si-mexico Chapter 379: Give up the thought and agree
Chapter 379: Give up the thought and agree
"You are right. It would be better to change Wen Yi's imperial certificate to Concubine Jing's. This way, Concubine Jing won't have to worry about it in the future, and Wen Yi won't have to suffer the pain of separation from her son."
The emperor thought of his younger self. He didn’t want his children to have to endure what he had endured.
What's more, Concubine Cao was too cunning. Most of the evil things that Concubine Hua had done before were planned by Concubine Cao. After all, he knew very well that Concubine Hua did not have the calculating brain. Even if she wanted to punish other concubines, she would only use some small tricks like kneeling as punishment. Concubine Hua did not have such a meticulous mind.
Thinking of this, the emperor's disgust towards Concubine Cao increased even more.
Now that Nian Gengyao has fallen, Concubine Cao has tried to please the people and has taken the initiative to expose Concubine Hua.
But does she have no part in these evil things? Is she really as innocent as she claims?
"Noble Lady Cao is really not suitable to raise a princess. It is better to stop her from thinking about it completely."
The more the emperor spoke, the more he felt it made sense, and he even felt in his heart that Concubine Cao could no longer stay.
After all, such a person is stirring up trouble in the palace, and who knows what terrible things she will do in the future to get Wen Yi back to her.
The emperor coldly decided the life or death of a woman who had once served him and given birth to a child for him in a matter of seconds.
"Wouldn't this be too unfair to Concubine Cao? After all, Concubine Cao is Princess Wen Yi's biological mother."
Fu Cha Zhixi did not expect that the emperor would make this decision directly, which was a little unexpected for her, but at least things developed as she wished, so it was not a big problem.
However, she couldn't just show that she was very happy at this time, as this was inconsistent with her soft-hearted and kind personality.
"After the imperial edict was changed, Wen Yi's biological mother is Concubine Jing."
The emperor seemed very indifferent to this and spoke in a flat tone.
"But."
Fu Cha Zhixi looked at the emperor hesitantly and said.
"No buts, Xi'er, I know you are innocent and kind, but some people are not worthy of your kindness."
The emperor looked at Fucha Zhixi and spoke.
"I will obey your Majesty."
Upon hearing this, Fu Cha Zhixi looked at the emperor and spoke.
Here, Zhen Huan was unable to see the Emperor, so she had to return to Sui Yuxuan with a grim look on her face.
She didn't expect that the emperor would really not see her. She had been able to enter and exit the Palace of Tranquil Longevity freely before, but now that the incident was over, she could no longer go in easily. This gap was really hard for her to accept.
She even suspected that the emperor treated her like that before only because she could help him with advice, but now that the matter was over, she would be forgotten by the emperor.
The emperor would not really forget about Zhen Huan. After all, in addition to her useful brain, Zhen Huan also had a face that was extremely similar to Chun Yuan. The emperor would naturally not give up this imitation of Chun Yuan easily.
The next morning, the Queen couldn't wait to sort out the charges against Zhou Ninghai during the interrogation and read them out word for word in front of the Emperor.
The emperor listened calmly, without showing much emotion on his face.
"Have you vomited everything you need to vomit?"
The emperor took the charge from the queen's hand and asked as he looked at it.
"Zhou Ninghai said that's all he knew, and he wasn't very clear about the rest."
The young eunuch answered.
"There are other things. Are these the only sins that Concubine Hua has committed?"
The emperor threw the blame onto the tray held by the young eunuch with some disbelief.
He knew that Concubine Hua was always jealous, but in his heart, Concubine Hua could never be so vicious.
After all, as an emperor, if he had doted on such a vicious woman for so many years, wouldn't it prove that he was not a sage monarch, but a tyrant who was blinded by beauty?
There was no way the Emperor could accept such a fact, so he subconsciously attributed everything Hua Fei had done to Concubine Cao, and his murderous intent towards Concubine Cao increased even more.
"The crimes of Concubine Hua are too numerous to list. Your Majesty, how do you plan to deal with Concubine Hua?"
Seeing this, the queen asked.
"Go and investigate. I want to get to the bottom of this matter. All palace servants who are related to Concubine Hua and have suspicious behavior will be beaten to death."
"Yes."
"Hua Fei has a flawed moral character, so her title is stripped and she is demoted to a concubine."
"Your Majesty is kind-hearted and willing to forgive Nian's crime. I, your concubine, would like to thank you on behalf of Nian."
The Queen did not expect that even at this point the Emperor still wanted to keep Concubine Hua and actually only demoted her to a concubine. This showed that her previous idea that the Emperor only favored Concubine Nian because of her family background was wrong, and the Emperor still had some sincerity towards her.
"But Nian has always wanted to meet the emperor. I wonder if the emperor is willing to meet Nian."
The Queen was worried that the Emperor would really agree to meet Nian and agreed, so she quickly continued.
"I, Xiangnian, agreed to see the emperor first to defend my crime and secondly to ask the emperor to forgive her family's sins."
"No, I don't want to see her again."
Upon hearing this, the emperor immediately changed his original idea. After all, the evidence of Concubine Hua's crimes was all there, and there was no point in defending herself. As for forgiving her family, it was even more impossible.
So it would be better not to meet, so that he wouldn't feel uncomfortable seeing Shilan begging.
"When Shilan first entered the palace, she was so bright and lively, but now she has become like this. It really makes people feel sorry for her."
The emperor couldn't help but sigh.
"Nian promised that it was his own fault and he cannot blame anyone else."
Upon hearing this, the Queen quickly interrupted the Emperor's recollections, lest he remember their old love and soften his heart towards Nian again.
"Which women of appropriate age from the families of meritorious officials are selected to enter the palace this time?"
The emperor asked.
The queen deliberately put Guaerjia's name in front, and the emperor also chose Guaerjia to enter the palace and gave her a noble status.
The Queen took the initiative to mention Zhi's name again. Naturally, the Emperor would not keep her any longer and let her become Nian's maid again.
Later, the emperor conferred the title of Concubine Xiang on Cao Qinmo for her contribution in exposing the crimes of the Nian family.
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes fell on the imperial concubine.
After all, the former title of the Imperial Concubine was also Xiang, which made everyone secretly speculate in their hearts, could it be that Concubine Cao's reporting of Concubine Hua won the Emperor's favor so much that he was willing to give her the former title of the Imperial Concubine.
It was no big deal for Fu Cha Zhixi to know about it. Not to mention that she knew that the emperor's Xiang was not her Xiang, so what even if it was.
This was something she didn't want, and the title was too frivolous to be considered a good one.