The Queen Doesn't Want to Die
Chapter 149
Li Zhi Jin loved concubine Yue however. He chose to live alone without marriage and was willing to be just a lover for nothing but his deep love for the emperor's vow. Seeing the woman he loved all his life being slapped like that made him unable to maintain his patience and start rebelling. Both of his hands were held by two guards.
Seeing Li Zhi Jin rebelling, Lu Jing Yu gestured at the prison to release the man. It needed to be done so that concubine Yue would no longer dodge. After all Chu Fei had already slapped concubine Yue more than ten times.
"Stop!" The detached Li Zhi Jin immediately ran to save concubine Yue who instantly fell to the ground as soon as Chu Fei loosened his grip. He hugged concubine Yue even though the woman pushed him away.
"I admit. I am indeed Pei Yu Chen's biological father. No. gabe. The truth was Li Yu Chen. As his father, of course I want the throne for my son. That's why I killed Empress Yuan and directed evil at the Crown Princess. According to the news that if the crown prince loved the crown princess, he would not stand still if his wife was to blame and he would fight back. That way the position of the crown prince will be considered again. This is all my plan. It has nothing to do with Lan'er." Li Zhi Jin explained hurriedly until he was panting as he finished.
"No. What the hell are you saying? I don't know you. We don't know each other. My son is the son of the Emperor!" Concubine Yue shouted loudly while trying to break away from Li Zhi Jin. Lu Jing Yu would not let the woman back off the hook. He immediately took out a pill obtained from Physician Fang before he departed and forcefully inserted it into Consort Yue's mouth with the help of the servant who forcefully opened her mouth.
"What... What did you give me? You dare to poison me in front of everyone! You damned woman!"
"God! You'll know in a minute." Lu Jing Yu smiled obliquely before she returned to her seat beside Pei Zhang Xi.
"Concubine Yue, tell me what is your relationship with Mr Li?" Lu Jing Yu asked after a minute had passed.
"I.hep." concubine Yue covered her mouth as she felt what she was about to say was not in line with what she wanted to say. The pill that was given to concubine Yue was an honesty pill created by physician Fang.
"Why? Are you finally going to admit it?" Lu Jing Yu smiled cunningly staring at the scornful woman.
"No. I wasn't. Li Zhi Jin is my lover."
Concubine Yue closed her mouth again. But without him being able to control his mouth smoothly say whatever he tried to cover including how he got a child from Li Zhi Jin who at that time had promised to meet each other othersmore. However they subconsciously did that the third time they met at the temple at the time when concubine Yue was visiting there when she was young and had not long ago entered the palace to become a concubine. But after the accident, the two even more bound and routinely meet at the temple every year.
Everything that came out of Consort Yue's mouth made everyone shocked to hear how deep the two were in their relationship and how long they had been in contact behind the back of an emperor of an empire. They had all almost lost their consciousness until they were all unaware that someone else was also listening to it with a dark face.
"Emperor arrives." The loud eunuchs' voice made everyone turn their attention and turn in the same direction that Emperor Pei An Long had come along with his entourage of servants and eunuchs. Queen Zhu was also among them. The faces of those two rulers of the Shao Empire were looking unkind.
"We salute His Majesty the emperor and the queen." Everyone immediately saluted.
"Wake up." Emperor Pei An Long waved his hand as his eyes caught concubine Yue who was inside Li Zhi Jin's arms.
Feeling a deadly gaze towards him, subconsciously Li Zhi Jin let go of his embrace and made Consort Yue Yang da in his arms immediately run and scatter her body into the Emperor's embrace in order to get herself pushed hard by the man.
"Your Majesty..." Concubine Yue fell down humiliatingly. His face was full of complaints looking at the Emperor pitifully.
"Your Majesty please listen to your concubine's explanation."
"So you still remember if you were my concubine huh? Goody. Real nice. I really didn't expect to have been in the dark for a dozen years."
"No, Your Majesty. Everything is not as you hear it. Everything was Lu Jing Yu's trap. Ja. Lu Jing Yu gave me a pill that would make me say as he wished. This is not my will. This concubine of yours will not do such a foolish act. How could this concubine of yours be so foolish as to choose a commoner compared to his great Majesty." Concubine Yue stood up with great difficulty and tried to explain herself.
"My queen, concubine Yue is your subordinate, the matter of Harem is not my power. I'm handing this over to you to solve." The Emperor turned to queen Zhu who was beside him.
"I understand Your Majesty. I'll take over the matter from here." Queen Zhu nodded her head before looking back. "Aunt Liu, bring concubine Yue back to the palace. Without my permission no one can enter and enter the Rongyu pavilion freely."
"Hamba understands Your Majesty." Aunt Liu immediately brought the guards to take concubine Yue away from there. The trial for concubine Yue will be conducted in the Harem neighborhood to keep the Emperor's good name.
"No, your Majesty. Please don't do this to me. The servant is innocent. The servant did not know him at all. Please trust me, Your Majesty." The voice of concubine Yue gradually disappeared after she was taken away from the courtyard.
"Your Majesty, please give justice to His Majesty's grandson." Zhu Yao Yan cupped his hands in front of his chest with a bowed body.
"Old Master Zhu, the perpetrator of the murder has been found. Old master Zhu is a person who has contributed to this Empire, so I will try to make old master Zhu feel satisfied."
"Thank you for Your Majesty's blessing. His Majesty is very lucky to have such a competent successor like the Crown Prince."
"Old Master Zhu was overly complimentary. If it wasn't for Master's help, I'm sure I wouldn't have been able to find Li Zhi Jin quickly." Pei Zhang Xi went forward explaining.
"alright. Miss Zhu's funeral cannot be postponed. Li Zhi Jin had sinned in committing murder with the aim of rebellion. The punishment most worthy of him was the death sentence that would be carried out the next three days in the town square with the public watching." Emperor Pei An Long spoke in a loud voice.
"Thank you for Your Majesty's justice." Everyone bowed in respect.
Li Zhi Jin was immediately taken away by the guards even though the man continued to rebel wanting to break away.
"Your Highness the crown prince, please accept the Emperor's decree." Eunuch Song took two steps forward and read out the Emperor's decree. Pei Zhang Xi immediately knelt in front of Eunuch Song.
"Once again the Crown Prince has demonstrated his worthiness to become a leader. However, due to his current position as crown prince, from today, the Crown Prince will no longer be the bureau chief of Yunguang. For the Yunguang bureau leader to be discussed soon."
"Hamba the Crown Prince of the Shao Empire, Pei Zhang Xi accepted His Majesty's decision."
"Life of His Majesty the Emperor. Your Highness the Crown Prince."
After settling the matter at Pei Qin Yang's residence, the Emperor's entourage returned to the palace without waiting for Zhu Man Xie's funeral process to be held as soon as the Emperor left the place.
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