Chapter 303: Disaster is Coming
The emperor was somewhat dissatisfied with the prince's answer, and he questioned in a deep voice.
"As the crown prince, you can't even control your own concubines. Don't you think you are incompetent?"
Luo Qinghan lowered his eyes and said, "It is my incompetence, please punish me, father."
The emperor stared at him for a long time, and finally sighed helplessly.
"I say these words not to punish you, but to remind you not to forget your status as the crown prince. If you can't even control the women in your own backyard, how can you control such a big country in the future?"
Luo Qinghan responded respectfully: "I understand, thank you for your teachings, father."
"You must give an explanation to Duke Duan's Mansion for this matter."
Luo Qinghan: "Father, what does your Majesty want me to do?"
The Emperor: "It's just a trick played by a few women to win favor. As the Crown Prince, you can make them suffer with just one word."
"But Qin Liang Di is your niece after all. If I punish Qin Liang Di, I'm afraid it will make you unhappy."
The emperor sneered: "Have you forgotten what I told you before? As the crown prince, you must have your own opinions and must not be influenced by a woman."
Luo Qinghan buried his head even lower, his voice trembled a little, and his tone was full of shame and self-blame.
"I have failed to live up to your expectations. It is my fault! In my heart, both my mother and my father are my closest relatives. I will never forget your kindness in raising me. I would rather not be the crown prince than to embarrass my father and mother."
The emperor couldn't help but be moved when he heard this.
He has complicated feelings towards the prince.
Although it is inevitable that an emperor would be suspicious, the prince is his biological son after all. Because of this blood relationship, he still has some feelings for the prince.
Especially now that he saw that the prince was so affectionate and filial, the emperor felt deeply moved.
Compared to a cold-blooded prince, the slightly weak but loyal and filial prince in front of him is naturally more reassuring.
The emperor sighed helplessly.
"Forget it. I also know that this matter is very difficult for you. You are the prince appointed by me personally, so I will be the bad guy for you. I will have someone draft an edict to demote Qin Shi Niang to Fengyi and move her to Lengxiang Tower. She is not allowed to go out without permission."
Luo Qinghan raised his head, his eyes slightly reddened: "Father, I feel so ashamed of your love and care for me!"
The emperor patted him on the shoulder and said, "We are biological father and son, how can there be any guilt or guilt? You can go back and be your crown prince peacefully. Don't worry about other things anymore."
"As you command."
By the time the prince left the imperial study and got into the carriage, the shame and sadness on his face had completely disappeared.
He said coldly, "Return to the East Palace."
Inside Xiyun Palace.
Qin Xiya is writing a letter.
This letter was written to her mother. She wanted her mother to get rid of Lu Lin so as to avoid being found out and having to explain herself later.
In this world, only the dead are the most reliable.
She handed the written letter to Nanny Sun.
"Remember, you must hand it over to my mother personally, and don't let anyone else know."
Nanny Sun put the letter away carefully. After hesitating for a moment, she opened her mouth to remind him.
"My lady, you have just arrived at the East Palace and have not yet completely established your foothold. What you should do most now is to try your best to win the heart of the Crown Prince and give birth to a son for him as soon as possible. These calculations can wait until later."
Qin Xiya said lightly while washing her hands with flower petal water.
"I know what you mean, but the prince is too defensive against me. He never intended to favor me from the beginning. No matter how hard I try, I can't change his mind in a short time. Rather than watching other women being favored, I might as well take the initiative and eliminate those rivals one by one before they give birth to sons. With fewer competitors now, I will have a better chance of winning when I compete for the position of Crown Princess in the future."
Nanny Sun was still a little worried: "I think the prince is not stupid. What if he finds out what you did?"
Qin Xiya smiled indifferently.
"What can I do if I know? Just like he said, he and I are in a political marriage. As long as the Qin family is still standing, he won't dare to do anything to me."
It's like the current emperor clearly has many dissatisfactions with Queen Qin, but he can't do anything about it. In the end, he can only make do with it.
Nanny Sun felt sorry for her young lady. She sighed, "Even if the prince can't do anything to you, you will anger him. It will be even harder for you to get his favor in the future."
"We'll talk about the future later. Anyway, right now I just can't bear to see those little bitches being so proud."
Qin Xiya took the towel from the palace maid and wiped her hands.
She picked up a little hand cream with her index finger and applied it to the palm of her hand. After it dissolved, she evenly coated her two delicate hands with it.
Just as Nanny Sun was about to leave, she heard a report from outside.
"The imperial edict has arrived!"
Qin Xiya paused.
A hint of doubt flashed in her eyes, and then she led the palace maids and eunuchs out the door.
Gan Fu took the imperial edict and said with a smile, "Qin Liang Di, please accept the edict."
Qin Xiya knelt down on her knees.
The other palace maids and eunuchs naturally knelt down as well, their heads bowed, and they were very curious, why was there an imperial decree for Qin Liangdi? Was there any reward?
Gan Fu unfolded the imperial edict and read its contents from beginning to end.
Leaving aside those formulaic descriptions, the general meaning is -
Qin is vicious and plotted to murder other concubines. She is unfit to be a Liangdi. From today on, she will be demoted to Fengyi and moved to Lengxiang Tower. From now on, she is not allowed to go out without permission!
This imperial decree demoted Qin Xiya from the third-rank Liangdi to the ninth-rank Fengyi.
Although Fengyi was also one of the concubines of the Eastern Palace, her status was not much different from that of a palace maid.
As for moving to Lengxiang Tower, it is equivalent to being banished to the cold palace.
Qin Xiya was completely stunned.
How is this possible?!
The other people in Xiyun Palace were also filled with surprise and could not believe this fact.
They originally thought that there would be some kind of reward, but they never expected that a disaster would befall them.
The bad news came too suddenly. Everyone's mind went blank and the yard was silent.
Gan Fu handed over the imperial edict and asked with a smile, "My lady, why don't you accept it yet?"
Qin Xiya's lips trembled, and her pretty face turned pale.
She was unwilling to accept this cruel reality, but the imperial edict had already been issued. Even though she was extremely unwilling, she could only accept the edict with trembling hands and kneel down to kowtow.
"I thank you for your grace!"
She originally thought that even if the prince disliked her, he couldn't do anything to her.
But she didn't expect that the emperor would intervene and forcibly sentence her to death.
(End of this chapter)
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