noffsinger Chapter 372 Brother's Death and Brother's Death 21
Chapter 372 Brother's Death and Brother's Death 21
"Aunt, what should we do?" Concubine Jing became anxious. "The emperor is now on high alert against us, aunt and nephew. Even if we want to take action against Concubine Jiang's child, we have no way to start!"
"Why are you in such a hurry?" The Queen Mother glared at her niece again. "It's just a child. I don't believe I can't find a chance to kill him. At most, I can kill the Emperor and then send Concubine Jiang and her son off at the same time."
The empress dowager has now stopped caring. She doesn't think about the fact that if something happens to the emperor, and then the prince, it will be difficult for the ministers in the court not to suspect her as the empress dowager.
But the frustration she had felt during this period had made the empress dowager no longer able to care about so many things. Of course, the most important thing was that the empress dowager did not have much political acumen.
Otherwise, she should have thought about letting her youngest son be the regent first, instead of thinking about getting rid of the emperor and immediately dealing with Jiang Chunxi and her son.
"But..." Concubine Jing's expression became depressed, "But the emperor is very wary of me now. I think it will be difficult to poison the emperor."
No matter how hard Concubine Jing tried during this period, the Emperor never relaxed his guard against her. This naturally made Concubine Jing discouraged, and she couldn't help but question whether her efforts were really useful.
The Queen Mother really wanted to curse at her niece.
An idiot is an idiot. You really can't expect too much from such an idiot as her.
"Don't worry! As long as the emperor is still willing to favor you, we can find a chance to poison him. The most important thing now is to wait for your cousin." The youngest son has already contacted the general's daughter, and the process was going smoothly.
I believe it won't be long before the general's daughter is willing to marry the youngest son as a concubine. Once the general's daughter's status as a concubine is confirmed, the general's mansion will be completely tied to the youngest son.
As for whether the emperor would agree to grant the marriage, the empress dowager had never considered it. After all, the emperor still loved his younger brother very much.
That's why people say that the Empress Dowager has no political acumen, or that even Prince Gong has no political acumen. They all think things are too simple.
The Emperor can let his own brother marry the daughter of the Prime Minister, so how could he possibly marry the daughter of a general who holds military power? If Prince Gong dares to ask the Emperor for a marriage, his evil ambitions would be exposed to the Emperor.
Both mother and son underestimated the emperor's character.
At the same time, on Concubine Wu's side.
After returning from Jiang Chunxi's palace, Concubine Wu started throwing things: "Why, why did that bitch Concubine Jiang have such good luck to give birth to a child, while my child was killed by that vicious Concubine Jing. What's even more infuriating is that the emperor not only abolished the position of the vicious Concubine Jing, but also still doted on that vicious Concubine Jing."
"Bitch, vicious woman, why don't they all die? Why is it that I have no children, but Concubine Jing, that vicious woman, is still alive and well, and Concubine Jiang, that bitch, can be made a noble concubine? God is so unfair."
Of course, other concubines also blamed God for being unfair, but they did not go as crazy as Concubine Wu.
However, compared to being jealous of Jiang Chunxi, the other concubines hated the vicious woman Concubine Jing even more. They all racked their brains to avenge their children, but the emperor still wanted to favor Concubine Jing, and they had no connections in the palace, so seeking revenge on Concubine Jing was just wishful thinking.
So everyone resented the Emperor in their hearts. It was obvious that the vicious Concubine Jing had harmed so many royal heirs, but the Emperor still doted on that vicious Concubine Jing. How could these concubines who had lost their children not resent him?
Soon it was the day when Jiang Chunxi's baby was one month old. The emperor held a full-month banquet for the eldest prince in Jiaotai Hall. All the civil and military officials in the court brought their families to the palace to attend the full-month banquet for the eldest emperor. They also witnessed the ceremony of bestowing the title of noble concubine on Jiang Chunxi.
When night fell, the emperor and Jiang Chunxi sat on high seats, watching the ministers below toasting each other and the dancers singing and dancing.
At this time, Concubine Jing left her seat. Concubine Wu had been paying attention to Concubine Jing, so she immediately noticed it as soon as Concubine Jing left her seat.
This would have been nothing at all, but with the help of the people arranged by Jiang Chunxi, Concubine Wu's dress was wet by the palace maid who was pouring wine at the side.
Concubine Wu's first reaction was to get angry, but she managed to hold it back. She then stood up and left to tidy up her wet dress.
And it just so happened that when Concubine Wu came out of the main hall, she happened to see Prince Gong following Concubine Jing towards the back of Jiaotai Hall.
This made it difficult for Concubine Wu not to suspect something. She made a gesture to the palace maid behind her to keep quiet, and then Concubine Wu followed secretly.
Then Concubine Wu and her servant saw Concubine Jing and Prince Gong enter the rockery behind the Jiaotai Hall, while Concubine Jing's maid Peilin was still guarding behind the rockery.
"My lady, Concubine Jing and Prince Gong are so secretive, are they planning something?" The head maid behind Concubine Wu whispered, "Should we report this to the Emperor right now?"
Ever since the people serving Concubine Wu were changed, the people around her would naturally no longer be the Empress Dowager's people, so when she saw this situation, she naturally thought of reporting it to the Emperor.
"Wait a little longer." Concubine Wu always felt that something was wrong. She didn't believe that Concubine Jing and Prince Gong hid in the rockery just to plot something.
Could it be that Concubine Jing and Prince Gong were having an affair?
Concubine Wu was extremely excited. If Concubine Jing and Prince Gong had an affair, then Concubine Jing would definitely die.
"Ahhh!"
Immediately, Concubine Jing's excited voice was heard from inside the rockery, which made Concubine Wu so excited that her body trembled.
Perrin, who was guarding outside the rockery, was extremely anxious. She really didn't expect that Concubine Jing and Prince Gong would be so uncontrollable and so bold.
Forget about Concubine Jing, but how could even Prince Gong be so bold? If she had known this would happen, she should have stopped Concubine Jing from passing the note to Prince Gong.
In fact, this was all thanks to Jiang Chunxi who had people drug the wine of Concubine Jing and Prince Gong. So when the two met, they couldn't control their passion, right?
"Let's go. I will report Concubine Jing and Prince Gong right away." Concubine Wu immediately turned around and left.
At this time, Jiang Chunxi in the hall was toasting the emperor, and she also estimated that the time was about right.
Jiang Chunxi's estimate of the time was indeed correct. Just when Jiang Chunxi and the emperor had just finished drinking, Concubine Wu ran in from outside, then knelt in the middle of the hall and shouted, "Your Majesty, I want to report Concubine Jing and Prince Gong for committing adultery in the harem. Their crimes are unforgivable."
"How dare you," the Queen Mother pointed at Concubine Wu with bloodshot eyes, "Concubine Wu, who gave you the guts to slander Concubine Jing and Prince Gong like this?"
"Someone, come here! Drag Concubine Wu out of here."
"Empress Dowager, you are so excited. Have you known about the affair between Prince Gong and Concubine Jing for a long time?" Concubine Wu's words made their parents really want to faint.