nycdaug Chapter 176 Dealing with the Shen Family
Chapter 176 Dealing with the Shen Family
During these months, she was tormented by nightmares every night.
Now that he has fallen ill, it is like adding insult to injury and the situation is very dangerous.
Shen Muxue was very anxious when she learned about the empress dowager's illness.
She was worried that if the empress dowager passed away at this point, it would inevitably leave the emperor with an extremely bad reputation in history.
"Your Majesty, why not invite more guests to our full moon banquet?"
she suggested.
When she finally persuaded the emperor to stop attacking the empress dowager, he was already preparing to go to the empress dowager's residence with a long knife in hand.
But after hearing the news that the Queen Mother was unwell, the Emperor hurriedly turned back.
At this time, Shen Muxue placed the two newborn children in front of the emperor and hugged him tightly with her weak but firm arms. "Your Majesty, we already have such a pair of lovely babies. In the future, there will be many more grandchildren to enjoy your caress. Can you calm down and not be so impulsive?"
The emperor did not respond immediately, but just stared blankly at the two children in front of him.
His heart was filled with rage, but he was desperately suppressing it, constantly reminding himself that he was no longer the impulsive person he used to be.
Now, because of the arrival of these two children and his relationship with Shen Muxue, he is no longer the person who can easily get angry or even kill people.
He had to start a brand new life. He could no longer be furious and have an uncontrollable temper like before, but should live a more peaceful and harmonious life.
Seeing the emperor's solemn and silent look, Shen Muxue, who was so tired that she could hardly open her eyes, still hugged the emperor tightly, fearing that he would leave suddenly.
"Mu Xue, go and rest first. I'll stay here and won't leave."
He said gently, trying to comfort the tired woman beside him.
However, she knew very well that relying solely on her company would not completely appease the emperor's anger. Moreover, before this, the Shen family had not received the punishment they deserved.
"Your Majesty, as long as your decision does not endanger the Queen Mother's safety and can also preserve your reputation, then any decision regarding the Shen family is acceptable."
When she said this, what she really wanted to express was: Take measures against the Shen family quickly, and don't consider her feelings too much.
Then she cautiously asked a more direct question: "What if you decide to deal with the Shen family?"
After a series of in-depth and meticulous investigations, he learned that there were always people within the Shen family who were hostile to Mu Xue, and that the character of all family members was very suspicious and intimidating.
Although this was out of consideration for his lover's maternal relatives, and Shen Muxue herself seemed to have certain mental development defects, he originally planned to give the Shen family a chance to forgive if they could behave themselves in the future.
However, what happened today almost put his beloved wife and newborn child in danger of life. Even the most severe seizure of their property could not completely quell his inner anger.
When Shen Muxue heard the emperor mention the possibility of taking action, although she felt extremely happy, she still pretended not to understand and asked softly, "Your Majesty, what exactly do you plan to do?"
Looking at her calm expression, the emperor was unsure whether she really didn't understand the meaning of his words, or didn't care about the outcome of the matter at all, or whether her thinking had become confused again for some reason.
In fact, he had already thought of directly confiscating the property, but this idea flashed through his mind and was abandoned.
After all, that is the future prince's grandmother's home. You can't be too heartless, otherwise it will bring you a lot of trouble.
"Dismissal from office."
Hearing this, Shen Muxue raised her head from the emperor's arms in surprise, her eyes full of disbelief.
When the emperor saw her like this, he thought that she had finally come to her senses and would speak up for her family, so he was prepared to relent and just scold her a few times, and there was no need to give her such a severe punishment.
But she unexpectedly spoke up, "Your Majesty, even though I'm from the Shen family, I no longer have the face to say anything good about you. Not only are some people in this family extremely disrespectful to me, they've even murdered the royal bloodline. Such behavior is truly outrageous. I think it would be better to exile all of these criminals to the frontier and never allow them to serve as officials again for the rest of their lives, as a form of punishment."
After a pause, she continued, "Also, could you send someone to Wenzhou to find my uncle and grandmother and ask them if they're willing to move my mother's grave back to their homeland? Once the entire Shen family leaves the capital, my mother will be left lying there all alone. I imagine she'll be very sad and lonely."
"Well, let's do it this way."
After hearing this, the emperor felt relieved.
Although his Xue'er is a little simple-minded, she handled things quite appropriately.
I guess if the ancestors of the Shen family knew about this, they would want to remove her from the family tree to feel at ease.
A few days later, the Shen family quietly left the prosperous capital with heavy hearts.
When the emperor issued an edict announcing that his eldest son would be the heir, people discovered that the Shen Mansion, which was once bustling with guests, had now become an empty shell, leaving only a desolate area.
It is not known whether it was because she was about to face exile or lost the chance to become the heir, or both, but during this period, the once glorious Shen Lingwei gave birth to a son prematurely.
The Queen Mother's health was deteriorating. It was said that she did not even visit her grandchildren when they were born. Even the palace maids who came to announce the good news were driven out of the bedroom by her anger.
As time passed and the new crown prince was established, the rumors inside and outside the court gradually changed.
The idea that the imperial concubine was bullying others by taking advantage of her power gradually disappeared from people's discussions. Instead, news about the empress dowager's desperate efforts to maintain the throne, and even her bad behavior of trying to harm the emperor, became more and more popular among the people.
People began to talk about it, and it seemed that everyone believed this new theory.
Now it seems that the imperial concubine really never had any intention of murdering the empress or the queen mother.
The latter still spends every day peacefully in the temple, especially after giving birth to a daughter. More people feel that the mother of the eldest prince should be given more attention and care.
Her presence seemed to add warmth and hope to the entire palace.
As for the Queen Mother's constant claims that she was persecuted by the Imperial Concubine, no one cared about it anymore.
After a few months, everyone saw that she was still alive and well, which proved that some of the misunderstandings about her had actually been there for a long time.
Many people began to doubt the authenticity of the negative comments about the Queen Mother.
The change in the rumor was actually the result of Shen Muxue's careful planning.