My Ferocious Tigress Wife - Chapter 867:
Chapter 867: Chapter 867-Trap Within Trap
After entering the fourth month, most of Jiankang City heaved a sigh of relief because of Sikong Xiao’s good news. At least they still had the Unaging God of War, so they might not repeat the same mistake and cause chaos in the world.
Following that was the rise and fall of the Xi family’s sons.
Elder Xi had been dead for more than a year. Minister Xi was still in the filial period as his son. However, he didn’t hide his grandson. Minister Xi’s generation was still alive. Actually, the third generation of the Xi family could be restored.
Whether it was Xi Shao or Xi Zong, they were both talented and had entered Emperor Yong Ping’s eyes.
As soon as the person beside him reminded him, the Emperor immediately thought of the talents of the Xi family. In the Xi family’s generation, especially the fourth branch, there were two outstanding talents.
It was unrealistic to reinstate him, and he could not let the current position be vacated for someone else.
Xi Shao had always been the Emperor’s most important official, and had once been the assistant minister of the Yellow Gate. Although he had been the governor of Linhai for less than a year, his political achievements and abilities were obvious to all.
At this time, the position of censor was vacant. Several aristocratic families were unwilling to take the position. Even if it was a position of real power, there were still some who were unwilling to step down with the arrogance of aristocratic families. Of course, some were afraid of offending others.
As for those from poor families, there were also candidates. They had been in office for less than two months, and their hearts had turned cold. Their backyard had been set on fire, and they had directly resigned.
This showed that his temperament was not good enough. Look at Yan Dong. He had been schemed against many times in the open and in the dark, but he had persevered and made a name for himself.
Emperor Yong Ping regretted letting him go to Jing state. He could only be treated as dead.
Even the pension was doubled to the Yan family.
At present, no one in the Imperial Censor’s family was willing to be the censor, and the poor families were not in high demand. The Ministry of Personnel recommended a few to Emperor Yong Ping. Emperor Yong Ping was hesitating. Coincidentally, the Xi family’s children were out of mourning, and the first thing he thought of was his former trusted general.
Xi Shao was born into a noble family, but unfortunately, he was a bastard son and had never been valued.
From a young age, he had learned to seize every opportunity he could. As a dignified censor, he had real power in his hands. What did he not dare to do? After the Emperor finished asking, he kowtowed to the ground and received the edict to thank him.
He didn’t give the Emperor any time to regret.
What a joke. He, Xi Shao, had never been afraid.
Emperor Yong Ping didn’t let Xi Zong wait for too long. He knew that Xi family was familiar with the law and had a lot of knowledge. Therefore, he became the chief justice of the Supreme Court. He was a fifth-grade official who was just below the Qing and the Shaoqing. He was in charge of the case. When the Qing and the Shaoqing were not around, he was the chief justice.
The swift rise of the two sons of the Xi family to high positions undoubtedly sent a signal that the Xi family had obtained the Emperor’s Heart.
In the future, after Minister Xi’s filial piety, it would not be wrong.
Xi Shao no longer held high hopes. He was bold and decisive as soon as he took office. He was very upright.
The only thing that made Emperor Yongping upset was that Noble Consort Chu had given birth to a healthy, fair, and chubby child at the end of March. However, Noble Consort Chu had given birth to a child that was full of sweat and blood, and her recovery recovery was not good.
Imperial Concubine Chu was so frightened that she thought that there was no tomorrow. Every day when she saw the Emperor, she would cry or ask the Emperor to treat her son well. It was as if she was about to close her eyes.
When it came to Empress Xiao, the Emperor truly respected and pitied her. However, it was different when it came to Imperial Consort Chu. He felt that she was delicate from the bottom of his heart, and she used all the little tricks that he could tell. He had heard a lot of rainbow farts, so he really treated her as a confidant, even more so than Empress Xiao. Even Chu Guifei’s family background and he still have the same place, all are concubines born children, usually no one looks down on them.
Imperial Concubine Chu was also someone who would act coquettishly and show weakness. Emperor Yong Ping’s originally guarded heart had been worn out by her for many days and months. Under the terrastone, he more or less experienced the complicated feelings of his biological father and mother.
He had put in a lot of effort to treat Imperial Concubine Chu and ordered the Imperial Academy of Medicine to treat her.
However, half a month had passed, and there was still no improvement.
It was Empress Xiao’s birthday.
Originally, she was also in filial piety and did not plan to hold a big celebration.
It was rare for Xie Xian to send someone to deliver such a big gift in private. Empress Xiao broke out in a cold sweat and immediately asked Gui Zhi to send a message to Noble Consort Chu’s palace, telling the people below to stop.
As expected, Emperor Yong Ping came to celebrate her birthday that night. Before she could even sit down, Imperial Concubine Chu sent someone over to call for her.
Empress Xiao had followed Emperor Yong Ping over. Noble Consort Chu was lying on the bed and crying. The palace maid beside her charged forward and found the person. It was obvious that the carriage was determined that the Empress had ordered people to kill her.
In the end, Emperor Yong Ping called the imperial physician over. After a thorough examination, there was no medicine that was harmful to Imperial Concubine Chu. The so-called thing that was added to the medicine was simply non-existent. It was all the medicine that the imperial physician had asked him to brew.
After searching the palace, there wasn’t a single prohibited item.
Imperial Concubine Chu was dumbfounded. Emperor Yong Ping was the one who scolded her.
Her intentions were too obvious. She was rushing to Empress Xiao’s birthday. Even if she were to make a move, Empress Xiao wouldn’t go so far as to pick such a day to annoy herself.
On the other hand, Imperial Concubine Chu had actually made him think that she had a shadow of his mother, Imperial Concubine Liu. Her mother was pure and innocent, but she did not have such a dark heart. She was really willing to risk everything to set herself up and frame others.
On the contrary, Empress Xiao comforted the Emperor.
“It doesn’t necessarily mean that Chu Guigui is deliberately trying to get dirty. It’s also possible that someone is framing her. Perhaps Imperial Concubine Chu was right about secretly drugging him. His Majesty thought that if Imperial Concubine Chu found out, she would be furious and beg His Majesty to make a decision. I will definitely lose favor or move to the cold palace. Once again, my power will fall to others and the emperor and empress will be alienated. What if Noble Consort Chu did not notice…If the Imperial Consort did not discover it, she would definitely die.”
“Who else in the palace has the qualifications to raise the son of a noble consort?”
“At that time, if there are any clues that point to Jiaofang Hall, no matter how much I cry out for injustice, I’m afraid that His Majesty will no longer believe me. This move can be considered killing two birds with one stone.”
Emperor Yong Ping was shocked. Thinking about it, it was true.
And Empress Xiao was able to speak up for her even when she was being tainted by Noble Consort Chu. She was truly a virtuous empress, a generous person.
He couldn’t help but feel ashamed for his momentary suspicion of Empress Xiao. They had been schemed against so many times, yet he still fell into someone else’s trap.
He was very angry, both at the person who was scheming behind his back and at himself.
Empress Xiao could tell, but she didn’t say anything.
Fortunately, Xie Xian had given her a big gift this time. Otherwise, she would have been tricked by Imperial Concubine Chu.
It was obvious that Imperial Concubine Chu was a petty person. If she did not have the brains, it meant that the Chu family had exerted their strength. The Chu family saw that Imperial Concubine Chu had a strong momentum in the palace and had given birth to a prince. Even if they did not put in all their efforts, they would have given all their resources to Imperial Concubine Chu.
And the moment they attacked, they were targeting her.
He wanted to pull her down.
If not for Xie Xian, she would have been played to death by the Chu family’s scheme!
