Having devised such a grand scheme, it's impossible that it wouldn't benefit oneself.
When it comes to the succession to the throne, there is only one possibility behind it!
That means they want to seize the throne!
And it's a perfectly legitimate one.
Emperor Huiwu understood this principle, but...
"Among the imperial family, there is no one as outstanding as Chen Yi."
This is why Emperor Huiwu never suspected anything.
There really aren't any outstanding people among our relatives.
Perhaps to avoid the limelight and to prevent His Majesty from suspecting them, there are capable people among the imperial clan, but very few who can be considered as the crown prince.
"Chen Yi?"
Consort Chen's brow twitched.
The least likely answer is probably the most outrageous one!
Emperor Huiwu: "Impossible! Chenyi would never have such thoughts."
He knows the truth about the child he raised himself.
“Your Majesty, I have never doubted Huo Chenyi. Although he is Your Majesty’s nephew, he is still surnamed Huo!”
Choosing a member of the royal family to inherit the throne would not face much opposition.
But if a princess's son were chosen to inherit the throne, there would probably be no one in the court or the public who would not oppose it!
not to mention!
Huo Chenyi's eyes!
Although no one has been gossiping about it in recent years, the entire court absolutely will not allow the future emperor's biological father to be unknown! It would be a source of criticism!
"Perhaps the suspicion is misplaced. What if someone is deliberately retaliating against the royal family? Or perhaps it was my sons who did it, only harming others without realizing they themselves would end up ruined..."
There are so many things to worry about, it's incredibly frustrating.
Emperor Huiwu wanted to investigate thoroughly, but he was also worried about alerting others.
Just when things were in a state of utter confusion, Consort Chen said, "Your Majesty, why not use me as a pretext?"
"What?"
"I've been poisoned. The reason I died at the age of fourteen was due to my weak body and the accumulated toxins. Now that they've taken effect, they're almost killing me."
Everyone knows how much His Majesty cares about me. Therefore, it's only natural that His Majesty would thoroughly investigate the harem for my sake!
That's the best reason.
But this would naturally lead to criticism from the court and the public that Consort Chen was a femme fatale!
Emperor Huiwu refused!
"Your Majesty, listen to me, I also want to help you protect you."
So please let me be willful just this once.
Emperor Huiwu closed his eyes and remained silent.
——
Half an hour later, Consort Chen vomited blood and fainted in the Imperial Study. Emperor Huiwu urgently summoned the imperial physicians, but they were helpless!
That very evening, news spread that Consort Chen was nearing the end of her life, caused by a drug she had been given when she was pregnant with the Fourteenth Prince.
Emperor Huiwu was furious and ordered all the concubines in the harem, including the Empress, to kneel before Consort Chen in the palace's Buddhist hall to pray for blessings!
Then thoroughly investigate everyone in the harem!
Such a grand gesture alarmed the entire capital.
Many imperial censors knelt outside the palace gates to plead for mercy, but Emperor Huiwu refused to see them!
A group of imperial censors knelt for half a day until their legs were numb, and some of them already regretted it.
But the atmosphere has already been built up to this point, so leaving wouldn't be quite appropriate...
The censors, now in a difficult predicament, had several fainted by the next morning.
What was most unexpected was that the next day, during the court assembly, Emperor Huiwu directly ordered that each of these censors be given thirty strokes of the cane!
You're pleading for me?
Same crime!
Still pleading for mercy?
The whole family got beaten!
If this continues, very few will dare to persist.
However, there are some.
If two or three people persisted, Emperor Huiwu simply locked them up at home and wouldn't let them leave.
Then there are these two or three adults who either have their faces scratched by their mothers or wives, or are being pestered by their wives or concubines to have children.
In short, no one dared to say anything.
With such a strong effort, Emperor Huiwu quickly discovered the filthy and unclean things.
The excuse about the fourteenth prince was just that—an excuse.
When Consort Chen was pregnant, she was in great discomfort, and the imperial physician once said that the fourteenth prince might not be able to be born.
He was extremely weak from birth.
Therefore, it was only natural that he died young. Although Consort Chen was saddened, she quickly accepted it.
Unexpectedly, the death of the Fourteenth Prince was actually related to Consort Hui!
Consort Hui is the birth mother of the Third Prince!
She is also the Empress's cousin!
The Empress had been in the palace for many years without having any children. Her family, worried about her power, sent another woman into the palace, who became Consort Hui.
Over the years, Consort Hui has never fought or vie for anything; she's a kind-hearted person!
With so many women in the harem vying for power, almost no one would dare to target Consort Hui!
So when Zhou Ruhai told Emperor Huiwu what he had discovered, the latter was also extremely shocked.
After confirming that it was indeed Consort Hui, Emperor Huiwu immediately ordered her execution and adopted the Third Prince to a prince, who then bestowed upon him the title of Prince of Anding.
At the same time, everyone in Consort Hui's maternal family and three clans was demoted!
This approach is shocking.
The Empress did not want to get involved, but her father and brothers were also within Consort Hui's three clans!
Therefore, the Empress went to the Imperial Study to plead for mercy.
I thought I was going to get a cold shoulder, but to my surprise, Emperor Huiwu actually agreed.
After receiving the answer, the Empress was stunned for a long time.
"Your Majesty, please get up quickly. His Majesty also said that Your Majesty does not need to go to the Buddhist hall to pray for blessings anymore."
Zhou Ruhai's face held pity and sympathy.
Your Majesty the Empress...
I fear that from now on, I will never receive His Majesty's forgiveness again.
The Empress has managed the harem in such a state!
Although she wasn't deposed, there will absolutely never be another empress.
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