readytorunbook Chapter 386: Regaining One City, Another Thunderstorm
Chapter 386: Regaining One City, Another Thunderstorm
The Queen was only panicked for a moment before she realized that she could use the promise that the Third Prince had given to Nian to turn the situation around.
Upon hearing this, Concubine Xiang felt a little more solemn.
The Queen was indeed not easy to deal with. She was ruthless and did not give her any chance to exploit.
Fu Cha Zhixi didn't expect the situation to turn out like this. The queen was indeed more difficult to deal with than she had imagined.
Although she didn't think that she could bring down the queen just by relying on this incident, she was also unwilling to let the queen get away with it without any pain.
"Empress, even if what you said makes sense, why did Concubine Xiang point out that it was you who did this, and even took the initiative to stand up and correct you?"
"If the Queen is truly innocent, then why would Concubine Xiang go to such great lengths to frame her? After all, there has never been any conflict between Concubine Xiang and the Queen."
"What's more, we all know that Xiangpin was a concubine of Nian Yingying in the past. If Xiangpin just wanted to shirk responsibility, why didn't she put the blame on Nian Yingying, but put all this on the Queen?"
Fu Cha Zhixi's series of questions made the Queen's face even uglier.
The Queen had no way to refute these words. After all, everyone knew that Nian Yingying had lost her power. The risk of blaming Nian Yingying for this matter was naturally lower than the risk of blaming the Queen.
"I understand that the imperial concubine is worried about the Sixth Prince and wants to find the murderer as soon as possible, but I will never admit to anything I have not done."
The queen couldn't find any reason to refute for a moment, so she had to deny it. Anyway, no one could do anything to her without evidence.
No matter how much the emperor favors the imperial concubine, he must preserve the reputation of the royal family. If there is no solid evidence, the emperor will not act rashly.
"I hope Your Majesty can trust me, find the murderer as soon as possible, and clear my name."
The Queen looked at the Emperor with tears in her eyes and spoke.
"Your Majesty, my Sixth Prince is innocent. Please have mercy on him and give him justice."
The Queen puts pressure on the Emperor. Doesn't that mean she won't put pressure on the Emperor too?
Today, even if there is no way to pull the queen down, we have to bite off a piece of her flesh, otherwise how can we calm the anger in her heart.
The emperor couldn't help but sigh as he looked at Fu Cha Zhixi, whose eyes were blurred with tears. After all, he was still sorry to the mother and son in this matter.
"Xiangpin, you said that the Queen did this, but you can't provide evidence to prove it. This matter concerns the Queen Mother. I can't conclude that the Queen did this based on your empty words."
"But what the Imperial Concubine said makes sense. As for why the Empress would correct you, you don't have a reasonable explanation that can convince me."
"Even if you are innocent, Queen, as the mother of a country and the head of the harem, you are responsible for failing to supervise this matter properly."
"So, during this period of time, let the imperial concubine help you, the queen, to manage the six palaces."
After the fall of Consort Nian, the power of the palace naturally returned to the hands of the Queen. However, not long after the Queen got the power back, it was taken back by the Emperor again. How could the Queen not feel humiliated?
Although there was no judgment on the matter, the emperor took away his rights as the queen in broad daylight in order to appease the imperial concubine.
The queen once again felt the feeling of powerlessness and humiliation that her sister once brought her. It was as if the emperor had clearly promised that as long as she gave birth to the eldest son, he would let her become his wife, but after seeing her sister, the position of wife fell into her sister's hands, and she had no room for resistance at all.
She hated, hated her sister, hated the imperial concubine, and hated the emperor.
If she can get rid of her sister, she can also get rid of the imperial concubine. She will remove the stones in her way one by one, and reach the pinnacle of power step by step. She will make sure that no one can take away what she has.
"Yes, I obey your order."
The queen suppressed the murderous intent in her eyes and agreed to the matter with a feeling of grievance.
"As for you, I can't charge you with slandering the Empress without evidence, but considering that you have made a great contribution in reporting the crime, I will forgive you."
"After I have investigated thoroughly, I will settle your merits and demerits."
The emperor looked at Concubine Xiang who was kneeling on the ground and spoke.
Concubine Xiang didn't expect that her hard fight would end up like this, and she was unwilling to let it go.
After all, apart from losing her power over the harem, the queen has not received any other punishment. In this way, wouldn't he have to endure double the harm from the queen?
So Concubine Xiang made up her mind and once again mentioned the Queen's attempt to murder her, and laid out all the evidence she had found.
After all, there is solid evidence in this matter. How can the queen get away with it?
The queen didn't expect that the other party actually had a backup plan, but when did she plan to murder Concubine Xiang?
The Queen was a little puzzled. Could it be that Concubine Xiang reported herself directly to the Emperor just because she was going to harm her?
The queen didn't know what to say for a moment. She was really innocent this time.
The emperor didn't expect that Concubine Xiang would insist on this matter. It seems that Concubine Xiang is really a stubborn person. He must get rid of her as soon as possible, otherwise, if this continues, who knows what trouble Concubine Xiang will cause.
Thinking of this, the emperor looked at the queen without changing his expression.
The queen was also at a loss, as this scene was not in the script.
The queen quickly knelt on the ground and looked at the emperor and explained anxiously.
"Your Majesty, I am innocent. I really did not harm Concubine Xiang."
The emperor looked at the queen coldly. Concubine Xiang was so vindictive. If he knew that it was him who did it, wouldn't he have to worry about his own safety? It would be better to let the other party think that it was the queen who did it.
"Queen, the evidence is all here, what else do you have to say!"
The emperor angrily threw the evidence prepared by Concubine Xiang in the queen's face. The queen looked into the emperor's eyes with grievance and spoke word by word.
"Your Majesty, I grew up with my sister. Even if Your Majesty doesn't believe me, doesn't he believe my sister?"
The queen was forced into a corner and had to use her ultimate weapon - Chun Yuan.
"You still have the nerve to defend Chunyuan. If Chunyuan knew that she had a vicious sister like you, I'm afraid she wouldn't be at peace in the underworld."
When the emperor heard Chunyuan, he became even angrier.
He was already furious about the Queen's attack on Fu Zhen. If the situation had not forced him, why would he cover up for her?
Is such a stupid and vicious person really suitable to be my queen?