Forced to Ascend the Throne after Transmigrating

The Duke of Zhen’s family, who were hated by the emperor from the very beginning, are still doing well until now. It has to be said that this is really a trick of fate.

The one who had always been feared did not die, but the one who was specially pulled out to fight in the ring died first.

However, this was the result of Emperor Jingwen showing mercy. Otherwise, considering the Thirteenth Prince’s treasonous behaviour, it would not be excessive to execute all nine generations of his clan.

Then, it was the matter of deposing the queen.

Regardless of whether the Queen knew about it or was involved in it, she cannot escape responsibility for the Thirteenth Prince’s actions.

As the saying goes, when one prospers, all prosper; when one suffers, all suffer. In the harem, mothers and children have always influenced each other.

After ordering his men to drag the crying uncle out, Emperor Jingwen looked around and asked, “My dear ministers, do you have any objections?”

“this……”

Originally, the matter of deposing and enthroning the empress was a state affair. The empress was the mother of a country. Even if the emperor disliked her, she could not be deposed at will. But unfortunately, the empress made a serious mistake this time. Since she was colluding with Beiting, no matter how high her status and position were, it would be useless.

The discussion gradually died down, and everyone looked at each other and said, “We, the officials, have no objection.”

So the matter was settled.

But even though there was no objection, it was only limited to the issue of deposing the queen.

Once the queen is deposed, the matter of appointing a new queen will be put on the agenda. I just don’t know which queen in the palace will be so lucky to sit in this position.

The ministers didn’t think much about it, and a person subconsciously popped up in their minds –

Concubine Rong.

Over the years, no matter how many times the palace selected beauties or how many new people entered, the most favoured one was always the imperial concubine.

Beauties in the palace come and go, but the imperial concubine remains forever.

If Emperor Jingwen had been a little more foolish, the imperial concubine would have been labeled a beauty who brought disaster. Fortunately, no matter how much Emperor Jingwen loved her, he would not break the rules, nor would he delay court affairs because of the imperial concubine.

As for the imperial concubine, she rarely acted unreasonably. At most, she was a little extravagant in her daily life, but with the support of the Duke of Zhen’s Mansion, it was still acceptable.

Just when everyone thought that Emperor Jingwen would make the imperial concubine the new queen and were ready to persuade him, they saw that Emperor Jingwen quickly changed the subject and had no intention of continuing it.

Emperor Jingwen had no intention of appointing a new queen. After all, at this time, the birth of a new queen would definitely cause another storm.

Because of the fight for the throne, the court has been in turmoil for too long. It’s time to take a break.

If the turmoil caused by the establishment of the new queen cannot be successfully quelled before his death, there will inevitably be another round of turmoil after his death.

The imperial concubine has a simple personality, Xiaojiu is not as cunning as his brothers, and Jianjian is still young. Even if he gave them the power, they would never be able to keep it. Therefore, giving them power at this time is not helping them, but harming them.

Just let the mother and her two children live a life of rich leisure for the rest of their lives.

Emperor Jingwen had no intention of registering the Sixth Prince under the name of the Imperial Concubine. In his opinion, if the Sixth Prince had feelings for the Imperial Concubine, he would treat the Imperial Concubine as his mother without the title. If he had no feelings, even if he forced him, it would only backfire.

When Emperor Jingwen was the crown prince, the previous emperor had asked him to recognize the current empress dowager, the then queen, as his mother. What was the result? After he ascended the throne, the empress dowager knew that she had violated a taboo and never left Changchun Palace for the rest of her life.

The most important thing is, if the imperial concubine becomes the empress dowager, her doting on Xiaojiu will definitely sow the seeds of disaster.

The doting of the concubine dowager on the youngest son is completely different from the doting of the empress dowager on the youngest son. The former is just the favoritism of the concubine and a family affair, while the latter is a state affair.

So after thinking about it, I decided to just forget it.

Obviously, the Sixth Prince was also clear in his mind. It was true that the Sixth Prince had feelings for the Imperial Concubine and Xiaojiu, but he did not want the Imperial Concubine to take the position of the Queen. In this way, Xiaojiu would become a real legitimate son.

Even if some things were not Xiaojiu’s original intention, it would be difficult to explain them clearly.

The Sixth Prince really didn’t want to see this happen, so he just maintained the status quo.

After the morning court session, Ye Shuo soon heard the news. Ye Shuo couldn’t help but secretly look at his mother.

If I remember correctly, his mother had aimed to become the queen in her early years. The reason why his mother didn’t get along with the queen was that she felt that the queen, who was inferior to her in every way, sat in that position, but she didn’t?

I remember that his mother wanted him to be the emperor. It can be said that she was very ambitious. I just don’t know if his mother has given up this idea after so much time has passed.

Noticing that her son was looking at her furtively, the imperial concubine asked in confusion, “Why are you looking at me like that?”

After hesitating for a moment, Ye Shuo tentatively spoke out what was in his mind.

“Mom…Aren’t you angry at all?”

His mother has been in the palace for more than 20 years, but the position of imperial concubine under her butt is as good as welded. It is still the same as it was at the beginning.

After her son’s reminder, the imperial concubine suddenly remembered that she once had such ambitions.

But the problem is that the imperial concubine is the kind of person who wants good things but doesn’t want to work hard, and instead hopes that pie will fall from the sky.

When Ye Shuo was just born, the imperial concubine did want to make some good plans for him, but as time went by, that enthusiasm gradually faded.

The imperial concubine felt that her current life was pretty good, and if she could maintain it until she died of old age, she would be very lucky.

Perhaps it’s because of what she saw about the Crown Prince and others, especially seeing Concubine Xian who was heartbroken and in tears every day, that the Imperial Concubine is now quite content.

As long as her son and daughter are safe, she has nothing else to ask for.  

So the imperial concubine said: “If there is no, then there is no, what can I do about it.”

As for Jianjian, she is not stupid. If her mother suddenly became the queen, then she would be worried.

Although Jianjian is still young, she has already developed a sensitivity to the court. Because of her brother, if their father really gives them power, they will not be able to keep it at all, and it will be easy for trouble to arise.

Jianjian doesn’t think she has the ability to turn the tide when the time comes.

If I rely on my brother… forget it, I might as well rely on my mother. At least she won’t do anything rash.

It was rare for the three of them to reach a consensus on this. After all, they already had the title of the imperial concubine, the prince, and the princess. How much higher could they go? People should be content.

Soon, the events of Qiuwu Palace reached the ears of Emperor Jingwen.

Seeing that they had no special reaction to this matter, Emperor Jingwen couldn’t help but feel relieved, but also a little bit of guilt.

Logically speaking, the imperial concubine has served him wholeheartedly for many years and gave birth to a pair of lovely children for him, so he should give her some honour. However, there are some things that he cannot do as he wishes.

The position of queen was out of the question, but being an imperial concubine was not a problem.

So when Emperor Jingwen issued an order to reward the Sixth Prince’s mother, he also promoted the position of the Imperial Concubine.

The Sixth Prince naturally knew that his father was thinking about him, and he also knew that his father was thinking about the future lives of the Imperial Concubine, Xiao Jiu, and Jian Jian. However, the Sixth Prince was no longer at the age where he longed for his father’s love.

Compared to this illusory favour, power is more important.

As soon as this decree was issued, the imperial concubine, who was already in great favour, became even more popular.

I don’t know if it was a coincidence, but the day after she was conferred the title of Imperial Noble Consort was the day when the Queen and the Thirteenth Prince were sentenced to death.

The Queen and the Prince were of noble status, so the servants of the Imperial Household Department and the court officials naturally did not have the qualifications. In the end, it was Prince Su who came in person, bringing poisoned wine and white silk.

Compared to the crazy queen, the Thirteenth Prince was very calm and did not look like a thirteen-year-old child at all.

He couldn’t bear to live a day like this any more, and death was a relief for him.

The Thirteenth Prince was even somewhat happy that he could take all those whom he had not dared to resist before to the underworld.

Just as he thought, when he came back, Princess Huyan was long gone, leaving only a charred corpse.

Based on the Thirteenth Prince’s familiarity with Princess Huyan, he remembered every detail about her by heart. At just one glance, he knew that it was not her.

Princess Huyan failed to fulfil her promise to him to take him away from here and to share life and death with him.

But it didn’t matter. He had known for a long time that she was lying to him, and he would make sure that anyone who dared to deceive him would die a miserable death!

After so many days, the poison in the princess’ body should have taken effect long ago. I guess it must be a very painful experience.

Without waiting for Prince Su to speak, the Thirteenth Prince picked up the poisoned wine in front of him and drank it all in one gulp.

Seeing that he had no shame on his face until now, Prince Su couldn’t help but frown: “Don’t you feel any guilt at all?”

After all, he was just a child. After the poisoned wine entered his stomach, the Thirteenth Prince became nervous. Quietly wiping the sweat stains on his palms, he said casually: “Of course I regret it.”

Prince Su heaved a sigh of relief, but the next moment, he said, “I regret not killing enough of them all.”

Only the Fourth Prince was killed. It was such a loss. It was really such a loss.

“If I had a strong body, the ending would definitely be different. What a pity.”

Seeing the Thirteenth Prince’s regretful look, Prince Su frowned even tighter, and his voice became heavier: “Do you know that those people you are talking about are your father and your brothers!”

“Really? Then where were my father and brothers when I was suffering?”

From the beginning to the end, no one helped him even a little. To the Thirteenth Prince, they were just strangers, no, worse than strangers.

Everywhere he looked, they were all accomplices, all his enemies!

Since the Thirteenth Prince did not regard Emperor Jingwen as his father, he naturally would not regard the Great Zhou as his own country. He wished he could destroy this place, destroy the palace in front of him.

The Thirteenth Prince even secretly decided that if he succeeded, he would kill his father and all his brothers!

He would cut off their heads with his own hands, chop them all into pulp, and then throw them out to feed the dogs!

Prince Su didn’t know what he had been through over the years, so he naturally thought he was ugly at this moment.

Now that things have come to this, there is really no need to say anything more to avoid wasting time.

After a while, when the effect of the medicine took effect, the Thirteenth Prince felt as if his intestines and internal organs were twisted together and he was in excruciating pain.

So this is the taste of death. Perhaps only at this moment did the Thirteenth Prince seem like a real prince, rather than a dog at the mercy of others.

Listening to his mother’s crazy cursing and screaming, the Thirteenth Prince laughed heartily for the first time in his life.

When blood began to seep out of his eyes, nose, and ears, the Thirteenth Prince had only one thought left in his mind at the moment of death –

Finally, it’s coming to an end…

very nice.

I hope that in his next life, he can be like the Ninth Prince.