However, no matter how much these palace maids and attendants wailed and tried to escape, it was in vain. The gates of the palace had already been tightly sealed, and there were chariots and dragon riders riding dragons patrolling in the sky to prevent anyone from escaping.
"Your Majesty, Empress Zhaoyue, you already know the truth. The cause of yesterday is the result of today."
Li Jingfang and several generals stood at the entrance of the hall, looking at the Queen who was protected by the guards. Compared with the aging and dying emperor, the Queen, although also old, still maintained her former clarity and composure, and did not scream and lose her composure like the princesses and maids beside her.
After hearing what these ministers said, the queen knew the reason for their sudden rebellion. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and then slowly opened her eyes to look at the ministers and generals who had fought on the battlefield in the hall.
"Has he finally come to terms with it?... All these years, I thought he would never turn back until his death."
"Now...it's okay..." There seemed to be many emotions in the queen's eyes, but in the end it just turned into a sigh.
"Get out of the way."
"But, Your Majesty!" The palace guards before the Queen were surprised.
"I know they are here to kill me, and I also know the consequences of asking you to get out of the way."
"As they say, yesterday's cause determines today's result. Everything is predetermined." The queen shook her head and walked forward slowly.
The fighting in the hall slowly stopped. Everyone watched the silver-haired Queen walk towards the enemy camp step by step, while the ministers opposite her were silent.
Although the queen had confessed her guilt, no one present wanted to be labeled as the queen's killer. Soon after, a cup of poisoned wine and a foot of white silk were placed in front of the queen.
Holding up the emerald green poisonous wine, the queen bowed once again towards the gradually purple-red sunset sky outside the hall, then drank it all in one gulp and slowly knelt on the ground.
Afterwards, she vomited a mouthful of black and purple poisonous blood, which stained the gorgeous dress with red feathers and gold embroidery of a phoenix. This highly respected and once deeply respected queen also passed away here.
Inside and outside the hall, a group of officers and ministers bowed to him, then covered his body with a white curtain and slowly lifted him up.
Lamentations were heard everywhere, and the whole world was in mourning.
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