When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.
Only the Night King curled his lips slightly, as if he had expected it.
Chen Taijun said in a deep voice: "Let's go back and talk about it."
Zi'an didn't know how he returned to Huiqing Palace. His heart was filled with grief and indignation, unspeakable frustration, unspeakable grievance, and unspeakable anger.
For herself and for the seventh brother.
Zhuangzhuang asked about the situation and Zian repeated it.
King Liang sat down and murmured, "How could this happen? All our efforts have been wasted, haven't they?"
The Night King said calmly: "You, the fact that you can ask such a question proves that you are not fit to be an emperor."
Prince Liang raised his head and asked, "Uncle knew that Father would make such a decision? But why?"
"Why?" The Night King sneered, "Just think about it and you will understand. It is impossible to completely eliminate the Noble Concubine's party. If they are all eliminated, all the officials in the court will be Seventh Brother's people. Do you think the emperor will be happy to see this happen?"
"Don't emperors want all officials to be loyal to them?" King Liang was really puzzled.
"No, at critical moments, we need all officials to be loyal, such as when we are fighting for the country, but it is not the same when we are defending it. Everyone has his own temperament, his own way of doing things, and his own ambitions. As an emperor, it is impossible to completely control a person. You can only restrain him by means of constraints. It is best to divide the court into factions. Only by dividing the factions can we restrain each other."
"But we should choose the right time to divide into parties, right?" King Liang disagreed with this approach. "Now we are facing internal and external troubles. The external troubles have not been eliminated, and internal strife has also arisen. Shouldn't the internal strife be suppressed? Only by suppressing the internal strife can we focus on resisting the enemy."
Ye Wang looked at Zi'an, "Have you figured it out?"
Zi'an said in a serious tone, "How could I not understand? Once the emperor said it, I understood."
Ye Wang said: "Don't feel wronged. You are definitely not the first victim of imperial power, nor will you be the last, and you will not be the worst one either."
Chen Taijun looked at Zi'an and said, "Yes, you have made great contributions and are a living Buddha in the hearts of the people. You have been pushed to a high position by the people, and the emperor must pull you down. Otherwise, you will help the regent's power and directly threaten the central power."
Zi'an smiled bitterly, "I understand, you don't have to comfort me." She should have thought of it a long time ago, but she always thought that the emperor was an exception. Now think about it, what exception is there? A person, for the sake of his own throne, can even suppress love, hate and desire, what else can't he do
Zi'an felt dejected, with a chill in his heart, just like when you have overcome all difficulties and thought you could finally stand on the top of the mountain and see the sun, but you discovered that there was another peak on the mountain that was impossible to climb, and at this moment, you were already exhausted.
She looked at Zhuangzhuang, who had an indifferent expression. She was the first victim, a victim of imperial power. It was no surprise that the emperor made this decision.
"We kept those people here to contain Old Seven, but I still have to bear the blame. I feel so aggrieved just thinking about it." Zi'an looked up at Ye Wang, "I'm not willing to accept this. What can you do? What did you plan to do before?"
The Night King's eyes were bright, "Do you want to do something else?"
"Even if I have to bear this crime, I will still make a scene." Zi'an said gritting his teeth.
The Night King clapped his hands. "Okay, okay. I admire people who want to die miserably. Since you want to make a scene, I will accompany you. Things have come to this point anyway."
The Night King looked at Chen Taijun and asked, "Are you afraid?"
"What are you afraid of? Are you afraid of death?" The old lady glared at him. "I can smell the fragrance of the coffin, what am I afraid of?"
Prince Liang was a little confused, "What's going on? How does father plan to deal with the noble concubine?"
"They said they were looking for a reason to make her commit suicide, and then announce to the public that she died suddenly." Zi'an said.
Chen Taijun sneered, "Claim that she died suddenly? This is impossible. Outsiders will definitely speculate. When the time comes, after you are convicted of assassinating the noble concubine, he will have evidence in his hands. Outsiders will not say that the noble concubine died suddenly, but will only say that she was forced to death by you."
"Yes, I forced my mother-in-law to death, and the seventh brother was also accused of being unfilial. With this stain, it will be difficult for him to take a single step forward." Zi'an said.
Ye Wang looked at Zi An and said, "My original plan was to let Concubine Yi perform a scene. Now, this scene still needs to be continued. Do you want to add more scenes?"
"Noble Concubine Yi?" Zi'an didn't know that he had already found Noble Concubine Yi. "Tell me about your original plan."
The five of them got together and discussed for an hour.
Then, they all dispersed without saying a word.
This matter cannot be dealt with right away. We have to wait until everything is arranged and all parties are ready.
Zi'an didn't have to stay in Xiwei Palace, so he went to see Sun Fang'er.
Sun Fang'er is still unable to get up. Her wound is getting better, and the imperial physician has done a great job in taking care of her.
Just then, Xia Lin came to the palace and brought some cakes for Zi'an, which were made by Princess Danqing herself.
Xia Lin heard that Zi'an was in Sun Fang'er's room, so he ran over. Zi'an was checking Sun Fang'er's wound. Xia Lin came in carelessly without any hesitation. Sun Fang'er said angrily, "Get out!"
Xia Lin was stunned for a moment and stammered, "What's wrong with me?"
Sun Fang'er quickly pulled the quilt over her abdomen, her face frosty, "Get lost!"
Xia Lin turned around and ran out aggrieved, with the cakes in his hand falling to the ground.
Zi'an said calmly: "Why are you so angry? He doesn't understand anything. He's just a child."
"He's still a child?" Sun Fang'er said unhappily, "I've never seen a child this big. If he is, he's a wretched child."
"Okay, you know him, right?" Zi'an lifted the quilt and continued to apply medicine powder to her.
After serving, Zian picked up the pastries on the ground and walked out.
Xia Lin sat on the stone steps outside the palace gate, looking at a loss.
"Sister, did I offend the Fairy Sister? What did I do wrong?" Xia Lin asked uneasily.
Zi'an sat down and touched his face. This kid was very knowledgeable about the theory of poison sutra, but he was still a fool in real life.
"It's okay. The sister is in poor health and was injured. It hurts, so it's inevitable that she's in a bad mood and wants to vent her anger on someone. It's not specifically targeting Linlin." Zi'an comforted.
"Is she still not well?" Xia Lin looked back at the hall. Of course, he couldn't see Sun Fang'er. He still looked a little uneasy. "I heard her say that I was a wretched child. What does wretched mean?"
"Vulgar..." Zi'an smiled, "Vulgar is not a good word. She just doesn't understand you. Once she understands you, she won't say that to you anymore."
"Then I won't go in anymore." Xia Lin said.
"Well, it's okay if you don't go in." Zi'an didn't want to see Xia Lin being wronged again. Sun Fang'er was really stingy. Didn't she know that Xia Lin was a fool
(End of this chapter)