Jiang Yu led a group of women toward the room where Liu Yuelian was. The further they walked, the paler Rongfei's face became.
"Why does Consort Rong look so pale? Should I summon the imperial physician?" Jiang Yu asked deliberately, drawing everyone's attention to Consort Rong.
Consort Rong smiled somewhat reluctantly, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am fine."
Now that things have come to this, Consort Rong realized that Jiang Yu had known about her plans all along. She was just worried about Liu Yuelian's current situation and wondered if Liu Yuelian could be clever enough to escape this calamity.
As they drew closer, strange groans came from the air. The ladies present changed their expressions drastically and quickly told the unmarried girls accompanying them to stay put.
At this point, everyone realized that Jiang Yu's purpose in coming here was probably not simple.
"My lord, may I become your wife?"
"I have long admired you, Lord Marquis, and I only had this opportunity because I begged my sister. Lord Marquis, please help me..."
Consort Rong's face immediately turned pale. Jiang Yu stepped forward and kicked open the door. Liu Yuelian was taking off her clothes by herself, calling out Jiang He's name.
"Consort Rong, is this the beautiful, intelligent, and well-educated younger sister you described?"
The grudges from past and present lives intertwined, directly hitting Jiang Yu's sore spot. Jiang Yu wished she could stab Consort Rong to death.
"Your Majesty, it's all a misunderstanding! My sister is clearly drugged. She...she's innocent, Your Majesty..."
Jiang Yu ignored Consort Rong's cries and looked around. "Granny Ling, detain Miss Liu and confine Consort Rong and the princess to Lingxi Palace and Longfeng Hall respectively. They are not allowed to step out of the palace without my order."
Everyone was speechless. The princess was involved in such a sordid affair! The princess actually helped outsiders to harm her own uncle.
The farce ruined Liu Yuelian's reputation, and the actions of Consort Rong and Gu Qingyao became a laughing stock among the ladies of the capital.
"Your Majesty, Consort Rong and Yao'er were just momentarily bewitched. Today, Your Majesty has already punished them severely by making them lose face in front of everyone. I hope Your Majesty will be lenient."
Jiang Yu stared coldly at Gu Qingling in front of her, without saying a word.
Gu Qingfeng appears arrogant and domineering but is actually emotionally unstable; Gu Qingyao appears unreasonable and domineering but is actually the most dependent; only Gu Qingling is ruthless and will never show mercy.
As Gu Qingling listened to Jiang Yu's evaluation of her, the veins on her forehead bulged.
Gu Qingling is nowhere to be seen in any bad deeds, but she's always involved in anything that can enhance her reputation. She's truly self-righteous and treats others like fools.
Enraged that her deepest scheme had been exposed, Gu Qingling reached out with both hands, trying to grab Jiang Yu as she had done before, but Gu Qingyan, who had just pushed the door open, bit her hard.
"Let go!" Gu Qingling cried out in pain.
Fresh blood was bitten off, and Gu Qingyan's eyes were full of anger. The first time he was not present and failed to protect his mother, the second time Gu Qingling would not succeed.
"Outrageous! Guards, seize this unfilial son who defied His Majesty and attempted to murder his mother."
At Jiang Yu's command, the hidden guards of the Marquis of Dingyuan's residence immediately appeared and pinned Gu Qingling down. Jiang Yu then embraced Gu Qingyan, a mocking smile playing on her lips.
"There is no need to hide this from the Crown Prince. Tomorrow, the Imperial Household Department will make sure this matter is known throughout the capital."
[So what if he's an unfilial son? I don't care for him.]
Even Gu Qingyan was taken aback by Jiang Yu's ruthlessness and didn't know what to do. "Mother..." He was afraid that his mother would regret it.
But Jiang Yu seemed to know what Gu Qingyan was thinking, and reached out to pat Gu Qingyan's head, "Mother has no regrets."
Having been harmed by her own flesh and blood and left to rot in the wilderness, she no longer believed in any blood ties.
......
On the first day of court after the New Year, memorials impeaching Consort Rong and Gu Qingling were flying everywhere. Consort Rong was labeled a wicked concubine by indignant officials, who accused her of corrupting the Crown Prince and Princess.
As for Gu Qingling, filial impiety is a serious crime in Daqing. Gu Qingling dared to kill his mother, and even the common people began to have a lot of opinions about this crown prince.
For a moment, Gu Heng was in a real bind.
"Your Highness, the Marquis has already followed your instructions and has claimed illness to avoid court." Ling Mama spoke softly, she hadn't seen her mistress so sharp and assertive in a long time.
Jiang Yu felt exhilarated. In her previous life, she was falsely accused of being a demon queen. In this new life, however, Consort Rong has become a demon queen instead.
"What are people saying about me now?"
"Your Majesty, people outside are very sympathetic to your plight, especially the Jiang family's subordinates in the military camp, who are clamoring to punish the Liu family."
Wanji's words pleased Jiang Yu again. After a moment's thought, Jiang Yu smiled and said, "Since that's the case, I can't back down. Let Liu Yuelian shave her head and become a nun."
Less than a quarter of an hour after Jiang Yu issued the imperial decree, Gu Heng stormed into Zhaoning Palace.
"Jiang Yu, why are you so determined to keep targeting the Liu family?"
Jiang Yu rubbed her ears. On the day she was reborn, Gu Qingling asked her in almost the exact same tone why she wouldn't let the Liu family go. But what was the Liu family anyway? If they hadn't come to her door, she wouldn't have even bothered to look at them.
"Your Majesty is joking." Jiang Yu's smile faded. "Miss Liu has done such a shameless thing. Do you expect me to send her back to the Liu family with a bang and drums?"
[This Gu Heng is a fool. He's completely under Consort Rong's control. He was perfectly sane before the autumn hunt that year, so why is he now so obsessed with Consort Rong after suffering some minor injuries?]
Jiang Yu was somewhat indignant, realizing that she had really gone to great lengths to save his life.
If only I hadn't kicked that pebble to throw Gu Heng off his horse and saved his life, I should have let that arrow pierce his heart.
In the corner, Gu Qingyan's breath hitched. His mother had actually saved his father's life!
Gu Heng was taken aback by Jiang Yu's words and said weakly, "Then you shouldn't have chosen this time, because both Rong'er and Ling'er have been impeached, and you're doing well!"
"If Your Majesty came here just to say these things, I am a little tired."
Jiang Yu went straight to the inner room, leaving Gu Heng fuming and glaring at her. But Gu Heng knew in his heart that Jiang Yu was entirely in the right this time.
Gu Heng was also somewhat annoyed, annoyed that Consort Rong had acted rashly without consulting him. Marquis Dingyuan was of great significance to Daqing, so how could his wife be chosen so hastily?
Just then, a palace servant from Lingxi Palace rushed over:
"Your Majesty, our Lady is pregnant."
Instantly, Gu Heng's previous dissatisfaction with Consort Rong vanished, replaced by overwhelming joy. "Really?"
"Just now, Her Majesty fainted due to a sudden attack of anger. The imperial physician took her pulse and said that she is less than a month pregnant."
"Reward! I will reward Rong'er handsomely!"
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