Chapter 129 Sneaking

Hearing this question, Dou Jingwan's heart beat like a drum, her curled eyelashes trembled like butterfly wings, and cold sweat gradually seeped out of her back, soaking her inner clothes bit by bit.

"Answer me." Xiao Jingfan's voice was low, and two little men were reflected in the depths of his eyes as deep as a lake.

Dou Jingwan stared at herself in Xiao Jingfan's eyes, her delicate lips parted, "Your Majesty..."

She paused, pursed her lips, and lowered her eyes to avoid Xiao Jingfan's gaze. Her voice was as gentle as usual, "...I have never thought that I have given my whole heart to Your Majesty and only hope for Your Majesty's well-being. How could I have attempted to murder the royal heir? I am innocent, Your Majesty..."

Before he could finish his words, the big hand that was pinching his jaw suddenly slid to his neck and tightened instantly.

"Ugh!" Dou Jingwan was so frightened that her eyes widened as far as possible. She tilted her head back and her head was cramping. Driven by the desire to survive, she used both hands to pry away the big hand that was taking her breath away.

How dare you lie to him!

Xiao Jingfan felt ridiculous for being soft-hearted because of the little bit of affection between husband and wife. His heart was filled with murderous intent. He stared at the struggling beauty with his eyes and used more and more force with his hands.

The others were so frightened by this scene that they held their breath. Zhou Yuande moved his feet, as if wanting to persuade him, but looking at the emperor's murderous face, he stood still for fear of death and dared not utter a word.

[Oh my god! Oh my god! Concubine Rong's face has turned the color of liver, her eyes are rolling, and her neck is about to break! Ahhhh! Watching this murder scene will give you nightmares! ! !]

Chu Liuzheng didn't dare to look anymore. He lowered his head, closed his eyes tightly, and wished he could close his ears as well. At the same time, he let out countless meaningless screams in his heart.

Xiao Jingfan, who could only hear someone screaming, said: "..."

It’s so noisy!!!

He suddenly loosened his grip and let go of the white neck.

Without support, Dou Jingwan immediately fell to the ground. The air suddenly entered her lungs, choking her and causing her to cover her neck and cough continuously.

"Empress." Xianglu crawled over and hugged her, reaching out to stroke her back, her face full of tear marks.

The fear of dying just now still lingered in Dou Jingwan's mind. When Xianglu put her hand over, she trembled and subconsciously supported herself to move backwards, just wanting to stay away from that murderous man, as far away as possible.

She felt terrified just by seeing the black hem of the dress.

[Ah, Concubine Rong has gone PTSD on the tyrant. The handprints on her neck are quite obvious. The tyrant's grip must have been quite strong. It looks painful, but... it shouldn't be as painful as when my hands were burned to pieces, right?]

After finding that there was no bloodshed, Chu Liuzheng dared to continue watching.

Thinking of his experience in Huaqing Palace, the grievances he was forced to swallow, and his hands still wrapped in gauze, Chu Liuzheng could no longer feel sympathy for Dou Jingwan.

If even her enemies sympathized with her, she would have died in this palace long ago.

As Xiao Jingfan let go, the others also recovered their breath, but they all kept their mouths shut, not daring to make a sound, for fear of angering the emperor and being strangled.

"Take her away." Xiao Jingfan didn't look at Dou Jingwan again, as if the person kneeling on the ground was not a rare and beautiful woman in the world, but the small flowers and grass that can be seen everywhere on the roadside.

Immediately, two maids came forward to pull Dou Jingwan.

Dou Jingwan's legs were so weak that she couldn't stand at all. She was almost forcibly carried out. The hem of her complicated and gorgeous skirt slid across the threshold, and seemed to have lost its luster along with the owner's changed circumstances.

Chu Liuzheng's eyes followed the skirt as it drifted away, and he sighed in his heart.

This is the world where imperial power reigns supreme. With a single word from the emperor, one can either lift someone to the pinnacle of fame or condemn them to hell. One moment, she was a glorious and admired imperial concubine, the next, a noblewoman fleeing in disgrace, nearly losing her life. If it weren't for other circumstances, she'd likely be completely forgotten in the palace.

[Then the question is, have I taken revenge or not? ]

Chu Liuzheng was a little unsure. She had to come in person to take revenge, but she didn't do anything and her enemy was in trouble. Did it count?

After struggling for a while, she chose to give up.

Even if she's demoted to a noble lady, she's still the master. The Dou family hasn't collapsed yet. With the Dou family's support, Noble Lady Dou is definitely better than a little palace maid like me. Let's just let things take their course and talk about it later when there's a chance.

Chu Liuzheng has always been a broad-minded person. She secretly glanced at the tall figure in the hall and felt envious.

Being the emperor is still the best. You can do whatever you want, and revenge is a snap. No wonder so many people want to overthrow the emperor and take the throne themselves. They even produced the imperial edict. Fortunately, the tyrant didn't know about it, otherwise there would be rivers of blood.

Xiao Jingfan, who was about to sit back down: ! !

Last will and testament!

What will?

Whose will?

[Tsk tsk, the wicked emperor is so careless that two copies of the imperial edict with the imperial seal have been leaked. If he hadn't been quick, who knows how many more would have leaked out.]

Hearing the words "Emperor of Ethics", Xiao Jingfan stumbled and almost hit his head on the armrest of the chair.

Zhou Yuande was startled and hurriedly supported the man, shouting, "Call the imperial physician!"

The imperial physicians were waiting outside. When they heard Zhou Yuande's call, they came in carrying their medicine boxes.

A group of imperial doctors surrounded Xiao Jingfan and examined him.

Xiao Jingfan's eyes were filled with faces, and he waved his hands in annoyance, "I'm fine."

The despised imperial doctors: "..."

Concubine Shu gently advised, "Your Majesty, let the imperial physician take your pulse."

"No need." Xiao Jingfan refused flatly and insisted on driving all the imperial doctors out.

At this moment, a cry of surprise suddenly rang out from the hall: "Empress!"

When everyone heard the sound, they looked and found that the person who screamed was Chunlian, and Yunfei, who was leaning against her, had her eyes closed and had fainted.

So, the imperial physician who had just walked out of the palace was called back, and the person he was examining was Concubine Yun.

After a round of consultations, the final conclusion was: Yun Fei was too weak and lacked strength after the miscarriage, and needed to be well taken care of.

[Concubine Yun was clearly feigning unconsciousness. Of all the imperial doctors, not a single one noticed? Are all of them mediocre?]

After hearing the diagnosis, Chu Liuzheng couldn't help but doubt the medical skills of the imperial doctors.

If Wu Yuanshi could hear Chu Liuzheng's inner voice, he would definitely complain to her.

Do you know how difficult it is to be a royal physician?

Of course he knew that Concubine Yun was not having a miscarriage, nor was she truly fainting, but he couldn't tell anyone without the Emperor's order! !

God knows what their Majesty is trying to do?

What does Xiao Jingfan want to do?

He wanted Chu Liuzheng to explain what the will was all about!

But Chu Liuzheng's attention had obviously been drawn away, and he didn't intend to continue. Thinking of this, Xiao Jingfan couldn't help but glare at his eunuch in anger.

I didn't fall to death, so couldn't you wait until the woman finished speaking before shouting?

Manager Zhou: ???

Your Majesty was glaring at him just now, right?

Why?

The chief eunuch felt that the emperor had become increasingly disliked him recently, and he suddenly felt a sense of crisis that his position was in jeopardy.

No, he had to do something.

What to do?

Zhou Yuande secretly paid attention to Xiao Jingfan's expression and found that his Majesty was always looking towards the door, or he would take a quick glance and then quickly look away.

This sneaky little expression is so familiar.

The tired eunuch decided to lend a helping hand to his majesty.

So... he brought Chu Liuzheng over and stood next to Xiao Jingfan.

Chu Liuzheng: ???