"Your Majesty, please calm down!" Cui didn't care about the pain in her body at all. She hurriedly crawled in front of Zhong Zhiheng, holding the hem of his dragon robe tightly. She cried, "I know that Ming'e's wife gave birth to a strange baby. It made Your Majesty angry. I know Your Majesty is very angry. So as long as Your Majesty feels that you can, even if you smash my face, I will not complain at all! I only hope that Your Majesty will not vent his anger on Ming'e. Ming'e... Ming'e is innocent! Your Majesty, please have mercy!"
"Is Ming'e innocent?" Zhong Zhiheng looked at the tearful face. He felt disgusted and repulsive. "What about Mingwei? Before he was born, he was framed by someone. He made me think he was not the son of the emperor, but someone else's bastard. I was cruel to him and made him, the legitimate son of the emperor and empress, live a peaceful life. From childhood to adulthood, he lived in fear and trembling, but because of the villain's scheme, no matter how hard he tried, he was always a thorn in my eyes. In the end, I personally ordered him to be deposed from the capital, Concubine Shu. Do you think Mingwei is innocent?"
"Your Majesty, what are you saying? I don't understand..." Cui's face was extremely ugly. She shook her head in panic. Her chest was heaving violently. She tried to calm herself down, then looked up at Zhong Zhiheng, "Your Majesty, I really don't understand what you are saying. Is there really such a villain? He actually tried to sow discord between the emperor and the empress and framed the eldest prince? If it is true, please punish him severely to seek justice and a good reputation for the Empress Zhenxian and the eldest prince!"
"I will. I will not let anyone who dares to hurt Siyao and Mingwei go," Zhong Zhiheng said slowly, and suddenly bent down to look at Cui's wet face. He couldn't help trembling as he looked at the face so close, and the eyes flickering because of panic, and also looked at the fine lines at the corners of Cui's eyes. After a pause, Zhong Zhiheng said in a deep voice, "Shufei, you have always been clear-headed, so I want you to help me with advice on how to deal with that kind of villain?"
"Your Highness..." Concubine Shu didn't dare to look at Zhong Zhiheng's smiling face anymore. She was about to lower her head, but her chin was firmly held by Zhong Zhiheng. She was forced to raise her head again and meet Zhong Zhiheng's gloomy eyes. She said with trembling lips, "This man has a vicious mind. He actually instigated the relationship between the Emperor and the Empress and framed the Empress Zhenxian and the eldest prince. I think he should...should be executed..."
"Then how should we execute her?" Zhong Zhiheng continued to ask, looking at Concubine Shu's extremely pale face calmly, "Concubine Shu, how do you think it is appropriate to execute her? I know you are always steady, I will do whatever you say."
"Your Majesty, I... I dare not," Concubine Shu's chest rose and fell even more violently, and when she spoke again, it was like a broken bellows. She knew that her reaction would definitely make Zhong Zhiheng suspicious, but she just couldn't help it. She was always the calmest woman, but now she was being watched by Zhong Zhiheng, she couldn't keep calm at all. She felt the danger, even death, so she was afraid, so at this moment, her whole body was shaking like a sieve, "Your Majesty, I dare not..."
"Since you don't dare, then I'll make the decision," Zhong Zhiheng said calmly, while lifting Concubine Shu's chin, admiring the fear and terror on her face. He said slowly, word by word, "The Cui family has been prosperous for so many years, and it's time for it to come to an end. Cui Youan has been plotting against me for so many years, and I'll give him a Ling Chi death. Isn't that too much? Concubine Shu, what do you think?"
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