As if she just remembered what she was wearing, Liu Pingting screamed and threw herself to the ground in a hurry, pressing the beautifully embroidered phoenix pattern on the phoenix robe on her chest to the ground.
Gong'e standing next to her was also frightened by the sudden change. Seeing Liu Pingting fell to the ground, she hurriedly knelt down with a plop, and bent her body to cover up the pattern on Liu Pingting's body as if trying to hide it.
The two of them didn't dare to breathe, they were almost trembling with fear.
"See... see the emperor..." Emperor Shengyuan caught a glimpse of the red that can only be worn by the empress of the palace, and couldn't help but twitch his brows, glaring, "Who allows you to wear red."
Liu Pingting's body trembled, beads of sweat dripped from her face, all kinds of thoughts were running through her mind, and before she could think of a solution, Emperor Sheng Yuan took another step closer.
She was even more frightened, subconsciously grabbing the hem of the skirt, her voice trembling, "Chenqie... Chenqie..." It was rare for Emperor Shengyuan to see her so scared, so he couldn't help but frowned, and said in a deep voice, "Forget it, just this time, let's not make an exception, you go and change your clothes."
He said casually, but Liu Pingting didn't get up for a long time.
Emperor Sheng Yuan was suspicious, his brows were furrowed, and the corner of his eyes was fixed, it fell on the head of a golden phoenix bird exposed in the gap between the two of them kneeling down, his complexion changed suddenly, he strode forward, grabbed her clothes, and lifted her up.
"ah!"
Liu Pingting screamed, and hurriedly covered the phoenix pattern on her chest with both hands.
But the phoenix with its wings soaring covered the entire phoenix robe, how could it be her two hands that covered it.
When Emperor Shengyuan saw the phoenix spreading its wings on the red robe and was about to fly, his vision went dark, his eyes were red, he pushed her hard with one hand, and glared at Liu Pingting viciously, "How dare you make a phoenix robe privately?"
Liu Pingting staggered from being pushed by him, and fell to the ground firmly. She didn't care about the pain at the tailbone, she burst into tears, rushed over and hugged Emperor Sheng Yuan's thigh, and cried, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. For the sake of your majesty, this concubine, this concubine only dreams of becoming your wife, so I can stand side by side with you!"
She didn't dare to lie, she just lied, as long as there is affection gu and Emperor Shengyuan wants to hear the truth, she can't tell lies at all, it's better to say something that can confuse the truth from the beginning.
The coldness in Emperor Shengyuan's eyes was even worse, he sneered and said, "Why, it's my fault that you hid the phoenix robe privately and committed the following offense?"
Liu Pingting covered her face and wept, but she was choked with sobs, and retorted weakly, "In my heart, the emperor is the sky, the gods, and everything I own. In order to stand beside the emperor, I am willing to do anything!"
Seeing her speaking so boldly in such a situation, Gong'e was so frightened that she didn't dare to breathe out, and knelt down even closer to the ground.
Emperor Sheng Yuan was almost laughed at by her, he strode forward, kicked her on the chest, forced her to collapse on the ground, leaned over slightly, and said with a dangerous smile, "Including going to die?"
Liu Pingting was trampled on by his foot, she was a little short of breath, her face was slightly flushed, and after hearing what he said, her eyes were even more red, and her heart was beating "thumping".
For a moment, he didn't know whether he was serious or joking.
Her heart was beating fast at this instant, she was almost excited and pressed on Emperor Sheng Yuan's calf, and looked at Emperor Sheng Yuan pitifully, "For the emperor, my concubine is willing to do anything!"
Emperor Shengyuan looked deeply at Liu Pingting, as if thinking of something, he slowly curled his lower lip and smiled.
He moved his feet, and Liu Pingting let go immediately with interest.
She watched Emperor Shengyuan stand upright, glanced at the phoenix robe on her body, and said casually, "Forget it this time..." Liu Pingting was stunned for a moment, and then she was ecstatic.
She hurriedly knelt up and sat up, feeling extremely excited, "Thank you for your kindness, my concubine, my concubine will immediately go and change this dress..." Emperor Sheng Yuan gave her a blank look, "No need, if you like it, just keep it."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and left, only after walking a few steps before turning around, he warned her with a half-smile, "Don't go outside to show off, don't forget, you are still in confinement, and you are thinking about your mistakes behind closed doors."
After saying this, he turned around and strode away.
Liu Pingting looked at Gong'e who was powerless and collapsed on the ground in disbelief, and rushed over to hug her shoulder excitedly, "Did you hear what the emperor said
I didn't hear wrong, did I
The emperor promised me to keep the phoenix robe, can I wear it in the bedroom? "
"Yes, yes, ma'am, you heard me right, the emperor did say so!"
Gong'e was so frightened that she almost held her breath, but who would have thought that in the end, the emperor would let Concubine Rou go, and return the great grace of the next heaven.
She supported Liu Pingting, and smiled with tears in her eyes, "Your Majesty, the Emperor is like this, I'm afraid he has you in his heart, maybe what Your Majesty wants is no longer an extravagant wish!"
Liu Pingting was elated by what she said, she looked down at the vivid phoenix on the skirt of the phoenix robe, and laughed triumphantly.
Her move is right! Although there are some twists and turns, it is indeed on the right track! After Emperor Sheng Yuan left from Concubine Rou's bedroom, he turned to the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest with a gloomy expression, and said to the little eunuch following him as he walked, "Go, call Duke Ding for an audience."
"yes!"
The little eunuch looked up at the sky, didn't say much, and left in a hurry after answering.
When Emperor Shengyuan slowly walked back to the Hall of Prayer for Harvests, Eunuch Fu was still kneeling obediently, and when he saw Emperor Shengyuan came back, he licked his face and smiled, "Your Majesty, are you tired when you are back
The servant will hammer your shoulders for you, right? "
"Continue to kneel!"
Emperor Shengyuan passed by him with a cold face, sat on the throne and continued to read the memorial.
After burning incense, the little eunuch reported outside, "Your Majesty, Duke Ding has arrived."
Emperor Sheng Yuan rolled his eyes at Eunuch Fu, "You go out, please come in."
Eunuch Fu had annoyed him before, but now he is almost acting like a man with his tail between his legs, and he didn't dare to say anything more. He hurriedly took orders and retreated. He walked outside the hall, saluted Ding Guogong respectfully, and whispered, "Master Ding, the emperor welcomes you."
Duke Ding nodded at him, opened the door and entered.
"See the emperor."
"The king please stand up."
Emperor Shengyuan stood up to greet him personally, and said with a smile, "It's not for anything else to invite the country's father-in-law to enter the palace. I can't remember some past events clearly. I still remember the history of my Nanyue dynasty and two queens in the time of Emperor Gaozu. Can the country's father still remember?"
Duke Dingguo's heart sank, but his face was as calm as before, without any loss of composure.
"Of course I remember, that was the only time in the history of South Vietnam, when Emperor Gaozu's Empress Yuan was virtuous and magnanimous. Seeing that the imperial concubine accompanied Emperor Gaozu to fight on the battlefield to quell the civil strife, I respectfully request that the imperial concubine be named West Empress. After that, one dynasty and two empresses will be praised by future generations. Your majesty...why did you say that?"
"Three Kingdoms Allied Chen Bing Border Pass, I have to give them an explanation."
Emperor Shengyuan Dingding looked into Duke Ding's eyes, and said seriously, "Yes, I need to push such a person out. She is a concubine, but she wants to be a successor. I was bewitched by her and allowed her to have one country and two queens. On the occasion of her empress ceremony, I was awakened by the evidence of loyal ministers and righteous men. I found out that this enchanting concubine, who has ruined the country and the people, is the real culprit hiding behind the chaos of zombies..." Seeing Duke Ding's expression shocked, he held his shoulders with both hands, and exerted a little force, "Dingguo The Duke's family is loyal to me. Qingyan and I have supported each other for decades. I can't bear to hurt her, but in the end I still want to make her suffer some grievances. I also hope that the father-in-law will persuade the queen for me..." Ding Guogong only felt dizzy in his head. He wanted to say that this was against the rules and etiquette.
However, Emperor Shengyuan already hinted in his words that if he disagreed, it would be Dingguo Duke's Mansion and Empress who would be pushed to take the blame.
If he doesn't agree, he has to agree.
Duke Dingguo gritted his teeth secretly, but said solemnly on his face, "Minister, let's go!"
Dingguo hurriedly walked towards the Changchun Palace with a look on his face.
At this time, the palace gate was about to be locked, but because Ding Guogong had received the order of Emperor Shengyuan, the guards in the palace specially delayed the lock of the palace gate for him.
When Ding Guogong arrived at Changchun Palace, the little eunuch who guarded the gate immediately panicked, saluted Ding Guogong hurriedly, and hurriedly said, "I have seen Ding Guogong, the empress has already rested, you..." "Go away..." The little eunuch didn't let him in as usual, but just stopped him wholeheartedly, "Please don't embarrass the servants, please. sink.
Unexpectedly, this dead girl would actually oppose him because of Zhang Sinian, who deserved to die long ago.
But what he wants to talk about today is very important and cannot be missed, so he could only suppress his anger and said in a deep voice, "I have something important, go ask the queen for instructions!"
"Yes, yes, the slave will go now."
But the queen didn't rest, ever since she inquired about the past relationship between her young brother and the medical saint's junior brother at the Prince Ding's mansion that day, she couldn't help but talk to Zhang Sinian about that young master from Tianyi Valley.
Who would have thought that although Zhang Sinian was stupid, he still instinctively reacted to his former lover.
This raised a glimmer of hope in her, whether staying in the place where the young master used to live all year round would be good for Si Nian's health, maybe...he might be able to return to his original state a little bit.
While she was concentrating on thinking, she heard the little eunuch come to report that Duke Ding had arrived.
Thinking of Duke Ding, the empress felt a chill in her heart. She raised her eyes to look at the night, and couldn't help frowning and said, "So I said that this palace is fast asleep, and I invite him to come back tomorrow."
"But... the Duke's face is very wrong, he said that he just came from the emperor, and it is a major matter related to the empress and the Duke's mansion."
The little eunuch didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly said everything that Duke Ding asked him to bring.
The queen felt strange, after careful consideration, she decided to meet first, "Please invite him to the side hall."
When Ding Guogong heard that it was the side hall, his face twitched, but he still endured it. He followed the little eunuch to the side hall, and the queen had already arrived.
He lowered his eyes and saluted politely.
"Also ask the empress to move away from the left and right sides."
Seeing his solemn expression, the queen couldn't help but sink in her heart. She turned her head and glanced at Fu Rong. Fu Rong understood and led the people back.
Dingguogong explained the meaning of Emperor Shengyuan. Regardless of the increasingly ugly face of the queen, he said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty and Dingguogongfu will definitely suffer some grievances, but this is a feat for the country and the people. Although it is a sacrifice, it is a sacrifice..." The more the queen heard it, the more she wanted to laugh. She curled her lower lip coldly, "I know."
Duke Ding didn't expect that he only got these five words in exchange for such a word.
He tightly clenched his hands on the sides of his legs into fists, "I also ask the queen to take the overall situation into consideration. Once there are two empresses, the empress is still the eastern empress, which is higher than the western empress. The empress just needs to be patient for a while, and wait for the western empress to be pushed out..." "I understand."
The sneer on the queen's face faded, and she said coldly, "Didn't Duke Ding hear it?"
"I know what it means, it means that my palace has read it, and Duke Ding can kneel down!"
Duke Ding was shocked, and raised his head to look at the queen in astonishment. He felt that his well-behaved and obedient daughter seemed to have disappeared, making him a little strange.
He was not reconciled, but he had nothing to do with his rebellious daughter.
Monarchs and ministers are different.
After the queen said that, he had no choice but to leave on his knees, and only asked to come back to the palace tomorrow to persuade him. If that didn't work, he would use her elder brother, sister-in-law, or younger sister to persuade them one by one, anyway, he didn't believe that the queen would let go.
Following his kneeling words, a figure outside the hall who was hiding in the crack of the door and eavesdropping suddenly disappeared into the dark bamboo forest.
The queen sat alone in the bedroom, holding her phoenix seal and looking at it all night, but she didn't sleep all night.
It wasn't until the dawn broke that she seemed to come back to her senses, stretched out her hand to caress the cold phoenix seal, stood up suddenly holding the phoenix seal, and finally made a decision in her heart, "Come here, change clothes for this palace."
She hugged the phoenix seal, raised her eyes and looked in the direction of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest, "I am going to see the emperor."