At the same time, in the Chengqing Hall of the Imperial Palace.
The Emperor sat high up on the dragon throne, and below the throne were the civil and military officials standing solemnly. Si Tingye and Si Hengqing stood expressionlessly at the head of the officials. Beside them were two people kneeling.
Both of them were wearing white prison uniforms, and their hair was still stained with a few straws. They looked extremely miserable. If it was in the past, no one would believe that the Empress and the Imperial Uncle of a country would be in such dire straits. But now, the truth was right in front of them, and they had no choice but to believe it.
The Emperor was expressionless. A flash of pain flashed across his eyes as he looked at the Empress. The one kneeling on the dragon throne was, in the end, the woman he loved! But the things that this woman said and did…
He recalled that day when he was poisoned and faked his death. This woman thought that he was already dead and was actually ecstatic. She even tried to murder all of his sons! Thinking of this, the Emperor's heart grew colder." Empress, what else do you have to say?”
The Empress's face was pale. The three days in prison made her seem ten years older. However, her eyes were still sharp and filled with unwillingness and madness.
The Empress did not say a word. Instead, it was the uncle who crawled a few steps forward and said impatiently,""Emperor, reporting to the emperor, all of this was forced by the empress, it was the empress who forced me to do this, it has nothing to do with me, emperor, I beg the emperor to be perceptive, perceptive!”
The Empress looked at her uncle in shock. This brother who had been inciting her to poison the Emperor, he actually…
She opened her mouth, but for a moment, the Empress did not say anything.
The Emperor's gaze was dark and gloomy. It was hard to tell whether he was happy or angry." Uncle, what did you say? Did the Empress force you to do this?"
The country uncle kowtowed repeatedly." Yes, Your Majesty. It was the Empress who forced me to do this. If I didn't do this, she would have killed me. I was forced to do so, Your Majesty!”
The Empress was so angry that she almost couldn't speak. She pointed at the country uncle and said angrily,""You're shameless!"
At this moment, the Imperial Uncle only wanted to save his own life and did not care about anything else. He kept throwing dirty water on the Empress, saying how vicious the Empress was, and what kind of evil deeds the Empress had done to force him to do things for her. He even said that the Empress poisoned the Emperor because she was promiscuous, and that she had hooked up with the guards in the palace and raised many pretty boys. In the end, he directly described the Empress as a scumbag who was unpardonable and could not be blamed even if she died.
The Empress's face was livid, and her pale face had an unnatural ruddiness due to anger. She couldn't help but cough in anger, but the Emperor didn't say a word. If the Emperor didn't speak, naturally no one else would speak. Therefore, only the sharp voice of the State Uncle echoed in the huge Chengqing Hall.
After a while, the uncle finally stopped and kowtowed again."Emperor, every word of this minister is true.”
The Emperor looked at the Empress, his eyes reserved and expressionless." Empress, what do you say?”
The Empress's mouth twitched, as if she wanted to laugh, but she couldn't. In the end, she kowtowed to the Emperor and said,"ChenQie has nothing to say. Everything is ChenQie's fault, but Lin 'er is young and he has been praying for you in the Celestial Master Residence all this time. He knows nothing about ChenQie's actions. ChenQie can only beg the Emperor to spare Lin' er's life. ChenQie will die without regrets!”As the Empress spoke, she kowtowed heavily, and blood immediately appeared on her forehead.
The Emperor nodded and stood up. He walked towards the Empress step by step and personally helped her up. He said heavily,"Zhen will take good care of our child!”
The Empress's tears flowed out and could no longer be stopped. However, the resentment in her eyes lessened a lot." ChenQie thanks Your Majesty for your kindness!”
The Emperor let go of the Empress and retreated a few steps with his back facing the officials. He stood with his hands behind his back and said,"Pass on my decree. The current empress, the country's uncle, poisoned the current emperor and committed many crimes. He intended to rebel and the evidence is conclusive. The country's uncle did not repent and even fabricated something out of thin air. He slandered and insulted the people of the royal family.”After a pause, she continued," Although the Empress has repented, her crimes cannot be forgiven. Give her a cup of poisoned wine and remove her title as Empress. After she dies, she cannot be buried in the Imperial Tombs!"”
The Empress knelt down with tears in her eyes." Thank you, Your Majesty.”
The uncle was terrified and struggled with all his might." No, Your Majesty, don't…"
The guards escorted the empress and the uncle out of Chengqing Hall. The group walked far away, but Chengqing Hall was still silent. In just a few days, the Empress and the Imperial Uncle, who once had power in the court, had fallen into such a state. They had vanished into thin air. No one could relax.
After a long while, the Emperor narrowed his eyes and turned to look at the officials,""The Third Prince, Si Tingye, and the Sixth Prince, Si Hengqing, have contributed greatly to the elimination of the rebels. Tell me, what do you want?”The last sentence was said to Si Tingye and Si Hengqing.
Si Hengqing cupped his hands and said," Father, you are wrong. This time, it is not your son and Third Brother who contributed greatly. It is someone else!"”
"Oh?" The Emperor raised his eyebrows." Qing 'er, tell me.”
Si Hengqing glanced at Si Tingye and saw that the latter's face was dark and seemed to be unhappy. He couldn't help but be stunned and said,""Third Brother, Third Sister-in-law has done a great service. Aren't you happy?”
Si Tingye's lips twitched, but Si Hengqing did not look at him. Instead, he looked at the Emperor and said,""Imperial Father, when you were poisoned by the Golden Ring Snake, everyone was helpless. It was Third Sister-in-law who refined the antidote and saved you. Third Brother was also poisoned and was also saved by Third Sister-in-law. Therefore, Third Sister-in-law is the one who contributed the most.”
Hearing Si Hengqing's words, the Emperor's interest was piqued. However, he was a little speechless at Si Hengqing's description and could only remind him,""Qing `er, which third sister-in-law is this?”
" Uh…" Si Hengqing was stunned when he heard that. He scratched his head and continued,""Hehe, it's Minister Ning's daughter, Ning Ruqiu.”
The Emperor nodded. Although he had never heard of Ning Ruqiu, it didn't stop him from giving out an edict to reward those who had rendered meritorious service. He said,""Lan Mo!"
Lan Mo took a step forward and knelt on one knee."I'm here."
The Emperor nodded." Zhen orders you to invite Qiu 'er over. Zhen wants to reward her heavily! Minister Ning, you raised a good daughter!”
Hearing this, an old man who was standing in front of the officials hurriedly walked out and respectfully bowed to the Emperor. He said,"Your Majesty is too kind." But his heart was filled with anxiety. How come he never knew that his daughter had such ability? In his impression, wasn't Ning Ruqiu supposed to be a submissive waste?
The people in the court were undoubtedly interested in Ning Ruqiu. The Emperor had sent General Bai Sheng to personally bring Ning Ruqiu into the palace. He had said to invite him instead of bringing him here. This undoubtedly showed that the Emperor valued Ning Ruqiu greatly.
Now, the only people who were unhappy in the court were Ning Ruqiu's father, Ning Qixing, and Si Tingye. Ning Qixing's thoughts were very simple. The person he had always looked down on had suddenly become a great hero. Even if this person was his daughter, with Ning Qixing's magnanimity, he would not be able to accept it in a short period of time. As for Si Tingye, who knew why he was sulking.
On the other side, Ning Ruqiu had already left the Ye Palace happily with Xiao Tao and Zixi. The three of them were quite happy, especially Zixi. She looked around excitedly along the way.
Ning Ruqiu planned to return to the Ning Mansion first. Although she didn't like that place very much, there were still the relics of the original owner's mother there. Logically speaking, she had to go and take those relics with her before she could set off in peace.
Unexpectedly, they had just walked a short distance when they were blocked by a group of hooligans. A few of them were wearing strange clothes and looked at Ning Ruqiu and the other two with lewd eyes.
"Little beauty, where are you going? Do you need me to protect you along the way?”
Ning Ruqiu and Zixi frowned at the same time but didn't move. Xiao Tao shrunk her body and hid behind Zixi.
"Yo, why aren't you talking? Haha, I like this kind of cold girl.”As the hooligan spoke, his greasy and dirty hands touched Ning Ruqiu's face.
Zixi raised her eyebrows and was about to attack, but Ning Ruqiu bit her head. She protected Xiao Tao and suddenly grabbed the gangster's wrist and pulled him. The gangster was caught off guard and couldn't stand still. He was immediately pulled by Ning Ruqiu and fell to the ground. Ning Ruqiu aimed at another gangster and swept his right leg. The gangster didn't even have time to groan before he fell to the ground. Ning Ruqiu exerted all his strength and quickly threw four or five gangsters to the ground with the speed of autumn wind sweeping leaves. They were all unconscious. For a moment, the sound of people inhaling cold air rose and fell.
It was broad daylight and there were still many commoners on the streets. Seeing Ning Ruqiu being so brave, many people scrambled to clap. One of the older aunties pulled Ning Ruqiu and said,""Young lady, you should leave quickly. These people are related to the officials, so they dare to act tyrannically in broad daylight. Usually, they bully men and women, and no one dares to stop them.”
Ning Ruqiu frowned and was about to speak when a gentle voice entered her ears." Everyone, don't worry. This General will deal with these ruffians."”
Ning Ruqiu looked up and saw Lan Mo looking at her with a smile.
"So it's General Bai Sheng!"
"That's great. These bastards can't escape now!”
Among the commoners, there were obviously many knowledgeable people who knew Lan Mo. Lan Mo cupped his fists at everyone and said,"Everyone, don't worry. In the past, Lan Mo didn't know about this. Now that he knows, he won't let it go. Everyone, I will personally supervise these people and make sure they don't cause trouble for others!”
"Good!" All the onlookers applauded. Lan Mo nodded and motioned for everyone to disperse. He then looked at Ning Ruqiu and said,"Lady Ning, the Emperor wants to see you."
Ning Ruqiu frowned." Emperor? See me?"
"Yes." Lan Mo nodded." The Sixth Prince reported your contributions to the Emperor. The Emperor was very happy and wanted to confer you a title."”
Ning Ruqiu's frown deepened." Seal? Seal what? Si Tingye and I are no longer husband and wife, what's there to add?”# Cancel all reviews: wdd201302 Time:111420185: 56PM #
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