Chu Yi was in high spirits. He sat up slightly and stared at Su An with great satisfaction.
Su An clenched her fists, suppressing her anger as she walked over, then stopped a few steps away, looking at the emperor with a distant and indifferent expression.
"I am just a peasant girl with no special talents, please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"If His Majesty wishes to have some fun, I can invite some dancers for him."
Although Su An was angry, she spoke frankly: besides cooking, she really didn't have anything else to offer; she couldn't exactly perform climbing a tree, could she?
Upon hearing this, Chu Yi, unusually, was not annoyed. His eyes flashed with a sharp light as he said, "It's alright, it's alright. Just for your unique beauty, I forgive your ignorance and stupidity. Come and keep me company while I admire the moon."
Su An's eyes were practically spitting fire; he had absolutely no idea what this person was up to.
Yesterday he was furious and acted like a traitor, but now he's teasing her like an actor.
She couldn't help but curl her lips coldly, "Your Majesty's gentle tone makes me truly apprehensive! Could it be that the truth has been uncovered, and my innocence, along with that of the Prince and the others, has been cleared?"
As Su An spoke, she stared intently at Chu Yi. She had brought Fu Zhun along specifically to test him.
"Tsk tsk, you're really delusional. The evidence against my good uncle for colluding with Beihu is irrefutable. This is a serious crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of his family. How can you claim to be innocent?" Chu Yi laughed and drank another pot of wine, his tone revealing excitement.
Hearing this, Su Anxin felt a chill run down her spine, realizing that the emperor was truly determined to go down this dark path.
Since she had become a traitor anyway, she could no longer hold back and cursed out loud: "Hehehe! If you want to find fault, you can always find a pretext. You, the emperor, have run out of tricks and have no other way but to frame Fu Zhun and try to get rid of him with this insidious trick."
"If a virtuous prince like Fu Zhun is to be executed along with his entire clan, then a foolish ruler like you should be condemned by heaven and earth and be condemned by the world!"
"Hahaha!"
Unexpectedly, Chu Yi showed no anger whatsoever, and instead laughed heartily.
He didn't feel insulted, but rather affirmed, and his expression even revealed a hint of excitement: "No matter what tricks are used, the winner is king and the loser is a bandit, and now, I am that king."
"Your current insults are nothing but a sign of your utter exhaustion, proving that I am still one step ahead!"
He downed three cups of wine, his eyes brimming with barely suppressed excitement and elation. "I'm not afraid to tell you this good news first: that cripple is about to die, and you are my trophy!"
"You're insane! You're sick!"
Su An laughed in anger, but Chu Yi's next words made her expression change drastically.
"I have already sent messengers to announce the crimes of the Imperial Uncle and order his immediate execution as a warning to others."
Chu Yi smiled excitedly, his eyes narrowed. "Treason is a capital offense. No matter how great his achievements are, he still has no choice but to obediently accept his death."
"No way!" Su An exclaimed in disbelief, his face turning even paler in an instant.
Is this what they mean by "the ruler commands the subject to die, and the subject has no choice but to die"?
Moreover, he was also accused of treason... If Fu Zhun confessed, his head would roll, but if he didn't confess, it would be considered disobeying the imperial decree, which would completely confirm his rebellion!
"Emperor, do you even know what you're doing?!" Su An was furious and exasperated, her breathing unsteady.
"Fu Zhun was devoted to the country and loved the people like his own children. Even with his legs crippled, he still thought about reform! He was an exceptionally wise and virtuous minister, and he never had any thought of rebellion!"
Her eyes were bloodshot as she stared at Chu Yi, each word uttered with sharp precision:
"He did what you, as emperor, should have done, but you only thought about your ridiculous throne. You are neither benevolent nor virtuous. Besides being suspicious and fighting with thin air every day, what have you done? You are like a brainless madman!"
"If you don't remove the treacherous officials and don't deal with the disasters, and if it weren't for ministers like Fu Zhun and the people making sacrifices, you, as emperor, would only be able to hold onto a broken throne and wait for the country to fall and your family to perish, ultimately becoming a homeless dog and a deposed ruler!"
Her chest heaved with anger, and she spat viciously, "You blind, brainless, and heartless madman! Let me tell you, even a dog sitting on the throne would be a hundred times better than you!"
As Su An spoke each merciless word, the entire courtyard fell into a deathly silence, as if plunged into an ice cave.
Fu Hai, standing to the side, was already deathly pale with fright, barely daring to breathe, shocked by what he had just heard.
"She's gone mad! This crazy woman!"
This is more than just insulting the emperor; it's saying that the emperor is even worse than a dog!
Realizing what had happened, Fuhai dared not look at the emperor's face and screamed repeatedly, "Guards! Guards! Drag this foul-mouthed wretch away!"
"Hmph." Su An straightened his back with a cold face.
She had already been framed like Fu Zhun, and if she fell into the emperor's hands, she would be tortured to death. At least she got some satisfaction from talking.
However, the expected outburst of anger did not materialize.
"Stop right there, all of you." Chu Yi spoke, staring at her with an ambiguous expression, and a smile slowly crept onto his face, as if he had seen something new.
"No one has ever insulted me before, and in such a fresh and insightful way. How interesting, Su An. I knew I hadn't misjudged you."
Su An considered himself to be incredibly eloquent, but he never expected the emperor to seem to be enjoying it!
Her face suddenly turned red with anger, as if she was holding it in.
"You're crazy!" she yelled, exhausted from her outburst.
Chu Yi's face lit up with joy. He lay back down and casually crossed his legs, saying, "It's alright. The more you jump around, the more desperate you are, and the happier I am."
"Guards, bring out the music and dance. I wish to watch with Miss Su, and while we wait, I'll await the arrival of my good uncle's head."
"Hmm, I think we should be back by dawn."
Fu Hai accepted the order and immediately raised his hand to signal the dancers to enter one by one.
The women, some alluring and others soft and charming, danced and sang in the courtyard as the melodious music began.
Su An felt as if a bell had been rung, her mind blank and dazed, and it took her a long time to come back to her senses from the word "head".
Her face was pale, filled with disbelief, yet also tinged with a sense of despair, as she stared fixedly at Chu Yi with a final plea.
"Your Majesty, it's not too late to turn back now... Fu Zhun hasn't done anything wrong, and he would never covet your position. At worst, we can demote him to a commoner and exile him!"
"He did so much for the country, after all..."
Su An's appearance only fueled Chu Yi's excitement, and he burst into laughter, "You should understand that two tigers cannot share one mountain, and one cannot allow another to sleep soundly beside one's bed!"
Thump.
Su An felt all her strength drain away, and she could no longer hold on, so she slumped down.
A wave of despair washed over her, and her eyes welled up with tears.
Her mind was a jumbled mess, and she didn't know what she was thinking. She sat there blankly until dawn.
The dancers sang and danced all night, accompanied by Chu Yi's cheers, until dawn.
"Report! Your Majesty, the imperial guards have been dispatched with utmost urgency!"
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