sjar Chapter 874 Thank you, Lord Gu, for speaking up for me just now
Chapter 874 Thank you, Lord Gu, for speaking up for me just now
What's more, when did they call for the killing of Concubine Chen?
They just felt that Concubine Chen was unworthy of her position and wanted His Majesty to abolish her position.
Little did she know... people's words were scary. If Shen Zhinian had such a reputation and was deposed as a noble concubine, would she still be able to survive in the palace?
I am afraid that people today would say that she is not good-looking and unworthy of being a royal concubine.
Tomorrow people will say that she is a demon and doesn’t deserve to live in this world.
Public opinion could drive her to death.
Nangong Xuanyu has come this far and has seen all kinds of storms, so how could he not understand these principles?
His cold eyes swept over the ministers kneeling below one by one.
Some of these people really cared about the Great Zhou and did not want any more trouble to happen to the soldiers and civilians on the border. Therefore, they attached great importance to this warning from heaven.
It is better to believe it exists than to believe it does not.
After all, for the ministers, compared with the national destiny of the Great Zhou, what is a concubine?
As long as the country needs them, they are always ready to sacrifice themselves.
Including Nangong Xuanyu, who also thought so in the past.
But Nian Nian is different.
Nian Nian is the only person in his life who has truly touched his heart, and he will never abandon her just because of rumors!
But among those people kneeling below, most of them probably have their own selfish motives.
After all, their families all have sisters, daughters or granddaughters in the palace. If Nian Nian falls, wouldn’t it be beneficial to them?
Nangong Xuanyu said without hesitation: "Whether this is a warning from heaven or someone deliberately framed Concubine Chen, the truth has not yet been found out."
"I have already issued an imperial decree, but you are still here forcing me. Do you really not take me seriously?!"
Which minister can bear such a heavy accusation?
Even if they had more thoughts in their minds, these ministers did not dare to say anything else. They could only lower their heads and say, "Yes..."
Li Changde certainly didn't trust anyone else to do such a big thing, so he went there in person to convey the order.
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Zhongcui Palace.
Everyone is waiting for the final result.
Seeing Li Changde coming, everyone's eyes fell on him.
There was still some hope in Xuanpin's eyes.
However, when Shen Zhinian saw Li Changde's expression, he had a rough idea in his mind.
Precisely because she had never placed high hopes on Nangong Xuanyu, she was not disappointed at the moment.
Li Changde stood in front of Shen Zhinian and Concubine Xuan and bowed respectfully: "Your servant greets the Imperial Concubine Chen! You greet Concubine Xuan!"
Shen Zhinian said calmly, "Eunuch Li, there's no need to be so polite."
Xuanpin immediately asked, "Eunuch Li, what does His Majesty say?"
"Your Majesty is so wise that he should be able to see that this was just an accident. Will Your Majesty allow the enthronement ceremony to continue?"
Li Changde lowered his head and sighed softly: "His Majesty has ordered that the enthronement ceremony be temporarily cancelled, and Concubine Chen will be secluded in Zhongcui Palace until the truth is found out."
Xuanpin's expression froze instantly, and her eyes were filled with disbelief: "How could this happen?!"
Doesn’t Your Majesty favor Concubine Chen the most? Why doesn’t he protect her now?
She thought that even if His Majesty was cold to others, at least he was different to Sister Noble Concubine Chen...
Li Changde understood that even if such a thing happened, Concubine Chen still held an important position in His Majesty's heart.
He comforted her, "Please rest assured, Concubine Chen, His Majesty has ordered the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Justice, and the Dali Temple to investigate this matter thoroughly, and they will definitely find out the truth!"
Shen Zhinian lowered her head and hid all the emotions in her eyes: "...I know."
If a rift arises between Concubine Chen and His Majesty, their lives will become difficult again.
Li Changde looked around and lowered his voice and said, "Empress Chen, when the news reached the Military Affairs Office, His Majesty was discussing matters with the others."
"The war between Great Zhou and the Xiongnu has changed, and General Zhou was accidentally injured. So when the ministers heard the news that the imperial seal suddenly broke during your enthronement ceremony, they were furious."
"Your Majesty had no choice but to do this. It was actually to protect you!"
The spy had been caught and the news had spread. Li Changde told Shen Zhinian these things, which was naturally not considered as leaking military secrets.
Shen Zhinian's heart sank slightly.
In her previous life, she had never heard of Zhou Yuxi being injured.
It is also possible that at this time in his previous life, Lu Jianglin had just entered the officialdom and was not qualified to know these things.
This would explain why Nangong Xuanyu issued such an order.
Shen Zhinian could imagine how those ministers regarded her as a demon when the two events happened so coincidentally. Maybe some even shouted that she was unworthy of the position and wanted to abolish her position as imperial concubine.
Xuanpin's face turned slightly pale.
Everyone present understood how destructive rumors could be.
Especially the ominous signs, which are related to national affairs...
Thanks to her sister, Concubine Chen, she holds a high position in His Majesty's heart. If it were any other unfavored concubine, if such an unlucky thing happened during the enthronement ceremony, she would be immediately banished to the cold palace even if it was for the war with the Huns...
All the words have been conveyed. Li Changde believes that with Concubine Chen's intelligence, she will definitely understand your majesty's painstaking efforts.
He bowed and said respectfully, "I'll take my leave."
The emperor had already issued an order to cancel the enthronement ceremony, so everyone naturally put away their things and left one after another.
The cabinet ministers and the university scholars were not targeting Shen Zhinian, they just didn't want the Great Zhou to have any warnings from heaven that would affect the country's destiny. At this moment, they got a satisfactory result, so they naturally stopped entangled and left.
Only Gu Jinxiao was still standing at the gate of Zhongcui Palace.
However, he did not speak any more after that. No one could understand what kind of emotions were in his cold and distant eyes.
No matter how strong Shen Zhinian's heart was, she would not be in a good mood because such a thing happened on her extremely important day, which led to the cancellation of the enthronement ceremony.
Even the emotions were affected to a great extent.
Shen Zhinian clenched her hands slightly under her sleeves, and only when she felt the pain of her nails pinching her palms did the turmoil in her heart calm down a little.
When encountering problems, anger is the most useless thing.
Bad things will not become good just because of anger.
The enemy will not stop just because of your anger.
The most sensible thing to do is to calm down and think of a solution!
Shen Zhinian took a few deep breaths to calm the anger and hostility in his heart.
She walked towards the palace gate step by step and stopped not far from Gu Jinxiao.
One of them stood inside the gate of Zhongcui Palace, and the other stood outside the gate, and they looked at each other for a moment.
Shen Zhinian spoke first: "Although the final result is not satisfactory, I still want to thank you, Lord Gu, for speaking up for me just now!"
Gu Jinxiao stood under the red wall, the sunlight streaming through the dark patterns on his scarlet brocade robe, like a layer of frost and snow.