Chapter 47: The Hypocritical Woman

Si Linglong was on her way here when she heard that Concubine Lian had been banished to the cold palace again and was stunned.

After hearing what happened, I didn't know what to say for a moment.

[Although the porridge cooked with bamboo trough water has appeared, it doesn’t seem to have much to do with the heroine’s crisis. 】

And what's amazing is.

The heroine's ending after this crisis is exactly the same as in the book.

She was demoted and imprisoned in the cold palace...

[This should be considered as my completion of the plot? 】

As Si Linglong was thinking this, she suddenly heard a burst of cursing from the front.

"How dare you do such a rebellious thing, you beast! You have brought suffering upon your whole family! If I had known this would happen, I would have strangled you to death when you were born!"

It was Qi Mingyuan who had been kneeling in front of the palace gate since yesterday. He knelt all night but never received an audience from the emperor. Instead, he met his daughter who had brought disaster to the whole family. How could he endure this?

Bu Gu started swearing in front of the palace gate.

Si Linglong couldn't help but frowning when she heard this.

Looking at Lady Qi over there, I saw her standing there stiffly with an expressionless face.

However, even if she said she didn't care, he was her father after all. When she was little, she had longed for his love and affection. How could she really not care?

Si Linglong couldn't help but take two quick steps to Qi Mingyuan's side and started to retort.

"If you hadn't insisted on putting her in the palace, Noble Qi wouldn't have had the opportunity to drag down your family."

In this world, every cause has its effect.

No one can blame anyone else.

Qi Mingyuan dared to curse at his own daughter, but in front of Si Linglong he could only shudder and endure it.

The Qi family is in danger now. If they offend the nobles in the palace again, their whole family will really have no way to survive.

Mr. Qi seemed to be in a trance as he listened to Si Linglong's words. After a while, he saw Si Linglong walking in, so he followed the guards inside.

The palace was in a mess. Helian Yue had a cold face that seemed to be frozen. He only glanced at Qi Guiren and said nothing. He only gestured to Fu Tai, "Let her see for herself."

Fu Tai understood immediately, picked up the secret letter on the ground and handed it to Mr. Qi.

Although Mr. Qi was puzzled, he still took the secret letter and read it carefully. When he saw the contents clearly, he almost collapsed and his voice trembled.

"No, it's impossible... How could it be..."

Si Linglong was watching Mo Ming from the side, and subconsciously looked at Helian Yue, and saw that the man sitting on the upper seat had the same expression and just raised his hand towards her.

Si Linglong seemed so familiar with that action.

[Why are you pulling me again? Do you think I'm a power bank, Dog Emperor? ]

Although she had a thousand complaints in her heart, Si Linglong kept a well-behaved face and walked forward, saying, "Come here, let me hold it for you."

The moment he touched Si Linglong, the heartbeat belonging to Qi Guiren below also reached his ears.

Noble Lady Qi: [Could it be that I have always hated the wrong person? Lord Dingshan... How could that be? That person clearly said that my sister died in the palace...]

Helian Yue tightened his grip on Si Linglong's hand and instantly captured the key information in Qi Guiren's chaotic thoughts.

That person!

There really was someone behind Mr. Qi's assassination attempt who was stirring up trouble!

"Noble Qi, who told you that Yu Chuhe died in my palace?" Helian Yue asked coldly, and Si Linglong on the side was stunned.

[Didn’t you kill Yu Chuhe? ]

Helian Yue ignored Si Linglong's disturbance and just focused on listening to Qi Guiren's heartbeat.

When people are faced with questions, no matter whether the answers are difficult to understand or not, they will subconsciously respond in their hearts, just like Mr. Qi is doing now.

"Yes... Junior Sister said..."

Lady Qi: [After entering the palace, I secretly investigated, and that eunuch also said that the emperor had indeed brought a woman from outside the palace into the palace... I clearly investigated it all.]

Helian Yue listened to her inner thoughts and asked herself, "You should have investigated the truth after entering the palace. Who told you the truth?"

Qi Guiren was confused and didn't realize that the emperor's words were irrelevant to her answer. She subconsciously said, "...a eunuch at the southwest corner gate..."

Now that she thought about it, she didn't even know what her father-in-law's name was.

How come you trust the other person so much?

Because when she entered the palace, she had already determined that the emperor was the murderer of her sister, so after hearing what the eunuch said, she didn't even have a single doubt...

There was no need for Helian Yue to listen any further.

Mr. Qi had no other accomplices. At most, he was misled by someone with ulterior motives.

The person with ulterior motives must have known the purpose of Lady Qi entering the palace, so he arranged for such a eunuch. I am afraid that even if they search the southwest corner gate, they will not be able to find the existence of the so-called eunuch.

Thinking of the evil servants hiding in his palace, Helian Yue's face became even gloomier.

Si Linglong was watching from the side and felt terrified.

[The dog emperor's expression looks like he's ready to kill someone to vent his anger at any time. ]

Then look at your hand which is still held in the other person's palm.

[Oh, I’m even more scared.]

Helian Yue was confused by Si Linglong's heartbeat, and his anger at being set up suddenly dissipated a little. Thinking that he had heard everything he wanted to hear, he decided to let go of her hand.

At this moment, one could hear the heartbeat of Qi Guiren from below, as if he had lost all hope.

[I was responsible for my sister's death. If I hadn't asked her for help, she wouldn't have come to the capital. I killed my sister, but I even chose the wrong target for revenge...]

"Your Majesty, the assassination was committed by me alone. Please let the Qi family go."

[The Qi family is cruel to me, but the children of the Qi family are all innocent. I will use my life to redeem my sister's life! ]

Helian Yue's ears moved slightly, and he held the person again with his hand that had been loosened. His eyes were as sharp as a phoenix, shooting straight at Qi Guiren below, and he said coldly,

"Don't let her die."

With just these words, the guards at the side reacted extremely quickly and immediately clamped Qi Guiren's jaw.

Before he could bite his tongue to commit suicide, Qi Guiren began to struggle and cry.

Helian Yue just looked at her, and after a while he said coldly, "Duke Dingshan's son is still alive."

With just one sentence, Mr. Qi instantly forgot about the struggle.

She subconsciously looked at Helian Yue, and a glimmer of light slowly appeared in her eyes, which were originally almost dim.

Helian Yue ignored her and waved his hand for the guards to take the person away.

He didn't care about her life, but as an emperor, no one had the right to die in front of him without his order.

Helian Yue collected his thoughts and turned his head, only to see Si Linglong staring at him without him noticing. There was a light in her almond-shaped eyes that he had never seen before.

[Why did the dog emperor look so handsome just now? Oh no, Helian Yue! 】

The corners of Helian Yue's mouth slowly curled up with a barely perceptible arrogance, mixed with a hint of sneer from time to time.

Oh, you hypocritical woman.