frightfiction Chapter 411 The Tragic Queen 9
Chapter 411 The Tragic Queen 9
Although the Emperor loved Concubine Li deeply, he could not tolerate Concubine Li's disregard for him.
In particular, she said one thing to his face and another behind his back, which was what the emperor could not tolerate the most.
After Doctor Cheng left, Wang Anshi walked in from outside and said, "Your Majesty, we have caught the person who drugged the Queen. It was a eunuch and a palace maid. I tortured them severely and they have confessed."
As he spoke, Wang Anshi looked up at the emperor and continued, "Those two people confessed that it was Concubine Li who ordered them to find a way to drug the queen. They were pawns that Concubine Li placed beside the queen."
The reason why Wang Anshi was asked to investigate was that although the emperor was certain that it was Concubine Li who did it, he couldn't help but hope that he might have misunderstood Concubine Li and that someone else was the one who murdered the child in the queen's belly.
"I understand. Go away!" The emperor's tone became even more tired.
At the same time, in Concubine Yi's palace.
The chief eunuch in Concubine Yi's palace came running in from outside. When Concubine Yi saw him, she asked hurriedly, "What's the matter? Is the baby in the queen's belly gone?"
The Queen's accident caused such a big commotion that all the concubines in the harem went to Kunluan Palace as soon as they received the news, but they were all driven away by the Emperor.
So after returning from Kunluan Palace, Concubine Yi had been anxiously waiting for news and asked the chief eunuch in her palace to guard outside Kunluan Palace.
Of course, it was not just Concubine Yi who did this. All the concubines asked their trusted aides to guard outside the Kunluan Palace.
"Your Majesty, the baby in the queen's belly was not saved. I saw with my own eyes the midwife wrapped the dead baby in white cloth and left Kunluan Palace." The eunuch said:
"It didn't work!" Concubine Yi couldn't say she was happy, but she couldn't say she was unhappy either. "Who on earth was so bold as to murder the baby in the Queen's belly right under the Emperor's nose? I feel really uneasy about having such a poisonous snake in the harem!"
That man dared to murder the baby in the queen's belly in front of the emperor. Once she becomes pregnant, it will be hard to defend herself.
"Your Majesty, do you think the person behind this is Imperial Concubine Li?" Concubine Yi's maid Yu Lan said, "Imperial Concubine Li is in charge of the palace power. If you were to ask who in the palace is most capable of murdering the baby in the Queen's belly, it would be Imperial Concubine Li."
"And Imperial Concubine Li also has a motive to murder the Queen. Imperial Concubine Li has just become pregnant, and something has happened to the Queen's baby. It's hard not to suspect Imperial Concubine Li."
"That's why the person behind this couldn't be Imperial Concubine Li," said Concubine Yi. "Imperial Concubine Li is just pregnant. Even if she doesn't want the Queen to give birth to the child, she won't be so eager to do it."
"In my opinion, not only did they harm the Queen, they also wanted to make Concubine Li take the blame. After all, even a maid like you suspected Concubine Li, let alone the concubines in the harem and the Emperor."
There is nothing wrong with what Concubine Yi said. After all, it is the way a normal person thinks. But the problem is that neither Jiang Chunxi, Concubine Li, nor the Emperor can look at it in a normal way.
"If it's not Imperial Concubine Li, then who else could it be?" This is the voice of another senior maid of Concubine Yi. "At present, Imperial Concubine Li is the only one pregnant in the harem. Apart from Imperial Concubine Li, the other concubines have no motive to take action. After all, they are not pregnant themselves. What benefit can they get by harming the baby in the Queen's belly? Wouldn't it be making wedding clothes for Imperial Concubine Li for nothing?"
"You know, even if the emperor finds out that it was Concubine Li who did it, he will definitely protect Concubine Li for the sake of the child in her belly. Does the person behind this think that the emperor can punish Concubine Li just because she takes the blame?"
"This is also what I can't figure out." Concubine Yi suddenly felt a headache.
At the same time, on Concubine Su's side.
When Concubine Su heard that the Queen's child had not been saved, she was so happy: "It's what she deserves. I have disliked the Queen for a long time. Why is the Queen so lucky? Not only is she favored by the Emperor, but she is also lucky enough to be pregnant. I was gloating over the death of the Duke of Zhenguo, but I didn't expect that the Queen would be found to be pregnant in the blink of an eye."
"I don't know who is behind this. If possible, I really want to find out who is behind this."
Just as Concubine Yi thought, there was such a poisonous snake lurking in the harem, and Concubine Su was also very uneasy.
Of course, Concubine Su immediately suspected Imperial Concubine Li, but after thinking about it, she felt that it was unlikely to be Imperial Concubine Li. The motive was too obvious. No matter how much Imperial Concubine Li wanted to get rid of the child in the Queen's belly, she would never risk attacking the Queen.
"I think the one who did it was Imperial Concubine Li," said Yao Qian, the chief maid of Concubine Su. "Your Majesty, do you think it is impossible that the one who did it was Imperial Concubine Li? After all, the motive is too obvious. But is there a possibility that this is Imperial Concubine Li's cleverness?"
"Just like you, you immediately ruled out the possibility that Concubine Li would take action. If you think this way, then there is no need to say anything about other people."
Concubine Su's expression became serious: "What you said makes sense. Maybe it was Concubine Li who did it."
"Oh!" Concubine Su sneered, "I really didn't expect it! Imperial Concubine Li turned out to be such a venomous snake, and a bold and reckless one at that. In addition, the power of the palace has always been in the hands of Imperial Concubine Li. If Imperial Concubine Li is not pulled down, even if I get pregnant with the heir as I wish, I'm afraid I won't be able to give birth to the heir."
"But Imperial Concubine Li is pregnant now. Even if the Emperor finds out that it was Imperial Concubine Li who did it, he can't do anything to her. At most, he can find a scapegoat," Yao Qian said. "And most importantly, we don't have any evidence. Without evidence, there's no way for the Emperor to severely punish Imperial Concubine Li."
"Let's take a step back. Even if we have evidence, if the emperor is determined to protect Concubine Li, then it will be useless even if we put the evidence in front of the emperor!"
"Could it be that the Emperor would tolerate a vicious woman like Imperial Concubine Li?" This was the voice of another palace maid Yao Qian. "Doesn't the Emperor favor the Empress the most? But the Empress' child was killed by Imperial Concubine Li. Could it be that the Emperor is still protecting Imperial Concubine Li?"
"In short, I feel that if the emperor really protects Concubine Li, then the emperor's favoritism towards the queen is very suspicious."
"Ever since the Emperor was still the Crown Prince, Imperial Concubine Li has been in charge of the household affairs of the Crown Prince's Mansion. After he ascended the throne, he handed over the palace power to Imperial Concubine Li," Supin said solemnly, "According to what the Emperor has always said, he doesn't want the Empress to be tired and just wants the Empress to be carefree and not bothered by trivial matters. But now it seems that this is not the case!"