Chapter 347 Shut Up
You are a woman worse than an animal. Your hands are stained with the blood of princesses and princes, and yet, in the end, your own son is a pervert who enjoys killing for fun just like you! "
"Hahahahaha, this is really... this is so funny. Our great Emperor, do you know what disgusting things your Queen and Crown Prince are?"
"You all shut up!"
Suddenly, an angry roar was heard outside the hall, and Concubine Shu's laughter stopped abruptly. The Queen's hand shook, and the hairpin fell directly into Prince Ning's coffin.
She trembled and took a half step back, looking in disbelief at the man who was holding his chest and slightly hunched over, but exuding a fierce aura and murderous intent.
“Your Majesty!”
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After the emperor woke up, the person who was most unhappy was the prince. How could a man who had sat on the throne step down so easily?
"That old man has recovered. Prince Duan's men will seize the opportunity to report me to him. Humph, I want to see who is faster, you or me!"
Ultimately, that damn Prince Duan is the source of all the trouble. As long as he is dead, what trouble can those people from the Qi family and the Gu family cause?
The prince urgently contacted people and made arrangements overnight. Before he gave the order to invade the clan house, he received the news that the emperor had ordered to bring Concubine Shu back to the palace.
"That old fellow, he just came back from the brink of death, and the first thing he did when he opened his eyes was to look for a woman. Haha, he really is worthy of being my father!"
"That coward Prince Ning is, after all, the Shufei's own flesh and blood. If she finds out that we killed Prince Ning, that crazy woman will definitely retaliate without hesitation. At that time, she might even join forces with Prince Duan."
"What a shame! You won't have that chance! Commander Lu, now that everything is ready, it shouldn't be difficult to pick a few people from your group to go to the clan residence."
"That's not difficult. When does His Royal Highness plan to take action?"
"Now!"
"Now?" So early in the morning...
"Your Highness, think twice. At least wait until the dead of night to make your move, so that it can be concealed from others."
"Hide the truth? This prince doesn't want to hide it. The more sensational and high-profile this matter is, the better. The news of Prince Duan's death must be known to the world. Otherwise, how will those treacherous ministers and traitors know to restrain themselves?"
The Crown Prince said this with a sinister smile, "What's more, the Imperial Physician said that Father cannot tolerate any stimulation. This Crown Prince is also being filial. The more intense the stimulation, the quicker he will die, and the less likely he will suffer in agony!"
Commander Lu froze up and swallowed hard. Not only did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince want to kill Prince Duan, he also wanted to kill two birds with one stone and use this incident to anger the Emperor to death?
At this point, it is no longer his turn to judge the Crown Prince's character, and his previous actions have made him inseparable from the Crown Prince and the Queen.
He could only continue to obey their orders. If the prince won, he would have a life of wealth and glory. If the prince lost, he would become cannon fodder.
"Your Highness, rest assured. I will definitely see to it. Before dark, the news of Prince Duan's death will spread throughout the imperial city!" It will take time for him to arrange the right personnel. Even so, one day will be enough!
The prince gave Commander Lu an admiring look. From today onwards, the entire Zhaoling Kingdom would completely belong to him, Ling Jingyu!
From today onwards, he will be above millions of people. No one in this world will be able to tell him what to do, and no one will be able to say no to his orders!
"Ha ha ha ha……"
While Ling Jingyu was racing against time to arrange Ling Jingxuan's death, the Qi family was also not idle. The current situation in the court has made them so nervous that their hairs stand on end. How can they still have the mood to sleep at home?
The prince's arrogance during the emperor's coma formed a sharp contrast with his restraint and obedience after he woke up. This contrast is enough to make people see the prince's ambition.
Why did he change his face like this and pretend to be obedient in front of the emperor? It was because he was greedy for the feeling of "governing the country on behalf of others" and he didn't want to get down from the throne!
Therefore, after the emperor regained consciousness, he continued to let the crown prince govern the country, which made Prince Duan and his party feel cold in their hearts.
But what could they do? The empress and the prince controlled the palace. Those who could see the emperor were the prince's people, and they would praise the prince to the sky in front of the emperor.
Not to mention that they couldn't see the emperor, even if they really saw him, what would happen? Could they really tell him to his face what the prince did in the court? Would anyone dare?
What if the emperor accidentally faints from anger again, wouldn’t that be helping the prince a lot? Moreover, if the emperor really can’t recover after fainting this time, who can bear the crime of angering the emperor to death!
Therefore, since they could not see the emperor and could not deal with the prince, they had to start by protecting Prince Duan as soon as possible.
While the emperor was in a coma, they had been heading towards the clan residence. If the emperor could not recover, a great battle would be imminent, and Prince Duan had to be prepared.
Fortunately, the emperor regained consciousness two days later. By then, Prince Duan had already decided to send Qi Luoyuan away first.
Qi Luoyuan grew up in a family of officials and has some experience. Although she is not very clear about the details, she can feel that the current situation is very serious.
If she continued to stay in the clan residence, she would no longer be accompanying Prince Duan but would instead be a hindrance to him.
So, when her father and brother arranged everything and asked her to leave, she obediently did as they asked.
Before leaving, she did not ask anything, nor did she give Prince Duan too many instructions. She only said, "Your Highness, I will go home and wait for you."
Prince Duan reached out and gently touched Qi Luoyuan's face, smiling at her and said, "Okay, I won't keep you waiting long!"
During this period of time together, even though there was no love between Ling Jingxuan and Qi Luoyuan, there was kinship and a mutual understanding of sharing weal and woe.
At this moment, he became even more determined that if he became emperor in the future, Qi Luoyuan would be his only queen, not only because of the help the Qi family had given him, but also because of Qi Luoyuan herself. She deserved it!
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On the other hand, the Queen and Concubine Shu thought that no one would hear their conversation, so when they got excited, they revealed all the dirty things they had done to each other over the past twenty years.
When it comes to cruelty and murder, Concubine Shu is certainly no match for the Empress, but if you look at the number of capital crimes they both committed, they are practically on par with each other!
The return of Concubine Shu made the emperor in a good mood and his condition improved significantly.
The emperor didn't care that Concubine Shu was unwilling to see him first or to express her gratitude. He could understand how much Concubine Shu missed her son, so when he learned that Concubine Shu had come to see Prince Ning first, he hurried over.
He was afraid that Concubine Shu would not be able to bear the shock when she saw Prince Ning's appearance, so he wanted to come and see her, to comfort her and repair the relationship between them.
But who knew that as soon as they arrived outside Prince Ning's palace, they saw the Queen and Concubine Shu's people waiting outside.
The emperor's face suddenly turned dark. This queen really didn't know how to keep quiet. Concubine Shu had just returned to the palace today, and she was so impatient to come and cause trouble. Couldn't Concubine Shu and Prince Ning be alone together for a while?
The emperor was furious and ordered his servants to forbid them from making any noise. He wanted to see what big deal the queen had that made her insist on seeing Concubine Shu in front of Prince Ning today!
But the result was that it didn't matter what he heard. He directly heard Concubine Shu accusing the Queen of murdering Prince Ning, and the Queen condemned Concubine Shu for shamelessly seducing the Prince and leading him to commit all kinds of beastly acts.
So much so that now, it’s out of control and he even tortured someone to death!
The first thing that came to the emperor's mind was the little palace maid in the East Palace who was strangled to death not long ago for seducing the prince. Was it really her who seduced the prince first?
He really couldn't listen any longer, so he stepped into the hall and roared, "All of you shut up!"
Concubine Shu had her back to the door, so she didn't see what the emperor was doing at the moment.
Hearing the emperor's voice, she stopped smiling, took a long, deep breath, calmed herself down, and then slowly turned around and saluted the emperor politely.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you, Your Majesty, long live your Majesty."
Although she was respectful, she also expressed her intention of combing her hair thoroughly, and she never even looked up at the emperor from beginning to end.
The emperor only realized now that his idea that Concubine Shu refused to see him because she was angry with him was really wishful thinking. At this moment, Concubine Shu really had no affection for him at all.
"You, you two women, how dare you do this!"
The Emperor did not ask Concubine Shu to stand up. Concubine Shu stood up on her own, looked at the Emperor and chuckled, "Your Majesty, when did you come? How much did you hear? If there is anything I missed, I don't mind telling you again and telling you slowly."
"Your Majesty!" The Queen walked out from behind Prince Ning's coffin, knelt before the Emperor, tears streaming down her face, and kowtowed with utter grievance. "I beg Your Majesty to make the decision for me and do it for my son!"
"It's all her!" The Queen pointed at Concubine Shu, her words filled with rage and tears. "It was she who harmed my prince. It was she who seduced him, disrupted the harem, and led him astray!"
"Moreover, she used this matter to threaten me, so I..."
"Enough!" The emperor clutched his chest tightly with his right hand. His heart was aching and he could hardly breathe.
And Concubine Shu still stood straight, with a faint, playful, and completely fearless smile on her face.
She is always like this, never making excuses for anything, and always looking calm and indifferent.
In the past, the emperor thought that it was because of her noble character that she disdained to compete with other women in the harem. At that time, he was always attracted to such a concubine.
But now, the emperor finally understood clearly that the reason she acted like that was because she didn't care, that's all.
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