Thinking of this, Mrs. Xu quickly said: "To tell you that I am... a Qian concubine."
Ms. Liu, who was kneeling there, was startled when he heard what she said. Then he understood her intention. It would undoubtedly be unwise to confess the queen at this time. Not only would there be no benefit at all, but it would also cut off his own escape route.
Sure enough... Ling Ruo sighed silently. As early as when she set up this plan, she knew that it could only catch the Liu family and the Xu family at most, but not a big fish like the Nala family.
, and this is indeed the case.
Yinzhen stared at the two of them and gritted his teeth and said: "One uses his son as bait to harm others, and the other does not know the difference between right and wrong and helps her to harm others. You two are so brave!"
Mrs. Liu shed tears and said: "Your Majesty, I don't want this either. It's just that the Qi Jia family, relying on the support of Concubine Xi, targets me everywhere and doesn't take me seriously. I have said this to Concubine Xi several times, but
The imperial concubine knew clearly about Qi Jia's evil deeds, but she always deliberately
I was frank and allowed her to humiliate my concubine. I had no choice but to make this move. In fact, I regretted it after what happened. But at that time, I was riding a tiger and it was hard to get off. Apart from continuing to make mistakes, I had no other choice.
The second way is for me to choose."
Yinzhen sneered and said: "According to what you say, it is the imperial concubine and Yan Guiren who are at fault?"
"Yes." Now that things have happened, Ms. Liu has nothing she dare not say, because she is already in a dead end. "If the imperial concubine had been willing to stop Yan Guiren's behavior, I would not have taken this path.
, Hongzhan is my concubine’s son. Do you think my concubine is using him as bait, and my concubine’s heart doesn’t hurt?
But if I don’t do anything, Yan Guiren will go too far, and by then I and Hongzhan will no longer have a place to stay. I can not think about myself, but I have to think about Hongzhan!" She said
You know, Yinzhen doesn't have deep feelings for her, only Hongzhan is her life-saving talisman.
At this time, Mrs. Xu also thought about her words and said: "Your Majesty, in fact, being a modest concubine does not bring any benefits to Xu Chenconcubine. I couldn't bear to see her mother and son separated, so I agreed to help. I know I was wrong, please ask the Emperor for help."
Forgive me!"
Although both of them spoke nicely, Yinzhen was not that easy to fool. He sneered: "Qianbi, if you really care about Hongzhan, you won't act as if nothing happened after doing so many things that hurt him."
, what you really value is not Hongzhan at all, but yourself. It is really unfortunate for Hongzhan to have a mother like you!"
Mrs. Liu said eagerly: "I am not, Your Majesty, I am not the kind of person you imagined. I am really here for Hongzhan..."
"Okay, I don't want to listen to you tell a bunch of lies anymore. From this moment on, I will depose you as a concubine, reduce it to a promise, and move out of the main hall of Yongshou Palace." Although Yinzhen hated Liu's behavior, he looked at it.
For Hong Zhan's sake, he was merciful after all.
"Thank you...the emperor for your grace!" Mrs. Liu kowtowed tremblingly to thank her. Fortunately...fortunately, Yinzhen did not take Hongzhan away. As long as Hongzhan is around, she still has a chance to recover.
As soon as Ms. Liu finished this thought, Yinzhen's voice came to her ears again, "Since you are no longer a concubine, according to the palace rules, you can no longer raise Hongzhan. Sixi, send the sixth elder brother to his elder brother later."
, without my will, he is not allowed to meet Liu."
"No! Your Majesty, I don't want it!" Mrs. Liu knelt down and climbed up the steps with tears streaming down her face: "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. I swear that I will never do such a thing again in the future. Please don't take Hongzhan away.
, Concubine is the only one left, he is Concubine’s son, Concubine cannot live without him!”
Yinzhen stood up and walked to her, saying disgustedly: "I thought you had forgotten that Hongzhan was your biological child. If you had remembered, how could you have hurt him again and again, how could you have the heart to let him be so young?
Just in pain?!"
"I really know my mistake. Your Majesty, please forgive me once. I will treat Hongzhan well and prevent him from getting hurt again. I will be a good mother." Faced with Liu's words, Yin
Zhen shook his head and said: "I really want to believe you, but... I can't do it!"
"Your Majesty..." As soon as Mrs. Liu uttered two words, Yinzhen interrupted sharply: "If you ask again, I will send you to the cold palace immediately!"
Facing Yinzhen's slightly ferocious face, Mrs. Liu did not dare to say anything more, but kept lowering her head and sobbing. When Yinzhen turned his eyes to Mr. Xu, the latter immediately lowered his head in panic, not daring to look at him.
She could avoid Yinzhen's gaze but could not avoid the punishment that would befall her. "You helped the Liu family to do evil. It is an unforgivable crime! I demoted you to an official woman, responsible for serving tea and pouring water in the palace."
.”
"Thank you... Your Majesty for your grace!" Mrs. Xu struggled to spit out these words, almost vomiting blood in her heart. Although she had a low status before, she was still the master, but the status of an official woman was as low as a palace maid. Not only did she not have
When you serve others, you must also serve others in return.
After dealing with the two of them, Yinzhen waved for them to leave, and Sixi also left with him. In addition to taking back the Liu family's gold book, he was also responsible for carrying Hongzhan to his elder brother's house.
After the palace door was closed again, Yinzhen sighed heavily, with unspeakable disappointment in his eyes. He had always thought that Mrs. Liu was a gentle and uncontroversial woman, just like Wen Ruyan before, but now it seems
, but he took it for granted.
"Your Majesty..." Ling Ruo was about to speak, but Yinzhen shook his head and said, "I'm fine, I'm just feeling a little emotional. By the way, although Hong Zhan's matter has nothing to do with the Qi Jia family, the Liu family would go to such extreme lengths to use Hong Zhan to harm her.
, I guess she does have some problems with her behavior, you should talk to her carefully when you have time."
"I know." Even if Yinzhen didn't mention it, Ling Ruo would still do it. Qi Jia's mission has been completed. Being so arrogant will not do her any good, and Ling Ruo will never do this again.
Help her, but after all, whether Qi Jia can listen is another matter.
Yinzhen nodded and said: "Okay, you can go back too. I originally wanted to go to your place for dinner in the evening, but now it seems that I have to change the date."
Ling Ruo said guiltily: "It's my fault that I failed to handle this matter well and made Liu promise to bring trouble in front of the emperor again and again."
Yinzhen comforted: "I have never blamed you, and you should not blame yourself. Let what has happened pass. There is no need to dwell on it anymore."
"Yes, my concubine, please leave." After coming out of Yangxin Hall, Ling Ruo slowly let out the breath that had been held in her chest for a long time. Although she was 70% or 80% likely to hold her hands behind her back about what happened just now, she still broke into a cold sweat. If Mrs. Xu hadn't
When she showed up, she lost the bet, and there was no chance for Mr. Liu to reveal her true face. Fortunately, things went smoothly.