GBP Chapter 632 It's too late
Chapter 632 It's too late
Prince Kang was also stunned, "Empress Jiang is also the queen."
Doesn't that mean she also has status? If her family members make mistakes, they can also plead for mercy through her power as the queen.
Jiang Fenghua's voice suddenly rose, and her eyes seemed to be burning with anger: "I want to say that the Empress Dowager killed two concubines because of her own selfish desires. The three bodies were placed in the hall. She did such a heartless thing, but Prince Kang wiped it out with just a few words. Don't you think it's ridiculous?"
"The people of Qingzhou were beaten to death because of the rumors spread by Xie Yun. He extorted the Qingzhou prefect and pocketed the disaster relief funds, causing refugees to flee. Prince Kang wanted to take the people away for just one sentence. Isn't Prince Kang the most suitable sage to be the emperor? Why are you not sage in front of the prince's family? Isn't this ridiculous?"
"Jiang Fenghua." The Empress Dowager spoke in a low and slow voice. She seemed to have no strength left. She taunted, "Aren't you also a person with power in the harem? There has never been a clean person in the harem, including you, Jiang Fenghua. You can stand here today and accuse me and Prince Kang. Aren't you also a member of this vortex of power? Now that you have won, you are proud. Didn't you sit on this position by stepping on human blood? What is there to be proud of?"
The Grand Empress Dowager refers to those who were defeated by her, such as Su Tingwan, Ye Susu, Tang Qianran, etc. They thought that Jiang Fenghua ascended to the throne of Queen by defeating them.
A hint of complex emotions flashed across her eyes, but soon her eyes became firm, "No matter how the harem fights, I will not use human lives to pave the way for myself, let alone trample on human lives. Today, I want to seek justice for the concubines who were killed by the Empress Dowager."
The Empress Dowager wore a string of Buddhist beads on her wrist. She usually liked to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures. At this moment, the Buddhist beads on her wrist suddenly broke and rolled to the ground.
Jiang Fenghua glanced coldly at the beads rolling on the ground, "Master Yao, what is the crime of murdering the concubines in the harem and poisoning the Emperor Shengzu? Just tell the truth, and make sure that the laws of our Great Zhou Kingdom are obeyed by the people and the Empress Dowager is convinced."
She taunted lightly, "The Empress Dowager has been saying that Emperor Huijing and Emperor Xuanzong were not capable of shouldering the responsibility of the Xie family. If Prince Kang were to become the emperor, and even the position of the Imperial Clan Court was given to Prince Kang, how would Prince Kang sentence your mother?"
Xie Kang was stunned.
Jiang Fenghua thought to himself: It's a nice idea to exchange the position of prince for her freedom. Xie Kang is already the same as a commoner in the northwest.
Xie Shang asked, "Master Yao, didn't you hear the Queen's question clearly?"
Yao Guangzong nodded and bowed, and stepped forward. "To murder a concubine in the harem and cause her death is a capital crime, and poisoning the emperor will result in the extermination of all nine generations of the family."
But the Holy Ancestor Emperor has been dead for decades, and now he is trying to overturn the case...
Besides, aren’t the Empress Dowager’s nine clans the same as the Emperor’s nine clans?
When Yao Guangzong received this case, he thought it was a fight between concubines in the harem and that he could close the case by catching the murderer and executing him at some point. He did not expect that the mastermind behind the scenes was actually the Empress Dowager.
Lord Yao didn't know how to judge, he could only wait for the emperor's order.
Xie Shang frowned and said in a deep voice: "The late emperor is the son of the pure and virtuous Empress Dowager Yang, not the son of Sun."
He said calmly, "Since my father was adopted by the Yang family, he is no longer a child of the Sun family in the family tree. Therefore, the descendants of Emperor Huijing don't have to call her the Imperial Grandmother." He had no feelings for the Grand Empress Dowager and would not speak for her.
However, since he was the emperor and had the empress dowager on the other side, it was difficult for him to execute her directly.
"No matter how you look at it, I am still the emperor's ancestor. If you want to exterminate my nine clans, Jiang will marry into the Xie clan as a daughter-in-law, and your children happen to be among the nine clans."
Jiang Fenghua sneered: "What if the emperor removes Sun Yingniang from the Xie family tree?"
This meant that all traces of Sun Yingniang entering the palace and marrying Emperor Shengzu as Concubine Sun would be eliminated, and the emperor would issue an edict to announce it to the world, and it would only affect Prince Kang's lineage.
"Poisonous woman." The Empress Dowager was furious. "Xie Jing will not allow you to do this. I am his biological mother."
"Tsk tsk, the Empress Dowager is really shameless. She doesn't even acknowledge Emperor Hui Jing, and yet she still has the nerve to say that he is her biological mother, a biological mother who drinks human blood? When the late emperor was alive, you wished to drink his blood and gnaw on his bones, yet you say that you are his biological mother. The deceased is gone, but you are back, making everyone uneasy. The expulsion of the Empress Dowager from the royal jade book is exactly what everyone wants." Jiang Fenghua said sarcastically.
The Empress Dowager was so angry that her chest hurt and she suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. Before she could catch her breath, she fell into Xie Kang's arms.
Xie Kang shouted repeatedly: "Mom, what's wrong with you?"
"Kang'er..." The Empress Dowager was dying. She fainted with the tiger-head doll in her hand.
Xie Kang said to the emperor, "No matter how wrong she is, she is still the emperor's grandmother. If Emperor Hui Jing were still alive, he would not watch his mother like this..."
Xie Shang said in a deep voice: "Call the imperial physician."
Seeing the appearance of the Empress Dowager, Jiang Fenghua finally felt a little better. She must be dying from being so angry!
Empress Dowager Cheng was seen standing quietly by the door watching the scene inside. She was terrified. Jiang Fenghua had really changed and was no longer pretending.
Queen Mother Cheng and Jiang Fenghua exchanged a glance, and Jiang Fenghua said loudly, "The Queen Mother is here."
Hearing Jiang Fenghua's voice, everyone unconsciously looked in the direction of Empress Dowager Cheng.
Queen Mother Cheng quickly explained, "I didn't know that the Grand Empress Dowager had drugged the concubines. I would not harm Shang'er. I raised Shang'er myself. I don't have any other children. I..."
Her expression and movements were even a little funny, as if she was distancing herself from the matter.
Jiang Fenghua walked towards her, her face seemed hidden in the shadows, her eyes were sharp as knives, and her temperament was cold and majestic.
Empress Dowager Cheng's heart sank suddenly, her legs went weak, and she couldn't help but take two steps back, "I didn't do anything." She was also afraid of being expelled from the family tree.
"Really?" Jiang Fenghua seemed to be stepping on Empress Dowager Cheng's heart with every step she took, and her eyes were filled with a cold light.
Queen Mother Cheng quickly avoided Jiang Fenghua's eyes, walked to Cheng Yong and deliberately tried to make friends with him, "Brother has also entered the palace."
Cheng Yong bowed respectfully and said in a distant voice, "Your humble servant pays respects to the Queen Mother."
Cheng Yong is the Queen Mother's brother, and he is also disappointed with her. When his two sons took the initiative to tell him that they wanted to be on good terms with the Jiang family, the meaning was very clear.
The Cheng family cannot rely on Cheng Langjin, she is only good-looking but not smart.
If she had half the planning of Jiang Fenghua, no matter what purpose Emperor Hui Jing had in marrying her, the Cheng clan would not have been defeated like this.
The key point is that none of the younger generations of the Cheng family likes her, and the daughters of the Cheng family do not envy the fact that the Cheng family has a daughter who is the queen mother in the palace. Some even say that if there is no such relationship, they will have a good future.
Cheng Yong was invited into the palace by Xie Shang. In order to uncover the cause of death of the Empress Dowager and Emperor Shengzu, Xie Shang privately discussed with Cheng Yong the list that Emperor Shengzu left for Duke Cheng.
Jiang Fenghua walked out of the bedroom. The cold wind was howling, the night was as dark as ink, and snowflakes were falling from the sky. Her nose was frozen red, and even though she was wearing a thick cloak, she still felt cold in her heart.
Aoxue and Nanny Wang saw her walking towards the mourning hall and hurriedly followed her, "Your Highness, please walk slowly. The road is slippery."