madness?
Ah Fu was already furious, and now she was even more furious after hearing Lin Chunhuan's words, "It's obvious that I am the emperor's favorite woman. If he knew it was me, he would definitely be happy."
"Why can't I say it!"
Looking at Afu suspiciously, Lin Chunhuan gently covered his mouth and nose with the silk tissue in his hand, "You think he will be happy? But I think he will be scared."
"It's even possible that after hearing your crazy words, he would directly order you to be beheaded on the spot. That's not impossible."
Such a gaze made Afu very uncomfortable, but she had to admit that Lin Chunhuan was right. If she hadn't had such worries, she would have revealed her identity on the day she came back to life.
How could I endure humiliation and bear such heavy burdens until now!
Seeing Afu's lips trembling and unable to speak.
Lin Chunhuan smiled and sat up straight. "Okay, tell me what you want to do. Maybe... we can join forces."
Afu naturally scoffed at the suggestion.
She didn't believe that the woman in front of her would help her at all. After all, she had just harmed Lin Chunhuan's two children. No matter how magnanimous a person was, it was impossible for her to let go of the past.
Of course, such a reaction was within Lin Chunhuan's expectations, and she was not in a hurry.
Compared to Lin Chunhuan's indifference, the emperor's face looked particularly ugly when he saw Kong Shi. Although he had tried hard to keep his emotions hidden, the expression on his face still did not look good.
"Master, do you think I am not destined to be one?"
The emperor's indifferent tone made it impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry, but when those words were put together, they were enough to make people shudder!
The emperor's words did not change Kong Shi's expression. He simply opened his eyes, clasped his hands together, and chanted a Buddhist mantra. "I only speak of what I saw. As for other things, I will not speculate."
"A strange stone was discovered in the South China Sea, naturally shaped like a phoenix. The ancient calligraphy on it indeed indicates that the destiny belongs to the phoenix. As for the rest, it is up to Your Majesty to make the final decision."
After he finished speaking, Kong Shi lowered his head again, completely ignoring the threatening look in the emperor's eyes.
Of course, these words also made the emperor's face turn pale. It seemed that he was about to lose control of his emotions. He placed his hands on the armrests and clenched them repeatedly. "Master, you should understand that I did not let you into the palace to listen to you say these things."
"Amitabha."
This time, Kong Shi didn't even bother to raise his eyes, "Monks don't tell lies."
Such a simple sentence almost made the atmosphere in the imperial study tense to the extreme. The incident of the strange stone in the South China Sea was really sudden.
About half a month ago, some fishermen in the South China Sea were caught in a storm at sea. They thought they were going to die, but unexpectedly, at the critical moment, they saw a phoenix surge out and calm the waves in just a moment.
Before the fishermen could react, the sea, which had been stormy just now, had returned to its former calm.
Everything was the same as usual, except for an extra stone on his fishing boat!
The stone is red.
In the sea, nothing would be surprising, let alone a red stone. The strange thing was that the stone looked like a phoenix crying blood!
There are some words on it that no one can understand.
The fisherman believed that the strange stone had transformed into a real phoenix and saved his life. He respectfully took the stone home as a guardian angel and spread the news of his sighting of the phoenix throughout the village.
It is said that although the fisherman was the only one on the fishing boat at that time, the storm was so strong that many people on the shore could vaguely see the silhouette of the phoenix amid the clouds and rain.
There were so many people who witnessed it that the news of this miracle spread far and wide in just a few days, attracting more and more people to the fishing village to admire the strange stone.
Among them was a person who, like Kong Shi, could recognize the ancient calligraphy on the strange stone.
No one knew how this matter developed, but rumors gradually spread, saying that the current emperor was not the chosen one by heaven and that the country would soon change hands.
And the person who becomes the new emperor is likely to be a woman!
At first, the emperor didn't care much about such rumors, but among the many rumors, he heard one that made him shudder.
"Actually, Your Majesty, there's no need to worry so much. The rumors out there are so many and so outrageous. Some are even saying that the Empress Dowager gave birth to a daughter and she replaced the Crown Prince with a cat in order to consolidate her own position."
"This kind of nonsense is nothing more than an attempt to slander you as a dishonest person. No one would believe it, right?"
Kong Shi's tone was light, and it sounded like he was really comforting the emperor.
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, he kept his head down and looked at the Buddhist beads in his hand. Naturally, he could not see the emperor's stiff body and eyes full of panic.
After a long time without receiving a response, Kong Shi finally raised his head with some doubt in his eyes.
The emperor's original anger had been washed away. He thought that such rumors were only a small part, but he did not expect that Kong Shi in front of him had also heard them. For a moment, his palms were covered with cold sweat.
I had to force a dry laugh, "Yes... yes."
"That's just nonsense."
This made Kong Shi curl his lips. "Since it's nonsense, don't worry about it. Rumors stop at the wise."
The emperor stared at Kong Shi in front of him for a long time, but he really couldn't make out anything. It seemed that Kong Shi's face had only the same expression from beginning to end, indifferent, with no sign of joy or anger.
As for deeper things, I can't see through them at all.
Finally, he waved his hand and let people leave.
As Kong Shi left, Eunuch Zhang walked in right after him. "Your Majesty is wise! You guessed right. This matter is indeed related to the Regent!"
The emperor's eyes immediately lit up at Eunuch Zhang's words.
Even the gloom that had arisen from his conversation with Kong Shi just now was swept away in an instant, "As expected, as expected!"
"I knew it! If there was no one behind the scenes fanning the flames, how could the South China Sea incident have spread so quickly throughout the capital? It turned out to be his doing!"
His eyes and brows, which originally showed a hint of youthful spirit, were gradually filled with ruthlessness.
The Regent was bewildered.
He didn't understand. He had been very cautious during this period, and after the emperor returned to the palace, he tried his best to perform his duties in order to avoid being caught.
Even a figure like Kong Shi was invited into the palace twice by the emperor at his word.
Logically speaking, he had done everything perfectly, but recently he seemed to be targeted and was repeatedly scolded in the court.
Even those ministers who were close to him were demoted or transferred to other places. It has been less than a month and there is no one left around him who can be used!
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