You are asked to marry in place of the tyrant, and you allow the tyrant to send you to marry?

Qian'an Palace

"Your Majesty! My sister relied on the support of the Empress Dowager to beat up all the maids in my palace. Please help me!"

After Du Zhirou returned to the palace, she found out that all her maids had been punished by Du Qingwan, so she quickly ran to the imperial study to find Zhu Yunhao to complain.

Zhu Yunhao had ignored state affairs for some time and delayed a lot of work. Now there was a mountain of memorials on his desk.

Du Zhirou accused Du Qingwan indignantly, and her pitiful appearance was really pitiful.

He was already extremely worried, and now after hearing Du Zhirou's bitter complaints, he felt even more annoyed.

"Empress Rou, you didn't get enough rest this evening, and you came to the imperial study to cry. How disgraceful is that?

If you don't know this, you might think I bullied you!"

Zhu Yunhao's words sounded extremely impatient, and he really didn't want to pay any attention to Du Zhirou.

He raised his eyes and looked out the window, looking thoughtful.

The night is silent.

It gradually becomes thicker, like ink that is difficult to dissolve.

It vaguely reveals a deep and bloody smell.

"Your Majesty! I really cannot swallow this anger!

Think about it, Du Qingwan's marriage in substitution was already a capital crime.

You have already banished her to the cold palace, but the Queen Mother..."

When it came to the matter of Empress Dowager Qiao protecting Du Qingwan, Du Zhirou was still a little hesitant to comment in depth, and she stopped talking in an instant.

As everyone knows, Queen Mother Qiao is the person Zhu Yunhao fears the most.

Once Queen Mother Qiao said something, Zhu Yunhao dared not say anything else.

There is no doubt that the two are biological mother and son, but they are seriously at odds with each other.

As for why, Du Zhirou inquired for a long time but could not find any clues. Perhaps no one dared to say a word.

I was anxious just now and brought up Empress Dowager Qiao.

At this moment, meeting Zhu Yunhao's extremely sharp eyes and catching a glimpse of the cannibalistic cruelty in his eyes, Du Zhirou could not help but take three steps back, not daring to raise her head, let alone say a word.

"Did I give you too much courage? How dare you mention my mother's faults in front of me? Someone come here..."

Zhu Yunhao was really furious. He ordered people to put Du Zhirou in jail, and his face turned blue with anger.

Feeling some kind of danger, Du Zhirou quickly knelt down with a plop and began to act like a show-off, begging desperately:

"Your Majesty, please calm down! I... I was just anxious for the moment and did not mean to offend the Empress Dowager! Your Majesty..."

Eunuch Liu had been waiting nearby. When he heard the emperor's order, he came out naturally with an extremely solemn expression.

"Your Majesty, I am here, please give me your orders."

He paid no attention to Du Zhirou who was kneeling on the ground begging for mercy, and a hint of disdain and contempt flashed in his sunken eyes.

Since Zhu Yunhao ascended the throne, countless concubines in the palace have been outspoken, put under house arrest, or beheaded.

Now Du Zhirou has also violated a taboo and touched Zhu Yunhao's bottom line. Her life or death depends entirely on luck.

"Throw Concubine Rou into the Heavenly Prison. No one is allowed to see her without my order!"

Just as Eunuch Liu had guessed, Zhu Yunhao was furious and his anger was out of control. It seemed that he no longer had any mercy and did not care about the friendship they had in the past.

Last night, the two of them were still meeting on the street, feeling sorry for not meeting each other earlier, and they were as close as glue, but now he can be so cruel as to throw himself into the prison.

Du Zhirou didn't even dare to imagine it in her daydreams. Her face was full of disbelief, and then she collapsed and sat on the ground.

The floor was damp and freezing cold, which made Du Zhirou realize immediately that she had sinned so deeply that it was irreparable.

"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me this time. I will never dare to do it again! Your Majesty..."

Thinking that she would soon be thrown into prison and never see the light of day again, Du Zhirou used all her strength to hug Zhu Yunhao's thighs tightly and cried bitterly.

The crystal clear tears fell down like crazy, quickly ruining her delicate makeup and making her feel completely chilled.

Seeing that Zhu Yunhao remained calm, Eunuch Liu did not dare to speculate and began to feel conflicted.

He bent over and quickly stood in front of Zhu Yunhao, asking carefully:

"Your Majesty, are you sure you want to put Concubine Rou in the Heavenly Prison?"

"Are you deaf? Do you want me to repeat it to you?"

What made Du Zhirou feel completely terrified was that Zhu Yunhao really had no sympathy for women and was determined to throw her into prison.

"take away!"

Eunuch Liu did not dare to hesitate. He waved his whisk, gave a signal, and ordered two imperial guards to take Du Zhirou away from the imperial study.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! I really know I was wrong! Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, spare my life! Your Majesty..."

Du Zhirou's pleading voice gradually faded away and finally sank into the dark night.

"Your Majesty, how should we deal with the Empress?"

After Zhu Yunhao's expression softened a little, Eunuch Liu handed him a cup of tea with a smile and asked tentatively.

Du Qingwan had just had her title of Queen restored by Empress Dowager Qiao, so she inevitably acted arrogantly in the harem and even relied on Empress Dowager Qiao's snobbery to intimidate Zhu Yunhao.

Eunuch Liu was naturally very worried that Du Qingwan's existence would pose some threat to Zhu Yunhao's throne.

"Do you and I dare to disobey the Queen Mother's order?"

Zhu Yunhao raised his eyebrows and looked at Eunuch Liu, pursed his lips slightly, and a hint of a smile flashed in his deep eyes.

He wanted to know what Eunuch Liu thought about this matter.

"I dare not. But Du Qingwan..."

Eunuch Liu quickly expressed his attitude, but deep down he still couldn't accept the fact that Du Qingwan was the current queen mother.

Then he thought again that Du Qingwan's title of queen was restored by Empress Dowager Qiao herself, and he, a small eunuch, had no right to interfere, so he stopped talking.

Who would have thought that Zhu Yunhao seemed to be quite interested in this topic and listened attentively:

"Go on."

Hearing this, Eunuch Liu did not hesitate and immediately expressed his thoughts:

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, why don't we let that little bitch Du Qingwan go and let her live for two more days.

When she has completely cured your illness, we will..."

Having said this, Eunuch Liu did not continue speaking.

He stretched out his hand and wiped his neck, with the corners of his lips slightly raised.

The meaning was very clear, Du Qingwan was not far from death.

"Okay, I'll listen to Liu Aiqing."

Zhu Yunhao understood immediately and nodded with satisfaction.

He picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Suddenly remembering that Du Qingwan had not come to treat him today, Zhu Yunhao couldn't help feeling uneasy.

"By the way, Lord Liu, it's already so late. Why hasn't Du Qingwan come to treat me yet? Do I have to go and ask her to come over in person?"

Zhu Yunhao didn't mention this matter, and Eunuch Liu really forgot about it.

Seeing the emperor's angry face and murderous intent in his eyes, Eunuch Liu felt terrified and quickly took the initiative to plead guilty:

"Your Majesty, I was confused and forgot about this matter. I will send someone to ask Du Qingwan to calm your anger!"

Eunuch Liu finished his words tremblingly, and was about to turn around and send someone to bring Du Qingwan over, but was stopped by Zhu Yunhao's question:

"Huh? What did you just say?"

When Eunuch Liu heard this, he didn't know what he had said wrong. He was stunned and felt very uneasy.

"Your Majesty, please calm down..."

Eunuch Liu thought that it was this sentence that annoyed Zhu Yunhao, and spoke in fear and trepidation.

The sound was so thin as the buzz of a mosquito that even he himself could hardly hear it.

But Zhu Yunhao heard it clearly, and smiled:

"last sentence."

"last sentence?"

"Ah."

Eunuch Liu was stunned by Zhu Yunhao's question for a moment. He lowered his eyes and thought for a long time, with countless question marks flashing through his mind.