Chapter 460: Deposed Queen
Zhao Hai went there immediately, and Xuanyuan Ling went to Zhaohua Palace.
Chen Qing was thinking that the Queen's matter was causing a lot of controversy and then the Queen Mother's matter suddenly came up. Xuanyuan Ling probably wouldn't have time to come before this matter was resolved. He had thought that he might not even come tonight, but he actually came at this hour.
And judging from her expression, she seemed to be in trouble. Logically, he knew most of the Queen's affairs, so even if she was still busy, she wouldn't have come to Zhaohua Palace to chat with her at this moment. However, Shen Qing soon found out why.
When Xuanyuan Ling told Shen Qing about her mother, Shen Qing was also surprised. She looked at Xuanyuan Ling and said, "Does this count as a crime of deceiving the emperor?"
"What nonsense." Xuanyuan Ling retorted subconsciously, and then realized that this could actually be considered as deceiving the emperor.
Because the Shen family did not mention this matter at the beginning of the talent show. Generally, people would not know about this matter unless they deliberately investigated it. What's more, since the other party did not say anything themselves, there might be some hidden story behind it.
Shen Qing looked at Xuanyuan Ling's expression. He was both happy and embarrassed.
He obviously didn't care about this. This was considered a crime of deceiving the emperor. He didn't even ask you if you knew about it in advance. He subconsciously put her in the perspective of an innocent person who was implicated.
Xuanyuan Ling did bring her in without her knowledge. This matter was a matter of the older generation and had nothing to do with Shen Qing. The reason for this criminal was more or less due to the party struggle at the time. To be honest, Xuanyuan Ling had some clues about why Shen Qing's grandfather died. He didn't care about this. He didn't think that Shen Qing had ulterior motives for entering the palace. He didn't think so at all, so the matter was simple.
Now it is nothing more than protecting Shen Qing’s reputation.
The descendants of criminals are either implicated or good citizens, and they are not criminals who escaped during exile. As for the matter of entering the music school, it is indeed unpleasant to hear. Since it cannot be changed, just cover it up. If it is not to clarify the innocence, this matter will cause discussion no matter what. Even if he saves face for the Shen family, it is useless. It is best if this matter did not happen at all. If it does not happen, people will not talk about it.
Shen Qing was going to ask for forgiveness anyway, but seeing how he looked, she stopped pretending.
So he simply asked, "What is the emperor going to do about this?"
"I have summoned the people of the Chen family to the palace in the name of the Queen Mother. Tomorrow, the Censor will directly present the evidence of the people that the Chen family wants to deal with. There is no need to call them to court. They can be sentenced directly. At that time, I will have the Chen family sealed for a day. I will also summon Chen Yuliang back to the capital to preside over the affairs of the Chen family. Over the years, I have seen that he is a clear-headed person."
After cleaning up the Chen family without killing all of them, they can replace them with someone who can handle things clearly. This way, they can get rid of those restless ones without making Xuanyuan Ling's reputation too bad.
There is no problem in suppressing the matter of Shen's mother, mainly because it was discovered early. As long as the Chen family does not expose this matter during the dynasty, there is room for turning around, and this matter can be dealt with after this period.
Shen Qing listened to his arrangements clearly. This matter is a big deal, but if Xuanyuan Ling doesn't care, it's not a big deal.
As for Shen Qing herself, besides being surprised, she was mainly afraid of affecting Xiaoliu.
If Xuanyuan Ling hadn't cared about this matter, just with such a maternal family, Xiaoliu would probably not even be qualified to be the crown prince, and would even be looked down upon.
"Don't worry, I won't give you or Xiaoliu any bad reputation." Xuanyuan Ling was afraid that she would worry about it, so he didn't hide it from her, but he had to comfort her and touched Shen Qing's already bulging belly: "This child must also be noble."
There was a hint of smile on Shen Qing's lips.
Xuanyuan Ling saw that she didn't care, and when it came to the noble, he changed the subject: "What do you think about the succession?"
What's the meaning?
Chen Qing was stunned by his sudden words and looked back at him in disbelief: "Does the emperor have plans to appoint a successor now?"
It is true that many people in the palace may think that Xuanyuan Ling is making such a big fuss to depose the queen. After deposing the queen, he might appoint a successor. In fact, since she is so favored, he might even consider her.
But Shen Qing felt that he would not do this.
It should be said that at this time, Xuanyuan Ling would not even consider the issue of appointing a successor, because the status of the legitimate son was too transcendent.
Xuanyuan Ling had been thinking about it since the beginning when he talked about establishing a crown prince in the court. If a queen was established now, whether it was her or Consort De, wouldn't it be considered as promoting a prince? This was not in line with his original intention. Although his decision to depose the queen was sudden, she believed that he would not consider establishing a successor to separate the status of the princes at once.
"I'm just asking." Shen Qing's tone was so unbelievable, and she asked this question. Xuanyuan Ling immediately realized that she understood him, and he felt really relieved. In fact, if she said she wanted to be the queen, he would be very happy, but he would explain to her that she might not be able to be the successor in a short time, but she understood him, and he was also very happy.
He held her hand and said, "Don't worry, this matter will be settled soon."
It seemed to confirm what Xuanyuan Ling said.
The matter of the Queen dragged on for several days, from the time it was discovered to the time Xuanyuan Ling had the Queen's crimes read out in the court. It finally came to light during the morning court session the next day.
After the Queen's crime was exposed, some of the ministers in the court had already known whether to speak out or not. Didn't the Emperor deliberately take a day off to see how the ministers would react? There were some who advised against it. After all, deposing the Queen was a big deal, and there were still a lot of things to do afterwards. It would be better not to depose the Queen if possible.
Then Xuanyuan Ling announced another big news, that is, the Queen Mother was so angry when she knew that the Queen had done such a bad thing that she is now paralyzed in bed.
The queen was made to appear both vicious and unfilial. After all, the daughter-in-law had made her mother-in-law so angry that she was paralyzed in bed. She had been childless for many years, not even a legitimate son. Originally, if the queen mother objected, the word filial piety was there, and the officials in the court could have said a few more words. But the queen mother was paralyzed, so even if there were people in the court who wanted to say something for the queen, they really couldn't.
By the way, the matter of Xuanyuan Ling summoning the Chen family into the palace overnight was also suppressed. Originally, if the emperor wanted to take action against the queen, it would be quite shameful to directly summon the Chen family into the palace. But now it's okay. It has reasons and evidence. The emperor did not deliberately put the adults of the Chen family under house arrest, but the queen mother was sick and missed her family. People can still say that the emperor is filial. And the people of the Chen family can't cause any trouble at this time, because the people in charge are in the palace, and the people below dare not move.
After the incident with the Queen was exposed, the Censor-in-Chief immediately impeached several of the most prominent members of the Chen family and listed their crimes.
At this point, everyone saw that the emperor was determined to depose the queen, and this would eventually be recorded in the history books. Except for a few people who said a few words, the rest just followed Xuanyuan Ling's wishes.
In other words, compared to the deposed queen, they are now more concerned about what the emperor will do in the future.
But then the emperor didn't make any move, and the ministers gradually realized that Xuanyuan Ling really didn't intend to establish a queen. What should they say? This made the ministers who were thinking of advising Xuanyuan Ling if he wanted to establish the virtuous concubine as the queen suddenly have no place to use their skills.
Chu Linglong also didn't expect that she originally wanted the Queen Mother to delay the matter of the Queen before revealing the news to her, but in the end, because of the Queen Mother's illness, the Queen was more convicted of being unfilial, and it also made it natural for Xuanyuan Ling to summon the Chen family into the palace.
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