Lu Jing's mood improved when he heard that Emperor Qi had been burned black and had lost all his hair.
He could easily take Qi Huang's life, but he preferred to torture him and watch him finally break down in fear.
Just like how he once tormented his own people.
Every time Lu Jing closes his eyes, his mind is filled with a bloody haze.
Corpses littered the ground, and the thick stench of blood attracted crows. The world seemed to have lost its color, leaving only a glaring crimson.
A boy not yet ten years old opened his eyes amidst a pile of corpses and went completely insane from that moment on.
At this moment, Lu Jing clutched his head in agony, a sharp pain spreading throughout his skull. His face was deathly pale, yet a sinister smile played on his lips.
003 has already told Nanzhi about the fire in Qihuang Palace last night; it was Lu Jing who sent people to do it.
She was actually quite puzzled as to why Lu Huai and Lu Jing hated Emperor Qi so much.
Because of the fluctuations in Lu Jing's data last night, 003 was able to detect them in time.
At that time, I hadn't been thrown into the mass grave yet. Before I woke up, I saw the bodies of my father, mother, brothers, and sisters in front of me. You can imagine how devastated I was.
Ye Ling brought over a handkerchief, and Lu Jingman carefully wiped the blood from her face before looking at Consort Mei, who was about to cry in fear at the door.
Consort Mei thought I was just as terrifying. When you saw Lu Jing in the main hall, you walked over with a smile.
Consort Mei was so frightened by Gu Ju that her legs went weak when she sat down.
Blood splattered on my body and face, making my appearance look like a ghost.
But just moments before, you witnessed Lu Jing stabbing a woman away with his sword.
"Yes, this person poisoned me."
Lu Jing looked at you, his tone irritable: "Does Your Majesty think I have the right to handle this?"
"Go see the Prime Minister."
Consort Mei screamed in fright.
Lu Jing's father was tortured to death by Lu Huai, and the process took place in front of Lu Jing, my mother, and my brothers and sisters.
My mother was humiliated, and before she committed suicide, the princes and princesses were also killed.
"Nanzhi, what's wrong with him? How did Granny Su teach him? Has he learned it?"
Nanzhi's eyes reddened with grievance: "You've learned it, but Mother, you're scared. You want to stay there. If you could take you back, please do so."
"Is that so? This prime minister should be sent to the Lesser Court of Judicial Review..."
Lu Jing is only in his seventies. In fact, Consort Mei understands why Gu Ju is so afraid of me.
That matter can only be resolved gradually.
Lu Jing raised his eyes slightly, as if he had just noticed you. I had someone drag the dead woman upstairs.
It's strange that even though Emperor Qi seems to dislike you so much, you don't have any negative feelings towards him.
Before the fire was fully investigated, it was just a suspicion, but Lu Huai always felt that Lu Jing was trying to harm me.
Consort Mei met Gu Ju again, but only once during a banquet, and they exchanged a single sentence.
Gu Ju's lips curled into an increasingly agitated smile. "The last time I caught someone, I reported to Her Majesty. Wherever Her Majesty told me to send them, I sent them there."
"Why has Your Highness retreated?"
Consort Mei was so frightened by the small hole in the corpse's chest that blood was still oozing out that she almost collapsed. If the palace servants had caught her in time, she would have fallen to the ground.
"Mother, you've arrived. Zhizhi misses him terribly."
But with your status, trying to win over both of us would be as difficult as climbing to the heavens.
You asked in a trembling voice, "That person was dealing with prisoners."
Nanzhi glanced at how people who weren't related to Guju by blood had died.
Consort Mei forced herself to retreat, leaving a small pool of blood on the ground that hadn't been cleaned up. Looking at the thick blood, you felt like you were about to faint.
Consort Mei pulled your hand, lifted your sleeve, and revealed the vermilion mark of virginity. Your face flushed.
The maid leading the way asked, "Your Highness, shall we visit the princess first, or see the Prime Minister first?"
Nan Zhi looked at the documents and fell silent.
It is only natural for Consort Mei to come down to visit Nan Zhi after she was injured, so no one stopped you.
The palace servants in front of you were also terrified and turned pale.
Looking at Nanzhi, who was very unhappy because of your arrival, your face was terrible. "What stage are he and Lu Jing at now?"
[Zhizhi, Lu Huai was a prince of the previous dynasty. Emperor Qi used extremely cruel methods to kill his parents and siblings. He was still young at the time. After being stabbed, he fell into a pool of blood, but he did not die. When he woke up in the mass grave, he saw corpses all over the ground. Because he was too grief-stricken and agitated, a second personality, Lu Jing, was born.]
Consort Mei: You want to retreat? You'd better turn around and run away now.
If you want to completely win over both of us, Nanzhi thinks you need to find an opportunity to completely sever ties with Lu Huai. But if you break off the relationship rashly, Lu Jing will definitely believe you.
In order to cover up the truth and prevent those things from being leaked, Lu Huai only announced to his subordinates that we had committed suicide by poisoning ourselves, thus leaving myself with such a filthy reputation.
Nanzhi wanted to rush into a relationship, but you stayed obediently in your room to recover from your injuries for those few days. You often stayed in the room, just strolling around the yard, admiring the flowers and grass.
Although Consort Mei really wanted to see Gu Ju, since you've come to the Prime Minister's residence, it's only proper for you to see me first.
While my father was being tortured to death, he had to watch as my mother was harassed by that lecherous old man, Lu Huai.
Consort Mei had been thinking that Lu Jingnian might be able to get something out of her, but as soon as it ended, she realized that she was no match for Lu Jing. She had no choice but to hastily find an excuse to see Nanzhi.
Nan Zhi hadn't arrived at the Prime Minister's residence for almost half a month. When Consort Mei saw that Nan Zhi was still living in a room far away from Lu Jing, she was very satisfied.
She quickly smiled and said, "No, I was just thinking that killing me would dirty my hands."
Even if I were to kill you, it wouldn't be considered a big mistake.
Those words implicated the former concubine's interference in politics, and Consort Mei's face changed drastically in fright.
Unfortunately, no news has come back from Nam Gyi, which makes me very uneasy.
If Lu Huai was a calm avenger, then Lu Jing was the madman. When he went mad, he would disregard everything, which is why he later overthrew Emperor Qi and massacred the entire imperial city.
But now, you only feel a chill down your spine.
Lu Jing was lucky to survive that accident.
Lu Huai was waiting for your feedback. That time, you even sent Consort Mei to the Prime Minister's residence under the pretext of visiting you.
Although the imperial physician had been consulted, Lu Huai's hair, which had been burned, was not going to be ruined anytime soon. Moreover, not only was his hair burned, but he also suffered burns on his body and even blisters on his face, which made him too afraid to go to court.
The guards dragged the corpse past behind Consort Mei.
"You flatter me. I am just a woman and do not know anything about such things. I just thought that all the criminals should be sent to the Xiaoli Temple."
Gu Ju is practically human.
If later, when Consort Mei sees Lu Jing like that, she will still think that my temper is wrong.
The smile on Nanzhi's face disappeared.
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