Chaoge
Looking at Di Xin's fawning expression, Mu Qing softly asked, "Have you brought the Seven Aperture Exquisite Heart?"
"Qing'er, this Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart is the heart of Bi Gan, a high-ranking official in my court. If you take it directly, it might be a breach of propriety, and it might even..."
Upon hearing this, Mu Qing's face immediately turned cold, and she said directly, "Yin Xin, just tell me, I'll give you anything you want!"
Di Xin chuckled, "Qing'er, you know I love you. Would you be willing to become my queen?"
Mu Qing looked coldly at Di Xin, "You have so many women around you, why do you insist on having me by your side?"
"Although I have three thousand concubines, you are the only one I love the most!" Di Xin said earnestly. "When I thought you were dead, I was so consumed by longing for you that I searched the world for women who resembled you. But in my eyes, none of these worldly women could compare to you! They were all just my playthings. I never gave them any status! In my eyes, this status belongs only to you!"
Mu Qing stared blankly at Di Xin, and for some reason, looking at his somewhat haggard face, she actually felt a stirring in her heart, and her heart suddenly raced.
"Are you telling the truth?" Mu Qing asked, her face slightly flushed.
"Of course it's true! Every day I look at women who resemble you, just to think of you. I constantly remind myself that I love you! And I also constantly hate that the person beside me isn't you!"
Mu Qing lowered her head, making it impossible to see the emotions on her face. "It's not that I can't agree to your request, unless... unless you can make me your empress!"
Di Xin frowned slightly. "Establishing an empress is not a problem. However, my beloved concubine, your identity will be questioned by many ministers. Otherwise, how about I bestow upon you a new name and background?"
"As long as I can be your wife, that's enough!" Mu Qing said with a smile.
"Very well! I will make the arrangements right away!" Di Xin said excitedly.
He didn't see the chilling murderous intent in Mu Qing's eyes.
The following day, Emperor Xin conferred the title of Consort on Mu Qing and brought her into the palace as the daughter of Su Hu of Ji Province, bestowing upon her the surname Su and the name Daji.
As for Su Xian'er, whom Di Xin desperately wanted, there was no need to rush at the moment, because he knew that Su Xian'er would not run away!
The moment Su Daji's reputation became known to the public, a bloody storm swept through the court!
That night, a strong wind blew through the pavilion, and the moonlight was obscured in the sky. At this moment, the grand banquet in the palace was held for only one person.
His clothes, though not particularly luxurious, gave him an air of destitution, but that would be a misconception. He possessed a pair of clear eyes that shone with wisdom; this man was none other than Bigan, the wise sage of the Shang Dynasty.
"Your Majesty summoned me here in the dead of night. Is there something important?" Sitting in the palace, watching Di Xin drinking and chatting with Su Daji, who had just been made a concubine, Bi Gan couldn't help but speak up.
The implication is that you made me come here to watch you two abuse each other, and then left me here without even considering my feelings!
Su Daji smiled, her beauty captivating all who beheld her, which made Di Xin's smile deepen.
Su Daji winked seductively at Bigan, "I've heard that Lord Bigan has a heart with seven orifices. I wonder if this heart truly has seven orifices?"
Bi Gan frowned, somewhat resistant to Su Daji's seductive glances, and asked with displeasure, "I wonder what Your Majesty means by this?"
Di Xin looked at Bi Gan and sneered, "The Empress is asking you a question, so answer it properly!"
Bi Gan bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, when I was young, I had a chance encounter with the goddess Nuwa. The goddess Nuwa bestowed upon me a heart with seven orifices. I do not know whether it has seven orifices..."
"So it was all just a lie! How could the Goddess Nuwa descend to earth and give a mortal an invisible heart? I would have believed it if it were a divine weapon!"
Suddenly, Su Daji sneered at Bigan, "Why don't you, Lord Bigan, prove whether this Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart truly has seven apertures!"
Bi Gan was slightly taken aback. "What does Your Majesty mean by this?"
Su Daji threw a dagger at him. "Lord Bigan, if what you say about the Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart really has seven apertures, you wouldn't be afraid of me digging out your heart. But if I find that your heart doesn't have seven apertures, then that would be the crime of deceiving the emperor!"
Upon seeing this, Di Xin raised an eyebrow and said, "Bi Gan, why don't you dig out that heart and show it to the Empress and me?"
Bigan looked at Di Xin and Su Daji and couldn't help but tremble all over, "You, you..."
You guys are practically forcing yourselves to die!
How could this be!
"Lord Bigan, do you not dare? Is it because you have deceived the emperor?" Su Daji asked coldly.
Bi Gan's face was pale as he stared at the gleaming dagger on the ground, his heart cold and devoid of any warmth!
Picking up the dagger, Bigan stood frozen in place, looking at the two seated figures. Suddenly, he burst into laughter, "Hahaha... I, Bigan, have pledged my loyalty to the Great Shang. I thought I would live and die for the Great Shang, but I never expected... My end will be like this... Hahahaha..."
A hint of sympathy flashed in Su Daji's eyes, but it was quickly hidden by her determination. She was not so great as to save the common people or the world; she only wanted to save the one she loved—Gu Liyan!
For Gu Liyan, she could marry another man; for Gu Liyan, her hands would be covered in blood; for Gu Liyan, she would dare to be his enemy!
That's right, this is Mu Qing!
What do the lives and deaths of other people in this world have to do with her!
The only person she cared about was Gu Liyan!
Blood stained the main hall. Bigan, his face contorted with rage, pulled out his own heart. His face was pale, but his body remained standing.
"This is my heart!"
Su Daji suddenly stood up and looked at the golden, glittering Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart in Bigan's hand. She was so shocked that she could hardly believe it. This was the Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart.
Looking at Bigan, he could still speak without falling while holding his own heart. Just who was Bigan?
Could it be...?
Is he the chosen sage?
She, Mu Qing, shouldn't have framed this loyal and righteous man?
"Your Majesty, have you seen clearly? How many orifices does Bigan's heart have?" Bigan asked coldly.
Su Daji looked at Bigan and said coldly, "Lord Bigan is indeed a chosen sage. I... admire him!"
Bigan burst into laughter, "Hahahaha... Bigan risked his life for a word of admiration from the Empress, making him perhaps the most pathetic and lamentable figure in history?!"
With that, he threw the Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart on the ground, laughed loudly, and turned to leave, muttering to himself, "Bi Gan's wife is still waiting for me at home... I take my leave!"
Su Daji sat weakly in the chair, filled with guilt, but looking at that intelligent and perceptive man, her gaze hardened again: "Only matters concerning him will not cause me the slightest hesitation!"
In this world, life and death are inevitable. She survived because Gu Liyan saved her, so what do the lives of others have to do with her?
If others could die, she would be willing to risk her life and even have her hands stained with blood to save Gu Liyan!
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