As for the queen, although she was a bit domineering, she was not that stupid. She would not rush in to arrest him even though she knew he was here.
It is very possible that, as they said, this was a conspiracy jointly devised by Concubine Xue and Chu Xuanchen, just to lure the queen into being deceived.
Seeing the suspicion in Emperor Hongyuan's eyes, Concubine Xue trembled.
She said with tears in her eyes: "The emperor has been wronged. I am not familiar with Prince Li at all, so how could they have a tryst? On the day of the emperor's birthday, I drank too much, and I was enjoying the breeze with Amina in the imperial garden to sober up. At that time
Prince Li and his wife passed by there, I just said hello to them, but unexpectedly, you misinterpreted it as a tryst."
At this point, she cried louder. She pointed at the queen sternly, stood up and said, "Sister, you are too cruel! In order to get rid of me, you did not hesitate to come up with such a vicious plot to harm me."
"If you want to accuse me, why bother? You came up with this 'unfounded' accusation to frame me. It seems that I only have one chance to die to prove my innocence!"
As she said that, she looked at Emperor Hongyuan lovingly, "Your Majesty, I'm sorry, I can no longer accompany you! You must take care of yourself and take care of yourself. If there is an afterlife, I will come to serve you again!"
With that said, she decisively hit the pillar in the hall!
"Xue Fei!" Seeing this, Emperor Hongyuan suddenly walked over and quickly held Xue Fei in his arms.
Seeing Xue Fei's painful look, he felt very ashamed.
He actually doubted her just now. How could she, a simple and kind-hearted woman, join forces with Chu Xuanchen to frame the queen?
She loved him so much and believed in him, but he didn't believe her.
Thinking of this, he felt even more guilty. He hugged Concubine Xue tightly and said, "Concubine Xue, don't seek death. I believe in you and only you!"
"Really? Your Majesty, are you really willing to believe that I am innocent?" Concubine Xue burst into tears with joy.
Emperor Hongyuan nodded hurriedly, "You are so gentle and kind, if I don't believe you, who do you believe?"
As he spoke, he suddenly glanced at the Queen and said angrily: "Bold Queen, you dare to join the servants to wrongly accuse Concubine Xue. You are so cruel! A woman like you is not worthy of being in charge of the Sixth Palace. I will take back your Phoenix Seal.
Take back your power to control the Sixth Palace."
"What? Your Majesty, do you want to take back my concubine's phoenix seal?" The queen looked at Emperor Hongyuan in disbelief, and her body suddenly softened.
Emperor Hongyuan stared at her sinisterly, "Yes, from now on, you are no longer allowed to hold the Phoenix Seal. Concubine Xue obeys the order."
Concubine Xue said hurriedly: "I am here."
"Concubine Xue, I give you the Phoenix Seal and ask you to take charge of the Sixth Palace for the time being. Remember, you must manage the harem well, command the concubines of the Sixth Palace, and be in charge of the harem etiquette. Don't let me down." Emperor Hongyuan said.
Hands.
Concubine Xue was flattered and said, "Your Majesty, I am just a little concubine. I am really not worthy of being in charge of the harem. Please take back my order."
Emperor Hongyuan said coldly, "You are gentle, virtuous, sensible and polite. If you are not worthy, then who is worthy? Since you feel that your concubine is not worthy enough to rule the Sixth Palace, then I will name you Snow Concubine now. In this way, you will feel at ease, right?
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"Ah! Your Majesty, do you want to make this concubine a noble concubine?" Concubine Xue was so excited that she spoke incoherently.
When the queen and the fourth concubine heard this, they all looked in disbelief.
No way!
The emperor actually made such a young Concubine Xue a noble concubine. She had no heirs and entered the palace later than everyone else. She was not able to take her turn in terms of seniority.
Why her?
The queen immediately said: "Your Majesty, only concubines who give birth to dragon heirs can be promoted to noble concubines. Concubine Xue has not been pregnant with a dragon heir for several years since she entered the palace. She is not worthy of being a noble concubine at all."
"Rules are set by people. Even if Concubine Xue does not have a dragon heir, she can do it if I say she can. What, Queen, do you want to go against me?" Emperor Hongyuan glared at the Queen warningly.
The queen was so frightened that she quickly lowered her head, "I don't dare, but Your Majesty, Concubine Xue has no family background, no backing, and no heirs. The ministers will not agree to her becoming a noble concubine. Please think again, Your Majesty."
Hearing this, Emperor Hongyuan said slyly: "I am the emperor of a country. Do I have to look at the faces of the ministers if I want to be named a noble concubine?"
"I don't dare..." The queen lowered her head.
"If you don't dare, just shut up! From now on, you must reflect in the palace. Without my consent, you are not allowed to step out of Ronghua Palace."
The queen raised her eyes tremblingly, "Your Majesty, do you want to ban your concubine's feet?"
"For a vicious-hearted woman like you, I'm going to ban you with ease! If it weren't for the sake of Yun Yan and Zi Ling, I would have killed you immediately!" Emperor Hongyuan gritted his teeth.
The queen's body softened upon hearing these words, and she knelt down on the ground in fear.
She didn't dare to speak anymore!
She was afraid that if she talked too much, her children would be harmed!
She stared at Concubine Xue jealously, her eyes full of resentment.
Seeing this, the four concubines Jing, Shu, De and Hui also lowered their heads and did not dare to say a word.
Only the master of the harem is qualified to manage Feng Yin, and he has very great power.
They didn't expect that the emperor loved Concubine Xue so much that he would let her take charge of the Phoenix Seal.
I never expected that the queen who was so prosperous one moment would be in this state the next moment.
At this time, Emperor Hongyuan glanced at Qingying and Xiao Haizi and said: "These two dog slaves dare to team up with the queen to harm Concubine Xue. Someone, come here, pull them down and beat them with thirty big boards to make a warning to others!"
"Your Majesty, have mercy on me, Your Majesty, please have mercy on me..." The two of them quickly begged for mercy.
Unfortunately, he was quickly dragged down by the guards.
At this time, Emperor Hongyuan glanced at the concubines with cold eyes and said in a deep voice: "Concubine Xue is now in charge of the harem. Anyone who dares to disrespect her in the future will be disrespectful to me!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I know!" the fourth concubine replied obediently.
No matter how dissatisfied they were, they had no choice but to obey orders.
Then, Emperor Hongyuan and Li Jinzhong went to the imperial study.
After they left, Concubine Xue looked at the queen kneeling on the ground and sneered: "Sister, I'm so sorry, I've let you down again this time! My sister is still busy with the affairs of the harem, so I won't accompany you!"
With that said, she led Amina away coldly.
Seeing Concubine Xue's proud back, the queen was so angry that she slapped her palm on the ground, "Bitch!"
She was really unlucky today. She originally wanted to take advantage of Concubine Xue and Chu Xuanchen, but she didn't expect Concubine Xue to gain advantage instead.
It really pissed her off!
The fourth concubine must be laughing at her now, she is so embarrassed!
If she had known this, she wouldn't have called so many concubines!
Seeing that the queen was angry, Concubine Shu hurriedly comforted her and said, "Mother, please calm down! This Concubine Xue is just a coward. You are the real master of the harem. Why should you bother with this kind of despicable behavior?"
"That's right, Concubine Xue actually dressed up as a young eunuch and had a tryst with the emperor here. It's really shameless."
"That's right! We are not as coquettish as her. This vixen from a foreign land is just different!"
"If we were half as shameless as her, we would have won the emperor's favor long ago!"