Chapter 147 Xiao Nanyan, I don’t believe you have no weaknesses!
Inside the Weiyang Palace.
"His Majesty!"
Queen Su Qinyao staggered to the foot of the throne, her hair covered with pearls and jade jingling as she trembled.
She raised her tear-stained face and looked up at the cold emperor sitting on the chair, her voice choked with broken sobs:
"Your Majesty, my brother must have been framed. Otherwise, he would have been the Prime Minister, and Wan'er would have been the Crown Princess. He must have been crazy to collude with Bei Cang."
Helian Cong suddenly slammed the table and stood up, and the memorials on the dragon-patterned table flew everywhere.
He looked down at Su Qinyao, who was crying bitterly.
"Su Lantian certainly wouldn't dare to rebel, but the things he did behind my back are something I deeply detest! The secret letter could be forged, but the seal is genuine. How can I exonerate him? And the account book is even more impossible to falsify. What on earth does he want to do?"
"Your Majesty!" Su Qinyao took two steps on her knees, her skirt embroidered with gold thread dragging across the cold blue bricks.
"Brother, he would never dare to burn down any armory. Doing so would do him no good!"
Her fingers, which were clutching the hem of the dragon robe, turned white from the force, but Helian Cong kicked them away.
"He didn't dare to burn Tianqi's armory. He wanted to burn the armory of the Xiao family army in Xinzhou!"
Helian Cong said coldly:
"I have clearly stated that no one is allowed to touch Xiao Nanyan before I make a decision! Are you guys turning a deaf ear to my words?"
Su Qinyao slumped to the ground, her lips trembling uncontrollably. She wanted to argue again, but was interrupted by Helian Cong's cold words:
"Also, it was your good brother who reported Xiao Beicheng for treason! Whether that secret letter was forged or not is now unverifiable. However, I hate behind-the-scenes manipulation and doing things behind my back the most! Even if I wanted to get rid of Xiao Beicheng, I wouldn't need to rely on people like you!"
His pupils shot out two cold rays of light:
"You are trying to guess the emperor's mind, or you are doing it for your own selfish interests. You know what's going on!"
"His Majesty……"
Su Qinyao suddenly burst into tears:
"My brother is also loyal to you. It's just... I was just confused for a moment."
"Confused? Or do you have other plans? Don't pretend I don't know!"
Su Qinyao's elegant face was covered with tears:
"Your Majesty, if you punish my brother, the Su family will be finished! It's true that my brother is my brother, but he is also Rou'er's brother!"
Helian Cong's face was originally as cold as ice, but Su Qinyao's last words hit his heart like a heavy hammer, and his hands holding the dragon throne suddenly tightened.
Thinking of Su Xianrou's gentle and beautiful face, his body couldn't help but sway slightly.
The hall was silent for a moment. Helian Cong suddenly swung his sleeves and turned around, his voice filled with suppressed anger:
"Let's not deal with this matter for now. Right now, we need to stabilize the border defenses to prevent Bei Cang from invading when they learn that the armory has been burned and the rear supply is lacking!"
…
The dusk was as red as blood, staining the eaves of the Weiyang Palace. Su Qinyao stumbled out of the vermilion palace gate. Cold sweat had already soaked through her phoenix robe embroidered with golden peonies, sticking to her back and making her feel cold.
After passing through three hanging flower doors, she suddenly pushed open the door of the Tamamo Palace's bedroom, staggered and fell onto the golden nanmu couch, her chest heaving violently.
Seeing this, the personal maid Qiuyu hurried forward with a teacup.
"My Lady, please have some tea!"
Su Qinyao snatched it away and brought it to her lips, not even noticing the scalding hot tea running down the corners of her mouth.
After taking a few sips, she suddenly slammed the teacup down on the table. The sound of porcelain shards cracking startled Qiuyu so much that she trembled all over.
"Xiao Nanyan, that little bastard, is truly despicable! He actually schemed to trap my brother. How could I let him go?"
Her nails dug deep into her palms, and scarlet blood oozed out, leaving hideous marks on the white silk handkerchief.
Qiuyu knelt tremblingly, her voice as soft as a mosquito:
"Your Majesty, please don't make any more moves. His Majesty is so angry..."
Before she could finish her words, Su Qinyao suddenly picked up the jade incense burner on the table and smashed it hard on the ground. The sound of the jade shattering echoed in the empty bedroom.
"Hmph! I won't be at peace until I kill Xiao Nanyan and that bitch Su Xianrou! And Feng'er's throne won't be secure!"
She stood up suddenly:
"Helian Cong never took action because he was concerned about his past relationship with that bitch!"
Qiuyu shrank her neck and took a half step back, then asked cautiously:
"My Lady, what do you want to do next?"
Su Qinyao's sinister eyes swept across the mess in the room, and suddenly she sneered:
"When you hit a snake, you have to strike at its weakest point. Xiao Nanyan, I don't believe you don't have a weak spot!"
She raised her hand and gently stroked the trembling phoenix hairpin beside her temples, her nails scraping against the phoenix pattern on the hairpin, making a harsh sound:
"I've heard Shu'er mention that Xiao Nanyan seemed to be flirting with a maid in the mansion. He even went to the Crown Prince's mansion to openly snatch her away. He injured Chu Jin for her. Let me think about it, that maid's name is..."
Thunder exploded outside the window, and lightning illuminated her distorted face:
"Xi, Yan?"
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