sbdcsierra Chapter 217: Fingers interlocked, then burn the cold palace
Chapter 217: Fingers interlocked, then burn the cold palace
Emperor Ming of Dongchu was considered a wise ruler, and the previous emperor had praised him for his sharpness. However, all his ambitions and plans were suppressed by the dazzling Empress Dowager Xie before him.
The Empress Dowager Xie in front of him was like a mountain, standing tall in front of Emperor Ming and even weighing on his heart.
At this moment, Empress Dowager Xie's words made Emperor Ming's heart surge. He wanted to roar, to scream, to question his mother before him, whether she had considered Emperor Ming's feelings before doing anything, and how to deal with the aftermath.
However, in the condescending eyes of Empress Dowager Xie, Emperor Ming still felt that he was the prince who acted under the suppression of the little prince.
He couldn't break free.
It was as if all the close companions around him were Empress Dowager Xie's people. Emperor Ming realized that although he was over thirty, he was still suffocating in the dense web woven by his mother.
Powerless.
"It's my fault." Emperor Ming finally bowed his head again. If he had known this would happen, he would never have let Prince Zhan handle this matter with full authority. "But there's no reason to recall him now."
Zongkui is in the cold palace, and now he is definitely trapped in the net of heaven and earth and cannot escape even if he has wings.
It is impossible to ask the War King to come back at this critical juncture.
"Then just burn down the cold palace." At this moment, Empress Dowager Xie was no longer thinking about how to help Zong Kui escape. Since things have come to this, let's just destroy it.
If Nanny Jiang were here, Empress Dowager Xie would not have made such a ridiculous suggestion.
You have to know that Nanny Jiang is Zong Kui's aunt, she would definitely not agree. Zong Kui is the only child of that clan, if I am not mistaken, he should not even have left any descendants.
Once Zongkui died, the clan would be extinct.
Emperor Ming opened his eyes wide and looked at his mother with a hint of madness in her eyes. Burned the cold palace?
Emperor Ming always knew that his mother was crazy, but he never thought she would be so crazy.
"Do you think I won't have any backup plan by keeping Princess Fengyi?!" Queen Mother Xie couldn't help but sneer. She came from the Spirit Clan, and the road ahead was full of thorns, and she relied on herself for everything.
Since Princess Fengyi was left behind, Empress Dowager Xie must have thought about what to do if she was exposed.
Therefore, she had already set up a plan under the cold palace.
"Mother..." Emperor Ming swallowed his words about Empress Dowager Xie and asked, "How do you plan to proceed?"
At this moment, Emperor Ming finally understood the reason why Queen Mother Xie came here.
It was to give him a warning and let Emperor Ming know that although the Empress Dowager did not care about the affairs of the harem, the person who made the decision at the critical moment was still Empress Dowager Xie.
It also let Emperor Ming know what Empress Dowager Xie had done to the most noble eldest princess without anyone knowing.
With Princess Fengyi in front of him, Emperor Ming should consider his own weight and not try to escape from Empress Dowager Xie's clutches.
"You just need to know that the cold palace will be destroyed." Empress Dowager Xie avoided talking about her own methods. Otherwise, her son, who already had other thoughts, would know everything, and her methods would be even less effective.
"Mother, this is a serious matter. You must remember not to leave any hidden dangers." Emperor Ming spoke carefully.
"Oh, do I need you to remind me of this?!" Empress Dowager Xie glanced at Emperor Ming with some disdain: "Just remember to deal with the aftermath when the time comes. Otherwise, Zong Kui's death in Dongchu will be a troublesome matter."
If Empress Dowager Xie were to do something, she would definitely wipe out the entire clan and not leave any of the four families in the capital.
By then, Nanqing will be in chaos.
And this is a good opportunity for Dong Chu.
"I understand, son." Emperor Ming's mind began to work rapidly.
"Don't let little Fengzi kneel there anymore. It's so ugly. After all, he is your companion who has supported you all the way to grow up. Why should the emperor be so heartless?" Empress Dowager Xie said casually, but every word weighed on Emperor Ming's heart.
The light in Emperor Ming's eyes changed, but he finally replied with a muffled "yes".
Empress Dowager Xie sneered, flicked her sleeves, and walked away.
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The cold palace is already on high alert.
The War King stood quietly in front of the mottled vermilion gate, looking at the place where his mother once lived temporarily, his narrow and icy eyes dim and unclear.
The aura that kept people at a distance from him became even stronger, and even his face looked much colder.
Su Jixue had studied Jun Wuzui, so she knew his background and the final fate of the late emperor and the former empress who treated him like a mother and son.
This is where the former queen was deposed and imprisoned.
Eventually a bloodbath.
The unfaded vermilion on the door looks like blood. I wonder if it still contains the blood of those who suffered hatred back then.
Su Jixue reached out and held the hand of the War King, and said softly: "The past cannot be retrieved, but hatred must be avenged, and lives must be paid!"
What has already happened cannot be changed, so there is no need to regret it. Since my loved ones have been killed, I will kill them back and make those who did the evil pay the price.
"From now on, no matter what the road ahead holds, I will walk with you!"
Su Jixue's words were light, but they seemed to be as heavy as a promise made to Yu.
The War King didn't say anything. He took a deep breath and held Su Jixue's fingers tightly, and the two of them held hands tightly.
This girl, who had never known the ways of the world, always managed to say something that moved the War King. Here, behind the scenes, he had once shed blood and endured hatred.
He witnessed his mother's death with his own eyes and then left.
The Queen Mother died for him.
So many people died for him back then, so many that his tiny body carried the hopes of so many people. So many that he woke up from nightmares every night in the Great Desolate Mountain, until he saw Zero.
Zero always thought that Eleven was Zero's salvation, but what Zero didn't know was that she was also Eleven's salvation.
At the moment when Xiaojun Wuzui could no longer hold on, he saw the girl sitting proudly on the wolf's back. The little child looked like a ferocious beast, and her fox eyes were no different from those of a beast, and were particularly fierce under the moonlight.
Eleven was struck by those eyes.
He didn't even know at first, it was a girl.
It was Eleven who brought Zero back to the human world from the beasts. It was he who taught Zero to speak and read little by little... In such a difficult living environment, Zero actually saved Eleven at a certain moment.
When Zero first saw Eleven having a nightmare, he woke him up in a daze, not understanding why tears were flowing from his eyes.
"Stupid, these are tears. They're from remembering the family that's gone."
"You've already left, why are you shedding tears?"
At that time, Zero was like a little animal that knew nothing and was picked up and brought back to the human world by Eleven.
"Because they all died in unclear reasons, because the enemy is still there, and because the great hatred is difficult to avenge!" Eleven knew how the noble families had united and planned to eventually slaughter all the relatives of the mother of the military general's family.
Saving his life is already the price paid for the three tribes to give their all.
In the dark night, Xiaojun's response to his innocence was a big hug and the licking of little animals comforting each other: "It's okay, I'm here for you from now on. You can't kill all your enemies, I'll help you kill them!"
"Zero! I told you you're a human! Don't do this!"