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Chapter 43 The Legend of Zhen Huan: Su Yunyi 42
Consort Qi waited and waited, and finally found a good opportunity.
The Emperor met with his ministers in the Hall of Mental Cultivation to discuss important matters of state, including Zhang Tingyu, whom the Emperor respected most.
Consort Qi, carrying a string of musk beads, rushed to the entrance of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, knelt down and shouted that she wanted to see the Emperor. Ignoring the obstruction of the eunuchs and palace maids, she tried to force her way into the Hall of Mental Cultivation. The eunuchs and palace maids did not dare to obstruct her too much, after all, Consort Qi was still very much favored by the Emperor.
The Emperor was still discussing policies with his ministers when Consort Qi suddenly barged in, shouting outside the door.
Consort Qi knelt on the ground and shouted loudly to the Emperor, "Your Majesty, I want to accuse the Empress of harming the concubines. The red agate string she gave me was actually a string of musk beads. I have always been so respectful to the Empress, but I never expected her to be so vicious and want to return it to me. After I realized there was something wrong, I asked the imperial physician to come and check. The Empress even bribed the imperial physician and they lied to me together."
Upon hearing Consort Qi's words, the Emperor's face darkened immediately. This Consort Qi was so disrespectful, actually revealing the palace intrigue in front of everyone, causing him to lose face in front of the ministers.
The Emperor waved his hand, dismissing the ministers: "You may leave now. I have some matters to attend to."
The ministers looked left and right, exchanging bewildered glances. Zhang Tingyu stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, this matter involves the Empress. The Empress is the mother of the nation, and this should be a matter of state. Please allow me to be present and listen."
As soon as Zhang Tingyu said this, the ministers behind him echoed his words. The emperor had no choice but to allow the ministers to listen in.
The Emperor stared at Consort Qi with a dark expression and rebuked her, "Consort Qi, you say the Empress harmed you, what evidence do you have?"
The Emperor's rebuke startled Consort Qi, but she was determined to denounce the Empress. She handed the string of musk beads to Su Peisheng and said, "Your Majesty, look, this is the string of musk beads that the Empress bestowed upon me. This is the evidence. If Your Majesty does not believe me, you can have the imperial physician examine it. Also, my usual imperial physician was sent by Her Majesty the Empress to examine my pulse. Your Majesty can ask the imperial physician to examine my pulse and then you will know whether what I said is true or false."
The Emperor paused for a moment, then ordered, "Su Peisheng, go to the Imperial Hospital and invite more imperial physicians."
Knowing it was the Emperor's order, the imperial physicians dared not delay and arrived quickly. Then it was simple: each physician examined the musk bead string and pointed out that it was not a red agate string. They also took Consort Qi's pulse and concluded that Consort Qi would probably have difficulty conceiving.
When Consort Qi heard the imperial physicians' diagnosis, she couldn't hold back her tears and burst into sobs. She cried to the emperor, "Your Majesty, what I said is true. So many imperial physicians have reached the same conclusion."
Upon hearing Consort Qi's cries, the Emperor pondered. He had always been suspicious of the Empress. The time before last, when Zhen Huan miscarried, Consort An revealed that the Empress was the mastermind behind it all, but there was no clear evidence. He gave the Empress a chance to take care of Zhen Huan, and she performed very well. He thought the Empress had changed her ways, but he did not expect her to remain incorrigible.
Consort Qi looked at the Emperor's silence and thought of what Xia Guang had said. Was the Emperor going to let the Empress go? No, wasn't she just doing this to make the Emperor convict the Empress?
After listening, Zhang Tingyu said to the Emperor, "Your Majesty, the Empress is, after all, the mother of the nation. How could she do such a cruel thing to the concubines? She is ashamed of being the mother of the nation. I beg Your Majesty to investigate the truth. If the evidence is conclusive, I beg Your Majesty to punish her severely. Your Majesty has had so few children over the years. Does the Empress want to cut off Your Majesty's lineage?"
When the emperor heard Zhang Tingyu's reminder, he also thought that he had so few children. He thought it was a punishment from heaven, after all, the late emperor had twenty-four princes, while he only had six.
The Emperor said solemnly, "I will send people to thoroughly investigate this matter. If it was indeed done by the Empress, I will punish her severely."
Zhang Tingyu and the other ministers immediately knelt down and exclaimed, "Your Majesty, you are wise!"
Then the Emperor dismissed the ministers, comforted Consort Qi, and ordered Su Peisheng to thoroughly investigate the matter.
Su Peisheng had planned to investigate from the side, but the Emperor was so helpful that he ordered Su Peisheng to directly imprison Jiang Fuhai and Jianqiu of Jingren Palace in the Shenxing Division.
Inside Jingren Palace, Yixiu was still unaware of what was happening and could only watch helplessly as Jiang Fuhai and Jianqiu were driven away. Yixiu panicked a little, as these two were her confidants and she usually instructed them to do things for her.
Jianqiu wasn't worried about being betrayed. Jiang Fuhai was usually loyal to her, but if he went to the Shenxing Division, he might not be so loyal anymore.
At this moment, Yixiu missed the Empress Dowager very much. If the Empress Dowager were still alive, this would not have happened. Moreover, she didn't know which of her things had been exposed. Was this Su Yunyi's counterattack?
After Jiang Fuhai and Jianqiu were taken away, the Emperor's court was also in turmoil. Su Yunyi, together with the Fucha clan, had the Zhaerjia clan lead the petition to the Emperor to severely punish the Empress. Su Yunyi and the Fucha clan secretly had their people follow behind the Zhaerjia clan to submit their own petitions.
Zhuaerjia Emin even wrote a memorial saying that the Empress had killed the Chun Yuan Empress. As for how he knew this, it was of course because Su Yunyi secretly told him.
Taking advantage of this, Jaurga Emin argued vehemently during the morning court session, demanding that the emperor severely punish the empress.
Other ministers echoed this sentiment, requesting the emperor to depose the empress.
Chaos erupted in the court, and the emperor had no choice but to postpone the matter until the truth was ascertained.
Su Peisheng was highly efficient, partly because Su Yunyi had pulled strings for him, making his investigations accurate every time. Coupled with pressure from the previous dynasty, the Emperor was under immense pressure and issued a firm order to Su Peisheng: the truth must be uncovered.
Jianqiu couldn't withstand the torture and committed suicide. Jiang Fuhai wasn't a tough nut to crack and confessed soon after, selling out the Empress completely.
When the Emperor learned of everything the Empress had done, he was furious. The miscarriages of the princesses in the mansion, the miscarriages of Consort Fang and Consort Xin, the infertility of Consort Qi, the miscarriage of Zhen Huan, the near miscarriage of Consort Tian, and the postpartum hemorrhage of Consort Yi were all orchestrated by the Empress.
The most important thing was the death of Empress Chun Yuan. One thing after another, one piece of evidence after another was laid out before him, and the emperor was so angry that his face turned red.
The next day at court, the emperor publicly announced the removal of the empress.
The ministers all praised the Emperor's wisdom.
News of the Emperor's harem affairs reached the imperial court, and the culprit, Consort Qi, certainly couldn't escape unscathed. Although she wasn't banished to the Cold Palace, she completely lost favor with the Emperor.
As the mastermind behind the scenes, Su Yunyi would certainly not give up on eliminating the Empress's clutches. Taking advantage of Jiang Fuhai's still-living life, she obtained a list of the Empress's private agents. Although it was not complete, it was enough.
Su Yunyi used the connections she had made in the harem over the years to deal with the Empress's people one by one. If she couldn't deal with them, she would ask the system to give her loyalty potions.
After several rounds of purges, the Empress's manpower was almost gone. When the Empress Dowager passed away, Su Yunyi found Zhu Xi and asked for the Empress Dowager's people, who had already been eliminated. As for why Zhu Xi listened to her, it was because she used other methods on her.
Now, no one in the harem can threaten Su Yunyi anymore. As long as the emperor passes away, her happy life will begin.
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