I kicked out my vicious husband and married his great-uncle

Sure enough, the next moment, Duke Dingguo heard Concubine Xian say, "Duke Dingguo, you are useless in my eyes now. From now on, you are not worth wasting my attention."

Duke Dingguo was not convinced: "How can I be a useless person? Everything in and outside the palace depends on me!"

"Are you threatening me?"

"No, I just want to remind you, Madam, not to hurt the relationship between you and me because of irrelevant people."

"Brother and sister?" Concubine Xian laughed out loud, "Brother, you know how important Sister Zheng is to me, but you still concealed the news about her. Is this how you, as a brother, love your sister?"

"That's right. It's because I know you care about her that I want to keep this a secret. Otherwise, you'll have to go through a lot of trouble for her again. Last time, because of Xie Chunya's marriage, you offended the entire Anping Marquis's Mansion. Isn't this lesson enough?"

At first, the Anping Marquisate had no intention of marrying into the Xie family's eldest branch.

It was Madam Xie who asked Concubine Xian for help and put pressure on the wife of Marquis Anping to make this marriage happen.

In the end, the eldest son of Marquis Anping died at the hands of Madam Xie, and the two families became enemies from then on.

From then on, Marquis Anping disliked the people from Duke Dingguo's Mansion.

In the eyes of Duke Dingguo, this lesson was profound enough.

Concubine Xian disagreed: "Originally, the Anping Marquis's Mansion was not very useful. Even if it was lost, there would be no regret. But Sister Zheng is different. She is my savior, and her son..."

As she spoke, Concubine Xian suddenly stopped.

Xie Shaohang worked in the palace, following the Sixth Prince.

However, she had never heard about Xie Shaohang from the Sixth Prince.

Therefore, it was not only the people in Duke Dingguo's Mansion who had to hide the secret from her, but also her own son.

For a moment, Concubine Xian felt extremely depressed.

She waved her hand and asked Duke Dingguo to leave.

As for what Duke Dingguo said about the Lin family, she didn't listen to it at all.

After Duke Dingguo left, Concubine Xian slumped in her chair, looking at Su Xin and asking, "Su Xin, do you also think that I am making a fuss out of nothing?"

"No, Your Majesty is kindhearted. It is inevitable that she would feel sad when she suddenly learned that her savior had died tragically."

"No, what hurts me is that if I had known the situation at that time, I could have saved her life. She wouldn't have died. But I didn't know it at that time. It was my good brother and my good son who hid everything."

Now, she really couldn't even hate him.

One is her biological brother and the other is her son. How can she hate them both?

They all thought that Madam Xie was useless, but they didn't know that when her life was hanging by a thread, it was Madam Xie who swam over and dragged her to the shore without hesitation.

If it weren't for Madam Xie, she would have died long ago.

But she failed to protect the life of her savior.

At this time, Su Xin said, "My lady, I found out that on the day when Madam Xie died, the carriage of Madam Anping Hou appeared nearby."

"really?"

"it is true."

"Did she kill Madam Xie?"

"To answer your question, Madam Xie has found out that they had reached some kind of consensus at the time. Xie Shaohang wanted to follow the wife of Marquis Anping, but was hit by a mad horse that came out of nowhere. The carriage pulled by the mad horse ran over him and crushed him to death. Madam Xie was watching at the side at the time."

"She just watched it?" As she said this, Concubine Xian couldn't help but gasp.

She was also a mother, so she could naturally imagine how desperate and resentful Madam Xie was at that time.

Concubine Xian was furious: "Su Xin, send someone to investigate. The more detailed the better. Also, the source of the crazy horse must be investigated."

However, no matter whether she could find out the truth or not, she would not let Lady Anping Marquis go.

Just when Concubine Xian was concentrating on investigating this matter, something happened to the Sixth Prince.

At the morning court session that day, Censor Yan severely criticized the Sixth Prince for seeking fame and reputation, being fond of showing off, and claiming credit for other people's achievements.

Emperor Zhaowu was furious and ordered a thorough investigation.

This thorough investigation revealed that most of the credit now borne by the Sixth Prince was actually attributed to others.

Although he did some things, he lacked experience and was not successful in many of them.

This move was undoubtedly a slap in the face of Emperor Zhaowu.

In recent times, Emperor Zhaowu has praised the Sixth Prince highly, even praising him for having the same style as his father.

But in the end, it was a complete fraud.

Emperor Zhaowu was furious and ordered the Sixth Prince to be beaten with 20 sticks on the spot. He also made him live in seclusion in the palace and reflect on his mistakes facing the wall.

When Concubine Xian got the news, she immediately went to ask Emperor Zhaowu for help, but she didn't even see him.

When he was about to leave, he saw the queen coming out.

Consort Xian hurried over to him, her words full of pleading: "Empress, please say a few good words for the Sixth Prince in front of His Majesty."

The queen disagreed: "It's just a matter of facing the wall and thinking about your mistakes. What's the big deal?"

"Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. The Sixth Prince is only seventeen years old, and this is the time when he cares most about his appearance. Your Majesty is punishing him like this at this time. What if he becomes discouraged and loses his ambition as a prince? What will we do?"

"As a prince, if you can't even bear this little setback, then you'd better not be a prince."

The queen's words were so light and light that they instantly angered Concubine Xian, who loved her son so much.

"Your Highness, it's easy for you to say that. After all, the Sixth Prince is still a child. How can he be punished so severely?"

"Child? If Concubine Xian thinks that a seventeen-year-old can still be called a child, she might as well hold the Sixth Prince in her arms as soon as possible and not even let him go to the ground."

"Your Highness, you know that's not what I meant. What I meant is that he is still a child after all, and now that he has realized his mistakes, can't we give him a light punishment and then let him go?"

The Queen's face turned cold: "Xian Guifei, the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs. The Sixth Prince has been cheating in government affairs. This is not a small mistake and cannot be let off lightly. Otherwise, how can Your Majesty stop the gossips?"

After all, the Queen just refused to compromise.

Concubine Xian was anxious: "Empress, you have also watched the Sixth Prince grow up. You know he has no bad intentions."

"He has no bad intentions, you do."

Concubine Xian was stunned for a moment.

The Queen always spoke gently and politely, and had never been so direct before.

Concubine Xian quickly lowered her head and replied, "Even if I have bad intentions, I only want to help His Highness the Sixth Prince make progress. I definitely don't intend to disrupt the government."

"Whether it is true or not, you know it in your heart. There is no need for you to show your loyalty to me..."

Before the queen finished her words, she heard the panicked voice of the chief eunuch Yang Defu coming from the Qinzheng Palace: "Come here, His Majesty has fainted! Send for the imperial physician! Send for the imperial physician!"