Chapter 131: Tempting Ling Yue

cold palace.

"Ling Yue."

An extremely hoarse sound rang out slowly, as if it was being squeezed out with difficulty from an old bellows.

Ling Yue was lying motionless on the cold and hard bed. The bruises on her knees were like stubborn stains that had not disappeared for a long time.

There would be someone watching her every day, forcing her to kneel for two hours.

At this moment, her hair was disheveled like tangled ramie, her face was as pale as paper, and her eyes were empty and lifeless, as if she had lost all her luster.

"Who are you?"

Ling Yue raised her eyes with great effort and asked weakly.

She doesn't know this person.

The woman standing beside the bed slowly tore off the human skin mask, revealing a familiar face under the mask.

"Is it you?"

Ling Yue let out a hint of sarcasm.

"I didn't expect you to fall to this point."

"Yes, I lost everything because of the Queen!"

The woman's hoarse and almost crazy voice suddenly rang out, like a sharp claw scratching on the wall.

"Do you want me to deal with the Queen? I couldn't deal with her before, and now I'm in the cold palace, what can I do? Even if I leave the cold palace, the Queen is surrounded by maids, what can I do?"

Although Ling Yue's voice was weak, it was full of helplessness and self-mockery.

Naturally, she hated the Queen so much that she wanted to use her as a cushion for her life even if it meant death. Unfortunately, she could do nothing at the moment and couldn't even leave the cold palace.

"You probably don't know that the Queen is pregnant with twins for more than six months. Are you willing to watch her be so happy? Don't you want to let the Queen die three lives?"

The woman's voice was full of temptation and venom, like a poisonous snake spitting its tongue.

When Ling Yue looked at the woman in front of him, a hint of hatred suddenly flashed in his eyes.

"You are alone now. Since you hate the queen so much, why don't you do it yourself?"

"The relationship between me and Your Majesty has come to an end. If the Queen dies because of me, my father will definitely not survive."

Even if Ling Yue doesn't care about his own life, it is impossible for him to completely not care about his father's life.

The woman suddenly let out a sinister laugh that made people's hair stand on end.

"Ling Yue, why are you so naive? Your father has died in battle outside the Great Wall. You are now alone like me."

"And I didn't do it because I had more important things to do. How do you think I survived?"

There was a strange light flashing in the woman's eyes.

"If the queen dies, wouldn't Your Majesty be in great pain? When foreign enemies come, the imperial power will be in jeopardy. Don't you want to see such a scene?"

The woman's eyes were filled with madness and determination, as if she had fallen into a state of madness.

When Ling Yue heard the news that his father had died in battle outside the Great Wall, he froze as if struck by lightning, his eyes filled with shock and disbelief.

Her hands gripped the edge of the bed tightly, her fingers turning white at the joints from squeezing so hard.

"No, I don't believe it. There is no foreign invasion in the kingdom, so how could my father die in battle?"

She shouted at the top of her lungs, her voice filled with despair and grief.

"You harmed the empress and the heir to the throne. What you did is a crime punishable by the entire clan. Your Majesty allowed your father to die with dignity. Perhaps you should be grateful?"

Every word the woman spoke seemed to be filled with thorns, and her words were full of sarcasm.

"My father was a general guarding the frontier. He fought for his country all his life. Your Majesty would not be so cruel to my father. You are lying to me!"

Ling Yue's body trembled violently.

The woman sneered, then slowly took out a jade pendant.

"Look, what is this?"

Ling Yue grabbed the jade pendant that the woman handed to her like a madman, and her pupils dilated rapidly in an instant.

It really is daddy’s jade pendant!

Daddy, she...

Ling Yue held the jade pendant tightly.

Jun Zechen, you are so cruel!

The woman standing by saw Ling Yue like this, with a cold light in her eyes.

Ling Yue's father was naturally not dead. She just got General Ling's jade pendant to trick that idiot Ling Yue.

"In two months, it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Queen will host a Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet. When I return to the palace at night, I will pass through the peach forest, which is closer to Kunning Palace."

The woman's voice was so cold that it seemed to come from the underworld.

"Don't you want to do something?"

At this time, Ling Yue was completely immersed in the grief of losing her father, her eyes were dull and lifeless, as if her soul had been pulled out of her.

The woman continued, "It's up to you whether you do it or not. This is a human skin mask. If you want to get out of the cold palace, you can rely on this."

Having said that, the woman pulled out a human skin mask from her arms and threw it on Ling Yue.

Afterwards, the woman put on her human skin mask again and turned away.

Ling Yue was left alone in the cold palace, drowned in endless pain and hatred.

garden.

Today, Jun Zechen accompanied Su Jingyao for a leisurely stroll in the Yu Garden.

Su Jingyao's belly was getting bigger and bigger, and Doctor Li had specifically told her that she needed to walk more.

This will help you build up your physical strength and endurance so you can exert more force during childbirth.

Jun Zechen gently held her waist with one hand and carefully supported her hand with the other.

The look of care and attention he paid to him was completely different from his usual serious and dignified imperial demeanor.

Ming Fei (Princess Ming Yue of Yuehui Kingdom) has liked the Yu Garden in the palace since she entered the harem. It is very beautiful.

She also missed the time when she and His Majesty visited the garden. His Majesty was very gentle at that time, and he accompanied her to appreciate the flowers and put flowers in her hair.

But now...

As she walked, Ming Fei saw the emperor and the empress surrounded by many palace maids.

His Majesty was dressed in a dazzling bright yellow dragon robe, his posture was as straight as a pine tree, and his handsome and flawless face sparkled in the sunlight.

The Queen was also dressed in a gorgeous bright yellow palace dress. Even though she was pregnant, she still maintained her graceful demeanor.

The way they walked hand in hand, they looked as affectionate as a pair of lovebirds.

Ever since the Empress narrowly escaped miscarriage, Your Majesty has never summoned any of the concubines in the palace to have sex with her.

Ming Fei once thought that she was different from others. She took the initiative to go to the Qianqing Palace several times, but each time she was ruthlessly turned away by His Majesty.

From that moment on, she suddenly realized, as if waking from a dream, that His Majesty only had the Queen in his heart.

Whenever His Majesty looked at the Queen, his eyes were always filled with endless tenderness.

But when he looked at these concubines, he only felt indifference and majesty.

Ming Fei sighed softly. She knew that she needed to please the emperor, but now it seemed that she could do nothing.

Without giving it any further thought, she needed to step forward and salute according to palace rules.

Then Ming Fei stepped forward, speaking softly.

"Your Majesty, the Empress, I pay my respects to you."

At this time, Jun Zechen was originally chatting and laughing with Su Jingyao. When he saw Ming Fei coming over, the corners of his mouth, which had been slightly raised, instantly returned to its usual seriousness.

I only heard him say calmly: "Get up."

After Ming Fei stood up, her clear eyes were still the same as before, but with a hint of melancholy in them.

She raised her eyes slightly and glanced at Jun Zechen, then quietly retreated with great interest.

Su Jingyao stared at Ming Fei's receding figure and slightly opened her lips.

"Ming Fei is a pure and pretty woman. I'm afraid that your Majesty's future actions will hurt her feelings."

After saying that, he glanced at Jun Zechen jokingly, "Your Majesty, please don't feel bad."

Jun Zechen understood the deeper meaning of Su Jingyao's words.

Sooner or later he would regain Yuehui, and by then, if Mingfei could accept all of this, she could live out the rest of her life in peace in the harem.

If she can't accept it, Jun Zechen will not be merciful.

At this moment, a hint of coldness slowly emerged in Jun Zechen's eyes.

"I have hurt many people in my life. If I had to feel sorry for every one of them, I'm afraid my heart wouldn't be able to bear it no matter what."

Su Jingyao turned her gaze towards the hibiscus flowers blooming beside her, slowly walked closer and leaned closer.

He raised his face slightly and sniffed gently.

The scent of hibiscus is very light, with the unique fragrance and sweet scent of the plant itself.

She said softly: "The wind and dew are sad and the autumn scenery is rich, but it is a pity that glory falls from morning to evening."

After hearing this, Jun Zechen couldn't help but frowned slightly.

Then he walked behind her and hugged her from behind.

"There's nothing beautiful about a flower that blooms in the morning and withers in the evening. Yaoyao, you've already walked for two quarters of an hour today. Let's go back."

The last two lines of the poem were not good words. Jun Zechen didn't want to hear words that doubted whether his feelings for her could last long.

Su Jingyao heard this and glanced at him in reproach.

The next two lines are "There are three thousand ladies in Weiyang Palace, but only beauty can be preserved, not grace."

Everyone in the world sympathizes with the hibiscus flower, whose prosperity and decline are only a matter of time. There are three thousand women in the Weiyang Palace. They just want to keep their faces beautiful, but there is no guarantee that their kindness will last forever.

So, women in the harem really shouldn’t foolishly expect the emperor’s everlasting love.

Xu Ronghua and Yan Ronghua were standing not far away, both of them with slightly bulging pregnant bodies.

Now that His Majesty has not been to the harem for a long time, the two of them often go out for a walk together.

Today was such a coincidence. First I happened to meet Concubine Ming, and then I ran into His Majesty and the Queen.

Xu Ronghua's gaze was fixed on the intimate look of His Majesty hugging the Empress' waist.

For a moment, I just felt a pang of sadness and a deep sense of frustration.

Suddenly I felt that all my previous efforts were in vain.

She once thought that she might be different in His Majesty's heart, although His Majesty did not treat her with the same favor as he treated Concubine Lin.

However, he also showed great patience with her.

She could talk to him about a lot of things, from the gorgeous peach blossoms when they first met to later talking with interest about the exquisite porcelain of the kingdom.

Occasionally, I would chat with His Majesty about embroidery, and His Majesty would listen very patiently.

She originally thought that as long as enough time passed, His Majesty would eventually be moved by her, and some friendship would develop between her and His Majesty.

But at this moment, His Majesty seemed to have taken back all the patience he had given her, and completely distanced himself from all the women in the harem.

Now she is pregnant, but His Majesty has never come to visit her.

Even the rewards sent to Yinyue Pavilion were arranged by the Empress.

Yan Ronghua, who was standing aside, also looked at the figures of His Majesty and the Queen, and was somewhat dazed.

Looking back, when she had just entered the palace, she was still eager to climb up the social ladder, and even wanted to get close to Concubine Ye.

But the world is unpredictable, and both Concubine Ye and Concubine Lin ended up in such a tragic end.

All she wants now is to give birth to the baby safely and smoothly.

Yan Ronghua murmured to herself, "The Empress is truly enviable. There are many people in the palace who have been favored by her, but only the Empress has truly entered the heart of His Majesty."

After hearing this, Xu Ronghua stroked her bulging belly, feeling confused and resentful.

Why is the queen so lucky that she can easily have all the love of an emperor without having to do anything?