The imperial concubine is charming and charming, and only seeks power and wealth

They were all his concubines. Even if he didn't favor them, he hadn't done anything wrong. How could it come to the point of wanting to take their lives?

Even if the emperor wanted to take their lives, why would he let them appear here to ask for help?

Concubine Wei trembled at the reprimand, then she dropped her forehead to the ground, kowtowed, and said, fighting back tears, "Your Highness, I dare not deceive you. It is indeed Your Majesty."

Li Cairen and several other concubines also began to sob quietly.

Seeing this situation, Jiang Lingyue's heart was pounding.

Could it be that the Emperor really wants to...

She gathered herself and said, "The ground is cold, everyone get up and talk."

Concubine Wei and the others hesitated for a moment, then stood up together.

Jiang Lingyue looked over carefully and saw six people in total.

Four of them, like her, are newcomers to the palace through this year’s general election.

The other two are old people from the Eastern Palace period.

Her position was not too low, being of the fifth rank, and she had already served in the emperor's bedchamber.

As for the concubines who had served the emperor in bed and had made great contributions, how could they easily commit a crime that would lead to their own death?

Jiang Lingyue remembered that in her previous life, Qi Junyi had no precedent of ordering the death of concubines.

What's more, killing six concubines at once is simply against common sense.

Jinshu placed a cushion on the stone bench. Jiang Lingyue sat down slowly, rubbing her forehead and saying, "Tell me, what happened? Why would His Majesty want to kill you?"

She appeared in the imperial garden today on a whim. The six concubines obviously had not prepared any words in advance, and they probably mustered up the courage to come to her and ask for help.

So at this moment, when it was time to make a statement, there was a moment of silence.

Fortunately, they quickly realized that the opportunity was not to be missed.

Li Cairen stepped forward and spoke first, "Your Majesty didn't directly want our lives, but he intended to expel us from the palace and send us back home."

Jiang Lingyue was stunned.

Concubine, repatriation,...return home?

She knew every word, but when they were put together, she couldn't understand why.

She frowned, "Who told you that?"

From ancient times to the present, it has never been heard that concubines who have entered the palace can be sent back home.

Jiang Lingyue was somewhat puzzled, but Concubine Wei, standing beside her, said, "It was Eunuch Liu, the head eunuch, who leaked the news. He said that His Majesty... His Majesty was lenient and couldn't bear to see us waste our youth in the harem, so he wanted to send us away."

As she spoke, Lady Wei knelt down again with a plop.

"Your Majesty, please understand. I have absolutely no desire to compete with you for your favor, and I no longer dare to harbor even the slightest thought about Your Majesty. I only ask Your Majesty to speak a few kind words to Your Majesty and not to expel me from the palace."

She crawled on her knees to Jiang Lingyue's feet, tears streaming down her face. "My family sent me into the palace with high hopes. Once I become your majesty's concubine, I will be your majesty's woman for life. If I am expelled from the palace..."

By the end of her speech, Concubine Wei was sobbing uncontrollably, and behind her, several other concubines also knelt down.

"Please, Your Majesty, say a few good words to His Majesty."

"Even if I'm not favored, I'm willing to stay in the harem and don't feel like I'm wasting my youth in vain."

"Your Majesty, please revoke your order and don't drive us out of the palace."

These people started talking to each other and started crying.

They were all beautiful girls in their prime, crying like pear blossoms in the rain, with no image at all, which was really moving.

As Jiang Lingyue listened, she gradually became confused, from being puzzled at first.

Their words and actions do not seem fake, and there is no need to fake it with such things.

So... Qi Junyi really wants to send them out of the palace?

But the palace is not unable to support a few women. How could he, the king of a country, do such a ridiculous thing?

It can't be for her, right?

As soon as this thought flashed through her mind, Jiang Lingyue's heart began to pound.

Deep down in her heart, a voice seemed to be asking her.

if not?

If not for her, who else could it be for?

The harem can accommodate these concubines, but the calm and introverted emperor cannot.

There is no other reason except for her.

...So, it was because of her that these women were deported from the palace.

They are all in their prime, and each one is as beautiful as a flower. In Jiang Lingyue's opinion, His Majesty the Emperor has no intention of treating them equally for at least the next five years. Logically speaking, they really shouldn't waste their time in the palace.

But the emperor's woman, even if she did not sleep with him, was only a woman in name. Once she was sent out of the palace, who would dare to marry her?

What's more, two of these six people were concubines who had already served him in bed.

Even if someone dared to marry the emperor's woman in defiance of the world, how could the families of these concubines dare to marry their daughters off?

If Qi Junyi really intended to send these concubines out of the palace, then what they said was right, it was indeed the same as killing them.

The noble families sent their daughters to the palace in the hope that they could fight for a better future for their families.

Being favored is a blessing.

It would be a great blessing if I could give birth to a prince.

If the prince inherits the position, then from then on, the royal family's direct line will have their family's bloodline, and their family will be able to rise to prominence.

Even if none of the above fortunate events had happened, the family had sent a daughter into the palace, which would have made her more or less closer to the emperor.

And now, the daughter who was sent to the palace was sent back for no reason.

It was simply because the emperor met the love of his life and could not tolerate any other woman in his eyes.

Such a ridiculous reason to send all the noble ladies out of the palace.

There is no doubt that the emperor is wrong in this matter.

Qi Junyi is also a reasonable monarch, so he will definitely come up with a compromise to make up for the families that he has offended.

So, in order to gain more benefits, it is not difficult to imagine what these families will do.

A daughter's life was exchanged for the emperor's guilt.

It's a sure-win business.

She only needed to think of such a simple truth, so His Majesty the Emperor couldn't be unaware of it.

But he still made the decision.