Concubine's true colors

Chapter 758 Confessing Your Identity
Zhou Xianchen has always been kind and kind, and he seldom engages in fierce verbal disputes.

Therefore, this time he no longer bowed his head to Queen Mother Chen because of filial piety, but was more like a king of a country, not allowing others to trample on the imperial power and state laws.

Not only did Queen Mother Chen freeze on the spot because of discomfort, but she even forgot to vent her anger.

Even Zhou Xianyu, who had always loved Zhou Xianchen, his younger brother, looked at him in surprise, but his eyes flashed with relief.

Obviously, for Zhou Xianyu, who has always advocated that Zhou Xianchen must be in charge, it is indeed a great thing that this ninth younger brother can become assertive and no longer blindly benevolent.

And today, Zhou Xianchen, who has spoken thoroughly, is not worried about whether he will offend Queen Mother Chen or whether the biological mother will be overwhelmed.

There were a lot of words in his heart, and Zhou Xianchen, who had wanted to express himself for a long time, took a deep breath and saw that there was no sound in the hall, so he couldn't help continuing what he just said:

"Mother, Xianchen has always been clear that I am not the material to be an emperor. You pushed the emperor to sit on this dragon chair back then. But no matter what, I am the king of a country in the Great Zhou after all. You Even if you are the empress dowager, you can't allow your relatives to exercise power and disregard the laws of the country. If the empress mother is still alive, or when the fifth elder brother proclaims the emperor, the emperor really wants to know, will you still be so determined to protect Chen Shuhang?"

Hearing these words, Empress Dowager Chen was speechless, let alone how to answer.

Because she knew better than anyone else, no matter when Emperor Ming was in power or when Zhou Xianrui proclaimed himself emperor.

If the Chen family had no talent for governing the country, they definitely would not have been conferred high officials and enjoyed imperial salaries.

Looking at the little son standing in the hall, looking at her with a sad face, the little son who was already in tears, Empress Dowager Chen had to admit it.

The main reason why she has unscrupulously reprimanded and ordered the emperor's son for many years is also because she has never treated him as the king of a country.

She even felt deep down in her heart that this son was able to think of the emperor as supreme because she sent it to him. Based on this alone, Zhou Xianchen shouldn't disobey her words.

Seeing the 17-year-old Zhou Xianchen, who had grown up day by day, the other party did not evade and tolerate this time, but bluntly spoke his words face to face, which actually caused the Empress Dowager Chen to fall into deep thought.

For the first time, I felt that being a biological mother was indeed a little too much.

As for Xiao Jinxuan, who was already standing side by side with Zhou Xianyu, she has been silently watching the expression and behavior of Queen Mother Chen.

Xiao Jinxuan could see clearly the remorse and self-blame of the other party. She thought back to the dignified and decent words and deeds of the Empress Dowager Chen when she was still a good concubine.

And how about being bewitched by Xiangping and Ji Lingfeng, and becoming more and more obsessed with the other party in the power play.

Xiao Jinxuan suddenly lamented that the world is impermanent, and the human heart is really the most difficult thing to figure out.

Sighing lightly, Xiao Jinxuan looked at Zhou Xianyu and said:

"Xianyu, take Brother Nine Emperors down to rest. I have something I want to talk to the Empress Dowager alone. Can you all go out?"

The Empress Dowager Chen who still doesn't know Xiao Jinxuan's real identity, after hearing this, she couldn't figure out what the Beirong princess in front of her could say to her.

Seeing that Zhou Xianyu did not raise any objections, he immediately took Zhou Xianchen out in a cooperative manner.

Empress Dowager Chen, who had a panoramic view of this scene, suddenly smiled inexplicably as she looked at the empty hall.

"Princess Changde, Aijia really has to say admiration for you. The child Xianyu grew up beside the Queen Mother. He only liked one person in all these years, and Aijia also thought that woman was dead. In the end, Xianyu couldn't get out of this knot in his life. But now he not only marries you as his concubine, but also obeys your words. But think about it, you alone mobilized 20 soldiers and horses to Beirong for the other party , even if Xianyu is ruthless to you, for the sake of military power, he should show more love to you. But Aijia might as well tell you that Zhou Xianyu can't have you in his heart, he is just using you. "

The intention of sowing dissension in the Queen Mother Chen's words was very obvious, and she didn't even hide it in the slightest.

It's just that after Xiao Jinxuan listened, not only did she not care, she even raised Liu Ye's sword eyebrows, and murmured softly:

"Of course I know that Xianyu will not fall in love with Changde, but do you know, Empress Dowager, that the so-called Changde is Jinxuan, and I just returned to Dazhou as Princess Beirong. Those who have harmed me are just taking revenge, maybe with my current face, even if I tell the Queen Mother, I will not believe it, so I don’t suggest mentioning a few things to prove my identity.”

Xiao Jinxuan now wants to reveal her identity to the Queen Mother Chen. She did this not because her enemies were jealous when they met, so she lost her reason and made an impulsive decision.

Because Xiao Jinxuan was very clear from the beginning to the end that the situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty now seemed to be fighting against the Empress Dowager Chen and Zhou Xianyu in separate courts. In fact, the other party was worthy of being the Empress Dowager, but she lacked planning and the ability to stabilize power.

So to be more precise, Empress Dowager Chen is Ji Lingfeng's master in name, but she is actually just a chess piece for the other party to exercise power.

As the saying goes, hitting a snake to hit seven inches, if the Queen Mother's party is compared to a poisonous snake, then the seven inches on the snake's body is not the noble Queen Mother Chen, nor is it the ruthless Xiangping, on the contrary, it is hidden in these two people. Behind him, Ji Lingfeng is in control of the overall situation.

As long as the Chief Governor of Ji is captured, Xiao Jinxuan believes that the queen mother's party will surely collapse in a short time.

Therefore, the relationship between Ji Lingfeng and Xiangping was separated, and even if they were willing to join hands with each other, there would still be knots in their hearts, except that they were not as unbreakable as in the past.

Xiao Jinxuan felt that it was time to cut off Empress Chen's trust in Ji Lingfeng.

Therefore, ignoring the astonishment on Empress Dowager Chen's face, and standing up in shock, Xiao Jinxuan continued unhurriedly:

"Empress Dowager, although Jinxuan's appearance has changed, she must not have forgotten that she immediately abolished Empress Xue Yi to cast a spell on you and imprison you in Yanqing Palace. It was Jinxuan who risked her life to break into the palace to save you. Xue Yi, it is still I, Xiao Jinxuan, who entered the palace as a concubine and dealt with each other to keep your identity as the empress dowager of the West Palace unshakable. But in the end, how did you treat me, the lifesaver? Rong made a big fuss about his life experience, admonishing Emperor Qi several times that he wanted to kill me. In fact, Madam, have you ever thought that Zhou Xianrui would not have died early at all, and Da Zhou would not be in the current situation of internal and external troubles. Concubine Liang, have you thought about it, when Quanxia meets His Majesty Ming Emperor after a hundred years, you still have the face to meet him, and whether the ancestors of the Zhou family's royal family will let you go."

When Xiao Jinxuan no longer referred to her as the Queen Mother, but called her Concubine Liang instead.

It was hard to suppress all kinds of past events that Empress Dowager Chen had kept in her heart and didn't want to recall.

Thinking of Emperor Ming, Empress Dowager Chen was afraid and guilty in her heart, under this kind of stimulation.

The Empress Dowager Chen was not a deep-minded person, she couldn't show her emotions and anger at all, instead she immediately pointed at Xiao Jinxuan in a panic and said:

"Sure enough it was you, Xiao Jinxuan, you really didn't die. But you poisoned my son, why would you dare to come back now? The current situation in Dazhou is not the fault of Aijia, it is all because of you. If it weren't for you and Rui There is no need for Xianchen to ascend the throne and proclaim the emperor. I am worried that this child is young, so I listen to the government behind the curtain. So when you investigate these root causes, you are all responsible. Xiao Jinxuan, don't you want to shirk the responsibility to Ai's family."

Empress Dowager Chen was hysterical, and she yelled out her denial very loudly, but Xiao Jinxuan just looked at the other party quietly, and did not argue.

After all, she knows very well that only people who are completely flustered will try to cover up their inner panic by shouting loudly and reacting fiercely like Queen Mother Chen is now.

So let Empress Dowager Chen accuse her all the time, seeing that the other party was tired of yelling, and her emotions were not so excited, Xiao Jinxuan took the time to smile gently, and said leisurely:

"If Concubine Liang is tired, sit down and have a rest and have a sip of tea. Jinxuan will address you as Concubine Liang, because she feels that in your heart, there may still be a trace of virtuousness and kindness left in you, and you have not been completely manipulated by power. Now It seems that Jinxuan's prediction is not wrong, the empress will be anxious to push all the blame on me, in other words, you feel ashamed in your heart, and you feel uneasy about what you have done, so you want to escape. Since the empress is still Conscience is still there, so Jinxuan is willing to open up her heart and have a good talk with you about the death of Emperor Qi four years ago."

After saying this, Xiao Jinxuan sat back on the chair first, and then said with a flash of memory in her eyes:
"Your Majesty, do you still remember the Royal Physician Liang who has followed you for many years? In fact, back then, you fed Emperor Qidi the tiger wolf medicine and forcibly revived him, so that he could use this son's own excuse to delegate power to suppress my righteous father, King Yongchang, so that you can satisfy your power. Because Imperial Physician Liang was uneasy, and he has known me for many years, before he was framed to assassinate Emperor Qi, he had already told me all the good things that the empress did. As for the empress Liang, do you know that Liang Yu In addition to telling about the medicine for tigers and wolves, the doctor even said that Emperor Qi’s snacks and meals at that time were all added with ingredients that were harmful to the lungs and caused the onset of old diseases. It is not surprising that he is an imperial doctor who will see through it, and this is why Xiangping The real reason for not being able to save the other party's life."

Although it has been several years since the incident of secretly giving her own son the medicine of tigers and wolves, but now that it is brought up, Empress Dowager Chen's face is still pale, and the feeling of guilt and regret is also spreading in her heart.

And I heard that in addition to the medicine for tigers and wolves, Zhou Xianrui even mistakenly took something that was not good for his body. Although the Empress Dowager Chen is not a person who is good at calculating, she is not really useless at all.

As soon as Xiao Jinxuan mentioned the death of Royal Doctor Liang and was also associated with Xiangping, the four words murder and silence immediately appeared in her mind.

It was only when this thought came up that Empress Chen shook her head in fright, and said in disbelief:
"Xiao Jinxuan, don't slander Xiang'er here. Xianrui is her brother. Maybe you want to tell me. Xiangping, a younger sister, killed her elder brother with her own hands. They are brothers and sisters. Xiangping has no reason to murder Xianrui because of the flesh and blood of the Ai family's October pregnancy, you don't want to stir up discord between our mother and daughter, I definitely won't fall for it."

(End of this chapter)