“Get up quickly, Bao’er.” The Empress Dowager felt a pang of heartache.
When the Emperor saw Princess Minghua in tears, he couldn’t bear it either. After all, she was his only daughter, whom he had cherished since she was a child.
He personally went to help Princess Minghua.
Princess Minghua grabbed the Emperor’s hand.
“Father, don’t you love Bao’er the most? Please, this time, I’m begging you. Please don’t depose Mother. Father, I’m really in so much pain. Mother cares about you the most. If she is deposed, I’m afraid she won’t be able to live. I don’t want to be a child without a mother. Please, Father.”
Princess Minghua pleaded tearfully.
The Empress Dowager also shed tears at that moment.
The Emperor was caught in a dilemma. He didn’t want to hurt Princess Minghua’s feelings, but he was also worried that Gui Fei would target Xu Lingyi again.
Only by deposing her could no one follow her, and without anyone backing her, Gui Fei would not cause any more trouble.
The Emperor hardened his heart.
“Bao’er, I already gave your mother a chance regarding the matter with Wang Pin last time. Even earlier, many other concubines in the palace had passed away. I knew about all of this, but I didn’t pursue it because she was your birth mother. Otherwise, she should have died long ago for all the things she did. Now it’s Xu Shi’s turn. Today, she harmed Xu Shi, and in the future, she might resent me because she has fallen out of favor. I spared her life for your sake; this is my last act of leniency toward her. She can live now, but what about those concubines who died?”
Princess Minghua shook her head: “No, no, Father, perhaps you didn’t hold a grudge against the past because of me, but this time, you’re not standing up for those dead concubines, you’re only doing it because of Xu Shi, right? Because Mother plotted against Xu Shi this time, that’s why you want to punish Mother, right? Father, you don’t care about those concubines from before at all.”
Princess Minghua wiped away her tears: “Father, you only care about Xu Shi. Your heart has already turned away. I am no longer as important as Xu Shi, am I?”
Seeing that the father and daughter were about to quarrel, the Empress Dowager quickly stepped forward and hugged Princess Minghua.
“How could that be? You are the apple of my eye and your father’s eye. What is that Xu Shi? How dare she compare to our Bao’er?”
The Empress Dowager gently patted Princess Minghua’s back: “Bao’er, go back and rest now. Let Grandmother talk to your father. Don’t worry, Grandmother will help you get justice.”
Even among the closest relatives, frequent arguments can weaken their bond.
The Empress Dowager does not want to see the Emperor and the Princess have a conflict.
Princess Minghua became somewhat anxious after the Emperor refused her pleas.
She couldn’t believe that Xu Shi had become so important in her father’s heart.
This question was on her mind, and she was somewhat dazed.
The Empress Dowager arranged for her to return to the princess’s residence, so she had no choice but to go back.
Her pleas seemed to have no effect on her father, so now she could only turn to her grandmother.
After Princess Minghua left, before the Empress Dowager could even speak, the Emperor spoke first, knowing exactly what the Empress Dowager wanted to say.
“Mother, Xu Shi is pregnant!”
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Sam Williams On TYMIMA Chapter 152