The noble lady who wears books has to fight monsters and upgrade

Chapter 496: If selfish and evil thoughts are not restrained, the boomerang will hurt others and yourself!
"Brother, you are so arrogant! You want people to be buried with you at every turn. If this gets out, how will the people of the Great Zhou view you as the emperor? Could it be that you want to be known as a tyrant? Or do you want to plunge the Great Zhou Dynasty into a bloody storm from now on?"

Following a clear female voice, a dignified and beautiful middle-aged woman walked into the bedroom.

The person who came was none other than the famous Princess He Rui of the Great Zhou.

Princess He Rui was dignified, with cold features and an arrogant expression. The pressure she exuded seemed even more frightening than that of the emperor before her, and no one dared to underestimate her.

Princess He Rui bowed gracefully to Concubine Lu, who quickly stood up and made way for her.

Princess He Rui is the legitimate princess of the Great Zhou. Although Concubine Lu was entrusted by the late emperor, she is not the empress dowager after all. According to etiquette, she cannot accept the gift from Princess He Rui.

Princess He Rui walked up to the emperor's bed and said condescendingly,
"Brother, do you plan to continue making mistakes? How long will it take for you to stop?"

"Because of your selfishness, my brother, you have harmed so many people! Chen Zhuoxin has taken lives, Concubine Jiao has framed loyal officials, the prince's life and death are uncertain, and the second and third brothers are at war. Are you still stubborn and unwilling to change your ways?"

"Ever since my brother knew that I had my father's will, he has been constantly plotting against me. He wants Ji Yin and Ning An to be buried with him, but he actually wants me, the eldest princess, to be buried with him, right? In this way, will my brother be truly at ease? It's just that you don't dare to say it in front of the Concubine Dowager!"

"I, I didn't! Cough cough cough!"

Emperor Yong'an looked away, whether intentionally or out of necessity, and he coughed violently to avoid eye contact with Princess Herui.

Princess He Rui sneered.
"Then what do you mean by those assassins you placed in my princess's mansion?"

"What do you mean by drugging me non-stop for all these years?"

"For so many years, I, the eldest princess of the Great Zhou, have remained unmarried. Brother, are you satisfied?"

There was a flash of shock in Concubine Lu's eyes, but she quickly suppressed it.

Concubine Lu looked at the emperor calmly. The emperor had a calm expression and no emotion could be seen.

However, his lips were involuntarily pursed and the corners of his mouth drooped, revealing his inner uneasiness.

Concubine Lu's heart sank. She was the one who raised the emperor, and she knew all of his little moves.

Although the emperor has been on the throne for more than 20 years, his temperament is much calmer than when he was her aunt, and he has also learned the skill of not showing his emotions.

However, the subtle changes in the emperor's body and expression still could not escape Concubine Lu's eyes!
Concubine Lu turned her head and looked at He Rui with doubt and worry. Her tone was gentle, but it was full of warning.

"He Rui, do you know what you are talking about?"

If He Rui and the emperor come into conflict, there will be chaos in the world!
Princess He Rui ignored the warning in Concubine Lu's tone and snorted coldly,
"Your Highness, why don't you ask your eldest son what he has done these years? Instead, you question me directly? Are you worthy of my father's instructions?"

Concubine Lu paused when she heard this and sighed.

"He Rui, are you and your brother going to repeat the drama between Prince Xu and your father?"

He Rui's eyes darkened, and he looked at Concubine Lu quietly.

"My lady, do you think you can avoid this?"

"Back then, when Taizu and the ancestors of several dukes made a blood alliance, those masters had already predicted that more than a hundred years later, my Zhou family's descendants would face human tragedies of brothers fighting each other and fathers and sons killing each other."

"My Lady Dowager, look, my brother is in this state now. Can I avoid it if I don't want to?"

"Do I have to let my brother slaughter me? Like Ning An, who was imprisoned in the harem by my brother and lived without seeing the sun, just to get blood to help him suppress his evil thoughts, can I avoid the tragedy of brothers killing each other?"

"Now, the second and third brothers have already started secretly, and the second brother even sent people to assassinate the crown prince. Madam Dowager, how can you stop them?"

"Or, as long as there is no tragedy of father and son killing each other, whoever dies between brothers will be unlucky?"

"Since whoever dies is unlucky, why must I be the unlucky one?"

Princess He Rui's questions became more and more intense, and her voice echoed in the bedroom, empty and cold.

Concubine Lu was a little angry. Just as she was about to speak, she saw two people walking in from outside. She looked closely and found that they were the two eunuchs from the East and West Factories! Eunuch Wu looked unhappy, while Eunuch Wang from the East Factory looked expressionless, and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or angry.

It’s not that Eunuch Wang is more patient than Eunuch Wu, but it is said that when Eunuch Wang was young, he was poisoned while chasing after a criminal.

Later, after the poison in his body was cleared, Eunuch Wang's face became a "woodcarved face".

The two have always been at odds, but over the years, each of them has had their own territories, and they have lived in peace.

Eunuch Wang was promoted by the late emperor, while Wu Xue is from Yongan.

If He Rui comes into conflict with Emperor Yong'an, Wu Xue will definitely stand on the emperor's side.

Eunuch Wang is very likely to stand idly by, but he may also secretly provide support to Princess He Rui.

The two of them appeared at the same time, something must have happened. Could it be that the emperor's health...

Concubine Lu looked stern and spoke in a cold tone.

"My two eunuchs, what's the matter?"

Wu Xue and Eunuch Wang looked at each other and knelt down on the ground together.

Wu Xue lowered her head and said,
"Madam Concubine, Her Royal Highness the Princess, except for the Fifth Prince, all the other Princes have had problems!"

In the back hall of "Good Neighbor", Ji Yun looked pale, sweating profusely, and his whole body felt as if it had been washed with water!
King Xu, who was somewhat distracted, and his subordinates, who were already in a state of disarray, were taken away by Hong Qiubin and his men.

At this point, Hong Qiubin had already fallen out with Ji Yun and Ji Yin, and he had roughly guessed that the other party might have some memories of their past lives, so he stopped hiding anything and played dumb.

After not seeing him for many days, Hong Qiubin was obviously much thinner, his cheeks were a little sunken, and there was stubble on his chin. There were not many bloodshot eyes, but they still looked a little cloudy. He didn't look as happy as in his previous life!
Yes, at that time, he was already a second-rank official, the son of a first-rank duke, and the uncle of the emperor.

Nature is different.

"Master Hong, long time no see!"

Ji Yin's expression was indifferent, and his voice was cold and contained undisguised sarcasm.

After two lifetimes of hard work, this life is worse than the last! God is truly merciful!
In your Hong family, anyone who does evil will not have a good ending!
Hong Qiubin looked at Ji Yin with a complicated expression.
"It's still unknown who will win. Do you want both sides to lose?"

"Must!" Ji Yin pondered over the two words, suddenly laughed out loud, and looked at Hong Qiubin mockingly.

"Hong Changshi, you are right! Both sides will suffer losses!"

"Why? The Chief Secretary can't afford to be injured? Or, Your Highness can't afford to be injured?"

"Oh, that should be it. You never thought that both of you would suffer losses. You always believed that you would defeat us sisters!"

"It's better for both of us to get hurt than to be bullied by you! My cousin said that if you bully us, you have to pay the price! If you want to hit us, you will also feel pain! Otherwise, you won't learn your lesson!"

"What a shame! What a shame! It's like an ant trying to shake a tree! It actually shook it! Isn't that infuriating?"

Hong Qiubin clenched his hands into fists in his sleeves, he really wanted to punch him!

Hong Qiubin tried hard to suppress the anger in his heart.

"Don't be proud!"

Ji Yin sneered,
"Whether I am proud or not is my business! Don't worry about it!"

"The Chief Clerk should mind his own business. His Royal Highness Prince Xu has returned in defeat. What else can His Royal Highness the Second Prince rely on?"

"When His Royal Highness the Second Prince is defeated, that will be the day when you, the Chief Secretary, will follow in the footsteps of Su Jin and Mei Lin!"

"I hereby warn Mr. Hong that if selfish and evil thoughts are not restrained, the boomerang will hurt others and yourself at the same time!"