Chu Changning was held and kissed by him, her eyes reddening, and she retorted sarcastically.
"What else can His Majesty of Great Qi do besides threaten?"
He sneered, pinched her cheek, forcing her to look him in the eye, and spoke each word in a sinister tone.
"You'll do it again."
After saying that, he looked her down inch by inch, his gaze seeming to want to devour her whole.
Upon hearing his words, Chu Changning's almost bloodless face turned red with anger, and she roared.
"Hunger will make you eat anything."
His current gaunt and emaciated figure is a testament to the lustful look he had of him.
Yan Beimo was deeply hurt. His fingers tightened suddenly, his nose almost touching hers, and he whispered in her ear.
The two were forced to be within arm's reach, their breaths mingling in each other's nostrils.
She coldly turned her head away to avoid him, but he grabbed her again. She tried to dodge, but he pinched her. Enraged, she opened her mouth and bit his tiger's mouth, hissing.
"If Your Majesty is lacking women---"
She had barely uttered a few words when he suddenly silenced her with a kiss, pinning her to the bed and kissing her fiercely.
Her lips, which were originally bloodless, were instantly made moist and glossy by the kiss.
Chu Changning twisted her waist and punched him, but the more she struggled, the more excited he became.
She closed her eyes in anger and remained motionless as he went on his rampage.
Ideally, the poison would suddenly take effect, causing him to vomit a mouthful of blood.
After two days of pent-up lust, Yan Beimo finally found an outlet, embracing her and kissing her passionately, as if he wanted to meld her into his very bones.
He roughly kneaded her soft flesh, his eyes swirling with emotion as he touched her.
She's lost weight; her slender waist is so thin it could be grasped in one hand. Her once curvaceous figure has also shrunk considerably, and when you hold her in your arms, she feels so light it's almost weightless.
He lowered his eyelids to look at her, and seeing that she closed her eyes in disgust, his burning lust subsided, and he couldn't help but look around the palace.
Even in the cold palace, no one dared to mistreat her, so why did she suddenly become so thin?
"If Your Majesty is no longer interested, you may leave."
The cold words came from beneath him. Yan Beimo snapped out of his daze, glanced at her, and sat up.
Chu Changning pulled the quilt around herself and got up. She glanced at the torn dress at the foot of the bed and couldn't help but feel envious.
She only had this one dress. She usually wore the same cloak for changing clothes, or she would borrow it from the little palace maid, but he tore it up for her. What was she supposed to wear?
Besides, it's almost September now, and the nights in the north are cold. She's wearing a thin dress in this cold palace; she could catch a cold and burn herself to death without anyone knowing.
"Your Majesty tore my clothes, please give me a new one."
Yan Beimo sat on the edge of the bed and glanced at her when he heard her words.
"Have I been short of food and clothing for you?"
Chu Changning found it laughable and looked at him.
"Your Majesty wouldn't think that someone who has fallen out of favor would still receive fresh food and beautiful clothes from the various departments every day as before, would you?"
Yan Beimo paused slightly, as if remembering something, and asked, "Didn't the Imperial Hospital send you medicine?!"
She kept a blank expression and ignored him.
Seeing this, Yan Beimo stood up and walked directly out of the hall.
Chu Changning watched his retreating figure and said, "Ayu, you lied to me."
He paused, said nothing, and pushed open the palace door to leave.
Once the person left, the hall became empty.
Chu Changning leaned wearily against the bedside, gazing absently at the moon outside the vermilion window.
Ayu is his own son. Even tigers don't eat their cubs. He must be lying to her, just wanting to see her suffer.
After returning to Changxin Palace, Yan Beimo ordered the chief eunuch who served Chu Changning to be summoned, along with a group of imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital.
The eunuchs in the palace were all seasoned veterans. As soon as they heard that His Majesty had summoned them, they immediately realized what was happening and broke out in a cold sweat.
Since ancient times, empresses who have been sent to the cold palace have had no chance of survival, especially in this temporary palace, where they are naturally not valued and their deaths are ignored.
He thought that the concubines who assassinated the emperor would never be able to turn their lives around, but he never expected that the emperor would summon them after they came out of the cold palace.
The chief eunuch in charge of all departments immediately found a scapegoat and pushed out the little palace maid who usually delivered meals.
The young palace maid was terrified and knelt on the ground, kowtowing desperately.
"This servant does not know, this servant truly does not know."
The palace staff only instructed her to deliver meals daily; the higher-ups didn't care, and a mere palace maid like her wouldn't dare to make decisions on her own.
Night Hawk glanced at the eunuchs, maids, and nannies kneeling on the ground, then at the little maid with a broken head, and ordered someone to take the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat away. He also questioned the little maid separately.
The young palace maid returned tremblingly.
Hearing this, Night Hawk sighed. If His Majesty found out that the people of the Inner Court treated the Lady this way, none of them would live.
The lady stabbed His Majesty and was imprisoned in the Cold Palace. Although he was a little unsure of His Majesty's thoughts, he knew that the lady would not fall out of favor.
Fearing that the snobbish people in the palace would bully him, Eunuch Li even went to warn them to deliver the meals on time.
But these people below dared to outwardly comply but inwardly defy them. Instead of bullying them, they even dared to send them scraps.
"Chief Eunuch, the higher-ups ordered you to deliver leftovers, but did they say you wouldn't be given extra clothes?"
The chief eunuch was called out by name and knelt on the ground, his back drenched in cold sweat.
"It's all my fault for not managing things properly; I'm willing to accept the punishment."
Your Majesty is the eldest son of a noble family. Which of these noble sons isn't arrogant and haughty? Especially since he is a son of a noble family who has ascended the throne. How could Your Majesty still be fond of a woman who was assassinated by her?
They were naturally acting in accordance with the emperor's will, never expecting things to turn out this way.
"Go get your punishment; it's better than losing your life."
The eunuch was so fat and bloated that his face was frighteningly white when he was dragged away.
The Imperial Medical Academy staff had been preparing medicine for Chu Changning to suppress the toxicity, but they stopped giving him the medicine after he was imprisoned in the Cold Palace.
She caught a cold that day, and when the imperial physician went to see her, he only prescribed a fever reducer and gave her medicine to keep her alive, without paying attention to the poison.
They never imagined that they would have a chance to turn their lives around after committing such a heinous crime as assassinating His Majesty, which could lead to the extermination of nine generations of their families.
Two imperial physicians who were usually in charge of decocting medicine entered Changxin Hall and saw the body of the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat being carried out. Their expressions changed, and they hurriedly took their medicine boxes and went inside.
The atmosphere inside the hall was oppressive and somber. The emperor, dressed in a gilded black robe, sat on a small couch with a calm expression, yet he exuded a natural imperial aura.
The two men glanced at the head of the courtyard kneeling on the ground, then hurried over to perform a deep bow.
"Your subject pays respects to Your Majesty."
Yan Beimo opened his eyes, his voice indifferent.
"Did I order you to stop taking your medication?"
The two imperial physicians exchanged a glance, their backs trembling.
"Your Majesty, I am filled with trepidation."
"She has no medicine to suppress the poison, and she suffers terribly every full moon," he said lightly. "Why don't you two ministers also experience the severity of that cold poison?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the eunuch outside brought in the medicine.
The imperial physician was terrified, but dared not even resist. He could only prostrate himself on the ground and beg for mercy, letting the eunuch force-feed him the medicine.
The head of the Imperial Medical Academy swallowed hard upon hearing this, but dared not utter a word.
Those who presume to know the emperor's thoughts will suffer the consequences.
"Drag him away."
"yes."
"Have you remembered what I told you?"
The chief minister hurriedly replied, "Your subject understands."
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