Seeing her scheme exposed, Qing Empress made up her mind to execute Concubine Zi.
Unexpectedly, Dugu Sheng scolded Qing Empress, "Qing Ling, you vicious woman! Don't think you can do whatever you want just because I made Xiu 'er the crown prince. You've killed so many of my women over the years. Concubine Zi is my favorite. This time, I won't let you harm her and her son. Once I recover, the first thing I'll do is to depose you. "
Empress Qing was so angry that she almost choked. She said with jealousy, "Your Majesty, you said that Imperial Concubine Zi is your beloved? Haha, back then, when you doted on me, you clearly told me that I was the one you loved the most. "
"Qing Ling, how can you compare to Concubine Zi? She's from a noble house. What about you? You're just a lowly maid. Back then, I was bewitched by your beauty. That's why I took advantage of you when I was drunk. I've doted on you and the Qing Clan over the years, but you're still not satisfied. "Dugu Sheng had long lost his love for Qing Empress.
The reason why he still kept the Green Empress' position as Empress was partly because of Dugu Xiu.
"Hahaha, what a heartless Dugu Sheng. Well, I've gotten over it. Thanks to Your Majesty, Xiu 'er and I have been able to live smoothly these years. Since Your Majesty wants to depose me, I might as well tell you something. "Qing Empress was so angry that she laughed. Madness flashed across her enchanting eyes.
"Xiu 'er isn't your son. He's the flesh and blood of Hei Yao, the leader of the Dark Qilin Clan. You've been a cuckold for twenty years. Dugu Sheng, you're a bastard." Qing Empress pulled out a dagger and stabbed at Dugu Sheng.
Poisoned, Dugu Sheng couldn't resist at all.
Concubine Zi collapsed to the ground in fright. Qing Empress's guards held down Dugu Sheng, who was still struggling. Qing Empress glanced coldly at Concubine Zi on the ground until Dugu Sheng stopped breathing. "Drag this little bitch out and feed her baby to the dogs. Poison it with poison and break its tendons. Throw her into the barracks and make her a military prostitute."
Imperial Concubine Zi screamed as she was dragged out.
Qing Empress sat on Dugu Sheng's bed for a while before ordering someone to summon Yun Sheng in Dugu Xiu's name.
Whether it was Imperial Concubine Zi or Yun Sheng, anyone who wanted to steal her man must die.
Seeing that Dugu Xiu already knew the truth, Qing Hou couldn't help but turn pale. She hugged Dugu Xiu's arm and pleaded, "Xiu 'er, mother had no choice."
"It doesn't matter whether Dugu Sheng dies or not. But Imperial Mother, why do you want to harm Yun Sheng? You know I won't marry anyone else but her. "Dugu Xiu looked at Qing Hou. He couldn't express his love for her anymore.
Later Qin Emperor Dugu Sheng would die sooner or later, but Dugu Xiu wasn't in a hurry to inherit the throne of Later Qin.
"That woman deserves to die. She killed Qingqiang and insulted mother. She doesn't love you at all. Xiu 'er, you've lost your mind because of her. You're no longer my Xiu' er." Qing Hou wept.
Dugu Sheng said he loved Concubine Zi because she was young, beautiful, kind, and noble.
Qing Hou had spent her entire life in Imperial Minaret Palace. There were only three men in her life.
The first man was Dugu Sheng.
As Later Qin Emperor, Dugu Sheng had once made Qing Hou fantasize that if she attached herself to this man, she would be able to live a carefree life and rise to the top.
Unfortunately, Dugu Sheng soon destroyed Qing Hou's dream.
That man was powerful and had countless beauties in his harem.
It was only because he was greedy for novelty that he doted on a laundry maid. After Qing Hou escaped the fate of being a maid, she did not have any children. Soon, she became one of the countless women in the harem waiting for Dugu Sheng's favor.
That was when Hei Yao appeared.
He was Qing Hou's second man.
Compared to Dugu Sheng, Hei Yao was even more handsome and seductive.
He came from the mysterious Eight Desolation Tribe. His cultivation was amazing, and he had a strong body.
He just happened to need a woman to pass on his heirs and plant his pawns on the Boundless.
Qing Hou and Hei Yao hit it off and fell in love with him.
But Hei Yao disappointed her again. When she gave birth to Dugu Xiu, Hei Yao brought another woman with him.
That woman was even more beautiful than her, and Hei Yao was even more infatuated with her.
That woman was Empress Li of Zhou State.
After Hei Yao received Li, even though it was just a short seven days, he doted on her and even took her to Bloody Sky Metropolis Jie to pay respects to the ancestors of the Black Qilin Race.
Empress Li also had Hei Yao's heirs.
In the end, Hei Yao returned to Eight Desolation Continent and never returned.
Qing Hou's last shred of fantasy towards men was also shattered.
Since then, Qing Hou was obsessed with politics. She used Dugu Xiu's powerful Dark Qilin talents to rise above the many concubines and princes of Later Qin and become the empress of Later Qin.
She also helped the Qing Clan rise to prominence and become a famous clan in Later Qin.
She took charge of the harem and secretly executed the disobedient concubines and court ladies.
No one dared to mock her background in front of her again.
However, Qing Hou didn't expect Dugu Sheng to dig up her past after so many years and mock her as a lowly woman.
Gudu Sheng's every word was like a whip lashing at Blue Empress's heart.
Had she never been young, pure, and kind?
She rose from a maid to the position of empress. It was this damned court that made her lose her initial innocence.
None of that mattered anymore.
Whether it was Dugu Sheng or Hei Yao, these people had become the past in Blue Empress' life.
Her only hope now was Dugu Xiu.
Only her bloodline, Dugu Xiu, would never betray her.
But once again, Qing Hou found that she was wrong.
At this moment, the son that he had painstakingly raised for nearly twenty years, Dugu Xiu, was questioning him with a hateful tone. He was questioning him for another woman, a similarly young and beautiful woman.
"That woman deserves to die, even more than Consort Zi. Xiu 'er, she didn't even spare you a glance. I can't bear to see you suffer like this. "Qing Hou was terrified. She clutched Dugu Xiu's sleeve like a helpless child.
"Mother, do you still not understand? She has never seduced me. It was me who was willing to draw a circle around her and imprison her by my side. Mother, I'm so disappointed in you. From now on, you will live in the Cold Palace. "Dugu Xiu pulled his sleeve away, his heart empty. He couldn't tell if it was disappointment or coldness.
Everyone thought that the deposed Crown Prince of Zhou State, Ye Beiming, was pitiful, but no one knew that he, Dugu Xiu, was the truly pitiful one.
The woman he loved didn't love him back. His so-called parents wanted to use him. What was left of him?
Dejected, Dugu Xiu sat by the bed, looking at Dugu Sheng's dead body. He was emotionless, like a wooden statue.
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