sbdcsierra Chapter 774: Reclaiming the power to assist the 6th palace and demoted to Consort Zhuang
Chapter 774: Reclaiming the power to assist the 6th palace and demoted to Consort Zhuang
At this moment, many people breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the struggle in the harem will never end, but seeing Concubine Hao dying, they also feel sad for her and don't want her to leave this world with regrets...
Of course, this person is there just to watch the fun.
Some people also want to know whether the poison that Concubine Hao was poisoned by Concubine Liang.
"My Lady, Eunuch Su is back!"
Chu Er held Hao Bin's hand and cried with joy: "Look!"
Nangong Xuanyu raised his hand to stop Su Quanye from saluting and asked in a deep voice, "How is it?"
At this moment, the emperor couldn't tell whether he hoped Su Quanye would find evidence, end the matter, and let Concubine Hao feel at ease.
I still hope that Changchun Palace is innocent and the poisoning incident really has nothing to do with Concubine Liang...
Su Quanye signaled the eunuch behind him to bring up the tray and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I led people to search Changchun Palace and finally found this porcelain bottle under a Buddha statue."
Concubine Liang closed her eyes.
Sure enough.
Concubine Chen is so vicious that she even resorts to frame-up to eliminate dissidents!
However, Concubine Liang knew this in her heart, but she couldn't say it out loud because she had no evidence.
If she rashly involves Concubine Chen, she will have another charge of falsely accusing someone of her superiors.
Imperial Concubine Chen...is indeed good at calculating!
Ruoli looked at the porcelain bottle and frowned, always having a bad feeling.
Your Majesty is kind-hearted and would not poison Concubine Hao. Could it be that someone wants to frame Your Majesty?
Receiving the emperor's eye instructions, Tang Luochuan and He Yuanpan immediately stepped forward to check.
Soon, the two came to the same conclusion at the same time: "Your Majesty, the poison in this porcelain bottle is indeed the soul-stealing poison!"
If only Tang Luochuan said this, everyone might think that he deliberately gave false testimony in order to help Concubine Chen eliminate Concubine Liang. But since He Yuanpan also said this, the facts were correct!
After all, he only obeys His Majesty, and the concubines are not so powerful as to make He Yuanpan lie.
"It's you! It's all you..."
Haopin glanced at Liangfei with resentment, then looked at Nangong Xuanyu and pleaded, "Your Majesty, please do justice for me..."
Looking at the silver needles piercing Hao Bin's knuckles and her extremely weak appearance, Nangong Xuanyu couldn't bear to look away.
He looked at Concubine Liang and said coldly: "I am so disappointed in you!"
"Everything you did is proven beyond doubt. What else can you say now?!"
Concubine Liang and Nangong Xuanyu looked at each other and said firmly, "Your Majesty, I have never poisoned Concubine Hao. I really don't know where the poison in Changchun Palace came from. This is obviously a frame-up. Please investigate, Your Majesty!"
"Ah……"
Concubine Hao laughed bitterly: "It is just as I said before. No matter what is found out, Concubine Liang will have ten thousand reasons to excuse herself."
"You had no choice. You didn't do anything. Everything is someone else's fault, right?"
"At this moment, you...you are still making excuses..."
Concubine Liang looked at Concubine Hao, frowned and asked, "If it was really me who poisoned you, why did I leave the poison in Changchun Palace? Isn't this just waiting to be caught?"
"How could I do such a stupid thing?"
"Sister Hao, the person behind the scenes is ruthless. Don't be fooled by him again!"
Concubine Chun said sarcastically, "Today I finally understand that Concubine Liang is the most eloquent person in the palace."
"Imperial Physician Tang and Judge He have said before that Soul Stealing is a slow-acting poison. Under normal circumstances, it takes a long time to kill someone. This is the first time you have poisoned Concubine Hao. Of course, you should save the remaining poison for next time."
"Can this be an excuse?"
Chu Er wiped away tears and said, "On the night when our queen gave birth to the fifth prince, Concubine Liang knelt outside the delivery room and said that she was willing to sacrifice ten years of her life in exchange for the safety of the queen and the fifth prince."
"At that time, who wouldn't think that Concubine Liang was even kinder than a bodhisattva? Who could have thought that the one who turned our Concubine into this was you!"
"Now that we have found the evidence of the poisoning of our queen, Concubine Liang, do you think anyone will still believe you?!"
Concubine Liang wanted to say something else, but the emperor interrupted her impatiently: "That's enough!"
If it was in the past, with the affection between childhood sweethearts and the good reputation and image of Concubine Liang, Nangong Xuanyu would still trust her even if poison was found in Changchun Palace.
At least he wouldn't easily convict Concubine Liang.
But now...
She was full of lies and no longer had any good qualities in the emperor's heart. She was even regarded as a person with a sweet mouth and a sharp tongue, and a vicious heart. How could Nangong Xuanyu believe her again?
In addition, Concubine Hao really couldn't hold on any longer, and the emperor said that he would give her justice.
Nangong Xuanyu looked at Concubine Liang and said with disgust: "Concubine Liang acted on her own initiative, disrespected the emperor, and poisoned the concubines. She is so bold!"
"Come here, pass on my decree. From today on, her authority to assist the six palaces will be taken back and she will be demoted to Consort Zhuang!"
Although Concubine Liang and Concubine Zhuang seem to differ by only one character, the former is one of the four noble concubines, while the latter is just an ordinary concubine without even a title.
Without the power to assist in managing the six palaces, she would be like losing an arm, and it would be inconvenient for her to do anything in the future.
Concubine Zhuang suddenly raised her head and looked at Nangong Xuanyu, her face full of grievance and grief: "Your Majesty, I can swear to heaven that if the poison that Concubine Hao was poisoned by was caused by me, I will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death!"
People in the world were still very awed by the existence of ghosts and gods. When they heard Concubine Zhuang's words, many of them changed their expressions.
Concubine Zhuang actually dared to swear such a poisonous oath...
Concubine Chun came from the Western Regions and did not believe these things. She sneered, "If swearing an oath is useful, then what is the use of the Ministry of Punishment? Anyone who is suspected can prove his innocence by just swearing an oath. Isn't that ridiculous?"
"Besides... Empress Zhuang swore an oath with ten years of her life just a few days ago. It is obvious that the oath is just an excuse for you to achieve your goal."
"It turns out that the people who believe in Buddhism the most have the least reverence for God. Tsk tsk tsk tsk ..."
Concubine Zhuang ignored Concubine Chun and just looked at Nangong Xuanyu and said, "Your Majesty, I am innocent!"
"But I am incompetent and cannot find evidence to prove my innocence at the moment. One day, you will understand that I did not do these things!"
Having said this, Concubine Zhuang bowed deeply!
However, Nangong Xuanyu didn't listen at all and said in disgust: "I don't want to see this vicious woman again!"
Ruo Li helped Concubine Zhuang up with a heartache: "My queen, let's go back first..."
It would be ugly if I were dragged out by others.
Obviously, Concubine Zhuang also understood this.
She kowtowed to Nangong Xuanyu.