Favored concubine deposed empress? I'll seize your throne and marry you to a powerful minister.

The Wei family members kneeling outside had their heads bowed to their chests, wishing they could stick to the ground.

Since Wei Beimu's death, the Wei family's influence in the court has declined day by day, and Wei Rong's situation in the harem has also affected their situation.

Now it seems that Empress Wei Rong had absolutely no dignity whatsoever!

Several times when things were thrown down, Wei Jin was tempted to stand up for Wei Rong, but Qiao Yu held him back firmly.

The emperor might not dare to touch her concubine, but if he were to take his anger out on a servant, killing or dismembering him would be far too easy.

But Wei Rong still dared to walk right into the line of fire!

Xiao Heng was furious: "What? You dare to lecture me? Stirring up trouble, General, you really did a good job, Wei Rong!"

"When you suppressed me time and time again, you should have thought about this day. Why do you seem to be only now realizing who I am?"

"You still think you're in the right?" Xiao Heng's emotions grew even more agitated: "Making a small matter known to everyone, is that the kind of magnanimity and methods you have as the First Lady? You're hardly wasting your talents in this position!"

What does "emperor" mean?

Is it possible that a mere concubine is threatening the Empress and trying to depose her?

Uncle Wei's expression changed drastically. Taking advantage of a moment when no one was paying attention, he summoned his confidant and ordered him to quickly go to the Grand Tutor's residence to invite Grand Tutor Nian over.

We can only hope that Wei Rong can recognize the situation, say less arguing, and give the emperor a way out.

To prevent the situation from getting out of control.

But Wei Rong went head-to-head with Xiao Heng today, showing no awareness of the meaning of yielding.

The imperial carriage was still in front of the Wei residence when the emperor and empress were arguing fiercely.

Even if you can't hear what they're arguing about from a distance, you can tell from the scene that something is wrong.

Wei Rong sneered: "Your Majesty has long been dissatisfied with my position as Empress, hasn't he? Don't forget, I am the legal wife you married after visiting the Wei residence three times. If I were to be deposed, I would be committing a grave crime. Would I be strangling the imperial heir, or harming a loyal minister? What is the Empress's role to be—to protect Your Majesty's favored concubine?"

She wasn't finished yet; instead, she stepped forward, raised her face, and gazed at Xiao Heng: "Even if I die, your descendants will posthumously honor me as Empress Dowager."

crazy.

Wei Rong has gone mad.

In the past, she would at most try to keep the peace, but today, she dared to threaten him instead!

Xiao Heng's eyes flashed with ferocity, and her fists clenched tightly in her sleeves, making a faint cracking sound.

"Besides, I am only punishing a concubine who violated the palace rules on behalf of His Majesty. I understand His Majesty's love of beauty, but I am not happy about it. She is just a concubine's daughter with a vicious heart, yet you protect her like this. To put it bluntly, I am doing this to eliminate evil and promote good."

Wei Rong spoke at a loud volume, and everyone outside could hear her clearly.

But precisely because they understood it so clearly, the Wei family members broke out in even more cold sweat!

The empress not only refused to back down, but also pressed on relentlessly. Was she trying to completely enrage the emperor?

"you--"

"In truth, Your Majesty knows perfectly well that two days should be enough for you to investigate thoroughly. You know perfectly well who killed the person and who started the incident. The reason you're so furious and have come to hold me accountable is simply to find a reason to prove that I am the worse one, that I was the one who was aggressive and tried to put your favorite concubine in an unjust position, right?"

Wei Rong's smile was extremely beautiful, even though it was a dangerous smile.

Unfortunately, the beauty was like a venomous snake, and Xiao Heng didn't like a single word she said.

His fist trembled slightly within his sleeve, and Wei Rong's beautiful face became contorted with rage, especially her red lips, which moved incessantly. Her words, carried outside the carriage, made people question how they would view him as emperor.

No, she must not be allowed to speak such profound truths.

At one moment, an evil thought flashed through Xiao Heng's mind, and in that instant he reached out and grabbed Wei Rong's neck tightly!

Wei Rong's triumphant gaze swept across the room, but her face showed panic. With a flick of her wrist, her wide sleeve knocked over the only blue-and-white porcelain vase in the car. The huge vase crashed to the ground and shattered in everyone's ears.

……

"His Majesty!"

As Uncle Wei and the others kowtowed, cold sweat dripped down their foreheads.

Wei Jin could no longer hold back: "Your Majesty! Even if the Empress has misspoke, it goes far beyond this! Please, Your Majesty, show mercy!"

Even with a thin veil in place, it was already obvious what had happened inside the car.

The imperial carriage was guarded by guards, preventing ordinary people from getting close, but the streets were gradually becoming so congested with people pausing to look out that they could not move.

Xiao Heng had a strong grip, and it was almost effortless for her to hold Wei Rong's slender neck. When she tightened her grip, Wei Rong clearly felt that she could not breathe properly.

He couldn't breathe at all, and his face gradually turned red.

"Forcing me?" Xiao Heng remained unmoved, consumed by her own anger: "What do you think you'll gain? Do you really think I wouldn't dare kill you? What makes your Wei family think I can't live without you? You and your father, what makes you—"

He abruptly stopped talking.

Wei Rong's eyes trembled slightly as she reached out to pry his fingers open.

What does he want to say?

What he just said was that he hated the Wei family. And who was she with?

Who else could it be but his father?

He wanted to say, how could he not leave her and his father?

"You—speak—clearly—" Wei Rong's brush gripped Xiao Heng's wrist so tightly it almost bled him, her face contorted with rage as she struggled to breathe: "Where has Father wronged you?"

In fact, Wei Rong inherited 90% of her mother's beauty.

Only her eyes resembled Wei Beimu's; otherwise, how could a woman have such a pair of phoenix eyes?

Now that those eyes were magnified in front of him, Xiao Heng's pupils contracted.

Wei Beimu...

Those eyes held doubt and anger—was it Wei Beimu?

Wei Jin was still pleading: "Your Majesty! Please stop! Let's talk this out!"

"Your Majesty! It would be a great waste for you to fly into a rage at the Empress because of that woman in the Chuxiu Palace. The Empress governs the six palaces; even if she has done something wrong, you should investigate thoroughly!"

Uncle Wei, steeling himself, decided to give up and ignore everything else.

They were one with Wei Rong, so there's no reason why the Wei family would lose an empress before that vile woman from Chuxiu Palace had even been punished!

Then whether it's his elder brother or the ancestors of the Wei family, they would all appear in his dreams and curse him to death!

As soon as he shouted, the surrounding people realized what was going on.

The double-flying scandal is causing quite a stir. Why is the emperor not punishing the woman in the palace first, but instead targeting the empress?

It was still in front of the mansion of the General Wei they respected.

This is a slap in the face to the people who are protected by Wei Beimu!

Then someone knelt down first and pleaded, "Your Majesty, please reconsider! Her Majesty the Empress has done nothing wrong!"

"For General Wei's sake, Your Majesty should also unite with the Empress!"

"..."

Xiao Heng was breathing heavily, and Wei Rong had scratched two bloody marks on her wrist.

In the end, he succumbed to Wei Rong's eyes, which were so similar to Wei Beimu's, and withdrew his hand.

But Wei Rong's eyes did not spare him.

"Speak," Wei Rong pressed, "What are you afraid of regarding the Wei family?"

"Your Majesty," a voice came from across the crowd, carrying an inexplicable sense of calm, "Having heard that Your Majesty is here, I have come to pay my respects."