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

Chapter 320 Entering Shen's Mansion at Night

The candlelight flickered, and the dim light and shadows danced on the wall.

Empress Dowager Shouren sat on the bed and spoke with a frown.

"emperor."

"Don't be fooled by that evil monk!"

The emperor sat aside with a gloomy look on his face.

"Sacrificing human blood to heaven is a taboo! Since ancient times, which dynasty has ever seen such a ridiculous thing?"

"Such behavior will be condemned by the world!"

The emperor raised his eyes and said, "Mother, this matter is for the country and the people, how could you be scolded?"

"Ridiculous!" The Queen Mother slammed the armrest, furious.

"Even if you want to suppress evil, you cannot use living people."

"Besides, Shen Runing is the princess-consort of Prince Ruyang! If you do this, aren't you trampling on the dignity of the royal family?"

The candlelight flickered, and the emperor's face was bright and dark.

"But Luo Mian is dead, mother."

The Queen Mother's voice became even sharper when she saw this.

"emperor!"

"Have you ever thought about what future generations will say about this? What will the world say about this?!"

"How will the historians remember you?!"

The emperor's brows furrowed even more.

“How will future generations know?”

"As for the historian..."

His tone was dark and he sneered.

"They have to remember whatever I tell them to remember!"

"They have to write whatever I want them to write!"

"Mother, why do you always care about these little details?"

The Queen Mother's chest heaved violently.

"Minor details? This is the foundation of the royal family!"

The emperor stood up and slowly walked to the front of the empress dowager. The emperor's shadow completely covered the empress dowager.

"Mother."

"Are you becoming less courageous as you get older?"

"When you helped me seize the throne, you dared to kill the late emperor. Why are you so fussy about a simple sacrifice to heaven?"

These words were like a sharp sword piercing the Empress Dowager's heart. She was shocked, her face changed suddenly, her blood boiled, and she opened her mouth and a mouthful of blood gushed out, staining the brocade quilt red.

"emperor!"

She gritted her teeth and shouted, her voice trembling.

But the emperor just looked down with a cold expression.

"Don't say more, mother."

As the emperor spoke, he reached out and lifted the blood-stained corner of the quilt aside.

"I came to you in the middle of the night just to tell you that the Concubine Selection Banquet will be held in a week..."

"I want you to preside over it yourself."

Before he finished speaking, the Queen Mother glared at him: "I don't..."

"You have to help."

The emperor cut off her refusal with no room for doubt.

Then he leaned forward slightly, his tone cold.

"You have to help even if you don't want to!"

"We are mother and son, and we are in the same boat, you know?"

The candle flame flickered slightly, the Empress Dowager's face was pale, and there was blood at the corners of her lips.

"If the imperial concubine selection banquet fails, if Shen Runing cannot enter the palace smoothly, if the human blood sacrifice to heaven is blocked... Mother, who do you think can live in peace?"

The Queen Mother was breathing heavily and was unable to speak.

"Mother, aren't you the best at scheming?"

"You know how to arrange this banquet, right?"

After saying this, the emperor sneered, turned around and was about to leave, but stopped in front of the door.

"Mother, didn't you tell me before? In the face of power, benevolence and filial piety are just jokes?"

Then he turned around, his eyes as dark as the night.

"I just learned it more thoroughly."

After saying this, he flicked his sleeves and left the bedroom.

The room was left with silence. The Empress Dowager's body was stiff. After a long while, she finally closed her eyes slowly.

Tears fell silently.

"commit a sin……"

she whispered.

"How could it be... like this!"

In my mind, pictures of the past emerged like a tide.

The late Crown Prince Luo Cheng, those eyes full of resentment and resentment before his death.

The late emperor vomited blood and fell on the dragon couch, his eyes full of shock.

There is also the cold and stiff body of the late queen.

Those bloody storms that she had once caused with her own hands.

In order to support the current emperor to ascend the throne, she set up a murder plan that overturned countless lives.

Now, what has it gained in return?

"Maybe..." The Queen Mother slowly closed her eyes, her throat rolling.

"This is retribution..."

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The darkness before dawn is darkest.

Eunuch Qian rushed to the Shen Mansion with the emperor's order.

Shen House.

Shen Runing's bedroom.

Candlelight flickers.

Chunzhi, Qiuzhi and Liuqing stood in front of her, looking nervous.

"Miss, the master and the mistress have already taken the antidote and have been sent to a safe place." Chunzhi said in a low voice, his voice full of caution.

Shen Runing narrowed his eyes slightly and asked in a deep voice, "Where is my elder brother?"

Chunzhi hesitated for a moment, his eyes full of embarrassment.

"The eldest master... was unwilling to leave. He said that someone had to stay behind so that if something went wrong, it could be fixed."

For a moment, the house was silent.

Shen Runing lowered his eyes, thought for a moment, and finally said nothing more.

Liu Qing's eyes were filled with anger.

"If it weren't for Concubine Jing sending the message in advance, who would have thought that His Majesty would actually ask Miss to offer sacrifices to the heaven?"

"Do I have to become a concubine first and then offer sacrifices to the heaven?"

"It's so shameless!"

Shen Runing's fingertips trembled slightly.

She had never expected that an unknown abbot would suddenly appear. She had no idea who this abbot was or who he belonged to.

He let out a long sigh, a cold look in his eyes.

"The Queen and the Crown Prince just died, and now they are choosing a concubine..."

"Our Majesty really can't wait."

After saying that, he looked at Liu Qing.

"Is Prince Ruyang ready?"

"Have you sneaked into Kyoto?" Liu Qing nodded with a complicated expression.

After Luo Mian faked his death, the two had no contact. After all, it was better to be prepared than to die completely.

Shen Runing nodded slightly, her drooping eyelashes hiding the emotions in her eyes.

The longing was like a tide, which had already trapped her in endless torment.

"Wait a little longer...it will be soon."

"almost……"

Just as he finished speaking, there was a sudden and urgent knock on the door, breaking the silence in the room.

"Miss, ma'am!"

The doorman's voice was filled with urgency and panic, almost like a shout.

"The eunuch from the palace has come with a lot of people!"

Shen Runing looked calmly as he glanced at the three people in the room and spoke in a flat voice.

"Let the father-in-law wait, I will go out after I get dressed."

The doorman outside the door paused for a moment, and said in a trembling voice: "Yes...Miss."

The footsteps outside the door gradually faded away, but the oppressive atmosphere still lingered in the house.

Qiu Zhi stepped forward, his eyes red, and said anxiously.

"Miss, Miss, please go!"

Chunzhi also hurriedly said: "Miss, you and Liu Qing should leave quickly! Don't worry about us!"

Shen Runing felt a pain in her heart.

But now, there is no other choice.

Shen Runing said softly: "You two must be careful and remember to be tactful. Your life is the most important."

Before he could finish his words, the window was suddenly pushed open, and the night wind rushed in, bringing a bit of coolness.

A dark shadow leaped in silently, cloaked in the night.

"Miss Shen, hurry up!"

The deep voice was somewhat teasing.

"I have already disguised the person here!"

The person coming is not someone else.

It's Zhou Hui.