allonlinenovel Chapter 218 The Emperor's Heart is the Most Affectionate
Chapter 218 The Emperor's Heart is the Most Affectionate
Mrs. Wei's face was pale and her eyes were full of despair.
She is different from Ruyi. Ruyi has her young man in her eyes and feels that her young man believes in her.
As for Madam Wei, she knows best how to seek benefits and avoid harm, so she is also the best at judging the situation.
The emperor... clearly knew the truth about the witchcraft incident long ago! Even Wei Yanwan, the money-loser, knew it long ago! No, even this Shupin knew it!
Madam Wei cursed Ruyi in her heart for being a fool. She had done such a thing as exterminating nine generations of her family, but the news leaked everywhere.
Do not!
wrong!
She suddenly looked at Yan Wan, and seeing Yan Wan's cold and calm expression, a chill jumped from her heels to the top of her head.
Recalling everything that happened after entering the palace, she finally understood: "It's you! Are you plotting against me?!"
Yan Wan seemed to be stunned by the question. After she regained her daze, her eyes turned red with anger: "You said I plotted against you? Ha! Haha!"
She laughed out loud, but her crystal tears fell like beads from a broken string.
Hongli looked at Madam Wei coldly and said, "Wei, if your involvement in witchcraft is proven true, I will kill all your clans."
Madam Wei's face turned pale: "No, Your Majesty, I am a humble woman, I..."
Hongli ignored her fear and continued, "But Yanwan is my concubine, and she has given birth to an heir for the Qing Dynasty. She has made contributions to the country and can be exempted from the blame. As for you and your son..."
No matter how stupid Madam Wei was, she knew the situation was hopeless, so she kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! I was instigated by Concubine Xian! I just had a quarrel with Concubine Ling, so I just wanted to piss her off."
Please, just punish me and spare my son and daughter! I am willing to plead guilty! I can also hand over evidence to prove that it was Concubine Xian who ordered me to do this! "
Seeing that she was knowledgeable and interesting, Hongli looked at Yanwan and asked, "What do you think?"
Yan Wan knelt down with her eyes downcast, as if she was completely heartbroken by her mother: "I am the emperor's concubine first, and then my mother's daughter. I will be loyal to the emperor first, and then talk about filial piety. I will obey the emperor."
After saying the last sentence, her tears fell again and she lowered her head quickly, not daring to let Hongli see.
Hongli personally helped her up: "I have already promised the Queen that I will not vent my anger on you because of the affairs of your family. Yanwan, you are a good person, I have always known it."
Mrs. Wei looked at how gentle Hongli was towards Yanwan, and her face turned purple with regret.
If she could be patient and coax this rebellious girl, even if she couldn't become rich and powerful, as long as this rebellious girl was alive, she would always get some benefits.
Now, it's all over!
She kowtowed repeatedly: "I plead guilty! I know I was wrong! I beg Your Majesty to spare my son! I beg Your Majesty to let me die!"
Seeing that Hongli was silent and had a cold expression, she cried and begged, "Yanwan! Wei Yanwan! Your brother is the only blood left of your father! Are you going to make your father extinct?"
Yan Wan closed her eyes and said, "Mother, when you were doing this thing of exterminating the entire clan, did you ever think about your brother? If Zuo Lu knew what you did, would he still be willing to call you mother? If Ama knew, would he still be willing to let you be his wife?"
Madam Wei's face turned pale: "I, I am..."
She was so shocked by these heart-piercing words that she was shaking all over. When she saw Ruyi coming in, she finally found an outlet to vent her intense emotions: "She did it! It was all hers! Your brother broke his leg, and you refused to give me money. She said she would give me 100,000 taels to let me harm you. I was also bewildered for a moment, and that's why I did such a wrong thing!"
Ruyi, who had evidence in her hand and believed that Wei Yanwan was doomed to die, said: "..."
She moved her feet hesitantly, but saw Mrs. Wei's hand pointing at her, which moved with her movement, and she was actually pointing at her!
Ruyi was so angry that she laughed: "Are you crazy? How dare you frame me?"
She pouted, "Your Majesty! If you were not here today, I would not be able to enter the Yongshou Palace on weekdays. How could I have buried the witch doll to harm Wei Yanwan?"
She said with a stern face: "Your Majesty, you don't trust me about other things, so will you not trust me about this matter too?"
Hongli looked at her and said, "You are old enough to be a grandmother. Stop acting like a little girl!"
Ruyi's face froze, and she stared at Hongli blankly and innocently, as if she thought she had heard it wrong.
Hongli didn't want to see her ignorant and innocent expression at all, and said coldly: "This Wei, she testified that you gave her 100,000 taels of silver notes and instructed her to use witchcraft to frame Yan Wan.
If what she said is true, I will give you a cup of poisoned wine..."
When he said this, he suddenly felt dizzy. The memories and noise of the past were no longer in his mind. Instead, it was as if an explosion occurred. The past with Ruyi swept through his mind like a violent storm and huge waves, making his breathing stagnate.
He immediately changed his words: "If what she said was true, I should have given you a cup of poisoned wine, but the relationship between you and me as childhood sweethearts is always different from that of others. Ruyi, I don't want to be heartless to you."
After saying this, his breathing gradually became smoother, and even his mind and body felt extremely comfortable, as if he had eaten ice cream in the middle of summer.
But, instead of feeling happy, his eyes were filled with dark hostility hidden under his long eyelashes.
Yan Wan, who was standing aside, just glanced at Hongli secretly, and then she was so frightened that she dared not look at him again. She quickly lowered her brows, thinking about the emperor's secret and what the final result would be.
From the current perspective, Ruyi cannot be killed.
But, Ruyi is not immortal.
But her death may have to wait for many years.
Until then, what can I do?
Yan Wan blinked, forced out tears, gently grasped Hongli's sleeve, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty wants to...let Concubine Xian go?"
Her voice was hoarse and she choked. She held her belly gently with one hand and her face gradually turned pale. "Your Majesty?"
Hongli felt a little annoyed: "Yanwan, be good. After all, she has been my bedmate for many years."
Yan Wan sneered at his pretense. The person who had been by his side for many years was just an evil spirit that he could not kill and was afraid would backfire on him. In his heart, he must have hoped that Ruyi would die, but the situation forced him to continue to maintain the appearance of an affectionate emperor.
But what does that matter?
He is the emperor!
The emperor is the king of this harem!
Yan Wan trembled all over: "I just want to ask you, have you completely believed that it was Concubine Xian who had evil intentions and murdered me?"
Hongli rarely saw her being so aggressive. Seeing her pale face, big belly, and trembling as if she couldn't stand, he felt more distressed and guilty than annoyed.
He held Yan Wan's hand with his backhand: "Good girl, Concubine Ling, you have always known my intentions. I know it was Concubine Xian who framed you. I know you are innocent, but I cannot kill Concubine Xian. Do you understand what I mean?"