The queen didn't know what to say, so she glanced at Emperor Ming Yuan anxiously. Seeing his gloomy face, she quickly winked at the old lady and asked her to say something to smooth things over.
The old lady said coldly: "Your Majesty, Queen, King Qi, as a descendant of the royal family, spoiled his concubine and destroyed his wife. Although Cui Er was impulsive and wrong, the fault is not entirely her fault. Now King Qi insists on getting divorced because of his concubine.
, it is really ridiculous to spread the news and it will damage the face of the royal family and the Chu family. I also ask the emperor to issue an order. When King Qi's injury improves, we can go to the palace to discuss the crime and order not to make peace."
The old lady did not mean to beg in her words. On the contrary, she was a bit aggressive.
She even connected the face of the royal family with the face of the Chu family. This made the queen suddenly change her color and look at Emperor Ming Yuan suddenly in shock.
Emperor Ming Yuan's face was still ugly just now. After hearing what the old lady said, he was no longer angry. He even had a smile on his face and said: "Old madam, please be patient. I will ask you clearly about this matter."
, I heard from the chief minister that your health is not very good, so go back and rest for a while. The matter of grandchildren here depends on the fate of your children and grandchildren, so don't worry about it."
After saying that, he stood up and left. Before leaving, he glanced at Chu Mingcui lightly.
The old lady was so angry that she didn't expect that Emperor Ming Yuan didn't even say a word of comfort and just left, without even paying attention to her.
After Emperor Ming Yuan left, he told Eunuch Mu Ru, "Invite the King of Chu and the King of Qi to enter the palace."
Eunuch Mu Ru was startled, "Your Majesty, King Qi is still injured."
"I won't die." Emperor Ming Yuan said coldly. If the injury was really serious, someone from the palace would have reported it long ago. "Also, inform the Queen Mother about this and ask the Queen Mother to go there in person."
Eunuch Mu Ru took the order.
Seeing that Emperor Ming Yuan had left, the queen ordered someone to help the old lady sit down, and said anxiously: "Grandma, how can you talk to the emperor like this? Isn't this making the emperor angry?"
The old lady's face was rather stern, "Queen, this is because of your lax discipline. Even if Qing'er behaves so wantonly and abandons the main concubine for the side concubine, if the news spreads, does my Chu family still have face?"
How do you tell Cui'er to behave?"
The queen said displeasedly: "Grandma, I don't like to hear what you are saying, and I dare not say anything else. Qing'er will never abandon the main concubine because of her love for the side concubine Yuan. He has already gone to the palace to report the matter.
I also reprimanded him angrily, but I don’t know what happened to them after they returned."
She turned to Chu Mingcui, and her voice was a bit colder, "But no matter what, you should not hurt him. If you hadn't done too much, I don't believe that he would divorce you. Also, what did you say to the emperor just now?"
, doesn’t it mean that the emperor has a problem with Lao Qi? You are harming him. You should not have entered the palace in the first place. If anything happens, can’t you order someone to inform me? "
When Chu Mingcui saw that the emperor was gone, she stopped crying and begged on her knees: "Aunt, my niece is unwilling to reconcile. Please persuade him to give up his thoughts."
"I, the Chu family, do not give birth to abandoned wives!" Mrs. Tailao also stated her position coldly, "If King Qi really wants to divorce his concubine, I will be the first to spare him."
The queen couldn't help feeling worried.
She is the daughter of the Chu family, so she should put the Chu family first in everything.
But King Qi is her biological son. If he wants to help the Chu family, he has to take responsibility for his son.
She thought about it, but she didn't dare to offend the old lady, so she could only vent her anger on Chu Mingcui, "What on earth did you say you caused? Qing'er used to be kind to you in every possible way, but you just made him angry.
, tell me honestly, what did you do? He said that you had an affair with the King of Chu, is this true?"
Chu Mingcui was surprised, then her tears fell again, and she said sadly and angrily: "Aunt, you said this to force your niece to death."
The old lady was very angry, "Queen, what you said is really out of proportion. How can you look like an elder? Is Cui'er that kind of person? She has been with you in the palace since she was a child. You don't know what her character is.
?It was clearly the little bitch of the Yuan family who said it to drive a wedge between their husband and wife. Lao Qi just stupidly believed it, and so did you? Did the lard fool you?"
There are other palace people in this palace. Although they are all confidants, the queen is the master of the harem after all. Hearing the old lady reprimanding her in front of the palace people, she became even more angry and her tone was not good. "Grandma, I am asking you now."
Isn’t it okay to even ask?”
Seeing that Chu Mingcui was still crying, she said angrily: "Cry, cry, cry, just cry. You dared to murder your own husband, why are you crying?"
"Enough!" the old lady shouted angrily.
The queen said coldly: "Grandma, what I said is true. Even the emperor doesn't care about this matter. I think you don't care either."
Has Mrs. Tai Lao ever been treated with such a tone? She immediately stood up and said angrily: "Okay, as a mother, you don't care about this matter, just ask your father to take care of it, Cui'er, let's go."
Chu Mingcui kept crying, but her heart was very clear.
If I can't get an explanation when I enter the palace this time, it will definitely be impossible to save me after I get out.
So, after listening to the old lady's words, she knelt down and cried: "Great-grandmother, aunt, I did something wrong in this matter. No matter what, I should not have hurt him."
She knelt forward and pulled the queen's skirt, and said with tears in her eyes: "Aunt, my niece really can't let go of this love between husband and wife. Please persuade him to let this matter go by now, okay? I will never be like this again in the future.
Impulsive, if he wants to pamper Concubine Yuan, then do it, and his niece will not lose her temper again."
Being accused of jealousy is better than anything else.
Outside the palace, a high-pitched voice came, "The Queen Mother is here!"
The Queen was startled and stood up quickly, "Why did this matter alarm the Queen Mother?"
Mrs. Tai Lao and Chu Mingcui also looked at each other, their expressions darkened.
The three of them went out to greet them. No matter how arrogant the old lady was, she did not dare to treat the current Queen Mother as nothing, although she had always looked down on the people of the Su family.
The Queen Mother was dressed in a black phoenix robe, showing her majesty. Seeing the three of them kneeling down to pay respects, she said after entering the palace: "There is no need to be formal, come in."
The three of them followed into the palace, and the Queen Mother sat down and said: "Everyone, please sit down."
After everyone sat down, the Queen Mother looked at Chu Mingcui and said: "The emperor has just ordered someone to tell me that you said that Lao Qi spoiled his concubine and destroyed his wife, wanted to reconcile with you, and forced you to commit suicide. In the end, you hurt Lao Qi.
Yeah?"
Chu Mingcui knelt on the ground and said in panic: "To tell you the truth about the emperor's grandmother, this matter is my granddaughter-in-law's fault, and she already knows that she is wrong."
The Queen Mother hummed and said with a dull look: "Since you know you are wrong, I won't say anything to you. But I have something to do. You said that he spoiled his concubine and killed his wife. I don't believe it. As far as I know, Concubine Yuan Fang has been here ever since.
, they haven’t consummated their marriage yet, how can they spoil their concubine and destroy their wife?”
Chu Mingcui was stunned. She naturally knew that they had not consummated their marriage. She ordered people to watch their every move.
However, only people in the palace knew about this matter. How could the Queen Mother know about it?
She looked slightly flustered and hesitated: "Royal grandmother, who said they didn't consummate the marriage? You've been together for so long, how could you not consummate the marriage?"
The queen was also surprised, "Queen mother, this shouldn't happen, right? It's been a long time since I've been here."
The Queen Mother said angrily: "It shows how confused you are as a mother."