Dressed as a concubine instead of a concubine

Prince Qi raised his eyes to look at Wei Jian and said in a cold voice.

"Mr. Wei, you are so arrogant. I just heard you say that you are the law of the capital?"

"Your Majesty may have heard it wrongly. I did not say that."

Wei Jian was very cowardly and immediately denied what he had said. After all, if these words got to the emperor's ears, even the imperial concubine would not be able to save him.

"Really? But I believe you said it. I also said that you deceived the emperor and committed a crime in the street with the intention of murdering the heir to the throne."

"What?" Wei Jian was a little confused. When did he plot to murder the royal heir?

Xie Junyi curled his lips, opened his thin lips, and said slowly, "You dare to disrespect me in the street and want to fight. This is really an unforgivable crime."

"For the sake of the Imperial Concubine and my brother, I will spare your life, but I will teach you a lesson."

Realizing what he was going to do, Wei Jian widened his eyes in horror, but before he could say anything, he was beaten up by Ziye.

They didn't stop until Wei Jian was lying on the ground, dying.

"Carry the man back to Wei's residence and say that I beat him."

After a while, the people were carried away and the entire street was cleared, as if what had just happened had never happened.

When Lord Wei saw his son being beaten like this and having a broken leg, he immediately became unhappy and ran to the palace to ask to see his sister, Concubine Wei.

When Concubine Wei learned that it was Xie Junyi who did it, her brows showed a hint of joy. She finally caught him with evidence. This time she would make sure that the Emperor would punish him severely.

Concubine Wei and the brother and sister of the uncle ran directly to the imperial study and cried that Xie Junyi was lawless and had severely injured Wei Jian, and hoped that the emperor would punish him severely.

Although the emperor dotes on Concubine Wei and wants to support the Wei family, unfortunately, each member of the Wei family is out of touch with reality.

Lord Wei is like this, and even the younger Wei Jian is the same.

Unable to bear the thought of getting angry at the imperial concubine, the emperor threw the memorial in his hand directly into Lord Wei's face.

He shouted angrily,

"How dare you come to me and complain? Look at what you and Wei Jian have done."

Lord Wei opened the memorial with great trepidation, and saw clear and explicit charges against him.

These are all crimes committed by him and Wei Jian over the years. The evidence is conclusive and he can't deny it even if he wants to.

Lord Wei no longer had the righteous aura he had when he came. He was shaking violently, "Your Majesty, spare my life?"

"Spare my life? For so many years, you have committed murder, arson, and raped women. You are not a pity even if you die a hundred times. How can I spare your life?"

"Your Majesty, my brother did these things, although they were wrong, but he was just trying to save my dignity and prevent me from being suppressed by the Queen. I hope Your Majesty can understand."

When Concubine Wei saw the change in behavior, she guessed that it was Prince Qi who presented the Wei family's crimes before they arrived.

It turned them from victims into sinners in an instant.

There is indeed no way to deny what the Wei family did. Concubine Wei knows that she cannot make excuses, so she can only find another way.

The emperor has always loved her. They grew up together as childhood sweethearts, and she also understands the emperor's thoughts.

The emperor does not favor the queen, not only because of his own reasons, but more importantly because the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion is very powerful. If the queen is favored again, I am afraid that they will dominate the country.

Therefore, the emperor has always wanted to support the Wei family. The Wei family was originally an ordinary small family, and their rise to the current earl title was inseparable from the emperor's support.

The emperor frowned and couldn't help sighing as he watched his beloved woman crying.

"I know you have been wronged because of your family background, and I am also trying to find a way, but this is not something that can be done overnight. The Song family has been in the capital for many years and has a deep foundation. Most of the officials in the court are students of the Song family. Even if I appoint your brother as prime minister now, it will only be an empty shell."

Seeing that the emperor's tone softened, Concubine Wei immediately stood up, walked behind the emperor, stretched out her slender hands, and rubbed his shoulders.

"Of course I know that the Song family is a prestigious family with a century-old foundation. Naturally, my Wei family cannot compare to them. It was my brother who was too anxious and wanted to share the worries of the emperor and me, so he made a mistake."

With just a few words, Concubine Wei characterized the heinous crimes committed by Lord Wei as relieving the emperor's worries.

In addition, the emperor also wanted to favor the Wei family, so he suppressed his anger.

"I will suppress it for you this time, but please don't pursue the matter of Wei Jian being beaten."

Now Prince Qi has evidence of the Wei family's crimes in his hands. If he gets angry, he will join forces with all the officials to impeach them. Even if he is the emperor, he cannot protect him.

"Yes, I obey your order."

How could Lord Wei, who had just returned from the brink of death, dare to pursue the matter of his son again?

All he could think about now was how to destroy the evidence.

As if he could see what was in his mind, the emperor threw the evidence in front of it.

"Handle it yourself, and handle it cleanly. Don't bring trouble to the Imperial Concubine and Prince Liang again."

"Yes, yes, thank you for your grace." Lord Wei took the evidence and crawled out of the imperial study.

Seeing his miserable appearance, the emperor frowned and said, "The Wei family cannot be saved. Don't put your hopes on them."

"I understand. Now I can only hope that An'er can find a good princess to help him."

The Imperial Concubine said meaningfully.

The emperor grabbed the imperial concubine's hand and pulled her into his arms. "Prince Yong'an and his family will be coming to the capital in two months. If An'er can get Prince Yong'an's support, then everything will be easy."

"The Queen has been slow to find a princess for Prince Qi. Isn't she waiting for the Princess of Yong'an Palace?"

The imperial concubine said somewhat dissatisfiedly, "Can't the emperor directly grant An'er and the princess a marriage?"

The Imperial Concubine had some self-awareness in letting her son compete with Prince Qi. Her son could not compare to him in terms of appearance, talent, status and position.

The only thing that can be won is the emperor's favor.

"Prince Yong'an loves his little daughter the most. He came to the capital this time to choose a husband. He said he would follow the princess's wishes. If I force her to marry, it will only backfire."

The King of Yong'an was the only king of a different surname. He had guarded the northwest for many years and commanded a large army.

Whoever can get his support will have already taken a step towards the position of crown prince.

"Don't be discouraged. An'er has my support and is no worse than Prince Qi. What's more, I heard that he brought back a woman from Qingyun City and doted on her very much."

"If the princess knew, she might not choose him."

The imperial concubine was delighted and immediately understood what the emperor meant.

After returning, she called King Liang and asked him to find a way to clean out all the concubines in the mansion. At least before the princess came in, he could not act recklessly.

And he asked him to send people to spread the news that Prince Qi favored a woman.

The people must be made to think that he was blinded by lust and did many ridiculous things for that woman.