Seeing Qing Zhu walk out of the room with an ashen face, Shangguan Qing and Sima Wentian bowed to welcome him.
"Is the Heavenly Consort well?" Shangguan Qing asked tentatively.
Qing Zhu stared at him coldly and said word by word, "Where is that slut?"
Sima Wentian lowered his head in silence. Of course, he knew who the 'slut' was.
Shangguan Qing didn't dare to say. He had just received news that Xiahou Chengyu had caused a ruckus in the Li Palace, but when he couldn't find Qing Zhu, he destroyed several buildings in the Li Palace. Wu Qu had ordered Xiahou Chengyu to be detained, or else Xiahou Chengyu might turn the entire Li Palace upside down.
Fortunately, Shangguan Qing had made preparations beforehand. After letting Xiahou Chengyu into the Li Palace, he sealed off the news and didn't let anyone know what was going on in the Li Palace. He had already guessed that Xiahou Chengyu was going to cause trouble.
Qing Zhu suddenly exploded, pointing outside, he roared, "Pass down this Emperor's decree, kill that bitch!"
Shangguan Qing also lowered his head. Sima Wentian and Shangguan Qing didn't dare to make a sound. No one dared to pass down this decree. If this decree was really passed down, something big would happen. The Xiahou clan would be enraged, and the world would fall into chaos. What would happen to the empire then?
Seeing that no one accepted the decree, the rage in Qing Zhu's heart grew even more intense. He kicked both Shangguan Qing and Sima Wentian down the stairs.
The two of them crawled up and stood there with their heads lowered. They still didn't make a sound. They both knew that Master Qing was furious. They would rather let Master Qing beat them up to vent his anger and calm them down than help Master Qing pass down this decree.
Qing Zhu, on the other hand, was furious. He pointed at the two, his fingers trembling. "You … you … you all don't even have any respect for us? Guards! Guards! "he roared, his voice shaking the Li Palace.
Hualala, a group of celestial soldiers and generals rushed in from all directions, cupping their hands and waiting for the order.
Shangguan Qing and Sima Wentian looked back and complained inwardly. These people were not under their control.
Qing Zhu pointed his finger at the Li Palace and angrily yelled, "Pass on our decree! Behead that slut! Kill without mercy!"
The generals were speechless and secretly looked at each other. With such a big commotion in the Cold Palace, they naturally knew who the so-called 'slut' was. But to kill the Heavenly Empress? Really? They were a little hesitant, but they couldn't be compared to Shangguan Qing and Sima Wentian. They couldn't bear the consequences of defying the decree.
Left with no choice, the generals were about to accept the order when a rather dignified voice suddenly came from outside. "Wait!"
Everyone turned around and saw Wu Qu appearing at the gate, walking in at a steady pace. Shangguan Qing and Sima Wentian heaved a sigh of relief when they saw him. It would be easier to deal with the situation now that someone with military power was here.
Wu Qu, who had walked into the crowd, waved his hands and said, "Stand down!"
He already knew the situation. Xiahou Chengyu was already under his control. In fact, he knew the moment something happened in the Cold Palace. After all, the people guarding here were all his people.
"Yes!" The troops that had just gathered acknowledged the order and quickly disappeared like a receding tide.
Qing Zhu glared at Wu Qu angrily.
Wu Qu walked to the bottom of the stairs, bowed respectfully, and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"
"You …" Qing Zhu waved his hand and pointed at him angrily. "Could it be that you want to defy the decree and help that slut?!"
"This humble subject doesn't dare to defy the decree!" Wu Qu shook his head helplessly and said, "But there are no sluts in the Heavenly Palace, and the Heavenly Empress can't be a slut. The Empress is the mother of the world, so how can she be a slut?!"
Realizing that no one was listening to his decree, Qing Zhu was furious. He pointed at the three generals one by one and said sternly, "Do you want to rebel?"
Wu Qu shook his head. "This humble subject doesn't dare!"
Qing Zhu angrily rebuked, "Do you also want to control the army? Do you think I can't do anything to you? "
Wu Qu sighed and said, "This humble subject definitely doesn't have such intentions. Even if Your Majesty decrees to remove this humble subject from the position of Right Military Commander, this subject will not dare to complain."
Qing Zhu gritted his teeth and said, "Do you think I don't dare?"
Wu Qu said earnestly, "Your Majesty! This matter shouldn't be blown out of proportion. Currently, this humble subject has ordered Defeating Armies to keep this matter under wraps. If Your Majesty really blows this matter up, Defeating Armies will not be able to tolerate such a thing, let alone the Xiahou Family. He will definitely lead his men into the Cold Palace and chop the Heavenly Consort into minced meat. Defeating Armies will definitely not stop until the Heavenly Consort is killed. Once Defeating Armies remonstrates, Your Majesty will be harming the Heavenly Consort! "
Sima Wentian's eyes lit up when he heard this. He hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "That's right! Your Majesty, even if you don't do this for anything else, you should at least consider the Heavenly Consort. Why do you want to implicate the Heavenly Consort? "
At the mention of Defeating Armies, Qing Zhu's expression twitched. He could already imagine that if Defeating Armies were to find out that the world was in chaos because of such a thing, he would definitely view Zhan Ruyi as a demon who brought trouble to the harem. That killing talent would definitely do something like sending troops to remonstrate. It was not like Defeating Armies had never done such a thing before. Last time, he had brought troops to block the Heavenly Palace and almost put him in a difficult position.
Shangguan Qing also sighed. "Your Majesty, there is still the matter of His Highness the Yuan Venerate. How will His Highness endure if the Heavenly Empress is in trouble? That is His Highness's birth mother! "
Only Qing Zhu's heavy breathing could be heard. His chest was heaving up and down rapidly.
Silver Frost, who was slightly closer to the door, eavesdropped on the conversation and noticed that Qing Zhu's anger had been suppressed. She immediately cursed Wuqu and the others for messing things up. She really couldn't swallow the humiliation she had suffered in the valley. She had relied on the fact that Qing Zhu doted on Zhan Ruyi and wanted to stir things up so that Qing Zhu would kill Xiahou Chengyu in a fit of rage. However, she had been stopped by these three old fools just as she was about to succeed.
Silver Frost walked back to the bed softly upon seeing that she wouldn't be able to get her way. She silently cursed Qing Zhu for being so useless. He had actually been controlled by three subordinates. The decree of the Heavenly Thearch couldn't even be issued.
She only had the selfish desire to take revenge, but she didn't know that it was easy to conquer the world but difficult to sit on it. This was a difficult thing to accomplish!
When conquering the world, everyone had the same goal, so it was easier to think in one direction and use their strength in the same direction. Once the world was conquered and the benefits were formed, it would be difficult for things to be as simple as before.
However, she was also a little afraid when she thought of Pojun, whom Wuqu had mentioned. Pojun's remonstrance had not only frightened her, but the entire harem had also been intimidated by him. Some of the women who wanted to take advantage of the chaos had never seen such a scene before and were so frightened that they gave up on any ideas!
"Put that slut under house arrest in the Heaven's Valley Palace. She is not allowed to leave the palace without my permission!" Qing Zhu gritted his teeth. He couldn't pretend that nothing had happened!
Wuqu still wanted to say something, but he had no choice but to give up when he saw Qing Zhu's cold gaze. He knew that Qing Zhu had already given in. If he still didn't obey, he would see that his decree was completely useless. He was afraid that he would anger Qing Zhu again. Thus, he could only accept the order and accept it. "Yes, Your Majesty!"
After a while, Qing Zhu called over the chief general who was guarding this place.
The chief general lowered his head and stood with his hands by his side. He couldn't protect Zhan Ruyi and caused Zhan Ruyi to be injured to this extent. He almost wanted to kill the Heaven Empress, let alone him. He didn't know how Qing Zhu would punish him, and he was very anxious.
Qing Zhu's gaze was indeed burning with anger. He thought highly of this chief's ability and asked him to protect Zhan Ruyi, but he actually caused Zhan Ruyi to suffer like this. He really wanted to give the order to drag him out and behead him. However, thinking about what the two maidservants had said, if it wasn't for this chief who forcefully saved Zhan Ruyi from Xiahou Chengyu's hands, Zhan Ruyi would have lost his life. If it was any other person, no one would dare to offend the Heaven Empress to save him. That would be attacking the Heaven Empress!
Thinking about this, Qing Zhu only said, "Reward her generously!"
The chief general raised his head in shock. After confirming it, he temporarily put aside the matter of whether the generously rewarded him or not. He felt relieved.
However, when he turned back, Wuqu found him again and warned, "Since His Majesty has spoken, he naturally has to reward you. However, you know the Heaven Empress' background. You attacked the Heaven Empress, and according to the rules, His Majesty can help you. However, you have already crossed the bottom line of the Xiahou family, and they will definitely not let you off. If we publicly reward you at this time, it will not be a good thing for you. Once this matter blows over, we will give you the reward. Also, you can't stay here anymore. The Xiahou family can't do anything to you openly, but that doesn't mean they won't do something behind the scenes. I have already arranged for your family to be relocated. From now on, you can stay in the Right Supervisory Center. As for other matters, we will see how the situation goes. I won't let you suffer for nothing. "
The chief general cupped his hands and said, "This subordinate understands. Thank you, Lord Right Commander."
"I've made things difficult for you this time." Wuqu patted his shoulder and sighed. At the same time, he turned back to look at the Cold Palace. A man who had the entire world in his hands actually got into such a mess because of a woman. He really didn't know what to say about Qing Zhu. If Pojun knew about this, he would definitely denounce Zhan Ruyi as a demon and see him as a source of calamity.
However, Wuqu was also clear in his heart that what demon and calamity had nothing to do with Zhan Ruyi. Zhan Ruyi didn't do anything wrong. It was only because a man liked her. She didn't even have the right to reject him. In fact, since ancient times, no matter which woman was involved in this kind of power struggle, no matter how beautiful or favored she was, it was all fake. If she didn't have the ability to protect herself, she would easily become the unluckiest one. Someone had to take the blame. The ruler was not at fault, and the subjects were not at fault. Then, the one at fault could only be her!
Even though he sympathized with Zhan Ruyi, considering the big picture, he didn't think that Qing Zhu needed any true love. At Qing Zhu's position, the so-called true love was an extravagant wish. He also thought that Zhan Ruyi shouldn't appear in this kind of situation as a weak woman. The Heaven Palace was the center of the world's power struggle. It was child's play to survive in the Heaven Palace without a strong background. Once Ying Jiuguang fell, Zhan Ruyi should be killed.
Otherwise, she would only harm herself and others! However, there were some things that Pojun could do, but not everyone else could.
"Lord Right Commander, His Majesty invites you!" A general came out of the Cold Palace and cupped his hands to report.
Wuqu nodded and strode in.
In the main hall of the Cold Palace, Qing Zhu paced back and forth with a cold expression.
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