"His Majesty!"

Ji Zhen, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly looked up and interrupted the empress's words, which made the empress stunned.

She raised her eyes to look at the only person in South Vietnam who dared to disobey her, but saw Ji Zhen staring at her.

When their eyes met, the empress felt a strong murderous aura suddenly surge from Ji Zhen, rushing straight towards her, making her heart stagnate.

Ji Zhen is really brave.

When she was still very young and was held in the general's arms, she dared to grab the twelve phoenix tassels on the empress's head.

At that time, the empress, who was also very young, took off her crown with a smile, handed it to Ji Zhen's tender little hand, and teased her with a smile:

"Our little Zhenzhen likes this crown so much, does she want to be the emperor too?"

The general at that time took the crown away with a smile, put it on the empress carefully, and just shook his head. The empress also did not expect that the child who dared to take her phoenix tail crown back then would now dare to look directly at her, even with undisguised murderous intent.

"Why did your Majesty say this?"

Ji Zhen's eyes were cold and stern, and his spine was straight. His eyes were fixed on the empress, and his sharp gaze seemed to penetrate her, causing the empress to freeze in her seat, unable to move.

She bowed to the empress, but did not hide the sharpness in her eyes at all, and continued:

“Since Your Majesty knows about Lu Ziyan, then Lord Jingzhao Yin Lin must have already reported the matter between the Crown Princess and the Southern Border witch doctor to Your Majesty.

Please forgive me for speaking frankly. The princess has harmed the people, arrested people secretly, and made medicine in the East Palace. This is extremely evil. I believe Your Majesty will make a holy judgment.

The legitimate husband of Her Royal Highness, Prince Lu, is the key to this case. He was imprisoned in the medicine house by the witch doctor from Southern Xinjiang, and his blood was taken every day, and he was tortured. I went to see him, interrogated him, and left the doctor with him. It was not because he was the legitimate husband of Her Royal Highness, but because he should live like a human being as a human being.

As for the private matter with Master Lu..."

At this point, Ji Zhen's expression turned stern, and he smiled coldly:

"I met him at the Yin Office. Lord Lin, the Yin of Jingzhao, and everyone in the Yin Office were present and can testify for me. I would like to ask Your Majesty, who said that I had an affair with Master Lu? I am willing to confront everyone face to face to prove my innocence."

After saying this, Ji Zhen bowed his head again amidst the debris on the ground.

Although she looked so humble, she was like a sharp blade, standing straight in front of the empress.

Dazzling, yet chilling.

so similar.

The empress felt dazed for a moment, as if she had returned to twenty years ago.

On the eve of her wedding, she secretly left the palace to meet that man at the general's mansion. She was filled with sorrow and wanted to vent it all. But that man was also like this, bowing his head to the ground, giving her only a vague shadow, but like a sharp blade, exuding cold air, freezing her and splitting her heart in two.

puff--

A sweet and fishy taste rushed out of her throat, and the empress spat out blood, staining the painting of two girls playing with butterflies on the table red.

"His Majesty!"

Zhao Xiyun, who was serving beside her, rushed forward quickly and supported the shaky empress. Seeing the painting of the Twin Pearls Playing with Butterflies stained with blood on the table, he turned pale with fright.

"The General painted a picture of two butterflies playing with pearls! What should we do, Your Majesty..."

Zhao Xiyun looked at the unconscious empress with a complicated expression, gritted his teeth and whispered:

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for taking the initiative."

After saying this, her eyes darkened, and the panic in her eyes settled. She called out to the palace servants around her and said loudly:

"Go and get the imperial physician! And this, the general's painting... take it down, and ask the painter to come and fix it. Make sure it's back to its original state."

When the palace maid heard that they were going to take the painting, she immediately shrank back and said to Zhao Xiyun cautiously:

"But sir, His Majesty cherishes this painting so much that he doesn't allow anyone to touch it. If we touch it now, what if His Majesty blames us..."

Zhao Xiyun was directing the palace servants to move the empress to the soft couch behind the screen. Seeing that the palace servant was shrinking back, he immediately said in a stern voice:

"You bastard, don't you know what time it is? If you really destroy this painting, your whole family won't be enough to pay for it."

Upon hearing this, the palace maid's face turned pale and she dared not say another word.

Ji Zhen was dumbfounded. What was going on? Her mother could draw? It seemed that she had seen her mother staring blankly at rice paper in the study room since she could remember. But she had never seen her pick up a brush to paint!

And what happened to this empress? Why did she vomit blood? Was she angry with him? That can't be right? Didn't Zhao Xiyun say that she was in good health?

"Your Majesty? Are you okay?"

Ji Zhen stretched his neck blankly, poked his head towards the empress, and called out softly.

Just as Zhao Xiyun was directing the palace servants to carry the empress behind the screen, the unconscious empress unexpectedly opened her eyes and shouted:

"Zhen Zhen."

Zhao Xiyun's eyes darkened, and he frowned as he looked at Ji Zhen, who was kneeling on the ground and looking at him blankly. He sighed and said to her:

"Your Highness Qingyan, please come here. His Majesty is calling you."

"Oh."

Ji Zhen quickly got up from the ground, walked around the white porcelain fragments and bloodstains on the ground, and came to the side of the empress.

"His Majesty."

Ji Zhen called softly.

The empress's face was gray at this time, and her condition was extremely bad. However, the eyes that looked at her were extremely gentle, and they were completely different from the way she looked behind the desk just now.

"Zhen Zhen."

The empress extended her hand to Ji Zhen, who quickly held it and unexpectedly discovered that the empress's hand was as cold as ice.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? If I have made you angry, I..."

Seeing the empress suddenly so weak, Ji Zhen's voice was a little choked. After all, although the empress was high above her and used her in every way, she was the best person to her since she was a child, except for her mother.

She always sat there, looking down upon the world, acting vigorously and decisively. She intimidated all officials and protected the people of South Vietnam. Everyone said that South Vietnam had an iron-fisted emperor, but only Ji Zhen knew that she was still a doting person who would indulge her and do things that even the general would not allow her to do.

The empress seemed to hear the sadness in her voice and gently squeezed her hand. She sighed silently and said:

"I really don't know who you look like, kid. You are so ruthless in your actions, but your mind is so shallow. How come you don't even have a backup plan when dealing with such a big matter as the Eastern Palace? Aren't you afraid that the rumors outside will make you lose your head?"

Ji Zhen was stunned when she heard this. The pressure and frustration she had been feeling for the past few days seemed to have found an outlet at this moment, gushing out, causing her eyes to ache and heat to surge. She gritted her teeth and choked:

"But, Your Majesty will believe me."

The empress was also stunned when she heard this, then she suddenly laughed, and looked at Ji Zhen with lifeless eyes and said:

"Do you really believe me so much?"

"Ah."

Ji Zhen held the empress's cold hand tightly and nodded.

The empress smiled silently, with a hint of trance in her eyes. She shook her head imperceptibly and sighed:

"What a stupid boy."

She paused, as if thinking about something. The hall was quiet for a moment. Ji Zhen sniffed and looked up at Zhao Xiyun, only to see that Zhao Xiyun was also looking at her with a frown on his face. His complex expression, as if he was about to say something but couldn't, was something Ji Zhen had never seen before.

What happened to her? Ji Zhen was wondering in her heart. At this moment, she heard the empress gasping for breath and waved to Zhao Xiyun with great effort, saying:

"Go help her. Take care of it, and don't leave any traces."

Zhao Xiyun was horrified, but he suppressed his panic and whispered in the empress's ear:

"Your Majesty! The foundation of the country cannot be shaken. How can we ..."

"Go and do it."

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