novelaction Chapter 419 The Tragic Queen 7
Chapter 419 The Tragic Queen 7
"I didn't do it, I didn't do it," Imperial Concubine Li was so excited that she was shaking all over. "What do you want me to say so that Your Majesty will believe that I have never done anything to harm the heir to the throne."
"Don't get excited," the emperor quickly hugged Concubine Li, frightened by her appearance at the moment, "Even if you really didn't do it, it's useless if I believe it!"
"Yuesong, I know you value the power of the palace, but if you cling to it at this time, it will be very disadvantageous to you, so you should listen to me and hand over the power of the palace to the queen first, and take good care of your pregnancy and give birth to the child."
"I promise you that after you give birth to the child, I will find a way to hand over the power of the palace to you."
This was of course just to appease Concubine Li. Since it had been decided to let the Queen restrain Concubine Li, then naturally Concubine Li could no longer be allowed to take charge of the palace power. After all, the Emperor was really afraid of Concubine Li's cruelty and did not want the royal heir to suffer from Concubine Li's hands again.
Yes, the emperor's suspicion of Concubine Li has not wavered at all.
Concubine Li still cared about the baby in her belly, so she calmed herself down as quickly as possible: "Your Majesty, please leave! I don't want to see you at all now. If you don't want me to have a miscarriage, then leave immediately."
"You..." The emperor was naturally very angry, but he didn't dare to get angry at Concubine Li. "I will send someone to take away the account books of the six palaces tomorrow. You have someone sort out the account books. I don't want to hear any reason you use to refuse to hand over the account books tomorrow."
As soon as he finished speaking, the emperor let go of Concubine Li and left.
Watching the emperor's back as he left, Concubine Li became agitated again, and then she picked up a vase from the flower stand beside her and smashed it to the ground.
The emperor naturally heard the sound of the vase hitting the ground and breaking, which made him pause for a moment. Then, with a gloomy face, he got on the sedan chair and left Concubine Li's palace.
"My queen, you must not get angry again," Chun Xiao advised worriedly, "otherwise it might hurt the baby in your belly."
"I don't want to get angry," Imperial Concubine Li said angrily, "but the Emperor wants me to hand over the power of the palace to the Empress. How can I not get angry?"
"Your Majesty, this is only temporary," Xia Jing said, "Didn't the Emperor just say that after your child is born, the Emperor will find a way to hand over the power of the palace to you, so you..."
"What do you know?" Concubine Li glared at Xia Jing in dissatisfaction. "The emperor wants to hand over the power of the palace to the queen. It is obvious that he wants the queen to restrain me. Given the situation, how could the emperor hand over the power of the palace to me? What he said just now was just to coax me."
With Concubine Li's intelligence and her understanding of the Emperor, how could she not know what the Emperor was thinking?
In the final analysis, it is because they have determined that she is the murderer who killed the royal heir, and they no longer trust her and are on guard against her from the bottom of their hearts.
Concubine Li is of course aware that this is very disadvantageous to her. If the Emperor's distrust and vigilance continue in the long run, can she guarantee that the Emperor will always love her as before?
But faced with this situation, Concubine Li had no idea of breaking the impasse, which made her hate the murderer behind the scenes even more.
In the middle of the night, the pregnant noblewoman and the two pregnant maids both had miscarriages.
Now, the stain on Concubine Li is even harder to wash away.
The emperor was really angry this time. After all, he was already irritable because he was woken up in the middle of the night. Add to that the loss of three children at once. The emperor was overwhelmed with anger. He felt that this was Concubine Li's revenge on him, revenge for him handing over the power of the palace to the queen.
Then the emperor came to Concubine Li's palace in a rage and slapped her hard, which directly caused Concubine Li to have a miscarriage. Not only was the emperor dumbfounded, but he was also deeply shocked and vomited blood.
After all, this was another time he indirectly killed his own children, and all the dragon fetuses were gone. It was like he had worked so hard but got nothing in the end, and it was all in vain.
You have to know that this is an heir, and the emperor still doesn't have a child? So how could he not be irritated and vomit blood?
When the concubines in the harem learned that Concubine Li had a miscarriage after being slapped by the Emperor, they were all very happy, especially those who had suffered a miscarriage, as they felt so relieved.
However, although they felt relieved, they were not prepared to let Concubine Li go easily. Led by Concubine Yi, the concubines who had suffered miscarriages knelt outside the Kunluan Palace the next morning and asked the Queen to punish Concubine Li.
As for why they didn't kneel before the emperor, isn't that nonsense? After Jiang Chunxi's words, all the concubines in the harem knew that Concubine Li was the most beloved person in the emperor's heart. If they dared to force the emperor to deal with Concubine Li, who knew whether the emperor would deal with them instead in his rage.
So the best way is naturally to let the Queen stand up for them. Since the Queen is the master of the harem, she has the obligation to redress the grievances of the concubines in the harem and bring the vicious woman, Concubine Li, to justice.
"My sisters, kneel outside my Kunluan Palace. Do you want to force me to abdicate?" Jiang Chunxi stood on the steps, looking at the concubines kneeling below with cold eyes, "It is because I have always been too lenient that you all don't take me seriously."
"Empress, we are wronged!" This is Concubine Yi's voice. "We are not trying to force the Empress to do anything. We just want the Empress to report to the Emperor to punish Concubine Li. Concubine Li has killed so many of our children, even the child in the Emperor's belly was killed by Concubine Li. Doesn't the Empress want to avenge her own child?"
"Empress," this was Concubine Su's voice, "You are the head of the harem. The emperor does not want to deal with the vicious Concubine Li. As the head of the harem, do you mean to ignore it? Even if it is not for revenge for your own child, you have the obligation to persuade the emperor to deal with Concubine Li. After all, you are the queen. Since you are the queen, you should perform your duties as the queen."
"How dare you," Jiang Chunxi said angrily, "As the queen, when will I get a concubine like you to teach me how to do things? Concubine Su, I will not punish you because you have just experienced the pain of losing your child and are still in confinement. However, I can spare you the death penalty, but you cannot escape the punishment of life. After you are out of confinement, you must go to the Buddhist temple to copy scriptures for two hours every day for a month."
"I obey your order." Supin naturally did not dare to refute the Queen's decision. As long as she could overthrow Concubine Li, she could tolerate the Queen's punishment.
"Okay, all of you hurry up and get up!" Jiang Chunxi continued, "Don't you think about it? You are all in confinement after childbirth. If you kneel on the ground like this, you might damage your bodies."
After a pause, Jiang Chunxi continued, "I will go to see the emperor. If a vicious woman like Concubine Li is not dealt with, who in the harem will dare to get pregnant in the future?