"As you know, recently, the Emperor has been furious about the infidelity of the concubines in the harem."
"Qin Miaomiao is a cautionary tale."
"Consort De, if the Emperor finds out about your affair with Zhang Jianyue, do you think you'll be the next one to be subjected to the torture of branding with hot irons?"
Empress Rouci spoke slowly and deliberately, her eyes filled with displeasure and jealousy as she looked at Mi Shan.
Did you know?
You won the emperor's favor precisely because you have the same face as my sister.
Now, she's going to destroy it all with her own hands.
Destroying Mi Shan would at least give the dog emperor a moment of agony before he dies.
Mi Shan asked calmly, "Then what does the Empress wish to do?"
"If this matter is exposed, it will damage the royal family's reputation. I'd rather you be punished first. Granny Shen, smash her face first."
Empress Rouci gave the order gently.
Xun'er, who was standing nearby, immediately tried her best to protect the Empress: "No! Your Majesty, you have no evidence, how can you treat our Empress like this? This is using torture!"
"I have investigated. Zhang Jianyue has now died in your palace. Such blatant and cover-up is outrageous. How can I not punish her?" Shen Rouci glared at her. "You, a mere maid, dare to talk back to me? Guards, drag her away and beat her to death!"
"stop!"
Unexpectedly, Mi Shan suddenly stood up and protected Xun'er.
Looking down at the Empress sitting regally on the Phoenix Throne.
The Empress was startled.
He looked up at her.
Probably not expecting her to dare challenge her, her eyes widened in shock: "Mi Shan! Are you trying to rebel?"
"Shen Rouci, not only have you done so many evil deeds, but you also want to pin this on me. You want to use what happened before I entered the palace to suppress me, but those are all things of the past! Even if I go to the Emperor, I will have my own arguments!"
Mi Shan glanced at her coldly, her demeanor composed.
"On the contrary, it's you!"
"I thought we'd keep to ourselves and not cause you any trouble. But you've been so aggressive time and time again. Do you really think no one knows about the insidious things you've done?"
"What do you know?" Shen Rouci narrowed her eyes, meeting her cold gaze.
"Consort Luo miscarried, Qin Miaomiao miscarried, Murong Wan gave birth to a freak, and then there was Consort Lin who couldn't have children! All these things, one by one, and even earlier, those royal offspring who died unjustly at your hands, if I tell the Emperor about these things, what will you do?" Mi Shan said coldly.
Shen Rouci's eyes were filled with genuine shock: "You dare to slander me!"
She tried her best to remain calm.
"I have not done any of the things you mentioned!"
"Is that so? Let's leave aside the past, but take Murong Wan for example. Why did she give birth to a freak? Don't you know, Your Majesty?" Mi Shan said calmly, but her eyes were sharp.
Empress Rouci's expression changed.
Mi Shan continued coldly, "I've already investigated this in secret. The craftsmen who built this palace have confessed that you deliberately paid extra to find some inferior materials, especially some low-quality jade and marble, rotten wood deep in the beams, and mold in the corners of the walls that were painted red."
“Each of these can affect a person’s health, especially the magnetic field emitted by inferior marble, which can not only cause fetal malformation and miscarriage, but also cause hair loss, tooth loss, and eventually the people living in it will all die.”
"You built this Muqing Palace specifically to deal with those concubines you fear, didn't you?"
"First Qin Miaomiao, then Murong Wan, who will be next? Every pregnant woman is attacked by you. How much do you not want them to give birth to the emperor's offspring?"
Empress Rouci remained silent.
Mi Shan smiled calmly: "Not going to speak? I'd like to see whether the Emperor believes the evidence in your hands or mine. Hasn't Your Majesty considered which matter is more convincing and more serious?"
"No wonder you dare to disregard me," Empress Rouci sneered. "You thought you held the key to bringing me down! But don't forget, you are currently in my palace!"
Mi Shan's eyes flashed, and she said coldly, "Does the Empress intend to place me under house arrest?"
"Household confinement? Even if I kill you, I can cover it up if word gets out! You have evidence, but you can prevent it from ever seeing the light of day, can't you?"
Empress Rouci gave a sinister, cold laugh.
She's clearly trying to kill me to silence me!
Xun'er nervously clung to Mi Shan's arm.
"What should we do, Your Majesty!"
Mi Shan never expected that Shen Rou Ci would go to such lengths.
She knew that Shen Rouci had always disliked her, but she never imagined that Shen Rouci would hate her so much that she would risk everything to tear off the mask and use such violent means to kill her.
They're not even bothering to pretend anymore.
As the guards approached her step by step, Mi Shan couldn't help but feel confused and indignant.
"Shen Rouci, why do you have such a deep prejudice against me!"
"It's all because of your face!"
“Galo Lou?” Mi Shan frowned. “You hate her?”
A hint of displeasure flashed in Empress Rouci's eyes, and her emotions were already somewhat out of control: "You are not worthy to mention her name. You are nothing but her substitute! Guards, seize her, smear her face, and gouge out her eyes!"
"What I hate most is you looking at me with those eyes!"
Mi Shan's heart sank.
She concluded that Empress Rouci must have an irreconcilable deep-seated grudge against Jialuolou.
Therefore, they directed their hatred and anger at her.
But she completely misunderstood.
Just as the guards captured her and Xun'er.
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