded, "The axle of the wheel was broken by someone, it wasn't an accident."
Tianwu immediately glared at Concubine Li again, but Concubine Li kept shaking her head, saying, "No, the matter of the imperial carriage has nothing to do with me. Your Majesty, I admit everything I did, but it was unreasonable for me to damage Tiange's imperial carriage! She is a girl, and Feng'er's sister. Why would I... damage her imperial carriage!"
Tianwu didn't believe it, "Quibbling!"
Concubine Li smiled bitterly, "Quibbling? I'm going to die anyway, so what if one more or one less? If it was really me who did it, I would definitely admit it, but if I admit it, then you will never be able to find the real culprit behind it!"
Tianwu had a gloomy face and said nothing, but Feng Yuheng suddenly said at this time: "Empress Li is a careless person, Ah Heng admires her."
"Huh?" Everyone asked in doubt, even Tianwu looked at Feng Yuheng in confusion.
Feng Yuheng only smiled faintly and spoke again: "At a time of life and death, Your Majesty still thought of tracking down the real culprit and preventing Princess Wuyang from encountering danger again. Shouldn't I admire you?" After saying that, she looked at the Second Prince and said, "Second brother, Feiyu's matter is not entirely Your Majesty's fault. If you want to blame someone, you have to blame the little thing because it was raised by Ah Heng."
"Ah Heng, what you mean is..."
"Father." Feng Yuheng did not reply to the Second Prince, but asked Emperor Tianwu: "Father, how do you plan to deal with Concubine Li?"
Tianwu snorted coldly and looked at Concubine Li as if he was looking at a stranger. After a while, he coldly said, "Kill."
Concubine Li sat dejectedly on the ground without saying another word.
Tianwu issued a killing order, and Zhang Yuan was about to send someone to execute it, but Feng Yuheng stopped him at the right time: "Wait." Then he knelt down beside Concubine Li and said to Tianwu: "Father, Ah Heng asks for mercy for Concubine Li."
Everyone didn't understand what she was going to do, including Concubine Li and Emperor Tianwu. He said nothing, just looked at Feng Yuheng, waiting for her next words. And Feng Yuheng immediately said, "After all, Concubine Li didn't really want to hurt anyone. She stole Ah Heng's little white tiger just to give Ah Heng a warning. It's harmless. Feiyu's matter has now been clarified that it was an accident. I hope that my second brother can calm down. As for the witchcraft curse, Ah Heng is a doctor. I only believe in treating illnesses, not witchcraft."
"Just for this?" Tianwu asked Feng Yuheng, "If that's all, I'll still kill her."
"Not just for this." Feng Yuheng said, "Ah Heng is thinking that Concubine Li is the biological mother of the Sixth Prince after all. If the emperor doesn't care about Concubine Li, he should at least care about the Sixth Prince. At least... leave him a mother."
She didn't make it clear. Over the years, the princes were killed, and the princes' mothers were killed one after another. But those princes deserved it after all. The disaster was caused by their sons, but the Sixth Prince was innocent. Concubine Li was just an ignorant concubine. Of course, there were also personal reasons for Feng Yuheng, which she didn't say.
"Forget it." After a long time, Tianwu said tiredly: "Concubine Li, you will be demoted to a noble lady and moved to a side hall of Jingsi Palace. You are not allowed to leave Jingsi Palace without an imperial order." After saying that, Emperor Tianwu stood up, went into the inner tent, and never came out again.
Concubine Li was still slumped on the ground, and hadn't come to her senses yet, but she heard the Second Prince say, "Lady Li, get up. You saved your life today, and you have to thank Princess Ji'an. If it weren't for Princess Ji's plea, this matter would definitely not have ended like this if I had my way." After saying that, he signaled to his men, and immediately someone came forward, carried Concubine Li and her maid out, and sent them back to their own tents.
Concubine Li, who had been demoted to a noble lady, could not understand why Feng Yuheng saved her life until she returned home. Being demoted to a noble lady was too light a punishment for what she had done.
The maid threw herself at her feet, crying and pleading, "Your Majesty, stop it, let's not go against the princess. If you really want to find a backer for the Sixth Prince, the Ninth Prince is the most reliable!" The maid spoke one sentence after another, but Concubine Keli did not respond, neither nodded nor shook her head. She just sat there stupidly, not saying a word.
On the other side of the imperial tent, Emperor Tianwu was asking Feng Yuheng: "She used witchcraft to harm you, why are you still protecting her?"
Feng Yuheng smiled, "Father, what we are protecting is not Concubine Li, but the Sixth Prince, and the people's hearts that are stable in Dashun."
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