Bai Fuya looked at Su Huiyan expressionlessly, without any remorse in her eyes.
When she was first brought into the palace, she was constantly provoked and humiliated. Since she kept causing trouble, she naturally had to fight back.
That day, she did use a little trick, but if she hadn't intended to harm her, she wouldn't have rushed into her palace. In the end, it was not her expectation that she would give birth to a stillborn child. It can only be said that everything is predestined. She can only blame herself for not having children!
"A madwoman!"
Su Huiyan's repeated disrespect towards him was one thing, but her constant humiliation of Ya'er was another. Xuan Yuanpeng could no longer tolerate it and roared, "Take her away!"
At Xuanyuan Peng's command, the Imperial Guards stepped forward and seized Su Huiyan.
Xuanyuan Peng looked at Bai Shi with heartache and said, "Ya'er, once this matter is settled, I will marry you and formally acknowledge Zhan'er back. I will never let anyone humiliate you again!"
As soon as Xuanyuan Peng said this, the entire court fell into an eerie silence.
The Emperor must be confused!
He wants to marry the Holy Queen Dowager.
But the Holy Princess Consort is the widow of the late Crown Prince, his own sister-in-law. How could he marry her?
Upon hearing this, Su Huiyan was also furious and incredulous: "Are you crazy? How could you marry her? She is the Crown Princess of Xuanyuan Kun, your sister-in-law. How could you do something so immoral!"
In the past, no matter how angry Su Huiyan was, she would not have dared to speak to Xuan Yuanpeng like that.
But now that everything she's done has been exposed, she's given up on everything!
Xuanyuan Peng narrowed his eyes menacingly: "I've gone mad. I should have gone mad long ago. I was so concerned about those so-called human relationships that I tormented Ya'er her whole life and made Zhan'er bear the stigma of being an illegitimate child for the rest of his life! I only regret that I didn't bring them, mother and son, to my side sooner, so that they could suffer so much!"
He wanted to see if these people would still dare to humiliate Ya'er after she became empress!
When Xuanyuan Peng said these words, none of the ministers dared to utter a sound.
The Emperor has said more than once that he wants the Holy Prince to be recognized as a member of the imperial family, but he has never mentioned marrying the Holy Prince's Dowager Consort before. It seems the Emperor is serious.
However, while the matter of having the Holy King acknowledge his ancestors could be explained to the people, if the Emperor insisted on marrying the Holy King's Dowager Consort, that would be impossible to justify. The Emperor would then be condemned for his immoral conduct.
One of the imperial censors could no longer remain silent and stepped forward, saying, "If Your Majesty insists on having the Holy Prince acknowledge his ancestors, it is not impossible. However, shouldn't the matter of marrying the Dowager Consort be discussed again?"
The Third Prince is not the Emperor's biological son, and the Holy Prince holds significant military power and controls the entire capital. Given the Emperor's current illness, the Holy Prince's ascension to the throne is a foregone conclusion. If the Emperor were to acknowledge the Holy Prince, no one should object anymore.
However, the Emperor's desire to marry the Dowager Consort is absolutely unacceptable!
Xuanyuan Peng knew these censors were about to speak, and with a gloomy face, he said, word by word, "I have only three days left to live. To marry Ya'er with the rites due to an empress is my last wish. What? Do you want me to die with my eyes open in disgrace?"
Xuanyuan Peng's words were like a mountain pressing down on the censor's head, frightening him so much that he immediately knelt down: "Your subject... Your subject dares not!"
Xuanyuan Peng ignored him and swept his cold gaze across the entire hall: "My mind is made up. Anyone who dares to speak again will be buried with me. I'll be quite lonely on my way to the underworld anyway. With you ministers who love to offer advice by my side, I might not be so lonely!"
Upon hearing Xuanyuan Peng's words, all the ministers lowered their heads in unison, as if they were afraid that if Xuanyuan Peng saw them, they would be dragged to their deaths.
This is terrible! The Emperor is too ruthless! He just said that the matter of marrying the Dowager Consort would be discussed again, and he wants to drag them down with him. Who would dare to offer any more advice now?
Even the censors who usually risked their lives to remonstrate were all silent this time.
The Emperor was clearly determined, and no amount of persuasion could change his mind. It was likely that even if these censors were to commit suicide in the palace, desperately pleading their case, the Emperor would not change his mind.
The Emperor is nearing the end of his life, and given his deep affection for the Dowager Consort—who is his lifelong obsession—it's probably pointless for them to say anything now.
Since death can't change the emperor's mind, why should they die?
The censor remained silent, but Su Huiyan was furious. She struggled desperately, but couldn't break free. She could only glare at Xuan Yuanpeng and curse, "I think you've really gone mad! To marry such a slut as Bai Fuya with the rites of an empress! What right does a piece of trash like Bai Fuya have to be the empress of Eastern Chu? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by the people of the world!"
Su Huiyan's extremely humiliating words enraged Xuan Yuanpeng, who shouted urgently, "Su Huiyan, you're courting death! Guards, drag her away and tear her apart!"
He didn't want to see that damned woman, Su Huiyan, for even a second longer!
Upon hearing that Xuan Yuanpeng intended to tear her apart, Su Huiyan refused to accept her fate and struggled desperately once again, almost causing the Imperial Guards to lose their grip on her.
Su Huiyan shouted, her face flushed red, "Xuanyuan Peng, I am the woman you married by proper channels. Even if someone is to be the empress, it should be me. It has no chance for that piece of trash, Bai Fuya!"
Su Huiyan kept calling her a piece of junk, and Bai Shi finally couldn't take it anymore. She turned around and slapped her hard.
With a sharp "smack!", half of Su Huiyan's face swelled up, leaving her dazed.
"Whether I am a piece of trash or not is none of your business!" Bai Shi glared angrily at Su Huiyan and sneered disdainfully, "Do you think that just because you manage the harem you are Xuan Yuanpeng's wife? The title of Consort Su was only given to you by me because I refused to enter the palace back then. If I had agreed to enter the palace with the Emperor earlier, you wouldn't even be a concubine. Do you have the right to point fingers at me here!"
How dare they humiliate her like this? If they don't show their power, she'll really think they're a pushover!
Seeing that Bai Fuya still dared to hit her, Su Huiyan was even more furious. She wanted to fight back, but her hands were held by the Imperial Guards and she couldn't move them at all. She could only use her mouth: "Bai Fuya, do you have the face to be Xuanyuan Peng's empress? Do you love Xuanyuan Peng?"
"I love!" Bai answered without the slightest hesitation. She held her head high and spoke with righteous indignation: "I love Xuanyuan Kun and I love Xuanyuan Peng! I can say with my hand on my heart that I, Bai Fuya, have done nothing wrong in my life! But you, Su Huiyan, have you ever done anything right in your life? Have you ever been worthy of anyone?"
Does she love Xuanyuan Kun?
It is undoubtedly love!
If she didn't love him, she wouldn't have married him in the first place!
Does she love Xuanyuan Peng?
She might not have loved him at first, but now she's certain she does!
To reiterate, she has been true to both Xuan Yuan Kun and Xuan Yuan Peng!
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