Chapter 764: Passing the Buck
What about the King of Chu? Yuan Jinyu thought to herself, your mother concubine is now in the same situation as Concubine De before, what choice will you make?
King Chu actually knew what happened in the palace last night, but he chose to enter the palace again today, also to give him a time to prepare. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
The royal family may not have any true feelings, but the king of Chu has filial piety to Concubine Li. From childhood to adulthood, all he saw was how Concubine Li was smiling beside the queen, and he himself had to follow the prince's ass, but the prince's life was obeyed.
Later, the crown prince died, and the Wu clan was also defeated, and he thought that this time would finally usher in a good time.
But the emperor's thoughts are still so unclear, what should he do to let the emperor give him the position of prince?
Yuan Jinyu's entry into the palace was the best opportunity, and he and Concubine Li planned such a conspiracy.
Now that Concubine Li is being blamed, he can't be indifferent, and the King of Chu has left a virtuous impression on the people for so many years, so he kowtowed to the emperor three times in a row: "Father, please be merciful outside the law." The mother concubine must have a hard time doing this. Now that the big mistake has been made, you have to punish the mother, and the sons are also very heartbroken, I beg you, for the sake of the mother's many years of companionship, treat her lightly. ā
The emperor's majestic gaze fell on the mother and son, and it could be seen that they were really scared and panicked.
He asked again: "Do you know about this matter, and are you involved in it?"
The king of Chu naturally couldn't admit it, and now Mu Ze hadn't come up with any other evidence, so he said that he definitely hadn't found him. He was much more cautious than Concubine Li, and he didn't show any horses, but now, he didn't deny it directly, but just glanced at the emperor with some embarrassment.
The emperor frowned: "There is no concealment." ā
King Chu looked sad: "Father, the son didn't know about this incident, but the female guard you gave to Princess Chu before, she knew about it, and she was also involved in this matter." In the final analysis, Xiuyu still believed her, and when she entered the palace to see her concubine before, she brought her in as well. At that time, the mother concubine was actually scared in her heart and wanted to stop, but she caught up with the mother and persuaded the mother concubine. She deceived the edict from her mother, and yesterday she sneaked out of the Chu Palace, and came to the palace to give advice to her mother, and her sons and ministers didn't know!
The king of Chu said, and then he choked up with some excitement, he looked at the emperor with great remorse, if he was standing on the ground, he must be beating his chest: "This matter, the son said it, the father may not believe it, and the son did not try to ask the father to spare the son." It's the son's housekeeper who is not strict, so that the villain has a chance to take advantage of it, and the mother and concubine are also affected!" King Chu lowered his head, he was already choked up, he was originally a very handsome man, but now he is sad to this extent, no matter who it is, he can't bear to see it.
"Erchen is very remorseful now, and I also feel that this mistake can't be revealed like this, father, please spare your mother once, when Erchen goes to kill that iris, please ask my father to also cut off the title of Erchen, and Erchen is willing to be demoted to a concubine to calm the anger of Concubine De Niangniang, as well as several brothers and Princess Ning!"
After speaking, the king of Chu kowtowed heavily to the emperor on the ground.
Concubine De and Mu Que didn't say anything, because this time they were really miserable by Concubine Li, especially Concubine De, she had suffered such a big grievance with such a temperament, and asked her to pretend to be a white lotus to forgive these two people, sorry, she couldn't do it.
So now there are only Yuan Jinyu and Mu Ze left. Since Concubine De didn't express her position, they also had to make a statement.
Yuan Jinyu actually looked at King Chu over there a little heartbreaking, and she was a little amazed.
She didn't believe what King Chu said. Iris has an enmity with herself, but Concubine Li is not a stupid person, would she believe what a female guard said, not to mention that she is still the female guard of Princess Chu.
Yesterday, Iris will enter the palace, I'm afraid it is the insurance means of the King of Chu, if it succeeds, then he can stand by the emperor's side today and watch Xiao Yuzi read the holy decree and kill Concubine De. If it fails, blame it all on Iris.
As for Iris, the result of the interrogation must be similar to what King Chu advised.
Yuan Jinyu felt a little aggrieved in her heart, she had worked hard for so long, wouldn't she really be overturned by King Chu in a few words?
So she just smiled faintly: "His Royal Highness the King of Chu, you shouldn't say that." You and His Royal Highness King Ning are brothers, naturally you can't do things like fratricide, this time since Concubine Li was confused for a while, and was bewitched by the villain, then His Royal Highness the palace will naturally not blame you. But whose idea was it for Concubine Li's mother to do all that she did before she met with the maid? You say she repented, but she took that last step. ā
Yuan Jinyu looked at Concubine De with some sadness: "What's even more bitter is that Concubine De Niangniang was sent to the Zongren Mansion by the angry father and emperor like this, and she suffered a lot, so who should I talk to about this grievance?"
Concubine De also looked at Yuan Jinyu, originally she didn't want to deal with her, but now, she suddenly understood. Concubine Li is a scourge, if you don't get rid of it, there will be endless troubles, the grievances between her and Yuan Jinyu, but if you let it go a little, you must not let the emperor soften his heart at this time.
So Concubine De asked Mu Que to help herself up, knelt on the ground, and looked at the emperor with a faint glow in her eyes: "Your Majesty, the concubine has never had such a difficult life since she was a child. It's not the environment in the Zongren's mansion or the torture that makes the concubines afraid, the concubines are just wronged, and the emperor doesn't believe in the concubines. But the concubines never blame the emperor, because if such conclusive evidence is placed in front of the emperor, the emperor will believe it, and it is understandable. The concubine just wanted to ask about the intentions of the people behind this, if it wasn't for Princess Ning who found out the mastermind behind this scene earlier, the concubine would have been beheaded by the emperor by now!"
Concubine De said, also covering her heart, and tears finally slipped from her eyes: "Even if it is for the emperor to die, the concubine is willing." The concubines just don't want to see that when the emperor learns the truth, he will regret the death of the concubine! There is also Lao Qi, who entered the palace just to ask the emperor to forgive the concubines. At this moment, the concubines thought that whoever was sincere to the emperor and who was false to the emperor would definitely be able to distinguish clearly!"
The emperor looked at Concubine De, and for a while, he was also a little uneasy. Concubine De is a stronger woman than other harem women, perhaps because the family is too complicated, and she has also developed a somewhat arrogant heart.
When she asked for herself, she was thrown into the Zongren Mansion by herself, which must have broken her heart, and since this is also a mistake she made, then she should be compensated.
"Lift your mother up. The emperor looked at Mu Que, Mu Que immediately instructed, helped Concubine De, and comforted softly: "Mother, you are not in good health now, don't be too excited, you will faint, don't worry, my father will definitely give us an explanation." ā
Yuan Jinyu glanced at Mu Ze, obviously feeling that this Mu Que was also an enlightened person.
In this royal family, it is like this, there is no eternal enemy, as long as the interests are the same, even if she and Concubine De can't wait for each other to die, they can still stand by each other's side.
King Chu looked at the emperor's eyes and slowly became firm, for a while, he was really too worried, he hesitated, it was too late to regret it now, and he pushed all this on Concubine Li, could he not be implicated?
He tried to convince himself in his heart, it doesn't matter, anyway, the concubine loves him very much, doesn't she? Doesn't she want to be able to ascend to the throne the most? If he is really like Mu Zhao and is degraded to a commoner, he won't get anything, right?
As for the concubine, after he becomes the emperor, he can issue an edict to announce to the world and rehabilitate the concubine!
The more King Chu thought about it, the more feasible he felt, and the light in his eyes became more and more weird, and when he finally made up his mind to raise his head and speak, he saw King Ning's cold eyes.
From it, he clearly saw indifference and mockery.
Apathy is indifference to one's own miserable appearance, mockery...... is saying that he is hypocritical, but for the sake of that position, even his biological mother can be sacrificed.
The king of Chu was stabbed in the chest as if he had been stabbed in the chest, and the pain was so painful that he couldn't stand up straight.
He bowed his head in shame and slowly gave up on his original idea.
Everything has been said, as long as the emperor doesn't really want to kill him, the king of Chu believes that with his connections in the court, he will definitely be able to make a comeback.
And Shen Guifei dared to attack the emperor, and the emperor could spare her life, could her own mother also escape?
The emperor really didn't want to kill Concubine Li, after all, she was the concubine who had been with him for so many years. But I'm not going to keep Concubine Li in the palace, with Wu Jieyu's experience, it's hard to guarantee that Concubine Li won't be used again.
So the emperor pondered for a moment before he said: "I believe your words once I believe the third child, and I also believe that Concubine Li, who has followed me for many years, will not be so ruthless." ā
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