Jingpin was struck by lightning, "How is it possible... this is impossible..."
Wang Yuchu regards his daughter as more important than his own life, so how could he possibly sell out himself?
"We have found Wang Yuchu's daughter. She is hiding in a courtyard of your Dong's Trading Company and is being guarded by the guards of Dong's Trading Company. Concubine Jing, the evidence is irrefutable. Please come in." Wu Mi said sternly.
Jingpin was in a trance. This was even more impossible...
Even the people of the Dong family didn't know the origins of the little girl they were looking after; they were just following orders.
Every time someone was sent to pick up the little girl, it was always her confidant who would never betray her.
so……
How could the Criminal Justice Department find Wang Yuchu’s daughter?
This is impossible. This is absolutely impossible.
but……
When she arrived at the Criminal Court, Jingpin saw that the shop guards she had arranged to guard Wang Yuchu's daughter had all been arrested...
"How did you find it?" Concubine Jing looked at Wu Mi in disbelief.
Wu Mi replied with pride, "The Imperial Concubine has made every possible plan!"
"Ning Wanyin..." Jingpin's pupils widened, and then her face turned dejected.
She actually found...
Concubine Jing thought she still had a chance, but unexpectedly, she had no chance at all.
The emperor was already suspicious of her after finding out about the eunuch in charge of Mingde Palace. In addition, there was the testimony of Wang Yuchu and the Dong family guards...
Concubine Jing knew that no matter how hard she tried to argue, it would be useless.
Your Majesty will not allow a concubine who plots to murder the royal heir to live.
She lost...
A miserable defeat.
"I request to see Your Majesty. I have something to report to Your Majesty." Concubine Jing clenched her fists.
The eldest prince is a lesson for us.
She couldn't let her son end up being imprisoned.
She knew very well that the Dong family had no shortage of daughters, and that after the Dong family apologized to His Majesty, they would definitely send another woman into the palace.
But will the new daughter of the Dong family treat her son well?
When she has the chance to get pregnant, will she support her own son or someone else's son?
In this world, she, the biological mother, is the only one who will wholeheartedly care about the third prince.
No one else, not even the next daughter of the Dong family, will do that.
If she died, what would happen to her son?
The emperor summoned Concubine Jing.
Jingpin thought a lot along the way, and finally knelt before the emperor and respectfully performed the last great ceremony:
"I know I am guilty of a capital crime, and I have no way to refute it. But the Third Prince is young and innocent, and he knows nothing about what I have done. I beg Your Majesty to give the Third Prince to the Imperial Concubine to raise."
Helian Qi stared at her solemnly, "Why?"
The Dong family will definitely send another daughter to the palace. Her last request was not to give it to the Dong family's daughter, but to the person she had always wanted to get rid of.
"If I were still alive, I would fight for the Third Prince with all my might. But now, my only wish is that the Third Prince can grow up safely and happily. I have committed a grave sin and am willing to die to atone for it. But the Third Prince... is truly innocent."
Concubine Jing bowed her head to the ground, tears welling up in her eyes. In her final moments, she only wanted to find a way out for her son:
"Although I and the Imperial Concubine have opposing positions, I also know that the Imperial Concubine has never taken action against any of the Imperial Heirs, let alone used any of them for profit. I can only leave the Third Prince to the Imperial Concubine, and I can leave with peace of mind."
She had no intention of asking her son to avenge her.
When she was alive, she would fight for it with all her might. But when she died, she hoped her son would not fight for it. She couldn't bear to let her son go through this journey alone, and being a peaceful prince was enough.
If Ning Wanyin adopted the third prince, she would not have killed him again.
Helian Qi looked at her for a long time, then said slowly, "I am the father of the Third Prince, and I will take care of him."
He did not say who would raise the child in the end. But he did not vent his anger on the child because of Concubine Jing.
"Pass on my oral order, Concubine Jing died of illness." Helian Qi said again.
A grateful smile appeared on Jingpin's face, and she kowtowed to express her gratitude, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."
In order to prevent the third prince from having a mother who was a criminal, the emperor gave her the dignity of dying of illness.
She was sincerely grateful.
At least, she is still the child's mother.
Because Concubine Jing never took advantage of the Third Prince from beginning to end and was still making plans for the Third Prince before her death, the Emperor finally gave her a decent treatment.
Wang Degui presented a glass of poisoned wine.
Jingpin picked up the wine glass and took one last look in the direction of the palace. She came in a hurry, not knowing that she would never be able to go back. She didn't have time to say goodbye to the Third Prince properly, nor did she have time to give him any instructions.
She would never see her son again...
At the last moment of her death, Concubine Jing did not regret anything.
The throne, the highest position, how can one not be tempted?
If it happened again, she would still fight for it.
How could she be willing to accept this without risking her life? Now she was dead, it was her own fault, she was willing to accept the loss.
Meeting Ning Wanyin was a misfortune for her.
Concubine Jing took one last look in the direction of the imperial palace, her eyes filled with reluctance and attachment, and drank the poisoned wine in one gulp.
In the early summer of the eighth year of Yanchang, Concubine Jing died of illness.
The case of the second prince's murder was closed with the eunuch in charge of Mingde Palace. All those involved were executed with their entire families, except for Wang, the imperial chef, who confessed and was pardoned for his daughter.
…
Qingyue Garden, study.
The emperor summoned Ning Wanyin to discuss the placement of the third prince with her.
"Before Concubine Jing died, she wanted you to raise the third prince. What do you think, Wanwan?" Helian Qi asked.
It is inconvenient to send the prince to the Cining Palace.
The emperor has no idea who will raise the third prince.
"I already have Xier, and I'm afraid I can't take care of both of you." Ning Wanyin refused directly.
It is unknown what the child will think when he grows up.
For safety reasons, Ning Wanyin will not accept the third prince.
"Wanwan, do you have a favorite candidate in mind?" Helian Qi asked.
Ning Wanyin replied, "I think that when raising a prince, one should choose someone who is patient, careful, smart, and knows how to advance and retreat. Many concubines in the palace have these qualities, but it depends on your majesty's wishes."
Naturally, it was impossible for Ning Wanyin to really give the emperor any advice on finding a mother for the prince.
This matter involves the crown prince, so we must be cautious.
But she didn't completely give no suggestions.
The qualities that a concubine raising a prince should have were mentioned, thus excluding the two people in Xianfu Palace first.
You can decide who is suitable. But Ning Wanyin mentioned who is not suitable.
Helian Qi nodded slightly, "I'll think about it again."
After Concubine Jing died, the emperor ordered Concubine Lan to take care of Su Ruhuan during her pregnancy.
The third prince is still living in Mingde Palace for the time being and is being taken care of by a nanny.
…
The news of Concubine Jing's death reached the palace.
Su Ruhuan was very surprised, and her understanding of Ning Wanyin's difficult situation reached a new level.
Wen Shutang was also deeply shocked, and then arranged for someone to take good care of Su Ruhuan.
Concubine Jing took care of Concubine Yan with great effort for half a year, but when Concubine Yan was about to give birth, she passed away.
Now she has taken over, and when Concubine Yan gives birth, she will also have the credit of taking care of the concubines.
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