Empress: Your Majesty, please respect yourself, I don't want to be promoted

Looking down at Lu Chen, who was struggling to hold on under the power of the Queen Mother, the Empress couldn't help but breathe slightly. She clenched her teeth tightly under her lips, but her face was still the same timid look as before, and she kept all her truest thoughts and Emotions are hidden deep inside.

However, even though the back felt like being pressed down by Mount Tai, the skin on the body continued to break under this huge force, intense pain spread throughout the body, breathing became more and more difficult, and the scene in front of him became increasingly blurry, but...

Lu Chen never fell!

The shaking of the body became larger and larger, and the rise and fall of the chest became more and more intense.

The bun fell down while shaking, and the long black hair broke free and fell loosely, covering his face.

But he still held on to his body that was gradually losing consciousness.

I saw him raising his head extremely stiffly, his eyes were covered with bloodshot eyes, and the whole person looked extremely miserable. However, those blood-red eyes were still looking at the Empress Dowager Zhao under the bead curtain with tenacity, and tried his best to slowly and slowly He spoke words that seemed to be stained with a layer of blood:

"Please Queen Mother... return the power to Your Majesty... so that... the hearts of... all the people... in the world..."

The last weak words stopped abruptly before he finished speaking, and there was no more sound. No matter how much pressure the Queen Mother exerted, his body did not move at all, as if it was completely frozen.

Seeing that he didn't respond for a while, the Queen Mother asked a courtier who was relatively close to him to go up and check.

The courtier stepped forward, called out to Lu Chen several times, and waved his hand. When he found that he still didn't respond, he reached out and spread his long black hair.

When he showed Lu Chen's current appearance in front of everyone, all the courtiers couldn't help but take a breath of air and were stunned for a moment.

Lu Chen's eyes were wide open, and his bloodshot eyes were locked on the bead curtain next to the dragon chair. He never deviated even half an inch from the beginning to the end, as if that was his only persistence in this life and would never waver.

"The Queen Mother..."

There was a slight tremor in the courtier's voice: "The Queen Mother...he...he fainted..."

Even if he completely lost consciousness, his body was still obeying his extremely powerful will, without giving in at all, and just stood there unyieldingly.

For the sake of the empress, he was able to look at the ruler beside the dragon throne without fear, who truly held the supreme power of the Great Xia Empire, even if he lost his official position, became a commoner who would never be used, or even was exiled thousands of miles away. No matter what!

What loyalty this is!

Some courtiers were completely moved.

The empress's eyes were slightly red, but she soon returned to her original timid look. Then, when the empress dowager stood up with an ugly face, she glanced at Lu Chen very deeply, silently taking in Lu Chen's figure at this moment. The ground is burned into my heart.

Chapter 2 Never Live Up to You

Downwards.

Shenghe Empress Jiang Chengwan returned to the Zichen Palace with an uneasy look on her face, then lowered her head and carefully asked an old eunuch with a withered face behind her: "Wu Daban, does the Queen Mother have any instructions today?"

Regarding the emperor's question, the old eunuch Wu Zhongxian, who was called Wu Daban but was actually the spy used by the Empress Dowager to spy on the empress, did not even raise his eyelids and said expressionlessly: "The Empress Dowager has something to say, please prepare the jade seal immediately." Pattern method, wait for the imperial edict drafted by the editor of the Hanlin Academy to be stamped with a big seal, and the madmen who dare to roar in the court today and have no dignity and humiliation will be expelled from the court as soon as possible."

Hearing this, Jiang Chengwan, who had his back to Wu Zhongxian, quietly flashed an imperceptible cold light in his eyes.

The cowardice and cowardice shown before were completely gone from her face at this time, as if the puppet emperor who completely succumbed to the Queen Mother's power was not her.

While their lips and teeth collided, the sounds they made were still full of cowardice that was hard to arouse others' guard against:

"I...I...I know, please wait a moment for Wu Daban, I will take action immediately."

Wu Zhongxian raised his eyes and said calmly: "Your Majesty, please hurry up. I have other important things to do later."

Hearing these words that did not take the emperor seriously, Jiang Chengwan's little hands under the dragon robe suddenly clenched tightly, and his face was full of coldness.

She calmly took a deep breath, suppressing the murderous intention in her heart, and then said softly:

"Okay… okay."

After saying that, she returned to the dragon chair, picked up the jade seal from the table, then closed her eyes and muttered something.

Wu Zhongxian's nostrils were turned upward, and he stood there confidently, waiting for the empress to prepare the jade seal pattern.

He didn't notice that every time Jiang Chengwan mobilized a bit of spiritual power to pour into the jade seal, a painful tangle flashed in his eyes. The hands holding the jade seal trembled slightly, as if what she was holding was not a jade seal, but something as heavy as a thousand pieces. Like a boulder.

It was undoubtedly a great torture for her to personally admit Lu Chen's obviously fabricated guilt and expel this extremely valuable loyal minister from the court.

But there was nothing she could do to stop this now.

At least there is nothing we can do now.

After a while, she put away her trembling hands, raised her head, and said softly to Wu Zhongxian, who was gradually showing impatience not far away:

"Wu Daban, I'm ready."

"Ah."

Wu Zhongxian responded unhurriedly, then walked to the desk and waved his hand unceremoniously.

The next second, lines of text appeared on the originally blank imperial edict.

The content inside was undoubtedly Lu Chen's guilt, and the punishment was to be dismissed from office and exiled to Qiongzhou.

"Your Majesty, please."

Wu Zhongxian said expressionlessly.

Jiang Chengwan's shoulders trembled slightly, then he raised the jade seal and gently covered it with the imperial edict.

Swish!

As soon as the seal was stamped, Wu Zhongxian reached out and took the edict away.

"If Your Majesty has no important instructions, I will leave first."

"Well..." Jiang Chengwan said in a submissive manner: "Wu Da, please go and do your work. I have nothing important to do."

Wu Zhongxian nodded naturally, as if it was a matter of course that the emperor was in such awe of her, and then walked out of the Zichen Palace in a big way. Before leaving, he told the guards outside to do their duty and ensure that His Majesty " comprehensive".

Snapped!

The moment the door of Zichen Palace closed, the humble look on Jiang Chengwan's beautiful little face suddenly disappeared, and there was no expression on her face. Deep in the corners of her eyes, there was a wisp of depth that seemed to understand everything in the world.

She gathered up her dragon robe, sat on the dragon chair, and then slowly closed her eyes.

The next second, a mysterious and special power slowly emerged from Jiang Chengwan's body.

Immediately afterwards, the originally calm air around her suddenly swayed, forming waves of weak air currents, which brought up her long black hair and swayed back and forth along with the twelve jade strands, making her look inexplicably mysterious. Test the breath.

Then, she suddenly took a deep breath and said silently in her heart: "Brother Emperor."

"The minister is here."

In just a moment, a response came to her mind.

"What's your majesty's order?"

Regarding the voice in her head that only she could hear, Jiang Chengwan's expression remained normal. It was obvious that this kind of communication of thoughts was something she was accustomed to.

"Are you ready over there?"

"Your Majesty, the [-] Xuanwu Guards, the most elite soldiers in Cangming Realm, are fully prepared and ready to go to war at any time."

Having said this, the man whom Jiang Chengwan called "Brother Imperial" paused for a moment, and then said:

"The Royal Guards in the capital have been at peace for a long time, and their armaments are lax. In addition, they have been deeply affected by the Demon Queen's chaos in the past six years. Their generals have little combat effectiveness. In addition, His Majesty helps the Xuanwu Guards to maintain the power of the Holy Spirit. The Imperial Guards are no match for the Xuanwu Guards in a head-on battle. , as long as your majesty uses the supreme holy power contained in the jade seal to build a great battle formation and teleport the Xuanwu Guards to the capital, the soldiers will be able to control Ziji City in the shortest time, capture and kill the Demon Queen, and help your majesty regain power and regroup. Qiankun."

"Ah."

Jiang Chengwan responded and said silently:

"Tomorrow at [-]:[-] noon, there will be a once-in-ten-year Zijitian. At that time, we can use the extremely strong Ziwei energy to activate the Douzhuan Formation. I'd like to trouble my brother to prepare the Holy Spirit spells in advance, and let the soldiers have a good rest tonight. , recharge your batteries and prepare for war with all your strength."

"The minister obeys the order."

The man responded loudly.

"Thank you, Brother Emperor."

"Your Majesty is serious."

The man responded, then suddenly smiled and said in a rather emotional tone:

"Haha, who would have thought that an inconspicuous Emperor Ji whom the Demon Queen supported for the convenience of control six years ago could actually initiate the inheritance of the Holy Dao in the Jade Seal and become the third person in history who is qualified to command the Holy King? Where is the Supreme Being?”

Jiang Chengwan raised his eyebrows.

"Brother, aren't you also the first royal family member in thousands of years to be selected by the legendary holy relic to become the Holy King? You are also the youngest Holy King in history."

"Hahaha~" The man laughed boldly: "Your Majesty is joking, but I can't compare to Your Majesty."

After a pause, he sighed again and said: "Sigh... It's a pity that now the Luojing scholars are prosperous, arrogant and extravagant, and the trend of loyalty is gradually declining. Otherwise, if anyone can do it before His Majesty takes control of the court and reorganizes the world. Your Majesty is loyal..."

"some."

The empress's voice suddenly became softer.

"Ok?"

There was a slightly startled muffled sound over there.

The empress shook her head and did not explain anything.

After cutting off the sound transmission technique, she walked slowly to the window and looked at the hurried eunuchs and maids outside the window. The image of the man in the court who stood up for her desperately and faced the Queen Mother alone gradually emerged in her mind. The figure of the extremely domineering Ling Tianfeng who refused to yield even to death.

She had also had expectations and longings, hoping that someone would stand up for her and fight against the Queen Mother.

Even if nothing can be changed, as long as she has this intention, she can make her lonely and helpless feel the slightest warmth in this cold Ziji City.

She even secretly swore that as long as someone dared to bravely stand up for her when the Queen Mother was in power, if she could take power in the future, she would never fail to do so in this life no matter what.

As a result, six years had passed and nothing had changed. Gradually, her heart began to become cold.

However, just before she was ready to completely give up all illusions, take off the mask of cowardice that she had worn for six years, reveal the courage to look down upon the world, and dominate the world as a true emperor, something that had only existed in her imagination appeared in the court. loyal minister.

Jiang Chengwan couldn't help but feel a tremble in his heart when he thought of Lu Chen's look of looking at death. His little hand on the window sill tightened slightly, and his eyes gradually became hazy.

"I will definitely keep your loyalty in my heart and I will never let it down in this life!"

Chapter 3 Faces

The next day.

Luo Jing, West City.

Chongde Square.

In a quiet little courtyard.

"Um..."