After reading the whole family's minds, the eldest daughter awakened

Empress Murong's eyes were filled with emotion, "Yan'er is good, but my mother would rather you grow up next to Concubine Wan."

Concubine Wan's status was not high, so the fact that the Eighth Prince could be raised by her side was also the favor shown to her by Emperor Dongzhou.

Wan Bin was completely frightened, and her face was even more frighteningly pale. She didn't want to take the initiative to confess, and she still had a trace of luck in her heart.

Emperor Dongzhou praised Chu Jinyan for being so good, and handed Chu Jinyan to Grandma Wang who was beside Empress Murong.

Wan Bin's face turned even paler. She wanted to take the child back, but she didn't dare.

Emperor Dongzhou looked at Wan Bin's still bright face, which was now pale and had a different charm.

If it weren't for the seriousness of today's matter, he would really be reluctant to execute her.

"Wanbi, do you know your guilt?"

Concubine Wan plopped down on the ground, "Your Majesty, I don't know."

"Wanbi, do you think I am really that easy to fool? You ordered the dolls in the imperial concubine's palace to be buried here. Therefore, the person who used the victory-weary technique against the queen was not the imperial concubine, but you."

The concubines looked at Concubine Wan with complicated eyes. This was really harmful to others and could cost their lives.

"Your Majesty, please be aware that this is none of my concubine's business. It was clearly done by Xia He from the imperial concubine's palace. I..."

Wanbi knew she had said the wrong thing and hurriedly stopped talking.

"Oh? How did you know it was Xia He who did it? I had to send someone to investigate before I found out. Could it be that Concubine Wan has the ability to predict the future?

Someone, bring Xia He up. "

Soon, Xia He was brought in front of everyone by the imperial guards.

Xia He had already been raped, and his ten fingers were dripping with blood. The concubines almost screamed in fright.

Empress Murong gently pulled Emperor Dongzhou's sleeve and said, "Your Majesty, you won't be beaten into submission, right?"

"Don't worry, Zitong, I am a wise king."

Queen Murong's body froze and she did not dare to say another word.

"Xia He, why did you frame your noble concubine?"

"Your Majesty, this slave was also temporarily blinded by lard, and was then seduced by Concubine Wan. This slave is sorry for the noble concubine."

After hearing Xia He's correction, Wanbi immediately became anxious, "Xia He, you are talking nonsense. Don't throw dirty water on my head just to exonerate your noble concubine."

"Ms. Wanbi, I'm just a humble servant. How could I have wronged you for no reason? You gave me this golden hairpin. You also promised me that as long as I can defeat the imperial concubine this time, you will give me more rewards. .”

Everyone hurriedly looked at the golden hairpin. Concubine Wan had indeed worn it before, because it was a gift from Emperor Dongzhou to Concubine Wan. Everyone was very impressed.

Wanbi shook her head in disbelief, "No, I never gave her this hairpin."

Wanbi is not a fool and will not use gold hairpins that everyone knows to buy people.

"Wan concubine, please don't deny it. You told me what happened to your slaves, and they were all charged. Just plead guilty. Your Majesty may be merciful and may treat you leniently."

"No, that's not the case." Wan Bin shook her head vigorously, as if she was crazy.

The imperial concubine who had washed away her grievances looked at Xia He with disappointment.

"Xia He, I have never treated you badly, why did you betray me?"

Xia He was the maid brought by the imperial concubine from her natal family, and she was one of her most trusted maids. She never thought that Xia He would betray her.

"I'm sorry, my dear concubine, and I don't want to do this either, but you should be sorry to me first.

The slave has reached the age of leaving the palace, but you don't agree with the slave marrying your cousin. You just don't want to see the slave happy. "

The imperial concubine did not expect that it was because of this, so she was even more unjust. "Xia He, in fact, I have been looking for a suitable person for you. Your cousin is not a good man. He used the money you gave him to go in and out of the brothel, and secretly raised an illegitimate wife. They both have two children now. You have a daughter, do you really want to marry such a person?"

Xia He's eyes immediately widened with deep despair, "No, my cousin said he only loves me in this life, how could he lie to me."

"I was just afraid that you wouldn't be able to accept it, so I didn't tell you, but I didn't want you to hate me because of it. Hey, whatever, maybe the relationship between our master and servant has ended."

"My dearest concubine, I am sorry for you as a slave. If there is an afterlife, I will work as a cow or a horse for you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xia He stood up and hit the pillar on the eaves while no one was paying attention.

With a bang, blood splashed far away, and with a thud, Xia He's body fell to the ground.

"Xia He, you are confused." The imperial concubine cried so hard that she almost fainted.

Wanbi looked at a living person dying in front of her eyes, and the fear in her heart reached the extreme.

She trembled and kept backing away, "No, don't kill me. I am His Majesty's beloved concubine. None of you can touch me."

Wanbi seemed to be going crazy, crying and shouting at times, and her hair was scratched into a pile of tangled grass.

"Your Majesty, this is what happened to Concubine Wan, please spare her life." Empress Murong began to plead for Concubine Wan.

Emperor Dongzhou shook his head fondly and helplessly, "You are just too kind, okay, then I'll let you, come and throw the person into the cold palace."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

A concubine who was thrown into the cold palace was almost as good as dead, and sometimes even life was worse than death.

Xia He died, Concubine Wan was relegated to the cold palace, and the other concubines also returned to their respective palaces.

Emperor Dongzhou went to the Queen's Kunning Palace.

Perhaps because the doll was broken, Queen Murong's complexion improved a lot. At this time, she was hugging the eighth prince and coaxing him, and was putting a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake into his little hand.

After Xia He was brought up, the eighth prince was carried down, so it did not leave a shadow on his young mind.

But maybe it was because of the close connection between mother and son. The eighth prince had been clamoring for his mother and concubine, and the queen patiently coaxed him.

Emperor Dongzhou looked very pleased and said, "Zitong, the eighth prince will be taken care of by you from now on, but don't spoil him like A Hong. What a loser a loving mother is."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I understand."

In fact, the reason why Chu Jinhong is so stupid is not because of Queen Murong's habit, but because he is born stupid.

"Okay, this is the first time for the Eighth Prince to spend the night in your palace. It will probably take some time to get used to it. The noble concubine received a big blow today. I'm going to see her."

"Yes, my concubine will send you off to His Majesty respectfully."

Emperor Dongzhou drove to the imperial concubine's palace, and Grandma Wang couldn't help feeling a little unworthy of her master.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty is too fond of your concubine."

"Mommy, the women in the harem are not important to His Majesty. The reason why he values ​​the imperial concubine so much is just for the fifth prince."

Grandma Wang sighed, "I wanted to kill two birds with one stone, but I didn't expect Concubine Wan to be so stupid as to use the gold hairpin given by Your Majesty to bribe people."

"Concubine Wan was able to successfully give birth to the eighth prince in the palace and gain His Majesty's favor. She may not be very smart, but she is definitely not that stupid."

"Empress, do you mean that His Majesty intervened?"

"That's right. It seems that His Majesty is determined to hand over the country of Dongzhou to the fifth prince."

Grandma Wang was shocked, "Madam, if this is really the case, then what is the use of raising the eighth prince?"

"How could it be useless? Since he is so ruthless, don't blame me for being Wuyi."