Shangguan Du's face was so gloomy that it seemed like water was about to drip out, and he replied impatiently.
"Now that Daxia and Dayu are living in peace, the court does not need too many veterans for the time being."
"Ye Pengcheng and Li Zhiming are both quite old. You can choose one from them."
"As for their general positions, they will be filled by younger men with more military merit."
Shangguan Lingyun achieved his goal and looked at Shangguan Du's hurried figure without saying anything else.
After Shangguandu left, Wang Xiao personally led people to take Yuan Xuemei and Xue Yi out.
Ye Xiaoxiao looked at the two dying people and spoke for the first time.
"Wang Xiao, these two are a pair of star-crossed lovers. Just give them a quick death and then bury them together."
Wang Xiao did not refuse. Yuan Xuemei looked at Xue Yi gently, and then cast a grateful look at Ye Xiaoxiao.
Ye Xiaoxiao was too lazy to look at them again, so she followed Shangguan Lingyun and left.
The palace banquet was still going on, so the two of them went to the Imperial Garden to entertain the guests.
After leaving the side hall, Shangguan Du was still feeling depressed and rushed to the cold palace in anger.
When the steward in charge of the cold palace saw Shangguan Du, he was stunned at first, and then hurriedly saluted.
"This old servant pays his respects to the Emperor."
Han Yuru was startled when she heard the palace servants greeting her, but then a smile appeared on her face.
Over the years, she had been living a wealthy life, and she couldn't bear it when she was suddenly sent to the cold palace.
The fact that he could come to Shangguandu this time meant that he must still have her in his heart.
With this in mind, Han Yuru came forward enthusiastically to greet him.
"Your Majesty, you finally remembered me. I know I was wrong. Please forgive me for Yu'er's sake..."
Han Yuru didn't wait for Shangguan Du to speak, she hugged Shangguan Du's thighs, and began to apologize with tears and snot.
However, before she could finish her words, Shangguan Du slapped her back.
"Bitch, how dare you mention that rebellious son to me."
"I trusted you too much in the beginning, which is why I allowed you to take advantage of me."
"If you hadn't used the Heart-Linking Poison, do you think I would have been able to keep him alive until now?"
"You calculated that I wouldn't dare do anything to him after being poisoned, so you're so unscrupulous, right?"
"But have you ever thought that I can't do anything to him, but I can easily kill you."
Han Yuru was a little dazed by Shangguan Du's beating. It took her a long time to understand what he meant.
"Your Majesty, what did you say? You and Yu'er were also poisoned by Lianxin?"
When Shangguan Du heard this, he was so angry that he slapped him in the face.
"Bitch, how dare you act stupid."
"Back then, only you and I possessed this heart-piercing poison. If it wasn't you, could it be that I poisoned myself?"
Han Yuru didn't dare to admit it and kept saying that she was innocent.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. I did hide a portion of this Lianxin poison, but, but..."
Shangguan Du's face was unfriendly. "But what? But you gave me two grandchildren, right?"
"How many times have I told you that I can tolerate all your faults, except for the heir to the throne, which I absolutely cannot tolerate."
"Back then, you used Lian Xin and Du Xin to kill the third brother, and now you are planning to kill my grandson."
"Now it's even better. Are you planning to take the lives of me and your son?"
"You vicious woman, I must kill you today."
Shangguan Du said this and started punching and kicking Han Yuru.
Han Yuru originally still had a hope and wanted to plead with Shangguan Du.
Now seeing Shangguan Du like this, she knew that Shangguan Du would not let her off easily.
"Your Majesty, you call me a vicious woman, but how much better can you be?"
"You don't allow me to touch your heir, but what about you?"
"Which of the injustices that befell the Crown Prince was not condoned and instigated by you?"
"How can you be so clean about the death of the Third Prince?"
"Originally, I thought the Queen was hurt by you."
"But now it seems that you didn't just break her heart, you simply have no heart at all."
"You were afraid of the Queen's mother's family becoming too powerful. Even though you had no choice but to appoint a Crown Prince, you kept suppressing him in secret."
"The reason you dote on Yu'er is, on the one hand, to make yourself look good, and on the other hand, to cause internal friction between the Han and Liu families."
"The Liu family was suppressed by you, and the Han family immediately became useless. That's why you ruthlessly banished me to the cold palace."
"Shangguandu, I have served you diligently all these years, but what have you done to us mother and son?"
Han Yuru became more and more excited as she spoke, and Shangguan Du was so angry that his veins popped out and he hit her harder and harder.
"Bitch, I'll beat you to death for talking nonsense and for daring you to betray me."
Han Yuru had been tortured in the cold palace for the past few days and had lost her temper. At this moment, she was no match for Shangguan Du.
After a while, Han Yuru was beaten so hard by Shangguan Du that she was breathing in more than out, and she began to beg for mercy while sobbing.
Shangguan Du got tired after beating for a while and sat down on a chair in the cold palace.
"Tell me the truth, is Prince Yu the son of you and Wang Weimin?"
Han Yuru was shocked, but Wang Weimin was already dead at this moment. As long as she refused to admit it, Shangguan Du would have no way to deal with her.
"Your Majesty must wrong me like this, and I have nothing to say."
"But I dare to guarantee with my life that Prince Yu is your Majesty's son."
Shangguan Du was so angry that he almost suffocated to death.
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