The queen is charming, but powerful ministers lure her to seize power and usurp the throne

Chapter 44 Intrigue 7
"With Zhu Guiji's methods, how can the servants dare to tell the truth? How can I bring the truth to the imperial doctor to check to see if there are any signs of torture?"

The kneeling Jing'er's face turned pale when she heard this, and cold sweat broke out on her back.Zhu Guiji never shows mercy. The body wrapped under clothes, burns, and scars left by hairpins are countless. Just last night, Zhu Guiji smashed the cup and cup on her because the tea she served was too hot. Purple and black.

Zhu Guiji naturally knew this too. She turned pale and argued, "The slaves are sometimes disobedient. As a master, I naturally have to discipline them."

"What Zhu Guiji said is reasonable. As the master of this harem, if the concubines make mistakes, I should also discipline them." Zhe Sang shouted loudly, standing there as straight as a cold pine on a cliff.

"If torturing and beating a slave is Zhu Guiji's discipline, then what happened to Liu Zhaoyi is also discipline?"

"What does this have to do with Liu Zhaoyi? I don't understand!" Zhu Guiji's voice was a little weak.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Mrs. An wanted to help her, but Zhe Sang didn't give her a chance at all. She approached Zhu Guiji step by step with overwhelming momentum, "If you have the guts to do it, why don't you have the guts to admit it? I thought you had a hard temper." , turns out to be a weakling."

"Concubine. I have wronged you. I have done nothing!" Zhu Guiji avoided the queen's gaze and crawled towards the emperor.

"Enough!" the emperor shouted coldly, interrupting the farce.

"Queen, if you are wrong, you are wrong. Why bother to force me? I am really disappointed! My servant did not act well, and Zhu Guiji deserves to be punished. Why do you have to use forceful words?"

"Can--"

"Shut up!" The emperor didn't give her a chance to refute. Such an imposing and unyielding queen inexplicably made him angry, as if she was deliberately challenging the emperor's authority.

"You are just favoring that maid. You are the queen. I will give you this face today and spare her life."

Zhe Sang's anger surged, but she had to suppress it. She knew that the emperor was favoring Zhu Guiji, and she also knew that saving Lu Yi's life should be done as soon as possible. If the stalemate continued and angered the emperor, she would only be bullied. Worse.

For the first time, she regretted that she had put all her efforts into pushing Fu Rong into this position. At first, she thought that after Fu Rong became emperor, no one in the world would dare to bully her. For the sake of the stability of the court, she voluntarily gave up all her rights. Even starting from helping him seize the throne, Zhe Sang tried his best to stand behind him and not take away any of his light, just to make his subordinates more convinced and loyal to him.

Zhe Sang slowly knelt down, folded his hands and placed them on the cool floor. His forehead was buried in the back of his hands. There was dust in and out of his breath, and the cold air reached his internal organs.

She could feel that the eyes of everyone in the palace were on her back, as if they were going to crush her completely and turn her into dust under their feet.

The queen's voice was strangely calm, "I know my mistake, and I thank you for your forgiveness. I apologize to Zhu Guiji and am willing to copy the palace instructions a hundred times so that I can reflect on my mistakes."

The emperor ignored her and told Eunuch Xu who was standing aside, "Ask Dr. Hu to show Zhu Guiji just right. If there is a scar on his face, there is no need to leave a scar on his head."

"Zhu Guiji doesn't need to come to say hello anymore. Please rest assured and take care of her. I'll come see you later."

He said, holding Mrs. An's hand and preparing to leave.

The soap boots embroidered with dragon patterns passed by Zhe Sang's eyes without stopping for a moment.

"What are you doing here? Let's break up." The emperor said impatiently, and everyone in the palace also left.

The palace instantly returned to deathly silence, as if the bustle just now had not happened.

Zhesang, who was kneeling in the hall, slowly raised his head and stood up, his expression cold.

The palace attendants were so frightened that they didn't dare to come forward, for fear of being used as a punching bag. Fortunately, the queen just waved her hand and let them go out.

See, this is the consequence of retreating and delegating power. There is no stability and no permanent solution. Retreating will only bring more bullying.

Fu Rong, just wait, I can put you on a high pedestal, but I will also pull you down one day!
"Empress." Chongqing's eyes were slightly red, obviously he had cried.

"It's okay, how is Lu Yi?" "The imperial doctor said that she had not recovered from typhoid fever, and this time she was thrown into the pool again. After suffering such torture, she may not be able to get out of bed for several months." The more Chong Qing spoke, the harder his voice became.

Although Zhe Sang had already told her about the emperor's behavior, but seeing Zhe Sang being humiliated in public and Lu Yi being tortured like that, she really hated herself for being a speechless servant who couldn't help in the slightest.

"Then take good care of her and ask two meticulous little palace maids to accompany her to serve her, so that she won't be bored lying in the house." Zhe Sang said softly.

"Yes." Chongqing wiped away her tears fiercely. My mother-in-law didn't even cry. She had to be strong and not make my mother-in-law upset.

After a moment of silence, Zhe Sang said with some guilt, "This kind of thing will never happen again in the future. I will definitely protect you. No one can touch you, not even him!"

The 'he' here refers to the emperor.

Zhe Sang went to see Lu Yi. The chirping magpie finally became quiet. If it weren't for the faint rise and fall of his chest and signs of life, his whole body would be as quiet and pale as a piece of paper.

She stayed there for half an hour before leaving.

Although Zhu Guiji's father was only a fifth-rank Minister of Household Affairs, her maternal grandfather, the Lin family, was a famous merchant family in the Jin Dynasty. They had shops all over the country and were as rich as the country.

The emperor had cooperated with the Lin family when he launched the army. The merchants were humble and smelled of copper, and Zhu Shilang was the link between the two.

The emperor was thinking about the Lin family's gold and silver mountains. Although he didn't like Zhu Guiji, he would never allow others to step on her. All this was done for the Zhu family and the Lin family, and she, the queen, was a stepping stone.

"What are you thinking about? You are so entranced." A clear voice sounded outside the window.

Zhe Sang came back to her senses, and Gu Heng leaned against the back window at some point, looking at her with a smile.

"Why is the Prime Minister here?" Zhe Sang smiled and stood by the window, just blocking most of his figure.

"Your Majesty smiles so awkwardly."

"It should be like this, the corners of the lips should go up."

"Correct."

"Don't frown."

Gu Heng stretched out his hand like dough, pulled her cheeks, and made a standard smile.

The corners of his lips were raised and his eyebrows were curved downwards, but he couldn't control the emotions in his dark, almond-shaped eyes.

Gu Heng's heart felt a little painful and a little lost. When had his happiness and anger been left in her hands, but when could he really affect her emotions?

"My queen still looks good when she smiles. I like the way my queen smiles."

As he said this, he handed Zhe Sang another bundle.

Zhe Sang was confused.

"Your Majesty, you'll know if you open it and take a look."

The sun at noon was very hot, burning his back, but he only focused on the reaction of the person in front of him, hoping that a truly happy smile would bloom on her face, as comfortable and comfortable as a mountain stream.

(End of this chapter)