Chapter Forty-Three
"Your Majesty, we obey!" the ministers replied in unison. Everyone was very uneasy, after all, every family has a couple of good-for-nothings. They were all eager to go home and lock up their good-for-nothings to prevent them from going out and causing trouble, and getting caught by the Emperor.
At this moment, everyone understood that the Leng family was completely finished.
Leng Qi's actions were the trigger, but the Emperor's real purpose was to use this opportunity to deal with Leng Xiang.
Xiuzhen Palace.
Leng Zhen, dressed in her finest attire, was preparing to seek an audience with the Emperor when she was terrified by the news she had just received.
"Your Majesty... It's all over... It's all over..." The trusted eunuch who had been sent to gather information knelt on the ground, his face ashen. "Not only has the Prime Minister been thrown into the imperial prison, but the young master... the young master kidnapped that Miss Li and hid her in the courtyard next door, and he was also caught red-handed by Prince An... The Emperor has already issued an edict to thoroughly investigate the Leng family!"
Leng Zhen felt dizzy and her vision went black. The hair ornaments on her carefully styled hair bun shook violently, and she staggered backward, only to be firmly supported by Xiu Zhu.
"Qi'er, how could he be so foolish?!" Leng Zhen's voice was shrill and desperate.
Leng Zhen understood at this moment.
Perhaps my father has inadvertently displeased the Emperor in his daily actions. His imprisonment this time is probably because the Emperor has long wanted to eliminate the Leng family!
What Leng Qi did this time just happened to give the Emperor an opportunity.
"Your Majesty...Your Majesty's schemes are so profound!" Leng Zhen burst into tears. She knew that without the support of her maternal family, her status in the harem would plummet, and her former enemies would never let her go.
"Your Majesty, what should we do now?" Xiuzhu was also panicked.
Leng Zhen gripped the handkerchief tightly in her hand, her fingernails almost digging into her palm.
She can't just sit here and wait to die!
"Go! Quickly prepare ginseng soup! I must see the Emperor! No matter what, I must see the Emperor!"
She had to plead for him, even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance, she had to try.
Using their past relationship and her status as a concubine, she gambled that the emperor still had a shred of pity for her.
However, before Leng Zhen could even leave Xiuzhen Palace, she saw a young eunuch leading a group of people in.
The young eunuch had a solemn expression. Behind him were not ordinary palace servants, but two imperial guards dressed in black armor and with sharp blades at their waists. The young eunuch held a bright yellow scroll in his hands. Leng Zhen looked at the bright yellow scroll and her heart sank.
The young eunuch, expressionless and with sharp, piercing eyes, swept his gaze over Leng Zhen's magnificent palace attire and pale face. He bowed slightly, his voice flat and emotionless, yet carrying an undeniable air of authority: "Greetings, Your Highness, the Imperial Concubine."
Leng Zhen's heart sank suddenly, and an ominous premonition was poured over her head like ice water.
She forced herself to remain calm, maintaining the composure of an imperial concubine, but her voice inevitably trembled slightly: "Eunuch Feng? What is this...?"
The young eunuch straightened up, unfurled the bright yellow scroll in his hand, and announced loudly, "Consort Leng, receive the imperial decree—"
Leng Zhen's pupils contracted sharply, and with Xiu Zhu's help, she had no choice but to slowly kneel down on the ground.
All the palace maids and eunuchs inside the hall knelt down instantly, and the air became so still it was suffocating.
"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees:" The young eunuch's voice echoed clearly within the magnificent Xiuzhen Palace, "The Leng family has received the Emperor's favor for generations and should have been dutiful and loyal to the Emperor. However, Leng Chaozong, as the Prime Minister, has deceived the Emperor; his son, Leng Qi, is even more audacious, brazenly abducting a woman in broad daylight right at the palace gate. This is tantamount to treason, the evidence is irrefutable, and it is an outrage against Heaven!"
Every word struck Leng Zhen's heart like a heavy hammer, and her body began to tremble uncontrollably.
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