"Ha, His Majesty is always ruthless and decisive. He kills whomever he wants. Does he ever consider the feelings of that family?"

Consort Shu gritted her teeth fiercely and said, word by word, "It's because of her face."

That face that would make both men and women happy!

As long as that face is there, even if Gu Jiangli makes a huge mess of things, His Majesty might demote her to a commoner or exile her to the Northwest, but he would never kill her!

Consort Shu clenched her fingers so tightly they gripped her flesh, leaving a row of nail marks on her palm.

The pain gradually brought her back to consciousness.

"No, we can't let her get away with this. We can't let her reveal the secret. At the very least... at the very least, we can't let His Majesty see her again!"

"Your Highness, what do you want?" asked Granny Du.

The murderous intent in Consort Shu's eyes had reached its peak.

She walked to the desk, sat down, took out her pen and ink and hurriedly wrote two lines of characters, then folded them into a small square about the size of two fingers and placed them in Granny Du's hand.

"Granny, give it to that person, give it to him personally."

Knowing the seriousness of the matter, Granny Du did not hesitate and rushed out of Chengen Hall with the note in her hand.

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At the same time, Xiao Dingyuan also sat down at the dining table to eat.

Looking at the table full of exquisite dishes, they tasted bland and tasteless.

Every dish the palace maid placed in his bowl reminded him of that slender figure.

With such thin clothes, won't she be cold in winter?

Will she like the dishes sent by the imperial kitchen today?

There was nothing in Yilan Palace. What did she do when she was bored?

Should she atone for her own sins? Or should she pray for my well-being?

I imprisoned her for two years. Will she harbor resentment towards me?

No, what right does she have to complain about me?

She made mistakes back then and didn't repent. These are punishments for her, and she should accept them gladly.

How could she possibly blame me?

But Wen Deqing said she eats spoiled food every day and lives a very hard life. Does she think that all of this is caused by me?

Does she dare?

As the ruler of a nation, my punishment of anyone is in accordance with the will of Heaven.

If she's not doing well, it's because she doesn't know how to back down!

hateful!

It took them two years to learn their lesson?

What were you doing all those years ago?

The palace maid serving him food trembled more and more as she saw his increasingly gloomy face.

Those who served him understood what the emperor's expression meant.

This means he's about to get angry.

When the emperor gets angry, it means someone is going to be punished!

But which dish is it that he doesn't like?

He should have just said it outright!

The atmosphere at the dinner table was unusually strange and somber.

Suddenly, an eunuch walked in from outside the hall, breaking the suffocating atmosphere.

"Your Majesty, Daoist Liu requests an audience."

Everyone instinctively closed their eyes and let out a long sigh of relief.

Great! It's Master Liu! They're finally saved!