Chapter 668: Compromise
"Your Majesty, please don't worry about what will happen to me." Zhong Nianyao laughed ostentatiously, "Your Majesty, please worry about what will happen to you and Nangong Xin!"
Looking at Zhong Nianyao's fearless look, the Queen Mother was so angry that she almost fainted.
Even without Zhong Nianyao saying anything, she could already imagine what would happen. If the royal family knew that she had lost her virginity before entering the palace and had given birth to a daughter, even the emperor wouldn't be able to save her. At the very least, she would definitely not be able to continue sitting on the throne of the empress dowager.
Although she would not die, she would most likely be driven out of the palace and sent to a remote imperial mausoleum to guard the late emperor's body, or to some remote temple to pray for the State of Li.
Not only that, even after her death, she would most likely not be able to enter the imperial mausoleum.
Thinking of this, the Queen Mother could only suppress the hatred in her heart and said with gritted teeth, "Okay, I promise you that I will not protect Nangong Xin anymore."
Looking at the Queen Mother's appearance, Zhong Nianyao found it a little funny. "Queen Mother, why are you pretending here? You don't have deep feelings for Nangong Xin, do you? If you really had feelings for Nangong Xin, she wouldn't be in this situation now."
"This has nothing to do with you." The Queen Mother's eyes were bloodshot as she looked at Zhong Nianyao angrily, "Don't think that just because you have something on me, you can know all my thoughts. Zhong Nianyao, do you think you are so great? Imperial Master, you put it nicely. In the final analysis, you are nothing more than a dog of our royal family."
Hearing the Queen Mother's curse, Zhong Nianyao was not angry. "Since everyone knows that I have something on you, why don't you restrain yourself? You don't really think that I dare not tell these things to others!"
"You—" the Queen Mother was furious, "Don't push your luck."
"Haha, then you really wronged me." Zhong Nianyao blinked and said innocently, "I have never been pushy. You forced me into this."
"If you hadn't interfered with Nangong Xin's affairs at the beginning, it wouldn't have gotten to this point. After all, if you hadn't stood together, I wouldn't have realized that you and Nangong Xin were related by blood."
Upon hearing Zhong Nianyao's words, the Queen Mother was so angry that she almost vomited blood, "Zhong Nianyao, you did it on purpose, didn't you?"
"You can't blame me for this!" Zhong Nianyao looked at the Queen Mother with a hint of disdain in her smile. "Queen Mother, why are you so angry? There is no love between you and Nangong Xin at all. The only relationship you have is a thin blood relationship. So, you shouldn't care much about what she becomes!"
The Queen Mother probably didn't care much about Nangong Xin, let alone the former Madam Nangong. The reason she stepped in to protect Nangong Xin this time was simply because of blood ties. Of course, it was also to demonstrate her majesty as the Queen Mother.
Unfortunately, it was absolutely impossible for the Queen Mother to use this incident to establish her authority. She would not give the Queen Mother this opportunity.
"Okay, I promise you." The Queen Mother gritted her teeth and said, "I will no longer care about Nangong Xin's affairs. No matter how you deal with her, I will not interfere. Is that okay?"
"No." Zhong Nianyao shook her head and said with a smile, "Queen Dowager, since you saved Nangong Xin and tried your best to stop the Emperor from abolishing her status as a princess, then now it is you who should put justice above your own and explain it to the Emperor in person, asking him to severely punish Nangong Xin."
"Zhong Nianyao, don't go too far." The Queen Mother glared at him, "You are so aggressive, aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"
"Kill me?" Zhong Nianyao blinked and said with a smile, "Empress Dowager, you really think too highly of yourself. Do you really think you have the ability to do that?"
That disdainful attitude directly aroused the Queen Mother's anger, but before she had time to vent her anger, she was frightened speechless by Zhong Nian Yao's next move.
After finishing speaking, Zhong Nian Yao raised her hand and pinched it.
A vase not far away shattered with a crisp sound. Without any warning, the vase exploded directly.
Seeing this scene, the Queen Mother's heart skipped a beat. Fear suddenly filled her heart. When she spoke, her tone was trembling, "You...what do you want to do? If...if anything happens to me, you can't escape."
"Haha, Queen Mother, what are you worried about?" Zhong Nianyao smiled lazily and said leisurely, "I don't intend to hurt you. After all, you are the only one who has been kept in the dark about my father's affairs. It's just that -"
Changing the subject, the smile on Zhong Nianyao's face turned wicked. "If you insist on protecting Nangong Xin, I'll be very angry. As for what I'll do then, it's hard to say."
"I think the Queen Mother will not forget that I was once the Imperial Preceptor of the Kingdom of Li! You should still remember what I am capable of!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the Queen Mother's breathing paused, and a feeling of fear and powerlessness rose from the bottom of her heart.
Yes! How could she have forgotten? Although it was unbelievable, Zhong Nianyao had indeed returned. Zhong Nianyao had relied on her own abilities to ascend to the position of Imperial Master. Her mysterious abilities were simply not something a mere mortal like her could resist.
Ten years have passed. How could she forget Zhong Nianyao's abilities?
Taking a deep breath, the Queen Mother tried hard to suppress her inner fear and compromised, "I understand. In a moment, I will personally take Nangong Xin to the Emperor to explain the situation and have him give her the punishment she deserves."
Zhong Nianyao nodded with satisfaction, then smiled and said, "It seems that the Queen Mother is also a reasonable person! Thank you so much for being willing to seek justice for my father."
At this point, no matter how dissatisfied she was, the Queen Mother could only grit her teeth and swallow her blood, "This is what I should do."
Zhong Nianyao's mysterious skills were beyond her reach. Furthermore, Zhong Nianyao knew her secret. She was old now, and she didn't know how many years she could live.
If that matter were to be exposed now, she didn't know what would happen to her a hundred years from now. By then, she might not even be able to enter the imperial mausoleum, and she would become a wandering ghost.
Moreover, she didn't want her reputation to be ruined at this time.
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