Chapter 281: Their Love as a Couple
The ground was scarlet, shocking to the eye.
The queen's last words dissipated in the cold air, and the entire Yangxin Palace fell into deathly silence.
Wang Decai, who was standing by, had red eyes and a feeling of bitterness welled up in his heart.
He still remembered that when the queen first married into the palace, her eyes were clear and bright, her heart was full of love for the emperor, and she treated the servants with gentleness, kindness and a pleasant expression.
But I don't know since when she turned into the cruel and ruthless person she is now, beyond all recognition.
Perhaps, it was from the time when Jin Weige called the emperor away again and again, leaving the queen alone in the empty room.
Or maybe it was when more and more women entered the palace's backyard, and the queen could only expect the emperor to favor her twice a month...
Those times of neglect were like a cold blade, bit by bit cutting away her former gentleness and kindness.
Zhou Changqing curled up on the ground, his body shaking and crying.
Zhang Chengyan threw down the sword in his hand, slowly walked to the chair and sat down tiredly.
Wang Decai asked cautiously, "Your Majesty, are you still drafting the imperial edict?"
"Forget it." Zhang Chengyan waved his hands, looking exhausted. "Send Zhou Changqing to the imperial prison. The queen's body... should be properly handled and sent to the imperial mausoleum. She should be buried as the queen, but she doesn't have to be buried in the place where the queen should be buried. Just find a random place."
She wanted to die with dignity, so as the emperor, he should give her this last dignity.
It can be considered as... fulfilling their relationship as husband and wife.
"Yes." Wang Decai immediately ordered someone to do it.
After just half an hour, the Hall of Mental Cultivation had returned to its clean and tidy appearance, with only a faint smell of blood in the air that lingered for a long time.
In the next room.
Bai Wutong sat quietly on the couch, staring at the screen beside him in a trance.
The screen was embroidered with auspicious patterns of dragons and phoenixes. It was clearly a symbol of grace, but at this moment it seemed extremely ironic.
She heard clearly everything that happened just now.
The Queen did indeed do many evil things that were against the will of heaven and earth, but the Emperor was not without fault either.
Zhang Chengyan married a woman he didn't love as his wife, but he could take concubines at will and had countless women around him.
Once the queen marries and enters the palace, she can only stay with one man for the rest of her life, and can only endure it silently no matter how bitter or sweet life is.
Everything in this world is so unfair to women.
"Meow..." Fubao jumped down from the back window and jumped into Bai Wutong's arms. His little head kept rubbing against her palms, as if to comfort her.
Bai Wutong came back to his senses and gently stroked its soft fur.
I will never become the second Zhou Lingyue, nor the second Jin Weige.
"Fubao, I will definitely live well in this palace, live for a long time, and live a more comfortable life than anyone else!"
There was a dead silence in the palace, with white banners hanging everywhere.
The death of the queen was undoubtedly a major event in the palace.
Defei held the teacup in her hand, staring intently at the bright full moon outside the window.
What happened in the Palace of Tranquil Longevity was not deliberately concealed, and a lot of information still leaked out.
She sighed softly, "This palace is simply a place where people are eaten. No matter how kind and good a person is, once they step into this place, they will be changed."
Concubine Hui took over the conversation, "What if we don't change? Are we just going to wait to be bullied and die? We were just forced. We are lucky. We are old people in the palace and have good family backgrounds. We can help the emperor, so we got the position of the fourth concubine as soon as we entered the palace. If we didn't have these, we don't know where we would have fallen. The queen did a lot of harm to us in the past, but now that she is dead, I feel a sense of grief for her."
Concubine De deeply felt the same way.
She drank the already cold tea in one gulp, "Want a drink?"
Concubine Hui looked at her and answered without hesitation, "Hey! We should indulge ourselves once in a while, otherwise we will really be driven crazy."
Fortunately, there are occasionally some new things to see in this palace, and they have a certain status, so even without the emperor's favor, their life will not be too difficult.
But if it were those concubines of lower status, who knows how depressed they would be.
Soon, the food and wine were served on the table.
Concubine Hui raised her glass and drank it all in one gulp. "Before I married the Emperor, I often disguised myself as a man and sneaked out to drink. Now that I think about it, it was a period of freedom and joy."
"Although I'm not as free and spontaneous as you, I often go out with my friends, go to the market, relax, and occasionally go to a restaurant to listen to interesting stories."
When Concubine De recalled the past, a hint of longing flashed in her eyes.
The more they recalled the good old days, the more they became immersed in them and the more they drank.
Concubine Hui suddenly slammed the table and said, "If I had known it would be like this, I should not have married the emperor. If I had married someone else, although I would have to stay at home to take care of my husband and children, at least I wouldn't be trapped in this deep palace, unable to leave!"
"Hush, keep your voice down." Concubine De was afraid that she would say something she shouldn't, so she quickly ordered the maids around her to go out and watch. "I think so too. I haven't been home to visit my family for three or four years. But even if I go back, there are all kinds of red tape. I have to come back in a few hours at most, and I can't stay at home overnight. I feel so uncomfortable going back, so I might as well not go back."
"That's right. Once I go back, I won't want to go back to the palace anymore." Concubine Hui drank another cup and lay on the table. "Sister, let me stay here with you today. I feel lonely... Heh, I've been alone in an empty room for many years. I don't know why I feel a little uncomfortable today. This damn queen is still not at peace even after her death. She made me become hypocritical!"
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