ebookland Chapter 275 Concubine Xiao’s Sorrow
Chapter 275 Concubine Xiao’s Sorrow
However, facing the old emperor's questioning, Concubine Xiao suddenly sneered, followed by a burst of laughter: "Hahaha... Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you asked me why I killed these people? Then do you know who I did this for? And why did I end up like this? Don't you really have any clue in your mind?"
Her laughter echoed in the empty palace, carrying with it endless sadness and despair. The old emperor was stunned by her words and didn't know how to respond for a moment.
"Why can't the emperor remember it?" Concubine Xiao raised the corner of her mouth slightly, revealing an ambiguous smile.
"You crazy woman, just say what you want to say." The emperor responded impatiently, not even willing to look at Concubine Xiao.
"Your Majesty, how many years have I been following you?" Concubine Xiao asked softly, and then, without waiting for the emperor to speak, she answered on her own: "Eighteen years, I have been with Your Majesty for a full eighteen years.
Although in this huge harem, I am not the one who has served the king the longest.
"But eighteen years is not a short period of time." "Ah! However, the emperor has always refused to give me a child. Haha!"
Hearing this, the old emperor's expression instantly became extremely gloomy, and a chilling chill emanated from his whole body. At the same time, he felt quite uneasy in his heart.
"Didn't I give you the chance to get pregnant and have a child? It's obviously you who can't conceive, so who can you blame? This is fate." The old emperor said coldly.
"Haha, Your Majesty! I'm afraid even you yourself won't believe what you said. In this huge palace, whether it's the concubines who have been in the palace for a long time or the concubines who have just entered the palace not long ago, they can all give birth to their own children smoothly."
"However, I was the only one who was given a sterilizing drug on the very night when I received the Emperor's grace and was blessed with his love for me. Moreover, it was a strong poison that would prevent a person from having children for the rest of his life!"
"Since then, I have been seeking medical advice and medicine for several years. I have searched for famous doctors all over the world and drank countless extremely bitter medicines to pray for a child, but in the end, I was unable to have a son or daughter."
"Until one day, when I went to the Imperial City Temple to pray devoutly, I accidentally met a traveling monk. After the monk felt my pulse, he told me bluntly: 'You have taken a drug that caused lifelong sterility...'"
"It was then that I realized why I had been infertile for many years. It turned out that someone didn't want me to give birth to his child."
Concubine Xiao spoke these words in a low and sad voice, as if every word carried endless sorrow and pain.
Her eyes were empty and confused, as if she had long lost the hope and courage to live.
Having said this, her lips trembled slightly. She paused for a moment, took a deep breath, and then exhaled slowly, as if to release all the depression that had been pent up in her heart for a long time.
Then, she said in a tone of near despair: "And the one who started it all was you, Your Majesty!"
Xiao Concubine's sorrowful words were like a sharp sword, piercing the deathly silence at the scene.
Everyone looked at each other in astonishment. If what Concubine Xiao said was true, then the Emperor was too cruel and ruthless in treating Concubine Xiao.
As the king of a country, how could he so easily deprive a woman of her sacred right to become a mother?
This behavior is not only inhumane, but also a disregard and trampling of life.
For a moment, everyone was filled with indignation and dissatisfaction, but due to the emperor's majesty, no one dared to speak rashly. The atmosphere of the whole scene was solemn and depressing, and it was suffocating.
At this moment, the emperor's face looked very ugly, quite ugly.
However, Concubine Xiao seemed to ignore the emperor's expression and continued to talk to herself: "Your Majesty, I know why you gave me the abortion drug. After all, Prime Minister Lu is my biological brother... Because of this, you are worried that if I give birth to a prince, I am afraid..."
"Shut up!" The old emperor could no longer bear it and shouted angrily, interrupting Concubine Xiao's words. His face was frighteningly gloomy, and sparks of anger flashed in his eyes.
Then, the old emperor cast his cold eyes at Eunuch Li standing beside him and said sternly, "Today's case has been solved. Concubine Xiao is the mastermind behind this incident! Nanny Chang is the biggest accomplice."
"Therefore, I intend to let Concubine Xiao first experience the sufferings that the six deceased people have experienced, and then deprive her of her position as a concubine and send her to this cold palace, so that she will accompany these deceased people here for the rest of her life."
His voice was full of majesty and resoluteness, leaving no one dared to comment.
However, some people were delighted by the emperor's recent decree, while others were put in desperate situations because of it.
Let’s talk about Concubine Xiao. When she heard the emperor’s order, she was so frightened that her face turned pale and tears flowed down like a flood.
"Your Majesty, please consider the love we have had for each other for so many years and send me to the prison, or give me a cup of poisoned wine."
After hearing what Concubine Xiao said, the emperor sneered.
"Haha!" The emperor laughed in anger, "Are you scared? Back then, you bought people's hearts and tried to poison the concubines in the harem! You killed the palace maids, but why didn't you show any sign of mercy? Now you have learned to beg for mercy!"
The emperor became angrier and sterner as he spoke. He stared at Concubine Xiao with wide eyes, as if he wanted to see through her body to see her true thoughts deep inside.
Concubine Xiao was frightened by the emperor so much that she was trembling all over and her face was as pale as paper.
She knew that she had made a big mistake this time. If she couldn't save the situation in time, the consequences would be disastrous.
So she knelt down and begged for mercy, kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down! I know I was wrong. Please let me die more easily."
However, the emperor did not soften his heart because of Concubine Xiao's plea for mercy.
He asked coldly: "Do you know what the consequences will be for murdering concubines, princes, and sons in the harem?"
After hearing this, Concubine Xiao felt a tightness in her heart and immediately thought of something. She was of course aware of the consequences of doing so, but at this moment there was no way out.
After a moment's silence, Concubine Xiao suddenly raised her head and said to the emperor with a firm look in her eyes: "Your Majesty, this matter has nothing to do with Prime Minister Lu. It was all done by me alone. I am willing to take all the responsibility. Please let Prime Minister Lu go!" After that, she kowtowed heavily several times.