Chapter 419 His Majesty’s Personal Arrival
Jolofen struggled to free himself from his grasp and stamped his feet in anger.
"I insist on saying this! He dared to do it, and he's still afraid of what others say? So what if he's the emperor? All you men know how to do is protect each other!"
"The Empress is such a good person! Gentle and virtuous, with a kind heart! Even a small official like us has received great kindness from the Empress!"
"Two years ago, my father made a mistake while handling a case, which angered His Majesty. If it weren't for Your Majesty's gentle words of persuasion in front of the emperor, how could my father have survived?"
"Not to mention the National Defense Fund Raising Office and the Anti-epidemic Branch Office established by the Empress, which have helped countless people in Dayan!"
"How could Your Majesty have the heart to betray such a virtuous and kind queen?"
"He actually...acted with a lowly palace maid on the Empress's bed...defiled the palace, simply..."
She was so angry that she was speechless and couldn't find a harsher and more decent word.
"Sister Fen!" Qiao Luochuan, the eldest son of the Qiao family, interrupted his sister sternly when he saw that her words were becoming more and more outrageous and even hinted at disrespect.
"You're an unmarried girl, yet you're still spouting foul language. How can you be so rude! You don't even have the demeanor of a lady from a noble family!"
The girl in the green dress also pulled her sister hard.
"Sister Fen! I know you're upset on behalf of the Empress, but matters concerning the royal family are not something we can interfere in. Stop talking!"
Qiao Luofen was already holding back her anger, and when she saw her brothers and sisters scolding her, she became rebellious and retorted with her neck stiffened:
"Now the whole capital has heard the news! They say that His Majesty was harassed by that seductive palace maid last night... He was so exhausted that he had to be supported by the eunuchs to go to the court this morning!"
“Buzz!”
Wen Li'er felt her mind go blank, as if struck by lightning!
The hand holding the pear blossom branch trembled violently, and the delicate branch was almost broken.
The color drained from her face instantly, and her body began to tremble violently and uncontrollably.
So angry!
impossible!
Absolutely not!
She believes in Asu!
How could he possibly favor a palace maid?
And on her phoenix bed!
These people... How dare these people slander her husband and the emperor of Dayan!
He deserves to die!
An unprecedented rage rushed to her head, burning her eyes red and even her breathing became scorching hot.
"Shut up!!!"
She suddenly shouted loudly.
Like thunderclaps out of nowhere, it instantly drowned out the whispers in the entire garden and made the people around her tremble all over.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound in horror, their eyes all focused on the woman in plain clothes who had been covering her face with her hair and "listening" silently.
Qiao Luofen and Qiao Luoli only felt that the woman's eyebrows and eyes were strangely familiar, and they were confused for a moment.
Those young men had never seen the queen's true face at such a close distance. They felt that although the woman in front of them was not wearing any makeup, her beauty and noble appearance could not be concealed.
Especially at this moment, those beautiful eyes burning with anger added a thrilling sense of brokenness.
Qiao Luojing, the third son of the Qiao family, was almost dazed by what he saw.
Wen Li'er's chest heaved violently, and her voice trembled slightly with extreme anger:
"You all know how disrespectful it is to criticize the emperor and slander the Empress. You should be executed according to the law!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the Qiao family turned pale.
They naturally knew the pros and cons of the matter, so when they saw her approaching, they thought she was just a curious young lady from a certain family. Thinking that the rumor had already spread, they did not deliberately avoid her.
I never expected...
Qiao Luojing seemed to be captivated by the spirit emerging from the pear blossom branch at this moment. He took a step forward and bowed deeply to Wen Li'er, his tone filled with anxiety:
"I don't know... I don't know this young lady's name? Where does she live? I am Qiao Luojing, the third son of the Dali Temple's Shaoqing's family. I am honored to meet you."
Wen Li'er didn't hear a single word of Qiao Luojing's abrupt self-recommendation.
She just looked up at him blankly.
I don't know what he is going to do.
In this strange and stagnant moment——
A roar filled with the wrath of thunder and icy coldness, like the roar of a dragon in the sky, suddenly tore through the silence of the garden.
"How dare you! You bastard, covet my queen!!!"
The supreme majesty and cold murderous intent contained in that voice made all those who heard it tremble with fear.
The guests who were originally attracted by the noise here and were looking around suddenly turned their heads to look in the direction of the sound.
I saw the bright yellow imperial procession had arrived at some point.
Yan Shixu was wearing a dragon robe, his face was ashen, his eyes were as cold as swords, and he was staring at Qiao Luojing!
That look seemed to want to torture him to death on the spot!
"Long live our emperor!"
When they saw who was coming, everyone in the garden, no matter how far away or near, knelt down with their foreheads touching the ground, and shouted "Long live the emperor" one after another.
Qiao Luojing was struck by lightning. He froze in place, his mind going blank.
Queen? Who is the Queen?
Who is the bastard the emperor is scolding?
He...was he talking to himself just now? !
"A Jing! Kneel down!"
Qiao Luochuan pulled hard on his brother's trouser leg.
Qiao Luojing finally woke up from his dream. His knees went weak and he fell heavily to the ground with a thud, his whole body shaking like a sieve.
He could clearly feel the cold gaze that seemed to come from above the ninth heaven, which made the back of his neck feel cold and his forehead was instantly covered with beads of cold sweat.
This girl turned out to be the queen...
The spark that had just ignited in my chest was then poured with a bucket of ice water.
Upon hearing that the emperor was coming in person, all the male and female guests in the Cheng'en Mansion hurried over.
Seeing this scene, he thought to himself that something was wrong and hurriedly knelt on the ground.
For a moment, the emperor and the empress were the only two people standing in the huge garden, and the atmosphere was so oppressive that it was suffocating.
Wen Li'er saw the familiar figure walking towards her step by step. She didn't know whether it was because of anger or because there was really something wrong with his body, but his steps seemed heavier and slower than usual.
An inexplicable sour feeling filled her chest, and Wen Li'er's tears suddenly burst out.
She no longer cared about her dignity, and ran towards her husband with her skirt lifted up.
Seeing this, Yan Shixu immediately stopped and opened his arms.
Wen Li'er threw herself into his broad and solid arms, wrapped her arms around his waist tightly, and buried her tear-stained face deeply in the gold embroidery pattern on his dragon robe on his chest.
The voice was filled with tears and undisguised defense:
"Axu! They... are all bad people! They are plotting against you!"
After saying this, she did not forget to raise her tearful eyes and glare fiercely at the guests who were lying on the ground in silence.
Yan Shixu embraced her thin and trembling body, and his sharp eyes swept over the kneeling people with a rage that could destroy the world.
However, when he lowered his head to look at the tearful girl in his arms, the ice and snow in his eyes instantly melted away, turning into pity and tenderness, and he gently patted her back.
"Have they... ever insulted Li'er?" This was what he cared about most.
You can slander him, but you absolutely cannot slander his Li'er!
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