Understanding the queen's thoughts, the emperor secretly clenched his fists.
The queen is too naive to want to get rid of the donkey after it has served its purpose and seize power and the throne.
If I didn't know her evil ambitions, I would have thought that the queen at least had some affection for him as a husband.
Now it seems that there is no emotion, only ambition.
"Empress, the Duke's Mansion killed two people. The victims are kneeling outside the palace now. They are so innocent, yet they were poisoned to death by a bowl of chicken soup from your Duke's Mansion?" The emperor decided to teach the queen a lesson.
Aren’t you interested in the Duke’s Mansion?
snort!
Let the Queen see what happens to the Duke's Mansion that she cares about.
Shen Shoufu thought of what his precious daughter said, that if the Duke's Mansion stepped on their Shen family, he would be torn into pieces by five horses, and it was also the Duke's Mansion's credit!
Come to think of it, the Duke's Mansion has a queen and a prince. If I didn't keep an eye on them, they could run rampant in the capital.
In order to restrict the Duke's Mansion, the emperor deliberately promoted himself and became the enemy of the Duke's Mansion.
On the surface, they were officials in the same court, serving the country and the people, but in reality, they were blocking the Duke's Mansion.
Just like the crown prince, Chief Minister Shen did not clearly stand in support of the crown prince. He was only loyal to the emperor, and he was loyal to whoever was the emperor. He did not curry favor with the crown prince, making the people in the Duke's Mansion think that he looked down on the crown prince.
Those people are ambitious and don't care about the emperor at all.
The emperor is in his prime and the prince is still young. He is so eager to replace him. Will the emperor be happy?
Everyone wants to sit in that position, but not everyone can.
Since the prince has already made a reservation, the emperor will be unhappy if he eats in such an ugly way.
Well, if the emperor is unhappy, someone will be in trouble.
Chief Minister Shen just wanted to see the Duke's Mansion in trouble.
"Your Majesty, the Duke's Mansion has investigated clearly and found out that it was the Second Wife who poisoned her. She wanted to ruin the banquet in order to fight for the right to be the head of the family." Speaking of this, the Queen hated the Second Wife to death.
If she wasn't so short-sighted and bold, how could such a thing happen?
As for those who ate the dead, they are dead, and the worst that can happen is that the second lady will pay with her life.
Originally, if the emperor was willing to bear with it, it would not be a big deal. Even if it was a serious injury, it would not affect the foundation of the Duke's Mansion.
Who knew that the emperor seemed to be intent on destroying the Duke's Mansion. He started by saying that the entire family should be executed without leaving a single one alive, without caring about his own face at all. This made the queen very angry.
"Your Majesty, the Second Madam has been arrested and sent to the government office. It's all up to Your Majesty to decide. The other people in the Duke's Mansion are innocent. They also drank the poisoned chicken soup. The Duke's wife is still lying in bed!"
The emperor sneered, listening to the queen's inner thoughts: [My mother almost lost half her life, isn't that enough?]
"Your Majesty, you just want to take this opportunity to weaken the imperial relatives. You just can't tolerate the Duke's Mansion. Don't forget, if you hadn't married me, you, a foolish, incompetent, and unloved prince, would have ever become emperor?"
The emperor was furious: "Queen, do you look down on me?"
"Your Majesty, please understand. I admire you the most, respect you, and love you the most. How could I look down on you? Your Majesty, please don't listen to other people's nonsense. I regard you as a hero in my heart." The Queen looked aggrieved.
She cursed inwardly: "How would he, he, he, know? I just look down on you. If you weren't a prince and could inherit the throne, how could I, a talented woman from an aristocratic family, marry a loser like you?"
[If it wasn't for you, why would Honglang break off all ties with me? ]
The emperor's face turned green, and he was about to ask who "Hong Lang" was, but his mouth seemed to be stuck with paste and he couldn't open it at all, as if he didn't want him to say this.
The emperor was shocked and thought that God didn't want him to reveal that he could read minds.
Thinking of this, my mouth could move again: "Really?"
Liar!
If I couldn't read minds, I would have almost been fooled again.
Honglang, right? I must catch that adulterer.
The queen nodded hurriedly.
The emperor posed a fatal question: "So, between me and the Duke's Mansion, you choose one."
The queen was so frightened that she fell to the ground: "Your Majesty, this..."
"If you choose the Duke's Mansion, you may be spared the death penalty, but you will be punished severely. Your property will be confiscated and you will be exiled to a bitter cold land, never to be allowed to enter the capital." The emperor smiled, pinching the empress's slightly drooping chin. "If you choose me, you will still be the honorable empress."
The emperor pressed the issue: "Queen, who do you choose?"
Shen Shoufu looked at the emperor who was obviously evil, and then looked at the queen who was panic-stricken and desperate and couldn't make a decision. He curled the corners of his lips slightly. Such a wonderful play should be enjoyed while drinking tea. What a pity!
"I'll count to three." The emperor said with a smile: "Three..."
The queen was in a state of confusion.
The emperor continued: "Second..."
The Queen secretly clenched her fists: [As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood. As long as I am still the Queen and my son is still the Crown Prince, sooner or later the world will belong to me and the Crown Prince.]
[As for the Duke's Mansion, we can endure a little hardship now, and then retrieve the people from the Mansion after the Crown Prince ascends the throne.]
[You dog emperor, you are so arrogant now. Just wait, it won't be long before I kill you.]
The emperor's eyes darkened and his fists stiffened.
The queen was so focused on her inner thoughts that she didn't notice the emperor's emotional changes.
Shen Shoufu looked at the scene of the emperor and empress scheming and pulled the corner of his mouth.
"one......"
As the emperor uttered the last word, the empress made her decision: "The Duke's Mansion deserves the punishment. Your Majesty is impartial in enforcing the law, and I have no complaints!"
Hearing this, the emperor smiled and supported the queen who seemed to be "killing relatives for the sake of justice" but was actually "retreating to advance": "Queen, you really did not disappoint me. You did the right thing. Now that you have entered the palace, you are mine."
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