lcionline Chapter 168 The last scene
Chapter 168 The last scene
The Empress Dowager was kneeling, so it was impossible for Concubine Xue to stand. However, she did not add insult to injury like the others around her. She just said coldly, "The affairs of the harem are decided by your Majesty and the Empress Dowager. I dare not say anything more."
"But today is New Year's Eve, and seeing blood at the end of the year is unlucky. I think there is nothing wrong with your Majesty's handling of the matter."
Liang Fei said gently: "Sister Xuepin is right. Even if you are a gentle lady...there is nothing wrong with the women of Shenguan, it is not appropriate to shed blood at the end of the year."
Liu Ruyan gritted her teeth secretly. Concubine Liang was really a good person! When she was in trouble, she helped her secretly; now that Shen Zhinian was in trouble, she also stepped forward to help.
How could the emperor not see Queen Jiang’s little thoughts? Shen was hateful, but as a queen, she was even more selfish!
"If the harem is not peaceful, it means the Queen has failed to live up to her moral principles. I understand that the Queen is not in good health and that her negligence is understandable. Why is it that today, the Queen has thought of her responsibilities and is speaking these high-sounding words to me?"
"Both Concubine Xue and Concubine Liang know that seeing blood at the end of the year is extremely unlucky. As the Empress, you are not as sensible as the concubines!"
Queen Jiang's body softened and she knelt on the ground, her face full of shock and disbelief!
She had always known that although His Majesty did not have any romantic feelings for her, they were husband and wife, and he had always respected her very much. This was the first time His Majesty had not given her any face in public.
How can the queen still rule the six palaces if her dignity is damaged? !
Is His Majesty dissatisfied with her selfishness, or is it because she requested the death penalty for Shen?
Queen Jiang felt dizzy and her whole body was shaking!
"Queen!"
Gao Yunhuai quickly dropped his whisk and supported her, saying distressedly, "Your health is very important..."
Concubine Liu had never been in such a good mood. From the palace to the harem, she had been oppressed by the sick queen for so many years, and finally she saw her being reprimanded by His Majesty!
Your Majesty, do you also understand that this sick woman's previous appearance of being virtuous and kind to the six concubines was all an act?
No matter whether the emperor stripped Shen Zhinian of her title and demoted her, or the empress and the concubines requested that she be put to death, Shen Zhinian just knelt on the ground and said nothing, with tear marks all over her sad and pitiful little face.
It looked like she had been wronged, but she couldn't defend herself. She had been deeply hurt by the man she loved, and she had lost all hope...
Li Changde was extremely anxious. What was going on?
The Shen official's daughter has always understood His Majesty's heart, so why would she do such a foolish thing today? His Majesty is in a bad mood, and the ones who suffer are those who serve him closely.
The most important thing for a servant is to guess the master's intentions. Li Changde could see that although the emperor was furious, he still had some feelings for the woman from the Shen official.
He quickly lowered his voice and advised: "Ms. Shen..., His Majesty has been extremely tolerant of you, please admit your mistakes!"
The evidence is irrefutable. The more this ancestor tries to argue, the angrier Your Majesty will get! If this continues, I'm afraid even the last bit of affection Your Majesty has for her will be gone.
Everyone said that the emperor favored her and protected her, and even to this extent, he was reluctant to sentence her to death. However, Shen Zhinian was not moved at all, only a sense of irony that saw through the essence.
Everything tonight was under her control because she had long seen through Liu Ruyan's conspiracy and had made all the preparations.
What if she hadn't discovered this?
When they were in love, Nangong Xuanyu told her more than once that he was her husband and would always believe in her, protect her, and prevent her from being contaminated by the big dye vat of the harem.
But when she was really framed by Liu Ruyan and accused of murdering the royal heir, he did not believe her at all, did not listen to her explanation, and gave her a series of punishments.
Fortunately, Shen Zhinian had long understood that a man's promise was no different from a dog's barking, and she had never taken the emperor's sweet words seriously. Otherwise, if she had believed those words and given her true heart, she would probably not be acting at this moment, but she was really desperate.
O man!
Stripped of her title, right? Demoted to a government official, right? Imprisoned in Tingyu Pavilion, right?
very good!
Men don't love bad women. This time, let's see how she teaches him a lesson!
She had been planning this emotional game with the emperor for so long, now it was time to take the initiative into her own hands!
But before that, Shen Zhinian still has one last scene to perform.
She slowly raised her head and looked at the emperor. She seemed to have regained her consciousness. Her eyes and nose were red from crying. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she choked and said, "Before today, I always thought that even though the palace was dangerous, no matter what happened, at least your majesty believed in me..."
"I didn't expect... I didn't expect... I was too naive and took your majesty's joke seriously. Haha... haha..."
At the end of the conversation, the light in Shen Zhinian's originally sparkling fox eyes was completely extinguished. Her eyes gradually became empty, but she smiled with curved lips, two lines of tears slid down to her lips, and her frail body was about to fall...
At this moment, Nangong Xuanyu suddenly felt as if a big hand was strangling his heart, causing him to feel so painful that he couldn't breathe.
No woman had ever made him feel this way...
But the more this happened, the angrier Nangong Xuanyu became!
She was obviously a scheming person, but she pretended to be kind and gained his trust. He did not care about her crime of deceiving the emperor, and even when she was conclusive evidence of murdering the heir to the throne, he did not sentence her to death.
She even pretends to be weak and pitiful, and shows no remorse at all!
"good very good!"
The emperor laughed in anger: "It seems that my love for you has spoiled you. Even now, you still have no regrets and instead accuse me of not trusting you. In this case, I don't need to show you mercy!"
"Come here, demote Shen to a commoner and send her to the cold palace! Grant her..." The last word "death" was on the emperor's lips, but he couldn't say it.
He really hated this ungrateful woman!
He hated that she had given him the ease and pleasure he had never had before, but then destroyed it with her own hands!
He hated that she had made him so obsessed with her, but then he discovered that it was all fake!
I hate her for making the emperor, who never shows his emotions, experience extreme happiness and heartache time and time again!
He hated her even more... He couldn't bear to kill her...
Hating her... making him wonder whether he hated her or himself...
I hate myself, why can't I be cruel to her...
No one had ever seen His Majesty so angry! This time, even Concubine Liu was so scared that she knelt on the ground, not daring to breathe.
Liu Ruyan's heart was cold. His Majesty was both sentimental and unfeeling. When would he need to consider the death penalty for a concubine who had committed a capital crime?
Is Shen Zhinian so special to him?