Chapter 727: Trying to Touch Someone You Shouldn’t Touch

Queen Nie's expression was somewhat indifferent. She lowered her eyes and said:

"Your Majesty and I know how much Ah Yan has suffered for our Great Xia. The only request he has ever made to us since he was a child is to take care of Xing Xing... Now Ah Yan will be able to return to us openly, but his brother is thinking of turning Xing Xing, whom Ah Yan values, into a stepping stone for his upward mobility! Your Majesty, how can I tolerate this?"

They should never, ever try to touch A Yan's people!

A hint of cruelty flashed in Queen Nie's eyes.

She accompanied Emperor Jiazheng all the way to the highest position, and it was certainly not because of her kindness.

But she has a sense of justice and most of the time she still hopes for harmony in the harem.

After such a long time, does anyone really think that she is easy to talk to?

She even dared to bully her most despised son!

Emperor Jiazheng felt the anger of Empress Nie.

Not to mention Empress Nie, Emperor Jiazheng was also very annoyed.

The second son, Ayan, has sacrificed his own luck for the world since he was born. If he and the empress had not sacrificed their own lives to make up for the destiny of the supreme ruler of the world, Ayan would have died young and would have been reborn as an animal in every life.

Even so, his son has also shouldered too much, suffered too much hardship, and endured too much grievance since he was young.

This is the son he owes the most and loves the most.

After enduring eighteen years with great difficulty, he was about to return to the imperial court. As the emperor, he could only make up for what he had done, but unexpectedly, someone had set his sights on his son's people!

Even if you don’t know it, it won’t work!

Emperor Jiazheng took a deep breath and called Eunuch Hong in in a deep voice.

"Announce my decree. Concubine De has failed to educate her son properly, so she is demoted to a concubine. Concubine Rong has failed to educate her son properly, so she is demoted to a beauty."

When this decree came out, Eunuch Hong was stunned with shock.

There is no other reason. One of them is the mother of the fifth prince and she once helped Queen Nie to take care of the affairs of the six palaces. The other is the mother of the fourth prince and she is also an old lady in the harem and she was also doted on for a period of time.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been the first to give birth to a prince other than the three legitimate sons.

These two are both important figures in the harem.

But now, because of the matter between the Fourth and Fifth Princes, one was demoted from the position of the Four Concubines to a concubine, and the other was directly made a beauty...

This is really...

Eunuch Hong quickly went to convey the imperial edict.

According to the rank of the concubine, Eunuch Hong was supposed to go to Concubine De's palace first to convey the imperial edict.

However, it was a coincidence that before Eunuch Hong arrived at Concubine De's palace, he happened to meet Concubine De who was hurrying in with the Fifth Prince.

It seems that he is planning to go to Zhaoyang Palace to apologize.

When Concubine De saw Eunuch Hong, she did not dare to neglect him. She stopped and asked with a smile, "Where are you going, Eunuch Hong?"

Eunuch Hong coughed and said, "I was just about to go to the palace of Concubine De... Concubine De, do you think we should receive the decree here or go back to the palace to receive it?"

Concubine De's face turned slightly pale. Even though she had a bad feeling, she still forced a smile and stepped down from the sedan chair: "I accept your order."

The fifth prince also knelt down.

After Eunuch Hong finished announcing the decree to demote Concubine De to concubine, Concubine De... no, now it's Concubine Sun. Concubine Sun's face turned pale and her body was staggering as if she was about to fall. The four big words "Not strict in educating your children" were written on her. How could she not know the reason for this imperial decree!

The fifth prince also knew that his mother had been demoted from the virtuous concubine among the four concubines to a concubine of the fourth rank. This was like going back to ten years ago overnight. His face instantly lost all color and he almost fell to his knees.

Concubine Sun gritted her teeth and kowtowed: "I accept your order."

A concubine of the fourth rank no longer has the qualifications to call herself a concubine.

The fifth prince received the order from his mother, Concubine Sun, with a pale face.

Eunuch Hong looked at the miserable mother and son and sighed in his heart. He also said something: "Madam Rong has also been demoted to a beauty. I will go to the palace of Concubine Rong to announce the decree."

Unless it is bestowed by the emperor himself, a concubine is not qualified to use a sedan chair.

The Fifth Prince wanted to go up and support Concubine Sun, but Concubine Sun's eyes were red. She simply waved her sleeve to brush away the Fifth Prince's hand, and then, supported by her personal maid, she staggered back to the palace.

Concubine Sun knew clearly in her heart that she could not appear in front of Emperor Jiazheng at this moment. Otherwise, she would still be Concubine Sun, but who knows what would become of her in the future.

After returning to his own palace, the Fifth Prince hurried forward after all the maids around Concubine Sun were dismissed: "Mother..."

With tears in her eyes, Concubine Sun shouted, "Kneel down!"

The fifth prince didn't dare to say anything and knelt down quickly.

Concubine Sun couldn't help it, she cried and cursed: "I told you a long time ago, your mother is the fourth concubine after all, and your fourth brother's mother is just a concubine, what's the point of you following your fourth brother all day long! Now, his marriage with Yu Mingzhu has nothing to do with you, and you run to charge into the battlefield for him! Are you crazy?! Now, your mother is old, and she has been demoted from a concubine to a concubine. If it weren't for the fact that concubines can't commit suicide, I would just hang myself tonight! It's better than suffering this humiliation!"

Wei Shi knelt forward and cried, "Mother, I was wrong. It was all my recklessness. Please don't say such hurtful words... It was all my greed. Fourth brother hinted to me before that he had no intention of becoming the emperor. Even the fact that he married the eldest daughter of the Duke of Xin was to pave the way for me... I am not following you around. Fourth brother wants to help me ascend the throne!"

Concubine Sun almost fainted.

Her son had once dared to dream of the Eastern Palace, and she thought she had persuaded him to stop. But she never expected that her son would still be determined and still dream about it now? !

Sun Bin wanted to say something, but her chest was so choked up that she could no longer breathe and she fainted!

"Mother!"

At this time, Rongpin's palace was also in chaos.

Rongpin became the newly-minted Concubine Rong. Everyone was dumbfounded. She thanked him in a daze and quickly sent someone to call the Fourth Prince Wei Shibu.

When Wei Shibu came over, he had already heard what his confidant said.

His face looked ugly, not much better than Lady Rong's.

He never expected that he just gave the fifth brother a slight hint and the fifth brother would go straight to Emperor Jiazheng and speak nonsense!

Lady Rong's face turned pale, but she remained calm. After dismissing the servants, she said to the Fourth Prince, "Your father has become wary of you. Don't be so reckless in the future."

Wei Shibu said in a deep voice: "Son knows, but I didn't expect Old Five to be so stupid."

Miss Rong's face turned pale and she sighed.

It is said that a mother is honored because of her son, and so is a son also honored because of his mother.

Right now she is just a little beauty. If she doesn’t get promoted quickly, her son’s future... will be affected.

Miss Rong’s eyes were gloomy.

The mother and son both had the same ambition burning in their eyes.

But none of them expected that this rebuke was simply because they attempted to touch someone they shouldn't have touched.