The Prince Wants to Assassinate Me Every Day
Chapter 67 - 64 The Emperor Arrives (6000 words)_4

Chapter 67: Chapter 64 The Emperor Arrives (6000 words)_4

After much deliberation, whether to match Xiao Jinxing with Bai Mowan or to depose the Crown Princess Consort so the Crown Prince could marry Bai Mowan, the first step was to kill Ye Qichi!

Yu Qingyuan’s face darkened, and the intent to kill in her eyes was unmistakable.

Ye Qichi could fully feel Yu Qingyuan’s murderous intent, and even thought that the Empress didn’t just want to teach her a lesson, but was looking for a reason to kill her.

A cold chuckle rose in her heart.

Xiao Jinxing said the Empress wouldn’t kill her, believing the Empress wouldn’t kill a princess for the sake of a mere servant, as the Empress herself couldn’t justify such an action.

She had thought so too!

However, unnatural deaths weren’t uncommon in the palace, didn’t Xiao Jinxing’s mother die from a setup that led to her being sentenced to death?! He should understand better the deceit and cruelty within the palace.

At this moment Ye Qichi thought, the Empress constantly asking her to admit her faults, could it be just to get the confession letter, so after killing her, the Empress could cleanly rid herself of any major responsibility. After all, Ye Qichi was the initial wrongdoer, and the Empress being the head of the harem naturally needed to manage the harem affairs, teaching Ye Qichi a lesson was justified. What if Ye Qichi died from excessive punishment, the Empress could easily find a palace attendant to blame.

At worst, the Empress would punish herself by confessing and confining herself to her quarters for two months, and the matter would be dropped.

But her death would be unresolved.

As for why the Empress wanted to kill her...

Ye Qichi figured it out clearly.

The Empress had always been wary of the Noble Consort and Prince Chu, if Bai Mowan remarried to Prince Chu, her side would clearly be weaker. In order not to empower Prince Chu, she wanted to marry Bai Mowan to Xiao Jinxing; Bai Mowan’s public refusal of marriage was well weighed by people’s hearts. Killing her to vacate the position of Princess Consort was the best strategy for the Empress to secure her own safety.

In the Imperial Palace, no one is simple, especially a reigning Empress!

Ye Qichi felt, now it wasn’t something that could be resolved in ten or eight days.

Now it’s truly a situation of no escape!

She wondered, is this what Xiao Jinxing wanted?!

Ye Qichi clenched her teeth, also trying to calmly think of ways to save herself!

After all, she couldn’t expect anyone to save her.

Yu Qingyuan coldly looked at Ye Qichi, as she was just about to torture her again.

"The Emperor arrives!"

Outside the iron gate, a loud announcement resounded.

Yu Qingyuan and Gao Jingyi clearly panicked for a second.

Ye Qichi hadn’t admitted any wrongdoing yet, and what they were doing to her was simply abuse of private punishment.

Yu Qingyuan became somewhat panicked, but upon seeing the Emperor, forced herself to calm down.

She hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, "Your servant pays respects to the Emperor."

"Your daughter-in-law pays respects to Father." Gao Jingyi also quickly bowed.

Xiao Zhanping coldly glanced at Yu Qingyuan, and looking at Ye Qichi lying barely alive on a wooden bench, his stern voice carried authority, "I heard from a palace attendant that the Empress had summoned the Princess Consort into the palace, what is this about?!"

Yu Qingyuan’s body trembled slightly, but she hid it well.

She hurriedly replied, "Your Majesty, the Princess Consort yesterday killed my nanny. Nanny took care of me since my childhood. When the title of Prince was bestowed, I painfully gave nanny to the Prince, hoping she would take good care of him. My kindness was met with ungratefulness; instead, the Princess Consort deliberately executed nanny under a trumped-up charge..."

Yu Qingyuan said this, her eyes reddened, her voice choked up.

She appeared to be overwhelmed with grief.

"Is that so?!" Xiao Zhanping approached Ye Qichi, looking down at her.

Ye Qichi was languishing.

Even though her mind was clear, because of the excessive torture, her vision was blurry; she could faint at any minute.

"Your Majesty, every word I said is true." Seeing that Ye Qichi didn’t speak, Yu Qingyuan quickly spoke up.

It is believed now that Ye Qichi was beaten so badly with the rod that she couldn’t even speak.

Let alone a frail woman like Ye Qichi, even robust men would be half dead after receiving twenty such beatings!

"Princess Consort Chen, I give you one more chance, is what the Empress said true?!" Xiao Zhanping asked Ye Qichi.

In the royal family, His Majesty must also give some respect to the Empress.

He wouldn’t meddle in the Empress’s affairs rashly without distinguishing right from wrong.

Ye Qichi moved her lips, but no sound came out.

Yu Qingyuan was also extremely nervous.

She stared intently at Ye Qichi, afraid that Ye Qichi still had the energy to actually speak.

After a while.

Xiao Zhanping said, "Since Princess Consort Chen admitted her fault, I shall leave her to the Empress’s discretion."

With that statement.

Yu Qingyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She now felt relieved that she had used a severe punishment on Ye Qichi which left her unable to speak, as confronting her directly, she would have not stood firm.

Xiao Zhanping turned and left.

While actually suppressing his anger.

His relationship with the Empress was already tense, but it hadn’t completely collapsed yet!

Since Ye Qichi didn’t speak, he couldn’t make arguments for her, arguing would mean deliberately opposing the Empress.

The matters of the harem were also primarily overseen by the Empress; his coming here was already a significant acknowledgement of Ye Qichi’s position.

Of course, his reason for coming was also because his youngest son, Xiao Jinyu, pleaded for mercy, saying that Ye Qichi had saved his life, and he didn’t want Ye Qichi to be punished by the Empress. Additionally, Consort Shu also lobbied beside him, expressing that Xiao Jinxing and Ye Qichi had recently improved their relationship, and if anything happened to Ye Qichi, Xiao Jinxing would be distressed.

While it was said to be concern for Xiao Jinxing’s distress, Xiao Zhanping was very aware that Consort Shu was worried that if Ye Qichi died, the position of Princess Consort Chen would become vacant. Bai Mowan had previously rejected Xiao Jinsen’s marriage proposal, which was still deemed suspicious, likely not entirely for the reasons Bai Family stated. Thus, Consort Shu was also anxious, worried whether Bai Mowan and Xiao Jinxing might rekindle their old romance. On the other hand, she was also concerned that the Empress had intentionally executed Ye Qichi to facilitate Bai Mowan’s marriage to Xiao Jinxing.

For the Empress, Bai Mowan marrying Xiao Jinxing was definitely less of a threat than marrying Xiao Jinsen.

Xiao Zhanping had these concerns too. Initially hearing that Xiao Jinxing and Ye Qichi were close, he was somewhat relieved, but if things went as the Empress wished, it would be even harder for him to dismiss the Crown Prince in the future, hence he couldn’t let the Empress succeed so easily.

Therefore, he came.

He came, yet Ye Qichi couldn’t speak, and Xiao Zhanping could only leave in anger.

"Father..." Ye Qichi finally managed to speak with great difficulty.

The silence was indeed a momentary loss of voice; she kept adjusting her body’s condition and finally made a sound.

However, at that moment, the old nanny suddenly covered Ye Qichi’s mouth with her hand.

Clearly to stop her from speaking.

As her voice was weak, the leaving Xiao Zhanping did not hear it.

Ye Qichi’s eyes tightened.

She suddenly bit down hard on the old nanny’s hand.

With all her strength.

The old nanny, in pain, couldn’t help but suddenly cry out loud.

The leaving Xiao Zhanping suddenly turned around.

"Father, your daughter-in-law has been wronged!"

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