Chapter 286: Breaking off with the Lord
The night is thick and ink-stained, the candlelight in the room is dim and warm,
The warm orange-red color between Xiao Jingheng and Ning Wanshuang was like a raging fire ready to burst into flames.
It's on the verge of breaking out, and they must not cross the line.
There was quite a commotion in the room, and Jiang Deshun and Liu Yue, who were waiting outside, rushed in in a hurry.
The room smelled of alcohol, which was pungent.
Jiang Deshun saw Ning Wanshuang burst into tears and stared at Xiao Jingheng with bloodshot eyes.
The magnolia jade pendant that he had painstakingly found for Xiao Jingheng was also scattered all over the floor.
In all the years he had served in the imperial court, he had never seen a concubine who could be so hostile to Xiao Jingheng.
So I was so frightened that I trembled even when I spoke.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this is..."
'Pop'
Before he could finish his words, Xiao Jingheng picked up the bowls and plates and threw them at him, angrily saying:
"Get out!"
The emperor is furious, who dares to persuade him?
Jiang Deshun and Liu Yue left the room in a daze.
After a moment of silence, Xiao Jingheng slowly stood up, holding the corner of the table and staggering to Ning Wanshuang's side, grabbed her arm and pulled her into his arms.
Ning Wanshuang wasn't as petty as usual and could be comforted by a hug.
She pushed Jamel Xiao away forcefully as if in response to the pressure, then staggered back two steps, covering her tearful eyes and shaking her head:
"Now that things have come to this, Your Majesty, can you tell me the truth? Have you ever been unable to tolerate my father and brother, and...our children?"
Xiao Jingheng was drunk, and he stood there staring at her, shaking his head repeatedly.
"Where did you hear this nonsense? Don't you know how I have treated you over the years?"
His evasive approach obviously didn't work at this moment.
Ning Wanshuang suppressed the surging in her chest and asked with a sob, "Then does the emperor dare to swear?"
Xiao Jingheng's lips twitched, and his expression suddenly changed, "What do you want me to swear?"
Ning Wanshuang suddenly raised her right hand above her head, pointed three fingers toward the sky, and said angrily:
"Swear on something you care about most. If you tell a lie, the Qi Dynasty will be in turmoil, and your descendants will be unfaithful to you..."
"How outrageous!"
Before Ning Wanshuang could finish her words, Xiao Jingheng's slap like thunder had already landed on her tear-stained face.
She was completely defenseless and had not expected that the young man who had always treated her so tenderly would throw her to the ground so heavily.
She was thrown to the ground, her head hit the leg of a chair, and all the jewels on her head were scattered.
Those treasures were once the rewards given to her by Xiao Jingheng.
But now it is scattered all over the ground, just like an eyesore like broken glass, which can hurt people if they get into their eyes.
There was a constant buzzing sound in her ears, and Ning Wanshuang's cheeks were so hot that they were numb.
Her fair skin was covered with red marks and blood was flowing from the corners of her mouth.
But she did not cover her face. Instead, she stiffened her neck and raised her head, staring at Xiao Jingheng with a deathly pale face.
She saw a flash of pity in Jamel Xiao's eyes, but then she heard him angrily scolding with heavy breathing:
"I am the Son of Heaven. How dare you utter such treasonous curses in front of me?"
Perhaps because of drinking, Xiao Jingheng hit her quite hard, so that Ning Wanshuang was staggering and she had to struggle three times before she could barely stand up.
The fog filled her eyes, so she couldn't even see the appearance of the young man in front of her.
She even felt that the person in front of her was so strange that she was scared.
"If you have nothing to hide, why fear the oath? Since the emperor has long been wary of the Ning family, why did he pretend to pamper me for so many years? Aren't you tired?"
Xiao Jingheng's voice was hoarse and rough. "I am the emperor. I have to balance the court, set an example for the people of the world, and protect the peace of the people of the world. In many things, I also have my own helplessness. I thought you would understand me... Being in a high position, I have sacrificed so much and given up so much. I..."
"What does that have to do with my father and brother? What does that have to do with my poor child!?"
Ning Wanshuang interrupted Xiao Jingheng's self-pity with a roar that almost broke down.
"Because of your helplessness, my father and brother deserve to die, and my friendship deserves to be used by you! What guilt did my father and brother have! If I had known that marrying you would destroy my family and turn me into such a domineering and jealous woman, I would have shaved my head and become a nun, accompanied by the green lamp and ancient Buddha, and I would never have been so foolish and lost my life!"
Xiao Jingheng obviously didn't expect Ning Wanshuang to contradict him like this.
He frowned, and the look in his eyes as he looked at her became increasingly cold.
"What is the fault of your father and brother? What is the fault of Concubine Yang who died of insanity? What is the fault of Concubine Jia who committed suicide out of despair after you pinched her fingers off for no reason? Over the years, you have contradicted the Empress Dowager, schemed against the concubines, and acted recklessly in the harem. Do you think I am blind!?"
He slammed the table in anger, flipped over the jade plate beside the table, and said in an increasingly excited tone:
"I don't care about these things with you, isn't it because I love you and protect you!? You are standing here to accuse me, do you think you are innocent? Imperial Concubine, many things can be solved by turning a blind eye to each other!"
These cold words, wrapped in the damp breeze of the summer night, penetrated into Ning Wanshuang's ears.
She looked at Jamel Xiao.
Seeing his angry and furious face after his hypocritical face was exposed,
Suddenly she felt that the so-called love and affection they had had over the years might have just been a long dream.
It's ridiculous that she is still taking so long to wake up from her dream even after her family is broken up.
Ning Wanshuang looked dejected, but she stopped crying and making a fuss.
She straightened her clothes, looked at Jamel Xiao calmly, and forced a smile.
"Yes, turn a blind eye. Hasn't the emperor always been doing this all these years? I killed Concubine Yang and dealt with Concubine Jia, so what? Look back, which of the women in your harem is clean? Who do you think is responsible for this muddy water?"
She wanted to say something more, but when the words came to her lips, she felt that it was unnecessary.
So he shook his head and said lightly:
"Forget it. Since I am such an unforgivable person in your heart, now that my father and brother are dead, there is no need for my ghost-suppressing talisman to exist. The emperor does not have to tolerate me, and can just issue an order to sentence me to death. This will also save you from facing me every day, and from remembering every day how the late emperor made things difficult for you, and how the late emperor forced you to marry me. It would seem that I ruined your life."
Xiao Jingheng felt that he had gone too far in what he said. He sighed and his words also had some words of persuasion.
"I will satisfy you with all the things I promised you, and I will treat you well as always, but you..."
"Same as always? Hahaha~" Ning Wanshuang laughed dumbly, "No need. The emperor treats me well, but I am not worthy of it."
She turned around and took out the seal and seal used when she was canonized as a noble concubine from a drawer beside her.
After standing respectfully before Xiao Jingheng, he began to unbutton the gold-engraved buttons on the chest of the elephant cloak one by one.
Jamel Xiao was puzzled, “What are you going to do?”
Ning Wanshuang did not answer, but took off her cloak, folded it neatly, and piled it next to the seal and treasure.
Then Duanzheng knelt in front of Xiao Jingheng, kowtowed to him, and said coldly:
"It's late at night and the dew is heavy. Your Majesty, please go back."
After saying this, he bowed his head and added in a deep voice:
"I, your humble servant, respectfully send you off."
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