Yu Ji was a little upset: "Who told her to frame me, saying that I killed her child and was a jinx? It's clearly her own fault for being useless, but she insists on blaming me."
"Hmph, I'm going to challenge her anyway."
"Your Majesty, how could you make such a woman your Empress? She is not worthy of you at all."
Lu Xingjian remained silent.
There was not a single act of defense against the Empress.
Yu Ji grew a little bolder, her eyes flickered, and she mustered her courage to probe again:
"Your Majesty, if you don't like her, why do you still let her continue to be Empress?"
Lu Xingjian looked up at her, his dark eyes flashing with a faint chill: "What, you want to be the empress?"
Yu Ji felt a chill run down her spine, and her heart skipped a beat.
For some reason, I sensed a strange danger.
She lowered her eyes, went through the process several times in her mind, and finally felt a little more at ease.
She has been living in the palace for more than a month. Although the emperor has not yet given her any official title, the favor she receives is absolutely unique.
He almost always granted her requests.
He practically roamed freely within the palace.
Consort Rong and Consort De both suffered greatly at her hands and were banished to the Cold Palace to live out their days.
This emboldened her, and she even set her sights on the empress position.
Rumors about the Empress being deposed have already spread in the palace.
She's much prettier than Xia Xueyi.
She comes from a good family.
My older brother is a guerrilla general in Datong at a young age, and he also contributed to the merits of the army's mission to defend the emperor in Beijing last month.
Isn't she much better than Xia Xueyi, the daughter of that scholar?
She's willing to give it a shot if given the chance.
Yu Ji mustered her courage and spoke her heart out: "Yes, Your Majesty, I want to stand shoulder to shoulder with you and become your wife, your Empress!"
She wanted to enjoy this man's affection exclusively and become the most honored woman in the world!
Lu Xingjian didn't react to these words, but simply looked down at her:
"Do you know what it means to become an empress?"
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