Chapter 216
In that split second, everyone present seemed to have stopped in time. They all stood there in amazement, completely unable to recover for a moment! They looked at the scene in disbelief. Princess Anding was so bold as to do such an outrageous thing as to slap her husband.
You have to know that in the prosperous dynasty, where the Three Obediences and Four Virtues were strictly followed, even the noble princesses had to obey and could not be too presumptuous...
When the officials from the Three Departments and the Ministry of Clan Affairs saw this, they subconsciously wanted to rush forward to stop Princess Anding's bold behavior.
However, just as they were about to take action, they suddenly felt an extremely sharp gaze directed at them, which pierced their hearts like a sharp sword. The officials' hearts trembled, and they looked in the direction of the gaze, and found that it was the Queen who walked out of the curtain and stood behind the Yellow Emperor, staring at them with a majestic and cold look.
Faced with the queen's oppressive gaze, the steps that these officials had already taken stopped abruptly in mid-air. Therefore, these officials could only stand where they were. Although they were still indignant in their hearts, they had no choice but to choose to wait and see what would happen.
When the other people present saw that the emperor did not intervene, they all showed an expression of watching a good show on their faces, and cast their eyes with interest on Sheng Muling, who was at the center of the storm.
Sheng Muling seemed to have become another person, and sneered with a frosty face: "This first slap was given to me! I am a noble and royal relative, and I condescended to marry you. I thought I could find a good man to spend my life with, but I didn't expect you to be so ignorant of cherishing me.
Since I married into your family, I have always abided by the code of conduct for women and have been filial to my parents-in-law. I am well-read, sensible and sensible. I have done my best to manage the affairs of the inner household, just so that you will have no worries when you venture out into the world. However, even so, I was unable to gain your true love.
Especially after I had a miscarriage, I was well aware of the truth that 'there are three unfilial acts, and the worst is to have no offspring', so I gave my personal maid Yuanyang to you and made her your concubine, only hoping that she could give birth to children for you.
I never thought that you had secretly colluded with my personal maid Yuanyang long before you married me, and did such a hypocritical and treacherous thing! This is really too much!
As for the second slap, it was for my poor child who died before he was born. My unborn child is so innocent, but because of the actions of a heartless person like you, he has no chance to see the prosperity of this world. When I think of this, my heart feels like it’s being stabbed by a knife and is in unbearable pain.
I never expected that my miscarriage was orchestrated by a bunch of such wicked people like you! Thinking back to the time, I was full of praise for that spice. I thought it had a very pleasant fragrance.
But who could have imagined that this seemingly wonderful spice would become the culprit that destroyed the fetus in my womb and made it impossible for me to get pregnant again in this life! ”
Sheng Muling's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a sarcastic smile, and her contemptuous gaze pierced straight at the prince consort Du Lin and Yuanyang like a sharp blade. Then, she slowly raised her hand, waved it gently, and took out an extremely delicate handkerchief from her wide sleeves.
The handkerchief exuded a faint fragrance, as if it contained endless secrets. Sheng Muling slowly opened the handkerchief, which contained some fine spices. She shook her wrist, and the smoke-like spices seemed to be given life, floating down and accurately sprinkled on the bodies of the Prince Consort Du Lin and Yuanyang.
In an instant, the smoke-like spices filled the air. The incense was like a light fairy dancing in the air, and it drifted into the noses of everyone present. But for Du Lin and Yuanyang, this strange fragrance was like a nightmare.
Because they knew very well that this strange fragrance was not only a witness to their once happy times, but also the beginning of the princess's unfortunate fate. Now, the fragrance appeared again, as if it had become a death curse that they could not escape, making their hearts sink to the bottom in an instant and their bodies tremble involuntarily.
Du Lin's face was as pale as paper, his body was shaking uncontrollably, and his eyes, full of fear and pleading, were fixed on Sheng Muling. He stretched out his hands in panic, like a drowning man trying to grab the last straw, and grabbed the corner of Sheng Muling's dress tightly.
"Princess... Your Highness Princess! I know I was wrong. Please spare me this time! From now on, I will treat you well and wholeheartedly, and will never dare to slack off or offend you again." Du Lin kowtowed and spoke incoherently.
Then, he frowned and his eyes suddenly widened, as if a flash of lightning flashed through his mind. Suddenly, as if he thought of something extremely important, he trembled all over and raised his head suddenly.
His head, which had been lowered, was now raised high, and his eyes were fixed on the woman who was shivering beside him, as helpless as a withered petal in the cold wind. He stretched out a finger and pointed it directly at the woman. A ferocious and vicious expression instantly appeared on his face, and he began to curse at her mercilessly.
"It's all because of this shameless little bitch! It's her! She seduced me on purpose! If she hadn't used all kinds of tricks to seduce me, how could I have made such a huge mistake? Princess, please be more careful!"
Having said this, he seemed to realize that his tone was too intense, so he softened his emotions a little, but still looked very anxious and frightened.
"Princess, Your Highness, I dare to tell you a secret, and I only ask for your forgiveness. Please believe me, this is really just a mistake that every man may make! Just give me a chance to reform, and I promise that I will never make the same mistake again!"
Then, he took a deep breath and continued, "In fact, the girl named Yuanyang is not the daughter of an ordinary family. She is actually the illegitimate child born from the secret affair between Li Ma and the Imperial Preceptor Xu Run! The two of them were in cahoots with each other and had carefully planned all the conspiracies and tricks long ago."
He became more and more excited as he spoke, veins popped on his forehead, and his voice unconsciously rose an octave.
"They first placed Yuanyang beside you, Princess, as your personal maid, and secretly arranged her to be a maid for the trial marriage. Not only that, they also planned and arranged those poisonous spices. And I knew nothing about all this!
It was not until the truth was revealed that Yuanyang told me the whole story in tears. From the beginning to the end, I was completely kept in the dark by them and was manipulated like a fool..."
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