lcionline Chapter 518 The Emperor's Heart
Chapter 518 The Emperor's Heart
It was just to relax Concubine Liu's vigilance and make her think she had won.
Concubine Liu was confident of victory, so naturally she wanted to crush Concubine Liang to death in one go!
If Concubine Liang proves her innocence again at this time, everyone will think that she was framed by Concubine Liu.
By then, the more innocent and pitiful Concubine Liang is, the more domineering and vicious Concubine Liu will appear!
But... Shen Zhinian was really curious. Now it seemed that it was the Duke Dingguo's Mansion who hired someone to imitate Concubine Liang's handwriting and forged the letter. How could Concubine Liang prove it?
Hearing the emperor's words, Concubine Liang sighed deeply. She seemed to be confused. She had given in again and again, just wanting to maintain peace in the harem, but why was it always so difficult to calm down?
"Your Majesty, I don't want to say much about right and wrong. As long as I can calm everyone's disputes and make Your Majesty happy, it doesn't matter how much injustice I suffer."
"But I was raised by my family. My own death is not a pity, but I cannot bring trouble to the family."
"In this case, please read this letter carefully again, Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty also knows that I love wintersweets. Therefore, when wintersweets bloom, I always order people to pick them and then mix them with other materials to make ink sticks using the ancient method."
"All the inks I use have a faint scent of wintersweet flowers. Although the handwriting on this letter is the same as mine, the ink used is not from my palace."
"If Your Majesty does not believe me, you can check all the letters I have written in the past."
The smile on Concubine Liu's face froze slightly...
After receiving the emperor's eye instruction, Li Changde immediately took people to do it.
Soon, he brought back many letters from Concubine Liang's palace.
"…Your Majesty, whether it's the family letter written by Concubine Liang or the scrap paper she used to practice calligraphy, the ink does carry the faint scent of wintersweet flowers."
But the letter in Nangong Xuanyu's hand was not there.
At this point, everything is clear.
Concubine Liang sighed and said, "I said from the beginning that this letter was forged. But in my eyes, everyone in the harem is my sister, and I really don't want things to be too ugly and hurt the harmony between sisters."
"If it weren't for the Imperial Concubine pressing on step by step, not only targeting me, but also the family behind me..."
"I, your concubine, really can't be lenient any longer. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me!"
After she finished speaking, Concubine Liang bowed deeply.
With such a turn of events, the crowd was instantly in an uproar!
"Ah, this...it turns out that Concubine Liang was really wronged..."
"Luckily, Concubine Liang loves wintersweet flowers and likes to add them to the ink sticks. Otherwise, she would not be able to wash it off even if she jumped into the Yellow River today."
"No. Since Concubine Liang has a way to prove that the letter is a forgery, why didn't you say it at the beginning, but only now?"
As soon as the man finished speaking, he realized how stupid his words were.
Concubine Liang said that she didn't want to make a big fuss and upset His Majesty. It was okay for her to suffer some grievances. If it hadn't involved her family, she would have planned to endure it silently.
From Nangong Xuanyu's perspective, the emperor doesn't care about right or wrong, or the truth, in many things. What he cares about most is whether the concubines in the harem help him share his worries or annoy him.
It must be said that Concubine Liang is very understanding and is always willing to sacrifice herself for the sake of the overall situation and not cause him any trouble, which is most in line with the emperor's needs.
If the imperial concubine could be as sensible as her, he would have fewer worries.
"You have been wronged by what happened today."
Nangong Xuanyu gave him a look, and Li Changde was very considerate. He stepped forward and helped Concubine Liang up: "The ground is cold, Concubine Liang, please stop kneeling and sit down."
No one paid any attention to Concubine Liu, who was still kneeling on the ground...
Nangong Xuanyu looked at Concubine Liu with cold and disappointment.
As a noble concubine and assisting in the management of the six palaces, she should have been friendly to the concubines and maintained harmony and peace in the harem.
But the imperial concubine not only failed to do so, she also forged evidence and framed others in order to eliminate dissidents!
Nangong Xuanyu grew up under the care of Empress Dowager Liu and witnessed with his own eyes the cruel and vicious means that Empress Dowager Liu used to get rid of other concubines when the previous emperor was in power.
This is how struggles in the harem are. What Queen Dowager Liu did was not wrong, it’s just that everyone has different positions and interests.
But after being influenced by his surroundings, Nangong Xuanyu does not like vicious people, but likes simple and kind women.
When I first met the imperial concubine, she was wearing a light green dress, bright and beautiful, with a pair of lively eyes, like a fairy walking out of the woods.
At that moment, he was also moved. That's why he favored the imperial concubine for so many years, and even gave her the confidence to disrespect the principal wife.
But now... the face is still the same, the imperial concubine is still stunningly beautiful. However, Nangong Xuanyu can see more and more of the shadow of Empress Dowager Liu in her...
"… Concubine, I need an explanation for what happened today!"
Concubine Liu bit her lips until they turned white, feeling panicked and angry.
She never expected that after all her efforts and even asking her father to find a capable person to imitate Concubine Liang's handwriting, the ink stick used by Concubine Liang actually smelled like wintersweet flowers!
Zhuang Yumian, this bitch, could have spoken out about this matter at the beginning to prove her innocence, but she kept pretending and lured her into the trap step by step!
Seeing the disgust in the emperor's eyes, Concubine Liu was devastated. She felt scared and heartbroken.
Your Majesty... Your Majesty...
Over the years, no matter how big a mess she made, no matter how angry His Majesty was, he never looked at her with such disgust...
At this moment, Concubine Liu felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife!
She didn't care about Concubine Liang anymore. She knelt in front of Nangong Xuanyu and grabbed the corner of his robe. Crystal tears fell from this beautiful face: "Your Majesty, I have also been deceived!"
"Someone must have imitated Concubine Liang's handwriting, forged this letter, and misled me!"
"That person just wants to kill two birds with one stone, let me and Concubine Liang suffer losses, and then profit from it!"
When Concubine Liu said this, some people subconsciously looked at Shen Zhinian.
After all, the Imperial Concubine and the Good Concubine suffered, and the biggest beneficiary was the Virtuous Concubine.
Could it be that the letter was really forged by Concubine Xian?
Concubine Liu was quite smart. At a time like this, she was able to think of diverting the trouble to someone else and drag her into the water as well.
But Shen Zhinian was not panicked at all.
Because she knew Nangong Xuanyu better than Concubine Liu, she naturally saw the disgust in the emperor's eyes.
In the harem, the emperor often does whatever he wants. So...will he trust someone he already hates?
Shen Zhinian had always known that the most difficult person to deal with in the harem was neither Concubine Xiao nor Concubine Liang.
But it’s Concubine Liu!
Because of the competition for favor, the holy heart is the most important.
Concubine Liu has always been the emperor's favorite!
But now...