C16

The Imperial Consort Jing thought about it thoroughly. The imperial edict had been destroyed anyways and this matter involved too many people. A princess, a young miss of marquis mansion, and three disciples of the aristocratic families. How could the Emperor possibly kill them all? But Yue should not take the whole responsibility for this mistake alone.

But if she said that Ji Huachang destroyed the imperial edict herself?

In the whole Capital, who didn't know that even in her dreams, this woman also wanted to marry her son? She died eight times for Ning. When she woke up after being unconscious for three days, she was able to receive the imperial edict. Could she destroy the imperial edict right after?

Who would believe it?

"Heh, heh heh heh …" Hearing that, An Su looked at Imperial Consort Jing and suddenly laughed. Her body swayed and she laughed till she almost shed tears. Her heartbroken look caused everyone to be startled.

Imperial Consort Jing's heart thumped. She wanted to say something.

Just then, An Su suddenly spoke with a serious face, "No matter I should explain or take it out, the Third Princess should have given me a chance to do so. Furthermore, Lord didn't say it like that before. One month ago, you summoned me to the palace and told me not to bully others outside because bullying would embarrass the Sixth Prince. In that way, the Sixth Prince would like me and treat me well for the rest of my life. But what about reality?”

"The Sixth Prince has always loved my second sister but he has always kept it a secret from me. Not only did he slap me twice in front of everyone, he even scolded me for pestering him shamelessly. I escaped with my life, but he came to my door with his sword. That imperial edict is my treasure and never leaves my body. I remember the words of Lord and believe that one day he will see my advantage. But I never thought that even Lord, you, would also wish me to die. "

"Your Majesty, I didn't …"

Imperial Consort Jing was shocked but her words were drowned out by the lady's sharp voice.

"In that case, why did you give me hope? Why put an end to it if you gave me hope? Why are you still hiding the truth from me? How do you know I won't let it go if you tell me the truth? But you have not only deceived me, you have also defiled me and destroyed my imperial edict. The Third Princess wants to kill me. The Sixth Prince wants to kill me. And even Lord you, who I had always thought was good to me, also wants me to die. "

Her eyes were desolate as she looked at everyone in the distance and questioned angrily, "What did I do wrong? I just remember the kindness of the Sixth Prince and fell in love with him who I shouldn't have loved. I wanted to marry him. What’s wrong with that? Even if it's all my fault, I shouldn't have wished to repay his kindness or had wishful thinking, then I, Ji Huachang, should die just because of this? Then why did God still refuse to accept me even after I died eight times? Say it. If I really deserve to die, why even the heavens do not accept me?"

Saying that, her body swayed slightly before falling to the ground. Her heart felt as if it had been grabbed by a big hand and ruthlessly rubbed again and again. The pain was indescribable.

It was her fault. How could it not be her fault!

If not for the fact that she fell in love with Xiao Ye, the man she should not have loved at all and in order to regain her female identity and marry him, how could she lose the military power in her hands? If she hadn't lost the military power, how would the Emperor dare to act against the An clan? If it wasn't for the lack of military power, how could An clan become a weak lamb that could be slaughtered by others?

The one who deserved death was her, not Second Sister, not Shao Ze, not Fourth Uncle or Fourth Aunt, not Grandpa Patriarch, not her unborn niece and not anyone from the An family.

The one who should die is her. It's her, An Su!

Her mind kept changing the faces one by one, Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt who treated her as their own daughter. Cousin Ze who had playfully but always protected her. Grandpa Patriarch, whose hair had already turned white, was both strict and doting on her, wanting her to become successful. The Second Sister’s burning hot tears that dropped on her back when she was sending her off her marriage. The big sister in the cell was covered in blood and gave her advice.

At that moment, regret interweaved in her heart as her vision turned black and something seemed to be surging up from her chest.

An Su suddenly opened her mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood.

The bright red color of the blood stunned everyone on the spot. Several pairs of eyes were fixated on the girl whose body was filled with the thick aura of despair and desolation and whose tears were falling like rain. Suddenly, they all became mute. Even Shao Feng suddenly felt pain in his heart and his throat felt dry.

How deep should she love the person that she would vomit blood in despair?

The girl on the ground once ran after Xiao Ning all over the Capital. She had committed suicide eight times for Xiao Ning. It was rumored that three days ago, she had fallen in water and was in a coma for an entire three days. The majority of the Imperial physicians in the entire Imperial Hospital had all gone to the Marquis Yongning’s Mansion. She had really nearly died. She did all sorts of crazy things for Xiao Ning and was ridiculed by everyone. All people laughed that she was a nymphomaniac, a useless person and a cruel woman without any wisdom.

But no one seemed to think why she was so insistent.

No wonder she said that she would not remember his kindness on the pleasure boat. The reason why she chased after Xiao Ning like this was just because Xiao Ning had helped her before? Was she wrong? As she said, falling in love with someone who didn't love her was the same as falling in love with someone who she shouldn't love. It was her fault.

But should she die? Why should she die? Was it really just her fault? The Imperial Consort Jing did not help at all? At least, he didn't believe it.

Everyone could see her unsightly side but no one could see, under her ugly appearance, the most brilliant and sincere heart in the world.

Naturally, not everyone thought so.

Imperial Consort Jing's face was pale. With her eyes brimmed with tears, she saw the emperor whose face was livid, "Your Majesty, I have never said such a thing. I summoned her into the palace in order to mediate the little grudge between her and Yue. Back then, the Emperor was also here. How could I do such a thing?"

The reason why she intentionally pushed the matter of the imperial decree being destroyed to be a misunderstanding was because she wanted this matter to be reduced to something small. It could also be used to protect Ji Huachang's life. But she didn't know that this slut wasn't righteous at all. Not only did she disobey her words, she even dared to harm her!

She had summoned her to the palace to befriend her in secret but she had never said what Ji Huachang said.

"You didn't? Wasn't the wound on her face caused by Old Sixth? Didn't Old Sixth charge into Marquis Yongning's Mansion to kill her? Isn't your daughter the one who just used a sword in the hall? If none of you did these, could it be that all of these were done by me? " The Emperor's voice was cold. With a flick of his sleeve, the imperial reports were all swept away.

One of the imperial reports just happened to hit Imperial Consort Jing on the forehead. The sharp corner of the imperial report cut through her skin, leaving behind a shallow line of blood. But Imperial Consort Jing only lowered her head, not daring to dodge and much less make a sound.

How could the Emperor believe such a weak explanation?

"Listen to my order. Strip the position of Imperial Consort Jing and reduce her to the concubine. If the three of you don't say anything, then all of you are to be chopped off at the Meridian gate. " Emperor Yongying was furious.

For an emperor, he hated the imperial concubines and court officials to gang up for personal interest.

Those words had already reached the limits of an emperor.

If the Emperor had truly approved, he would not have waited until today to agree the marriage. In the end, this wedding was given. In addition to Marquis Yongning holding the half-walled family property and finally begging the emperor, the emperor also considered it repeatedly. It wasn't that he didn't know about Ji Huachang's obsession with the Sixth Prince. He also knew that the Third Princess disliked Ji Huachang. However, he did not bother to deal with them because they didn’t have any big problem. Besides, the sixth prince hated Ji Huachang.

Taking all the factors into consideration, the Emperor finally decided to grant this marriage.

But the emperor had no idea that so many things would happen as soon as he had granted this marriage. First, Xiao Ning barged into the hall, begging him to take back the imperial edict. Then, the imperial edict was destroyed. Xiao Tianyue and An Su were like shredded women scolding on the street, constantly fighting each other, and even involving the Imperial Consort Jing.

An Su's words had undoubtedly aroused the Emperor's suspicions. It was also true that the Imperial Consort Jing had summoned Ji Huachang into the palace a month ago. The Emperor had even gone and sat for a while, listening to the two of them chat casually. It was not strange at the time but it was doubtful now.

With Xiao Tianyue’s behavior to kill in the hall at beginning and that fact that the woman questioned angrily as she vomited blood, even if those words were all nonsense, Emperor Yongying still believed at least half of it. After all, a human's desires were limitless. Even if Xiao Ning didn't have that kind of thought, Imperial Consort Jing might wish to upgrade her position.

Hearing that, Imperial Consort Jing immediately collapsed to the ground. She could only hear the buzzing sound in her ears. From being an imperial consort to becoming a concubine, it was just one sentence from the Emperor. But climbing to be an imperial consort from a concubine had taken her enormous efforts.

She had experienced everything since the day she entered the palace so she had always acted with caution. However, even in her dreams, she would never have thought that she would be defeated by an idiot who she thought that had long since been in control of her hand.

Her unwillingness, however, was not noticed by anyone. Even Empress Wang, who usually hoped that the Imperial Consort Jing would fall, could not take joy in her misfortune in the slightest because there were still three people who had yet to be dealt with.

One of them was her disappointing nephew.