mtl008 Chapter 241: Holy Birthday
Chapter 241: Holy Birthday
"Your Majesty, just now Eunuch Su came to Jingren Palace and delivered the imperial decree to depose the Empress."
"The Emperor has reserved the title of Consort for the former Empress, bestowing upon her the title of Li, and has forbidden her from leaving Jingren Palace without being summoned."
Bao Ge quickly reported the big news he had just heard.
"The former queen is already old, how could she be given the title of Li?"
An Lingrong was a little confused and she muttered to herself softly.
"Master, I have asked the eunuch who delivered the message. The former queen's title is 'Li', which means 'violent'."
"I heard from the young eunuch that the one in the Yangxin Palace intends to spread the imperial decree deposing the empress throughout the six palaces as a punishment."
The Queen had secretly attacked the Empress and the young masters many times, so it was really gratifying that they suffered a great disaster this time.
"Why would the Empress Dowager agree to depose her? Have someone investigate what happened in Jingren Palace and Yangxin Palace these past two days."
She teamed up with Concubine Hua and asked the emperor to send people to investigate the dirty things hidden in the grass and soil in the palace.
After the emperor learned that he had been drugged by the queen, he became particularly sensitive to dirty things.
Following the clues they left behind, they easily found the queen, but the people hiding in the dark did not withdraw.
The people that An Lingrong had planted in secret did not dare to go out, so they missed the news from Jingren Palace.
Seeing the queen who had enjoyed glory for many years fall into disgrace, she knew that her forbearance over the years had not been in vain.
But the emperor is really interesting. He didn't demote the queen to a commoner, but let her occupy the position of concubine.
How should the girls of the Ulanara and Uya clans be given titles when they entered the palace in the later period?
Concubine Duan, Concubine Jing and Concubine Li have already occupied three of the positions, and I wonder who will get the remaining position?
An Lingrong didn't worry about these things, because she wouldn't be the one who would have a headache anyway.
Most of the people who stayed in the palace were contented people. It seemed that it was just as Concubine Hua wished, and they could live a stable life.
An Lingrong changed the subject and asked about the layout outside the palace.
"How are the arrangements at Ganlu Temple going?"
"Master, a couple among our people settled in a village near Ganlu Temple and make a living by providing fruits and vegetables to the temple."
"Ganlu Temple is well-known for its compassion and often purchases fruits, vegetables, and grains from nearby villagers. Having them deliver the message won't attract the attention of those inside."
"You did very well."
An Lingrong nodded with satisfaction.
Someone was watching the restless Zhen Huan, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
Prince Guo was compassionate to weak women, so An Lingrong had already arranged for an orphan girl who had committed suicide by drowning due to being forced by her relatives to follow him.
I wonder if this amorous prince would feel pity for Zhen Huan who left the palace right after giving birth?
In her previous life, An Lingrong had speculated about the affair between the two, but she had no evidence.
When she came back again, she specially arranged people to keep an eye on Prince Guo, and every meeting between the two was under her control.
From their interactions and conversations, she realized that Prince Guo had a special feeling for Zhen Huan.
Although Zhen Huan was rude to Prince Guo, An Lingrong's intuition told her that the two would be entangled in the future.
With the emperor's explicit instruction, the decree to depose the queen quickly reached Changchun Palace.
Concubine Qi opened her big round eyes and stared in surprise at the young eunuch who came to report the news.
"What did you say? The Queen was deposed?"
"Reporting to my lady, Eunuch Su personally went to Jingren Palace to deliver the imperial decree to depose the empress."
The senior palace maid standing by cleverly handed over a purse.
"Thank you for the trouble, father-in-law. Please take this and have some tea."
"Excuse me, sir, what crime did the master of Jingren Palace commit?"
The young eunuch lowered his voice and replied because of his bulging wallet.
"I heard from the imperial edict that my moral conduct is flawed."
Concubine Qi's voice was quite loud just now. When the palace maid who came out from the east side hall to get tea heard the noise, she ran back with the empty pot.
"My lady, great news. I heard that the Emperor has deposed the Empress."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Xin covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and two lines of hot tears rolled down her eyes.
God has eyes, and she finally got the retribution from the queen.
"Find some paper money. I want to burn this news for the unfortunate child."
The two noble ladies in the front yard were one sad and one happy. When Huanbi in the back yard heard the bad news, the needle embroidering the peony in her hand suddenly pierced her fingertips.
"My lady, your hand is injured. I will go get some ointment."
Ever since Concubine Wan left the palace, Bai Wei, who was trying hard to show herself in front of Huanbi, spoke out in pain.
Huanbi had no time to care about the pain in her hand. She looked up and saw the panic expression on Fubao's face, and her heart sank.
This news is true.
"Fubao, I'm a little tired. I want to take a break. Don't let anyone disturb me."
Huanbi buried her face helplessly in the quilt. Zhen Huan left the palace to practice, and Zhen Yuandao was still in prison.
The queen who I finally got close to fell again!
She has such a miserable life!
The more Huanbi thought about it, the sadder she became, and she burst into tears while hugging the quilt.
In contrast to her, when Concubine Hua heard the news of the Queen's misfortune, her eyes were filled with smiles.
"Songzhi, stop hanging around in front of me."
"I know that the Queen Mother and the Emperor are in a bad mood, so I won't laugh too wildly."
Songzhi laughed and whispered back.
"Master, I have been standing here without moving. It is you who has been walking around the hall."
"Okay, okay! You're right."
Concubine Hua shook her handkerchief awkwardly.
"Go and get the pregnancy-preserving medicine. I want to drink a big bowl of it."
She had to take good care of the baby in her belly, and then bring it to the outside of Jingren Palace and smile to the old woman.
"Slave, go now."
The master doesn't like taking medicine, so every time she has to bring up Concubine Shu to treat her.
This time, Songzhi finally took the initiative, so she had to run faster.
She thought about it and now she had another excuse to make her master take the medicine obediently.
The imperial decree to depose the empress came at just the right time!
Hey!
The imperial edict to depose the empress finally reached Shoukang Palace. When the empress dowager heard the title given to Yixiu by the emperor, she was so angry that she felt dizzy.
"What a rebellious son! What a rebellious son!"
"He trampled on my face."
"There's a corrupt and deposed queen in the clan. How are the other daughters supposed to get married?"
The Queen Mother slammed the table angrily.
"Zhuxi, go to the Yangxin Palace tomorrow to see the emperor and tell him that I want to celebrate the emperor's birthday."
"Write to the tribe again and ask them to seize this opportunity."
A gleam of light flashed in her cloudy eyes. Since the emperor had ruined the reputation of the daughters of the two families, she would seek redress from him.