Chapter 489: End of Life

Mrs. Wei was quite proud at this moment, and even the Princess of Fu beside her laughed happily.

Unfortunately, before they could wake up the next day to talk about this plan, the sound of the funeral bell was heard in the imperial city that night.

The sound was loud and heavy, and it struck ninety-nine times in a row, so every family in the city heard it.

For the common people, the bell sounded too suddenly. How could the emperor die? So everyone was a little scared, not knowing what would happen in the transition from the old to the new. For the civil and military officials who had been prepared, they could say that they had waited too long for this day.

In the palace, martial law was imposed from top to bottom at this moment.

The emperor died in the imperial concubine's bedroom, so not long after the news was sent out, Queen Guo brought people to "surround" the place.

The imperial concubine, who was originally calm, saw the queen's aggressive appearance, and her heart skipped a beat for a moment, but she had to pretend to be calm on her face and said.

"What does the Queen mean?"

"Nothing. I came here specially to see the Imperial Concubine off. His Majesty was obsessed with you when he was alive. He wanted to die by your side. With such deep affection, I, as his first wife, naturally want to fulfill his dying wish."

"What wish?"

"Since His Majesty cannot do without the Imperial Concubine's service, it is naturally better to send you to continue serving him. Don't worry, when His Majesty is buried, I will also send you to the imperial mausoleum, and ask the master to perform more salvation for you, so that you can be a loving couple in the next life."

At this point, all the people serving in the Imperial Concubine's palace knelt down tremblingly.

If the master was to be stabbed to death, then they were destined to die, so they knelt on the ground and cried a lot, but they could not resist the people brought by the Queen, and they were dragged out in groups of three or two.

"My queen, help me, my queen!"

The palace servants' calls made the imperial concubine's scalp numb, cold sweat ran down her back, and her lips turned white, but she still had to straighten her spine and then said.

"My queen, are you going to force me to die? Think about it, I am not a rootless person. Even if you force me to death today, I may not be able to rest easy tomorrow! I still have a son! A grandson! There are..."

"What? A conspiracy to refine elixirs and send them to the palace to poison the emperor's daughter-in-law, a son who rebelled and incited court officials to disobey the imperial edict? A grandson who was killed by relatives together? Or the one who was beaten by the Wei family after drinking medicine?"

"My queen, you and I are old people who have been together in the palace for decades. I have always been a person who doesn't take action, but once I take action, I will not give people a chance to live again. This point, for so many years, have you not seen through it?"

When the imperial concubine heard these words, she couldn't hold it anymore.

She looked at Queen Guo with horror in her eyes. She was still calm, as if everything was under her control. But why? They had done it very carefully, how could it be?

It was not until she saw Eunuch Liu standing next to the Queen that the Imperial Concubine suddenly understood.

"It was you, you betrayed me?"

"Betrayed? Your Majesty has promoted me. I am loyal to Your Majesty, to the Queen, and to the Crown Prince. How can I say betrayed? Your Majesty has committed such a heinous crime. It is really inappropriate for you to throw dirty water on me instead of wanting to be executed quickly."

When Eunuch Liu said this, his expression was as calm as if he was talking about what dishes were cooked in the imperial kitchen today. There was no crying and wailing because the emperor had died. Seeing this, the Imperial Concubine also smiled bitterly, realizing that this person was probably a pawn of the Queen.

She had been planted beside the emperor for many years, and she didn't know why, but he caught her feeding the elixir and reported it to the queen, so he rushed to the emperor's death and caught her off guard.

When her eyes swept over the eunuch Liu, she wanted to pounce on him and stab him twice, but even if he died, it would not help.

There were her people in the palace, but the queen came too quickly at this moment, and she didn't know if those people would react. She sent the news out earlier, so that she would still have a chance to live.

So she planned to deal with the queen here, but the queen didn't buy her tricks. While they were talking, there were shouts coming from outside, which were extremely tragic. As soon as she heard it, she knew that it was the queen's people who took action.

The imperial concubine was anxious and immediately questioned.

"What does the queen mean? Is it possible that the palace will be stained with blood as soon as His Majesty goes?"

When Queen Guo heard her say this, it was like listening to a joke, and then she said it lightly.

"With the evidence in my hand, it is enough to kill all the nine clans of these people. Now I can send them to the west in the name of serving His Majesty. It is already a great kindness. The same goes for the imperial concubine. Don't forget that if the crime of regicide really falls on the heads of the fourth prince and his men, I am afraid that not a single cat in the mansion will be able to escape alive."

This sentence completely defeated the imperial concubine's arrogance. Although she didn't know how much evidence the queen had, with the emperor's close confidant Liu Gonggong coming forward, even if there was only three points of evidence, it could be said to be ten points of the truth.

Therefore, if this matter really spreads, the fourth prince, the seventh prince and their wives and families will not survive.

"Queen, the prince has already won the victory, why is he not willing to let us orphans and widows go!"

"Let you go? It's a joke. If you can be a concubine with peace of mind, or go to the fiefdom and be an idle prince, why would I do this? I feel confident when I want to destroy others. Why, I take action Are you using your power to bully others if you want your life? My dear concubine, you better save your life and show it to His Majesty. I don't care!"

After saying this, Queen Guo's expression remained as calm as ever, but the concubine in front of her couldn't hold herself any longer and fell to the ground, her eyes streaming with tears and full of regret.

After a while, looking at Bai Ling, the poisoned wine and the dagger in front of her, the imperial concubine asked without giving up.

"If I am willing to die, can the empress save our sons' lives? Even if I go to the countryside to be a farmer, it is better to survive than anything else..."

Her words were a mother's last wish, but unfortunately Queen Guo refused indifferently.

"Your sins will naturally be punished. Similarly, whatever they did inside, the fourth prince and the seventh prince will also have to pay the price for their actions! Don't think about exchanging one life for another. Your life is not worth it here in this palace. Of little value!”