"Your Majesty."
Gu Yanwei looked at the person in front of him, walked around the table, and approached him step by step, his eyes like sharp knives.
"Chen Deli, didn't you take sick leave and return home? Why did you end up in such a situation?"
"Your Majesty." Chen Deli was shaking with fear, not daring to raise his head, and said, "Your Majesty, I know my crime!"
Gu Yanwei would rather the child was aborted due to congenital deficiency, but the reality was already before him. It was clear that someone was plotting against him. His eyes were bloodshot at this moment. Someone had actually taken his child's life right under his nose.
"What is your crime?"
Chen Deli slowly raised his head and said, "As early as a month ago, when I was checking the pulse of Madam Defei, I had already discovered something strange about the fetus in her belly."
"Then why don't you come and report to me?" Gu Yanwei roared.
"Your Majesty, I am planning to tell your Majesty, but, but..."
"But what?"
"But Concubine Rong is here, and it was Concubine Rong who didn't let Wei Chen tell you and Concubine De."
"Concubine Rong?" Gu Yanwei couldn't believe that this matter was actually related to Concubine Rong.
"I am so frustrated. I owe a large sum of money outside the palace. I don't know where Rong Fei got the news from. She said she could help me pay off the debt as long as I don't tell anyone about Concubine De's affairs. But I know that the baby in Concubine De's belly won't last long. Rong Fei gave me a large sum of money and asked me to leave the palace."
Chen Jie looked at Gu Yanwei's incredulous expression and felt sad for him. After all, Concubine Rong was the daughter of his most trusted minister and someone he would never doubt.
"Do you know what crime it is to slander the concubines in the harem?" Chen Jieyi kicked Chen Deli and said angrily.
"I swear, everything I said is true, absolutely not a lie. I thought I could return home in glory after taking the money from Concubine Rong, but I didn't expect that Concubine Rong would betray me. Not long after I left the palace, Concubine Rong sent someone to assassinate me. Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have trusted Concubine Rong and caused Concubine De to have a miscarriage. Please spare my life!"
Gu Yanwei's mind was blank at this moment. He could no longer hear Chen Deli's voice begging for mercy. Instead, every word of General Xia's suicide note appeared before his eyes. For his only daughter, every word was touching.
He turned around, facing away from Chen Jie, and said, "Throw Chen Deli into prison and exile him."
"yes."
After Chen Jie dragged Chen Deli away, it was unknown how long it had been while Eunuch Li was waiting outside anxiously, fearing that something might happen inside. Just when he was about to knock on the door and go in, Gu Yanwei's voice finally came from inside.
"Let Concubine Rong come to see me."
"yes."
At this moment, in Danfeng Palace, Concubine Rong had never felt so comfortable since she entered the palace.
"Your Highness." Zhu'er brought a cup of tea and said, "Now that Concubine De has lost her baby, the Emperor is very sad. Today, I saw that the Empress had gone to the Imperial Study. I think you should seize the opportunity and take good care of the Emperor at this time. Maybe the Emperor will notice you. When we have a little prince, we won't be afraid of being bullied."
Rong Fei gently took a sip of tea and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I want to be alone the most at this time. Going there at this time will only make people annoyed. Wait until tomorrow, make some delicious snacks, and we will go to visit again."
"Your Majesty is really thoughtful." After saying that, Zhu'er filled the tea cup again, but at this moment, Eunuch Li suddenly came.
Seeing Eunuch Li coming, Concubine Rong was a little surprised. She sat up and said, "Why is Eunuch Li here today? How is the emperor's mood?" Concubine Rong said softly.
Looking at the weak woman in front of him, Eunuch Li was unable to associate those things with her, but now, all the blame was directed at her.
Eunuch Li no longer used his previous friendly tone, "Empress Rong, the Emperor invites you."
Concubine Rong frowned, "I wonder why the emperor is looking for me so late at night...?"
"I don't know the answer to this question. Concubine Rong, please pack up quickly. The Emperor is still waiting for you." After saying this, Eunuch Li left.
Looking at Eunuch Li's back, Rong Fei frowned, "At this time, what is the matter with His Majesty meeting me?"
Zhu Er was very happy, "Your Majesty must be very sad because of the loss of the little prince. Your Majesty, you are gentle and considerate. Your Majesty, it is not strange that you want to see you at this time. I will quickly pack your clothes and dress you up beautifully so that you can go see Your Majesty."
Concubine Rong was conquered by Zhu'er, but she always felt very flustered. Looking at the expression of Eunuch Li just now, she always felt that things tonight were not that simple.
Concubine Rong changed her clothes and the sedan chair she was sitting in stopped at the door of the imperial study.
"Empress Rong, please get out of the sedan chair."
Rong Fei looked up at the imperial study in front of her, frowned and said, "It's this late, is the emperor still in the imperial study?"
Concubine Rong changed into her bedchamber clothes, but she didn't know that the emperor was waiting for her in the imperial study.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor is inside, please go in." After saying that, Eunuch Li took his men away, leaving only Concubine Rong alone.
The closer she got to the imperial study, the more nervous Rong Fei felt for some reason. She raised her hand to the door of the imperial study, but she was afraid to push it open and go in.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
Dark clouds obscured the moonlight, the night was extremely dark tonight, and the candlelight in the imperial study was disordered.
Concubine Rong looked at the emperor's back through the candlelight. Somehow, she was so scared when she faced the emperor for the first time. Even she felt her body trembling slightly.
Boom boom
"Ah——" There was a sudden thunder outside the window, and Concubine Rong screamed in fright. Finally, Gu Yanwei turned around and looked at her.
Through the night, Rong Fei saw Gu Yanwei's face clearly. On his cold face were a pair of eyes as deep as a pool, but at this moment they were full of bloodshot, like a demon that suddenly appeared in the night.
Gu Yanwei walked towards her step by step, and panic gradually took over Rong Fei's heart.
Slowly, Gu Yanwei stopped, and the candlelight just shone on Rong Fei's face. Gu Yanwei slowly bent down, and suddenly stretched out his hand and pinched Rong Fei's chin.
Concubine Rong felt pain and frowned, saying, "Your Majesty."
Concubine Rong was delicate to begin with, and now she was wearing light makeup, so anyone who saw her would feel pity for her.
"What kind of heart is underneath such a beautiful face, Rong Fei, tell me."
"I don't understand what the emperor means."
Gu Yanwei loosened his hand that was pinching Concubine Rong's chin. The thunder outside the window was still roaring, but the imperial study was eerily quiet at this moment. Every minute and every second seemed to make Concubine Rong breathless.
"Bring the man in."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Jie walked in carrying Chen Deli.
At this moment, there was another louder thunder outside the window. When Rong Fei saw Chen Deli, the thunder seemed to hit her heart.
It was not until Chen Deli knelt in front of her that Concubine Rong finally shed tears.
"Empress Rong, don't you recognize me?" Chen Deli looked at the woman in front of him and said gritting his teeth. All that he was suffering now was caused by the woman in front of him.
"You, why are you back? Why?"
Chen Deli sneered, "I guess Concubine Rong thought I was already dead. Concubine Rong, I never thought you were so cruel and ruthless that you actually sent assassins to kill me. If it weren't for Chen Moufu's good fortune, I would have been killed by your knife long ago!"
"You're talking nonsense!" Concubine Rong stepped back repeatedly. She couldn't believe what she saw.
"Your Majesty, I don't understand what he is saying at all, Your Majesty." Concubine Rong lay on the ground, desperately pulling at the corner of Gu Yanwei's clothes.
Gu Yanwei turned around and looked at the woman who was once as delicate as a flower. He had promised his subjects to give her a home, but only now did he realize that the woman in front of him was so cruel and ruthless that she might not be able to survive even without his protection.
Gu Yanwei kicked Concubine Rong away. "General Xia lived an upright life, devoted himself to the court, and was always thinking about you, his daughter, until his death. But you don't have his temperament at all. You are so cruel and ruthless. How can this harem tolerate you?"
Rong Fei's tears fell like beads. She had already made plans for the worst, but she didn't expect it to come so soon.
It was drizzling outside the window. Concubine Rong wiped her tears and slowly stood up. Looking at Gu Yanwei, she suddenly smiled coldly and said, "Your Majesty, you did fulfill my father's last wish, but what about me? After entering the palace, have you ever considered my feelings?"
Gu Yanwei looked at the woman in front of him. He never thought that Xia Meng, who was always dignified and proper, would look like this tonight.
"Your Majesty, do you remember that when you were still the ninth prince, you went to General Xia's mansion once. That was the first time I saw you. I'm afraid you have forgotten it, but I remember it clearly, you were a young man full of vigor and vitality. From the moment I saw you that time, I fell in love with you and hoped to be with you forever, but this would indeed cost my father's life." Concubine Rong sneered.
"You just let me live in this palace with no worries about food and clothing, but you didn't think that I am also a woman. I also hope to get the care of my husband, but you never have. You only have eyes for Concubine De. You don't even look at the Empress, your wife. Your Majesty, Concubine De is in this situation because of you."
"How bold!" Eunuch Li did not expect that Concubine Rong, who had always been gentle and virtuous, would be like a madman at this moment, talking such nonsense.
Concubine Rong stood there swaying, "Now that things have come to this, I have nothing to say. Your Majesty wants to kill me or chop me up, I will accept it."
Gu Yanwei looked at the woman in front of him coldly. He was already furious.
"Tell me, how did you harm the baby in Qingqiu's belly?"
Rong Fei sneered, "It's just that I send some drugged cakes every day. Sister likes to eat them very much. She eats them cleanly every time without any suspicion."
"The food that Concubine De eats every day is first tested by the Imperial Kitchen. Why are those people in the Imperial Kitchen fine?"
"This medicine is only useful for women. It won't cause any harm to ordinary people if they drink it."
"You are a woman in the palace, where did you get the medicine from? Who gave it to you?"
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