Chapter 217 Juezi
A terrifying madness suddenly flashed in Emperor Yongming's eyes!
He suddenly turned around and drew the sword from the waist of the guard next to him!
Amidst the horrified gazes of everyone, the gleaming sword mercilessly plunged into Liu Ruolan's abdomen!
"Pfft—!"
Blood gushed out instantly, staining her luxurious clothes and the cold, smooth gold bricks.
Everyone was terrified by this sudden and bloody turn of events!
For a moment, not a single person dared to make a sound, nor did anyone... dare to step forward to stop them!
Even Shen Qingci, who was hiding in the shadows, couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
Emperor Yongming had already drawn his blood-stained sword!
He pointed the tip of his sword at Liu Ruolan, who was curled up in pain on the ground, and at the Prime Minister's wife and Huo Yunzhan, who were pale with fright, and roared hysterically:
"I said you drugged me, so you drugged me! You say you're innocent? You want me to investigate?! Me... are you going to investigate?!"
"I am the emperor!"
"Even without any evidence, I can kill whomever I want!"
"Do you think I don't know what you're up to?!"
He scoffed, his laughter filled with endless contempt and madness. "You think that as long as I don't have evidence, but that bitch Liu Ruolan has already slept with me, then I... have to take responsibility for her?!"
"She also thinks that since she claims to be pregnant, I... have to swallow my pride and take her into my harem?"
"dream!"
"Who gave you the audacity to think that I... am so easily manipulated?!"
Liu Ruolan's face was already deathly pale!
She was in so much pain that she could only hunch over, her hands tightly covering the bleeding wound on her lower abdomen, unable to utter a complete sentence.
The Prime Minister's wife was already trembling with fear, but dared not utter a word.
Emperor Yongming sneered, his gaze as if looking at an ant: "I stabbed her in the lower abdomen. Presumably... there won't be any more bastards."
But then he frowned deeply, as if he felt... it wasn't quite safe yet.
He turned sharply to the imperial physician, who was already paralyzed with fear, and shouted, "Go! Bring me a pill that will prevent me from having children!"
He specifically emphasized, "It's an infertility drug! Not... a contraceptive!"
The imperial physician agreed, and with trembling hands, took a porcelain bottle from his medicine box and presented it to the physician.
Emperor Yongming took the pill, stepped forward, grabbed Liu Ruolan's chin, and forced it down her throat!
“From now on,” his voice was cold and cruel, “don’t try to use the children to blackmail me anymore.”
"You will never...have children again!"
Emperor Yongming gave an extremely wicked laugh, and then, as if throwing something dirty, he pushed the already dying Liu Ruolan to the ground!
Liu Ruolan lost too much blood and was tormented by him like this, so she... immediately fainted.
Emperor Yongming didn't even glance at her, but instead turned his gaze to Huo Yunzhan, who had been kneeling on the ground the whole time.
His gaze was icy: "You want a divorce?"
"But wasn't this marriage arranged by your Huo family through various means?"
"You went through so much trouble to get this wife, why... do you want to throw her away just because something happened?"
"I...cannot allow it."
"Today, I issue an imperial edict—" His voice was filled with wicked glee, "I hereby decree that you and Liu Ruolan shall never be divorced!"
After Emperor Yongming finished speaking, he burst into hearty laughter!
He then waved his hand, signaling the guards in the hall to drag Liu Ruolan, who was lying on the ground like a lump of mud, away, and also to drive everyone else out.
"Bring hot water," he ordered lazily. "I...want to take a bath."
Having said that, he walked straight toward the sleeping quarters.
Shen Qingci followed the others and retreated outside the hall.
At a glance, she saw the Prime Minister's wife holding Liu Ruolan, who had already fainted, and crying her heart out.
Huo Yunzhan stood to the side with a cold expression, his sinister eyes fixed on Liu Ruolan, who was already unconscious on the ground.
Shen Qingci looked at the scene before her and couldn't help but sigh.
Before entering the palace, she never imagined that things would develop in this way.
But the current situation, though unexpected, made her feel... strangely, somewhat satisfied.
She never expected that Emperor Yongming would avenge most of her grudge.
Although Emperor Yongming was indeed somewhat insane, his handling of this matter was inexplicably... in line with her wishes.
Liu Ruolan will never be able to conceive or give birth again.
No matter whose child it is.
As for Huo Yunzhan, because of Emperor Yongming's absurd imperial edict, he was bound to Liu Ruolan, a fickle and promiscuous woman.
However... the fact that Liu Ruolan entered the palace under her sister's name, seduced Emperor Yongming, and had a relationship with him will surely become the talk of the entire capital very soon.
This is... utterly chaotic.
She grew increasingly eager to see what would happen next.
Not far away, the Prime Minister's wife cried and screamed for a while before finally slowly raising her head. Looking at Huo Yunzhan, who had stood there like a wooden stake the entire time, she instantly found an outlet for her pent-up anger!
"What are you standing there for?!" she demanded sharply. "Aren't you going to... take Ruolan back to the manor! Get the physician to bandage her up!"
Huo Yunzhan's gaze swept coldly over the unconscious woman on the ground, his voice devoid of any warmth.
"Whether it's thunder or rain, it's all the Emperor's grace," he said calmly. "The wound on Liu Ruolan's abdomen was inflicted by His Majesty himself, it was... His Majesty's intention. How could I... dare to act rashly and privately find a doctor to bandage her?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingci almost burst out laughing at his sanctimonious words.
The Prime Minister's wife stared at him wide-eyed in disbelief: "You... what do you mean?! Do you... intend to just watch Ruolan bleed to death like this?"
"Are you... just hoping she dies?"
Shen Qingci narrowed her eyes slightly, thinking to herself: Maybe Huo Yunzhan... really is hoping for this.
Now, the person in this world who most wants Liu Ruolan dead is probably... him.
As Shen Qingci was lost in thought, someone in the crowd suddenly pointed towards the direction outside the palace and cried out in terror:
"Wow, so much smoke! Is...is there a fire somewhere?"
Shen Qingci suddenly raised her head and looked in the direction the person was pointing!
Thick smoke billowed into the sky from a certain direction outside the palace walls! In the dim light, the towering flames could even be faintly seen!
Shen Qingci's heart skipped a beat!
This is... Chu Jichen, did he set it on fire?
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