diskusbooks Chapter 380: Ambition and the End
Chapter 380: Ambition and the End
The emperor saw that everyone seemed to have misunderstood, so he quickly explained.
"The titles of Concubine Xiang and Concubine Guifei were not the same in the past."
After these words were spoken, everyone realized that since the emperor doted on the imperial concubine so much, he would not do such a thing.
But Zhen Huan was a little suspicious. If it wasn't the Xiang from Guifei, could it be the Xiang from Xiangzhu?
This title is actually very suitable for Concubine Cao. Without her help, she would not have been able to take revenge so quickly.
Zhen Huan, who has always been well versed in poetry and literature, subconsciously overlooked that the word "Xiang" also has another meaning, which is to remove.
The emperor's reward to her made Cao Qinmo stop herself from asking for Wen Yi back. However, Cao Guiren thought that since Wanpin could help her with the matter of Wen Yi, there wouldn't be any problem.
Since the emperor said so, it would be difficult for her to refuse him directly. Moreover, it would be good to have a promotion in rank, so that Wen Yi would not feel the gap when she returned from Concubine Jing's palace in the future.
Moreover, she did not expect that the emperor would give her the word "Xiang" as her title, which made her think of the imperial concubine's former title which was also "Xiang". Although they were not the same characters, they sounded similar, which made her uncontrollably develop some ambition.
Maybe, in the future I will be able to sit in the position of the imperial concubine like her.
Afterwards, the Emperor pointed out the merits of Concubine Nian's mother's family. Amid the meaningful looks of the concubines, Concubine Nian proudly accepted the Emperor's appointment her as Concubine Min.
Fu Cha Zhixi couldn't help but laugh in his heart. The emperor really had a bad taste.
They actually gave such a title to this fool, Guiren Nian. The word "Min" means smart and clever, but Guiren Nian's IQ is far from smart.
After all, who would be stupid enough to bring outsiders to mess with their own family?
If this happened in a special era, Concubine Nian and her family would definitely be the "guides".
That afternoon, the emperor took the initiative to come to Suiyuxuan.
Zhen Huan was somewhat surprised to see the Emperor coming and went forward to greet him.
After a few words of casual chat, Zhen Huan seemed to casually mention that she had miscarried her child.
This made the emperor subconsciously speak a few words to comfort Zhen Huan, but in his heart he was wondering if she was dissatisfied with the fact that he did not punish Nian Ying with enough force.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Zhen Huan mentioned Concubine Xiang, saying that Wen Yi fell ill because Nian Da Ying forced Concubine Xiang. Now that Nian Da Ying can no longer bully Concubine Xiang, it would be better to let Wen Yi return to Concubine Xiang.
Zhen Huan felt that the Emperor would most likely agree to her proposal. After all, no matter how good Concubine Jing was, she was still an adoptive mother, while Concubine Xiang was Wen Yi's biological mother. It would naturally be better for Wen Yi to stay with her biological mother.
The emperor wanted to take Wen Yi away because he was worried about her. I think for Wen Yi's sake, the emperor would definitely agree.
But what Zhen Huan never expected was that the emperor rejected her proposal.
"Now that Wen Yi has recognized people, it would be too cruel to let her leave her mother at such a young age."
The emperor did not expect that Concubine Wan would speak for Concubine Xiang. On normal days, there was no sign of any interaction between the two.
It's a rare occasion that Concubine Xiang came forward to report on Nian Da Ying, and was Concubine Wan also involved?
After all, Wanpin harbored hatred towards Nian Ying because of the loss of her child, and she had even threatened to kill Nian Ying in front of her. Now that Nian Gengyao had fallen, she naturally would not miss this good opportunity.
Thinking of this, the emperor's expression turned a little ugly.
However, Zhen Huan did not notice the change in the emperor's expression at all and continued to persuade him.
"Your Majesty, the truth will come to light. Children are young and cannot remember things. If they find out that the mother who raised them is not their biological mother when they grow older, they will be even more sad."
"It would be better to let the princess return to her biological mother now. With her biological mother taking care of her, she will surely forget the past events soon and naturally won't be sad anymore."
Zhen Huan felt that her proposal was reasonable and was completely unaware that the Emperor's brow was becoming increasingly furrowed.
The emperor found the words "biological mother" offensive. Although he returned to the empress dowager, he always remembered the kindness of Empress Xiaoyi Ren and never forgot it.
What's more, in the emperor's heart, Cao Qinmo was already a dead person. From the moment she took on this title, she would not live long.
After Concubine Xiang died, he changed Wen Yi's jade book. Naturally, no one would say that Wen Yi was Concubine Xiang's child, and Wen Yi would no longer have to accept such a tragic reality.
"I have made up my mind, so there is no need to say more. Wen Yi will be Concubine Jing's child in the future and has nothing to do with Concubine Xiang."
The emperor interrupted Zhen Huan coldly.
Seeing that the emperor seemed angry, Zhen Huan didn't dare to say anything more and chose to change the subject.
After Concubine Hua was demoted to a concubine, Nian Gengyao's affairs were still not over. Although he was demoted by the emperor, he was still alive.
The emperor let him live not to let him go, but because the emperor knew very well that Nian Gengyao was an unruly person. Now he had joined forces with the Nian family to trick Nian Gengyao. How could Nian Gengyao possibly accept this?
If they are not convinced, they will try to make trouble, but making trouble can give him something to hold against them.
After all, he was a benevolent king, so he naturally didn't want to leave a reputation of being mean and ungrateful.
When Nian Gengyao has caused such trouble that all the civil and military officials in the court can no longer tolerate him, that will be the best time for him to take action.
Nian Gengyao naturally did not disappoint the emperor's expectations. He brought his men and caused chaos in the entire Nian Mansion.
People in the capital could listen to the latest news about the Nian family every day while eating. For a time, the Nian family was as popular as Nian Gengyao when he was at his most proud and successful.
The emperor naturally wanted to watch Nian Gengyao and his family fight each other, so he just reprimanded them verbally and did not do anything real.
After Nian Gengyao turned the Nian family upside down, he began to parade around the capital wearing a yellow jacket to show how great his contributions were to the emperor. He wanted to let everyone see how ungrateful the emperor was.
When the emperor heard this news, he was extremely angry.
Many ministers also submitted memorials requesting that Nian Gengyao be sentenced to death.
After Nian Da Ying and Song Zhi learned about this, they knelt in the Yangxin Palace and kowtowed and begged for mercy. The emperor couldn't help but soften his heart when he heard Nian Da Ying's voice.
The idea of executing Nian Gengyao out of anger disappeared. After all, he still hoped that Nian would think things through in the future and he could rekindle their old relationship with him, so he was not willing to do things so cruelly.
He wrote that the next year Gengyao committed suicide, Nian Fu and others were executed, and all his other descendants who were over 15 years old were sent to the border.
Fu Cha Fu De looked at Nian Da Ying who was begging desperately and couldn't help but think of his sister Xiao Xi.