Forget it, forget it, as long as Fuer can live a good life, that's enough.

  "Many thanks to Your Majesty," Xianfei still had a hint of gratitude, knelt down and kowtowed.

  Zong Zhengjin furrowed his brow and ultimately didn't say anything.

  "We hereby convey the Emperor's decree: The virtuous imperial consort has committed wrongdoings, cruelly harmed the consorts and plotted against the crown prince. She is hereby demoted to a commoner, given a cup of poisoned wine, and ordered to drink it. Guan Daoren failed in teaching his daughter properly, and her moral character is lacking; she is not worthy of holding the position of imperial historian. She is hereby stripped of her office, effective immediately, and will be beheaded at the Meridian Gate three days from now. All members of her family within three generations will be demoted to commoners and exiled a thousand miles away. For ten generations, none of her relatives within nine generations will be allowed to enter the imperial court or hold official positions."

  Plotting against the crown prince is much more serious than harming a concubine, and even if it means executing nine generations of their family, it would still be considered normal.

  Although it is said that because of Xian Fei's mistake, the whole family was punished, which is somewhat cruel and heartless, but in the face of imperial power, these are all so powerless and extremely humble.

  Strictly speaking, His Majesty is already showing mercy this time.

  Xian Fei has not shown much emotional fluctuation from the beginning to now, and upon hearing this, she only revealed a wry smile, without pleading or crying.

  Perhaps it's also a kind of liberation for her.

  "I, your subject, thank you for your great kindness."

  Thunder and rain, all are heavenly grace. Whether or not one is willing, others can only accept their fate. Whether or not they are resigned to it, others cannot refuse.

  Zong Zhengjin didn't say anything and left directly.

  Su Jing watched his back disappear, for the first time seeing a different emotion on him than usual. Perhaps, even though he held a high position and had absolute power, he was still lonely.

  It's not unreasonable to feel chilly in high places, which is why some people prefer beauty over power. That's why some people toss and turn at midnight, unable to fall asleep. The higher one's position, the more they crave the warmth of being surrounded by others.

  Su Jingxiao's heart was also a bit uncomfortable, but she didn't show it. She rejoiced in his joy and worried about his worries. Perhaps this is what it feels like to love someone.

  Taking a deep breath, she stood up and curtsied, "Your servant will take her leave first."

  Shun Fei also stood up, "Zhen Shao Yi, if you don't mind, why don't we leave together with the palace?"

  Su Jing nodded slightly and fell back half a step behind her as she walked out.

  "Life is like being in a thorny bush, if the heart doesn't move, people won't make reckless moves, and if they don't move, they won't get hurt; but if the heart moves, people will make reckless moves, hurting their body and bones, and only then can they experience all sorts of suffering in the world." Shun Fei walked slowly without looking back, her voice was like a cloud drifting by, ethereal and fleeting.

  Su Jingxiang repeated her words to herself, hooked the corner of her mouth and said: "When I attain Bodhi, my body will be like crystal, clear inside and out, pure without any impurities. However, I don't want to become that way. If there's a next life, if I can't be a tree, then I'd still rather be a person."

  Unable to be a tree, unable to see the various aspects of life, unable to wait for what one loves in their heart, it's better to be human again, participate in the diverse and colorful world, love what you love, hurt what you hurt, coming and going, just a few decades, born with nothing, die with nothing, why be overly attached.

  Shunfei didn't say anything, life is in the world, cultivation depends on individuals, what kind of life it will be, she believes that there must be a cause and effect, good deeds will be rewarded and evil deeds will be punished, the choice is up to the individual.

  "In the midst of love and desire, one is born alone and dies alone, comes and goes alone. Suffering and joy are one's own responsibility, no one can replace them. In all things, there is no right or wrong, as long as you don't regret it later, everything is fine."

  Having said that, he didn't wait for Su Jinglian to respond and got into the sedan chair, leaving directly.

  Su Jingxi stared in the direction she had left, unable to snap out of it for a long time.

  "Miss, it's getting windy, we should head back," Ling Yao said, seeing that she was still staring in that direction.

  Su Jing smiled silently, yes, coming to the world is originally a solitary journey, good and evil change, pursuing life, different paths, no chance of meeting, since there is this fate that brought us together, whether to leave or stay, why worry too much, why cling too deeply, following one's own heart is enough.

  Even if everyone in the world betrays you, I won't betray you, because I love you.

  "Take a deep breath, I've figured out many things and feel much lighter in my heart. Let's go, let's return to the palace."

  Here is the translation:

  "However, some of the palace maids beside Shun Fei were puzzled, 'Your Highness, why do you treat Zhen Shao Yi like this?'"

  If others were to treat Zhen so well, it was probably to curry favor with her, but as for the Empress herself, it was clearly not the case. The Empress had a calm and composed nature, and she didn't have a mind to compete for favors. She saw everything very clearly from the side.

  Shun Fei smiled lightly and said, "Then let's just consider it as repaying her for previously asking a doctor to treat me."

  Perhaps the parties involved are unclear, but this bystander sees it clearly.

  Although she didn't care about the affairs of the harem and had no intention of competing for favor, being in the midst of worldly life made it inevitable to be tainted by these mundane matters.

  In her previous eyes, the emperor was a diligent and loving monarch who cared about the people, born with an imperial aura, but at the same time, he was also a naturally cold and ruthless person.

  There were always women around him, coming and going, although there weren't many left, but none of them had truly captured his heart except for the one from Guan E Gong.

  At this time she just said a few words, and didn't know or care about the outcome.

  "Could you tell me what exactly happened?" Su Jing asked as she returned to Guan Yu's palace and took a sip of hot water.

  Dai Man hurried over and whispered, "Your Majesty, just a moment before you returned, Consort Shu gave birth to a stillborn child."

  Su Jing was shocked and found it hard to believe. "Didn't the imperial physician always say that Shu Guifei's child was very healthy and had no problems?"

  Dai Man shook her head, "As for the specific reason, I'm not clear either. Now that the Honghua Palace has been draped in white silk, no one in the palace dares to discuss this matter casually."

  Su Jing nodded, "This palace understands, people from Guan Yu Palace are also forbidden to discuss this matter, those who disobey will be directly expelled."

  Su Jingxu found it hard to believe, but didn't want to pursue the matter further. After all, it wasn't happening to her, and she wasn't involved. Knowing too much wouldn't do her any good either.

  "Then you must know about Xian Fei's affair"

  Dai Man also shook his head, "I don't know either, things happened too fast. Just at noon there was news that Consort Shu was about to give birth, and then Consort Xian was taken away."

  There must be some connection between these two things.

  If it is viewed on the surface, then it would be that Shu Gui Fei gave birth to a stillbirth because of Xian Fei's reason. However, the Emperor directly pronounced the judgment and Xian Fei did not dispute it, which means she admitted her guilt, but the evidence was not presented either.

  Everyone is in a fog, but no one will question it, at least not openly.

  Whether there is evidence or whether it was really a heinous crime is unimportant, what matters is that the Emperor is willing to believe it, what matters is that the Emperor has pronounced judgment.

  There was no room for maneuvering anymore. "Your Highness, Consort Xian has been put to death," Qing Hui walked in with a hint of joy on her face and said.

  Qiao Jingyu nodded, her face pale, but her eyes were filled with joy. "So be it, I can also rest assured now."

  It wasn't in vain that she had planned for so long and spent a great deal of heart and soul, but fortunately, the final result was also in line with her wishes.

  At first, Xianfei harmed her child, borrowing the hands of the empress, but the one who truly had evil intentions was that smiling tiger. If she hadn't taken advantage of the empress's trust and secretly replaced the "live blood" incense sent by the empress with a more potent one that could induce miscarriage.

  Otherwise, how could Qiao Jingyu be so caught off guard and lose her child without any preparation?

  Originally, if it weren't for Consort Shu, perhaps she would have been kept in the dark her whole life, and perhaps she would have lived hating the wrong person, and even in death, she wouldn't have realized.

  The reason why it was discovered from Shu Fei's place, however, is that Shu Fei had evidence of Xian Fei's plot to harm the crown prince. When people were sent to clean up Yanxi Palace, it happened to be Shu Gui Fei's own people, which naturally included Shu Fei's own child, Da Huangzi.

  However, because Xianfei had evidence of Shufei's wrongdoing, Shufei couldn't reveal the evidence she had and expose Xianfei's secret, which is also the reason why Shufei was so sharp-tongued.

  The evidence in Xianfei's hands was only because Shufei had been engaged to her cousin before entering the palace, but it was dissolved later because she was going to enter the Wangfu. Fortunately, they were all from their own family, and not many people knew about it. Qiao Jingyu also didn't know how Xianfei found out about this and used it to coerce Shufei.

  Although it was just such an ordinary small matter, it was enough to demote the Empress Shu and even throw her into the Cold Palace, thereby implicating the Shen family. The Empress Shu would not be able to ignore the Shen family.

  So the two of them reached a private agreement, and other things happened naturally from then on.

  The dead are gone, and Qiao Jingyu doesn't want to comment too much on right or wrong; once they're dead, it's all over.

  But today, it was also her long-planned move, gathering evidence of Empress Xiao's plot to harm the Crown Prince and cruelly treat the imperial consorts. She presented it to the Emperor early in the morning and reached a consensus with him. Empress Xiao's death was not unjust.

  But what made the Emperor cooperate in this way was, of course, partly because of himself, but more so, Qiao Jingyu thought, it was because Xian Fei should not have been so arrogant as to stretch out her hand towards Guan Yu Palace.

  First, they used Yu Fu to plot against Su Jing, then they wanted to poison Su Jing and adopt the fourth prince. Fortunately, none of these things succeeded, otherwise, Xian Fei would not have been left with a whole body, and the housekeeper would not have been punished so "lightly".

  "Take a good rest, Princess. Your body is important," Qing Xie said softly as she saw her looking distracted and lost in thought.

  Today is not really a production, but it's just removing toxins from the body. However, those toxins have been in my body for nearly eight months, and suddenly removing them would be harmful to my health.

  However, the queen insisted, and they had no choice but to comply.

  Stillborn, but it's just an excuse for outsiders.

  "I'm sleeping, don't disturb me unless it's something important, send away anyone who comes."

  "Yes."

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  Gong Shu