Chapter 231: One Corpse, Two Lives
The emperor sat down on the chair and stared at Chen Cairen's stomach: "I asked you one last time, if you confess honestly, I will spare your life."
"If you are stubborn, then let your people bury you with you."
When Chen Cairen heard this, he knelt down in fright, his hands protecting his stomach, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably.
The emperor asked word by word, and it was not difficult to hear a smell of gnashing of teeth in his tone: "Who is this child?" ”
I believe that as long as it is a man, when he hears that the child in the concubine's belly is not his own, he must be extremely angry.
He was the emperor, and this sense of shame was even stronger.
"I..." Chen Cairen's lips trembled with fright from the emperor's eyes, and he couldn't even speak smoothly.
If she admitted that the child was not the emperor's, then the emperor would definitely kill her and her children, and no emperor could tolerate his concubine giving birth to someone else's child.
Since you have to die if you admit it or not, why not take a gamble?
So, Chen Cairen took a deep breath, raised his head and looked at the emperor bravely: "Your Majesty, the concubine entered the palace at the age of fourteen, and only got the favor of His Majesty at the age of fifteen.
"The concubine knows that she is from a humble background, and she follows the rules in the palace and does not dare to take a step.
"The concubine also knows that it is a very blessed thing to be able to conceive His Majesty's dragon species, so since she was pregnant, the concubine has been more cautious, just to be able to give birth to the prince safely.
"But I didn't expect that the concubine would hide in the palace all day long and not go out, and disaster would come to the door, which really scared the concubine.
"Your Majesty, the concubines in the palace are all recorded, whether the child in the concubine's belly is Your Majesty's, Your Majesty will know when you check it."
The emperor was silent, staring at Chen Cairen's face for a long time, Chen Cairen at this moment was like a weak woman who had been wronged, with a stubbornness and grievance in her eyes, and a trace of unconvincing.
The hall suddenly fell silent, the emperor did not speak, and they did not dare to speak.
Yu Baolin lowered his head and looked at the hem of his skirt, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, this time, I see how arrogant you are.
Soon, Gonggong Zhang walked in and handed over a confession: "Your Majesty, this is the result of the trial by the Imperial Doctor's Office, and Imperial Doctor Li admitted that he accepted bribes from Chen Cairen and said that his pregnancy was one month shorter. ”
He glanced at Chen Cairen's towering belly: "The child in Chen Cairen's belly is not only five months, but actually six months. ”
Chen Cairen's face was pale, her body trembled, and she almost fell, she was busy supporting her thighs and kneeling hard.
The emperor's gloomy gaze fell on her, threw the confession in his hand towards her, and shouted: "What else do you have to say? ”
The paper hit her face, and it hurt to scratch, she didn't dare to touch her face, and said forcefully: "This is a frame, the concubine has never bribed Imperial Doctor Li." ”
"Okay, okay." The emperor was furious, and his face was even more terrifying: "Call Imperial Doctor Hu in." ”
Soon, Imperial Physician Hu walked in.
"Show Chen Cairen, how many months is she pregnant?"
Facing Imperial Doctor Hu who came step by step, Chen Cairen finally couldn't hold it anymore and sat on the ground, the sun outside the hall was very warm, but the floor of the hall was biting cold.
She closed her eyes and let Imperial Physician Hu take her pulse.
"Your Majesty, Chen Cairen is six months pregnant."
This sentence is like announcing her death sentence, and it also breaks her luck psychology, after all, it is still difficult to escape.
Imperial Physician Hu stepped aside, not daring to look at the emperor, because he knew that the emperor's face at this time must have been extremely dark, very terrifying.
At this time, Mama Gu walked into the main hall: "Your Majesty, the old slave has already interrogated the close palace maids beside Chen Cairen, and they all confessed that six months ago, the third prince had entered the Yuliu Palace. ”
Yuliu Hall is also the palace where Chen Cairen lived.
As soon as these words came out, Chen Cairen's head burst out, and he instinctively crawled towards the emperor, hugged his legs, and cried: "Your Majesty, the concubines are all forced."
"It's the third prince, he forced me.
"I was very scared, I shouted for help and struggled desperately, but the third prince covered my mouth and didn't let me make a sound...
"He forced me, I was really forced."
When these words are shouted, they are already admitted.
Gonggong Zhang and the others lowered their heads and quietly withdrew from the main hall, although they were shocked in their hearts, they didn't dare to show anything on their faces, preferring that they hadn't heard anything just now.
The Emperor clenched his hands into fists, and from the green tendons on his forehead, it could be seen that he was trying his best to suppress the anger in his heart, although it had not yet flareed up, but the meaning of the storm could already be heard in his tone.
"Since you were forced, why didn't you drink the child-avoiding medicine afterwards?
"Even if you forget it in a moment's fear, why don't you drink medicine to get rid of it after you get pregnant?
"Because, you want to use this child to stabilize your position, to get my favor, to make the family elevated.
"You can also use this child to tie up the three princes, if the three princes become the prince one day, then this child will become your bargaining chip and win the glory and wealth of the rest of your life."
The emperor's words were like a heavy hammer hammer on Chen Cairen's body, making her stagger. It's more like a sharp sword that cuts through her clothes, leaving her naked with nowhere to hide.
And the beautiful face of the past is extremely ugly and hateful in the eyes of the emperor at this moment.
He kicked Chen Cairen out with force on his feet: "I really didn't expect that you would be so scheming, dirty and obscene."
"When I look at you, I feel dirty."
Chen Cairen listened to these ugly words, her heart was like a knife, and a sharp pain suddenly came from her abdomen, she covered her stomach, curled up on the ground, and shouted in panic: "My child... It hurts... It hurts... Hurry up and save my child..."
The Emperor stood up, not wanting to look at her again, and let her cry out in pain.
Coming out of the main hall, the emperor faced the crowd and commanded: "No one is allowed to leak today's affairs, and if there is a trace of rumors that leaks, you will not have to see me." ”
Everyone was awe-struck and said in unison: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the slaves (slaves) must be tight-lipped." ”
The emperor said: "Execute all the palace people in Yuliu Palace."
"Mama Gu, you stay and take care of Chen Cairen."
After saying that, he left without looking back.
......
The next day, there was news that Chen Cairen had lost his footing and fell down the steps, and his body was killed.
There are many examples of pregnant concubines in the palace who have lost their feet and caused a slippery fetus, just five years ago, Yi Concubine, who was originally confirmed to be pregnant with a little princess, was born prematurely because she fell down the steps, and finally gave birth to a stillborn baby. Within a few months, Yi Concubine's postpartum weakness also followed.
However, some people will inevitably suspect when they hear this news, Chen Cairen is five months pregnant, even if he falls down, at most he will slip the tire, how can one corpse and two lives be so serious?
In addition, overnight, all the palace people in Yuliu Hall disappeared, which made it even more suspicious.
When the empress in Kunning Palace heard the news, she couldn't help but smile with satisfaction, this time, the emperor would definitely make a move against the third prince.
Who can stand their own son cuckolding themselves?
What's more, he is the lord of the Ninety-Five, the lord of the world, such a shame can never exist......