Beautiful figures, soft hands, and a bustling scene. Tonight's Jing City was so beautiful that it did not seem like it was in the mortal world. However, the imperial palace that was only a few li away from the eastern market seemed to be split in half by an invisible line, isolated from the rest of the world. The beast-like palace was so quiet that not a sound could be heard. The thousands of mouths seemed to be covered by an invisible hand. Everyone had their heads lowered and did not even dare to breathe.
Fu Ning Palace was filled with lanterns. Silver, red, yellow, lilac, snow, cranes, spirit beasts, magpies, and all kinds of colors filled the entire palace, making it very lively. But in this graveyard like palace, it was a hundred times more terrifying.
The Heaven's Choice Emperor sat in the center of the cluster of lanterns, enjoying Empress Cao's gentle gaze. "It is said that it is lonely at the top. The emperors of the past all sighed with emotion that they ruled the world, but they also became lonely and could no longer enjoy the pleasures of mortals. Today is the Qixi Festival and all the men and women in the city are indulging themselves, but we are sitting in this imperial palace and are very lonely. Therefore, this concubine specially spent an entire day to personally arrange these lanterns for you to enjoy the pleasures of the mortal world with the people. Your majesty, do you like it? "
Heaven's Choice Emperor's eyelids were slightly lowered and his hands were tightly pressed against the armrest. He did not speak, as if he had turned himself into a puppet. This puppet obediently listened to her and allowed her to do as she wished, but did not give her any reaction.
Cao Hou was annoyed by his attitude. She stood up and waved her sleeve, saying with a cold smile, "This concubine specially arranged all of this for you, but you do not appreciate it at all. What, you don't want to spend this kind of night with this concubine? Then who are you thinking of? Your beloved Imperial Concubine Jiang has already gone to the nine springs, your second best Imperial Concubine Qi has also been poisoned, and Yin Zhaoyi has also unfortunately fallen ill. Your majesty, ah, your majesty, other than me, who else is left by your side! "
Heaven's Choice Emperor's face twitched, but he still did not speak. He did not even look at her. He was like a heartless living dead, silently resisting and humiliating her.
Cao Hou was completely enraged and her chest heaved up and down, "You mean that even if this concubine is the only one left by your side, you will not put me in your eyes? Xiao Mingcheng, you're heartless! "
She angrily threw the wine in front of her to the ground and let the sweet wine soak the gold bricks under her feet. "Believe it or not, if you make me angry again, I will immediately order people to dig out your Chi Su's body from the dry well and burn it to ashes. Now, answer me, are these lanterns beautiful or not? "
Heaven's Choice Emperor's vision went dark and his body trembled. After a while, he slowly squeezed out a word, "Beautiful."
Cao Hou finally smiled in satisfaction like a peony in its prime. She took out her handkerchief and assumed an affectionate posture before returning to the Heaven Choosing Emperor's feet: "Then does Your Majesty like this concubine's arrangement?"
"Joy … Pleasure."
Cao Hou sighed and sat on the dragon throne with Heaven Choice Emperor, admiring the lights in the palace. He murmured, "Xiao Mingcheng, I don't care if you are willing or not, and I don't care how much you want to kill me. If I die, you cannot live either. Your life is firmly tied to mine. In this life, you and I are closely intertwined and cannot be separated. "
The Emperor and Empress sat together so intimately, their hands clasped together like tightly intertwined branches. They quietly admired the hundreds of lanterns around them. Other than the sound of the candles burning, there was no other sound. The candles burned out one by one, and the flames gradually disappeared. Finally, the pitch-black darkness returned to a deathly stillness.
When Cao Hou finally opened the door to Fu Ning Palace, she saw Xiao Yunyi who had been kneeling outside for several days.
When he saw Cao Hou, Xiao Yunyi's knees that had been kneeling so hard that they had lost consciousness swayed and his forehead hit the cold gold bricks on the ground. His throat seemed to have a large hole and blood flowed out. "Imperial Mother, Erchen knows his mistake! It was Erchen who betrayed us and was controlled by outsiders and almost caused Imperial Mother to be in danger. Imperial Mother, please grant Erchen death! "
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