She tried to hug Gu Jingchun, but Gu Jingchun stepped back and dodged her.
"Don't touch me!"
"You smell of perfume on you, and I find you... disgusting!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Hechuan paused, then immediately lowered his head, looking aggrieved.
"You're the one who made me act, and now you're complaining about me? You really are..."
Shen Hechuan pursed his lips, looking exactly like a wronged little wife.
Once Jiang Mingwan was finally dressed, she seemed to come alive, immediately straightening her back and looking at Gu Jingchun with arrogance in her eyes.
"Gu Jingchun, standing before you is an emperor. How dare you speak to him like that? Don't you have any respect for the word?"
Gu Jingchun sneered, finally deigning to glance at Jiang Mingwan.
"I thought it was that shameless, brazen woman, but it turns out it's Miss Jiang!"
But I'm really curious, how thick-skinned does Miss Jiang have to be to use the word "respect" with me?
Jiang Mingwan was also somewhat lacking in confidence at this moment, but she knew she absolutely couldn't show weakness, so she raised her head and coldly snorted:
"I was sent by the Empress Dowager to treat His Majesty's illness."
Gu Jingchun, you relied on your position as Empress to prevent His Majesty from getting close to other women, which led to this situation.
Now that the Empress Dowager intends for me to treat His Majesty, what right do you have to stop her?
"Because I am the Empress!"
Gu Jingchun raised his voice, leaving Jiang Mingwan with no way to refute him.
But she still wouldn't give up.
She knew that if this got out, her life would be ruined.
Therefore, she could only push the blame onto the Empress Dowager, since only the Empress Dowager could suppress Gu Jingchun.
Moreover, Jiang Chongfan had previously sounded out the Empress Dowager's opinion and knew that the Empress Dowager favored her.
Therefore, all she needs to do now is deal with this matter, and tomorrow she can have her grandfather go to the Empress Dowager to apologize, which will surely cover up the matter.
So she immediately raised her voice.
"So what if I'm the Empress? I was personally chosen by the Empress Dowager to serve His Majesty. Do you think you can disobey even the Empress Dowager's orders?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingchun snorted coldly.
Shen Hechuan also chimed in with a comment.
"Are you sure the Empress Dowager sent you here?"
Upon hearing Shen Hechuan's voice, Jiang Mingwan immediately knelt down and spoke with tears in her eyes.
It was as if they had suffered a tremendous injustice.
“Your Majesty, everything I have said is true.”
"Otherwise, even if you gave me eight hundred lives, I wouldn't dare to do such a thing!"
"After all, Your Majesty, as you know, our Jiang family is a family of scholars. If it weren't for the Empress Dowager's personal selection, and if it weren't for Your Majesty's health, how could I... how could I disregard my reputation and face and do such a thing!"
As she spoke, she didn't forget to continue trying to sow discord between Gu Jingchun and Shen Hechuan.
"Your Majesty, you must see clearly that the Empress Dowager and I have nothing but the sun and moon to say about our feelings for you!"
"If it weren't for the Empress's interference today, Your Majesty would surely be fully recovered by now. Your Majesty, can't you see clearly what the Empress's true intentions are?"
Gu Jingchun chuckled again upon hearing this.
"I only realized today that Miss Jiang really has a silver tongue; she can make even black seem white."
"I am quite curious, what are my true intentions?"
Shen Hechuan nodded in agreement.
"Yes, Jiang, why don't you tell me what the Empress's true intentions are!"
"this……"
Jiang Mingwan paused for a moment before gritting her teeth and speaking directly.
"Isn't the Empress's intention quite obvious?"
"Naturally, they wanted to monopolize the harem and eliminate any possibility that His Majesty could have any other children."
"In this way, her son will be your only prince, and she will be the future Empress Dowager."
"Your Majesty, she has already begun to plot against you for her own selfish desires. Are you still going to tolerate her like this?"
Jiang Mingwan spoke earnestly, her eyes filled with tears, and kowtowed again before continuing:
“Your Majesty, everything I said is true. Before your wedding, she told me that she would be the only one in the harem, and she would never allow any other woman to enter the palace or get close to you.”
If they disobey, they will be killed!
"These are all words spoken by Her Majesty the Empress herself. Your Majesty, do you dare to admit it?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingchun paused for a moment, a hint of embarrassment on his face, and he couldn't help but steal a glance at Shen Hechuan.
Shen Hechuan immediately looked at Gu Jingchun with scrutinizing eyes and asked a question.
"Your Majesty, is this true?"
Gu Jingchun coughed lightly, signaling to Shen Hechuan, clearly indicating that he did not intend to answer.
Jiang Mingwan, having finally seized an opportunity, naturally wouldn't let Gu Jingchun off so easily, and immediately followed up:
"These are the words of Her Majesty the Empress herself. Does Her Majesty now not even dare to admit it?"
Shen Hechuan nodded in agreement.
"Yes, Your Majesty, did you really say those words? Now you don't even dare to admit it!"
Gu Jingchun understood that Shen Hechuan was probably overjoyed at this moment, and that these words were forcing her to tell the truth.
She glared at him before saying, "I said those words, so what?"
Seeing that Gu Jingchun had admitted it, Jiang Mingwan immediately continued speaking triumphantly.
"Your Majesty, she has confessed. She has admitted her true intentions. Please, you must not let her go!"
Shen Hechuan's gaze remained fixed on Gu Jingchun's face, and he couldn't stop smiling.
"I never knew that the Empress loved me so much, and that she would say such things."
"Since the Empress loves me so much, why hasn't she said so before?"
As Shen Hechuan spoke, he suddenly stood up and hugged Gu Jingchun tightly.
Gu Jingchun pushed him away directly.
"Get up! What are you doing now?!"
Shen Hechuan was pushed away, looking somewhat displeased, and couldn't help but focus his gaze on Jiang Mingwan.
"Jiang Mingwan, I'll ask you one more time, are you sure it was the Empress Dowager who sent you here?"
Jiang Mingwan was completely dumbfounded.
She watched helplessly as Shen Hechuan coldly questioned Gu Jingchun, expecting him to punish Gu Jingchun for it, but in the end, he did nothing and let her go.
She knelt down and continued to remind him.
"Your Majesty, the Empress has monopolized the harem. You must not let her off the hook. You must punish her. Otherwise, how can I help you?"
Shen Hechuan snorted coldly, his face instantly turning icy.
"Jiang Mingwan, I'll ask you one more time, are you sure it was the Empress Dowager who sent you here?"
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