Like a frightened bird, Empress Xu sat up straight from the bed and looked over in horror.

Familiar faces come into view!

It's the emperor!

It's just that his expression is no longer the familiar gentle and affectionate, let alone the usual solemn majesty, but hideous and distorted. Under the candlelight, it was eerie.

"Your Majesty!" Empress Xu didn't need to pretend, tears had blurred her cheeks, and she climbed down from the bed, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed repeatedly: "The concubine was confused for a while, and it was a big mistake!" I beg the emperor to spare the concubine's life for the sake of the concubine's careful service over the years! Ask the emperor for mercy! ”

As he spoke, he kowtowed vigorously.

Soon, his forehead was red and swollen.

The emperor looked at it coldly and didn't move.

Empress Xu didn't seem to know the pain, her forehead fell heavily to the ground, blood oozed from the red and swollen places, and her long hair became more and more messy. Like a lost dog, looking at the wolf bèi extremely.

"Your Majesty! The emperor spares his life! ”

Empress Xu kept repeating these two sentences in her mouth.

She's done! But she still has a pair of children! This must not spread! Otherwise, Princess Changping and King Yan would no longer be able to raise their heads and be human.

The emperor finally opened his mouth: "Now you know that you have begged me for mercy and begged me to spare your life, when you were having fun with those lowly minions before, did you ever think of me as a husband?" Have you ever thought of your identity as a dignified queen? Have you ever thought of King Yan and Changping? ”

One by one, like sharp arrows, pierced Queen Xu's fragile chest.

Empress Xu stopped kowtowing, the blood on her forehead flowed to her cheeks, mixed with tears, and the wolf was unbearable. She cried and said, "All mistakes are the fault of the concubines. It is not a pity for a concubine to die. But the concubine can't just die, and beg the emperor to keep the concubine alive for the sake of a pair of children. ”

The emperor's suppressed anger came out again, and he laughed angrily: "You keep saying that it is for King Yan and Changping." The two of them, with a biological mother like you, it will only be a shame that will be difficult for them to wash away in this life. ”

When Empress Xu heard this, she felt lucky in her heart that she had escaped her life.

If the emperor really had the intention of killing her, he didn't have to talk nonsense, just let people kill her, and just say that she died of a violent illness. Now such an angry scolding shows that the emperor is soft-hearted and can't bear to do it.

Empress Xu had a bottom in her heart, and her original panicked and frightened mood was also settled a lot.

She has been a concubine in the palace for many years, and has become the master of the harem in the world step by step, and her familiarity and understanding of the emperor's temperament are unparalleled.

When the emperor was young, he was resolute and ruthless, and he was lustful and lustful, and he was particularly gentle and affectionate to the women he liked. Now that the emperor is old, he has long lost the sharpness and determination of his youth, but his soft-hearted temper has not changed.

Empress Xu knelt down and crawled in front of the emperor, prostrate at the emperor's feet and cried bitterly: "The concubine entered the palace at the age of sixteen, and stayed by the emperor's side for so many years, giving birth to children for the emperor and managing palace affairs. Even if there is no merit, there is a hard work. The emperor was busy with state affairs and alienated himself from the harem, and the concubines of the Jiaofang Palace, the emperor has almost stayed overnight in the past few years. The concubine said something shameless, the concubine is also a woman, and it is inevitable that there will be times of loneliness. Only then did he make a big mistake at the instigation of the minions around him. ”

The concubines didn't dare to ask the emperor for forgiveness, so they only begged the emperor's subordinates to show mercy and let the concubines live for a few more years. Eat fasting and chant Buddha every day, pray for the emperor, and wash away the sins of the concubines! ”

……

Empress Xu didn't know how long she knelt and cried.

His knees were numb and painful, his eyes were red and swollen from crying, and his voice was getting hoarse and ugly.

But she didn't dare to stop.

The emperor went from being pale and full of anger at the beginning, to being complicated and unspeakable later, until he quietly relented.

Over the years, he has always been very satisfied with Empress Xu.

She is gentle and virtuous, and she only takes care of the affairs of the palace in an orderly manner, so she doesn't need to worry about him. She is virtuous and generous, never jealous, and she has no complaints when she sends the beauties around her to his bedside.

Princess Changping is the eldest daughter, and she is most popular with him. King Yan is the youngest son, and he is even more fond of him.

Whether it was for the kindness of the husband and wife in the past, or for the love of a pair of children, he couldn't really kill her ruthlessly!

However, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living sin cannot be escaped!

He, a dignified son, must not lose face because of this matter.

The emperor took a deep breath and said coldly: "Okay, don't cry and beg anymore." I'll leave you alive for the time being. ”

Empress Xu's whole body trembled, and she kowtowed again and again: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Thank you, Your Majesty! ”

"This queen's position, you have been sitting for many years, and it is time to give it up." The emperor said expressionlessly: "As for the matter after the abolition, I will make arrangements." From this day on, you will be honest in this dormitory, and you will not be allowed to leave the dormitory for half a step. Waiting for my will. ”

It's a blessing to be able to save my life!

Where did Empress Xu dare to ask for anything else, and when she heard the words, she immediately received the order and thanked her.

The emperor exhaled deeply, and said slowly: "What happened last night, I have no intention of investigating it again, and it will end here." Half of the people in the Jiaofang Hall have been lost by me, and the rest of the people can no longer stay, and they will go to work in the pulp washing room. ”

Queen Xu was too busy to take care of herself, so naturally she didn't have the courage to intercede for anyone, so she resignedly.

The emperor's eyes flashed, and he suddenly raised his voice and called Gonggong Ding in.

Gonggong Ding was already waiting outside, and when he heard the emperor's voice, he immediately walked in quickly.

He also had a bowl of black decoction in his hand.

The emperor said in a deep voice: "Serve the queen and drink this bowl of medicine." ”

Gonggong Ding responded, stepped forward, and brought the medicine bowl to Queen Xu: "Queen Mother, the slave is waiting for you to drink the medicine." ”

What kind of medicine is this?

What will become of her after drinking this bowl of medicine?

Empress Xu's heart was cold, and she stared at the bowl of medicine.

Seeing that she didn't move, the emperor pulled the corners of his lips sarcastically: "What? Thought this bowl was arsenic? If I want to give you the death penalty, do I need to go through such trouble? ”

Queen Xu's whole body trembled, she didn't dare to hesitate any longer, hurriedly took the medicine bowl, and drank it all.

The juice was bitter and cold, and it quickly slid down his throat and into his stomach, and soon there was a strange burning sensation.

Empress Xu hadn't eaten for a day, and she had stayed up for a day and a night in panic, and her spirit and body were extremely tired. After drinking this bowl of unknown medicine, I only felt that the world was spinning, and it was dark in front of my eyes, and I fainted.

The emperor glanced at Empress Xu, who was paralyzed on the ground, with disgust, and then ordered: "Gonggong Ding, pass on my message." Empress Xu had an emergency, was unconscious, and had to close the palace to recuperate. No one is allowed to visit and disturb you! (To be continued.) )