Chapter 41

  With a fierce swing of her sleeve, her piercing gaze was like a poisonous arrow, and she walked a few steps towards Li Fei who was tied to the wall. She gently lifted up that bloody face with her fingertips: "To tell you the truth, this woman's fate is already decided by me, no one can stop it——"

  Watching Li Fei's eyelashes fluttering vaguely, Xia Ziying's voice slowed down, falling into people's eardrums bit by bit.

  "Next, it's the empress and those lowly women who follow her. This palace won't let a single one of them off. I have all the time in the world. Just thinking about it, the noble mother of the Xuanyuan country, the empress who was once so high and mighty, is now bound here like a dog, not even as good as a dog. And then I'll personally take the whip and slowly serve her, watching that delicate, smooth, and tender skin being beaten until it's torn apart. Just thinking about those people who were once arrogant in front of me makes me feel delightful."

  "This queen's position will soon be mine, haha, at that time, I can wear the auspicious dress of the empress, with golden phoenixes all over my body, sitting in front of the Chengqian Hall to accept the courtiers' worship, and will no longer be just the noble consort"

  Xia Zi's face suddenly turned pale and bloodless, her body slightly trembling.

  "Xia Ziying, I won't let you get away with it, absolutely not—"

  A sudden turn, no, she can't let this happen, she can't implicate the entire harem, absolutely not. If she goes to tell her husband that the poison was something she accidentally swallowed herself, would it be possible to save the others?

  "Stop her—"

  A loud shout came from behind, and two armored guards immediately stepped out, blocking Xia Ziyu's path.

  "Who dares——"

  He pulled out the brown waist card inlaid with white jade from Yan Wangfu's waist, and the two guards saw it slightly stunned and respectfully stepped aside, kneeling on both sides of the ground.

  Turned around and gave Xia Zi a cold glance, her face gloomy and uncertain, then said to Zi'er:

  "Let's go!"

  Under the intoxicating spring breeze, a winding and twisting dark passage led to a smooth large marble slab with dragon-patterned carvings at its end. Two huge red gemstones inlaid as the dragon's eyes emitted a dull red glow in the dim light. A gentle tap on the right gemstone with her fingertip was followed by a muffled sound, and the door slid open along the ground.

  Inside is a small house of several feet square, thick woolen carpets, red carved solid wood furniture, inside

  Every furnishing is a treasure worth a city, the pure gold-made big bed has a good silk quilt, soft brocade quilt, and on the bed half leaning against a man with star eyebrows and bright eyes. At this time, he took off his outer jacket, white underwear, waist jade belt light hook, right hand holding a book.

  As the door opened, the man shifted his body slightly to the side, his eyes turning slightly towards the entrance. Upon seeing the newcomer, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

  "It's been several days since we last met, but I don't see anything out of the ordinary about you."

  The newcomer was a woman, wearing beautiful clothes, with a slender figure, an ordinary Japanese-style bun on her head, two milky white pearl earrings, and one hand removed the veil from her face, revealing a extremely charming face.

  Upon hearing the woman's soft voice, the man smiled slightly, threw away the book in his hand, got up from bed and stretched out one hand to her.

  "How can there be nothing unusual? Come and feel the waist of this king, isn't it a bit thicker? These days without seeing you, where did the strength of this king go?"

  "Hate——"

  Pretending to say a sentence, the person leaned forward along with his hand and fell into his arms. The man's arm naturally grasped her slender waist.

  "What's wrong, feeling lonely in the palace? Come out and look for me, your king—"

  "Do you know how hard it is for me to come out this time? That damned Prince Yan has restricted my movements, and the Emperor doesn't even speak up for me. If I didn't have your token, I wouldn't be able to leave the palace... But -" The woman batted her eyelashes, her red lips pouting invitingly as she wrapped her arms around the man's neck and pressed her body against his "You're much more capable than that dead Emperor..."

  "Today in prison, I almost beat your little aunt to death, aren't you heartbroken?"

  "There's nothing to worry about, as long as you're happy —" The man slightly hooked the corner of his mouth, with an unfathomable light flickering in his eyes, gently pinched Xia Ziying's chin, stroking her smooth and delicate skin. Then, under the woman's dazed gaze, he untied the belt around her waist. He leaned in...