amaotonovel Chapter 313: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (62)
Chapter 313: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (62)
Chapter 313 The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (Sixty-two)
What kind of rumor is it that has caused so much discussion among the government and the public?
It was said that Concubine Cui was staying in the palace and not paying her respects to the Empress not because of a headache, but because she was pregnant. Concubine Cui was afraid that the Empress would plot against her son, so she stayed in Chengqian Palace to take care of her baby.
And the emperor has already promised Concubine Cui that he will make her the queen when she gives birth to a prince!
Since Concubine Cui is going to be the queen, where should Queen Ji go now? Of course, she should go to be accompanied by the ancient Buddha and the green lamp. Otherwise, will there be two queens?
Why are the emperor and the imperial concubine afraid that the queen will murder the royal heir?
Of course, it was because the Empress had no children and was jealous of the pregnant concubines. The deceased Concubine Xu was the one who was killed by the Empress and framed Concubine Cui. It was only because Empress Ji was so clever and destroyed the evidence in advance that the Emperor was afraid of the Ji family and did not depose the Empress.
But the day when the crown prince is enthroned is the day when the queen is deposed!
Empress Dowager Cui had caught a cold these days. When she heard about this, her tired face was filled with anger, and she ordered a thorough investigation of the matter.
"How did Ji Shi get the Phoenix Seal? Is she dead? Doesn't she know that the rumors have spread throughout the palace? Who on earth is so scheming and fanning the flames? Even the previous dynasty knows about it. She wants Li'er dead! She lets the rumors spread. Does she think it will benefit her as the queen? What a fool! She's been rumored to be a woman of no virtue, and yet she still doesn't order her to keep quiet! Call her here!"
When Empress Ji heard that the Empress Dowager had summoned her, she went to the Cining Palace with a guilty conscience, thinking about how to tell the Empress Dowager about her grievances on the way.
As a result, before she could even finish her defense, the furious Queen Mother Cui made her kneel in the palace for an hour.
Although Ji Shilan was the daughter of a military commander, she had been pampered for so long in the palace that she had long since become destitute. She appeared healthy on the surface, but in reality, under the influence of chronic poisons, her body had long since deteriorated.
She knelt for an hour and couldn't stand up. This was because the empress dowager still had some sense and after sending the palace maids away, she made Ji Shilan kneel on a cushion.
After being severely reprimanded by Empress Dowager Cui, Ji Shilan left the Cining Palace with weak legs and a pale face.
When Ji Shilan was still applying medicine in Kunning Palace, she heard about the previous dynasty's accusation against her. Only then did she realize that she had allowed rumors to spread and ultimately harmed herself.
On that day, a bold censor reported that Concubine Cui was disrespectful to the empress and had not paid her respects or asked for formalities for two months. The empress also failed to handle palace affairs responsibly and did not behave like a mother of a country.
Since it concerns the royal heir, the queen, and the imperial concubine, and such matters are related to the previous dynasty and the harem, the court officials naturally pay attention to them.
Seeing that the rumor was about to reach the ears of the people, a minister reported the matter to the emperor, hoping that it could be thoroughly investigated and the rumors could be stopped.
Afterwards, the Cui and Ji factions had another verbal battle in the court, and in the end, the Cui faction officials won.
Liang Sheng had a gloomy face at the morning court. He didn't expect that in just two days, the rumors about the royal family spread throughout the court and the country. He only received the news from Le Chang this morning. Before he had time to do anything, he was talked about by these ministers at the morning court.
After leaving the court, he went straight to Kunning Palace and questioned the queen's intentions.
Liang Sheng: "Ji Shilan, you are the queen, and you allow rumors to spread. Don't you know how to cherish your feathers? You don't care about your own reputation, and you let those people slander the concubine! When did I say I would depose the queen? I handed the harem over to you, and you made it a mess, bringing shame to the previous dynasty!"
Ji Shilan felt bitter. When she heard the rumors circulating in the palace, her first reaction was to stop them from spreading. After all, how could she have killed Concubine Xu? She refused to admit that she had murdered the heir to the throne!