The Emperor raised his hand to stop her. "I believe you. Ignore the others. I've raised those unfilial sons for nothing. They're all animals who want to kill me. Those vermin who tried to kill their father and usurp the throne deserve to die! "
The ministers thought that Huijun had instigated the fall of the princes and even the death of the Crown Prince.
But in reality?
Huijun did get involved, but she was just taking advantage of the situation. At most, she was a catalyst and an accomplice. She wasn't the real mastermind.
Who was the real mastermind?
It was the Emperor in front of them!
"Jun 'er's body is comparable to the elixirs of immortals. It makes my body lighter and younger," the Emperor said obsessively. "We're still so young. We can have eight or ten children in the future and teach them well. They'll definitely be better than those bastards …"
Why did the Emperor want to kill his sons?
First, the princes were young and strong. They coveted the throne, but the Emperor was gradually weakening. He was just not satisfied.
Second, under Huijun's deliberate provocation and schemes, the princes already had the intention to rebel. The Emperor didn't have to be lenient to kill them.
For an Emperor, which was more important, the throne and his own life?
Needless to say, the throne and his life were more important.
With the throne and his life, his body was getting younger and younger. As long as he had a woman, anyone could give him countless sons.
Rather than saying that Huijun had plotted against the princes, it was more accurate to say that the Emperor had made Huijun the scapegoat and used her to kill his sons.
"Your Majesty …" Huijun nodded shyly, seeming to be angry but not angry. When the Emperor saw this, he laughed from the bottom of his heart and easily picked up the beauty. The two of them rolled into a ball on the dragon couch. The interweaving breathing created an atmosphere that made one's face and ears red. Their clothes were in tatters, and fragrant sweat continuously.
Another day passed. An elite army of more than 20,000 soldiers descended from the sky and surrounded the imperial city of Chenzhou, which had been emptied of soldiers.
War raged inside and outside the city.
The common people ran in fear. Everyone was at a loss. The ministers and nobles packed up their belongings and prepared to escape with their wives and children.
Inside the palace, the eunuchs walked hurriedly with panicked expressions. Some people took advantage of the chaos to steal and escape the imperial city.
Inside the imperial harem, the concubines and beauties were panicking. One by one, they scrambled to steal gold, silver, jewelry, and clothes.
Everyone was panicking, except for two people.
The Emperor breathed heavily and raged at the officials and the messenger. He was so angry that his chest hurt and his face was slightly green.
The whole of Dongqing was his territory, but the rebels and traitors outside wanted to invade. They wanted the life of the emperor!
The other person was the current Empress Huijun. She sat quietly on an exquisite couch, and the palace maids serving her were quickly packing up.
"Empress, is there anything else you want to bring?" The personal palace maid asked her.
Huijun was playing with a dagger embedded with all sorts of resplendent gems. When she pulled it out, the blade was suffused with a cold white light.
She looked into the distance and said with a smile, "I don't need any jewelry. Just do as you see fit."
The palace maids looked at the Empress every day and felt that she was a celestial being. Now that they looked at her again, they felt that the Empress' smile was less bewitching and more pure and innocent. It was even more shocking. The palace maids returned to their senses and continued to tidy up the treasures in the Empress' palace.
Huijun looked down at the dagger and snapped it shut. Then, she hid the dagger in her sleeve and tied it to her arm.
Dog Emperor!
If it wasn't for this dog Emperor, she would have a gentle and kind father and a beautiful and virtuous mother. She would have been their treasure. However, because of this dog Emperor, her father was killed and her mother was sent to the palace to serve a strange man while she was pregnant.
After the robbery, why did he throw her mother and her into a poor house in Shangjing and make them lowly prostitutes?
He broke up her family and destroyed her entire life. She wanted to cut off this man's descendants and destroy her family!
Huijun snorted coldly and made up her mind.
The Emperor wanted to escape, but he didn't forget about Huijun.
When Huijun was taken away by the palanquin, her ears were filled with the cries and sobs of the concubines and beauties because they had been heartlessly abandoned by the Emperor.
What would happen to the concubines of the Emperor once they were captured by the rebel army?
Huijun didn't have the heart to think about it. She wanted to pity these women, but in the end, she tragically realized that she no longer had that kind of mercy.
"Jun 'er, why do you look so terrible?" The Emperor asked as he held her hand.
Huijun said expressionlessly, "I saw those sisters on the way, but they …"
The Emperor interrupted Huijun.
"Those women are short-sighted and of lowly birth. Why are you sad for them, Jun 'er?"
Huijun's heart turned cold. Those women were all women that the Emperor had recruited into the palace through various means, but now he had abandoned them like a pair of worn-out shoes!
She said, "I was just feeling sentimental for a moment. Things just grieve for their own kind."
The Emperor hugged her and gently comforted her. "Jun 'er, don't worry. I will never let you down. I will definitely protect your safety."
Huijun nestled in his arms and revealed a blissful smile. However, her eyes were still cold, without a hint of a smile.
The Emperor and the ministers sneaked out of the city under the protection of the imperial guards. After all, Prince Changshou's elite army only had about twenty thousand men. It was impossible for them to surround the entire imperial city. Unfortunately, their whereabouts were still exposed after two days, and the enemy caught up again.
The army that caught up with the Emperor was the vanguard of the cavalry. More than ten thousand imperial guards were solemnly waiting in formation against the enemy. Outside, there were the sounds of killing and screams.
The Emperor's face was pale. He could only obtain some peace by holding Huijun's hand tightly.
"Your Majesty, you are the true Son of Heaven. You will definitely be safe."
The Emperor patted Huijun's hand, and his pale face softened slightly.
At first, the imperial guards were still able to resist the attack of the cavalry vanguard. However, as the number of enemy reinforcements increased, the imperial guards gradually lost their strength. The defensive line was broken, and there were heavy casualties. Not only were there the screams of the soldiers outside, but there were also the screams of the ministers' families.
The Emperor's face gradually turned from pale to green, until a head flew into the dragon carriage.
"Your Majesty, the reinforcements of the rebel army are coming. We can't hold them off anymore …"
The Emperor could not sit still anymore. He asked the eunuch to prepare ordinary clothes for him, and planned to let the men of sacrifice protect him to break out of the encirclement.
However, if that was the case, Empress Huijun would not be able to take him away.
His eyes turned cold, as if recalling something from the past. He asked someone to prepare white silk wine for Huijun.
After hearing this, Huijun's face turned pale. She smiled sadly. "I am willing to wait for you on the Bridge of Helplessness."
"I'm sorry, I still let you down. You are the Empress. You cannot be humiliated by the rebel army. Do you understand? "
"I understand." There were faint tears in Huijun's eyes as she leaned affectionately in the Emperor's arms. "Your Majesty, before I die, I have no other wish. I only hope that Your Majesty can hear the story of my past. If I can live completely in your heart, I can die without regrets."
The Emperor was anxious, but under Huijun's reassurance, he became more patient. "Speak."
"I …"
Huijun stroked the side of his face affectionately with her left hand, and the dagger in her right sleeve slipped into her palm.
Puff!
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