What a devoted lover!

Just like his father!

The Empress Dowager's expression grew increasingly grim.

Meanwhile, Dong E Wan Yue, kneeling on the ground, had a pale face from the cold.

"When did you two begin this secret affair?!" The Empress Dowager held her teacup, looking at Dong'e Wanyue on the ground, but her thoughts were on Hailanzhu.

The woman who came under the guise of visiting and keeping her company ended up sleeping with her husband.

Is there a distinction between being proactive and initiating a sexual encounter?

Ha, seduction, lure!

This kind of weak and helpless woman is best at that.

Upon receiving the news, she was immediately filled with disgust for the Empress.

After all, it's undignified to tear off the fig leaf.

She even thought it was the Empress's doing.

In just a short while, seeing the emperor's absolutely infatuated expression and the weak and helpless state of this lowly maid, the murderous intent in his heart became uncontrollable.

What she hated even more was this son, who looked exactly like Huang Taiji!

"Your Majesty, I am guilty. I beg Your Majesty to punish me. It is all my fault and has nothing to do with the Emperor!"

As Dong'e Wanyue pondered, she made up her mind.

After all, no mother wants her son to be tainted.

Therefore, the one who is wrong can only be her.

She was betting on the Empress Dowager's maternal heart and Emperor Shunzhi's guilt.

After all, she has no way out now, and isn't this also an opportunity?

However, while she could grasp Shunzhi's heart, she misjudged the Empress Dowager's intentions.

Would the Empress Dowager believe that they were truly in love?

No.

Would the Empress Dowager think that she was truly in love with the Emperor?

No.

She felt even more disgusted with Dong'e Wanyue.

Listening to her mournful words, the Empress Dowager seemed to see Hailanzhu in the same state back then.

He knelt before her, disheveled, and told her it was her fault, not the Emperor's.

Indeed, they are both the same despicable scoundrels!

Meanwhile, Shunzhi, who was waiting, felt incredibly soft-hearted.

"Oh? What did you do wrong?" The Empress Dowager suddenly laughed.

"Your Majesty, I should not have been infatuated with you, causing you to be the subject of gossip!" Dong'e Wanyue said, downplaying the seriousness of the matter.

"Ha! You dare to do it but are afraid of what people will say? Is this how the Dong'e family educates their children?!" The Empress Dowager felt it was pointless for her to talk to her.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty!" Dong'e Wanyue prostrated herself deeply on the ground.

"First, you have not been virtuous as a woman. Second, you have defiled the palace. Third, you have brought shame upon the royal family. Do you acknowledge these things?"

The Empress Dowager helped Sumalagu to her feet, looking down at Dong'e Wanyue as if she were an ant.

"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong!" Dong'e Wanyue trembled with fear.

"I'm punishing you, will you accept it?" The Empress Dowager had a plan in mind, but she didn't mind collecting some interest first.

"Your Majesty, I know my crime!" Dong'e Wanyue's face turned deathly pale in an instant.

A moment later, the woman's muffled groans and slapping sounds rang out.

Emperor Shunzhi was startled and rushed in.

You could see that his little heart was red and swollen, and some parts of his face were even broken.

Dong Eshi's face was swollen and her eyes were brimming with tears, and Shunzhi looked away.

He angrily shouted at the Empress Dowager, "Your Majesty, how could you do this?"

Whether he was angry that the Empress Dowager had slapped his face or his precious heart, only he himself knows.

"What, am I not allowed to discipline her? Putting aside the fact that she has a husband, even if she didn't, what kind of princess would be so disrespectful?!"

The Empress Dowager was increasingly disappointed in Shunzhi at this point.

She could understand if they had different political views, and she could also understand if he disliked the Mongolian concubines.

But could a woman like this really make him lose all his reason?!

"It was my son who forced her into this relationship!" Shunzhi said arrogantly, holding Dong'e Wanyue tightly and refusing to let go.

"Yes, so tomorrow, the entire capital will know that the emperor has taken his subject's wife!" The Empress Dowager sneered.

"That's because the Empress is outspoken!" Shunzhi decisively pinned the blame on Xue Li's forehead.

"Even if the Empress doesn't say it, who doesn't know in their heart?! Do you think they're blind?"

After all, both mother and son understood that there were plenty of spies in the palace.

Shunzhi's expression changed, but he remained stubborn.

"That's because she didn't know her place!" But no sooner had Shunzhi finished speaking than a bolt of lightning struck him from nowhere.

Shunzhi's face darkened immediately.

The Empress Dowager's right hand trembled slightly, but she still managed to say something.

"No matter what the Empress is like, she still commands the people's gratitude towards the imperial family. You like this lady so much, but putting aside the terrible situation you might put her in, think about how the world will view you!"

"...Your son will clear away all obstacles!" Shunzhi said after a long pause.

The Empress Dowager said nothing more.

No matter what she said, the emperor would always oppose her.

Perhaps that initial three-tenths of his affection turned into seven-tenths due to her opposition.

On her way back to the palace, the Empress Dowager's face appeared ghostly in the darkness.

If both Hailanzhu and her son died, then so too would Dong'e's fate.

For a moment, the Empress Dowager seemed to have returned to her youth.

The Empress was skipped over, and Dong E Wan Yue was designated as the opponent.

She has no shortage of patience, and what she enjoys most is watching flowers wither.

Meanwhile, Sherry watched the commotion while hugging her blanket.

Aside from seeing Dong E Wan Yue being beaten, she felt a surge of energy.

Afterwards, she couldn't help but feel sleepy, but when Shunzhi scolded her repeatedly, she made hand seals and drew talismans to strike him with lightning, just to scare him.

After Shunzhi became enemies with the world, he actually wanted to hug and kiss people.

But now that Dong'e Wanyue's face was swollen like a pig's head, all his romantic thoughts vanished instantly.

I suddenly remembered that today is New Year's Day.

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