The protagonist of this crossover film and television series is disrupting the plot again.

Chapter 99 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace 26

"Your Majesty, why are you treating me like this? I have always been loyal to you, listened to your every word, and obeyed your every command, yet you have turned against me like this. All I want is a child, why won't you give it to me?"

After a long while, Gao Xiyue reacted and cried out in a hoarse voice: "You watched me grieve for the child, drinking bowl after bowl of fertility-enhancing medicine, letting my body deteriorate little by little, and you even pretended to comfort me, saying, 'You are still young, you will have a child sooner or later.'"

"Your Majesty, you have such a cruel heart!"

As Fucha Langhua listened to Gao Xiyue's accusations, she couldn't help but shed tears. She knelt before Hongli, her expression sorrowful. The extreme circumstances gave her a surge of courage, and she wanted to pour out all the grievances she had held in her heart for so many years:

"Your Majesty, I know I am afraid..."

"Alright! You don't need to say anything more!"

Hongli interrupted decisively. He knew that the Empress's opening remarks were bound to be filled with bitterness and resentment.

Ruyi and Gao Xiyue exchanged a glance, then both knelt down, bowing their heads and weeping, "Your Majesty, please grant us justice! We..."

"You don't need to say anything more!"

Hongli interrupted them directly; he really didn't want to, and didn't have the time to, listen to these people analyze themselves anymore.

In life, everyone faces difficulties. It's simply a matter of who has better methods and stronger abilities to successfully overcome the obstacles blocking their path.

You don't need to tell others what you're thinking; no one in this world can truly understand you.

Every tearful word earned only in return for others' condescending pity.

Hongli stood with his hands behind his back, as proud as a pine tree and a jade bamboo, his expression calm: "I will not allow the dynasty to have another deposed empress."

As soon as she finished speaking, Fucha Langhua was overjoyed, while Ruyi and Gao Xiyue were both disappointed.

"Your Majesty, how can the harem allow such a wicked woman to remain firmly in the position of Empress?"

Ruyi was indignant, her heart aching as if it had been doused with oil and burned by fire.

She has been childless for so many years, unable to bear children for the Emperor, and may even be unable to conceive again in the future. All of this is thanks to Fucha Langhua. Now that the culprit has not received the punishment he deserves, how can she be content with this?

Hongli glanced at her casually. None of them were good people. Let alone the second brother!

It's impossible to depose the empress!

In his view, the matter of Fucha Langhua giving Ruyi and Gao Xi the Moonlit Lingling Incense was nothing at all.

He has always cared about his career. Now that he is diverting his attention to dealing with these messy affairs in the harem, he simply wants to get rid of these people who are intentionally and deliberately causing trouble once and for all, so that the harem will no longer be a distraction for him.

Moreover, the deposition and installation of an empress is a matter of great importance, not just a simple family dispute, but also involves the politics of the previous dynasty. Throughout history, political turmoil caused by the deposition and installation of empresses has been commonplace. He has many things to do now and does not want this matter to hinder his progress.

Moreover, once Empress Fucha Langhua is deposed, the position of Empress will be vacant, and countless people who covet the position will stir up trouble again. If an Empress of unknown character is then appointed, the harem will be even more unstable.

Rather than deposing the empress, it would be better to let Fucha Langhua occupy the position of empress in name only.

Now there are no more high-ranking concubines in the harem, and the few remaining noble ladies and ladies-in-waiting can't cause any trouble.

The current state of the harem is already quite good.

Therefore, Hongli directly ordered the confiscation of Empress Fucha Langhua's golden book and imperial seal, and then imprisoned her in Changchun Palace, though still under the guise of "rest and recuperation".

Ruyi and Gao Xiyue gritted their teeth, extremely unwilling, but Hongli ignored them completely and sent them back to their own palaces. He had important things to do.

Jin Yuyan has given him such a good excuse to lash out at the Yu family; he must make the most of it.

He intended to use this incident to launch an attack on the Yu clan, and then use the Yu clan as a springboard to advance towards his grand plan.

From the very first day he arrived, he discovered that although this country was powerful, there were still some powerful countries around it eyeing it covetously. From the words and actions of the envoys from those countries, he could tell that those places that were regarded as barbaric lands by the Central Plains had begun to develop rapidly, and some places had even begun to surpass them.

They are actively expanding overseas, devouring weaker countries to strengthen themselves. If this continues, sooner or later they will set their sights on this giant dragon in the East. What will the country face then?

Therefore, we cannot allow them to continue developing!

Hongli had foreseen this, so how could the shrewd and capable civil and military officials in the court not understand it?

They're just pretending to be ignorant when they know the truth!

The dynasty has been established for nearly a century. The warriors who once fought on horseback have been corrupted by their fine clothes and fine garments, and their bones have begun to soften.

If they could live a life of luxury and comfort, who would go to the battlefield to fight and risk their life, deliberately creating trouble for themselves? They might even lose their lives.

Besides, even if a war breaks out in the future and they lose, as long as they change ships in time, these privileged classes will still remain privileged classes.

There are quite a few people in the court who think this way. Hongli has long disliked them. This time, he can use Yu Shi to see what these people are thinking, select a group of truly useful talents who are dedicated to the country and the people, and get rid of those mediocre and incompetent parasites in the court.

As Hongli sat in his sedan chair, he grew increasingly excited. Suppressing his surging emotions, he commanded, "Immediately summon Ortai, Neqin, Zhang Tingyu, Yin Jishan, and Fucha Fuheng."

Wu Shulai, who was following beside the sedan chair, heard his instructions, responded, and turned to leave, but Hongli stopped him again.

Hongli hesitated for a moment, his eyes darting around, and he sighed, saying, "Wu Shulai, the Empress Dowager values ​​my offspring very much and longs to hold a grandson day and night. Now that Consort Jing has been harmed and miscarried, such a big matter cannot be kept from her. Go to Cining Palace to report to the Empress Dowager, and also take Qi Ru to have her pulse checked."

"The slave obeys the order!"

Wu Shulai waited a while longer, and seeing that the Emperor had no further instructions, he turned and went to Cining Palace.

But after taking only two steps, they heard the Emperor sigh and say, "My mother is frail and sickly, and has been bedridden for many years. She has suffered such a great blow this time. I don't know if she can pull through. Alas! I am really worried!"

Wu Shulai's pupils suddenly contracted, his whole body stiffened abruptly, and cold sweat instantly poured out of his skin, soaking his clothes on the front and back. At the same time, a huge wave of emotions surged in his heart.

What does His Majesty mean by those words?

Could it be that they want an empress dowager...?

Wu Shulai glanced at the Emperor's expression, only to see that he was sighing deeply and looking worried, just like any other son who was concerned about his mother's serious illness. It seemed that he was genuinely worried about whether the Empress Dowager could pull through this ordeal.

But he understood the Emperor's meaning!

Suppressing the turmoil in his heart, Wu Shulai wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and understood what he should do next.