Chapter 62 Two Barking Dogs
Seeing Tang Li holding the wine cup, dawdling and not putting it to her lips, the Empress Dowager on the high platform maintained a smile on her face, but the patience in her eyes was about to run out.
She slightly turned her head and gave a wink to the two concubines below her who had just been "betrothed".
An army is raised for a thousand days, but used for only one.
If they want to get into the Regent's Palace, why don't they come out and bite people now?
Upon receiving the Empress Dowager's order, Zhao Wan'er, who appeared gentle and virtuous, was the first to stand up.
She straightened her skirt, took light steps, and walked to the center of the hall. She gave a soft, delicate bow to Tang Li, her voice so gentle it seemed like it could be squeezed for water, yet every word was barbed:
"Sister, what's wrong with you?"
Zhao Wan'er frowned slightly, looking at the wine glass in Tang Li's hand with a worried expression:
"This is 'Harmony Wine' brewed by the Empress Dowager herself, a tremendous favor. Why are you making such a fuss and delaying drinking it? Could it be that... you dislike the Empress Dowager's gift?"
She clutched her chest, looking terrified.
"This is a grave offense of disrespect! Although you come from a humble background... well, you should know that both thunder and rain are acts of imperial favor. If you keep this up, where will the Empress Dowager's face be?"
What a clever tactic of moral blackmail!
In just a few words, he elevated "not drinking poisoned wine" to the level of "disrespecting imperial authority".
Tang Li looked at this hypocrite who spouted nothing but righteousness and morality, and sneered inwardly.
dislike?
I only drink it because I'm tired of living!
Before Tang Li could even retort, Li Shuang, another hot-tempered woman, couldn't sit still any longer.
She was the daughter of a military general, and had a fiery personality. She had long disliked Tang Li, this illegitimate daughter who was occupying a position without doing anything.
In her opinion, as long as she could get Tang Li to drink this cup of wine and be publicly humiliated and deposed, the position of the principal wife would be hers sooner or later!
"Why waste your breath on her!"
Li Shuang suddenly stood up, grabbed the wine pot from the table, and strode over.
Relying on her rudimentary martial arts skills, she aggressively approached Tang Li, her face filled with undisguised contempt and malice:
"If you, elder sister, are too weak to hold the cup, or are afraid of the bitterness and dare not drink it, then let your younger sister serve you!"
Li Shuang walked up to Tang Li, reaching for Tang Li's wrist with one hand and snatching the wine glass with the other, as if to force her to drink:
"Here! Let your little sister feed you! This is a blessing I must accept!"
This is hardly a drinking contest.
This is clearly an act of violence!
The Empress Dowager sat on the high platform, a cold smile playing on her lips, and did not stop it.
She wanted to see whether Tang Li would drink this cup of wine or not!
Tang Li did not confront Li Shuang's outstretched hand.
She flinched like a startled little rabbit, letting out a short gasp:
"Oh no! Sister, don't come any closer... I'm scared..."
As she moved, the jade cup in her hand "accidentally" shook violently.
"Splash."
A few drops of amber-colored wine splashed out, spilling onto the table and even landing on Pei Yunjing's spotless black sleeves.
Seeing this, Li Shuang became even more audacious: "What are you afraid of! You won't be afraid after you drink it!"
Her hand was about to touch Tangli's shoulder.
In that very instant.
Pei Yunjing, who had been sitting to the side as if he were detached from the matter, slightly raised his hand and pinched the ivory chopsticks on the table between his fingertips.
With a flick of the wrist.
"Whoosh—!!!"
A sharp, piercing sound, like a ghostly howl, exploded in everyone's ears.
Before Li Shuang could react to what was happening, she felt a gust of wind brush past her cheek, followed by a burning pain.
"Tap!"
The ivory chopsticks that were originally used to pick up food flew past Li Shuang's cheek like a sharp arrow and deeply embedded themselves in the red lacquered pillar behind her, which required three people to hug!
penetrating!
Its tail end was still trembling violently, emitting a buzzing sound.
A few strands of broken hair drifted gently down from Li Shuang's ears.
If it were just one inch off.
This chopstick didn't pierce the pillar, it pierced her brain!
"ah--!!!"
Li Shuang stood frozen in place for a full two breaths before letting out a shrill scream.
He felt as if his bones had been removed; his legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground, trembling as he covered his bleeding cheek.
Everyone stared in horror at the man sitting in his seat, slowly wiping his fingers.
Pei Yunjing didn't even glance at Li Shuang on the ground, as if he had just casually swatted away an annoying fly.
He tilted his head slightly, looking at Tang Li's frightened face, then glanced at the woman sprawled on the ground. His thin lips parted slightly, and he coldly uttered two words:
"Get out of here."
The sound wasn't loud, but it carried a murderous aura as powerful as mountains of corpses and seas of blood, making everyone present's hearts pound wildly.
"How dare you touch my queen?"
He raised his eyelids, his gaze sweeping over Zhao Wan'er and Li Shuang like a blade, finally settling on the Empress Dowager's face on the high platform, his eyes filled with undisguised warning and disgust:
"If these two barking dogs can't be controlled, I won't mind pulling out the Empress Dowager's teeth."
The Empress Dowager's face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot, and the veins on her hands, gripping the armrests of the phoenix chair, bulged.
You have to consider the owner before you beat a dog.
Pei Yunjing is slapping her in the face in public!
Tang Li huddled behind Pei Yunjing, watching this scene, and in her heart she wanted to applaud this madman.
So cool!
Is this the joy of sucking up to someone's leg?
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