The Imperial Noble Consort was so angry that she was about to die. If she had known what kind of person she was, she would have killed her on the first day she entered the palace. How could she have kept her until now?
"Everything I said is true. If Your Majesty doesn't believe me, go ahead and check. I'm not only your Imperial Consort, but also your cousin. If I really had the guts, why would I have waited until now?"
Of course Kangxi knew that what she said was true, but so what? What did it have to do with him?
"I know you are dissatisfied with Concubine Zhao's favor, but I don't know where the feelings come from. I am deeply in love with her. It is impossible for me to be the same as before. I will never go back.
I believe you when you say you don't know about this, but whether the person who found her for you knows about it is not up to me. Come, arrest her and send her to the Ministry of Punishment for a thorough interrogation."
Kangxi was talking about the people behind the Imperial Noble Consort. She wanted to protect her, but Kangxi looked at her fiercely, and she knew she couldn't protect her.
"Your Majesty, she has served me since childhood and knows my feelings for you. How could she possibly do something that would harm you and me?"
"I have already said that this matter will be handled by the Ministry of Punishment. Imperial Concubine, you are my cousin. You should know that if a prince breaks the law, he will be punished just like a commoner. I do not want to say too much to you. I will leave everything to the Ministry of Punishment to decide."
The Imperial Noble Consort collapsed to the ground. She was really a useless person. That person had been serving her since childhood. She didn't expect that she couldn't even protect her. The Emperor was really going too far.
When she thought about losing her right-hand man, she felt a severe pain in her chest. Then she thought about how he did this for Mu Sili, and she fainted from anger.
Kangxi did not express much opinion on this. To him, the imperial concubine had done too many evil things, and this incident only gave him a reason to depose her.
Soon, news came from the Ministry of Punishment that the palace maid had confessed. She did know that she was a spy, and that the other party had taken the initiative to find her with the purpose of entering the palace for revenge.
But what she didn't know was that the target of revenge the palace maid was talking about was Kangxi. She always thought that the target of her revenge was Mu Sili, otherwise why would she disguise herself to look like her?
Not only that, the Ministry of Punishment also found out other information, including that the Imperial Noble Consort had poisoned Kangxi and Xiaozhuang.
Kangxi was so angry that he laughed. He always thought that she only attacked Xiaozhuang, but he didn't expect that she would attack him too. Fortunately, Yan Chang was worried about implicating him and changed the medicine, otherwise he would probably be dead.
"Take this information to Chengqian Palace. I want to ask the Imperial Concubine what she really did and why she could do such a cruel thing."
Liang Jiugong silently lit a candle for the Imperial Concubine. The Imperial Concubine had been scheming in the palace for so many years, and this time she was really in trouble. He hoped that her frail body could hold on.
In Chengqian Palace, the Imperial Noble Consort always had a bad premonition, especially when she received the news that Kangxi was rushing over with people in anger, she immediately had Yinzhen brought over.
No matter what, Yinzhen is Kangxi's son. No matter how angry he is, he will spare her life for the sake of the child. With this idea, she actually felt a little fearless.
"The Emperor has arrived."
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you. It's a rare occasion that you have the leisure to come to my Chengqian Palace today. I thought you were going to Yonghe Palace to see Concubine Zhao, so I didn't go out to greet you. I hope your Highness will forgive me."
If he didn't know what kind of person she was, he might have believed her, but now he just wanted to go to Mu Sili for comfort after confronting her.
"I ask you, have you ever done anything to hurt me or Mammy?"
She looked into the distance with a guilty conscience. She had done it, why didn't she do it? But her purpose in doing so was to frame Uya. Besides, wasn't he fine? And Concubine Yan had already done it. Why was he asking her at this time?
No, there was no way she would admit this. Once she admitted it, she would be finished.
"I didn't do that. Your Majesty knows. I am a kindhearted person. How could I possibly do such a thing? This is not only an insult to me, but also a lack of trust in you. Please understand, Your Majesty."
"What a shameless act of ignorance! If I hadn't investigated thoroughly, I would have believed your lies, Tong Jia. Why do you think you can hold on to the position of Imperial Noble Consort?
To be honest, if I hadn't known what you did to me and Royal Mam, I would have made you the Queen and registered Xiao Si under your name, but now it seems that I did a good job.
If you were the queen, it would be difficult for me to deal with you. But now, you are just an imperial concubine. I can depose you if I want to, and I don’t need to care about other people’s thoughts at all.
I know that in your heart, family is more important than anything else. Why don't you tell me whether the Tong family knows about this matter? If you tell me what you know, I might forgive your previous behavior and let you sit in this position again."
The Imperial Noble Consort looked at him with a pale face. How could he say such cruel words?
The Tong family is both her maternal family and his maternal family. He often visited the Tong family when he was a child. Now he actually wants to take action against the Tong family. Isn't he afraid that his aunt will be so angry that she will come out to settle the score with him?
"Why, you don't want to tell me? If you don't want to tell me, forget it. I can find out about all these things. I just want to give you a chance. Since you don't want to, I won't force you.
Liang Jiugong, show her the information, so she won't think I'm wrongly accusing her or the Tong family. Although I'm not a good person, I can't wrong my own family either."
"Yes, Your Majesty, please read it yourself. After reading it, you will understand why the Emperor is so cold to you and why you cannot hold on to your position."
The Imperial Concubine took the information handed over by Liang Jiugong tremblingly. Even though she thought it was not a big deal, she almost fainted again after seeing that they had checked everything.
"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong, and the Tong family also knows I was wrong. I have only done this one thing, and it has not succeeded yet. Please don't hold it against me.
As for the Tong family, they are your maternal family. Even if they have not done anything for you, they have worked hard for you. Please, for your aunt's sake, don't make a fuss with them. The Tong family really knows they were wrong.
I am truly unworthy of being a Royal Consort. I am willing to die as an apology. I beg Your Majesty to spare the Tong family and Xiao Si. I truly treat him as my own son. Please treat him well after I leave."
To her, Yinzhen is now just a tool to soften Kangxi's heart. As long as Kangxi stops her from dying, today's events will be over.
Thinking of this, she rushed directly towards the pillar in the hall. Her original intention was to play a trick of self-torture, but she didn't expect that she used too much force and her head was bleeding.
Before she died, she seemed to see Kangxi's mocking face. At that moment, she felt like a joke and everything she had done was in vain.
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