The most beautiful lady in the harem

Chapter 287 Cloud Pattern Crown

Zhu Wanxi was left alone to deal with the aftermath and said, "The emperor has important matters to deal with. Please ask the Prince of Chu and the Princess of Chu to leave first."

Zhu Wanxi stayed behind to clean up the mess. Although he saw that Shen Qi's face was half black, there was nothing he could do. Such a ruined prince's family, let alone Emperor Yongjia, in Zhu Wanxi's eyes, their family could not even rank in the capital.

So after saying this, Zhu Wanxi did not stop. He asked his apprentice to stay here to deal with the aftermath, and then he immediately followed Emperor Yongjia back to the palace.

Shen Qi had originally made up his mind to send his cousin away today, but he didn't expect that he would miscalculate.

He stood there for a while, neither moving forward nor backward, clenching his fists. He was so angry that he almost died. How could he have the mood to watch the dragon boat race? He even wanted to strangle the person who came to tip him off.

Not long after Emperor Yongjia left, another eunuch came to Emperor Yongjia's tent. However, when he saw that Emperor Yongjia was gone, he asked the eunuch in the tent anxiously, "Where is the emperor? Where did he go?"

When Shen Qi saw the eunuch coming, he thought for a moment that Emperor Yongjia would come back, so he smiled again and did not leave in a hurry. However, he heard that eunuch asking another eunuch, and the other eunuch told him that the emperor had already gone back.

Shen Qi didn't quite understand what they were saying or where they were going back to.

The young eunuch was puzzled after hearing this. He was sent by Concubine De to communicate, so why did the Emperor return early? There was nothing he could do but go back the same way.

After the eunuch returned, Shen Qi went up to ask where Emperor Yongjia had returned to.

When he heard that Emperor Yongjia had returned to the palace, his face turned completely dark.

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At this time in the Changxin Palace, the Empress Dowager West and the Empress Dowager East had already exchanged several rounds of wits.

It was also the first time that the Empress Dowager Dong had seen the Empress Dowager Xi being so sharp-tongued. She felt dissatisfied, disdainful, and impatient, so she kept going back and forth with her and was unyielding.

"I see that the prince and princess are fine. Let's just let today's incident pass." The Empress Dowager sighed, wanting to calm the situation down.

The Empress Dowager Dong had argued with her for so long, so of course she was unwilling to just let it go. Instead, she said, "The Imperial Observatory has said that it is an evil omen. What's the point of giving birth to it? If it messes up the fate of the country, who will be held responsible?"

There was a hint of satisfaction in the eyes of Wen Cairen and Qin Huaijin. They raised their chins slightly, ready to see what would happen to Qin Liuse.

Since everyone knew that the dragon boat race outside the palace would last the whole day, it was impossible for Emperor Yongjia to return before nightfall.

After a hint of pleasure flashed across his eyes, a hint of coldness flashed across Wen Cairen's eyes. He originally wanted to see Qin Liuse begging for mercy and bowing her head in front of them, and he wanted to see her being beaten to the ground.

Since her child was about to be harmed, she had to humble herself and beg for mercy. However, who would have thought that after so long, Qin Liuse still looked very arrogant and was not willing to bow her head at all.

Qin Liuse was really not going to give in, because these people had already framed her child and said that she was an evil spirit. If she bowed her head and begged for mercy, wouldn't that prove that there was something wrong with her child?

She is the mother of the unborn child, so naturally she doesn't want to see her child suffer such injustice. Moreover, the child is in her belly. Qin Liuse absolutely doesn't want them to hear her mother say that she is an evil thing. Although she doesn't know whether they can hear it or not, Qin Liuse is unwilling to do such a thing.

What's the point of being humble all the time? Others won't think highly of you because of it.

Qin Liuse became a mother overnight, and she was filled with the radiance of motherhood.

That’s why she just sticks her neck out and refuses to bow her head even if she dies. If someone really wants to harm her, what’s the point of begging for mercy?

Xin Shufei just smiled and looked at her, looking at the situation in front of her, without saying anything or interrupting. Because she knew in her heart that today, with the Imperial Observatory involved, this matter would not be so easy to get through.

The Empress Dowager shook her head and said, "You are all mothers, or are about to be mothers. Why are you so stubborn? Your own children are children, but other people's children are not children, right?"

Wen Cairen and Qin Huaijin curled their lips after hearing this and thought to themselves, this was clearly Qin Liuse's fault, but the Empress Dowager was so biased that she blamed them all.

But the Empress Dowager Cixi was still the Empress Dowager, an elder, so Wen Cairen could only say, "Your Highness, I didn't mean that. I just couldn't bear to see the other princes and princesses suffer. This was calculated by the Imperial Astronomical Observatory, and I dare not go against the will of heaven."

This is said lightly indeed.

Wen Cairen said so, but Qin Huaijin, as Qin Liuse's biological sister, couldn't express her opinion so openly. She just played Tai Chi and said, "I don't want to see my sister suffer, and I don't dare to believe that my sister is pregnant with a monster. I just hope everything goes smoothly. I really hope that what the Imperial Observatory said is not true."

What is smooth sailing?

That's a matter of interpretation.

I thought they were sisters with deep affection, so I thought the problem could be solved smoothly.

But in fact, what Qin Huaijin hoped was to get rid of the child smoothly.

Qin Huaijin looked around and snorted coldly. Although he said this, he was secretly happy in his heart.

Thinking about what happened today, he finally beat Qin Liuse up so hard that she had no strength to break free.

Even if there is blame to be placed on them, no one can put the blame on them. Who would dare to go against the Imperial Observatory?

This is God's will.

So in the minds of Qin Huaijin and Wen Cairen, they felt that Qin Liuse was doomed to die.

Later, the Empress Dowager Dong will get her pregnant and it would be best if both the woman and the boy were killed. When the Emperor comes back tonight, even if the Bodhisattva were alive, he would be powerless to save her.

These evil-minded people were just thinking about Qin Liuse's happy ending, but at this moment, Zhu Wanxi's voice came from outside, "The emperor has arrived!"

"emperor?!"

Concubine Xin Shu couldn't believe it. She thought she was hallucinating.

It is possible that everyone in the hall at this moment had the same doubts as her.

However, Emperor Yongjia had long legs and was in a hurry, so he walked fast. After a while, someone opened the door curtain after the words were heard.

The person who came wearing a white dragon robe with gold patterns and a white jade crown with cloud patterns, who he had not had time to change out of, was not the Emperor Yongjia who was watching the dragon boat race outside the palace. Who else could it be?