vstars Chapter 562 The Final Warning
Chapter 562 The Final Warning
The only way now is to take on all the responsibilities myself and wait for my aunt and father to save me.
Su Nanxing clenched her hands tightly and kowtowed to the emperor, "Father, please forgive me. I was possessed by evil spirits. I was afraid that if I couldn't give birth to a child, I would be demoted. I wanted to use the child to keep my position as concubine, so I did this foolish thing."
The emperor snorted coldly, his eyes flicking from the queen's face to Xiao Changshi, who was also kneeling on the ground. "Were the queen and the crown prince involved in this matter?"
Xiao Changshi lowered his head, staring at Su Nanxing with his eyes, his heart almost jumping out of his chest.
"It was my own idea. Neither the Crown Prince nor the Queen Mother knew about it."
After hearing what Su Nanxing said, Xiao Changshi's heart was relieved a little.
Xiao Changshi was glad that his mother came later, leaving Xing'er to bear everything alone.
He straightened up, pretending to be heartbroken, and scolded: "Xing'er, I trusted you so much, but you dared to deceive me. I am so disappointed!"
Su Nanxing was always reluctant to bear the burden alone, but she had to swallow it all.
She clenched her hands tightly and touched her forehead to the ground. "It was my fault. I was worried about losing your Highness's favor, so I lied to you. I hope your Highness, my father, the Emperor, and my mother, the Empress, can forgive me."
The emperor watched everything in the palace with a cold eye. "Doctor Zhang, I remember that you were responsible for the pregnancy of the Crown Prince's concubine. What is the truth? Please tell me the truth."
Doctor Zhang raised his eyes and looked at the emperor, only to see that his face was cold and emotionless.
He immediately knelt down, looking extremely terrified, "Your Majesty, when I took your pulse, I was looking through the gauze curtain and didn't see your face, but I did find you were pregnant."
The emperor frowned, "What's going on?"
These words were said to Su Nanxing.
Su Nanxing spoke softly, "I had a miscarriage a while ago. Since Your Highness had no one to accompany him, I decided to have the two maids who came with her as a dowry take care of His Highness. Now both of them are pregnant, and one of them is carrying a boy. The hand that emerged from the gauze curtain when Doctor Zhang was taking the pulse belonged to that maid."
She looked up at the emperor, tears in her eyes as she pleaded, "Father, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me for helping Your Highness have two children. I will take good care of Your Highness in the future."
The emperor snorted coldly, his expression stern. "Pass on my decree. The Su family's daughter has a corrupt character and is attempting to confuse the imperial heir. I hereby grant her a letter of divorce and send her back to the Duke Dingguo's residence. She is forbidden from entering the Crown Prince's residence for the rest of her life."
Su Nanxing's body stiffened and he fell to the ground, his face full of disbelief.
She was actually divorced and forbidden from entering the Prince's Mansion again for the rest of her life?
She has only been married into the Prince's Mansion for less than a year, how could he treat her like this!
Su Nanxing looked up at the Queen, hoping that she could plead for her, but she saw that the Queen quietly turned her eyes away and did not look at her.
Xiao Changshi, her brother the crown prince, who was also kneeling beside her, also lowered his head and did not dare to look at her.
They all wanted to abandon her.
"Hahaha...hahaha...you guys are doing great."
Su Nanxing suddenly burst into wild laughter. She stared intently at the Queen on the stage and angrily accused, "Your Majesty, I am going to report the Queen..."
"shut up!"
A shout interrupted what Su Nanxing was about to say.
Hearing the familiar voice, Su Nanxing turned around and saw that the person coming was indeed her father.
She knelt at Su Heng's feet, tears streaming down her face like a flood. She tugged at his sleeve and begged, "Father, please ask His Majesty for mercy. I cannot be divorced. I absolutely cannot become the laughing stock of the capital. I will die!"
Su Heng looked at his once most pampered daughter in such a state of disgrace. A trace of pity flashed across his eyes, but his expression remained icy. "Your Majesty has granted you the privilege of marrying into the Crown Prince's residence. You are so unworthy, and now you are trying to confuse the heir to the throne. His Majesty would have killed you, but now he is merely divorcing you. This is already a great gift from heaven. Why don't you thank His Majesty?"
Su Heng pulled Su Nanxing's hand away, knelt down and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, I failed to teach my daughter well. Thank you for not killing me. However, could you please, for my sake, grant your daughter a divorce, so that I can preserve the last bit of dignity of the Duke Dingguo Mansion and meet our ancestors in the afterlife? I will have her become a nun, and from then on, she will live a life of seclusion and stay away from the capital."
"What? Father, you actually want me to become a monk?" Su Nanxing looked at her father who had always doted on her in disbelief. She never thought that her father not only would not help her, but also wanted her to become a monk.
"Father, why are you so cruel!" Su Nanxing asked in a roar.
Su Heng glanced at him coldly, "You were at fault first. If you continue to act recklessly, the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion will have nothing to do with you anymore. Your father will give you a piece of white silk to save your dignity."
Facing Su Heng's fierce eyes, Su Nanxing finally realized that what her father said was true. If she continued to make trouble, her father would really kill her with a white silk ribbon.
Su Nanxing finally felt scared and shrank down with her head down. "It's my fault, father. Please calm down."
The emperor watched the farce in the audience with great interest.
Although Su Heng's words were sharp, he still wanted to protect the girl from the Su family.
No matter what, as long as the Su family girl stays away from his son, he doesn't care whether she is dead or alive.
Besides, now is not the time to fall out with Su Heng.
"Since the Su family's daughter is unable to bear children, I grant you a divorce from the Crown Prince and send you back to Duke Dingguo's Mansion immediately!"
Su Heng and the Queen kowtowed to the Emperor together, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"You all go down, the Queen and the Crown Prince stay."
After giving the order, everyone left one after another, and Su Heng also left the palace with Su Nanxing and the divorce decree.
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"Father...I wonder if there is anything else?" Xiao Changshi knelt in the hall, his voice weak.
The queen also knelt at the emperor's feet, waiting quietly for his answer.
The emperor spoke slowly, "Shi'er, I have been training you as the future crown prince. After a hundred years, this kingdom will naturally be yours."
Xiao Changshi nodded and thanked him, "I thank you for your trust, Father. I will definitely live up to your trust."
The emperor stared at him with deep eyes, and continued as if in a warning: "I can give it to you, but you can't take it, understand?"
These ambiguous words made Xiao Changshi feel uneasy, as if his father knew something. But since he didn't say it clearly, he could only nod and say "yes".
The emperor then looked at the empress beside him and said coldly, "Empress, I don't want the Crown Prince's background to be criticized. I have been very tolerant of you, but that doesn't mean you can do whatever you want. If you still have other ideas, I don't mind the Crown Prince finding another adoptive mother, like me."
Although the words were calm, the warning and ultimatum were very clear.
Even though they had been together for twenty years and were very familiar with each other's temperaments, the queen still bent down and lowered her head when she felt the pressure from the king.
"Yes, I will keep this in mind."
Under the cautious gaze of the Queen and Xiao Changshi, the Emperor disappeared into the hall with his hands behind his back. In the silent hall, only the breathing sounds of the Queen and Xiao Changshi remained.
"Mother." Xiao Changshi asked tentatively.
The queen straightened her back and slowly stood up with the help of Nanny Cui.
After straightening her clothes, the Queen instructed Xiao Changshi, "Go back home and take good care of your two concubines. Help them give birth to the child safely. Also, tell them what to say and what not to say."
"Yes, I will follow your instructions."
After leaving the throne room, Nanny Cui tentatively asked, "Your Majesty, what are your plans for the future?"
The Queen said calmly, "Everything remains the same, but we need to be more careful."