Chapter 993 Previous Life (1)
Time flies like an arrow, and the sunrise and sunset are the same as before.
Then the flowers bloom and fade several times, and even the moon has its phases of waxing and waning, let alone human affairs?
For example, the increasingly declining Shen family and the increasingly neglected queen seemed like an old woman struggling to survive in her twilight years.
Princess Wanyu died of illness on the way to the marriage, and Empress Shen was devastated. Although she remained dignified and graceful, a closer look revealed a faint death in her eyes. That death only flickered faintly when she saw the Crown Prince, like a fire in the ashes, barely extinguished.
The beautiful woman in palace attire looked at the man in blue in front of her with a smile and said, "Master, taking a drop of blood from the Queen's fingertip shouldn't be difficult for you, right?"
Pei Lang looked at the woman in front of him. She was as charming as a cat in the dark night, shrewd and beautiful. Otherwise, the emperor who was high above everyone else and always put profit first would not have held her in his palm.
As a woman, she is undoubtedly seductive, holding men's minds in her hands. As a power-wielding person, she also does a good job.
He used retreat as a means of advancement, never proactively asking for status or gold or silver, yet he made people willingly offer things to him. Furthermore, he would even seize things from others. He would order others to fight, relying on the emperor's favor and the support of his brothers, and quietly, slowly, grasp what he wanted.
She looked charming and beautiful, but she had a heart of a vicious snake. Wasn't that little princess, who was only about ten years old, driven to her death by this person?
In comparison, the one who was the master of the Six Palaces was still no match for this one's cruelty. Perhaps it was because he came from a family of loyal generals like the Shen family, so no matter how his temperament changed, he still had some kindness in his bones.
But it is this kindness that is destined to always be inferior to the other party's methods.
Madam Mei saw him in a daze and asked again, "Grand Master?"
Pei Lang came back to his senses, thought for a moment, and asked, "What does the Imperial Concubine want the Empress's fingertip blood for?"
"You don't need to know what I'm doing." Madam Mei smiled like a flower. Even though she was already a noble concubine, she always used the original title. Madam Mei, the very sound of her was so charming and alluring that it made people forget that even the most beautiful flowers in the deep palace had thorns.
She said, "The Imperial Preceptor sees the Empress's current situation clearly." She pointed to a vine outside the window, wedged between two trees, and said with a smile, "When this vine first sprouted, it was wedged between two trees. It didn't have to choose anything and could thrive anywhere. But as it grows, the taller it gets, the stronger the wind and rain will be, so it needs to find a place to climb." She looked at Pei Lang, "There's a tree on the left, and a tree on the right, but it can only choose one tree to climb."
"These two trees occupy the same area, competing for the same piece of land. There is only so much land, so one of the trees will definitely be cut down."
"This vine must be chosen carefully. If it climbs the tree that's going to be cut down, it will be uprooted along with it." Madam Mei looked at Pei Lang with a smile: "National Master, how do you think we should choose that vine?"
Pei Lang stared at the two trees outside for a moment, then turned around and said, "I understand."
Madam Mei smiled with satisfaction.
After Pei Lang left, a palace maid came out from behind to pour her tea, whispering, "Your Majesty, would the Imperial Preceptor really take the Queen's fingertip blood? The Imperial Preceptor and the Queen seem to be quite nice to each other."
In terms of friendship, Pei Lang had known Shen Miao for much longer than he had known Madam Mei.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
