Chapter 405: Confrontation between Madam Zhaohua and the Emperor
Madam Sun swayed and suddenly started coughing violently.
"Mom!" the brother and sister exclaimed at the same time.
Madam Sun waved her hand and took a breath: "Don't say anything more, I won't agree."
Sun Haining knelt motionlessly, tears mixed with blood falling to the ground: "My daughter swears that if I cannot achieve success, I will return home wrapped in my horse's hide!"
She suddenly drew the dagger from her waist and said, "If mother doesn't allow..."
A cold light flashed, and a strand of black hair fell to the ground.
Madam Sun looked at the sword that was glowing with cold light, and finally collapsed on the couch.
"Evil creature, how could I have given birth to such an evil creature as you!"
Sun Huanzhi knelt down and said, "Mother, Haining has the talent of a general. This has been her dream since she was a child. Please let her have a try."
"How dare you mention it!"
Madam Sun grabbed the jade pillow and threw it at her, "If you hadn't indulged her, how could she become like this!"
Just as the quarrel was getting out of hand, the housekeeper came in a panic and reported: "Mr. Liang Nian wants to see you, saying that he has something important to ask for."
Sun Huanzhi was stunned for a moment.
However, no one would come to the temple for no reason. I'm afraid something must have happened.
He kowtowed three times and said, "Mother, I will go to meet the guests first. You should have a good rest."
When he stood up, he lowered his voice and said to his sister, "Don't be impatient, just grind slowly."
Sun Haining nodded: "I know."
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In the front hall of Duke Xin's mansion, Liang Nian stood upright, his fingertips unconsciously stroking the fabric of his cuffs.
The candlelight stretched his thin figure into an elongated shape, casting it on the blue brick floor like a sword drawn from its sheath.
Sun Huanzhi strode in, bringing in a gust of night breeze.
"Brother Liang."
Sun Huanzhi raised his hand to stop him from saluting, "What happened?"
Liang Nian's Adam's apple rolled, and in a few words he explained how the Fifth Prince had forced Liang Yuhua to death.
"Prince Lu said that only Prince Sun could resolve this situation."
"Good job Murong Jun!"
Sun Huanzhi stood up suddenly, his jade belt clanging against the table, "Brother Liang, please wait a moment. I will enter the palace right away."
Liang Nian suddenly bowed deeply, his forehead almost touching the tip of Sun Huanzhi's boots: "I don't need to thank you for your kindness."
His voice choked up and a slight shiver ran down his spine.
Sun Huanzhi held his arm and felt it was cold.
"That doesn't have to be the case."
Sun Huanzhi squeezed his shoulders vigorously and said, "You once reported the news and saved the Yuan family in Nanjiang County from a catastrophic disaster. I and..."
He paused before changing his words: "Lu Jiangnian is a good friend, and I will also remember this kindness."
"You go back home first, I will go to the palace to see the emperor."
Liang Nian's eyes were filled with sadness and she almost cried.
They, the second branch of the Liang family, were originally people among the dust and insignificant.
He didn't expect that Lu Jiangnian, Sun Huanzhi and other gifted people would be so willing to help him wholeheartedly. He felt inexplicably moved.
Whether he succeeds or not, he is grateful.
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Sun Huanzhi quickly walked through the vermilion palace wall and saw the lights on in the imperial study from afar. He felt a little heavy in his heart.
The king sitting inside was his uncle.
When his aunt was still alive, he and Haining were never restrained in front of the emperor.
Time flies, things have changed, and over the years, he has never been willing to enter the palace unless there is something important.
"Your servant Sun Huanzhi requests to see Your Majesty!"
When the palace door opened, the emperor was reviewing the closing statement in the case of Concubine Liang.
Seeing that it was him, he raised his eyebrows slightly: "Huanzhi, it's so late, what's the urgent matter?"
Sun Huanzhi was neither humble nor arrogant, "Today, the Fifth Prince broke into the Liang Mansion and wanted to take Liang Yuhua as his concubine."
"Liang Nianqiu came to the Duke of Xin's mansion, crying and speaking earnestly, filled with grief and indignation. I am grateful for his help in saving Haining, and I also think of the emperor's generosity in pardoning the second branch of the Liang family. He must not want to see this scene."
"After much thought, I dared not delay and hurried into the palace."
"Snap!"
The emperor slammed the memorial in his hand on the table.
The emperor's eyes were filled with rage: "Nonsense, Murong Jun is forcibly seizing a commoner's daughter, how can he be so domineering!"
Then, his eyes revealed an ambiguous meaning: "Didn't you ask the prince to help intercede for the Liang family's second branch to save Haining last time?"
"Why, this favor is not over yet?"
Sun Huanzhi replied calmly: "Your Majesty is wise, and I am ignorant. I wonder if Your Majesty pardoned the second branch of the Liang family because Liang Jing had the golden medal of immunity from death and he did not dare to take credit for it."
The emperor was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud: "You are really honest."
"Okay, I know about this matter, you can leave first."
Sun Huanzhi lowered his head to hide his deep thoughts.
"yes."
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Because of Princess An Ning's instigation, the Emperor has not seen Madam Zhaohua for several days.
When he heard the news about Sun Huanzhi, he was filled with anger and went to Yaoguang Palace to demand his culprit.
When the emperor stepped into the palace, Madam Zhaohua was leaning against the window embroidering a handkerchief.
The candlelight illuminated half of her face, making her look particularly gentle. Seeing the imperial carriage suddenly approaching, the silver needle in her hand trembled and almost pierced her fingertips.
"Your Majesty..." She hurriedly stood up to salute, but the emperor grabbed her wrist.
"My beloved concubine has been quite free these days." The emperor's voice was indifferent to his emotions, and his thumb stroked the beating pulse on her wrist. "Do you know what good things Lao Wu did today?"
Madam Zhaohua's pupils shrank slightly, and she forced a smile and said, "Did Jun'er do something to make you unhappy?"
"you do not know?"
The emperor suddenly shook off her hand, "He is your son, don't you know that? He was so arrogant today, but he went to the second branch of the Liang family and threatened to take the blood of a guilty minister as a concubine. He really doesn't know what he is talking about."
Madam Zhaohua's knees went weak and she fell to the ground, the golden hairpin shaking violently: "I am innocent! I have been in the palace all day and have not heard what is happening outside the window. I didn't know Jun'er did such a foolish thing."
"He is so ignorant that he upsets the emperor. The emperor is justified in being angry and annoyed."
"But I really don't know anything about it."
The emperor sneered: "You have no idea?"
He suddenly leaned over and pinched Madam Zhaohua's chin, "I want to ask you, you have been pretending to be gentle and considerate all these years, but you have secretly put your hand in front of me - what do you want to do?"
This sound was like a loud thunder, and Madam Zhaohua's heart was instantly panicked.
However, she quickly calmed down.
She finally understood where the indifference she had felt these days came from, and in a flash, she had come up with a solution.
She suddenly kowtowed heavily: "I am a poor parent, no matter how the emperor scolds me, I have no complaints."
"But where did this charge of spying on the emperor come from?"
The emperor stared at Madam Zhaohua's trembling shoulders. She was crying so hard that she could hardly breathe. Pearl-like tears kept rolling down her pale cheeks, soaking her clothes.
"After so many years, I never expected that Your Majesty would actually suspect me..."
She suddenly grabbed the golden scissors on the table and pointed them at her heart, "Why not cut out this heart and show it to the emperor!"
The tip of the scissors pierced through the gauze, and a little scarlet blood seeped out.
The emperor was shocked and quickly snatched the golden scissors.
Madam Zhaohua fell limply into his arms, her frail body shaking with tears: "Jun'er is young and frivolous, and it is because I failed to discipline him, but how could Your Majesty suspect that I was spying on the emperor's whereabouts?"
She raised her tearful eyes and said, "These years, I have not even dared to step on an ant."
The emperor stroked the shallow bloodstain on her neck with his fingertips and suddenly remembered that Princess An Ning had never mentioned her name.
The person in my arms was crying so hard that she almost fainted. How could I have the energy to pretend?
"I was wrong about you."
He sighed and hugged her tightly, then took the ointment and applied it to her himself, "It's just that Jun'er is really ridiculous."
The strength of his fingertips softened unconsciously, "What is the status of the Liang family? How dare he get involved!"
Madam Zhaohua leaned on her dragon robe and sobbed, "I will call him to reprimand him tomorrow."
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