"Your Majesty..." Jing Li's voice was trembling, and he knelt in front of Murong Ling. "Please, Your Majesty... give her a way to live."
Murong Ling held the wine glass in her hand and glanced at the man standing in front of her.
From being a high-ranking young lady to where she is today, she, Murong Ling, has seen through the fickleness of the world and follows the trend.
People are all profit-oriented. When the Murong family gained power, everyone came to fawn over them. When the Murong family was in decline, they wished that everyone would step on them.
She was thrown into the cold palace and reduced to the current situation. The maid Qian'er who followed her at the beginning betrayed her, and everyone who had sworn loyalty wanted to eat her...
Now the person who is willing to kneel in front of her to save her is actually a stranger.
Or, not unfamiliar...
In the past, at Murong's house, when she was injured, someone would put golden sore medicine outside the window. At that time, she just thought it was some boy who had a crush on her. But when she was in the cold palace and almost died several times, there were still people there.
Put gold sore medicine outside the window...
At that time, Murong Ling knew that in these years... someone had actually been watching over her.
I just didn't expect that this person would be Xiao Junze's commander of the imperial army.
Xiao Junze walked up to Jing Li and said nothing, but the pressure was enough to make people tremble.
"Your Majesty, calm down... Commander, maybe it's just..." Beside him, there were imperial guards and eunuchs interceding for Jing Li.
Jing Li lowered his eyes and clenched his hands hard.
"It is not a pity to die for the daughter of a guilty minister." Xiao Junze looked at Jing Li condescendingly, with deep disappointment in his eyes. "Jing Li, you are mine, but you are so unrewarding for a woman! I
It seems that you have been too comfortable recently."
Behind her, Shen Yunrou narrowed her eyes. Is this an act between Xiao Junze and the commander of the Imperial Army, or is there a rift?
"Your Majesty... Jing Li... is willing to hand over the position of commander of the imperial army, and I beg your Majesty to convict her... please spare her life."
Jing Li's voice was not loud, but it was enough to shock everyone present.
Even though Murong Ling was the daughter of a guilty minister, she was once a concubine in the harem.
Jing Li was begging for mercy like this, obviously he had other thoughts about Murong Ling.
It is a capital offense to interfere with the concubines in the harem, even if you are just flirting with them.
Shen Yunrou couldn't understand. What was Jing Li going to sing?
"Your Majesty, it seems that there is... an affair between the Commander of the Forbidden Army and Murong Ling." Shen Yunrou raised her lips. If this is the case, then let them die together...
Murong Ling looked at Shen Yunrou in horror, obviously she wanted to drag Jing Li into the water.
"Woo..." Murong Ling shook her head desperately, she didn't want to implicate Jing Li.
"Empress, we saw someone coming in and out of the cold palace at night and having an affair with Murong Ling. It turned out to be the commander of the Imperial Army."
"Your Majesty, Jing Li, the commander of the imperial army, once went deep into the cold palace and had an affair with Murong Ling."
There are many people in the palace who tend to be inflammatory and follow the power, and they take medicine based on others.
Since both the Queen and the Emperor want Murong Ling's life, whoever pleads for mercy at this time will be a fool.
Xiao Junze's eyes were filled with coldness, and he looked at the framed maids sarcastically. This is the palace...
He didn't think anything of it before, but this time when he came back...he felt so dirty and filthy.
Hard to see...
This is the ugliness of human nature, its truest face.
"How to explain?" Xiao Junze lowered his voice.
Jing Li's breath trembled, and his body slowly stiffened. He almost forgot...Murong Ling was also a concubine in the harem. As the commander of the imperial army, he interceded for Murong Ling like this...
"I believe you have nothing to do with this criminal woman. As long as she drinks this poisonous wine, your innocence will be proven." Xiao Junze spoke with deep meaning, his eyes falling on Murong Ling.
Murong Ling's hand holding the wine glass dropped. At that moment...she suddenly gave up on everything in front of her.
Maybe she, Murong Ling, should have died long ago.
She had something to say, but her voice was already mute, so that was fine...
He raised his head and drank the poisonous wine, and Murong Ling's tears welled up.
"Cough..." My heart felt as if it was being cut by a knife. It turned out that the poisonous wine entered my throat, like boiling hot water.
Blood gushed out from the corners of his mouth, and Murong Ling's vision gradually blurred.
She lost her support and fell to the ground. Murong Ling looked at the sky and her heartbeat slowly stopped.
It turns out that this is how death feels.
Shen Yunrou raised her lips and motioned to the maid next to her to come forward and check.
The maid took the order, stepped forward to test Murong Ling's pulse, and then nodded to Shen Yunrou.
"Congratulations to Your Majesty, you have eliminated the guilty ministers and eradicated the roots. Now the court...has become silent." Shen Yunrou said with a smile and brushed her body with satisfaction. "I feel cold and feel unwell, so I will return to the palace first."
"I am deeply saddened to hear that the prince died of illness. The queen became ill due to grief and is in critical condition." Xiao Junze turned around and approached Shen Yunrou step by step.
Shen Yunrou took a breath of cold air, Xiao Junze wanted to settle a score with her?
"It's just that I'm curious..." Xiao Junze approached Shen Yunrou and spoke in her ear. "I've never touched you, how did the child... come about?"
Shen Yunrou's heart suddenly tightened and she squinted her eyes. "Your Majesty is joking. How could you forget, Your Majesty, that when we were in Prince Li's Mansion, we already sang the harp and harp..."
Shen Yunrou is not afraid of Xiao Junze now. The emperor and the empress seem to be inseparable, and each has their own rights. Xiao Junze does not dare to say anything, so she will restrain herself for the time being.
"Your Majesty, I heard that Sister Chaoyang has entered the capital." Shen Yunrou approached Xiao Junze's ear, her words equally gentle.
Only when Shen Yunrou was on par with Xiao Junze could she dare to be so arrogant and domineering.
When they were in Prince Li's Mansion, it was Chaoyang who married Xiao Junze on his behalf. Shen Yunrou's words had already made it very clear that if he didn't want to implicate Chaoyang, then Xiao Junze had better push the matter away from the prince.
Although Shen Yunrou doesn't think that a woman will become the weakness of a person like Xiao Junze, Chaoyang holds the three secrets in his hands, including military books and treasures. There is a plan.
His eyes suddenly became fierce, and Xiao Junze clenched his hands hard.
The rising sun has entered the capital...
Shen Qingzhou's news was actually more timely than his.
Obviously, Shen Yunrou has figured out his weakness...
Seeing that Xiao Junze remained silent, Shen Yunrou smiled and her eyes fell on Jing Li beside him.
Turning around and leaving, Shen Yunrou lowered her voice. "Let me find out what kind of relationship this Forbidden Army commander has with Murong Ling."
If there is really an affair between Jing Li and Murong Ling, then Xiao Junze's death sentence for Murong Ling will most likely be a breakthrough for her to alienate Jing Li.
Now, if she wants to attack Xiao Junze, she must choose from the people Xiao Junze trusts.
With Jing Li's status, he is the best candidate.
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Shen Yunrou left.
The secret guard walked up to Xiao Junze. "Princess Chaoyang has entered the capital."
Xiao Junze glanced at the secret guards coldly. Their strength in Kyoto was far inferior to Shen Qingzhou's.
"Guard Chaoyang into the palace, don't make any mistakes, otherwise come to see me!"
"yes!"
The secret guard left, and Xiao Junze walked up to Jing Li again. "You let me down very much with what happened today."
Jing Li knelt quietly, eyes lowered with guilt.
"Since you protected her like this, I will reward you with her whole body, be demoted to the first rank of the Forbidden Army, get fifty military sticks, and go to the army to receive your punishment."
"Your Majesty!" Xiao Junze punished Jing Li, causing the Imperial Army's men to kneel down in panic and plead for Jing Li. "Your Majesty... Commander Jing has done a great job for you. At this time, we cannot..."
Xiao Junze has just returned to the palace, and Jing Li is a meritorious minister. Punishing him at this time will break the heart of the imperial army.