Chapter 318: Why does Xie Zhe like to sterilize people so much?

Pei Lin ignored them and stared at Wen Xingluo, "You can't escape. Restoring the Wei Dynasty is your destiny."

Wen Xingluo felt annoyed when she heard him talk, even the green pear tea cake in front of her lost its fragrance.

She wiped her fingertips with a silk handkerchief, got up without a word and went to the bed.

She pulled the curtain tightly, blocking everyone's view.

Pei Lin gripped the fence and repeated, "Wei Ning, you can't escape!"

Wen Rulei shouted, "Eunuch Pei, why don't you look at my elder brother? How can a girl like Wen Xingluo understand the importance of being an emperor? This matter depends on my elder brother!"

Pei Lin glared at them coldly, "A bunch of eunuchs, you also want to inherit the throne?"

"Who are you scolding?!" Wen Ruyun was annoyed, "Aren't you a eunuch?!"

"I'm scolding you! Trash!"

"You are the loser! A rootless loser!"

"Three useless ungrateful bastards who only rely on their sister, plus a placenta-raised idiot, the combined brains of all four of them are no match for a pig's!"

“Pei Lin!!!”

Pei Lin fought against four people at once and was not at a disadvantage at all.

Seeing the two groups arguing fiercely across the corridor, Mei Chuyi knelt on the straw pile and laughed coldly, "Forgive me for being blunt, but all of you are trash."

Everyone looked at her.

Mei Chuyi smoothed her messy hair and sneered, "If Wei Si's goal is to restore her country, relying solely on a few of you, then there's no hope of restoring her country in this life, let alone the next. Wei Si, she won't be the winner."

Pei Lin stared at her with a half-smile, his words extremely harsh, "You think you've won over our eldest princess? You probably don't know yet, your two brothers died young because of Xie Zhe's handiwork. Your childlessness isn't due to your own health, but because Xie Zhe had given you a sterilizing drug a long time ago. Mei Chuyi, you've shared a bed with Xie Zhe for twenty years. Don't you really know what kind of person he is?"

The air became stagnant.

Mei Chuyi's face was hidden in her drooping black hair, making it impossible to see her expression.

The Wen brothers and sisters looked horrified.

Wen Yueyin swallowed and said awkwardly, "This Xie Zhe, why does he like sterilizing people so much? He even doesn't spare his own queen... Was he a pig castrator in the village in his previous life?"

Wen Ruyun was disdainful. "Mei Chuyi must have done something wrong, so she was treated like this. She doesn't deserve our sympathy. Instead of blaming others, why not reflect on yourself?"

Wen Rulei nodded, "Second brother, what you said makes sense."

…

All the events that happened today have spread throughout the palace.

Concubine Zhang sat under the eaves of the palace, holding the brocade quilt used by Xie Xiang. When she learned that the Wen brothers and sisters were plotting a rebellion, she was shocked, "They have military power?!"

The maid shook her head, "No."

"Any allies?"

"No."

"Could it be that there is an expert behind the scenes giving guidance?"

“It seems not.”

Concubine Zhang raised an eyebrow. "There's nothing going on. What kind of rebellion are they planning? Are they crazy?!"

The maid half-knelt and massaged her legs. "Everyone in the palace says so. His Majesty has already imprisoned the Wen brothers and sisters. I don't think they can get up again. After all, plotting to usurp the throne is a capital crime punishable by beheading."

"Serves her right." Concubine Zhang sneered, "Wei Si has finally experienced the same pain as me. I'm sure she's cried herself to death by now, right?"

"Well..." the little palace maid stammered, "Your Majesty, His Majesty has appointed Wei Si as the Queen, and the ceremony will be held in seven days."

Concubine Zhang looked at her suddenly, "Wei Si is crowned queen?!"

The little maid nodded nervously, "Exactly!"

Concubine Zhang breathed rapidly. "What kind of feelings does His Majesty have for her?! Her children have rebelled, how can she still be the Queen?! Shouldn't she be implicated and imprisoned?!"

Recalling something, she asked with a pale face, "If she becomes the queen, then what about Mei Chuyi? Does His Majesty want to have two queens?!"

"Your Majesty, you may not know that Empress Mei has been demoted to a commoner. It is said that she is the real culprit behind the murder of Your Highness and the Princess!"

Concubine Zhang held on tightly to the quilt.

Mei Chuyi...

Is she really the murderer who killed Xiang'er and Rui'er?

Or maybe... he is the scapegoat pushed by His Majesty?

Concubine Zhang couldn't understand Xie Zhe's plan.

Thinking of the night when Xiang'er died, Xie Zhe looked indifferent. Although it was already the beginning of summer, Concubine Zhang still couldn't help feeling cold all over.

The young maid consoled him, "Perhaps His Majesty wanted to use Wei Si to accomplish something, and that's why he suddenly made her his empress. After all, the Wen brothers and sisters were truly plotting a rebellion, and His Majesty hates it most when others covet his position. Once he's done using Wei Si, His Majesty will surely behead her and her children together!"

"By that time, the Central Palace will be without a master, and the most likely person to ascend the throne will be you, Your Majesty! Moreover, you still have His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. His Royal Highness has always been filial and is most beloved by His Majesty. He will definitely not go crazy and rebel like the Wen brothers and sisters, and incur His Majesty's dislike!"

Concubine Zhang took a deep breath.

Because of Xiang'er's death, her feelings for Xie Zhe are no longer as pure as before.

She was afraid of Xie Zhe and she resented Xie Zhe.

Now all her hopes can only be placed on the prince.

She calmed down and said slowly, "You are right. No matter who is the Queen, the Crown Prince is my child. As long as the Crown Prince behaves himself, the world will be his sooner or later. I am different from Wei Si after all. My child will not be as rebellious and lawless as hers."

…

Seven days later, the queen's coronation ceremony arrived as scheduled.

Although time was tight, the palace was still decorated with lights and colors to create a grand and extraordinary atmosphere.

It was only early in the morning when all the civil and military officials entered the palace with their families, waiting for the auspicious time to arrive, and then they followed the emperor and empress to worship heaven and earth and pay respect to their ancestors.

On the white marble square in front of the Golden Palace, Concubine Zhang stood at the head of the concubines in her court robes.

She wiped the sweat from her face, glanced at the men opposite her, and frowned.

No one knew what the prince was busy with. He didn't show up on such an important day.