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Chapter 1826 My Aunt is the Empress 33
After Consort Yu and others gathered information about what Consort Han had done, they told Empress Dowager Zhou and Empress Dowager Zhang, the new emperor's birth mother.

In fact, they could have dealt with Consort Han themselves.

But if they were to deal with it, they would simply kill the person.

If people find out, they'll say they killed someone, and then they'll be accused of committing a crime.

They were the ones who were wronged, and yet they were accused of committing crimes in their revenge. This was not what they wanted to see, so they told the two empress dowagers about it and asked them to take charge. They believed that since Consort Han had killed and harmed so many people, the two empress dowagers would definitely deal with her if they found out.

Sure enough, they were right.

Empress Dowager Zhang was shocked to hear this, shocked that there was such a vicious woman in the palace.

Although the palace is never peaceful, it is rare for poison to reach the level of Consort Han, so it is no wonder that Empress Dowager Zhang was shocked.

If Empress Zhang was merely shocked, Empress Zhou, upon hearing the news, instantly realized that her inability to have children was likely due to the poisoning by Consort Han, and her face immediately turned grim.

She has no evidence, but that's alright. Consort Yu and the others do. With that evidence, Consort Han can be made dead, and then she can get her revenge.

After Empress Dowager Zhou and Empress Dowager Zhang discussed it, they decided to secretly execute Consort Han to give an explanation to Consort Yu and others, as well as those who were poisoned by Consort Han.

They were the two empress dowagers, and they had the power to manage the inner palace.

However, they still had to tell the Sixth Prince about this, since it involved the execution of a person.

Empress Dowager Zhang and Empress Dowager Zhou both agreed to the punishment of Consort Han. The Sixth Prince naturally had no objection. After all, so many concubines had been killed, and so many others had been rendered infertile and died young. There had to be an explanation. The affairs of the harem were originally to be handled by the two empress dowagers. Since the two empress dowagers had already given their opinions, the Sixth Prince naturally would not object.

Since the new emperor doesn't object, the matter is settled.

Empress Dowager Zhang and Empress Dowager Zhou immediately dispatched eunuchs and palace maids to drag Consort Han out. In front of Consort Yu and the other victims, they recounted all the evil deeds Consort Han had committed. Finally, the two empress dowagers announced her punishment, saying, "You killed so many people, and according to the law, you should be executed. However, considering that you were a member of the late emperor's harem, His Majesty decreed that you be given a cup of poisoned wine, and that you be allowed to die a complete death. It will be said to the outside world that you died of illness. It is only because the new emperor is kind-hearted that he has shown you extra mercy. Otherwise, if you were to be publicly tried, your daughter would never be able to hold her head up again, and she would have no way to stand in the imperial clan."

Consort Han never imagined that her actions, which she had been doing for so many years, would be discovered. Seeing everyone glaring at her, she finally became afraid.

She dared to do that before because she was gambling that no one knew what she was doing. Otherwise, if she had known, others would have found out and executed her. She wouldn't have dared to do it even if she had ten times the courage.

—Did Consort Han really not think others would find out? Not necessarily. In fact, she was just hoping that others wouldn't know. Otherwise, how could she not know? After doing so many bad things, how could they never be exposed? It's just that when jealousy got the better of her, she lost her mind, thinking that others wouldn't know, and then she took action.

Because the evidence was irrefutable—poison was found in her room—even if she protested her innocence, claiming she knew nothing about the poison and that she was framed, it was useless. The two empress dowagers immediately sent eunuchs to drag her like a dead dog to a side hall and force-feed her poisoned wine. Knowing the situation was beyond repair, Consort Han decided to throw caution to the wind and burst into maniacal laughter, saying, "No matter how much you hate me, it's useless. I have children, while you, no matter how beautiful or favored, have no children. Even if I die now, I'll be fifty or sixty years old, while you don't even know if you'll live to be fifty or sixty! In terms of lifespan, I'll outlive you! I surpass you in every way, to make you furious!"

The Empress Dowager Yu and the others were furious upon hearing this, and ordered that Consort Han's mouth be gagged and that she be dragged away immediately.

Before long, the eunuch returned to report that Consort Han had passed away. The victims, including Consort Yu, said they wanted to go and see. When they saw that Consort Han was indeed dead, they felt a little better. However, some people were still not satisfied and went up and kicked Consort Han's corpse a few times.

It's no wonder some people are still angry; it's because they were poisoned by her, rendering them unable to have children, cutting off their hopes of becoming empress dowager, and perhaps even causing them to die young. It's impossible not to hate them.

After Consort Han's death, her daughter, Princess Fukang, obviously felt something was amiss. After all, she had just returned to see her mother a few days ago, and Consort Han was in good health. How could she suddenly be dying?

Princess Fukang found the matter suspicious and inquired about it. She soon learned that her mother, Consort Han, had committed a crime and had been "killed" by the two empress dowagers and some other concubines.

Princess Fukang didn't know what Consort Han had done wrong. She only heard that the concubines in the palace had killed her mother, so she was unhappy and immediately went to tell the Sixth Prince about it.

She felt that her mother was just a nobody in the palace, and what could she do? She felt that others had bullied her, which was why they killed her. This naturally made her angry, and she wanted to demand an explanation for her mother.

She was a princess, not a prince, and had no conflicts or entanglements with the sixth prince, so she still dared to speak to him like that.

Of course, she wisely avoided mentioning that the Sixth Prince's birth mother, Empress Dowager Zhang, was also involved, only mentioning Empress Dowager Zhou and others.

When the Sixth Prince saw Princess Fukang come to talk about this, he said indifferently, "Stop asking around. Your mother has killed many people. If you keep asking, the truth will come out, and you won't be able to stand in the imperial clan anymore."

In fact, it was quite surprising that Princess Fukang knew about this matter, because at that time, the two empress dowagers and others were secretly dealing with Consort Han and forbidding those involved from revealing it to the outside world, in order to protect Princess Fukang's dignity. Otherwise, if this matter were exposed, it would certainly not be good for Princess Fukang.

However, Consort Yu and others had lost their children because of Consort Han. Moreover, Consort Han was so arrogant before her death, mocking them for not having children and having short lifespans. How could Consort Yu and others swallow this insult?

But now that Consort Han has been killed, they have no one to vent their anger on. So they turned their attention to Princess Fukang, hoping to make her suffer and vent their anger by causing her trouble.

The best revenge would be to let Princess Fukang know the truth about this matter and expose what her mother had done, making it impossible for her to have a foothold in the capital in the future. Therefore, the Sixth Prince believed that Princess Fukang knew about this matter because it was done by Consort Yu and others.

That's why the Sixth Prince reminded Princess Fukang not to ask about it anymore, lest she ask too many questions and everyone find out, which would not do her any good.

She was a princess, not a prince, and had no conflict with him, which is why the sixth prince felt pity and gave her this reminder.

Happy New Year to everyone! May you achieve immediate success!