Chapter 947
Sure enough, a moment later, someone strode in: "Your Highness, His Majesty requests your presence."
Zhong Jie turned her head to look.
The visitor was Li Ze, the commander of the Imperial Guards.
At just over thirty years old, he was extremely young among the commanders of the Imperial Guards throughout history.
To be able to sit in this position at such a young age, one must either hold a high position of power or be exceptionally capable.
Seeing that Zhong Jie did not move, Li Ze continued, "His Majesty is outside the palace, and... the Empress."
Li Ze spoke the last sentence in a low voice.
This was to tell her that the emperor had come to uphold justice for her.
So Zhong Jie took a deep breath, didn't look at Consort Jing again, and got up to walk out.
Jing Guiren breathed a sigh of relief, her strength dissipating, and collapsed to the ground.
She looked at the Imperial Guards outside and breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
Although she had fallen out of favor with the emperor, she still held onto the affection they had shared over the years.
Moreover, the emperor had long wanted to take action against the Huo family, and she was doing this to share the emperor's burdens.
She'll be alright.
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As Zhong Jie left the palace, she saw the Emperor and Empress standing outside the palace gates. Their expressions were quite complicated when they saw her come out.
When Zhong Jie went to pay her respects to the Empress, the Empress realized something was wrong. No sooner had Zhong Jie left than the Empress went to fetch the Emperor. The two of them rushed over and heard everything that had just happened.
The Empress felt only heartache, but the Emperor, while feeling heartache, also felt a chill in his heart.
After all, Consort Jing was also his bedmate.
He simply couldn't accept that the person he shared his bed with could be such a vicious person.
But every word of those words was spoken by Consort Jing herself, leaving him no choice but to believe them.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
Zhong Jie bowed to the two of them according to custom, but her movements were stiff and her eyes were lifeless.
"Get up."
The Empress sighed: "Your Highness, you and the Princess have suffered so much over the years."
Zhong Jie turned to look at the emperor and suddenly knelt down.
"Your Majesty, I have followed my husband to guard the frontier all these years, only wishing to protect the borders and never asking for anything else. But now, I want to use all the military merits I have accumulated over the years to exchange for Your Majesty's decree, allowing me to personally kill Consort Jing!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the Empress clenched her fist tightly.
Using her military achievements to kill one person, it seems Zhong Jie is determined to kill Consort Jing.
The empress looked at the emperor nervously, but did not speak.
Because right now, Zhong Jie is speaking to the emperor as the Princess of Yunnan, who has guarded the frontier for many years and has accumulated numerous military achievements. This is a political matter, not a domestic one.
The emperor didn't speak, but simply looked down at her.
He had met Zhong Jie many times before, but this was the first time she had knelt before him and kowtowed.
The emperor couldn't stand this scene.
Finally, he sighed and personally helped her up: "These days, it seems I have truly been blinded by my own judgment."
Having held high positions for so many years, you've lived a life of ease and comfort, forgetting the turmoil and unrest of those years, and forgetting that while I was enjoying my peaceful days, you couldn't even sleep soundly on the frontier.
This is within the palace, concerning Consort Jing; it won't reach outside the palace gates. Go on."
"...Thank you, Your Majesty."
Zhong Jie turned her gaze, drew the long sword from Li Ze's waist, and strode towards Consort Jing's palace.
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