After Xiao Fubao's life was stolen, he became the favorite of everyone in the capital

Chapter 362 The entire army was wiped out
Facing Xingzhi's interrogation, it was similar to Taozhi's.

Few people can withstand the test of genocide.

Xingzhi's confession almost beat the imperial concubine to death.

She was responsible for almost everything concerning Yunxuan. The old maids received her instructions to lure Yunxuan with money and jobs, and she did it after covering it up.

"This is what the Imperial Concubine ordered me to do. I don't know why damaging a zither would cause Gu Xi to fall out of favor... I really don't understand..." Xingzhi didn't know much of the truth.

The Queen Mother frowned slightly. The Imperial Concubine entered the palace after Prince Li's rebellion. That period of time was very secretive and many people who knew about it were silenced. Logically speaking, the Imperial Concubine should not know about this.

Now, Concubine Li not only knew about the zither, but was also aware of it.

Not many people in Shoukang Palace knew about this zither, and the empress dowager was sure that those who knew about it would never tell anyone. So it seemed that Concubine Li knew too much information.

It was as if she had opened her third eye.

Before the empress dowager could figure out what was going on, a palace maid came to report to the emperor.

"Mother, the imperial concubine ran to me and complained, saying that she sent Xingzhi out to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to discuss the matter of sending the damaged flower branches, but she was taken away by your people on the way. The imperial concubine didn't know what Xingzhi had done wrong, but she couldn't leave Xingzhi now." said the emperor.

It was impossible for Concubine Li to say that Xingzhi originally wanted to complain to the emperor, but changed her story. Now it seemed as if the Empress Dowager was deliberately making things difficult for Concubine Li in order to protect Concubine Li.

There was a cold glint in the empress dowager's eyes. Concubine Li was really scheming. She knew that the matter of Prince Li could not be made public. Once it was mentioned, the emperor would be furious, so she found such an excuse to ask for the person.

"Mother, Xingzhi is nothing special, but the imperial concubine is still ill and cannot do without Xingzhi's care. When the imperial concubine recovers, let Xingzhi come to Shoukang Palace to be punished, okay?"

The empress dowager saw that although the emperor looked like he was negotiating a deal, every word he said was still speaking for the imperial concubine. The empress dowager felt disappointed and a little strange.

Her son was arbitrary in handling state affairs. No matter how hard she begged the emperor to spare Prince Li's life, the emperor would not agree. Is he really so obsessed with a woman now?

Did he really not care about the lives of more than a dozen people in the harem? When he woke up in the middle of the night, did he really not find the face of the person beside him disgusting?

The more the Queen Mother thought about it, the weirder her eyes looked at her son. She couldn't help but ask, "Emperor, do you like the Imperial Concubine so much? What do you like about her?"

The imperial concubine was indeed beautiful, but there was no shortage of younger and prettier women in the palace. The empress dowager was dazzled by Concubine Luo's beauty, but the emperor was not that obsessed with her.

If it was the grace of saving her life, the favor and promotion of the imperial concubine's family over the years could have offset it long ago.

The emperor was confused for a moment when faced with this question. After thinking carefully for a long time, he said, "I don't know why. Maybe I have gotten used to her over the years. We have been husband and wife for many years. When she cries, I can't bear it."

The Queen Mother frowned and said, "She is also an old lady who has followed you for many years. When Concubine Li cried last time, you even complained to her face that she was crying unbecomingly."

The emperor recalled this incident and felt that something was wrong, but he still said: "The relationship between my son and the imperial concubine is different from that of others."

Despite this interruption, the emperor did not forget about Xingzhi.

But he was late after all.

The empress dowager picked up a piece of paper from her side and handed it to the emperor. It was a confession.

"Five years ago, when Madam Zhuang passed away, you thought it was an accident. Now it seems that there are not so many accidents in this palace." The Queen Mother said. Madam Zhuang was not an ordinary old madam. She was one of the emperor's wet nurses, but she had a bad fate and all her relatives died. Madam Zhuang did not want to stay outside the palace, so she stayed in the palace. She was a person who liked power, so the emperor let her manage the affairs of the four departments in the palace.

At that time, eight of the twelve departments in the harem were controlled by Concubine Li. She was unhappy about the lack of these four departments. The two people who equally loved power, after a conflict, immediately started fighting like chickens.

The struggle ended with Nanny Zhuang accidentally drowning, and Concubine Li took charge of the harem and became the most powerful concubine.

The empress dowager also knew that the death of an ordinary concubine would not affect the emperor at all. Only when the death involved someone the emperor cared about would he vent his anger on the imperial concubine.

Sure enough, the emperor's eyes turned red with anger at this time.

He had eight wet nurses, and Nanny Zhuang was not the one with the worst fate, because the other seven wet nurses all died due to illness or poisoning while protecting him.

The emperor finally managed to save Nanny Zhuang, and he wanted to support her until the end of her life, but he didn't expect that she would die at the hands of the imperial concubine.

"Vicious woman!"

Seeing the emperor's red eyes, the queen mother couldn't help but feel distressed and said, "I know you are reluctant to let go of the imperial concubine, but Xingzhi, as the person who will execute this matter, must not be kept."

The emperor knew that the empress dowager was trying to give himself a way out, and he would definitely not let the imperial concubine pay for Nanny Zhuang's life. Li Ziqin had just been credited with saving the emperor, and even if he demoted the imperial concubine, he was afraid of disappointing the meritorious official.

"During this period of time, it is better to let the imperial concubine stay in her own palace." said the emperor.

The Queen Mother suddenly changed the subject and said, "I still remember that when the Imperial Concubine first entered the palace, she was so bright and lively, and seemed to be gentle and kind. Now she has committed so many foolish things, most of which were not her intentions."

The emperor looked at the empress dowager in surprise, not understanding why she suddenly spoke up for the imperial concubine.

"Emperor, I think there is something wrong with the people around the imperial concubine. Not only do they not know how to persuade the master, but they also keep fanning the flames. Since you feel sorry for the imperial concubine, why don't you send a group of people to serve her yourself? This will also prevent her from making a big mistake again, which will be irreparable."

The Queen Mother replaced the people around the Imperial Concubine with just a few words.

The emperor could naturally see her intention, but now he really thought about it seriously.

Both of them knew whether the imperial concubine was vicious or not, but now she was like a hot potato that could neither be killed nor let go.

"That's good. If she can be obedient from now on, it will be a fulfillment of the years of love between her and me." The emperor thought that keeping the imperial concubine in luxury was not a bad thing.

As for whether the imperial concubine was willing to live like this, the emperor did not think about it too much.

Concubine Li was eagerly waiting in Guanju Palace. She calculated that the Queen Mother would not dare to mention Prince Li, so Xingzhi would definitely be released.

During this period, two senior palace maids were successively imprisoned in Guanju Palace, and the servants under her had been in a panic for a long time. Not only was Xingzhi guilty of something, but Concubine Li also wanted to prove herself as the most favored concubine in the harem by rescuing Xingzhi.

But as she waited, Xingzhi didn't come back, but someone from the imperial court came instead.

Qian Rongsheng waved his hand, and all the servants serving in Concubine Li's palace were captured and replaced by a group of unfamiliar faces.

"Eunuch Qian, what are you doing? I want to see His Majesty!" Concubine Li tried to stop Qian Rongsheng.