sbdcsierra Chapter 225 The Emperor Questions Queen Jiang
Chapter 225 The Emperor Questions Queen Jiang
Yongshou Palace.
After what happened today spread, the happiest person was Concubine Liu!
During the days when she was under house arrest by the emperor, she lost her appetite and lost a lot of weight.
At this moment, Concubine Liu couldn't stop smiling on her flamboyant and bright face: "Hahahahahahahahahaha - I knew that the sick woman, the Queen, would always put on airs in front of Your Majesty. Sooner or later, she will be exposed!"
"She was so bold that she blatantly instructed Gao Yunhuai to get rid of Concubine Meng's child. God is really helping me!"
After this incident, the old woman, the Queen, could no longer be a big deal, and Concubine Meng was also a waste. Concubine Zhou and Concubine Rou, who were pregnant in the harem, were both hers, so who else could compete with her? !
These days, Cuizhu has seen the Imperial Concubine either looking sad or furious. It was rare to see the Imperial Concubine so happy, so she immediately complimented her: "The fact that Concubine Meng's child died at the right time shows that God is on the Imperial Concubine's side!"
Concubine Liu's eyes flashed with cruelty: "How can Concubine Meng be worthy of giving birth to an heir to the throne when her birth is so low? It's better this way, so that her child won't block the way for Concubine Zhou's child, which means blocking my way!"
"It's a pity that I'm still under house arrest and can't go to Kunning Palace in person to see the joke and end of that old woman, the Queen! Hahaha——"
"Cuizhu, immediately send someone to guard the gate of Kunning Palace. I want to be the first person to know the follow-up!"
Cui Zhufu said: "I obey your command!"
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Kunning Palace.
Queen Jiang usually went to bed and rest after taking the medicine, but today she was worried about something and kept herself awake.
Fanghua comforted her, "Madam, are you still worried about Gao Yunhuai's work? Nothing will go wrong."
Queen Jiang felt the same way.
After all, in the past when he was in the palace, Gao Yunhuai had always done everything perfectly, no matter how difficult the task was. Now, it was just a matter of getting rid of a mere concubine Meng, which was not a big deal.
But she didn't know why... since this morning, her eyelids had been twitching non-stop, and she always felt that something bad was going to happen.
"...I will wait a little longer. I will not feel at ease until Gao Yunhuai returns to report."
Fanghua understood Queen Jiang's worries and could not persuade her any further. She raised the soft pillow behind Queen Jiang so that she could lie more comfortably.
Looking at Queen Jiang's increasingly thin face, Fanghua felt concerned but also a little unhappy.
After all, it’s all the concubines in the harem’s fault!
The people in the Zhenguo Mansion haven't given birth to your Majesty's eldest son yet, so why should they rush in first? They deserve whatever fate they have suffered for making the Empress unhappy for no reason!
As time passed, Gao Yunhuai still did not come back, and the uneasiness in Queen Jiang's heart became stronger and stronger...
If she wasn't afraid of arousing suspicion, she really wanted to send someone to Yonghe Palace to take a look.
Who knew that at this moment, a palace maid ran in from outside and said anxiously, "It's not good! Queen, it's not good!"
Queen Jiang's face suddenly darkened!
Fang Hua strode forward and slapped the maid in the face: "How dare you! Who taught you to talk like that?!"
Since the Queen fell ill, the taboos in Kunning Palace have increased. This lowly maid actually dared to shout that the Queen was not well. Isn't this obviously a curse on the Queen? !
The little maid was beaten to her knees, not daring to retort: "I spoke out of turn! I am guilty!"
"Your Majesty, Eunuch Gao has been arrested by His Majesty and taken to the Ministry of Punishment, that's why I'm so anxious!"
Queen Jiang felt a rush of hot blood to her forehead, and she was so frightened that she almost fainted!
She clutched the blanket tightly and used great strength to control her trembling body. "What did you say? How did Gao Yunhuai get arrested and taken to the Ministry of Punishment?!"
After the little palace maid explained the reason, Queen Jiang didn't believe it at all.
Another confidant ran in with a pale face: "Oh no, Queen! Concubine Meng had a miscarriage!"
"Eunuch Gao was arrested and taken to the Ministry of Punishment, and right after that, her child was gone. I'm afraid... I'm afraid the truth has been exposed..."
The last bit of hope in Queen Jiang's heart disappeared without a trace. Her heart was completely dead and she fell powerlessly on the bed.
Fang Hua's face turned even paler, and she trembled as she asked, "Empress, what should we do? His Majesty will definitely come to Kunning Palace soon, you, you must think of a solution quickly..."
Although she had done many evil things around Queen Jiang, this time the incident was exposed in front of the emperor. How could Fanghua not be afraid!
After all, Queen Jiang had been in power for a long time, and had not been defeated despite suffering from illness for so long. Even though things had developed to this point, she was still not as frightened as others.
"Why panic?!"
"Even if Gao Yunhuai is exposed, he will never betray me!"
"I am your Majesty's first wife, the empress, and the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion is standing behind me! Even if your Majesty wants to deal with me, he must consider many aspects."
"Everyone, be alert. Don't scare yourselves or else you'll be caught by someone!"
Queen Jiang was so thin that her cheeks were deeply sunken and her cheekbones appeared more prominent. In dim light, she looked like a mummy.
She held herself up and spoke in such a stern tone, which gave people an even more terrifying feeling.
The confidants were shocked and quickly responded "yes".
Queen Jiang didn't want them to see her losing face in front of the emperor, so she waved her hand and said, "You all go down first."
"I am not dead yet, and I will not let anyone touch anyone in Kunning Palace!"
Fanghua and the others finally felt relieved, but they were still worried about Queen Jiang's situation.
But now that things have come to this, they can't do anything but say, "Yes. Your servant/slave will take his leave."
As expected, as soon as the few people left, the emperor's procession arrived at Kunning Palace.
Nangong Xuanyu came in angrily from outside and saw only Queen Jiang leaning on the couch in the inner room, with a look of neither sadness nor joy.
At this moment, she forced herself to kneel on the ground with difficulty, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live your Majesty!"
Nangong Xuanyu did not step forward to support Queen Jiang. He just looked down at her, his expression becoming increasingly cold, and his tone was harsher than ever before.
"The Queen is really good at this!"
"Not long after Concubine Rou entered the palace, you placed Liu Xu next to her. This time you instructed her to put a needle in Concubine Rou's shoes, trying to sabotage Concubine Rou's canonization ceremony, and then put the blame on Concubine Meng!"
"If one plan fails, come up with another. You were so bold as to have Gao Yunhuai murder concubines in the harem, causing Concubine Meng to have a miscarriage!"
"Back then, everyone in the capital said that the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo was extremely beautiful, dignified and virtuous. Even my father praised your virtue and betrothed you to me. I didn't know that you were so vicious!"