It's Ning Jiu'er!
"You two had all conspired together all along?" Dugu Qianchen suddenly realized.
Shang Xian walked to the center of the hall, half-closed her eyes, and looked up at Dugu Qianchen: "Your Majesty, you're overthinking it. We didn't conspire. It's just that this empress wants to become emperor, and I happen to want to secure my position as empress and spite your Consort Yin. That's why we have this scene today."
"Dugu Qianchen, don't you think you're an idiot?" Shang Xian laughed brightly, her eyes crinkling into crescent moons.
"How clever do you think you are? You wanted me to fight against this empress, to fight to the death with this harem. You didn't expect that, did you? I get along peacefully with the four concubines in the harem and reached an agreement with Lan Ning. All along, you have been living in your own beautiful dream. Your former empress is beautiful, and you have beautiful dreams too." Shang Xian did not forget to praise himself while cursing others.
"And another thing, Dugu Qianchen, you are really too naive. It's so unwise of you to try to outsmart us old foxes in the harem!"
Dugu Qianchen's face flushed red, then he suddenly laughed: "Are you finished? Empress? Don't forget I am the Emperor!"
"Guards! Drag these two women who have usurped power away and execute them!"
Shen Yi roared in a deep voice, "Who dares to move!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than a group of armored soldiers rushed in from outside. These were the soldiers who had risked their lives with him these past few days!
Dugu Qianchen's eyes widened: "You've rebelled?"
"Your Majesty, don't forget, the Tiger Tally is in my hands. These soldiers are brothers who have risked their lives for me. You've brought this upon yourself."
Shang Xian clicked her tongue twice: "Your Majesty, look at this! Look at this!" She pointed to the extremely panicked courtiers below: "These are your ministers? You are truly a failure, cowardly and afraid of death. What kind of people are under your command?"
She felt heartbroken for Apocalypse.
"Look at yourself again. What have you become since you got the throne? I warned you that as an emperor, you shouldn't have too many emotions, because these emotions will ruin you. You didn't listen and even scolded me. What are you if not an idiot?" Shang Xian pierced his heart with every word.
“A new emperor brings a new court, let him give Tianqi a complete overhaul,” Shang Xian patted Shen Yi on the shoulder.
After saying that, she sat down in the chair that an empress should sit in, waiting for Shen Yi to handle the rest of the matter.
"Your biggest problem is that you're too petty. You let a wolf into your house for a woman, but the woman you love only loves your power. You're such a failure."
Dugu Qianchen burst into laughter, drew his sword from behind him, and pointed it at his own neck. He laughed, "When I die, none of you will know where the Imperial Seal, the symbol of the throne, is. It's all in vain, all just a pipe dream!"
After slitting his throat, he collapsed to the ground.
Shang Xian silently took out the Imperial Seal, held it in his hands, and smacked his lips: "Is this what you mean by Imperial Seal?"
She looked innocently at Dugu Qianchen.
Dugu Qianchen stared wide-eyed, dying with his eyes wide open.
A progress bar flashed through the minds of Shenyi and Shangxian—
[Boss is dead, progress 95% complete]
"Oh ho, he's dead," Shang Xian stated casually, standing up while holding the imperial seal. "Don't you think these officials need a purge?"
She looked at the panicked officials below with disdain.
She admired only a few of the veteran officials.
"Those old ministers," Shang Xian raised his chin, "Yes, you guys. Apart from a few of you who still have some backbone, the rest are just a bunch of rotten mud!"
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