After I became a passerby, I saved the villain's family

After the three people from the Jiang family left, Xiao Yujing sat alone beside Emperor Chengren's couch.

Today, Jia Zuo came to report that Jiang Ci'an had an unclear relationship with the woman from Xuanying Sect, and that the Jiang family loved her very much.

He had never doubted the loyalty of the Jiang family, but he was still unclear about the purpose of the people from the Xuanying Sect, so he had to be extremely cautious.

"Worker Jia." Xiao Yujing said.

"My subordinate is here."

"Is there any movement over there?" Xiao Yujing asked the two people from Xuanying Sect.

"Your Highness, not yet." Jia Zuo replied.

Xiao Yujing pondered for a moment.

"In that case, let's lure the snake out of its hole."

"Yes, Your Highness," Jia Zuo responded.

Xiao Yujing sat alone in the Yangxin Palace until dawn, when Emperor Chengren slowly woke up.

"Jing'er..."

Emperor Chengren spoke weakly, his voice hoarse.

"Father." Xiao Yujing stepped forward.

"What's wrong with me?" asked Emperor Chengren.

Xiao Yujing pondered for a moment, then told Emperor Chengren everything he had found out last night.

The Ministry of Punishment used harsh torture, and it didn't take long for Xiao Shunzi to confess.

When Xiao Shunzi first entered the palace, he was taken care of by Concubine Jia, who promoted him from the lowest-ranking palace cleaner to the emperor's presence. Xiao Shunzi was very grateful to Concubine Jia, and from then on he obeyed her orders.

Concubine Jia had taken good care of him before, and Xiao Shunzi wanted to repay her, so when Concubine Jia arranged for him to change the medicine in the emperor's ginseng soup, Xiao Shunzi agreed without thinking.

He was very cautious in his actions. If the amount of Qingcai given to him by Concubine Jia had not increased this time, causing the emperor to suffer a sudden emergency, he might not have been discovered now.

Emperor Chengren listened to Xiao Yujing finish his story in a few words, his eyes empty and no emotion could be seen.

He should have thought of it earlier.

Concubine Jia has a hot-tempered personality and a deep mind. She has been acting well-behaved for so many years just to show him off.

Unlike that person, he is naturally gentle and kind, like a banished immortal.

She was always playing her.

But it wasn't her after all.

Emperor Chengren raised his hand, and Eunuch Luo hurried forward to help him up.

"Where is Concubine Jia?"

"Reporting to the Emperor, the person is still in the cold palace, and I have ordered people to keep a close watch on him."

Emperor Chengren nodded slightly.

"Announce that Concubine Jia is coming to the Yangxin Palace."

"Your Majesty..." Eunuch Luo said anxiously.

Empress Jia has done something evil to murder the emperor, why does Your Majesty still want to see her?

Emperor Chengren waved his hand gently.

"No problem, Xuan."

Concubine Jia sat in the cold palace anxiously.

She heard that the emperor had a sudden illness last night and passed out. He might not survive the night. Concubine Jia was very happy.

After so many years, she can finally send Emperor Chengren away. When the Third Prince gets rid of Xiao Yujing and ascends the throne, she will be the most honorable empress dowager of Dacheng. She can be herself as she pleases and does not have to pretend to be gentle and well-behaved in front of others.

She's had enough of this mask!

But unfortunately, she couldn't watch Emperor Chengren die with her own eyes.

But the joy and excitement in her heart disappeared when a group of heavily guarded soldiers suddenly surrounded the cold palace.

Was she discovered?

It's impossible. Xiao Shunzi has already spread the news that the emperor is critically ill. How could it be false?

But why trap her?

Could it be that Emperor Chengren is not dead?

Concubine Jia was very nervous and sat in the palace all night.

The sky gradually turned white, and her face gradually became gray.

When daybreak came, the death knell did not sound.

Emperor Chengren is still alive.

She sat limply on the stone bench, her eyes dull.

After a while, a team of royal guards stepped in.

The door to the cold palace opened, and the dazzling sunlight shone in. Concubine Jia couldn't help but raise her hand to block it.

The leading Royal Guard walked up to her and spoke respectfully:

"Empress Jia, His Majesty invites you."

......

Concubine Jia was escorted to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity by the Imperial Guards in a daze, with a dead look in her eyes.

Emperor Chengren sat leaning back at the top, looking very weak.

Concubine Jia walked into the hall and knelt down.

She looked up at the man and spoke slowly:

"Why didn't you die..."

The voice was cold and lifeless.

She has given up and is no longer hiding.

Upon hearing this, Eunuch Luo rebuked loudly: "How dare you!"

Emperor Chengren coughed lightly a few times and waved his hand.

He looked at Concubine Jia who was kneeling below.

"Empress Jia, I love you so much, why do you want to hurt me like this?"

Hearing Emperor Chengren's question, Concubine Jia sneered.

"Oh, favor?"

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid you have forgotten how I married you back then?"

"You couldn't marry her! You couldn't marry my sister! So you had to settle for the next best thing and marry me!"

Emperor Chengren's body shook.

"Your Majesty, do you really think I don't know?"

"Have I ever really caught His Majesty's eye in all these years? When His Majesty looked at me, was any of the affection in his eyes mine?"

Concubine Jia accused harshly.

She didn't love Emperor Chengren, she hated him, and he was the one who forced her into this situation.

She just wasn't willing to be treated as a substitute for the rest of her life.

Faced with her questioning, Emperor Chengren looked ahead and said nothing.

Concubine Jia laughed at herself, she had known it for a long time.

In Emperor Chengren's heart, no woman could replace her sister.

He Zhiwan.

That gentle, virtuous and extremely beautiful woman married Jia Fei's most beloved man when she was alive, and after her death she was treated as her substitute.

She lived her whole life under her shadow.

Concubine Jia's eyes were filled with hatred, and she shouted out of control:

"Your Majesty, please look carefully, I am He Tingjia, not He Zhiwan!"

"He Zhiwan is dead!"

"She's dead!"

"Shut up!"

Emperor Chengren cried out in pain, his back bent and he almost fell on the chair.

"Your Majesty..." Eunuch Luo hurried forward to support him.

Emperor Chengren recovered from the pain in his heart and looked at Concubine Jia with eyes full of pain.

"So, you want me to die?"

"Correct!"

Concubine Jia's hateful voice rang out.

"Your Majesty, I have done enough as a substitute."

"Aren't you afraid that I will implicate Heng'er by acting this way?" Emperor Chengren asked coldly.

Concubine Jia's body swayed, as if she just remembered Xiao Yuheng.

Then she sneered.

"Your Majesty, do you still care about Heng'er? Are you still Heng'er's father?"

"What kind of father would remove his son from the clan membership and lock him up in a place like the clan house where no one can stay!"

Emperor Chengren choked in his throat.

He looked at the face that he saw day and night.

This face was 70% similar to the gentle face in his memory, which made him miss it terribly.

When Concubine Jia saw the familiar infatuation on Emperor Chengren's face again, her disgust showed undisguisedly on her face.

Seeing the obvious disgust on her face, Emperor Chengren paused.

Yes, she is not her after all.

He Zhiwan was so gentle, like a goddess, and would never show any disgust towards him.

It's time for him to wake up.

Emperor Chengren closed his eyes lightly and no longer looked at her.

"Pass on my decree. Concubine Jia is plotting to murder the emperor. She is vicious and will be stripped of her title immediately and imprisoned in the palace."

Concubine Jia sat on the ground, limp all over.

She laughed foolishly.

It seems like resentment, but also like relief.

She let the palace servants drag her away.

Emperor Chengren kept his eyes closed and said nothing.

Eunuch Luo stood aside anxiously.

Eunuch Luo had always seen Emperor Chengren's feelings for that girl.

Your Majesty had been in love with her since he was young, and had even wanted to ask the late Emperor for permission to grant them marriage.

It's a pity that it's a step too late...

"Luo Rong." Emperor Chengren spoke suddenly with his eyes closed.

"I'm here." Eunuch Luo responded quickly.

"Have I been too harsh on Heng'er?"

Eunuch Luo was frightened and knelt down immediately.

"Your Majesty's orders will not be wrong."

Emperor Chengren was silent for a long time.

It lasted so long that Eunuch Luo's legs began to tremble and become numb as he knelt on the ground.

Then I heard a murmur coming from above my head.

"Yes, I understand."