sbdcsierra Chapter 371: 8 Words
Chapter 371: 8 Words
The birth dates and horoscopes of all concubines were sent to the Imperial Observatory.
Including Xi Zhaoyi, who has been criticized a lot before.
When the Empress Dowager heard the Emperor's actions, she knew that the Emperor must have been instructed by someone.
However, this person is most likely Jiang Sujin.
Because everyone knows that the emperor’s favorite person is Jiang Sujin, and the person he admires the most is also Jiang Sujin.
If the retired emperor had not objected, the emperor would have named Jiang Sujin the empress dowager.
The Empress Dowager finally found a way to alienate the relationship between the Emperor and Concubine Xi.
But now it has been directly disrupted by Jiang Sujin.
After looking at the horoscopes, the Imperial Observatory compared each person's horoscope with the emperor's.
Then he wrote the conclusions on the back of the paper for the emperor to check.
The emperor read the papers one by one.
Finally, he saw a birth date that was most compatible with his.
"Whose code name is Lemon?"
After searching and checking, the eunuch quickly told the emperor, "Your Majesty, it's Xi Zhaoyi."
When the emperor heard this, the expression on his face instantly became happy.
"I know that my vision will never be wrong."
Eunuch: "Your Majesty, what about what happened before?"
The Emperor: "Send all the servants serving in the palace to the Ministry of Punishment for severe torture. I want to see who is causing trouble."
"It's the Emperor!"
After the emperor said this, he got up and went to Xihe Palace.
When Xi Zhaoyi saw the emperor, she was so shocked that she quickly took a few steps back and knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty, long live the emperor."
The emperor walked over and wanted to help Concubine Xi up himself, but Concubine Xi dodged him.
Instead of getting angry, the emperor took a few steps forward. Concubine Xi had to stand up and hide behind her. However, the emperor still persisted and pushed Concubine Xi into a corner.
"Hide again if you can!"
Upon seeing this, Xi Zhaoyi turned her face away and her eyes turned red.
Upon seeing this, the emperor immediately hugged Concubine Xi in his arms.
"Xi'er, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have ignored you on purpose."
"But you know what? Under the circumstances at that time, if I hadn't ignored you, something would have definitely happened to you."
"I have been in this palace for so many years, and I have seen a lot of intrigues here."
Upon hearing this, Xi Zhaoyi could not help but lean on the emperor's shoulder with emotion: "Then why does the emperor dare to approach me now?"
Emperor: "Because the Imperial Observatory has cleared your name, they no longer have any reason to interfere with me."
Xi Zhaoyi: "I don't understand what the emperor is saying."
Emperor: "The Imperial Astronomical Observatory said that your horoscope is the most compatible with mine. We are a natural match, so no one will have any reason to accuse you of being an unlucky person in the future."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Xi couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth, and then she hugged the emperor tightly.
The emperor had long missed Concubine Xi, and under the current circumstances, he naturally could no longer suppress himself.
He simply picked the person up and carried him sideways, then ran straight into the inner room.
When the Empress Dowager heard that the Emperor had sent all his servants to the Ministry of Punishment, she simply killed the people she had arranged.
In this way, there will be no evidence to prove the crime. In the absence of evidence, the emperor cannot make use of the issue to make trouble.
Although the emperor was young, he knew that someone must not want his servants to tell the truth.
In the entire imperial palace, the only person who dared to play dirty tricks in his palace was probably the Empress Dowager.
Therefore, the emperor used his own method to retaliate. He directly announced to the public that Shen Zhaoyi's fate was unknown, and directly ordered the palace servants to remove her green-headed nameplate.
As a result, Shen Zhaoyi temporarily lost the possibility of serving the emperor in the emperor's bedchamber.
In order to protect Concubine Xi, the emperor arranged for several old maids to take charge of her palace.
In addition, he directly promoted her to Concubine Xi.
In this way, Concubine Xi became the first among these newcomers to be promoted to the position of concubine.
The Empress Dowager was naturally very angry, so she summoned the Emperor directly into the Cining Palace.
"How can a concubine be promoted to the position of concubine directly when she has only been in the palace for more than a month and has no children?"
The Emperor: "Grandmother, I like Concubine Xi. I gave her the title of Concubine because I hope she can thrive in the palace and not be easily framed."
When the Empress Dowager heard this, her expression suddenly turned unnatural: "Whether the Imperial Observatory is accurate or not, who knows if she bribed the Imperial Observatory in advance? After all, she is good friends with Princess Yong'an, maybe they colluded with each other?"
Emperor: "Grandmother, what you mean is that someone deliberately instructed the Imperial Observatory to say those words, so the Imperial Observatory said that Concubine Xi's fate was unknown?"
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager's expression instantly became even uglier: "I don't know, I just feel that we can't be so arbitrary."
The Emperor: "It may have been hearsay in the past, but this time the horoscope was read anonymously and I personally supervised it, so there will be no mistakes."
The Empress Dowager: "So what you mean is that Qingqing will never be able to sleep with me again?"
The Emperor: "Shen Zhaoyi has been unlucky lately, so I have to avoid her. When her luck turns good, I will naturally summon her."
"I am also very confused as to who dislikes Concubine Xi and deliberately spreads rumors about her."
"More importantly, she even attempted to murder me. She is so bold."
"If I find out who that person is, no matter who she is, I will not let her off easily."
When the Empress Dowager heard this, her face turned pale instantly. The Emperor's criticism was so blatant that anyone could tell that he was deliberately making indirect accusations.
"Shen Yanfeng has made great contributions to the country. If the emperor treats Shen coldly, Prince Yong'an will definitely be disappointed."
The Emperor: "Concubine Xi is Second Lady's cousin. If I treat her coldly, Second Lady will definitely feel uncomfortable."
"I don't know anything else, I only know that Prince Yong'an is most afraid of Second Mother."
"And I also heard that Prince Yong'an is now arguing with the second son of the Shen family about splitting up the family. It seems that he said that Madam Shen Er embezzled a lot of money from the Shen family."
"If a mother has dirty hands and feet, her daughter will not be any better."
This sentence has completely denied Shen Yueqing's character. Now that she has been denied as a person, there is no need to even think about letting her become the queen in the future.
The Empress Dowager took a deep breath and said, "That's enough. I'm tired. It's time for the Emperor to get back to work on government affairs."
The Emperor: "Grandson, take your leave!"
Shen Yueqing was so anxious about falling out of favor that she hurriedly wrote a letter home.
After reading her letter, the second wife became even more anxious.
She knew that Jiang Sujin had instructed the emperor to do this, otherwise the emperor's attitude would not have suddenly changed.
This Jiang Sujin not only cut off her financial resources, but also cut off her daughter's path to becoming queen. She swore to take revenge on her and make sure she would never be able to turn over a new leaf.