Chapter 160 The Process of Stealing a Child
Madam Wei did think so, but how could she admit it?
But if he doesn't admit it, how can he explain his behavior of going to Huangshaling?
Just when he was at a loss for words, not knowing how to respond, he heard the emperor's cold tone and stern voice, "Or, are you colluding with Beiling and playing a role in the death of the Protector of the Nation?"
Not pitying his own son would only lead to being criticized by the world and damaging his reputation, but treason is punishable by death.
When such a huge accusation was put on her, Madam Wei's face immediately turned pale as paper. She kowtowed and said, "I am innocent... I did not..."
"Look up and tell me, what is your reason for going to Huangshaling?"
The emperor stared intently, "Do you not trust me as the emperor, or are you colluding with outsiders?"
Madam Wei shrank back, and finally said, "It was because I was narrow-minded and presumptuously guessed your Majesty's intentions. I was worried that Qingyan's identity would be exposed, so I went to Huangshaling."
"Did you see Wei Qingyan in Huangshaling?"
"No." Madam Wei still did not trust the emperor at this time. She was worried that the emperor would question Wei Qingyan's escape from the battlefield and punish her.
He hurriedly explained, "Before the battle, my wife gave her a thunderbolt. She is a stubborn person and will never leave until the last moment.
It's even more impossible for her to surrender or abandon her soldiers and leave early. She... must have blown herself up with thunder."
"So what you saw at Huangsha Ridge was the man's corpse. You didn't want me to notice, so you asked Prince Rong to take him away and wait until the body rotted before returning to the capital."
The emperor tried his best to suppress his anger, "The officials impeached Prince Rong, but instead of coming forward to explain, you begged me to make the decision for you.
Just now you were still framing Prince Rong, Madam Wei, how dare you use the royal family to frame them and even play tricks on me."
Madam Wei trembled with her lips, unable to utter a word.
She realized that she was wrong. She thought the emperor was too brainless and too simple.
The emperor seemed easygoing before and led her to say those things, but now, no matter how she explained, she would overturn what she had said before.
She could act like a spoiled brat in front of others, but she didn't dare to do so in front of the emperor.
"I am ignorant. Please, Your Majesty, forgive me for the sake of my general." She could only kneel on the ground, hoping that the emperor would punish her less severely.
"In consideration of General Wei's lifelong military service to the Great Wei, I should indeed forgive you, but..."
The emperor paused, then stood up from behind the imperial desk, walked to Madam Wei, and said in a deep voice, "But you tortured my princess and even gave her a thunderbolt to make her self-destruct.
You also humiliated my eldest son, burying him naked, and have yet to repent. How can I forgive you?"
boom!
Madam Wei's head was buzzing.
How did the emperor know that Wei Qingyan was his daughter?
What she just said...
Madam Wei closed her eyes tightly, her teeth chattering uncontrollably.
The emperor looked at Shi Yu and said, "Prince Rong, according to the laws of the Wei Dynasty, what is the punishment for stealing, poisoning, and insulting the heir to the throne?"
"It should be the capital punishment."
Their voices were quiet, but they were like heavy hammers hitting Madam Wei's heart. She collapsed to the ground, "I am innocent. I did not steal the royal heir..."
"Your Majesty, Madam Wei is always fond of acting. She is hard-hearted and even harder-mouthed. It would be better to hand her over to the Ministry of Justice and let Minister Du conduct a thorough trial." Shi Yu said at the right time.
Before the emperor could speak, Madam Wei exclaimed in surprise, "No."
No one knows better than her how loyal Du Xueyi is to Wei Qingyan. If she falls into Du Xueyi's hands, he will definitely abuse his power for personal gain and make her life a living hell.
She began to speak, "Wudan has repeatedly attacked the people of Wei. The general promised the late emperor that the Wei family would protect the Wei dynasty for the Shi family for generations to come. Repelling Wudan has become the general's obsession.
But he only had four daughters, so he told me that no matter whether I gave birth to a boy or a girl, it could only be a boy in the future, take over the 100,000 National Protection Army, and be loyal to the Shi family all my life.
But I happened to be pregnant with a daughter.
My own destiny is controlled by my family, and I don't want my daughter to be like me, with no control over her own destiny in the future. Once she disguises herself as a man, she will be destined to be lonely all her life.
Moreover, I have seen the scars on the general's body, and I dare not imagine that in the future my delicate and soft daughter will fight on the battlefield like her father, and be covered with scars.
I could only bribe the doctor and lie to the general that I was pregnant with twins, thinking that I would find an opportunity to find a boy and fulfill the general's dream.
Originally, I had my eyes on my nephew who was in my sister-in-law's belly, but when the child was about to be born, he suddenly died in the womb.
I could only temporarily look for a male fetus, but it was not easy to hide it from the general and the old lady and find a male fetus that was due around the same time as me.
Because of this matter, many midwives in the capital city benefited from me.
As I was about to give birth, a midwife finally found a wife for me. She was the concubine of an official.
But for some reason, the concubine announced that she was pregnant with a boy, but gave birth to a girl.
Moreover, my daughter looked sick like a cat, while the doctor checked my unborn baby's pulse many times and said that the baby was healthy.
If the general were to choose a child to pretend to be a man, he would definitely choose the healthy one. My daughter is still in danger.
I gave so much money, but in the end I couldn't change my daughter's fate. I was so angry that I wanted to beat and kill the midwife.
The midwife was frightened and told me a big secret.
There is a noble lady in the palace who is pregnant with twins. The twins are monsters and will be born prematurely.
How can a person be pregnant with a monster?
Moreover, the midwife already knew that the child was a monster and that they were born prematurely while the child was still in the womb. This was clearly a conspiracy.
It was no secret in the capital that Concubine Shu, the most favored by the Crown Prince, was about to give birth.
The midwife was a pawn in this conspiracy. She knew that she would not survive if she was given such a task.
But if I let her live a few more days, she could get the money from the palace to support her family. If I killed her at that time, she would have nothing. So she simply told me what happened and begged for my forgiveness.
Concubine Shu was trained in martial arts, had a healthy physique, and was well taken care of. The baby in her belly would surely be good.
As I was getting closer to my due date, there was nothing I could do but ask the doctor to use medicine to delay my due date until after Concubine Shu.
I was worried that the Queen would harm the two children, so I had to ask someone to notify Li Shuyi.
I had contact with Li Shuyi before she entered the palace. She is a person who is tough on the outside but soft on the inside. Concubine Shu has helped her. After she knew about this, she would definitely find a way to save the two children.
Sure enough, Li Shuyi switched the baby boy.
But I didn't expect that she would send the child to a slave house. I thought she would send the child out of the palace, and then my people would be able to take the baby boy away from outside the palace.
Fortunately, the queen left a baby girl for Liu He to take out of the palace. Wu Yuchu was still a minor official at that time, and there were no capable guards in the mansion.
My people exchanged the concubine's daughter for the child she brought out of the palace.
The child looked much healthier than the previous concubine's daughter.
Within two days, I also gave birth to Wanyi. When the two children were placed together, the general immediately took a liking to Wei Qingyan."
Madam Wei looked up at the emperor and said, "It was the general who chose the princess. Besides, wouldn't it be better for the princess to stay in the Wei family instead of being raised like Luo Congyun in the Luo family?"
The emperor was so angry at her twisted logic that he could no longer suppress his anger.
Seeing him gritting his teeth, Shi Yu asked for him, "The palace is heavily guarded. How can you, a woman from an outsider's family, act so freely in the palace? Who is helping you?"
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