Chapter 296: Chess is high
If you don't help the imperial concubine, the imperial concubine will tell the incident, and judging from the imperial concubine's performance today, she is very likely to do so. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
If you help her, you have to convince the emperor with a clear conscience, and once King Jin is lifted, it will be very disadvantageous to the crown prince.
However, at present, the imperial concubine will use the matter between herself and Ling Wang Zhao Teng to threaten at any time, how should she deal with it?
Empress Jingzhuang was flustered and couldn't make a decision for a long time.
The imperial concubine couldn't wait, and reminded Queen Jingzhuang to make a decision early.
Empress Jingzhuang let out a long sigh and said, "Okay, this palace will try its best to persuade Your Majesty." With that, he asked the brocade guards to step down.
Calculate the imperial concubine first, and then calculate, as for whether he really helped her and King Jin intercede with the emperor, he will wait for the discussion with the prince before making a final decision.
This is Empress Jingzhuang's delaying tactic.
For now, she can only do this first.
The imperial concubine turned around and looked at Queen Jingzhuang and said word by word: "Then I will give the queen three days, and after three days, if King Jin's grounding order has not been revoked, don't blame me for being unkind, hum." β
When Empress Jingzhuang heard this, she was furious and said, "Revoke? Imperial Concubine, your request is too much, isn't it? β
Empress Jingzhuang felt that she could only ask the emperor to shorten King Jin's grounding period at most, but she did not dare to guarantee that it would be revoked immediately.
The palace maids were also dumbfounded when they heard the words of the imperial concubine.
They had never seen a concubine dare to blackmail Queen Zhuang like this.
The imperial concubine knew that she must not retreat now, so she held her head high and said: "That's right, it is revoked, King Jin's grounding is about to complete a year, and I think the effect of punishment has been achieved." β
Empress Jingzhuang was angry and helpless, and said: "Your Majesty has never changed the decision easily, all this palace can do is try its best to request, as for whether it can be revoked, this palace does not dare to make any guarantees." β
The imperial concubine turned around, sat down in the seat in front of Empress Jingzhuang again, and said, "Then you try to ask Your Majesty to shorten the period of King Jin's grounding by one and a half to two years." β
"That's not much different from lifting the ban." Empress Jingzhuang said hatefully.
She hated being pinched the most in her life, but she didn't expect to live in the shadow of being manipulated by others, Queen Jingzhuang only felt physically and mentally exhausted at this time, and her life was difficult.
The imperial concubine did not flinch and said: "I can only retreat this step, Queen Mother, I will wait for your good news in three days." The imperial concubine said goodbye and left.
Empress Jingzhuang only felt dizzy and swollen, and fainted on the ground as soon as she stood up.
Liu Ying and the palace maids were taken aback and hurriedly helped her back to the bedroom.
Empress Jingzhuang woke up after a while and said to Liu Ying, "Go and ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince immediately." β
About a quarter of an hour later, the crown prince Zhao Yuliang hurried over.
When the crown prince saw Empress Jingzhuang, he couldn't help but be surprisedβthe queen's face turned pale, as if she would fall again at any moment.
"Is the queen mother unwell?" Prince Zhao Yuliang hurriedly asked.
Empress Jingzhuang laboriously reached out to hold the prince's hand and said, "Liang'er, the imperial concubine used that incident to blackmail me again just now." β
Immediately, Empress Jingzhuang informed Zhao Yuliang of the imperial concubine's words as they were.
Zhao Yuliang fell into deep thought.
If King Jin Zhao Yuxun lifts the ban early, then it will inevitably pose a threat to himself, if he doesn't help the imperial concubine, the imperial concubine will shake out the matter of the queen and Zhao Teng, and the best solution at the moment is probably to kill the imperial concubine.
But after all, the imperial concubine has a noble status in the palace and is very favored by the emperor, even if the prince's methods are very secretive, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not be discovered.
The crown prince Zhao Yuliang was embarrassed again.
Empress Jingzhuang understood Zhao Yuliang's thoughts and said, "It's not a good way to kill her, and it's not in line with morality, let's find another way." β
Zhao Yuliang said: "If we don't kill her, I'm afraid we can only help her intercede for King Jin now." β
Queen Jingzhuang said with tears in her eyes: "It's all my fault that let you fall into such a difficult situation." β
Zhao Yuliang hurriedly said: "It's useless to regret that the matter has come to this point, the queen mother still takes care of her health." β
Queen Jingzhuang shook her head and said: "With her one day, I'm afraid I won't be able to live in peace, this is my sin, and I have no choice but to admit it." β
Zhao Yuliang hurriedly comforted Empress Jingzhuang, and thought of other solutions in his heart.
Suddenly, he thought of something, so he ordered two of his subordinates to quickly go and arrest the palace maid Chunliu and the other three and wait for his fate.
Chunliu and the other three were the people sent by the imperial concubine to investigate the private meeting between Empress Jingzhuang and King Ling Zhao Teng, and they were the direct witnesses to this incident.
These people were sent away by the imperial concubine with a lot of money after helping the imperial concubine investigate the matter, but the crown prince Zhao Yuliang knew where they were now.
As long as the prince's people arrest these people, then there will be a lack of witnesses on the imperial concubine's side to expose the private meeting between Empress Jingzhuang and King Ling.
Empress Jingzhuang didn't expect the prince to have such a hand, so she hurriedly asked, "When did Liang'er learn where they went?" β
Zhao Yuliang said: "Since that time when the imperial concubine used this matter to threaten you, the child has quietly sent someone to inquire. β
Empress Jingzhuang suddenly saw hope, clasped Zhao Yuliang's hand and said: "It is worthy of being the chessboard saint of the country, every step Liang'er has taken is so far-sighted, and the queen mother is deeply grateful." β
Zhao Yuliang patted Empress Jingzhuang's hand and said, "The child will go to the imperial concubine." β
Empress Jingzhuang hesitated for a moment and finally nodded.
Zhao Yuliang then went to the imperial concubine.
The imperial concubine said with a smile on her face: "I knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would come, come, come in and taste the flower tea I brewed." β
Zhao Yuliang sat down on the side of the tea table, but did not drink the tea handed over by the imperial concubine, but said lightly: "Guifei Niangniang, you must be clear in your heart about how serious the impact of King Jin's mistake was?" β
The imperial concubine smiled: "Of course, this does not have to be said by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and I know it." β
"So, are you now dissatisfied with His Majesty's punishment of him in the first place?" Prince Zhao Yuliang asked aggressively.
The imperial concubine was slightly stunned.
It seems that Zhao Yuliang is planning to negotiate terms with her this time.
The imperial concubine immediately said with a smile on her face: "Don't dare." β
Zhao Yuliang chuckled lightly and said: "You have used that incident to blackmail the queen three or four times, just because you want us to help you intercede for Your Majesty, but even if we help you with this, it is difficult to guarantee whether you will use this matter as a blackmail next time, so this palace arrested the four people who knew about it." β
After that, Zhao Yuliang handed a piece of paper with the names of the four people written on it to the imperial concubine.
After seeing this, the imperial concubine suddenly sat down in the chair.
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