Zhu Wenyu's eyes were cold and he said angrily, "You poisoned the princess and murdered the emperor's heir. After it was exposed, instead of confessing your fault, you denied it in every possible way. It is simply abominable. If a vicious woman like you is not dealt with severely, it will be the law of heaven."
Intolerable!"
At this moment, Zhu Wenyu was really angry. The evidence was conclusive, so he was still claiming that it was impossible?
"I didn't. I was wrongly accused."
Hu Qiuyan completely lost control of her emotions, as if she was crazy, and screamed loudly, "It's Concubine Xi, it's Li Yang. They teamed up to frame me. They are the ones who deserve to be punished seriously, and they all deserve to die!"
"Shut up, how could Concubine Xi harm you? Did Concubine Xi pour the juice? Li Yang, a eunuch, has been kneeling there, how could he harm you?"
Zhu Wenyu became even more furious and said, "Pull her down and give her poisonous wine to hang herself..." When Hu Qiuyan heard this, her legs went weak and she collapsed to the ground, looking horrified.
"Your Majesty, please show mercy."
Hu Yidao hurriedly stepped forward to plead for mercy. Seeing that Zhu Wenyu was unmoved, he turned his attention to Duanmu Shujie, knelt down and kowtowed, "The Queen Mother, please remember that the old ministers have been loyal to the imperial court in the north and south, and have made a decision."
For the sake of a lot of credit, let’s bypass Concubine Hua this time!”
"Well, I like to hear this. If you still mention the Nine Great Regiments, then Concubine Hua will die. The Nine Great Regiments are not from your Hu family, they are the soldiers and horses of the imperial court."
"Your Majesty, Marshal Hu has indeed worked hard and accomplished great things. No matter how Concubine Hua makes mistakes, we cannot let the good generals feel cold."
"What I mean, old lady, is to avoid the death penalty, and don't enter the cold palace. You can be demoted and dealt with accordingly!"
Duanmu Shujie said indifferently, with a noncommittal tone.
Zhu Wenyu obviously understood that his mother-in-law was beating Hu Yidao, and he also understood that Hu Yidao was still indispensable in the court, but he was very angry. For such an evil woman, it would be difficult to eliminate the hatred in his heart without killing her.
At a glance, everyone realized that Concubine Hua could not die. There was someone behind her, but it was different. If it had been any other concubine, there would have been no chance of survival.
Yang Huanhuan frowned closely, and glanced at Li Yang from the corner of his eye. Li Yang immediately got up and walked to him, lowering his voice and said: "You really guessed it, Hu Yidao is indeed a variable, Concubine Hua will not die.
Yes, but it won’t have much impact on our plan. Please agree with the Queen Mother’s opinion.”
Then Li Yang considered it over and over and concluded that if Concubine Hua did not die, there would be no harm but advantages. Concubine Hua had poisoned Zhou Xue and was still in the palace. She was extremely threatening to Zhou Xue, and the emperor would definitely be worried.
"It can only be this way."
Yang Huanhuan nodded.
Everyone in the palace was whispering and talking quietly.
"Your Excellency, Li Yang failed this time."
Liu Pengfei said.
"Where did it fail? Even if Concubine Hua does not die and enters the cold palace, the position of the concubine cannot be saved. She is destined to collapse. Apart from Li Yang, who can do it in the world?"
Qiu Yutang retorted.
"That's true. Li Yang is indeed amazing, but his desire to abduct the Crown Princess is completely wishful thinking."
Liu Pengfei said again.
"I had the same mentality as you before, but with the current situation, the Crown Princess will definitely be abducted by him."
Qiu Yutang sighed, feeling both admired and angry.
This Li Yang is such a bastard. Not only did he kill the prince, but he also kidnapped the prince's woman?
The same goes for the Crown Princess. What good is there about rebellious ministers and traitors?
Well?
Liu Pengfei was stunned and didn't know why.
“Is the Emperor’s Palace of Preservation and Harmony a vegetable market?”
Zhu Wenyu swept his stern eyes across the audience and said coldly.
The whole place fell silent instantly, as quiet as an icy cicada.
Zhu Wenyu also wanted to do what the Queen Mother wanted, but he really didn't know how to change his words, and he was riding a tiger that was hard to get off.
Yang Huanhuan saw it, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, today is the Queen Mother's birthday. It's really not easy to kill people."
Zhou Xue stood up immediately.
"I'm not in serious trouble. I hope the emperor will spare Concubine Hua from the death penalty."
When she saw Li Yang and Concubine Xi quarreling, she immediately realized that Concubine Hua was wronged for poisoning her. Although she still couldn't understand the purpose of Li Yang and Concubine Xi, she did have full trust in Li Yang.
"It's rare that you two can help her plead for mercy."
Zhu Wenyu was very moved, and then glared at Hu Qiuyan fiercely, "You keep saying that Imperial Concubine Xi framed you, but they still help you plead for mercy, especially the Crown Princess. If you want to kill someone, they won't care about you. You have to reflect on it."
On your own!"
"Thank you Concubine Xi, thank you Crown Princess, I must reflect on myself!"
Hu Qiuyan knocked out her teeth and swallowed them. At this time, she had no choice but to confess, otherwise she would anger the emperor and risk her life.
"The Queen Mother is merciful, Hu Shuai pleads for mercy, and Hu Qiuyan finally admits her mistake and repentes. The emperor decides to punish her lightly as appropriate. Hu Qiuyan is deprived of her position as a noble concubine, demoted to the sixth rank, and she agrees to be imprisoned in Yongshou Palace for one year and suppressed."
Zhu Wenyu said indifferently.
"Father..." Hu Qiuyan became anxious upon hearing this and demoted him to six levels in a row. This was simply unacceptable to her arrogant heart.
"Stop talking, this is already a great favor from the emperor. Keep the green hills here, don't worry about running out of firewood, just follow the guards and go back to the palace to think about your past."
Hu Yidao interrupted and spoke seriously.
Hu Qiuyan could only endure it and was escorted to the stall at the entrance of the palace. She turned around and glanced at Yang Huanhuan and Li Yang with great hatred. "You little bitch and a slave, we will see!" The birthday banquet continued, because what happened to Hu Qiuyan
The Empress Dowager's mood was affected by the concubine's incident, and the birthday banquet only lasted half an hour and then broke up hastily.
"You don't want to give everything to me. Is there anyone in the palace?"
As soon as Yang Huanhuan walked out, he squinted.
"Haha, Su Jieyu is from the Sun and Moon Sect. I have some friendship with the Sun and Moon Sect. I wasn't sure before, so I didn't say anything."
Li Yang said sarcastically.
"It's good that Su Wan is willing to help. The emperor will definitely go to my place later. The two of us can persuade Zhou Xue to leave the palace together, and the chance will be greater."
Yang Huanhuan said indifferently.
"Then I won't go back with you if I call her up. Senior sister must be very confused at this time. I have to make it clear to her."
Li Yang replied.
After receiving Concubine Xi's permission, he hurried to chase Zhou Xue.
"What are you following me for?"
Zhou Xue had a straight face and said coldly: "Don't talk to me, I get annoyed when I see you!"
This man didn't want to have a child with her, but he did make trouble and cause trouble all day long. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he couldn't help but kick Li Yang.
Li Yang saw that she looked unhappy and did not dare to say a word. He followed her all the way without daring to express his anger.
When she returned to Biyue Palace, Zhou Xue closed the door and said angrily: "What are you doing? What's wrong? You've fallen in love with Concubine Xi, you don't want me anymore, and you want to poison me to death?"
Li Yang accompanied him with a smile: "My good wife, look where you are going. This is all to bring down Concubine Hua. If Ah Fu hadn't noticed, I would have used my inner strength to knock the cup over in your hand."
"Who is your wife? Shameless!"
Zhou Xue spat, her pretty face tensed up, "Don't smile playfully at me, stand up for me, I won't teach you a lesson today, I'll give you a good scolding, that's really not okay!" She doesn't care about the poisoned wine, but
Li Yang disappeared for more than a month, which prevented her from getting pregnant. What would she do in the future? Moreover, she had no chance at all. Even if Li Yang stayed tonight, she happened to be pregnant and gave birth.
That's not right either. Li Yang really killed her this time!