The Emperor's uncle loves me! My paranoid wife, don't run away

As soon as Mingyue said this, everyone became quiet instantly.

The air in the hall seemed to be frozen; even the wind outside seemed to be blocked by some invisible barrier, unable to penetrate the suffocating oppression.

Many fine beads of sweat inexplicably oozed out of Concubine Jing's forehead, and her face turned slightly pale.

She raised her hand and wiped her forehead inconspicuously. Although the corner of her mouth twitched for a moment, she broke into a calm and decent smile in less than a second, as if the panic at that moment had never existed.

"Mingyue."

Her voice was soft but with a hint of coldness. She slowly stood up, her skirt trailing on the ground, the phoenix embroidery on it sparkling in the sun.

"How dare a mere servant speak nonsense like this in front of His Majesty?"

Then his smile deepened slightly, and he swept his eyes over the crowd, speaking in a calm and unhurried voice with a bit of disdain: "You just speak without any real intention. If His Majesty believes you today, then in the future, won't anyone be able to deceive the people with lies?"

The other people in the hall held their breath and dared not make a sound.

The queen knelt aside. The resentment she had felt for being "humiliated" by the emperor some time ago temporarily dissipated, and was replaced by shock and astonishment brought about by the scene before her.

Her eyes moved back and forth between Mingyue and Concubine Jing.

Mingyue, who was kneeling on the ground, was obviously not scared away by Concubine Jing's words. Instead, she raised her head. Her forehead had already been hit and was bleeding. The bright red liquid slid down her cheek and dripped onto the cold floor tiles.

"Your Majesty!" Her voice trembled slightly due to her excitement. "I didn't say anything nonsense... I have evidence!"

Before she finished her words, she reached her hand into her sleeve tremblingly, as if to take out something.

Concubine Jing's expression changed slightly, and her fingers subconsciously clenched the handkerchief in her hand.

At this moment, Eunuch Qian bent down slightly and quickly glanced at a young eunuch outside the hall.

Then, he said calmly: "What are you standing there for? This maid is obviously crazy! Why don't you drag her away quickly?"

The young eunuch understood immediately and rushed forward quickly, shouting, "You are talking nonsense and disrupting the palace rules!" while rushing in front of Mingyue.

Mingyue had barely reacted before her mouth was blocked, and then her wrist was clamped tightly. She whimpered intermittently while struggling, but could no longer utter a complete word.

The emperor never moved. He sat in the main seat with his eyes slightly lowered, his fingers slowly fiddling with the sandalwood Buddhist beads in his hand, as if everything in front of him had nothing to do with him.

The atmosphere in the hall fell silent again, leaving only the heavy footsteps of Mingyue being dragged out by the young eunuch.

However, just as Mingyue was about to be dragged out of the palace, Concubine Chunhong suddenly took a step forward, lifted the hem of her skirt, and gracefully came to the other side of the emperor, with a frivolous tone in her gentle voice: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, that girl may not be crazy..."

She laughed softly, her hands covering her red lips. Although her voice was low, it was clearly audible: "Maybe we can listen to her--"

Before she could finish her words, the emperor suddenly opened his eyes.

At that moment, Lady Chunhong's body stiffened, a chill ran down her back, her hands dropped involuntarily, and she swallowed back the words in her mouth.

Those eyes are not human eyes at all!

At that moment, she seemed to see the gaze of jackals, tigers and leopards, which was the suppressed ferocity and coldness of the beasts before hunting.

The next second, the emperor's hand grabbed her chin quickly and accurately like an eagle's claw. Although the force was not strong, it made Concubine Chunhong unable to move.

Concubine Chunhong suppressed the chill rising from her back and looked up at the emperor timidly.

"Who allowed you to get up?" The emperor's voice was low and cold, as if it came from the underworld, making it impossible for people to have any thoughts of resistance.

Concubine Chunhong's heart tightened, and cold sweat began to break out on her forehead. "Your Majesty, I... I just..."

"Hmm?" The emperor raised the corners of his eyes slightly, with obvious impatience in his tone. He increased the force of his fingers slightly, forcing her to swallow the words back.

Noblewoman Chunhong didn't dare to explain any further. The image of Jiang Wange in the scroll suddenly flashed in her mind.

She quickly mobilized all her memories, trying to imitate Jiang Wange's expression in the painting, and brought out a perfect and gentle smile.

But at this moment, the emperor was pinching her chin, her face was stiff, her eyes were panic-stricken, but the corners of her mouth were forced into a smile.

Such a stiff imitation not only fails to achieve the desired effect, but instead appears extremely ridiculous.

The emperor frowned, disgust flooding his eyes.

"If you show that expression again, I will kill you!"

He spoke every word with great emphasis, as if a blade of ice cut through the heart of Concubine Chunhong.

After saying that, the emperor suddenly swung his hand and threw Concubine Chunhong to the side.

Concubine Chunhong was caught off guard and fell to the ground in a mess. Her hairpin was askew, and her gorgeous dress was in disarray. She sat on the ground as if she had lost her soul.

She was originally a substitute for Jiang Wange, but a substitute is just a substitute after all.

Today, Concubine Chunhong finally realized the profound meaning of the saying "To serve the king is like to serve a tiger".

After reprimanding Concubine Chunhong, the emperor changed his sitting position casually as if nothing had happened and raised his hand: "All of you get up."

The queen and other concubines who were kneeling on the ground slowly stood up, moving very carefully, as if they were afraid to touch the furious emperor's reverse scale again.

"Noble Concubine Jing, come to my side."

Upon hearing this, Imperial Concubine Jing took a step forward. However, just as she took a step, her body suddenly froze and the smile on her face instantly froze.

"Ah!" Concubine Jing let out a short cry of surprise, and then her whole body fell straight to the ground as if she had lost all support.

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