0p0 Chapter 447 The Second Princess Exposes Consort De
Chapter 447 The Second Princess Exposes Consort De
Chapter 447 The Second Princess Exposes Consort De
Although Consort De harbored resentment in her heart, she dared not show the slightest dissatisfaction to Emperor Zhou.
"Your Majesty, Qing'er is seriously injured, so I will take my leave now."
"Hmm." Emperor Zhou nodded.
As soon as the Second Princess saw that Consort De was about to leave, she immediately said, "Your Highness, please wait a moment." She wanted to take this opportunity to tell the truth about how Consort De had killed her mother, otherwise, if she missed this chance, the matter might be forgotten.
"Xue'er! What exactly do you want to do? Can't you see that your sister is already seriously injured? Why didn't you help her before? And now you're just wasting time here!" Consort De scolded angrily.
At this moment, Consort De was filled with worry and heartache for her beloved daughter's injuries, and did not notice anything unusual about the Second Princess's behavior, nor did she realize that the Second Princess's way of addressing her had quietly changed.
The affectionate "Mother Consort" of the past was long gone, replaced by the somewhat distant "Consort De." However, Consort De, blinded by rage, was completely oblivious to this.
The second princess slightly raised her head, looking directly at Consort De, a hint of mockery flashing in her eyes.
She said softly, "Your Highness, please don't be anxious. How could I not be concerned about the safety of my fourth sister? However, this matter concerns the cause of my mother's passing, and the inside story is complicated. If I don't explain it clearly, it will be difficult to understand. Therefore, even at the risk of angering you, I must tell you the truth."
After saying this, the Second Princess couldn't help but secretly mock herself, thinking how foolish she had been to genuinely respect Consort De as if she were her own mother.
"Xue'er, what nonsense are you talking about? Your mother doesn't understand." Consort De was a little flustered, her thoughts diverted from the Fourth Princess by the Second Princess's words.
"Hmph, Consort De will understand after she hears it."
"Xue'er, let's talk about this after your fourth sister recovers, okay? Your mother knows you've always loved Qing'er very much. Look how badly she's injured; she must be in a lot of pain and need you a lot. I was a bit too harsh with you just now, but I was just too worried about your sister. Please don't blame me." Seeing the mockery and coldness in the Second Princess's eyes, Consort De felt a chill run through her body. Did the Second Princess know something?
Whether we know it or not, we absolutely cannot let her say anything detrimental to us today.
"Ha, Mother Consort? My mother is Consort Rong, when did she become Consort De? I am not worthy of her." The Second Princess felt extremely ironic that Consort De was still deceiving her with such words.
Seeing the Second Princess's stubbornness and unyielding nature, Consort De pointed a finger directly at her, her voice rising several octaves involuntarily: "Xue'er, Xue'er! Have you truly forgotten who took you from that desolate place and raised you with such care? I have always treated you like my own daughter, never showing the slightest favoritism. But now? Qing'er is in dire straits, suffering countless hardships, and instead of helping her, you've added insult to injury! Your actions have truly disappointed me greatly!" By the end, Consort De was trembling with anger, her eyes reddening as if tears were about to fall.
"Your Highness Consort De is such a good actress. All your talk of upbringing and affection is fake. If it weren't for you, I would have grown up under my mother's loving care and would still have her favor. I wouldn't have to live under someone else's roof."
Everyone praises you for your kindness in raising me, but who knows that you were the one who killed my mother and raised me only to make me a maid for Xuan Yuanqing?
Even though I am a princess, everything I like has been taken away from me by Xuan Yuanqing since I was a child. I can only choose what Xuan Yuanqing has left over. I was grateful to you for raising me before, so I didn't hold it against you.
"Now I realize how incredibly stupid I was, manipulated by you two. You used me to showcase your kindness and get the Emperor to elevate your rank, while Xuanyuan Qing used me to take the blame for her, haha." The Second Princess became increasingly agitated as she spoke, her eyes reddening, and tears streaming down her face like rain.
"You...you ungrateful wretch! When your mother passed away from her illness, I pitied you for suffering the pain of losing your mother at such a young age, so I begged His Majesty to raise you. I never expected that you would slander me out of jealousy and forget all the years of kindness I have shown you in raising me. You..." Consort De looked at the Second Princess with disappointment, one hand still covering her chest, as if she was very sad.
"Heh, stop pretending. I already know what you did. You thought you were hiding your actions back then, but the net of heaven is vast and its meshes are wide, yet nothing escapes it. Those who do bad things will eventually be exposed." The Second Princess sneered, then directly confronted Emperor Zhou.
"Father, in the fifteenth year of her reign, Consort De, out of jealousy of my mother's favor with the emperor, poisoned her, causing her to suffer from illness and eventually die. I beg you, Father, to give my mother justice." The second princess spoke firmly, each word expressing her plea.
Emperor Zhou looked at his daughter with mixed feelings. He was unaware of this matter. The person who came to report earlier only said that the Fourth Princess had tried to poison Princess Zhaoning but was discovered.
I never expected that I would receive such a big 'surprise'.
Everyone present felt extremely uncomfortable and wished they could grow legs and run away immediately. This was a palace secret; how could they possibly know it?
The group looked at each other, and finally Xiao Qinian stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, now that the matter is settled, this humble subject will take his leave."
"Well then, Minister Xiao, you may return. Your daughter suffered an injustice today, so I have someone select some trinkets from the storeroom to send to Zhao Ning as an apology." Emperor Zhou did not want the sordid affairs of his harem to be known by others, even though they already knew.
"Wei Gao, take Minister Xiao with you."
"It's Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty, I thank you on behalf of my daughter." Xiao Qinian was surprised by this good news and happily left with Eunuch Wei.
He didn't see how vicious the Empress Dowager's eyes were as she stared at his back.
Consort De now hated both Xiao Siyue and Lu Zhijin. If it weren't for these two, her daughter wouldn't have been so badly injured. But now, that wretched girl Xiao Siyue was not only unharmed, but also received a reward from His Majesty, which made Consort De hate her to death.
However, even if Xiao Qinian knew all this, he wouldn't care. Consort De was already in dire straits herself, so it was impossible for her to deal with them.
After seeing Xiao Qinian leave, the others all took their leave of Emperor Zhou and departed from this place of trouble.