The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

Soon, the Lizheng Hall became quiet.

Xie Yuzhen stood there motionless. The frightened Wang Xianshi, who was hiding behind the palace maids, didn't know whether she should retreat as well. However, as Xie Yuzhen was staring at her, she dared not move and couldn't even make a sound.

Seeing that most people had left, Empress Dowager Hu could not help but shift her gaze to Xie Yuzhen: "Before I came here, I had already ordered Concubine Li and others to prepare the coffin for the Queen and Concubine Ning first. Concubine Zhao, you..."

"Mother." The emperor suddenly spoke.

In Xie Yuzhen's eyes, the emperor's "humanity" became even stronger at this moment.

I only heard his voice trembling slightly, with a slightly rapid breathing sound: "Ling Hui, she really..."

Empress Dowager Hu looked at her son and nodded heavily.

Seeing this scene, Xie Yuzhen's heart trembled violently: It turned out that this bastard didn't believe that the queen was really dead before. No wonder even though he was forced to be really angry and wanted to deal with Yuyang Hou and others with thundering means, he didn't show too much sadness, and even wanted to test his intentions. It turned out that it was not because of the emperor's bullshit that he couldn't show his emotions, but that he didn't think the queen was really dead at all!!!

What a risk!

If he was too happy about his promotion and being questioned about politics and relaxed his performance of being immersed in the grief of the queen's death, then wouldn't this guy be...

Xie Yu was really scared.

After receiving the affirmation from his mother, the emperor staggered a step, and pressed his hands on the corner of the imperial table, with veins popping out on the back of his hands: "Great, great, didn't you say that the late emperor was poisoned? Well, I will pry open the tomb door and move him out. Then I will summon all the coroners in the world and have them open the coffin in front of everyone and examine it for you!"

He looked at Marquis Yuyang with bloodshot eyes, and with a "crack", he actually broke a corner of the table with his bare hands.

"Emperor!" Seeing that the emperor actually said such unfilial words, Empress Dowager Hu slammed the dragon-headed cane in her hand heavily, "I know you are sad, but you must not lose your sense of proportion like this!"

"Mother." The emperor's chest heaved violently.

He closed his eyes tightly, trembling all over. "He has done evil, but his descendants have to bear the consequences. Now that things have come to this, I would rather I was the one who poisoned him to death!"

"Emperor!" Empress Dowager Hu frowned and warned again.

The emperor had some respect for the mother who raised him, and he staggered to his feet.

Xie Yuzhen followed the atmosphere and started wiping his tears. The emperor would rather push the innocent Concubine Ning out to take the blame in order to make himself feel better, to save the queen and his biological father's face. How painful it would be for the innocent Concubine Ning who was stabbed was never within his mind.

And now.

He finally felt the pain of the knife cutting into his body.

The simultaneous pressure from several parties forced him to break away from the game of monarch and minister in anger. Perhaps this "pain" could only be called an itch; but the death of the empress, who had been with him for many years and for whom he had some affection even if he did not love her, was indeed a knife cutting his flesh.

People always like to regard the emperor as a "sage" whose every joy and anger has deep meaning, and as a "son of heaven" who transcends the ordinary.

But no matter how much we praise their extraordinaryness and greatness, it cannot change the fact that they are also flesh and blood beings with emotions and tears.

Rather, in Xie Yuzhen's view, those who would kneel down on their own initiative as soon as they knew that someone was the emperor, no matter whether that person was tyrannical or wise, would scramble to find excuses for all the "emperor's" actions, either because they were forced to do so or because of profound reasons, and those who would not allow the "emperor" to be like ordinary people, were truly strange.

Do you really like to put people above you and let them rule you?

Xie Wei really didn't like it.

She thought the queen was probably the same.

It’s just that their vision is limited most of the time, and they don’t know how to get out of such a situation.

Xie Yuzhen chose to climb up in a savage way. As long as her daughter became the emperor, she would naturally have nothing weighing on her head. The queen chose to make life as easy as possible for herself and other women within the scope of her ability. However, she chose freedom in the end. Although she still could not escape the situation of being ruled, no matter where she went after leaving the palace, given her ability, it would be more relaxed and comfortable than being with the emperor.

Before she left, she stabbed the emperor with her own "death", not only to strike a blow against the enemies who were plotting against her position and life, but also to use the opportunity to truly resolve those unjust cases that had been suppressed before. At the same time, perhaps she also wanted to vent some of the resentment she had accumulated over the years, but more importantly, she wanted to wake up the emperor and make him understand that not everything can be controlled by him and he can't do everything he wants.

After this knife strike, the relationship between husband and wife is severed.

I have to say that the queen is too gentle by nature.

Xie Wei really thought so.

Empress Dowager Hu over there had slowly told the story of what the late emperor had done that day, but when describing the incident, she concealed the names of Concubine Ning's sisters and only replaced them with two palace maids who did not exist in the first place. They could not bear the humiliation of the late emperor, so they fought back and accidentally strangled him to death in panic.

Except for a few people involved in the case, those who were able to stay at the scene were all old foxes who could become high-ranking officials. Even someone as pedantic as Minister Wen guessed at the first moment that the identities of these two "little palace maids" might not be simple. When they contacted the people who matched the age and identity in the past ten years, the answer was obvious, but no one dared to say it out loud.

With such secrets and scandals, no wonder the emperor didn't want to mention them!

While the officials were shocked, they were also angry at Marquis Yuyang and others who had the audacity to stir up trouble over such a matter - why did you target the queen for no reason?

Your daughter is just an unloved Baolin!

Even if the queen is gone, even if it's just based on seniority, it will definitely not be her turn to take the throne!

Among them, Duke Ying was the most annoyed. When he saw Minister Cao's confident look, he thought that they had only brought up the facts after they had made sure of the truth in their investigation!

Who would have thought that he would just hold on to her like a treasure after hearing a few crazy words from Meng, and use them to overthrow the queen...

The Duke of England, feeling both angry and regretful, still maintained the same posture of saluting as before. His hands were already sore from holding them, but he did not dare to change at all before the emperor spoke.

While Empress Dowager Hu was coldly telling the truth about the death of the late emperor, the emperor was hitting the table top with the corner of the table he had broken off, like a child having a temper tantrum. Only when Empress Dowager Hu ended the old story with a long sigh did he stop this creepy and crazy behavior.

"The queen is innocent," the emperor said through gritted teeth, "You and your ambitions have harmed my virtuous wife... Anyone involved in this matter, all three clans, regardless of gender, age or status, will be executed!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the officials who remained in the hall knelt down one after another. Minister Cao rolled his eyes and fainted. Minister Wen saw the situation and realized that he, who had only said a few words, was also implicated. He was so angry that he couldn't breathe. He rolled his eyes and crawled to the center, kowtowing frantically and begging the emperor to spare his family.

Empress Dowager Hu just frowned slightly and nodded to indicate that she had no objection to the emperor's decision.

Xie Yuzhen actually had no objection, but he did not spare even the old and the young. If the queen knew about this, she would probably feel guilty again: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty has always been kind to the elderly and the weak. Please spare their lives, just for the sake of Your Majesty's rest in peace..."

Xie Yuzhen, who was choking with sobs and begging for mercy, looked up and saw the emperor's wide-open eyes. Tears rolled down his cheeks, and it turned out that he was really in love.