My husband, who abandoned his father and kept his son, actually wants me to be his concubine.

Chapter 163 Passing the Throne to Crown Prince Qi Yi

Emperor Huiyuan said, "You can forget about wanting my throne. The crime you committed today will be so grave that your entire family will suffer the consequences."

Emperor Huiyuan reached out and grabbed Consort Rong's wrist. In the struggle, the dagger in Consort Rong's hand plunged straight into Emperor Huiyuan's heart.

Blood spurted out.

"Father!"

"Father!"

The princes and Rong Yi all stepped forward and surrounded Emperor Huiyuan. With no longer any concern for Emperor Huiyuan's safety, the guards stepped forward and restrained Consort Rong.

Consort Rong was restrained by the guards and said coldly, "How dare you! After His Majesty's death, I became the Empress Dowager. Release me at once!"

Ignoring Empress Rong beside her, Banxia rushed over upon seeing the dagger in the Emperor's heart and exclaimed, "This dagger is truly poisoned; the poison has seeped into his heart..."

The imperial physicians who were guarding the garden also came over one after another, and upon seeing this situation, they all sighed.

Emperor Huiyuan reached out and grasped Rong Yi's hand, saying, "I... will pass on my will, bequeathing the throne to Crown Prince Qi Yi..."

Emperor Huiyuan then glanced at his other sons and said, "You must all diligently assist the new emperor..."

"Yi'er, you must also take good care of your brothers."

Rong Yi shed tears and said, "Father... Father..."

Emperor Huiyuan said, "Help me to your mother's side..."

Rong Yi hurriedly helped Emperor Huiyuan to Empress Rong's side. Emperor Huiyuan reached out and tightly grasped Rong Shuang's hand, saying, "In the next life, I will definitely not be late, and I will definitely not let you suffer or be wronged again. Shuang'er, in the next life... see you again..."

Rong Shuang had almost lost all her willpower. She blinked, tears welling up in the corners of her eyes.

Consort Rong laughed wildly.

King Qi stepped forward angrily and kicked Consort Rong, shouting, "You poisonous woman! You wicked woman! Murdering the emperor is a grave crime! You can just wait to be torn to pieces!"

Consort Rong smiled, then burst into tears, saying, "Your Majesty, I loved you so much, I considered you my dearest love, and what did you do?! You made me leave the palace for this vile woman... How could you do this to me for this vile woman?! What did I do wrong?"

"What have Consort Xian, Consort Shu, Consort De, and Consort Liang done wrong? You disregard the entire harem for the sake of that vile woman Rong Shuang. We are human beings too!"

Consort Rong said, "You think it's that easy to give the throne to that little bastard Qi Yi?"

King Qi slapped Consort Rong across the face, "Throughout history, there have been countless concubines in the palace who were not favored by the emperor. Who has ever dared to murder the emperor like you? You are utterly absurd!"

Consort Rong said, "Guards, arrest this unfilial son who dared to slap the Empress Dowager!"

The ministers looked at Consort Rong as if she were a madwoman.

A sound came from outside. Consort Rong saw Prince Qingshan and Yuan Jie at the head of the group and said with a smile, "Quickly, take down this Prince Qi!"

Rong Yi helped Emperor Huiyuan up and looked up at the crowd that had just arrived. He saw that everyone who came in was holding knives and holding the families of the officials who had come to be cared for today hostage.

Today's Lantern Festival banquet is not attended by all the families of officials of the third rank and above. Some elderly ladies will not come to the palace to attend the banquet in this cold weather. Ministers will also not bring their daughters and sons under the age of fifteen to the palace, for fear that the young children will offend the nobles.

Those threatened by Yu Qingshan, Yuan Jie, and their subordinates were all elderly people, women, and children.

"Mother!"

"Brother You!"

"mother!"

The ministers all stood up.

Consort Rong, restrained by the guards, laughed wildly, "My beloved ministers, do you now know who you should recognize as the emperor?" "Kill that little thief Qi Yi for me, and enthrone Qi Duo. In the future, I will surely reward you all for your contributions!"

Rong Yi looked down at Emperor Huiyuan in his arms, whose breath was gradually fading. He held Emperor Huiyuan tightly, his heart filled with resentment. Through his teary eyes, he looked at Consort Rong, who was being held captive by the guards.

He drew a knife from a nearby guard and kicked it at Consort Rong, who was still shouting wildly.

The blade pierced straight through Consort Rong's abdomen.

"Mother!" Little Qi Duo, dressed in a dragon robe, cried out as Yu Qingshan held him in his arms.

Consort Rong stared wide-eyed at Rong Yi in disbelief.

Rong Yi scoffed, "You keep calling me a bastard, but it turns out you're the one who gave birth to a bastard. Qi Duo is Third Brother's child, so how come he looks so much like you and even calls you 'Mother'?"

Despite the pain from the knife wound in her abdomen, Consort Rong said, "My beloved ministers, why aren't you taking action against Qi Yi? If you don't act now, you won't be able to save your mother, or the legitimate sons and grandsons of your families!"

The old lady of the Jiang family, Marquis of Wu'an, said in a deep voice: "My Jiang family has been loyal to His Majesty for generations. Today, we have fallen into the hands of you traitors. I will never submit to you traitors! My Marquis of Wu'an has not produced a hero for a long time. If I die today, I will be worthy of the illustrious name of my maternal family, the Duke of Yingguo, and worthy of the integrity of the old lady of the Marquis of Wu'an!"

"Listen up, descendants of the British Duke's Mansion and the Jiang family: We may die on the battlefield, but we will never kneel down before these traitors who disregard the lives of ordinary people."

After speaking forcefully, the old lady of the Marquis of Wu'an reached out and plunged the swords that were holding her into her neck.

"mother!"

“Grandmother!” Jiang Yin’s eyes welled up with tears.

"Old sister, please wait. My Pingyuan Marquis family misjudged people and married our daughter to a scoundrel like Yu Qingshan. The descendants of my Pingyuan Marquis family will not allow such a scoundrel to be humiliated."

As soon as the old lady of Pingyuan Marquis spoke, she smiled and said, "I've lived to this age and still managed to gain a good reputation, so it's all worth it! I can finally go see my poor Qingyun. Qingyun, wait for your grandmother."

As he spoke, the Marquis of Pingyuan slammed his neck into the sword.

The garden was very quiet for a while.

Rong Yi picked up the swords and knives beside him and instructed the guards, "Protect the women present."

After saying that, Rong Yi stepped forward with his knife.

Prince An, along with Lu Xiao, Jiang Yin, Yuan Fei, Prince Xuan, Prince Jin, Prince Qi, and others, all stepped forward.

Consort Rong clutched the blood flowing from her abdomen and said, "You...you are so unfilial, watching your mother die in front of you? Watching your own son die in front of you?"

Consort Rong widened her eyes and said, "If you support Qi Duo's ascension to the throne, I will reward you for your contributions. Hurry up! Kill Qi Yi!"

"Prince Jin, if you kill Qi Yi, we can enthrone you as emperor!"

Seeing this, Yu Qingshan said, "You need to think about how His Majesty treats you!"

With red eyes, the Prince of Jin said, "A gentleman acquires wealth through proper means. Your methods of threatening the elderly, women, and children are truly despicable. You will not leave this garden today!"

"I will never forgive you for killing my grandmother!"

"Avenge His Majesty!"

Consort Rong looked at the military officers in front of her in disbelief. They were actually not threatened with the lives of the elderly and children in their families and came forward one after another. She frowned and was full of resentment!

"You unfilial children, you don't even care about your own mother's life!"

"Damn it, damn it!"

As Consort Rong was speaking, Jiang Yin, in a fit of rage, plunged another knife into her throat.

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