The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

"Not to mention that the dead are the greatest, Queen, are you trying to force me to be disrespectful and unfilial to my late father and make a fool of my family in front of all the officials in the world?!"

The two people on the other side of the screen started arguing with each other. The magical thing was that neither of them tried to curse or attack each other. Although their words were a bit harsh, they still tried to convince each other.

And Xie Wei, who was hiding here, really understood it.

The Meng family, whose clan had been exterminated, somehow learned that the death of the late emperor was not an accident, but a murder by poison. The poison was in the late emperor's favorite wine, "Zihong Huaying". For some reason, the death scene of the late emperor involved Concubine Ning and her daughter, as well as the Queen. Therefore, the people of the Meng family believed that Concubine Ning and the Queen conspired to kill the late emperor.

This is of course only the most superficial so-called "truth" that they have deduced.

In fact, in his later years, the late emperor pretended to dote on his youngest son, but in fact he only used him as a link in the struggle for power with Empress Dowager Hu. The emperor also knew that the only person he could really conspire with was Empress Dowager Hu, so after the son of the imperial concubine made a mistake and was imprisoned, this thin father-son relationship also became shaky.

Empress Dowager Hu and the emperor decided to take the initiative and poison the previous emperor first, and then unite their own ministers to support the new emperor.

The poisoned wine was prepared by the emperor himself for his father.

However, something went wrong with the poisoned wine and the late emperor was unable to drink it. The death of the late emperor was an accident. It was also a scandal that both the emperor and the empress were very reluctant to mention.

Now, Marquis Yuyang, Duke Yingguo and others have obtained the most superficial information known to Meng from somewhere, and intend to force Concubine Ning to death and depose the Queen. In order to protect Concubine Ning, the Queen tries to persuade the Emperor to make the truth public. However, because she is exhausted and bored, she would rather use her own life as the mother of a country to put an end to this matter.

But the emperor...it was obvious that he was not willing to follow the queen's advice.

Therefore, Xie Wei sincerely thought that it must be a very embarrassing thing.

Countless tragic human cases flashed through her mind in an instant, but she suddenly heard the main hall door being knocked hurriedly, and Li Zong's voice became sharp: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, there is a strange phenomenon in the sky, a comet is rising from the east, many people have seen it, and many palace maids are in a panic..."

The emperor was startled and no longer cared to argue with the queen. He just waved his hand and left.

The Queen followed closely: "Your Majesty!"

"No need to say more!" The emperor frowned and emphasized, "If the queen has the time to worry about this and that, she might as well worry more about our poor child!"

"The celestial phenomena are warning me, and I'm afraid they are in line with this... Queen, this is Concubine Ning's fate. You have been the queen for many years, and you should know the importance of this matter. How can the life of a concubine be worth exchanging for the life of the mother of a country?"

"You don't need to worry about this anymore. Just stay calm and take good care of yourself. In the future, you can offer more incense to Concubine Ning. This will be considered as you doing her justice." The emperor looked at his wife who was pale and in tears, and sighed, "I am really sorry for them. It is me and their father. If there is any retribution, let it be on me. The face of the royal family must not be tarnished."

After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave, and Xie Yuzhen, who was hiding behind the screen, also saw the opportunity and was about to rush out.

However, just as the former took a step forward and the latter poked his head out from behind the screen, they heard a series of cries. The female official who was taking care of the fifth prince ran into the hall in a state of disgrace, tripped over the threshold, and fell to the ground: "Your Majesty! It's bad! The fifth prince... His Highness is gone..."

Xie Yuzhen saw the emperor shudder all over and stagger back a step, with a look of surprise and relief on his face. She didn't bother to continue watching the emperor's reaction, and in a moment, she rushed to the side of the shaky queen and held her up with her hand: "Your Majesty!"

Although she said that she had already anticipated her child's future, when the time really came, how could such a soft-hearted person not be sad?

"Why are you here?!" The emperor's sad eyes suddenly widened and pointed at Xie Yuzhen who suddenly appeared, and panic flashed across his face.

Xie Yuzhen didn't want to distract himself to analyze the emperor's psychology at this moment. Instead, he supported the queen, looked at the emperor, and asked bluntly: "Your Majesty, have you dealt with the matter you promised me?"

The emperor was stunned: "Too many things to do today, I..."

"So it hasn't been dealt with yet?" Xie Yu really wanted to slap the emperor again. "Your Majesty, I'm not forcing you to do anything. The lives lost in the palace, and the sudden appearance of the comet... all these bad things, think carefully, can they be unrelated to the item on Fourth Miss Deng's body?"

Her questioning made the emperor forget to continue to worry about why Xie Yuzhen was eavesdropping here, and subconsciously defended himself: "I left the object that can destroy that thing in the Lizheng Palace. I was going to take it out and destroy it when I returned, but this incident suddenly happened in the previous dynasty..."

As soon as Xie Yuzhen saw his expression, he knew that this man was making excuses again. He clearly thought that he could delay the situation a little longer because he had something that could destroy the panel. "If you had made a decision earlier, how could there be such an urgent situation right now?!"

"I..." Faced with her aggressiveness, the emperor suddenly felt a little overwhelmed. "Even if Deng Si and Comet hadn't happened, the Ning Fei incident would sooner or later be used as a topic of gossip by others!"

"If Concubine Ning is truly innocent, what good is it if you fulfilled the Empress's wish?" Xie Yuzhen scolded, "Because of a few memorials from those bad-intentioned people outside, you turned around and ran back to argue with your first wife, threatened her, and even wanted to kill her. Weren't you very capable in the past? Why are you willing to let the court officials control you today?"

It is the most difficult to try to convince this bastard. I have to scold him and make him understand that I am just disappointed in him. And those outsiders who come to the memorial to make trouble are all hoping that our harmonious and loving family will be in chaos. Only those picky people who have bad intentions towards him can change his mind.

"You!" After hearing Xie Yuzhen's disrespectful words, the emperor wanted to scold him, but when he raised his eyes and saw the woman's face, he remembered that he loved her, and his anger subsided.

I even feel that what Xie Yu said is really right. What those court officials did today is not just because they think they have something on the royal family and want to use it to control the monarch?

only......

"Xianming, if it is something else, I am willing to follow your wishes. The matter of Concubine Ning is really of great relevance. I can neither lightly cover it up as I did in the past, nor... make the inside story public." After saying this, he was very forbearing and looked at his beloved woman very affectionately. After feeling the pain of "love" and inexplicable satisfaction in his heart, he quickly slipped away before being beaten.

Xie Yuzhen was left there supporting the queen as she gradually calmed down her indignation. With more information, she became more confident about what to do next.