novelhk Chapter 365: Watertight, helpless
Chapter 365: Watertight, helpless
It was not easy for her to bring up this matter directly with the emperor. After all, if she mentioned a specific person by name, it would give the emperor the feeling that she was excluding dissidents.
Besides, even if the concubines in the palace were fighting each other to the death, the emperor knew that it was impossible for the concubines to be as close as sisters. However, they had to save face and must not reveal the matter directly in front of the emperor.
Concubine Jing is a bystander to this matter, and the emperor is willing to listen to Concubine Jing, so Concubine Jing can be the person to point out this matter.
"I understand. Don't worry, I will find a chance to talk to the emperor about this matter."
Concubine Jing nodded. It was just a matter of helping out with a few words, which didn't take much effort.
"Then I'll be grateful to my sister for being here."
Fu Cha Zhixi looked at Concubine Jing gratefully and spoke.
Here, Concubine Cao had not waited for the Queen to fulfill her promise for a long time, and she became impatient and took the initiative to go to the Queen.
But the Queen did not say she would not do it when Concubine Cao came to her on her own initiative, but just kept making excuses to shirk her responsibilities.
This made Concubine Cao angry and anxious, but she didn't want to break up with the Queen so quickly, so even though she knew that the Queen was just stalling for time, she could only endure it.
She had to comfort herself by saying that the Queen had not completely turned against her.
And if the Queen really does not fulfill her promise, she still has the option of Zhen Huan.
After seeing off Concubine Cao, the Queen picked up the teacup and took a sip.
Jianqiu on the side couldn't help but ask.
"Empress, Concubine Cao's affairs have not been settled yet. Do we really have to return the princess to Concubine Cao?"
"Of course I have to pay it back, but not now."
The queen said with a faint smile.
"What do you mean, empress?"
Jianqiu asked with some confusion.
"Although Concubine Cao didn't handle this matter well, at least she didn't reveal any clues. The Emperor, the Imperial Concubine and others have been investigating for such a long time but have not found anything. This shows that Concubine Cao is indeed a meticulous person. We will still be able to use her in the future."
"So Princess Wen Yi cannot be returned to Concubine Cao now, otherwise she may not be so dedicated to helping me in the future."
The Queen felt that Concubine Cao was a useful knife. As long as Wen Yi was in her hands, the knife would naturally serve him well.
"Your Majesty is right, but if I keep keeping Concubine Cao hanging, I'm worried that she might become desperate and do something desperate."
Jianqiu looked at the queen worriedly.
"Even though she has some abilities, she is just a minor noblewoman. She is not favored by the emperor, and her family background is not very good. If she wants to fight to the death, she must have this ability."
The Queen was very clear about it. She knew that Concubine Cao was not a honest person, so when the things were almost used up, they should be thrown away.
Thinking of this, a hint of murderous intent flashed in the queen's eyes.
Although she was not afraid of Concubine Cao, she was too lazy to deal with her revenge.
"Your Majesty is right. With Your Majesty in charge, Concubine Cao won't be able to stir up any trouble."
On this side, after Songzhi became the promised concubine, she helped Concubine Hua to show off in front of Zhen Huan and Noble Lady Nian.
Zhen Huan was very calm about Hua Fei's ridicule. After all, it was she who was behind Hua Fei's restoration to the throne. Looking at Hua Fei's smug look, she did not feel angry but found it very funny.
Concubine Hua is so proud and arrogant. If she knew that everything she has now is given by the emperor to stabilize Nian Gengyao's heart and to be able to better deal with Nian Gengyao, would she still be so proud?
She knew very well that Concubine Hua was now just a grasshopper in autumn and would not be able to jump for many more days, and Songzhi was even more insignificant.
As long as Nian Gengyao can be overthrown, Concubine Hua will be just a paper tiger that will be broken with a slight poke.
She was just being ridiculed a few times now, but this little humiliation was nothing compared to being able to push Concubine Hua down from her high position with her own hands.
But Noble Lady Nian was extremely angry. She could not stand the fact that Songzhi, a mere palace maid, dared to say such nonsense in front of her.
She now thought that the emperor was on the same side as her, so she was naturally very confident. She did not dodge at all towards the alliance between Concubine Hua and Song Zhi, and her momentum was even almost as great as that of the two of them combined.
On this side, at the emperor's suggestion, more and more people in the court began to impeach Nian Gengyao.
The emperor still pretended to be deeply loyal to his meritorious minister and showed tolerance for what Nian Gengyao did.
At this time, the censors headed by Zhen Yuandao took the initiative to stand up and impeach Nian Gengyao again.
Seeing this, the emperor had no choice but to look helpless.
"What the three of you said makes sense. I will consider it again."
After playing out the drama of being bewitched by his subjects, the emperor looked at his subjects with great satisfaction. The big net had been laid, and now it was just a matter of waiting for Nian Gengyao to fall into it.
Here, under the guidance of Cao Qinmo, Concubine Hua thought that by pleading for the Eighth and Ninth Brothers, she could make the Emperor believe in her brother's loyalty.
He completely forgot how much the emperor hated the Eighth and Ninth Brothers. These were not just ordinary enemies, they were political enemies who had competed with the emperor for the throne.
Among political enemies, it's either you or I die, so even if they are brothers, there will be no mercy.
Originally, Concubine Hua was still a little worried, but Concubine Cao understood Concubine Hua's psychology very well, so Concubine Hua quickly changed her mind.
Concubine Cao looked at Concubine Hua who expressed her agreement and breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. The thing that Concubine Wan asked her to do was finally done.
The emperor received a letter of appeal from Nian Gengyao, which was actually pleading for the eighth and ninth brothers. This made the emperor even more intolerable to Nian Gengyao, and he became determined to get rid of him as soon as possible.
"You are quite leisurely."
The emperor couldn't help but laugh as he looked at Fu Cha Zhixi, who had built a pergola by the lake and was playing with building blocks with Fu Zhen.
"Greetings to the Emperor."
"Get up."
The emperor reached out and pulled the man up.
"Fuzhen, haven't you always been asking to see Ama?"
Fucha Zhixi said to the kid sitting on the ground with a smile.
When did I ask to see Ama?
I do not know how.
Fu Zhen couldn't help but complain silently in his heart.
"To the Emperor, greetings."
Fu Zhen stood up and slowly saluted towards the emperor. Although his speech and movements were a little slow, at least he completed the entire set of etiquette.
"Fuzhen, what are you playing? Can Ama play with you?"
Seeing this, the emperor reached out and picked up his young son.
Thinking that he had not been able to find the murderer for him, causing the little guy to suffer such a terrible crime in vain, and that he had been busy recently and had not come to see Fu Zhen very often, he couldn't help feeling a little guilty.
"It's just right. I am tired of accompanying you, so Your Majesty should come and accompany you."