Marrying a concubine and swallowing her dowry? The mistress turns around and marries a high-ranking

Chapter 192

But she was certain that she would not let Consort Jing escape unscathed today!

The emperor was soon invited over.

No princes had been born in the palace for several years. He was still happy that Consort Jing had given birth to a little prince, but he never expected to learn that such a thing had happened in Changxin Palace.

The emperor was somewhat annoyed. He had a fondness for beautiful women, and his harem was enormous. In recent years, such incidents had become increasingly frequent in the palace, leaving him with no peace and quiet throughout the year.

The emperor entered with a cold face, and Empress Chu was the first to kneel down before him.

She cried pitifully, "Your Majesty, you must do justice for me! I was so happy to hear that Consort Jing had given birth to a prince, and I came to visit her every day. I never imagined that Consort Jing had harbored such evil intentions towards me! Ever since the day after Consort Jing gave birth, I have been experiencing severe chest pains, which must be due to the influence of this curse! Consort Jing is trying to kill me!"

The Emperor had indeed heard that Empress Chu had been experiencing inexplicable chest pain for the past few days and had consulted the imperial physicians several times. He had even visited Empress Chu at Chunhua Palace just yesterday.

The emperor frowned and said, "Consort Jing has been in the palace for more than ten years, always behaving herself. How could she suddenly dare to plot to kill you?"

Empress Chu said tearfully, "Naturally, it's because Consort Jing just gave birth to a prince. Now there are only a few princes in the harem. Now that she has a prince, she has become ambitious and wants to replace me and take the position of Empress! She even has greater ambitions. She wants her son to compete for Your Majesty's position!"

This statement certainly feels somewhat speculative, but it makes perfect sense to the women in the imperial harem.

There are currently four princes in the royal family. Two of them have been deposed, leaving only the young sixth prince who is still alive.

When Consort Jing gave birth to the little prince at this time, it meant that she became one of the only two mothers of princes who could compete for the throne, and suddenly rose to a high position in the core of the harem, which allowed her to be ambitious.

Having spent many years in the inner palace, Empress Chu knew very well what the emperor feared most: first, that the concubines harbored unwarranted ambitions; and second, that witchcraft and sorcery.

These two points combined have seriously crossed the emperor's red line, and the emperor certainly won't calmly try to determine whether Consort Jing is innocent or not.

As expected, the emperor was furious after hearing Empress Chu's highly inflammatory words.

He slammed his hand on the table: "Consort Jing! How dare you! You gave birth to a prince, and you actually think that the entire Northern Yi kingdom is yours now!"

Consort Jing knelt on the ground and quickly kowtowed deeply, saying urgently, "Your Majesty, I had no such intention! I have just given birth to the little prince, and naturally I have been envied by many concubines in the palace. Someone must be framing me!"

Empress Chu retorted angrily, "Consort Jing, are you saying that I framed you? I am now the Empress, and all the children born in this harem are my children. What do I have to be jealous of?"

At this critical moment of life and death, Consort Jing no longer cared about being tactful or not. She sneered and bluntly said what she meant.

"Even an empress would be anxious if she couldn't bear a son. Your Majesty only gave birth to a third princess and hasn't conceived again for many years. You're about the same age as me, and the chances of you having a prince in the future will only become slimmer. If the empress doesn't have a legitimate son, it means that your Chu family will probably find it difficult to continue its current glory and honor. So what's so strange about you seeing all the other princes as thorns in your side?"

Consort Jing then turned to the Emperor and said, “Your Majesty, over the years, six princes have been born in the harem. Three died young, two were ill, and even the sixth prince nearly drowned. Even children from commoner families don’t suffer such misfortunes. Do you really think these are all accidents? Could it be that someone simply doesn’t want to see you have a healthy and normal prince born?”

Isn't it just hitting the emperor's most sensitive spot? She can do that too!