If I were born again, I would marry a strong but short-lived husband.

The virtuous concubine quickly concealed the jealousy in her eyes and two lines of tears fell on her face.

"Your Majesty and the Imperial Concubine have come, and there have been rumors about Guangning everywhere a while ago. Naturally, I have heard about them as well. So what's wrong with associating them with Guangning?" The virtuous concubine vomited blood, and her voice was so weak that she seemed to be dying.

"Bai and Song have both confessed. Do you think quibbling will be useful?" Imperial Concubine Yao looked at Concubine Xian coldly.

Before finding out about Song Xiuzhi and Madam Lu, Imperial Concubine Yao had suspected many people in the harem, but she had never suspected Imperial Concubine Xian.

They served the emperor in his private residence, and whenever the empress bullied them, they supported each other.

Later, she became a noble concubine, and this helped her gain the emperor's trust and become a virtuous concubine.

Concubine Yao had always believed that even if they could not be allies because of their son, at least they would not stab each other in the back.

"You also held Guangning in your arms when she was just born. How could you have the heart to... do such a cruel thing to her?" Concubine Yao's voice trembled uncontrollably.

She held back her sobs and turned her head away, not wanting others to see her crying.

The emperor put his arm around her shoulders and said, "There's no need to waste time talking to this vicious bitch. I've already issued an order to depose her from her position as a concubine and demote her to a commoner. The Gong family has also been confiscated. Once the three courts have collected all the evidence, I will make them pay the price."

The virtuous concubine dug her fingernails into her flesh, and only the intense pain forced her to calm down.

She can't panic!

Concubine Yao only learned of her involvement from Song Xiuzhi and Mrs. Lu, but there was no other evidence.

Bai and Song Xiuzhi should have been silenced at the beginning.

She could never admit it.

She couldn’t let her eldest prince be hated by the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I am innocent." Concubine Xian prostrated herself on the ground.

"My Lady, you can't just assume that I did it based on the lies of the two of them. How could I hurt Guangning?"

"Your Majesty, please do not bring disaster to the Gong family."

The emperor looked down at her, "Gong Feng embezzled the horse tax, privately withheld the horse's mouth money, and colluded with the Minister of War to cheat the court of grain and grass with empty salaries. The Gong family's villa secretly hid tens of millions of taels of stolen money."

"Bitch, don't you know what the Gong family has done over the years?"

"How dare you kill Uncle Kang's only son? You deserve to die!"

"..." The virtuous concubine really couldn't keep calm now.

"Your Majesty, no, the Gong family would never do such a thing." Concubine Xian struggled to grab the hem of the emperor's clothes.

The emperor kicked her away again.

"I will definitely look into this matter thoroughly. You'd better pray forward that the eldest prince is unaware of it."

The virtuous concubine's face turned pale and she looked as gray as death.

"Your Majesty, the eldest prince is unaware of anything the Gong family does. Please don't vent your anger on him. He is your son, and you watched him grow up. You know what kind of person he is..."

The emperor became even angrier after hearing this. "I know what kind of person the eldest prince is. No matter how good he is, with a vicious and cruel mother like you, he will be criticized for his whole life! You deserve to die!"

Concubine Xian closed her eyes and said, "I have not done anything to harm Guangning. If the emperor wants me to die because of the Gong family, I can die immediately."

"Death? You're dreaming!" the emperor said angrily, "Come here, send this bitch to the cold palace and wait for her fate."

In order to protect Guangning's reputation, the emperor could not make the virtuous concubine's crimes public, and his hatred for her deepened several times.

"My dear Concubine, I will avenge Guangning." The emperor whispered to Concubine Yao.

Imperial Concubine Yao wiped away the tears from her eyes and held the emperor's hand. "Your Majesty, I know that your love for Guangning is no less than mine. Now that the culprit has been caught, please don't be angry anymore."

"Your health is important."

"You deal with her," the emperor said tiredly.

……

……

The noble families in Shangjing City are still waiting and watching, not knowing what will happen to Lu Yuan.

As a result, he was imprisoned in the Dali Temple, and within a few days, there were twists and turns in his life.

Lu Yuan walked out of the palace safely, while at least twenty people from the Gong family and the Ministry of War were all thrown into prison, and the Gong family was also sealed off.

Now everyone in the Gong family can only enter but not leave, and no one can predict what the final outcome will be.

"The three courts are holding a joint trial... What exactly happened? What kind of crime did the Gong family commit?" Uncle Lu was stunned. He looked at the Duke.

"Father, could it be that Lu Yuan has fabricated some crime to harm the Gong family again?"

Duke Lu slapped him on the face and said, "How on earth could I have given birth to such a stupid son like you!"

“……” Uncle Lu was stunned. What happened to him?

"From today on, don't go out. You are such a disgrace. The Lu family will be destroyed by you sooner or later." Duke Lu was so angry that he could hardly breathe.

Mr. Lu next to him covered his mouth and took a step back.

Duke Lu couldn't stand these two useless sons anymore and said, "Get out, all of you, get out now."

Mr. Lu left the upper room without looking back.

"Second brother, what did I say wrong just now?" Uncle Lu covered his face with his hands, looking incredulous.

"Father must have been bewitched by that old vixen. She used to be the third son's aunt, and now she's this Gao. Neither of us two legitimate sons can win his heart."

Master Lu looked at him and said, "Brother, I advise you to say less. You are almost pissing off father to death."

"Did I say something wrong?" Uncle Lu asked doubtfully.

"I don't know. I'm not in the court. But if you can make your father angry and beat you with just one sentence, then you must be wrong." said Master Lu.

"You see, no matter what the third child says, father never gets angry."

"Brother, why did you kick Lu Yuan out? Your Lu Heng has no children, and you probably won't be able to have any either. If you keep Lu Yuan in the Lu family, you won't be extinct. Why do you have to expose his identity?"

If it were him, he would never kick out such a capable son.

"..." Uncle Lu suddenly understood why his father slapped him.

He also wanted to slap Lao Er in the face, because a dog can't spit out ivory.

"You can't give birth, you..." Uncle Lu's voice stopped abruptly.

Yes, why couldn’t he have a son when he was in good health?

After Sister Yan was born, he favored many maids, why didn't any of them get pregnant?

Master Lu ran a few steps faster, "I have two sons, they are both my own, and there is nothing wrong with their health."

“…” Uncle Lu felt his father’s rage even more deeply.

"Your youngest son is a homosexual. Have you forgotten that? Don't be so proud of yourself."

Master Lu smiled meaningfully, "He was young and was just fooled into playing around. Now that he's grown up, he has a concubine in his room. It's not like a gay man can't have a son."

"Get out, get out!" Otherwise I'll beat you to death.