Lanqin paused, then continued, "Do you know why the Emperor grew increasingly disgusted with you and eventually left you?" Ulanara had done everything to gain the Emperor's favor, but he kept pushing her further and further away. She really wanted to know why.
Ulanara remained silent, waiting for Lanqin's answer. "The Emperor knows all the bad things you've done, but he hasn't said it outright. He wanted you to come to your senses, but you haven't repented and have disappointed him time and time again, which has led to this situation."
“Impossible! If that were the case, how could His Majesty not have let me know at all…” Ulanara refused to believe Lanqin’s lies and shook her head desperately.
Lanqin curled her lips. She had indeed believed her own words. Letting her know that the Emperor had given her a chance, which she had not cherished, was more painful than death.
Ulanara saw Lanqin's smug look and said, "You...it must be you...you're the one who interfered. That's why the Emperor treated me like this. It's all because of you!" Ulanara no longer resembled an empress.
Lanqin came here today not to humiliate Ulanara, but because she felt that the assassination attempt on Hongli in the Northwest was related to the Empress, and she came here specifically to warn her.
"Your Majesty, in short, it's all your own fault. You can't blame anyone else. However, as long as you behave yourself and live your life well, and stop thinking about harming others, the Emperor and I will still spare your life, and the title of Empress will be yours." Lanqin said casually, as if she controlled the fate of Ulanara.
"Who do you think you are? The Emperor won't depose me, the Empress, just because you're spreading rumors!" The Empress's status was Ulanara's last vestige of dignity; if she lost it, she wouldn't know what to do.
Lanqin stared at Ulanara, her eyes filled with fierceness. "I wonder if the Empress has heard about the Fucha clan. The fact that the Emperor entrusted the harem to me, doesn't that say something?"
Ulanara never imagined that Lanqin, who was an innocent and naive girl when she first entered the palace, would have become such a ruthless person.
Seeing that Ulanara remained silent, Lanqin continued, "Who can distinguish between truth and falsehood? In this world, what is false can become true, and what is true can become false. If you dare to touch anyone around me, even without evidence, I can fabricate evidence. Then you'll see whether the Emperor trusts me, the person who is by his side day and night, or you, the Empress who is deep in the cold palace and has no real power."
Ulanara felt guilty. Had Hongshi's scheme been exposed? After saying this, Lanqin prepared to leave. Before leaving, Lanqin left Ulanara a message: "Ulanara, you... are no longer qualified to fight me!"
Watching Lanqin's departing figure, Ulanara was furious. She overturned everything on the table and cursed, "Niohuru clan, what do you think you are, daring to speak to me like that..." The maids rushed forward to stop her.
Indeed, Lanqin was right. She was no longer qualified to fight her. She... had nothing left! The hand that held the vase fell limply to the ground with a jarring sound, like the sound of Ulanara's heart being torn apart piece by piece.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
