"Sister, I …"
Princess Hui covered one side of her face, and the other side was extremely pale. She looked away and said in a trembling voice.
Imperial Concubine Cui said coldly, "Qin 'er grew up in the Cui Family and has been with me for more than ten years. Before that, she took care of your daily life. Who else can order her around except you?"
Princess Hui lowered her head and said nothing for a long time.
After a while, she suddenly gritted her teeth and a strong hatred appeared on her pale face. She said harshly, "Yes, it's me! I asked Qin 'er to do this. A jade bracelet is nothing. I just want to ruin her reputation. This is just the beginning. They ruined my child. I want them to die a horrible death! "
"What happened to Li Da?" Imperial Concubine Cui frowned and asked.
"Da, after Da was flogged, he can no longer have sex!" Princess Hui squeezed out a few words from between her teeth.
Imperial Concubine Cui frowned even more. After a while, she said in a low voice, "Stupid!"
The King of Shu was expelled from the capital city because of the last incident. He was not summoned to the Imperial Court this time. Their power in the court was also severely damaged. The Qin Family's attitude was unclear, and Prime Minister Qin's party also began to waver. The influence on other officials was deeper. The Cui Family and her plot for more than ten years was almost destroyed. It was impossible for them to recover in a short time.
What they could do now was to bear it. Even if their power in the court was severely damaged, they still had no rivals. The Cui Family had an extremely strong foundation in the aristocrats, the court, and the people. No one, including the Emperor, dared to underestimate them. It was simply a fool's dream for other princes to want to touch the East Palace.
If they could maintain the original situation, they would win. But if they continued like before, they would be pushed into the abyss step by step.
Imperial Concubine Cui looked at her and said coldly, "This matter will come to an end. One year, at most one year. No matter who Li Yi is, you can do whatever you want to him. If he does such a stupid thing again and spoils my son's plan, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
When he said the last sentence, his tone was extremely harsh.
"I got it." Princess Hui nodded, gritted her teeth and said, but the hatred in her eyes was still so strong that it could not be dispersed.
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"Royal Prince Duanyang can no longer have sex?" Li Yi was very shocked when he heard the news from Li Xuan.
Wasn't it supposed to be a wooden board? He was going to be beaten on his stomach, not lying down. How could he be injured …? Where was he injured? Could it be that the blood capillaries were clogged due to fear, causing the blood vessels to be blocked and the peripheral nerves to die off, causing the cavernous body to die off …?
"It's already spread among the nobles in the capital. Don't you know?" Li Xuan looked at him and asked.
Li Yi shook his head. He had never known what the circle of the rich and powerful in the capital was like. Moreover, he had been staying at home to look after the child or accompany Ruyi for the past few months. He had no time to care about other people's business.
"It's said that Prince Hui and Princess Consort Hui invited many skilled doctors, and even a few imperial physicians, but none of them were able to cure Royal Prince Duanyang." Li Xuan sighed. For a man, this was already the greatest shame of his life.
"So pitiful." Although he couldn't empathize with them, they were both men. Even if Royal Prince Duanyang was a good-for-nothing, he was still pitiful in this matter.
Li Yi also sighed and said, "Yeah, everything is fine now … It's all because of God's sin!"
Li Xuan turned to look at him with a helpless expression on his face. Don't you know who the culprit is?
Thinking of something, Li Yi looked at Li Xuan and asked, "By the way, is that auntie just now Princess Consort Hui?"
Li Xuan nodded and said, "Yes, she is Princess Consort Hui, Royal Consort Cui's twin sister and Royal Prince Duanyang's mother."
"Two sisters, one is a Royal Consort and the other is a Princess. Is the Cui family really so powerful?" Li Yi asked again.
Li Xuan nodded and said, "In the entire Jing Kingdom, the Cui family is considered one of the most influential families. It has been around for at least hundreds of years, and its influence is even greater. Except for the royal family, there are only a few families that can compete with the Cui family …"
Li Yi had learned about these families and the royal family before, but he didn't know as much as Li Xuan did.
More than a hundred years ago, the aristocratic families were so powerful that even the royal family had to give way to them. Although they were not as prosperous as they were at that time, their foundation was still there. Without a proper reason, even the royal family couldn't afford to offend them.
Of course, this didn't mean that the royal family couldn't touch them. It was just that those aristocratic families were too deeply rooted and had a great influence in the court and among the people. Even if the current emperor had always wanted to weaken the power of the aristocratic families, he had to take into account the stability of the people and couldn't take tough measures.
Moreover, the relationship between aristocratic families and between aristocratic families and the royal family was also very complicated.
There were many concubines in the palace, and almost every one of them had a certain power behind them. Royal Consort Cui represented the Cui family. Even the Empress had a powerful family behind her that was not weaker than the Cui family. Concubine Yan, Concubine Chen, the concubines of various kings, and even Li Xuan's own concubines …
The entanglement of interests in this was not something that could be explained in a few simple words.
The more he said, the more confused Li Yi felt. He shook his head and asked again, "The Cui family almost monopolized the jewelry business, so they must be very profitable. Compared with your father-in-law's family, which family is richer?"
"In the entire Jing Kingdom, except for the royal family, no family is richer than the Wang family. However, for ordinary people, the wealth of the Cui family is still unimaginable."
Li Yi nodded and said, "Then let's do it!"
"What for?" Li Xuan raised his head and asked curiously.
"Cheers!" Li Yi raised the teacup in his hand and said.
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In the Jade Palace, an imperial guard soon brought the news that the bracelet was stolen by the maid of Royal Consort Cui. After the matter was exposed, she deliberately framed Countess Li and was severely punished by His Majesty. She was flogged 100 times. Her life was spared, but her ending was still miserable.
Li Yi was not surprised at all. Just now, Princess Hui had been trying to expose the matter to the old Emperor, but she did not know that it was simply courting death.
It was not good to frame anyone, but to frame Ruyi. He wanted to ask Chang whether he had the ability to do so.
The old emperor was suffering from asthma, not senile dementia. He was the one who had gotten himself into this mess.
However, this piece of news was rather thought-provoking to others.
A little maid stole the treasure of the Royal Consort and framed Countess Li. She must have eaten a bear's heart and a leopard's heart to dare to do so.
The King of Shu had once offended Countess Li and was almost beaten to death in front of hundreds of officials. But now, he could still live freely in Hibiscus Garden. Where was the King of Shu?
The eldest son of the emperor, the prince most likely to enter the East Palace, was now banished to Shuzhou to herd sheep. The officials of the King of Shu's faction avoided him as if he was the plague. How could they provoke him at such a critical moment?
Could it be that Royal Consort Cui was really out of her mind?
Everyone could clearly see the current situation in the imperial court. The College was about to open, and Countess Li was highly valued by His Majesty. He was in high spirits and no one in the imperial court could steal his edge. The King of Shu's faction had just suffered a heavy blow. Now it was best to keep a low profile and wait for the right time. It was really stupid to provoke the other party at such a critical moment …
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