Concubine Qi? The emperor raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and the first thing that came to his mind was the beautiful Jingxue with blue eyes and a stunning face.

His eyes couldn't help but flash with interest.

Immediately, he waved his hand and said, "Call her in." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." The palace people immediately turned around and withdrew.

The queen saw the emperor's expression in her eyes, and she couldn't help but hate it in her heart.

The emperor's attitude towards Concubine Qi has become very gentle and pampered recently, and he only rests in the middle palace for two or three days a month, but he lives in Concubine Qi's Langhuan Palace for as many as ten days, which is already a supreme favor!

If Concubine Qi comes in and cries to the emperor again, maybe the emperor will really change his mind and not punish the second prince! In this way, won't Wan'er's child be lost in vain?

The queen hated something in her heart, but she made a sad look on her face, which made the emperor feel distressed when she saw it.

When Concubine Qi walked in from outside, she heard the emperor comforting the queen: "You don't have to worry, since this matter was done by the second child, I will definitely not forgive him!" Don't worry, if you get angry, I'll be distressed......"

Concubine Qi's heart was as uncomfortable as a pinprick, and her fiery mood gradually cooled down.

Once again, she realized that she was really nothing in the emperor's heart.

However, she still had to step forward to intercede for her son.

"Concubines, see Your Majesty's ......" Concubine Qi opened her mouth sadly and tactfully, revealing a tactful lingering voice that was different from that of the queen.

The emperor turned his head all of a sudden, glanced at Concubine Qi, and said with a smile: "Why is Concubine Qi free today?" Come on, come on, come and sit next to me. As he spoke, he reached out and patted his left position.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Concubine Qi stepped forward a little flattered, sat down cautiously on the left side of the emperor, first glanced at the queen proudly, and then looked at Rong Chen, who was standing with his head down.

This is still after Rong Chen's legs were wasted, Concubine Qi left angrily from the Second Prince's Mansion, and the mother and son met for the first time, but there was no previous enthusiasm at all.

Concubine Qi looked at her emaciated body, disheartened, and her whole person seemed to have lost her lifeless son, as if she was uncomfortable in her heart. But in front of the emperor, she couldn't say anything.

Rong Chen didn't seem to have any special reaction to Concubine Qi's arrival.

"Chen'er, why don't you say hello to your mother?" The emperor opened his mouth coolly.

Rong Chen raised his head, bowed simply, and said in a mechanical voice: "The son sees the concubine." ”

He seemed to have completely lost the ability to think, and stayed in this hall like a walking corpse, accepting everyone's gaze and reproach.

Such a Rong Chen is rare, and the emperor gradually saw that something was wrong, coughed lightly, and slowly spoke: "Since Concubine Qi is also here, the second child, you will be in front of your mother, and again, why did you push the third princess into the water?" You know she's pregnant! Have you swallowed all the courtesy, righteousness and shame I taught you in the past?! ”

"Your Majesty, that may have been an accident, how could Chen'er push Wan'er into the water?"

Concubine Qi anxiously defended: "Even if he pushes anyone, he won't push Wan'er!" ”

Her original intention was to say that it was impossible for Rong Chen to do something to Su Muwan. But this sentence annoyed the queen, and she said sarcastically: "Concubine Qi means that even if the second prince pushes His Majesty into the water, it is impossible to push Wan'er, right?" ”

"That's not what the concubine meant!" Concubine Qi hurriedly explained: "Whoever the concubine said refers to people of the same generation as Chen'er, not His Majesty, and of course not the queen mother. ”

"Humph! What is not included in the package is only clear to your mother and son. The queen sneered.

Concubine Qi couldn't help but close her mouth, and her eyes gradually turned red.

She came here to intercede for Rong Chen, not to quarrel with the queen, she was still very sensible at this point, she looked at the emperor with tears in her eyes, slowly got up and knelt down in front of him, and begged: "Your Majesty!" Please believe in the concubine! Chen'er would never do such a thing! He must have been wronged! ”

Her voice was tactful, plaintive, with a hint of sadness, but it was not offensive, only ripples in her heart.

The emperor was inevitably moved.

The queen said angrily on the side: "You mean, Wan'er used the child in her belly to frame the second prince?" How is this possible? You think your son is the pride of the sky! A gentleman, what is there to calculate Wan'er! Less reversal of right and wrong here! ”

The emperor didn't like what the queen said.

After all, Rong Chen is his son, and when he is said to be a gentleman, does he mean that he, the emperor, did not educate his son well?

At that moment, he coughed heavily, interrupted the quarrel between the two women, glanced at Rong Chen, and said coldly: "Second brother, what do you say?" ”

When Rong Chen heard this, he slowly raised his head and spit out a sentence: "Father, whatever the queen says, I confess everything." ”

"Chen'er!"

Concubine Qi was anxious when she heard this, stood up and looked at Rong Chen in disbelief, and said angrily: "It's not something you did, why do you want to admit it?" Do you know how big the consequences can be? ”

"What are the more serious consequences than the loss of your legs?"

Rong Chen slowly raised his head, glanced at Concubine Qi, and finally looked at the emperor, and said softly: "Father, according to the queen's wishes, demote me to a concubine, and I will not be allowed to enter Beijing from now on!" Erchen has no opinion. ”

"This ......" the emperor immediately hesitated when he heard this.

I regret it very much in my heart.

After the emperor found out the truth, he did not punish him in the end because of his partiality with the eldest prince, but only rewarded Rong Chen with some property as a way to make up for it, but the father knew that in this matter, he owed Rong Chen after all.

In this case, Rong Chen's words "What consequences are there that are more serious than the loss of his legs" is simply a heart-wrenching statement.

As soon as these words came out, even if the emperor wanted to deal with him again, he couldn't open his mouth.

But Queen, will she give up?

"Ahem." The emperor coughed lightly and said vaguely, "This...... The matter has yet to be verified......"

"Your Majesty!"

The queen was really anxious, and when she stood up, walked to the emperor and knelt down slowly, her voice said resolutely: "Your Majesty! If you don't find justice for Wan'er and Bing'er this time, the concubine won't be able to kneel for a long time! ”

"Queen! Hurry up! When the emperor saw this, he was taken aback, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to help the queen up, but the queen still knelt steadily, but she didn't get up.

She looked at the emperor with tears in her eyes and accusation.

"Your Majesty, you are going to force your concubine to death......"

The emperor was shocked.

He let out a long sigh helplessly, looked at the queen, and then turned his head to look at Rong Chen, he didn't want to deal with these two people, no one wanted to punish them, he wanted to make a big thing small, a small thing, why is it so difficult?

What to do!

"Your Majesty, the concubine just wants to get justice, is it so difficult?" The queen pressed closely.

Concubine Qi said unwillingly: "Even if you want to get justice, you have to find out the truth!" Your Majesty! ”

"That's it! Shut up, you two! The emperor finally got angry, and flicked his sleeves and directly scolded the two.

The queen and Concubine Qi both kept their mouths shut, but neither of them had any intention of taking a step back in this matter.

The emperor sat at the top, looking helpless and embarrassed.

He weighed the pros and cons in his heart.

If Rong Chen is punished this time, his status as a prince is demoted, and he is sent out of Shangjing, he is really sorry for this son, but there is room to make up for it, he can wait for some time to restore Rong Chen's status as a prince and then summon him into Shangjing. This can be regarded as making up for Rong Chen.

If he doesn't punish Rong Chen, the consequence is that the queen's faction will intensify their efforts to deal with Rong Chen, and it is very likely that they will unite all the courtiers to play the book together, and use the coercion of the ministers to force him to demote Rong Chen's status as the prince.

Therefore, no matter what the emperor chooses, Rong Chen's ending is actually doomed.

And if the emperor doesn't want to make things too ugly, he can only follow the queen's wishes, and now demote Rong Chen to a concubine and expel him from Beijing.

There is no other way.

After the emperor figured it out, he sighed deeply, and the balance in his heart tilted towards the queen.

But for the sake of face, he still looked at Rong Chen, and asked him one last time: "Second brother, don't you really plan to defend yourself?" ”

Although Rong Chen said that he had never spoken much, he had always paid attention to the emperor's expression, and he knew the changes well, and he couldn't help but let out a bitter sigh when he heard the words, and asked rhetorically: "My father has already made a decision, and I still ask my son what to do?" Does it make sense? ”

Clever! I understood his mind at once.

This son is simply the one who is most like himself. What a pity, the emperor sighed deeply in his heart.

It seems that today, he has been sighing incessantly.

"Since this is the case, then according to what the queen said, Rong Chen will be demoted to a concubine, expelled from Shangjing, and will not be allowed to enter the palace without being summoned!"

"Your Majesty!" When Concubine Qi heard this, it was like five thunderbolts, her heart was broken, she looked at the emperor in disbelief, she never thought that she had begged for this part, and the emperor finally planned to listen to the queen's words and expel Rong Chen!

How can that be!

"Your Majesty! I beg you, concubine! The concubine is just this one son! Concubine Qi cried bitterly and shouted: "And Chen'er's legs are crippled, and his injuries haven't healed yet, how can he get out of Beijing!" Your Majesty, do you want him to die? ”

These words were like knives in the emperor's heart.

He is Rong Chen's father, how can he not be heartbroken when he sees this result? But he can't help it! Who told Rong Chen to do such a catastrophe by himself! And don't argue for yourself! Confess it all!

"Concubine Qi, what's the use of you begging me?" The emperor hardened his heart and said coldly: "Your son has confessed everything!" That's all I can do! ”

As he spoke, he slowly stretched out his hand, and with an expressionless face, he pulled away Concubine Qi's hand holding the hem of his robe.

"Your Majesty!" Concubine Qi's heart sank into despair little by little, and her tears fell as if she didn't want money, her miserable and helpless appearance, the emperor only glanced at it, and then turned his head away.

"Come on, take Concubine Qi down and let her go back to calm down."

"Yes, Your Majesty." When the words fell, even if someone from the palace stepped forward, they would help Concubine Qi to leave.

"Nope! I'm not going! Concubine Qi struggled hard, and threw herself at the emperor's feet again, holding his knees with both hands, and kept pleading: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! You can spare Chen'er! I beg you, concubine! If he is gone, then the concubine will not live long in this palace......"

"Didn't you get terminally ill before?"

The emperor said coldly: "And the imperial doctors said that your time is running out, and you have lived so many days in the spring of dead wood during this time, and I am also unsparingly kind to you, you should be content, right?" ”

How cold and heartless these words are!

Concubine Qi sat down on the ground in an instant when she heard this, and she forgot to cry.

She was so shocked!

Rong Chen raised his head violently, looking at the scene in front of him angrily.

Until, his gaze on the emperor.

The Emperor's heart weakened for a moment, and he turned his head to look to the side.

coughed lightly, and said quickly with a knife: "Someone!" Drag Concubine Qi down. ”

This time it was not 'please', but 'drag', a word difference, but it showed that his mood had changed from pity to impatience.

Rong Chen suddenly felt a little disappointed and irritable in his heart.

Is this the love of the king? It turned out to be so shallow and indifferent!

He didn't want the relationship with Shen Nianzhen to become like this in the future......

The palace people stepped forward to drag Concubine Qi again, she refused to leave, kept crying and begging, and almost shed tears that had not fallen for a while, but she still couldn't make the emperor change his mind.

At this moment, Concubine Qi was desperate to find that she was nothing in the eyes of the emperor, even though she was favored.

"Your Majesty! The county lord of Roujia asks to see! ”

But at this moment, there were palace people outside rushing in all the way and reporting loudly: "She said that she knows the truth about the third princess falling into the water!" ”

"Lord Roujia?"

The emperor was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and he forgot which number one person the county lord of Roujia was.

Gonggong Zhang respectfully reminded on the side: "Your Majesty, it is the concubine of Shen Dada!" Some time ago, you thanked her for her loyalty and courage and canonized her as the county lord, have you forgotten? ”

"Oh, oh, it's her." The emperor suddenly realized, nodded and said, "What is she doing here?" ”

"Your Majesty, the county lord of Roujia said that she knows the truth about the third princess falling into the water." Gao Gonggong said with a smile.

"She knows? What does she know as an outsider? The emperor frowned tightly when he heard this, then glanced at Rong Chen, and said meaningfully: "She is Rong Chen's fiancée, and when she came to the palace at this time, she must have come to intercede for Rong Chen, but she is fresh, she will intercede, and she will say that she knows the truth, which is ridiculous." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, it's ridiculous." The queen sneered at the side.

When Rong Chen heard Shen Nianzhen's name, the thick fog in his eyes dissipated a little, and his eyes became clearer.

It's Nian Zhen! Here she comes!

I don't know why, a wave of hope suddenly rose in his heart, and he was inexplicably happy.

As for what this hope was, he couldn't say why, just joy, which filled his entire chest and mind.

If you use a very vulgar sentence to describe it, it is: At that moment, Rong Chen suddenly felt that spring was blooming.

Concubine Qi's face changed and changed on the side.

When she heard Shen Nianzhen's name, her mood was very complicated, and at that moment there was a strong displeasure.

However, when she heard what the palace people said, the county lord of Roujia knew the truth about the third princess falling into the water, like a drowning person finally grasping a life-saving straw, she couldn't help shouting loudly: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! The concubine has already said it! Chen'er is wronged! The county lord of Roujia said she knew the truth! She must know! I beg your majesty to let her enter the temple to make a statement! Please! ”

As he spoke, the palace man who struggled to support him knelt down heavily.

The queen's lips opened and opened on the side, and her face showed a thick look of disgust, but she was sure that this matter was already settled, and she would never be able to make any waves, so she didn't speak, and thought gloating in her heart: I want to see what method this Roujia county lord can use to overturn the case for Rong Chen!

Wait a while, if Shen Nianzhen can't say why, she must taunt her fiercely.

The emperor glanced at her, saw that the queen did not speak, and did not know what kind of psychology he had, and finally agreed to Concubine Qi's request, nodded to Gonggong Zhang and said, "Call her in." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Gao Gonggong immediately responded with a smile, then turned around and retreated.

Outside the Heart Cultivation Palace, Shen Nianzhen breathed a long sigh of relief when he saw Gonggong Gao who came out.

Great, she was able to go in and meet the emperor, and Rong Chen's matter was solved.

If she can't even enter this door, then today is the arrival of the Heavenly King Laozi, even if the gods descend to earth, they can't make the emperor change his mind.

"Lord Roujia, Your Majesty is invited, please come in with the old slave."

Shen Nianzhen nodded, raised his heel to Gonggong Zhang, and walked towards the hall step by step.

Rong Chen had already turned his head and looked at the entrance of the main hall with a focused expression, Shen Nianzhen walked in from there step by step, with a polite and detached smile on her lips, and her eyes were also clear, but Rong Chen knew that under her indifferent appearance, there was a kind and fiery heart hidden.

If it weren't for kindness, Shen Nianzhen would never have come to the palace when the queen obviously had the upper hand, just to clear his grievances.

You must know that Shen Nianzhen represents not only herself, but also the Shen family behind her.

If one is not done well, she will be implicated even by Commander Shen Da.

How can he make her carry the future of the entire Shen family to defend him?