“Now she dares to poison people and kill them in front of the emperor, and she still shows no remorse. It is clear that she is beyond redemption. This scourge cannot be allowed to remain.”
Shang Xiche turned his head again and asked the Empress, who had been keeping her eyes closed, "Empress, Chen Ziying is, after all, your younger sister. I'll give you a chance. Give the Ninth Prince, Princess Chonghe, and Princess Zhaoping an explanation yourself."
The Empress took a deep breath, slowly opened her cold eyes, and spoke in a voice as soft as ice droplets falling into water: "A country has its laws, and a family has its rules; regardless of national laws or family rules, a murderer must pay with his life, and there can be no leniency."
These words were spoken with such calmness and ruthlessness.
Even though she was used to seeing life-and-death battles between cultivators, Ji Fengyao still felt chilled to the bone upon hearing it.
Chen Ziying straightened her clothes and came out of the room, just in time to hear the Empress's words.
She panicked completely, crying as she threw herself at the Empress's feet, grabbing the Empress's hand: "Empress, I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong! I don't want to die. For the sake of our parents and two brothers, please help me! The Chen family only has me left, if I die, the Chen family line will end!"
Chen Ziying's tearful pleas were piercing, each word dripping with blood, tearing at the heart and soul.
Many people in the hall showed expressions of reluctance.
The Empress's lifeless gaze finally flickered slightly, but it landed coldly on Chen Ziying's face. She forced a chilling smile and said despairingly, "Chen Ziying, do you understand now? The Chen family line has ended. Who's to blame?"
Chen Ziying stared blankly at the Empress's cold, heartless smile, feeling a chill run through her body.
She felt as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over her from head to toe, seeping into her bones from her skin. She was so cold that her teeth chattered uncontrollably, and all hope in her heart was extinguished.
"Guards!" The Empress suddenly rose and shouted, "Drag her away and give her three feet of white silk as a reward! If she refuses, force-feed her the remaining saliva of the Ghost King Spider. If she still refuses... kill her on the spot, no matter the method!"
The hall was completely silent.
Even Ji Chenhai and Ji Fengming put away their joking expressions and looked at the Empress with fear in their eyes—this woman is ruthless!
Chen Ziying slumped to the ground, looking like a lost puppet.
She didn't make a sound until she was pulled out of the hall.
The Empress turned to face Shang Xiye and Ji Fengyao, her expression indifferent and devoid of warmth, her voice mechanical and devoid of emotion: "Ninth Prince, Princess Chonghe, are you satisfied with my handling of this matter?"
Ji Fengyao: "..."
Damn it, you killed him yourself, what kind of question is that!
Or is it the victim who is in the wrong?
"A life for a life is a matter of course; the Empress's righteous act of putting kinship before family is exemplary and she is a model for the nation," Shang Xiye replied expressionlessly, in a businesslike manner.
The Empress neither confirmed nor denied, but calmly withdrew her gaze and curtsied to Shang Xiche: "Your Majesty, I am feeling a little unwell and would like to take a bath, change my clothes, and rest for a while. I will take my leave now."
"Go ahead," Shang Xiche waved his hand dismissively.
Shang Xiche summoned singers and dancers, and the banquet continued as if nothing had happened.
Using the excuse that she was worried about Princess Zhaoping's poison and that the Imperial Hospital was full of quacks, the Empress Dowager enthusiastically and forcibly dragged Ji Fengyao to Cixi Palace.
(The imperial physicians: We are a group of people who do not deserve to have face)
Watching the old Empress Dowager affectionately lead Ji Fengyao away, Shang Beiyu thoughtfully twirled the jade-colored wine cup in his hand: He hadn't expected the little fellow's medical skills to be so amazing.
She was an alchemist in her past life!
Could all of this be a coincidence?
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