Feng Liyan, standing nearby, seemed to be talking to himself, "Eagle's gaze, wolf's gaze, eagle's gaze, wolf's gaze!"
Hawking frowned.
Duke Li's expression remained indifferent.
Zhang Rengui's face darkened.
Zhao Kun was unfathomable, Liu Yuguan drank his wine, and Zhao Zhong seemed to be deep in thought.
The other ministers exchanged glances, each with a different expression.
In the Shengde Hall, Luo Mangong quietly reported the situation in the hall to the emperor.
Zhao Yunqi poured the fish food into the glass fish tank in front of him, watched the fish scramble for it, and said in a low voice, "One by one, none of them will be able to sleep tonight. They'll just keep me company while I suffer."
The glass fish tank in front of me was a tribute from the Northern Prefecture. I heard that glass has spread to the North, and even ordinary people can use a few pieces to keep warm.
Luo Mangong smiled, offering no comment on the emperor's perverse sense of humor.
"This competition between five, no, four, nations is being handled by Yuansheng. I wonder if it will be any exciting to watch?"
Luo Mangong flattered, "Prince Yuansheng is like the bright moon in the sky; the three kingdoms will surely be no match for him."
Zhao Yunqi smiled, his eyes narrowed. "You old codger, you're getting better and better at talking."
Luo Mangong continued to smile, his expression exactly as if it had been painted.
Zhao Yunqi clapped his hands and suddenly said, "Back then, you handed me that cup of strong white tea with this same smile. After I drank it, I became sterilized—"
Luo Mangong's smile froze slightly before returning to normal. He bowed and clasped his hands, saying, "What is Your Majesty saying? This old servant was ordered by the late Emperor to protect Your Majesty. I am loyal and have no intention of having any disloyal thoughts. Heaven and earth can bear witness to this."
Zhao Yunqi turned to look at him intently, "You have indeed protected me very well and fulfilled the late emperor's dying wish."
As for the rest, let's not talk about it.
Luo Mangong knelt down gently, prostrated himself on the ground, and said no more.
Zhao Yunqi walked slowly, his tone as if he were having a casual chat, "You were the one who orchestrated Consort Zhang's intrusion into my bed. You were instrumental in Ayan's successful escape. You wanted to kill me, but you had to endure it because of the late emperor's dying wish."
"My Lord Man, I cannot understand your heart. You hurt her, yet you protect her. And now, how do you face Yuan Sheng?"
"Won't you go crazy one day and hurt that child again?"
Luo Mangong slightly raised his head, his eyes deep and dark. "Your Majesty, please do not slander this old servant. This old servant has absolutely no intention of harming Prince Yuansheng!"
Zhao Yunqi smiled faintly, his hands clasped in his sleeves. "Is that so? Is it that you don't know how, or that you're afraid?"
He chuckled, a hint of mockery in his voice, "You admire Ayan, yet you resent that she doesn't reciprocate your feelings. When you look at Yuansheng's face, do you recall the hateful look in Ayan's eyes every night?"
"You want to kill her because she's not your child, but unfortunately, Yuan Sheng isn't the kind-hearted A Yan. You can't kill her, haha."
Luo Mangong's eyes flashed with venom, but he instantly returned to normal and lay there in silence.
Zhao Yunqi shook his head and sighed, "How pitiful, you personally erased the little bit of goodwill Ayan had for you."
Luo Mangong suddenly looked up, his gaze chilling like that of a demon. "She hates me, so she still remembers me!"
Zhao Yunqi was not afraid at all, but looked at her with pity. "No, she is clear about love and hate. She will quickly forget about people who are not worth it."
Luo Mangong trembled all over, his face twitching and contorting into a terrifying grimace.
The viewers in the live stream were initially focused on criticizing Zhao Yunqi's fake performance, but the tone suddenly changed as they heard a new secret and witnessed this scene.
They were all worried that the Luo Man Guild would suddenly launch a regicide attack.
[Yellow comment: Wow, another big scoop! So Zha Zha Qi knew all along that Luo Mangong sterilized him, yet he still kept him around? We really didn't notice anything unusual between them.]
[Red comment: I'm curious about Emperor Yin, Xiao Yuzhen. He's definitely a god! Ah, we've been able to live for two hundred years because of his arrangements! Luo Mangong didn't even kill the emperor because of his orders.]
[Green comment: This master and servant are really patient, but why did Zhao Yunqi suddenly attack?]
Xiao Zhixing raised an eyebrow. She was also curious why Zhao Yunqi, who seemed perfectly fine, would suddenly bring this up.
Zhao Yunqi calmly met Luo Mangong's malicious gaze, his expression serene. "You hate me, don't you? I hate you too!"
"If you hadn't plotted against Zhang, causing Ayan to break with me, Ayan wouldn't have been determined to leave, and she would still be my empress!"
Even though there were already cracks between them at that time, as long as they didn't completely expose them, they could still muddle through and rely on each other to get by.
Zhao Yunqi's gaze was cold. "I trusted the late Emperor, and Ayan trusted you too. I never expected that it would be you who hurt us. I didn't care about the first two things, but you actually conspired with Xiao Xin to poison Ayan, making her misunderstand that it was my order. Luo Mangong, don't you feel guilty in the dead of night?"
Luo Mangong took a deep breath, his voice hoarse. "The sterilization drug was given to me by the princess. I don't deny it. I also devised Zhang Shi to awaken the princess and prevent her from being bewitched by you again. But so much time has passed, why is Your Majesty suddenly acting up now?"
Zhao Yunqi sneered, "I want to warn you not to harm Yuan Sheng. Ayan's daughter is her only hope."
Luo Mangong gave a strange smile. "Don't worry, this old servant won't hurt her. Like you, this old servant also hopes that the princess will return."
He paused for a moment and added, "Your Majesty need not pretend to blame this old servant. When the princess was poisoned, didn't you tacitly approve of it? As her husband, you watched her being poisoned. Although you didn't do anything, you stood by and did nothing. So what right do you have to blame this old servant?"
Zhao Yunqi closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "Get out!"
Luo Mangong stood up, still respectfully turned and left, as if the confrontation just now had never happened.
The viewers in the live stream shuddered.
As expected, everyone in the palace is a pervert.
The Emperor System said, "Why did you have to expose him? Be careful he really goes crazy and kills you."
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