Wanxin's face was covered in tears, but her eyes were full of mockery: "As the high and mighty Empress, you can't see the suffering of the Sixth Prince at all. I love the Sixth Prince and can't bear to see him so depressed. Therefore, I want to help him ascend to a high position!"
"Hahaha, all of you here are of noble status, you would never have imagined that this mess was actually stirred up by a mere palace maid like me, would you?"
"Your Majesty, you've been fooled! You're so stupid! And the Emperor even doubted you. I feel sorry for you... Now that the Sixth Prince is dead, this servant is no longer willing to live!"
The moment Wanxin finished speaking, she drew the long sword from the waist of the guard beside her and slashed it across his neck...
The emperor's words, "Drag her away and beat her to death," were never uttered before he would never have the chance to say them again!
Wanxin's sword strike was extremely decisive. The moment the sword hit the ground, she stopped breathing, and the imperial physician immediately pronounced her dead.
Empress Shen wanted to stop her from committing suicide, but her hand, which was halfway outstretched, froze in mid-air. She stared blankly at it, tears streaming down her face.
After an unknown amount of time, Empress Shen knelt down and kowtowed to the Emperor again, her heart ashen: "Your Majesty, it is my fault for failing to manage my subordinates, which led to Wanxin committing such a treasonous act. Wanxin is guilty, I am guilty, please punish me, Your Majesty."
The emperor surveyed the entire hall, and everyone fell silent. Finally, his gaze settled on Empress Shen.
"Empress Shen, since taking charge of the six palaces, has been lax in managing her subordinates, causing many troubles in the palace. How can she be worthy of being the mother of the nation? Considering her past merits, I hereby temporarily suspend the discussion of deposing her. From this day forward, she shall be confined to Fengwu Palace and shall not leave without an imperial edict. The affairs of the six palaces shall be temporarily entrusted to Consort Xian in order to maintain order within the palace."
The emperor turned and left.
Empress Shen's voice rang out in the hall: "Your Majesty, I thank you for your great favor."
The officials stepped forward to comfort Empress Shen and then withdrew one after another. Prince Ding, Yun Chi, personally helped Empress Shen up from the ground.
Wanxin's body had not yet been taken away; blood gushed from her neck, flowing all over the ground. Wanxin was now lying in a pool of blood.
However, she had her eyes closed.
To preserve Empress Shen's position and to prevent the emperor from suspecting her, she was willing to die.
Yun Zhuo did not leave; he remained seated in his chair, appearing weak but with a relaxed demeanor.
"Go check if Miss Wanxin is truly dead. Don't let her fake it," Yun Zhuo said, his voice unfathomably cold, yet seemingly leisurely.
Empress Shen clenched her fists under her wide sleeves and stared intently at Yun Zhuo, who looked back at her without fear.
He knew that he couldn't bring down the empress with fabricated evidence, but he still did it. His goal wasn't to bring her down, but to kill her trusted palace maid.
It's like cutting off her left and right arms.
Empress Shen recounted how, in this struggle, she had helped the deposed Crown Prince Yun Zhuo rise again. Although Yun Zhuo was not immediately reinstated as Crown Prince, he was granted the title of Prince Jing and temporarily resided in the Eastern Palace.
But on her side, she lost her nephew Shen Jiefeng, her important pawn, the Sixth Prince, and her confidante Wanxin!
Yun Zhuo went from being the deposed crown prince to the current Prince Jing. He has always been "gaining," while she has always been losing!
Moreover, she suffered heavy losses.
“Your Highness Prince Jing, Miss Wanxin is truly dead; her body is already cold.” Zhuang Xin heeded Yun Zhuo’s words and went to examine Wanxin’s body.
Empress Shen gritted her teeth, her voice cracking. To kill someone is to destroy their spirit; Yun Zhuo's actions were nothing short of killing someone's spirit!
She walked over step by step, looking down at Yun Zhuo with a cold gaze: "I heard that when Prince Jing woke up in the Eastern Palace, he went mad and started killing people. Is that really a lie? Was his so-called madness actually a prelude to killing the Sixth Prince in the palace later?"
Yun Zhuo raised an eyebrow: "How would I know? If the imperial physician says I'm crazy, then I'm crazy. If the imperial physician says I'm not crazy, then I'm not crazy. I don't know how to diagnose illnesses."
The imperial physician who hadn't left yet: "..." He was sweating profusely.
Actually, he still doesn't know whether Prince Jing has gone mad or not. But at that time, in the Eastern Palace, as the imperial physician, he had to give the emperor an explanation!
Empress Shen sneered: "Your Highness Prince Jing has grown up and is quite capable. However, the road ahead is still long, and Your Highness must walk carefully and avoid stumbling."
Yun Zhuo pondered for a moment and said, "Alright, as long as no one provokes me, I shouldn't easily go crazy and kill people. The imperial physician and my father told me that I only kill people to protect myself."
Empress Shen almost gritted her teeth, looked at Yun Zhuo with a deep, deep gaze, suddenly smiled, and turned to leave.
He didn't even glance at Wanxin again, letting the palace servants dispose of her body as they pleased.
At that moment, Empress Shen had no idea that late that night she would receive a terrifying message—the body of the Sixth Prince had been stolen.
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