lcionline Chapter 226 Nangong Xuanyu wants her to die of illness
Chapter 226 Nangong Xuanyu wants her to die of illness
What Queen Jiang values most, besides her position as queen and her family, is her virtuous image.
Nangong Xuanyu's words were like a stab in the heart!
As expected, they are a young couple who know exactly where to stab with the knife to cause the most pain!
Queen Jiang felt a sharp pain in her heart and her body became weaker and weaker, so she knelt on the ground.
Her pale face remained calm. She looked up at the emperor's angry gaze and said slowly, "I have been recuperating in Kunning Palace and have never instructed Gao Yunhuai to do evil."
"If Your Majesty hadn't told me these things, I wouldn't have known that Gao Yunhuai was so bold and had committed so many capital crimes behind my back!"
At this point, Queen Jiang knelt down deeply and said, "My body is not good enough. I really don't have the energy to manage the palace maids and I am not strict with my subordinates. This is why Concubine Meng had a miscarriage. Please punish me, Your Majesty!"
In just a few words, Queen Jiang pushed all the blame onto Gao Yunhuai.
Although no one in the entire harem would believe this statement. But she is the mother of the country, with a distinguished family background. Her father, uncles, and brothers all hold important positions in the court and control half of the court!
Without clear evidence, not to mention other concubines, even His Majesty cannot deal with her easily.
So, even if they don’t believe it, what does it matter?
Little did he know that the more this happened, the stronger the emperor's murderous intent became!
How can I allow others to sleep soundly beside the king? !
The Great Zhou was his kingdom, not the Duke of Zhenguo's! At this time, the Queen was still relying on her family background and was fearless!
"Do you think I can't find evidence, or do you think I wouldn't dare to do anything to you even if I had evidence?!"
Queen Jiang said in a panic: "I dare not!"
"But I really did not instruct Gao Yunhuai to murder Mengpin's heir. Your Majesty, you cannot accuse me of such a crime just because a servant acted on his own initiative..."
She knew that the emperor would not believe a word of her explanation and would find it ridiculous instead.
But Queen Jiang had no choice.
She could never admit these things!
As long as she doesn't admit it and Gao Yunhuai doesn't confess, the charges cannot be proven.
Until the charges are proven, even if Your Majesty is furious, he must leave some leeway for her as the mother of the nation.
Nangong Xuanyu clenched his fingers tightly under his dragon robe, the blue veins on the back of his hands bulged, and in his dark and deep eyes, a storm was brewing!
As an emperor, as long as he suspects someone, Nangong Xuanyu has a thousand ways to find evidence!
For example, ordering people to drag all the palace maids in Kunning Palace to the Ministry of Punishment for severe torture! Even if Gao Yunhuai was loyal to the queen and would rather die than confess, there were so many people in Kunning Palace, and there would always be one or two weak bones among the queen's confidants.
But now, no matter how angry Nangong Xuanyu was and how much he wanted to deal with Queen Jiang, he couldn't do that.
Because once a big fight is made, all the evil deeds done by Queen Jiang will be found out with solid evidence. Whether it is the harem or the former court, the people in Duke Dingguo's mansion will put crazy pressure on him and strive to depose the queen!
He has not yet taken the military power from the Duke of Zhenguo. Once the queen is deposed, in order to protect the family, the Duke of Zhenguo will definitely rebel!
By then, not to mention all the plans he had made since he ascended the throne, all of them would be in vain. When the war breaks out, the people will be displaced and their lives will be ruined!
He is the emperor, and he cannot let a matter that could have been resolved without bloodshed turn into a situation where there are corpses everywhere because of a momentary anger.
So... the needle in Concubine Rou's shoe, Concubine Meng's miscarriage... can only be traced back to Gao Yunhuai!
After ascending the throne for so long, Nangong Xuanyu has become accustomed to standing on top of no one. This is the first time that the young emperor has felt aggrieved...
Because of this, his determination to concentrate imperial power became even stronger!
One day, he will remove the two mountains that have shackled the imperial power of the Great Zhou for hundreds of years! He will become a real emperor with real power!
Whether in the court or the harem, no one can influence his thoughts anymore, and he no longer needs to be afraid of anyone!
Nangong Xuanyu gradually subsided the cold light and murderous intent in his eyes, and his tone has returned to calm: "...Since the Queen said that these things were done by Gao Yunhuai behind your back, and you were not aware of it, I will believe you!"
"Get up!"
Queen Jiang has always understood that the former dynasty and the harem are closely related. As long as the Zhenguo Mansion does not fall, her father still holds the power, and even if she makes a big mistake, His Majesty will not really do anything to her.
Although she understood, facing the emperor's questioning, it would be a lie for Queen Jiang to say that she was not frightened. At this moment, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your trust!"
Queen Jiang's clothes were soaked with cold sweat, and she collapsed on the ground, unable to exert any strength. Therefore, she did not notice the murderous intent flashing in the emperor's eyes!
No matter how much he disliked Concubine Meng, the royal heir in her belly was still his child!
Queen Jiang killed his child and attacked Concubine Rou, who was truly in love with him. How could the emperor tolerate her? !
He indeed could not depose the queen at this time, but he could make Queen Jiang "die of illness"!
Anyway, she was already seriously ill, so even if she died of the illness, the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion would not be suspicious.
However... Concubine Meng's miscarriage had caused a lot of controversy. If he had just dealt with Gao Yunhuai and Queen Jiang had immediately died of illness, even a fool could see that something was wrong.
We can only wait for another month or two until things calm down.
Queen... cherish these last moments of your life!
Nangong Xuanyu stood up and said coldly: "I will execute all three clans of Gao Yunhuai! He himself... will be executed by slow slicing!"
"Does the Queen have anything to say?!"
Queen Jiang's heart couldn't stop getting cold, and her body couldn't help shaking...
Gao Yunhuai is loyal to her!
Although she knew he would die the moment she saw him as an abandoned child, Queen Jiang never thought that Gao Yunhuai would die in such a tragic and painful way...
But she couldn't even say a word of pleading for him. Instead, she had to force a smile and said, "Gao Yunhuai, you deserve it. Your Majesty... is wise!"
At least, she was still a queen who was high above everyone else and had unlimited glory! Gao Yunhuai...had died a worthy death!
A hint of sneer appeared at the corner of Nangong Xuanyu's lips. He didn't even look at Queen Jiang and strode out.
At this time, Xiao Huizi came in and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Xue requests to see you."
The emperor had always known that Concubine Xue had resentment towards him, so he shut himself off from the world. Not only did he ignore his favor, he also rarely interacted with other people.
Apart from the regular greetings, this was the first time she came to Kunning Palace on her own initiative.
Not to mention Nangong Xuanyu was surprised, Queen Jiang was also very puzzled.
Until now, no other concubines have come. This must be His Majesty's intention. He doesn't want today's incident to get out of hand.
Concubine Xue has always been careful to protect herself. It is not a good thing for her to join in the fun in Kunning Palace at this time.