Chapter 586 She is going to rebel now
The next day after Bai Qianqian returned to the palace, she dressed herself up and went to pay her respects to Empress Dowager Sheng. She then went to Xuanzheng Hall to meet Helian Yue.
Bai Qianqian originally thought that based on Helian Yue's current attitude towards her, he might not want to see her.
She made this trip simply because it was a rule.
To her surprise, Helian Yue allowed her in.
Stepping into the Xuan Zheng Hall again, she had mixed feelings.
Because the last time she stepped into this place, she was pretending to be a young eunuch, and she was so self-righteous that she thought she could get some favor from the emperor. However, the emperor got so angry that he sent her to the cold palace again.
Thinking about it now, maybe it’s not that her method at the time was wrong, but when a man hates a woman, no matter what she does, it’s wrong.
"Your Majesty, I apologize for your crime."
Bai Qianqian politely saluted the emperor who was sitting in front of the desk. Before she helped the prince to seize the throne, even if she had resentment towards Helian Yue in her heart, she was able to conceal it without showing it on her face.
"I heard about the snowstorm in Sichuan that day and was anxious, so I left Yutai Mountain and went to Xuancheng without permission, wanting to do my part for His Majesty. However, I was wrong to leave Huguo Temple without permission, so I came here to apologize and ask His Majesty to punish me."
Helian Yuefeng looked down at the person who bowed her head and apologized in front of him with cold eyes. He did not let her stand up, but just asked her,
"Princess Lian is now a person who has made great contributions to disaster relief. If I punish her, won't the world say that I can't distinguish right from wrong? Or is this the result that Princess Lian wants?"
Helian Yue's voice was cold and sarcasm was hinted in it. Bai Qianqian raised her head almost suddenly and looked at Helian Yue with full disbelief in her eyes.
"Why does His Majesty think of me like this? I know that His Majesty doesn't like me. I don't dare to ask for His Majesty's favor now. I just hope to share the worries of His Majesty and the people. Is it wrong for me to do this?"
There was a tearful pain in her voice, and there was hurt and sorrow in her eyes.
Helian Yue's expression remained calm, he just felt that Bai Qianqian's disguise was better now than before. He stood up and walked step by step to the kneeling woman in front of the hall, stopped one meter away from her, and asked,
"You want to share the worries of me and the people?"
"Yes!" Bai Qianqian answered firmly and without hesitation.
Helian Yue seemed to smile. "In that case, I will order someone to send you back to the Huguo Temple and pray for Dayuan in the temple for three years. What do you think, Concubine Lian?"
Bai Qianqian: ...
Even though she had already prepared herself that Helian Yue would not let her go, she still couldn't help but shiver slightly when she heard this.
She did dream about leaving the palace to pray for blessings, but that was just three days of fasting and bathing.
Or to go out of the palace to pray for blessings as a representative of the royal concubines is an honor.
But praying for three years is a bit too much.
This is not an honor, this is a disguised punishment.
Bai Qianqian’s first reaction was that this man was indeed cruel.
But the next second, she quickly calmed down, bowed her head, and her tone was full of righteousness.
"I will do my best to relieve His Majesty's worries."
She bet that Helian Yue would not dare to do so.
If he dared, he would send her out of the palace in the first second, and in the next second she would let the people of Yongjing City and even Dayuan know what a foolish tyrant he was who did not know how to reward or punish!
Bai Qianqian's heart was pounding, but she tried hard not to show any emotion on her face. She believed that even if the reality was different from her dream, as the heroine, she could not be easily exiled.
Helian Yue just watched her performance quietly.
After a long while, the corners of his mouth seemed to pull out a smile that was not as bright as his eyes.
But what she said made Bai Qianqian a little frightened.
He said,
"Princess Lian and Prince Li are a good match."
At that moment, Bai Qianqian thought that her relationship with the prince was completely exposed, and Helian Yue in front of her wanted to show her his cards.
Although she had guessed countless times in the past that the reason Helian Yue hated her was because her affair with the prince was exposed.
But after hearing the clues from his mouth, Bai Qianqian still felt like she was under a knife.
No emperor could tolerate such betrayal, but Helian Yue would never publicize such a scandal. He could only accuse her of other crimes or let her die "accidentally" on her way out of the palace.
At this moment, Bai Qianqian thought of various ways of dying.
If so, how can she save herself?
The dream also did not tell her how the heroine could save herself at this time.
As if she had lost all feeling in her spine, Bai Qianqian mustered up her last bit of courage to look at Helian Yue. Her face was as pale as paper, but she still endured the discomfort and asked in confusion, "Your Majesty, what do you mean?"
Helian Yue looked at Bai Qianqian expressionlessly. He did not answer her question immediately, but remained silent until he saw her trembling with fear at her strange silence. Then, he finally showed a little satisfaction in his eyes, and said slowly,
"Last time I gave the prince wine, he thought it was poisoned. His expression was exactly the same as Concubine Lian's just now. So I say that you two look very compatible and your reactions are equally interesting."
The joking explanation made Bai Qianqian's trembling body tremble suddenly.
After she realized that Helian Yue had played the same joke on the prince, she was first relieved, and then filled with shame.
This dog emperor...
She must rebel against the prince!
Rebel now!
She can't wait any longer!