Invulnerable to swords and spears.
She won't listen to either soft or hard approaches.
There's absolutely nothing we can do about her!
Xu Lingqing sat down on the ground dejectedly, regaining her composure: "You went to great lengths to kidnap me, you must have something to say. Why don't we talk? I am, after all, a princess sent to Japan for a political marriage."
"Xu Lingqing, how about I send you back to Japan?" Song Yue interrupted her with a smile: "The new emperor of Japan is cruel and tyrannical, but he's somewhat infatuated with you. If I send you back..."
Seeing Xu Lingqing's expression change, Song Yue grinned.
Realizing she had been tricked, Xu Lingqing was both angry and furious: "Song Yue, you did this on purpose!"
Song Yue raised her hand and ordered someone to take Xu Lingqing to a side room. She said, "Don't try to escape, because if you try to run away, I will personally cut off one of your arms and cut you into pieces."
Her words carried a chilling wind that brushed against the back of Xu Lingqing's neck, and from bottom to top, a hint of fear appeared in Xu Lingqing's eyes.
When someone else says this, it might be a threat.
But Song Yue is a madwoman, she can definitely do it!
...
Ning'an Palace
Before Zhao Zhiyan could even see Empress Dowager Xu upon entering the palace, she fell ill and vomited blood, prompting several imperial physicians to surround Ning'an Palace.
"The Empress Dowager was angered."
"How can I not be angry about something so shameful?"
"well!"
The palace maids and eunuchs whispered among themselves in the long corridor.
Zhao Zhiyan's eyelids twitched, and he had a vague sense of foreboding. After waiting for about an hour, Empress Dowager Xu woke up.
"Tell that bitch to get in here!"
Empress Dowager Xu's angry shouts echoed down the corridor.
Zhao Zhiyan frowned.
"Your Majesty, Consort Rou is ill. The Eighth Prince has come."
"Sick? How can this wretch still have the nerve to live?" Empress Dowager Xu's angry curses came one after another, unbearable to hear.
A moment later, the young eunuch invited Zhao Zhiyan inside.
When Zhao Zhiyan entered, his face was ashen. Empress Dowager Xu, sitting on the couch, picked up a teacup from the table and threw it at him, but Zhao Zhiyan dodged it.
"Kneel down!" Empress Dowager Xu roared.
Zhao Zhiyan hesitated for a moment, then knelt on the ground.
"Get out!"
The palace servants withdrew.
Empress Dowager Xu clutched her chest and said, word by word, "Your mother, Consort Rou, couldn't bear the loneliness while guarding the imperial tombs and had an affair. Did you know that?"
"Impossible!" Zhao Zhiyan stood up abruptly, his face grim. "Empress Dowager, don't slander my mother. She would never do such a thing."
"Hmph! They've come all the way to me to complain, and you still dare to deny it!" Empress Dowager Xu's face turned cold as she threw a portrait at Zhao Zhiyan: "After your mother was sent to the imperial mausoleum, you provided her with financial assistance on several occasions. Your mother bribed the guards..."
She disguised herself as a maid and left the imperial mausoleum. She found a family in Wangyun Village, ten miles away, and claimed she had been separated from her family and was living with them!
Empress Dowager Xu angrily exclaimed, "How could the royal family do such a disgraceful thing!"
The man's portrait fell to the ground and was picked up by Zhao Zhiyan. He held it in his hand and examined it carefully. He was about thirty years old and his appearance was not handsome, but he was still decent-looking.
"If you don't believe me, take your mother's portrait and walk around Wangyun Village, and you'll know the truth!" Empress Dowager Xu said angrily, "Once this matter is exposed, what will the ancestors who buried the imperial tombs think?"
Zhao Zhiyan gripped the portrait tightly and demanded angrily, "Where is he?"
"Don't expect to find the person." Empress Dowager Xu sighed. "I will keep this a secret for you. As long as you promise me one thing, I will make this disappear without a trace."
Zhao Zhiyan's eyes flickered.
Empress Dowager Xu said, "I want the imperial pardon you have!"
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