King Zhou was muddle-headed. When he saw that Imperial Concubine Huang was speechless, he was even more suspicious of Jiang Zitong. He suddenly felt disgusted and had long thrown the relationship between husband and wife to the back of his mind."Daji's words are credible, the wicked will be punished by evil, and the slut has committed a heinous crime and cannot be forgiven.”
No one dared to refute King Zhou's edict. Concubine Huang was scared out of her wits and desperately left Longevity Immortal Palace, the devil's den in the human world. When she came to the West Palace, she saw Queen Jiang's desperate look and fell to the ground. The palace maid was frightened and went up to help. Concubine Huang shook her head and said,"The sinner can't face sister.”
A palace maid carefully replied,""Niangniang, things have already come to this. Concubine Su was vicious. The Emperor had decreed that it was not the Empress 'fault. He might as well tell the truth and let Empress Jiang decide for herself.”
Concubine Huang's tears fell like rain as she said," The Imperial Palace is a place of trouble. It is said that accompanying the ruler is like accompanying a tiger. However, even a tiger's poison will not eat its cubs. How can the Emperor be so cruel? He has no feelings for his wife. How sad."”
Just as they were talking, Jiang Zitong and her personal maid, Yun Bi, walked over. Seeing Concubine Huang's dispirited appearance, she asked anxiously,"Younger Sister went to the Longevity Immortal Palace, what was the result?”
Concubine Huang was extremely sad and explained everything one by one. When she mentioned that the Emperor wanted her to gouge out her eyes and clear her mind, Jiang Zitong's face paled. It was as if the whole world had collapsed in front of her. Tears choked her chest and she did not know how to say it. Her heart was numb.
" This demon!" the maid Yun Meng said through gritted teeth." He has the heart of a beast and the face of a human. He has nothing to fear." This servant will risk my life to find that evil person to reason with. Why did he treat the Empress like this? He is utterly heartless.”
Concubine Huang pulled her back and said," What are you going to do? Even I can't do anything about it. Not only did you lose your life in vain, but you've also made things worse for Sister. Her life is in danger."”
Yun Kuang's legs gave way as she knelt on the ground and wailed. She cursed,""The world is wronged, the world is wronged. The heavens have eyes, and they just watched the demoness wreak havoc. She is lawless. Alas…"
All the maids in the West Palace shed tears. Only Jiang Zitong was surprisingly calm. She smiled bitterly and said,"I, Jiang Zitong, have served the emperor for many years. I have the crown prince, Yin Jiao, and I usually take care of my husband and teach my children. Emperor Xin did not care about the relationship between husband and wife and tortured me. The relationship between me and him has been cut off. If it wasn't for the Crown Prince, he would have died smiling. Since he wants one of my eyes, why not give it to him?”
Concubine Huang stamped her feet with tears in her eyes and said," My sister, Daji is your mortal enemy. King Zhou wanted you dead." If you don't admit it, I'll cut you out for a day. Sister, don't be angry with your words. Why don't you be wronged first and admit to this great crime? The emperor won't kill you. At most, you will be banished to the cold palace. In the future, you might still have a chance to stand out.”
Yun Bi also knelt down and said," Your Majesty, think twice before you act. What Your Majesty Huang said is not without reason. One day, the heavens will open their eyes and avenge Your Majesty. Justice will be served."”
Jiang Zitong shook her head and replied," You're thinking too simply. I, Jiang Zitong, am well-versed in etiquette and etiquette. How can I go against my conscience and admit such a treasonous crime? I've humiliated my ancestors. I'm shameless." Moreover, the wife assassinated her husband and corrupted the cardinal guides, causing my father to be humiliated and become a disloyal traitor. I became a lowly person who corrupted the family and had a bad reputation for thousands of years. Furthermore, how could the Crown Prince Yin Jiao be content with his position? Do you think I can plead guilty rashly?”
Concubine Huang sobbed and said,"Sister gouged out her own eyes. Can you do it?"”
Empress Jiang replied pitifully," The heavens are about to kill me. Even if I were to be thrown into a cauldron and cut into pieces, it would still be my sin in my lifetime. Today, I will receive retribution." Even King Zhou's 'branding' punishment would be dealt with calmly.'I'm not afraid of being crushed into pieces, leaving only my innocence in the world.'If he could not prove his innocence, he would be worse than grass in the world.”
Jiang Zitong said this passionately because she understood that the person she cared about the most was often the person who hurt you the most. He understood that some things had to be held tightly and maintained. Letting go meant losing everything. There was no place in life. All good and evil were man-made. It was a blessing and not a curse. If it was a curse, it could not be avoided. He might as well face it. Even if it was heartbreaking, he had to move forward bravely.
Yun Kuang kowtowed several times with all his might, causing blood to flow out of his forehead. The blood flowed slowly and turned red like a burning rage…
The imperial officer arrived with a silver plate in his hand. A sharp knife was placed on the plate. It was glinting coldly and was shocking to the eyes. He read out the imperial edict in front of everyone: "The Emperor has ordered that if Empress Jiang refuses to acknowledge it, she will gouge out one of her eyes.”
Concubine Huang cried out,"Sister, quickly admit it."”
Jiang Zitong shook his head and said,"Even if I have to die, I won't hesitate.”
The imperial officials forced her in every possible way, but Empress Jiang refused to admit it. Helplessly, she ordered the guards to take action.
Jiang Zitong glared and shouted,"Don't you dirty hands tarnish my innocence. Bring me a knife and I'll kill myself.”
As she spoke, she reached out and took out a sharp knife from the silver plate. She gritted her teeth and gouged out her right eye. The eyeball fell out and blood spurted out, wetting her clothes. She screamed in pain and fainted on the ground.
The maid, Yun She, wailed as she went up to help her up. Imperial Consort Huang also hurriedly called for help. The wound was too deep, and the pain was so deep that it pierced into her bones. She could not wake up for a while.
The Western Palace was in chaos.
The imperial officer was also scared out of his wits. Trembling with fear, he placed the bloody eyeballs into a silver plate and said to Imperial Concubine Huang,""Your Majesty, please accept my condolences. The Emperor is still waiting for your news in the Longevity Immortal Palace.”
Concubine Huang wept bitterly and said,"The Queen mutilated herself and gouged out her eyes. Isn't that enough to prove her innocence? Must you kill them all?"
The imperial official carefully replied,"The Imperial Concubine personally presented the Queen's eyes to the Emperor. Isn't that more than enough to explain the problem?"”
Concubine Huang seemed to have woken up from a dream. She got on the carriage and went straight to Longevity Immortal Palace. King Zhou saw her and asked hurriedly,"Did that slut confess?"
Concubine Huang wept and said," Empress Jiang did not do anything wrong. The Emperor forced her to do so. She had no choice but to prove her innocence. She gouged out one of her eyes and fainted in the West Palace. Emperor, please take a look."
The imperial officer trembled as he brought Jiang Zitong's bloody right eye up. Seeing that it was really the eyes of Empress Jiang, King Zhou was shocked and fell on the dragon throne. After all, he had been respectful to the Queen for many years and had never blushed. Seeing this tragic scene today, he touched his sore spot and was surprised that his wife was so determined to gouge out her eyes. He was so determined and suffered so much pain and regret. He turned around and reprimanded Su Daji,"I believe your words. Let the Queen harm herself to prove her innocence. It's all because of the beauty that you acted rashly. This was the result. It will cause the officials to be dissatisfied and the people to complain. What should we do if we lose more than we gain?”
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