Another example is that Emperor Ming Yuan has been dissatisfied with the Su family for many years, but because of the word "filial piety", he still dared not touch a hair of the Su family. He could only suppress it secretly and prevent the Su family from rising.
He didn't even dare to make the Queen Mother uncomfortable and angry, let alone hurt the Queen Mother's body.
This matter was like a thunder that exploded in the hearts of everyone in the palace. The commotion was so big that it was impossible to suppress it. Within half an hour, the whole palace knew about it.
Empress Chu almost fainted, and she calculated all the consequences, except that Concubine Xian dared to take action against the Empress Dowager.
She was extremely scared. If this matter was pursued, she would not be able to escape.
Not caring about dressing up, she put on a coat and hurried to Ronghe Hall.
After entering the Ronghe Hall and knowing that the Queen Mother was fine, her heart dropped halfway. She knelt on the ground and cried: "I am unable to manage the harem, please forgive the Queen Mother and the Emperor!"
Empress Chu was really scared, her hands and feet were cold and weak. She had to support the ground with both hands when she was kneeling on the ground to maintain an upright kneeling posture. When Empress Chu knelt down, Princess Wenjing and Concubine De also knelt down, one after another.
, some concubines came over after learning about it, and they all knelt on the ground.
The Queen Mother also slowly recovered and said weakly: "Okay, don't kneel down anymore. It's cold during the Chinese New Year. Get up!"
Empress Chu cried and knelt down beside the bed, crying so hard, "It's my daughter-in-law's fault. My daughter-in-law is guilty."
No matter how courageous and ambitious Empress Chu was, if she expected that Concubine Xian would hurt the Queen Mother, she would never dare to provoke Concubine Xian.
She just wanted Concubine Xian to make a scene, say a few outrageous words to chill the Queen Mother, and cut off Concubine Xian's escape. After all, the Queen Mother was the only one who could help Concubine Xian in this palace.
The Supreme Emperor actually came over in person. When he entered the palace and saw a whole room of people kneeling, he frowned and said, "What's going on? Didn't the imperial doctor say that he was only slightly injured? Everyone, please get out!"
The concubines bowed and then withdrew.
Emperor Ming Yuan personally stepped forward to help the Supreme Emperor come over. The Supreme Emperor sat on the edge of the bed, looked at the frightened old wife, and comforted her with a few words.
The Supreme Emperor did not have much formalism. After appeasing him, he asked Emperor Ming Yuan, "Everyone in the palace knows about this matter. How do you plan to deal with it?"
Emperor Ming Yuan was determined to execute the concubine, but the princess's marriage was about to happen. It was not appropriate to execute the concubine at this time. He was in a dilemma. "My son thought, how about waiting for the princess's marriage first and then deal with it?"
The Supreme Emperor said calmly: "She has committed a treasonable crime, and no punishment can be excessive. But I want to ask you now that everyone in the palace knows about this matter. What is the crime for the prince's biological mother to assassinate the queen mother? How do you plan to quell this matter?"
Emperor Ming Yuan's face changed slightly, he had never thought about this.
Concubine Xian is the biological mother of the prince. She committed the crime of killing the queen mother, and she should be punished for the crime. But what about the prince, who is her son? What about her natal family, the Su family? Moreover, this matter has a great impact on the reputation of the prince.
These days, he has been avoiding such a thing, because Yu Wenhao was not legitimate, neither an elder nor a direct descendant. Now that her biological mother has committed evil deeds, his position as crown prince will definitely be shaken.
Throughout the dynasties, whenever a prince was established, he had to ensure that his biological mother was pure and innocent. Unless it was absolutely necessary, the son of a tainted concubine would be selected as the prince, but his biological mother must be killed before the prince was established.
But the current situation is that the prince has already been appointed, but the prince's biological mother committed evil deeds at this time.
"The prince has many supporters in the court, so no one doubts it!" Emperor Ming Yuan's voice was extremely pale and weak.