She crawled on the ground in a weak posture, stretching her waist as much as possible. But she hadn't done such a big thing for many years, and her waist had long been stiff and redundant due to her pampered life.
"The emperor's uncle is here."
Prince? Madam Bo was ecstatic, but her face showed a more miserable expression. She turned her head to look at her husband's face, which was full of misery and grievance.
However, the man who was usually humble and polite and always spoke softly to her didn't even look at her, but just stood at the end of the stone brick with a frown.
Xuanyuan King Su Che glanced at the entire audience and understood something almost instantly.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects. I did not know that Your Majesty was coming to the banquet, and I was unable to greet you..."
"On a whim, I wanted to have a secret meeting with Xiao Yingwei here..." The emperor paused as if unintentionally, then continued slowly, "To discuss important military matters. Worried about eavesdropping, I took the initiative to borrow a room. Will the emperor's uncle be angry with me?"
"I dare not."
"Uncle Emperor, why should we be so distant? We haven't met in years, so this is a good opportunity to chat about family matters."
As soon as the other party spoke, Su Che understood the deep meaning.
This was to clear the area and prepare for a reckoning. The royal family's reputation could not be ignored, but he would never let go of what was necessary.
He has always been like that.
Su Che didn't say much, just gave a look, and the onlookers who came from nowhere in the yard dispersed all at once.
Anyone with a bit of common sense knew that what was going to happen in the yard next was probably not something that everyone could stand by and watch.
Madam Bo naturally knew about this, but she didn't believe it. Prince Xuanyuan was present. Could the Emperor, even if he was one, have beaten her to death with a stick in front of the palace's owner on the day of her son's full moon banquet?
"Your Majesty, today's matter requires careful consideration. It is already late..."
Sure enough, her husband was going to speak up for her.
Mrs. Bo was delighted and stood up slowly, but the flat voice sounded again as if it knew what she was thinking.
"Now that night has fallen, it is enough to light the lamp. In the light, right and wrong can be distinguished."
The oil lamp in the room appeared in his hand at some point. Su Wei's fingers gently hooked the handle, and with his other hand he took the fire starter from Shan Jiangfei's hand and lit the wick that had shrunk in the lamp oil.
The fire flickered, and after a moment, a strong scent similar to the fragrance of flowers wafted out.
As soon as Xiao Nanhui smelled the familiar scent, he instantly understood something and his eyes fell on the oil lamp.
He gently placed the oil lamp on the ground, illuminating the floor tile beneath it.
Only then did she discover that there was a neat plum blossom carved on the stone brick.
"Kneel down."
The emperor's voice was so dull that no emotion could be heard, but it was more terrifying than any anger or scolding.
Mrs. Bo bit her lower lip, as if she wanted to struggle for a moment, but her knees betrayed her first and slammed firmly against the stone brick.
Mrs. Bo's eyes were fixed on the plum blossom on the ground. The plum blossom on the stone blossom bloomed silently. Although it had no fragrance, it would never fade.
The wind was blowing from the southeast tonight. She knelt downwind, her nose and mouth filled with the fragrance wafting from the oil lamp.
She was so familiar with that smell that she started to feel anxious and upset at the mere smell of it.
She tried to hold her breath, but she couldn't hold it forever. Veins popped out of her neck from the strain.
Well, if it's just the aroma, it's okay to take a few breaths, as long as you don't...
"Mrs. Bo, do you know why you have to kneel?"
She looked confused and her voice was filled with sobs.
"I, I don't know where I went wrong. I was just listening to the servants' reports. I was worried about the safety of the women in the mansion and Mr. Zong. In my haste, I didn't have time to investigate the truth, much less know that Your Majesty was here. I swear to heaven that I have no intention of overstepping the bounds, let alone causing trouble!"
"It's truly touching and true." The emperor nodded, seeming to agree. "However, I'm asking you to kneel not because you've done anything wrong."
This time, Mrs. Bo was really confused.
"That's why..."
"Isn't Madam Bo also from an aristocratic family? How come she doesn't know the rule that concubines should kneel before the mistress of the household?"
This sentence was like a wake-up call, instantly shattering the perfect shell that Mrs. Bo had just maintained.
Killing someone without bloodshed.
She had used the same trick against others before. No one in the mansion could match her, and she also thought that no man could understand the subtleties of this trick.
But the person in front of her clearly understood. Not only did he understand, but his actions were even more vicious than hers.
"As I said, Madam, you are innocent. There is no need to be alarmed." Su Wei's voice became even softer, as if he were genuinely chatting at a family dinner. "Today is the grand banquet at your residence, and we should celebrate with fine wine. I came here empty-handed on a whim, and just now I happened to see some fine wine on the table in the room. I'm offering you some wine. Please don't refuse."
If all the previous things could only be regarded as a kind of pain, after hearing this sentence, Mrs. Bo finally understood the pain of being tortured to death by slicing.
Every minute and every second before that was torture, but after that person said that, time seemed to slip away without being able to catch up.
In a flash, the emperor's fair hand held the glass of freshly brewed wine in front of her.
Shan Jiangfei's voice sounded from the side, still with a polite smile.
"Mrs. Bo, please accept the reward."
Mrs. Bo stared at the glass of wine, her eyes fixed on it so intently that they were almost locked together. Her carefully groomed temples wrinkled, and her rouge was half-eaten by her chattering teeth.
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