inspire-indiana Chapter 356 Jiang Yu is Pregnant
Chapter 356 Jiang Yu is Pregnant
"You dog emperor, what are you so smug about? If Song Siyao hadn't faked her death, you would be dead by now, and the Great Zhou empire would have already returned to my hands!"
Jiang Xiang looked at Emperor Changlong with a mocking expression, "So it's not that you're stronger than me, you're just a little luckier!"
Emperor Changlong's expression was serious. "Only the weak attribute their failures to bad luck. Jiang Zhen, he who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. Your Xiao family has never put the people's hearts and opinions into consideration, only caring about your own pleasure. You are destined to fail!"
Jiang Xiang laughed loudly, "The victor is king, the loser is villain. You won, so whatever you say is right!"
He stared at Emperor Changlong with a sinister look in his eyes. "But don't forget, even if I don't take back the empire that belongs to me today, the empire of your Great Zhou will change hands sooner or later. There is never an invincible dynasty. Emperor Changlong, don't be smug. Even if you don't become the ruler of a fallen country, one of your descendants will become the ruler of a fallen country! So there is no difference between the Great Zhou and the Qin Dynasty. The fall of a country is only a matter of time."
Throughout the long course of history, the rise and fall of dynasties and their replacement are perfectly normal occurrences.
However, everyone hopes that their dynasty can continue to exist and prosper forever.
Upon hearing Jiang Xiang's words, Emperor Changlong was enraged and immediately ordered, "Jiang Zhen has harmed the people and usurped the throne. His crimes are heinous. He is hereby stripped of his position as Prime Minister, demoted to a commoner, and torn apart by five horses. The execution is to be carried out immediately! The entire Prime Minister's household is to be executed!"
"Haha..." Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiang burst into wild laughter, as if he had gone mad.
From the moment he learned about his background, he began to plot and scheme.
He climbed step by step to the position of prime minister, wielding great power and strategizing, thinking he could achieve his goals, but he never expected to end up like this.
Despite all his scheming, he died a gruesome death, his lineage cut off; apart from Jiang Yu, the Xiao family of the previous dynasty had no descendants left.
"Take him away!" Emperor Changlong shouted, and the guards immediately stepped forward and dragged Prime Minister Jiang away.
Jiang Xiang roared, "Emperor Changlong, my fate today is the fate of your descendants tomorrow! No one can escape this fate, I'm waiting..."
His mournful voice grew fainter and fainter until it finally disappeared completely.
The prime minister of a nation has thus vanished from the world.
In the brief moment between dealing with Prime Minister Jiang, everyone had taken the antidote, and the poison in their bodies had been neutralized.
Consort Yue and Consort Jia knelt before Emperor Changlong.
"Your Majesty, I was in charge of organizing this banquet, but the food was poisoned. I am guilty and beg Your Majesty to punish me," Consort Jia said, taking the initiative to plead guilty.
Even if she is innocent, Emperor Changlong could still charge her with negligence in handling such a serious matter.
"You should hand over the power to manage the six palaces to Consort Hui and reflect on your actions."
Emperor Changlong's face was cold. If Song Siyao hadn't been prepared, he would have been poisoned today.
"Yes, Your Majesty," said Consort Jia.
Although Consort Yue was favored, she never competed for anything and was pregnant, so she was not suited to overwork.
Consort De and Prime Minister Jiang are related by marriage. If Prime Minister Jiang rebels, Consort De will definitely be implicated, and she will not be able to manage the six palaces.
In this way, Consort Hui actually benefited.
"My beloved consort, you are pregnant with the imperial child. Get up quickly. You are also a victim in today's events, and I do not blame you." Emperor Changlong helped Consort Yue up.
Consort Yue was originally given to Emperor Changlong by Prime Minister Jiang.
Because of Consort Yue, the neglected generals and ministers were able to gain Emperor Changlong's favor.
Who knows if Consort Yue was an accomplice in Prime Minister Jiang's rebellion?
Emperor Changlong continued to favor Consort Yue, which puzzled everyone.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Consort Yue rose.
Song Siyao's gaze fell on Consort Yue, his brows furrowed slightly, and he remained silent.
"Father, Jiang Zhen has committed treason, a heinous crime. Jiang Yu is his daughter. Your subject requests that she be stripped of her title as Princess Consort of Li." Shen Xuan suddenly knelt down and pleaded.
"No!" Jiang Yu knelt down and explained, "Father, I know nothing about what the criminal Jiang Zhen did. Father, you saw it just now. I was poisoned and begged him for the antidote, but he ignored me. I have already married into the royal family and am only loyal to the royal family. Jiang Zhen's treason has nothing to do with me."
"Princess Consort Li, you are Jiang Zhen's daughter. Are you really completely unaware of this matter?" Emperor Changlong asked.
"How could you be completely unaware? In my opinion, you must be Jiang Zhen's accomplice. Ever since you and I got married, you've been returning to the Prime Minister's residence every few days. What else could it be but a conspiracy?"
Shen Xuan had long disliked Jiang Yu, and he was determined to seize this opportunity to divorce her.
“Your Highness, we live under the same roof day and night, so aren’t we also plotting? If I am an accomplice, then you are too,” Jiang Yu retorted.
Without the identity of Princess Li, if she were accused of being an accomplice in a rebellion, she would be doomed.
"You...! How can this be the same? Everyone in the Prince's Mansion knows that since we got married, you and I have been like strangers. We never eat together, never say a word to each other, and we don't see each other for ten days or half a month. What could I possibly be plotting with you?" Shen Xuan's face was full of coldness.
"Your Highness, you lied to distance yourself from me. Who in the capital doesn't know how deeply in love you and I are?" Jiang Yu feigned a pitiful state.
Shen Xuan felt like he had swallowed a bitter pill, unable to express his suffering.
Previously, in order to take advantage of the power of the Prime Minister's mansion, he treated Jiang Yu very well in public, which was beneficial for him to establish a persona. He never expected that this would become the sharp blade that Jiang Yu used to stab himself.
"Jiang Yu, I'm divorcing you today! You..."
"Shut up!" Emperor Changlong interrupted Shen Xuan. "What kind of behavior is this, making a scene in public?"
He stared at Jiang Yu, recalling the whole incident. Jiang Zhen didn't give Jiang Yu the antidote, and Jiang Yu didn't plead for Jiang Zhen.
Perhaps Jiang Yuzhen was unaware of Jiang Zhen's plot to rebel.
The same is true.
“Jiang Yu, you may truly be innocent in Jiang Zhen’s rebellion, but given your current status, you can no longer be the Prince’s principal wife. You will have to be an ordinary concubine.”
How could Jiang Yu accept being just an ordinary concubine, not even a noble concubine?
She quickly spoke up, "Your Majesty, I have something else to report."
"Say!"
"Your Majesty, I am pregnant." This was Jiang Yu's last straw.
"Yaoyao." Emperor Changlong glanced at Song Siyao, who immediately stepped forward to take Jiang Yu's pulse.
“Your Majesty, Princess Consort Li is indeed pregnant,” Song Siyao said.
"You're pregnant? How come I didn't know?" Shen Xuan asked incredulously.
"Your Highness, don't you trust the Crown Princess's medical skills?" Jiang Yu asked rhetorically.
"Crown Princess, how far along is she in her pregnancy?" Shen Xuan asked Song Siyao.
“More than two months,” Song Siyao said.
More than two months?
Shen Xuan calculated the time and realized it was the night he and Jiang Yu got married.
That was the only night he shared a room with Jiang Yu.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Yu was so lucky that she got pregnant on her first try.
This is Emperor Changlong's first grandson, and it's impossible for him to divorce Jiang Yu now.
Shen Xuan was so angry that his face turned ashen. He was not happy at all because he was going to be a father.
Emperor Changlong asked Jiang Yu, "Princess Consort Li, since you are already more than two months pregnant, why did you only say so now?"