Chapter 98 Seizing Power
The emperor's cold voice rang out, breaking this strange confrontation!
He looked at the paralyzed Dr. Liu on the ground with an expressionless face, his eyes as sharp as a knife.
"So, you admit it?"
No asking for reasons, no paying attention to the accusations, just going straight to the core!
Doctor Liu froze.
The emperor's pressure instantly sobered her up from her crazy hatred.
She looked deeply, deeply at the queen, whose face was ashen and whose eyes were almost spitting fire.
That one glance contained so much.
There is a hatred of wanting to fight to the death.
There are dying pleas.
There is a threat that "If you don't protect my family, I will not let you go even if I become a ghost."
There is also endless, unspeakable despair.
In the end, all emotions turned into dead silence.
Doctor Liu slowly lowered her head, and her forehead hit the cold gold brick heavily, making a dull sound.
"yes."
"All the crimes are committed by this servant alone."
The voice was calm, but it carried a sense of complete despair.
The dust has settled! Doctor Liu finally chose to compromise! For the sake of her family outside the palace, she could only swallow all the grievances and unwillingness, and bear it all alone! This is the sorrow of the little people!
A cold light flashed in the emperor's eyes, and he said sternly:
"Drag him away!"
"Hand it over to the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Court! Investigate thoroughly! Find out where all the stolen money went! And... whether there are any accomplices behind this!"
The last sentence is meaningful!
"yes!"
Two ferocious guards immediately stepped forward, picked up the limp female doctor Liu and dragged her out.
Doctor Liu did not struggle.
But her eyes never left the direction of the queen from beginning to end.
That look, resentment, pleading, threat, despair...
It was extremely complicated, like an invisible hook, tightly hooked on the queen's heart.
After Doctor Liu was dragged away, the hall fell into deathly silence.
The emperor's gaze slowly turned to the queen.
The queen tried to remain calm, her face still showing the shock, anger and grievance she had felt after being bitten by Doctor Liu, and now she looked even more frightened.
The emperor looked at her, his tone unable to tell whether he was happy or angry: "It seems that what the queen said before was right."
The queen felt relieved and was about to speak.
But the emperor continued, "This female doctor Liu is truly audacious and ruthless."
"only……"
The emperor changed the subject, his tone taking on a barely perceptible chill.
"As the Empress, in charge of the six palaces, she couldn't even recognize the servants she had served for over a decade. She was so deceived by them that she nearly caused a disaster..."
"Empress..."
The emperor drawled out his words and looked at her meaningfully.
"Not knowing how to judge people is a big taboo!"
Upon hearing this, the Queen's face paled even more. She quickly lowered her head, her voice trembling slightly, "Your Majesty, I am teaching you a lesson. I know I am wrong."
The emperor's deep gaze lingered on her for a moment, and it was unclear whether he believed it or not.
He slowly withdrew his gaze and pondered for a moment.
Finally, the emperor spoke again, his voice steady but with unquestionable majesty:
"Since the Queen also feels that I don't know enough about people, then the Imperial Hospital and the Female Medical Bureau..."
He paused, his eyes swept across everyone in the hall, and finally landed on the empress dowager who had remained silent but calm.
"This is a matter of great importance to the well-being of the imperial court, so I will leave it to my mother for now."
As soon as these words were spoken, the queen suddenly raised her head, with a trace of panic and disbelief in her eyes!
The Emperor directly seized the Empress's control over the palace's medical system! This was equivalent to directly cutting off a major arm of the Empress!
The emperor seemed not to notice the queen's misconduct and continued:
"The Queen Mother is old and shouldn't work too hard."
His gaze turned to the other side, to a concubine with a gentle and quiet temperament.
"Xian Fei has always been steady and careful, so she will assist from the side."
*One holds back, the other releases! The power of management was given to the Queen Mother. This was both a sign of respect and a check and balance!
The assistant power was given to Concubine Xian. This was a promotion, but also the planting of a new chess piece in the harem!
The blood color on the queen's face disappeared completely in an instant!
Imperial Hospital! Female Medical Department!
This is not just as simple as managing the palace’s medical care!
So many connections are involved! So many secrets! So much room for maneuver!
Now……
Now, with just a few words, it's been taken away?!
Her heart was bleeding! Her nails dug deep into her palms!
But what can she say?
be opposed to?
For what reason?
Saying that you are "very good at judging people"? Isn't that just slapping yourself in the face and the emperor's face?
Who would believe me if I said I could manage it?! The example of Dr. Liu is right before our eyes!
The queen was so upset at the moment that she watched her power being divided but couldn't even say a word of rebuttal!
In the end, all the resentment, hatred, and anger turned into a stiff curve on the lips.
The queen took a deep breath, suppressed the fishy sweetness in her throat, slowly bent her knees, and spoke in a voice so low that it was almost inaudible:
"yes."
"Your Highness... obeys your command."
"Thank you... Your Majesty for your grace."
Just then—
"Well……"
A faint groan was heard.
Chen Jiao, who was originally collapsed on the ground, had her eyelashes trembling and slowly opened her eyes.
She looked around blankly, and the cold and oppressive atmosphere instantly brought her back to her senses!
She saw the emperor's stern face, the queen mother's unpredictable expression, and the queen's pale face...
She thought...
She thought all this was because of herself!
Because she was "pregnant before marriage"! Because she "disgraced Buddhism"!
A huge fear gripped her in an instant!
Not caring about her weak body, Chen Jiao struggled, crawling forward a few steps using her hands and feet, and with a "thump", she knelt on the ground again!
"Your Majesty! The Queen Mother!"
Her voice was weak and tearful.
"Jiao'er knows she's wrong! Jiao'er really knows she's wrong!"
"Your Majesty, please have mercy! Please, Queen Mother, spare my life!"
She banged her head so hard that her forehead soon became red and swollen.
The Queen Mother looked at Chen Jiao who knelt down again, and then glanced at the Crown Prince beside her whose expression also changed subtly.
A glimmer of understanding flashed across her weather-beaten eyes.
I'm afraid there's something really going on with these two kids.
She turned to the emperor, her voice gentle but with undeniable power:
"emperor."
"In the case of the jade bracelet, it now appears that Doctor Liu was blinded by greed and used the blood jade and musk to frame me. I'm afraid she was also behind this blessing ceremony."
"Now that Doctor Liu has confessed her guilt and accepted her punishment, this matter has come to an end."
The Queen Mother directly put all the blame on the deceased female doctor Liu!
The "Jade Bracelet Case" and the "Dadian Musk Case" were handled together, cutting the Gordian knot!
The point is, she never mentioned the baby in Shen Jiao's belly! *
The Queen Mother continued, "The most important thing right now is not to find out who the father of the child in the Shen family's second daughter's womb is..."
She glanced at the prince meaningfully.
"But what should we do with this interrupted blessing ceremony?"
"National affairs should not be taken lightly."
When the queen heard this, alarm bells immediately rang in her heart!
The Queen Mother wants to lightly cover the Crown Prince's matter?!
Why?!
I had just had my power taken away from me, and had suffered such a huge loss. How could I let the Crown Prince get away with this?!
No! Absolutely not!
The Queen almost immediately said:
"Your Majesty!" Her voice was a little sharper, with resentment that was hard to conceal.
"While what the Queen Mother said is true, this blessing ceremony was disrupted because of Second Miss Shen, and was therefore suspended!"
"If we just let it go like this, how can we explain this to the Buddha? How can we explain this to the people of the world?!"
"I believe that this matter must not be let go lightly!"
When the Queen Mother heard this, her face suddenly turned cold!
She slowly turned her head and her eyes shot towards the queen like icy spikes!
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