Chapter 52 Who do you like more?
Chang Ying's heart suddenly skipped a beat and he quickly agreed. Just as he was about to leave, he was stopped again.
The emperor asked sternly, "Have all the people working in the Cining Palace been carefully beaten today?"
Chang Ying nodded his head in a rush, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have ordered everyone to be beaten one by one."
"Well, go ahead." He waved his hand and continued to deal with the mountain of memorials.
However, Empress Dowager Jiang had been immersed in debauchery in the deep palace for nearly forty years and had her own methods. At this moment, rumors had spread from nowhere in the inner court that Yang Shangyi had seduced the emperor in the Cining Palace.
Perhaps the emperor's image of being abstinent and cold-blooded was too deeply rooted in people's minds, so the person who initially spread the rumor said it was a good thing, but as it spread, it turned into an attempted seduction by Yang Shangyi.
This news spread to various palaces, and everyone reacted differently.
The Renshou Palace, where Empress Zhuangxian Xu lived, was still as empty and dark as usual, as eerie as a snow cave.
When Empress Xu heard about this, she was bored and teasing a few chirping sparrows in a cage.
She was dressed in a gray jacket and skirt, with her hair tied up in a bun, without any ornaments. She did not have the solemnity and elegance of the previous queen. Instead, she looked like an ordinary widow living in the inner house.
The little palace maid beside her was talking excitedly, "I heard that the emperor decided to depose Yang Shangyi because the New Year is approaching and it is too unlucky. He will announce it to the world after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month."
"It just so happens that Yang Shangyi's birthday is on the 16th day of the first lunar month. People say that Yang Shangyi will not be able to survive her 18th birthday in peace."
Empress Xu put down the small spoon for feeding the birds and asked, "Did Yang Shangyi have an accident in the Cining Palace?"
The little palace maid nodded, "That's right. I heard that Yang Shangyi took advantage of the time when His Majesty went to the Cining Palace to pay respects to the Empress Dowager to have evil thoughts."
Empress Xu sneered and rolled her eyes. "I heard that, you only know that. Yang Shangyi is the future empress if she stays well. Why would she seduce the emperor for no reason? It must be that old hag Jiang who is causing trouble."
When she mentioned Queen Mother Jiang, she gnashed her teeth in hatred. That greedy and crazy woman, Jiang, was only capable of such despicable tactics.
Although Empress Xu could not bear the fact that Yang Manyan prevented her niece from entering the palace, she hated Empress Dowager Jiang, the mother-in-law who ruined her and her husband's lives, even more.
The palace maids serving in Renshou Palace had long been accustomed to Empress Xu's unreasonable madness, and they all nodded their heads and kept silent.
After a while, Empress Xu laughed again and said, "Send someone to tell Yang Shangyi that I want to tell her what despicable and shameful things Jiang Shi has done, so that she can die with a clear conscience."
"Yes." The little palace maid who had been chattering just now quickly responded.
Meanwhile, in the East Palace.
Yang Manyan was extremely sleepy and fell into a deep sleep as soon as he touched the soft pillow of the bunk bed.
While she was dazed, the strong and tall man was holding the back of her head. Just like his personality, even the kiss was strong and coercive and could not be resisted.
Yang Manyan turned his head to look at the emperor on the other side, and when he met his burning and gloomy eyes, he couldn't help but shiver all over.
At this moment, Yang Manyan suddenly sat up in shock, gasping for breath, his heart beating like a drum.
She looked around and realized that it was just a dream...
How could she have such a shameful dream!
On the other side, Xiao Yan finished bathing in the bathroom and walked out of the main hall.
It was just getting dark and still early, so it was not time to go to bed yet.
Shu Qing, the chief eunuch beside the prince, came forward cautiously, again looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Xiao Yan frowned and said in a deep voice, "Shu Qing, I think you don't want to continue working for me."
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