Daughter of aristocratic family

Chapter 493 Drag away
Concubine Liu rushed to the imperial study and asked to see the emperor, but was stopped by Concubine Jing. "Sister Liu, His Majesty is busy with state affairs at the moment, so it is inconvenient to disturb him. You came here in such a hurry, what is the urgent matter?"

"Sister Imperial Concubine, I know that His Majesty is busy, but this matter concerns the life of my own brother Liu Wu. He met with an unexpected accident, and the investigation results of the Jingzhao prefect were too hasty. I cannot sit idly by. I beg my sister to be flexible and let me meet His Majesty and seek justice." Concubine Liu said anxiously.

Imperial Concubine Jing's eyes flickered slightly, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, but there was no smile in her eyes: "Sister Liu Fei, His Majesty is very busy, and this little thing..."

"A trivial matter?" Concubine Liu interrupted her, her tone already carrying a bit of anger, "In the eyes of Concubine Jing, a life may be just a trivial matter, but in my Liu family, Wu'er is a close relative, and his life is more important than anything else! If this matter cannot be handled fairly, I will not give up!"

Seeing that Concubine Liu was very emotional, Concubine Jing lowered her eyes and looked at her bulging belly, "Don't be anxious, sister Concubine Liu. The baby in your belly is a dragon, so you shouldn't get angry. What if something goes wrong?"

"You don't have to use this to evade me. I want to see His Majesty. Please get out of my way." Concubine Liu took a step forward with her belly bulging.

Imperial Concubine Jing took a step back and said, "Sister Liu, His Majesty is indeed discussing urgent state affairs at this moment. I'm afraid it would be inappropriate for you to interrupt him rashly. How about I go and find out when His Majesty will be free, and then inform him, how about that?"

"We are both concubines in the harem. If you go to see His Majesty, you won't disturb him, but if I go to see His Majesty, I will disturb him. Wu, don't think that just because your position is higher than mine, you can control me at will! In the harem, a mother's status is determined by her son. I have a prince, so what do you have?" Concubine Liu said disdainfully.

Concubine Liu angered Concubine Jing. She stepped forward and slapped Concubine Liu in the face, "Bitch, you will die a miserable death."

The death of her two sons and one daughter was a lifelong pain for Concubine Jing. Whenever she thought of it, she felt heartbroken.

Concubine Liu's words made her extremely sad and angry.

"You... you dare to hit me!" Concubine Liu covered her face with her hands, her eyes full of disbelief, "Wu, just wait and see, His Majesty will not let you go!"

Imperial Concubine Jing's hands trembled slightly. She suppressed her anger and resumed her usual noble and aloof demeanor. A cold smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. "Liu Fei, do you know that the last thing the harem lacks is princes and princesses? Do you think that you can be domineering in the harem just because you have the eleventh prince and the baby in your belly? That's ridiculous."

"What if I hit you? You are disrespectful and rude. Can't I teach you a lesson?" Concubine Jing approached step by step.

Forced by her momentum, Liu Fei took another step back, with a hint of fear in her eyes.

"Considering that you are pregnant, I will spare your life today. But you must remember, from now on, if you dare to be so rude again, don't blame me for being rude!" Imperial Concubine Jing snorted coldly, "Come here, send the virtuous concubine back to the palace."

"I won't leave. I want to see His Majesty." Concubine Liu shouted, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

Concubine Jing's eyes became colder and colder, "You are dead, why don't you drag her away quickly? You have disturbed His Majesty, how many heads do you have to chop off?"

An eunuch stepped forward and put his hand over Concubine Liu's mouth, "My lady, I am sorry."

Looking at Concubine Liu being helped away, a cold light flashed in Concubine Jing's eyes. She turned around, snorted coldly, and threw her sleeves heavily back.

She entered the imperial study, took the ginseng tea from the eunuch, smiled and handed it to the emperor who was reviewing the memorials, and said softly: "Your Majesty, take a rest."

The emperor put down his pen, took the ginseng tea, and took a sip. "My beloved concubine, you have worked hard. Who was shouting outside just now?"

"It's Sister Liu." Imperial Concubine Jing sighed, "Sister Liu is pregnant and has a bad temper. I said I wanted to see His Majesty and asked him to inform her. She insisted on barging in. I tried to persuade her, but she refused to listen and even scolded me. I am a few years older than her, so I don't mind her, but she..."

As she spoke, Imperial Concubine Jing wiped her tears, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please sentence me to death." The emperor was confused. Why did it come to the topic of sentence to death?

"My beloved, you and I have been married for many years. If there is anything you want to ask, just tell me and I will take care of it for you. The ground is cold, please get up quickly." The emperor's words were filled with both blame and pity.

The emperor did have some genuine feelings for Concubine Jing, otherwise he would not have punished Concubine Jing at all when something happened in the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion.

Imperial Concubine Jing stood up, still maintaining a somewhat weak demeanor, and whispered softly, "From what I heard from Concubine Liu, it seems to be something about her brother. Does Your Majesty want to send someone to investigate?"

The emperor frowned slightly when he heard this, "If there is anything, the ministers will investigate. I will worry about everything. What's the point of having these officials?"

"Your Majesty is right." Concubine Jing said with a faint smile.

Outside the palace, Princess Rui Chengzhang was extremely anxious when she learned that Madam Liu had entered the palace, but the people who went to other places to collect evidence had not returned yet.

"Mother, I think you must hand over the evidence in your hand now." Song Huai said.

"But this little evidence is not enough to convict the Liu family." Princess Rui Chengzhang said distressedly.

"Mother, this time, His Majesty will not punish the Liu family for the sake of Concubine Liu. But when the second piece of evidence is presented, will His Majesty still protect the Liu family?" Song Huai asked in a deep voice.

Princess Rui Chengzhang suddenly felt that what her son said made sense, "Someone come."

She called the maid in, helped her change into the princess's clothes, and then went to the palace.

The emperor had been reviewing memorials for the whole morning, and was having dinner with Concubine Jing when a eunuch came in and reported, "Your Majesty, Princess Ruichengchang wants to see you."

Imperial Concubine Jing smiled gently, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the princess must have something important to ask for an audience with you at this time. I will take my leave first and will come back to accompany Your Majesty later."

"No need." The emperor motioned for Concubine Jing to sit down. "What serious matter could Ruicheng have? It's nothing more than those trivial matters in the mansion. You can help persuade him later."

Imperial Concubine Jing chuckled, and when Princess Rui Chengzhang came in to talk, she was glad she stayed.

"I want to sue the Liu family for allowing their son to commit murder and causing my daughter Yuanqu to have a miscarriage." Princess Rui Chengzhang filed the complaint directly.

"If it weren't for Liu Wudajie's riding a horse and causing Yuan Qu's miscarriage, I wouldn't have investigated these things. I didn't expect that I would find these things out. Please take a look, my royal brother."

Princess Rui Chengzhang's words also cleared the relationship. She was not targeting the Liu family intentionally. It was the Liu family who made the mistake first.

"Riding a horse on the street! Oh, the discipline army doesn't care?" Imperial Concubine Jing frowned slightly, with a hint of surprise in her tone, "How can there be someone in the capital who dares to disregard the safety of others like this?"

The emperor's expression gradually became solemn as he looked through the evidence presented by Princess Rui Chengzhang.

It not only contains information about Liu Wu's daily arrogance and repeated violations of prohibitions, but also some dirty things that happened in the Liu family's inner house.