Chapter 243 The Imperial Concubine Just Wants to Be the Queen Mother 32

On that day, four ministers who cared about life gathered outside Funing Hall and asked to see the emperor.

The emperor had regarded this as a game. Whoever retreated first would lose, so he naturally refused to see him again.

The old men still waited for a long time and failed to see the emperor.

The four of them smiled bitterly and then sneered.

They are the biggest clowns!

They felt that they could not live up to the late emperor and the country.

On the way back, the four of them were all silent, as if they were thinking...

That night, the queen dutifully went to the Funing Palace. She and her minions were aggressive and wanted to capture Ye Ruqiu.

The emperor was furious, summoned his secret guards, and directly attacked the people brought by the queen.

The queen's people did not get any advantage, two were seriously injured and three had their limbs broken.

"Let me say it again, Concubine Qiu is mine. As long as I am still the emperor, you can never touch her!"

The queen wished that he would say more such outrageous things, the better!

"How long does the emperor plan to make trouble? Will he not go to court in the future?"

"As long as you accept Concubine Qiu, I will go to court!"

"Isn't it natural for the emperor to go to court? Why does the emperor's throne depend entirely on Concubine Qiu's eyes?"

"The Queen's control is too lenient! If you are not satisfied with me, you can hand over the Phoenix Seal!"

"Your Majesty wants to hand over the Phoenix Seal to Ye Ruqiu?"

"There is no need to explain my affairs to you!"

"Does your Majesty mean to abolish your concubines?"

"Queen, ask yourself, do you behave like a wife? You boss your husband around, and you can't tolerate a concubine. If you were like this among the people, I would have sent you back to your parents' home with a divorce letter!"

"So, I still want to thank the Emperor for his unfailing kindness?"

"It's good that you know! If you restrain yourself, I can tolerate you, otherwise..."

But the queen turned and left before he finished speaking.

Although the emperor said harsh words, he didn't feel any pleasure at all. Instead, he felt even more slapped in the face.

He jumped to his feet and shouted to the queen, but the queen did not look back. Instead, she shouted loudly: "If the emperor wants to depose me, please do it yourself! If the emperor wants to make Ye Ruqiu the queen, you can do it! The emperor is obsessed with things, who else doesn't know ? My concubine behaves and sits upright, and thinks she is worthy of the late emperor! But what about the emperor?"

The queen walked at the front with a loud voice.

Behind her, a group of servants carried the mournful guards with broken arms and legs, bruised noses and faces, through the palace.

Everyone in the palace felt ridiculous!

Your Majesty, are you really crazy?

That Ye Ruqiu has no sense of shame or self-respect; she has made countless enemies in the palace and has cut off contact with her sister; her family has no money and power, and she herself has a damaged appearance. She has no talent, no appearance, no connections, and no ability. How could a person with no family background be so fascinated by the emperor that he would not hesitate to oppose the ministers for her, break up with the queen, and violate the ancestral rules to raise her in the palace as his sole favor?

No one can figure it out.

Is it possible that Ye Ruqiu is really a monster and has committed suicide?

Not only in the palace, various opinions also appeared in the market starting from that night.

It was said that Ye Ruqiu grew up in the countryside, but she was actually supported by a fox demon. The emperor accidentally got infected with it, so the demon concubine used the method of bewitching and fascinated the emperor, in order to destroy the peace of one place and disturb the peace of the country.

The rumor spread quickly.

It is said that the night Ye Ruqiu was born, there were strong winds, heavy rain, lightning and thunder, and Ye Ruqiu was unable to give birth. It was not until a servant of the Ye family was killed by the thunder and lightning that Ye Ruqiu was successfully born.

It is said that Ye Ruqiu has been able to seduce people since she was a child. She never followed the rules of ladies and gentlemen, and often went out to wander around, charming all the young men within a few miles. The emperor, who was still the fifth prince at the time, also fell in love with her at first sight, and from then on he could not look at her no matter how beautiful she was.

It is said that the emperor always hid his beauty in a golden house and set up a palace for Ye Ruqiu to protect her. The reason why the emperor has been doting on the imperial concubine in recent years is also to provide cover for Ye Ruqiu.

Rumors like this always spread quickly among the people, and almost everyone knows about it in one day and night.

But such rumors will only arouse people's gossip. In fact, it is another terrible theory that has been circulated that makes people panic.

It is said that recently, there has been a dense atmosphere above Funing Hall. Instead of being cheerful, it always feels gloomy. It is also common for palace maids and eunuchs to see white shadows floating nearby.

Some people argue that wherever the emperor is, he will be protected by dragon energy. Could it be that the dense mist covers the dragon energy?

Someone found many dead cats outside the palace wall. It should be noted that cats are psychic... This...

Others discovered that the century-old locust tree beside the imperial city was also dead. Who doesn’t know that the locust tree connects Yin and Yang, but this means that communication is incompetent and Yin and Yang are confused, so it leads to self-destruction?

There were also woodcutter and fishermen near the Ye family's old house. They accidentally got stones on the mountain and in the sea respectively. There were characters on them, which looked like two words: "demon chaos".

Is this word a warning?

A Taoist priest passed by, and he set up a formation to refine it, and everyone gathered around to watch. As a result, in full view of everyone, the stone finally turned red.

The Taoist priest burst into tears and bluntly said that if the evildoers are not eliminated, the country will not be able to survive...

At this time, the people were agitated.

This time, not only the officials, but also the people began to feel anxious.

Especially there are rumors in the palace that the emperor wants to abolish the queen for the demon concubine. Is this okay?

The Chen family has such a strong foundation, but the emperor doesn’t even want a backer, which shows how deceived they have been!

Public resentment against the emperor gradually grew.

And that morning, the emperor still didn't show up.

He had an impulsive fight with the queen the day before, but gave up when he sobered up. I didn't dare to face it again for a while.

This time the emperor did not attend court early, which seemed to be expected by everyone.

Everyone was really disappointed, no one went to Funing Hall to ask for an audience.

From that day on, the emperor could not attend the morning court, and the ministers seemed not to care.

The emperor panicked.

Because of the news from his secret guards, the public has been very unhappy with him recently.

Not only were people scolding Ye Ruqiu, they also paid no attention to him as the emperor. They often scolded him together. Many people bluntly said that he was not worthy of being the emperor at all.

Some people also wrote anonymous letters to the government and the clan Prince Heng, saying that it was not the queen who should be deposed, but him, the emperor. Those who are incompetent and mediocre, self-righteous, and favor evildoers will sooner or later fall to the fate of King Zhou...

This time, the emperor didn't even dare to escape.

That day he suddenly arrived at the Jinluan Palace early and found that no one was waiting for him to make his morning appearance.

He personally went to the various yamen of the previous dynasty and found that without him, the ministers still went to their respective yamen, led by four adults to discuss affairs, and everything was in order.

The sense of crisis came immediately.

It seems that with or without him, there is not much difference.

He, the emperor, really has no sense of existence anymore.

When he went to the harem, it was no longer like usual. The concubines were eager to pounce on him.

His "beloved concubines" all turned from joy to bewilderment when they saw him, then they stopped laughing, bowed lightly, and kept at least three feet away from him. Instead of begging for favor, there was only alienation. Everyone hesitated to speak, and finally remained silent...

In fact, not only the concubines, but also the palace people were in almost the same state. Everyone deliberately kept a distance from him.

"Everyone rebels against their relatives" - he thought of the queen's curse that day.

The emperor was angry, so he drew his sword and chopped at the peach forest, hoping to vent his anger.

As a result, after a while, rumors filled the palace again.

"The peach tree warded off evil spirits. As soon as the emperor walked in, he seemed to have been attacked and chopped down like crazy."

"As expected, Your Majesty, has been seriously entangled by evil spirits?"

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