The concubines who were originally posing coquettishly and looking at each other with wild glances were so scared that they immediately knelt on the ground.
"I dare not accept it." The concubines rested their foreheads on the ground, their bodies stiff.
I didn't even have the courage to raise my eyes.
The emperor looked up at the whitening sky and sighed softly, "You dare not force my child to do anything?"
Emperor Mingxi called himself "I" instead of "Zhan".
The always clever Concubine Wen knew what His Majesty was thinking almost in the blink of an eye. He was not accusing her in the name of the emperor, but in the name of a father.
The emperor may have to take into account the civil and military officials in the court, but a father doesn't care about anything.
His Majesty did not have any doubts, he confirmed that the concubines bullied his children.
Concubine Wen's thoughts had never raced so fast before. Cold sweat broke out on her back, and she felt as if her whole body was covered with thorns, making her feel uneasy.
I can’t admit it! I absolutely can’t admit it!
You will die.
Concubine Wen knelt on the ground. Her clothes were thin. The residence of the emperor and the crown prince was as warm as spring, but the warmth could not enter her heart.
Her voice trembled, but she tried her best to prevent herself from shaking. "Your Majesty, I respect and love the Crown Prince. Perhaps you have misunderstood. If you don't believe me, please ask the Crown Prince..."
She knew that perhaps the only hope lay in the young and lovely prince.
When the concubines, led by Concubine Wen, heard this, they all started talking in a flurry to defend themselves.
"I don't know what happened to make Your Majesty so angry."
"The Crown Prince and I have a very good relationship. How could I force the Crown Prince?"
"The Queen Mother was there that day, and we, your Majesty, had absolutely no such intention."
When Wu Zhonghe heard this, he secretly spat. What kind of people are they? After bullying others, they still want the little prince to comfort them.
Are you sure the little prince is kind?
Wouldn't it be better for them all to stay in the palace and live a comfortable life?
Setting their sights on the prince is like throwing a moth into a flame, courting their own destruction.
He glanced at Jiang Yuanxing behind him.
Jiang Yuanxing had been listening here for a long time, and was filled with anger. Now, when he saw the look in Eunuch Wu's eyes, he stood up without hesitation.
"Your Majesty! Yesterday, people from the Empress Dowager's palace came several times, saying that the Empress Dowager missed the Crown Prince. I saw that the Crown Prince had breakfast and went to Yongshou Palace. When he arrived there, all the concubines were there. When Concubine Wen saw the Crown Prince, she started by saying that there was only one child in the palace, and that the Crown Prince was lonely and helpless...."
"Shut up! How can His Majesty allow a mere eunuch like you to be so presumptuous in front of him?" Concubine Wen scolded. She looked panicked, knowing that if she let this servant continue talking, she would be doomed.
Wu Zhonghe looked at His Majesty and saw that he had his eyes tightly closed. He then said to Concubine Wen in a sarcastic tone, "It is true that I am a eunuch and not as noble as Your Majesty, but the Crown Prince is the ruler. How presumptuous of Your Majesty to bully him?"
As the emperor's close attendant, Wu Zhonghe's words were to a certain extent instructed by the emperor.
The fact that Concubine Wen dared to scold Jiang Yuanxing showed that she did not take the prince seriously.
But as soon as Wu Zhonghe spoke, she gritted her teeth and remained silent.
Not daring to refute Wu Zhonghe, Concubine Wen kowtowed loudly, "Your Majesty, I have been your concubine since the time I was in the palace. I have served you wholeheartedly and diligently. I have always been obedient to the Queen Mother. I have always been respectful and kind to the Empress, and as for the Crown Prince, I cherish him even more."
"I have absolutely no second thoughts. If Your Majesty doesn't believe me, I would rather die as a warning."
Concubine Wen was gambling on a possibility. She was gambling that as the emperor, His Majesty would protect her and would not bear the infamy of forcing his wives and concubines to death.
You were too clever and planned everything, but ended up costing your life.
Concubine Wen was ambitious and thought she understood this extraordinary emperor well enough.
But she never understood that this emperor was a little crazy at heart, and his heart was as cold as stone.
He is heartless—a monster.
The only bit of love and tenderness he had was given to his children.
No matter how others cried and begged before him, they could not gain any mercy from the emperor.
The feudal dad never questions himself.
"Then die." His Majesty's face was expressionless, his eyes filled with boundless coldness. He wore a string of floral ornaments on his hand, adding a touch of warmth to his chilling aura.
The emperor lowered his head slightly and stroked the reddish flower. Only at this moment did his eyes not seem so cold.
Concubine Wen could no longer support the weight of her body and collapsed to the ground. She looked at Emperor Mingxi in a daze, "What?"
She is eloquent and takes pride in her intelligence.
Her intelligence helped her avoid many attacks, and she even won the favor of His Majesty and became one of the four concubines.
She thought that her cleverness was invincible and that once she gave birth to a child, she could use a little trickery to kick the queen out and ascend the throne herself.
Even if His Majesty dotes on the Crown Prince now, she is constantly alienating them. Even if His Majesty does not change, the child who has lost his mother will certainly feel resentful.
Concubine Wen had thought of everything. She took every step carefully and stepped on all the concubines in the palace to rise to the top.
She is the only one who can stand beside His Majesty, and her child is the only one who will inherit the throne in the future!
Concubine Wen had a good sleep yesterday and had a sweet dream.
But His Majesty dealt her a heavy blow. She had only said two words, and His Majesty wanted her dead...
The handsome emperor frowned slightly and waved his hand, "I want you dead, don't you hear? Drag me out."
Concubine Wen's face was pale. She knelt on the ground and wanted to stretch out her hands to hug Emperor Mingxi, but His Majesty looked at her as if she were dirty.
"Your Majesty, I have not committed such a crime. I know I was wrong and will never do it again. Your Majesty, please give me a bowl of poison to make me mute. Please spare my life. My father and brother have worked hard for Dazhao..."
Emperor Mingxi simply turned around and said calmly, "If you don't remove the roots, the grass will grow again in the spring breeze. You must have played a role in my son's birth."
The light in Concubine Wen's eyes went out, how could Your Majesty know.
She felt that she had done it perfectly, and four years had passed, and everyone who knew about it was dead. How did Your Majesty know about it?
As the guards were about to drag her away, His Majesty raised his hand slightly, indicating that Concubine Wen should be executed right there.
The concubines were sweating profusely and had their eyes closed, but His Majesty simply twirled the jade ring on his hand and said, "Keep your eyes open, or I'll dig them out."
So she could only watch helplessly as the attendants fed poison to Concubine Wen. She was trembling with fear, but she didn't dare to close her eyes.
The strong will to survive made Concubine Wen burst out with amazing strength, and she struggled.
His ten fingers were digging into the ground, leaving traces of blood.
"Yan Jiyuan, you have no heart, you are a monster, you are a ghost! I curse you—uh."
The poison killed her instantly. She hung her head and died in a horrible manner.
Emperor Mingxi raised his eyes, placed his hand on his heart, and murmured, "No heart?"
As if he had thought of something, the emperor curled his lips slightly, and such a stunning smile looked like an evil spirit in the eyes of the concubines.
I have a heart.
I have a heart, and my heart is my child.
(Don't think Big Brother is cruel, everyone has a bottom line. Big Brother is a feudal father who kills people without blinking an eye and has no moral bottom line.)
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