Dressed as a concubine instead of a concubine

When the imperial concubine saw that everything she had done was exposed, she was so scared that she immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

"Your Majesty, I am innocent of these things. It was the Queen who wanted to harm me. These...these evidences were all fabricated by her."

The imperial concubine burst into tears. She knew she couldn't admit it. If she did, she would be finished.

"Whether this is fabricated by me or not, the emperor will know it once he investigates."

The queen sneered, "The net of heaven is vast and nothing can escape it. Do you think your evil deeds will be covered up forever?"

"No... no." The imperial concubine looked at the queen with resentment, "Your Majesty, how can you treat me like this? Do you really want to kill me?"

"You have already taken the throne of Queen. Why haven't you let me go after all these years?"

This imperial concubine is really good at turning the tables, knowing that the emperor feels apologetic towards her because of the position of empress.

I am deliberately bringing this up now just to let the emperor know that he and I are on the same side, and that the queen is the one the emperor should hate.

"This position of queen? I never asked for it by force." The queen looked at the imperial concubine coldly, because of this position of queen, she had suffered so much grievance.

"My Lady, weren't you the one who persuaded the Emperor to marry me as his queen?"

"I do all this for the emperor." The imperial concubine looked at the emperor with tears in her eyes. "The emperor is threatened by you noble families, and his position is unstable. He has no choice but to make you, a daughter of a noble family, the empress."

"Yes, it is said that I have secured the throne for the Emperor, but what have I done wrong? Why do you always say that I have taken your throne?"

The Queen questioned the Imperial Concubine and also the Emperor.

The emperor lowered his eyes, with some guilt in his eyes. It was he who requested this marriage, and the Song family did not force it.

But he was unwilling to be manipulated by these aristocratic families. Even though he had already sat on the throne, he still could not do whatever he wanted. He hated those aristocratic families.

But he couldn't do anything to them, so he could only vent his anger on the queen who represented the aristocratic family.

"If I hadn't given in, you wouldn't have been able to sit on the throne of queen." The imperial concubine still insisted.

"Your Majesty and I have been childhood sweethearts. This position should have been mine. Now you are the one sitting on the throne. Isn't it normal for me to feel resentful?"

"It's abnormal." The queen looked at her hypocritical expression and said coldly.

"Since you and the emperor have been childhood sweethearts, why don't you insist on being the queen? Why do you give it to me?"

"Don't say you're doing it for the emperor. This is all for you. You're afraid that if the emperor doesn't marry me, he won't be able to stay on the throne. In your eyes, the emperor's ability to stay on the throne is more important than you being the queen."

The queen mercilessly exposed her thoughts, "After all, if the emperor's throne cannot be preserved, then you will be nothing."

"You clearly care more about power. When the emperor's throne was secure, you were unwilling to give up. You wanted to seize the empress's position again, and even portrayed yourself as the one who was wronged. Imperial Concubine, you really disgust me."

"No...no." Her hidden thoughts were revealed, and she looked at the emperor in panic.

"That's not the case. Your Majesty, you know that I never care about any rights. Have you forgotten that I was the one who accompanied you when you were exiled to Linzhou?"

The emperor, who was originally furious, relaxed his expression after hearing these words. It was the imperial concubine who accompanied him through the most difficult times.

"While you were accompanying him, you also had a lot of contact with the son of the Linzhou governor."

The Queen sneered, "What do you mean by deep love and loyalty? The Emperor is just the person of the highest status you can come into contact with. You are also very lucky to have won the bet."

She went from being the daughter of the prefect of Linzhou to a noble concubine, and her mother's family also rose in status, truly turning around.

But she was too greedy. As her status improved, the imperial concubine wanted more and more.

The emperor narrowed his eyes and looked at the imperial concubine, "Is what the queen said true?"

He could forgive all the wrong things she did, but the only thing he could not forgive was that she approached him with a purpose from the very beginning.

If this is the case, then the youthful love that he has boasted about for so many years is nothing but a joke.

"No, it's not true. Your Majesty, you must believe me."

The imperial concubine said this, but she was too guilty to meet the emperor's gaze.

After so many years of living together, how could the emperor not tell whether she was telling the truth or a lie?

He sneered, "So I am the stupid one."

"Send the imperial concubine to the cold palace and never let her out."

After all, the emperor still had some feelings for her in his heart and couldn't bear to take her life.

But for the imperial concubine, this would be a life worse than death.

The cold palace was where unfavored concubines stayed. She was a favored concubine, and her son was about to become the crown prince. How could she enter such a place, and she could never come out again.

She shook her head frantically, "No, Your Majesty, you cannot be so cruel to me."

"You said you would protect me for the rest of my life and treat me well. You are the emperor, you can't go back on your word."

"You were the one who deceived me first." The emperor said helplessly, "How many things have you done behind my back over the years?"

"You killed Wang's family, caused Xuan'er to wander outside for ten years, and used cruel means to kill so many concubines. Your hands are stained with so much blood, but you can still pretend to be pure and innocent. I am really blind."

Thinking about all these years, his guilt towards her seemed like a joke. Was she secretly laughing at him as the stupid emperor?

He thought that the imperial concubine was the last piece of pure land in his heart, and he tried his best to protect her. Even though everyone opposed it, he still wanted Prince Liang to be the crown prince, just because he didn't want her to suffer any more grievances.

But in the end, this pure land is the dirtiest place.

"That's not the case. My feelings for Your Majesty have always been genuine."

The imperial concubine cried until her voice became hoarse, but now she can no longer get the emperor's pity.

Just when the emperor wanted to have her taken away, Prince Liang, who got wind of the news, asked for a meeting outside the imperial study.

When the imperial concubine heard that Prince Liang was coming, it was like she had grasped her last straw.

"An'er, you are finally here. Mother has been wronged by them and there is no way to defend herself. You should quickly explain to your father that none of this is true."

King Liang probably already knew the situation on his way here.

Seeing my mother in such a miserable state, I knew that the emperor was extremely disappointed in her.

Normally, he would never be willing to let his mother shed a tear.

"Father..."

"You can see the evidence yourself."

The emperor was too lazy to say anything else and just threw the evidence in front of him.