The widow becomes a fairy, and the time-traveling girl counterattacks and becomes the queen

"Still pretending? Do you think I still don't know your details?"

Zhao Guoan stood with his hands behind his back, the candlelight reflecting off the bright yellow dragon robe, casting a cold and hard light: "For so many years, you have been by my side, and you have done so many bad things. How could I possibly let you down?"

His eyes were as sharp as torches, but they hid an indelible weariness and pain, fixed on Concubine Yin - the woman he once loved deeply but now treated like a stranger.

Every word seemed to be stripping off Concubine Yin's last disguise.

All the strength in Concubine Yin seemed to be drained away, her legs went limp, and she collapsed to the ground.

"Your Majesty..." Her voice trembled slightly, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty just loves you too much!"

She raised her head, tears in her eyes, and tried to win back the emperor with her past tenderness.

"What suffering have I not endured in order to return to your majesty's side?

All those years of hiding from place to place, the night Mei'er was born, basins of blood were carried out, and I really thought I would never see the sun the next day...

In the cold winter, I couldn't even get a bowl of hot porridge with my baby in my arms...

Your Majesty, please forgive me this time for the sake of our past friendship, okay? I will never dare to do it again!"

"Do you think there is anything else about you that deserves my forgiveness?" Zhao Guoan took a step forward, his tall figure almost completely covering Concubine Yin.

"In order to protect you, I even threatened the late emperor by going on a hunger strike and giving up my position as Crown Prince!

I gambled my life and future to give you a chance to survive!

And you? Is this how you repay me? You scheme against me and mistreat my children!

Is this the love you always talk about? You...you disappoint me so much! "

He seemed to have heard the most ridiculous joke in the world, and his eyes were filled with complete despair.

The teacup on the dragon table was swept off by his sleeve.

With a crisp "pop" sound, it shattered on the ground.

Porcelain pieces and tea splashed everywhere, just like their shattered relationship.

"No! Your Majesty, it's not like that! Please listen to my explanation..." Concubine Yin tried to crawl over in panic and grab the corner of Zhao Guoan's clothes, making a final struggle.

But at this moment, the palace door was suddenly pushed open with a "clang".

Crown Prince Zhao Haoxuan took the lead, followed closely by Eunuch Xu and Xiao Xizi. As soon as the three entered, they surrounded the enemy.

Concubine Yin's face suddenly changed, knowing that the situation was hopeless.

Zhao Guoan took a deep breath, stood up suddenly, and regained his imperial dignity.

"Prince, capture this vicious woman for me!"

The last hope was completely extinguished, and the only remaining light in Concubine Yin's eyes suddenly went out.

She screamed, "Your Majesty! You can't do this to me! I really love you! After all these years, can't you feel it?"

"Love? No, you don't love anyone. You even exploit your own flesh and blood. You only love yourself!"

Zhao Guoan looked at her with disgust, as if she were looking at something dirty.

"You have always been calculating towards me! You and Zhao Yucheng have been having an affair, defiling the palace.

You framed loyal officials and formed a clique for personal gain; you murdered the heir to the throne and destabilized the nation! Every single one of these crimes is irrefutable and unforgivable!

Adultery, frame-up, and murder of the royal heir...

All these crimes that she thought she had hidden well were discovered by His Majesty, and Concubine Yin's face turned as pale as paper in an instant.

She knew that everything was irreversible.

Begging for mercy is useless, excuses are pale, and in despair, a fierce desire to die together rises from the bottom of my heart.

"You forced me to do this!" She screamed, a fierce look flashed in her eyes. In the astonished eyes of everyone, she grabbed Zhao Guoan's neck and pressed the dagger tightly against his throat!

It all happened so fast that Zhao Guoan was completely unprepared and emotionally excited, so he was instantly held hostage by her.

Zhao Haoxuan had just entered the room and was at a certain distance away. He did not expect that the person who was still saying "love" the moment before would point at the lover she mentioned the next moment. For a moment, even he could not react.

"Everyone, get out of here! Otherwise..." Concubine Yin's voice was distorted with excitement.

"It's all because of you! You destroyed everything I worked so hard to build! But what can I do?"

She glared at Zhao Haoxuan, the leader, and said, "Now, your father is in my hands!

I know that you have now broken through to the Saint Realm and are extremely powerful.

But you can try it. Which is faster, your palm wind or the knife in my hand?

At worst, Your Majesty and I will go to the underworld and become a pair of star-crossed mandarin ducks again!

Anyway, if there is no day for Your Majesty, my life will be meaningless!"

"Witch! Put down the knife!" Zhao Haoxuan frowned, but he didn't dare to move. He could only shout, "Do you think that holding my father hostage can threaten me? Do you think that it can change your inevitable death? You are wrong. This will only make your sins even more serious!"

"Then give it a try!" Concubine Yin's face changed, and the dagger moved closer.

The sharp blade left a shallow red mark on Zhao Guoan's skin.

She shouted sternly, "Get out! Everyone, get out!"

Zhao Haoxuan and the other two were so nervous that their hearts were in their throats. They didn't know the specific level of Concubine Yin's cultivation, and they didn't dare to gamble the emperor's life on that one in ten thousand chance. They could only slowly retreat as they were told.

"Xuan'er... don't worry about me, just do it..." Although Zhao Guoan was held hostage, he still maintained the calmness of an emperor and gave orders in a deep voice.

But how could Zhao Haoxuan do it?

His knuckles turned white from his clenched fists, and his eyes were fixed on the deadly dagger.

"Get out! All of you, get out!" Concubine Yin ordered again in a sharp voice.

Zhao Haoxuan had no choice but to retreat step by step out of the hall until the heavy door slowly closed.

Inside the palace, there were only Concubine Yin, Zhao Guoan, and the "little eunuch" who had been standing by with his head bowed, as if frightened.

Seeing that the door was closed and the threat was temporarily lifted, Concubine Yin's tense nerves relaxed a little.

She then removed the dagger that was pressed against Zhao Guoan's neck and said, "Your Majesty, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you."

She pushed Zhao Guoan to sit on the chair he had been sitting on before, and stood opposite him, looking at the man she had loved, hated, and used with complicated eyes.

Then, she turned to the eunuch who had been serving them chess and pouring tea, and who was now standing aside trying to minimize his presence, and shouted impatiently, "Get out too!"

"Yes, your Majesty." The young eunuch replied respectfully in a weak voice with fear.

But it was at this moment when Concubine Yin let go of Zhao Guoan and her mind was slightly distracted.

The seemingly cowardly little eunuch suddenly slapped out with his palm, accurately hitting her wrist holding the knife!

"Ugh!" Concubine Yin was caught off guard and took a few steps back.

I felt a sharp pain and numbness in my wrist, and my five fingers loosened involuntarily. With a "clang", the dagger fell to the ground.

And the 'little eunuch' had already stood in front of Zhao Guoan like a gust of wind, protecting him behind him.

Then, she opened her voice and shouted at the palace door that had just closed: "Brother Zhao, come in quickly!"

This voice... is clearly a woman's?

Concubine Yin covered her wrist, looked up in astonishment, and stared at the "little eunuch".

"You...you are Wang Xinyao? How come you are here?" Concubine Yin's pupils suddenly shrank, and she understood everything in an instant.

A feeling of shame and anger of being made fun of and completely defeated rushed to my head.

"Damn it!!!" She was furious, like an enraged lioness. Regardless of the pain in her wrist, she gathered all her strength and launched a crazy attack directly at Wang Xinyao.

The palm wind was fierce, with the sound of breaking through the air, and each move was fatal, directly targeting Wang Xinyao's vital points.

She has been lurking for many years, and with the full support of her mother, her cultivation has reached the peak of the Saint Realm!

Although Wang Xinyao has reached the Saint realm and has the Phoenix Sword to help her, her cultivation level is still a bit low.

He had to distract himself to protect the emperor, and was forced to retreat again and again, and could only hold on with difficulty.

A strong wind swept through the hall, shattering the tables, chairs and screens, and sending sawdust and porcelain pieces flying everywhere!

"Bang!" Just when Wang Xinyao was about to be defeated, the palace door opened and Zhao Haoxuan, Eunuch Xu and others entered.

When Concubine Yin saw the situation reversed in an instant, a trace of panic and ruthlessness flashed in her eyes. She made a feint and retreated quickly, trying to escape by breaking through the window.

"Where are you going!" Zhao Haoxuan shouted loudly, releasing the powerful strength of the peak Saint Realm. He instantly appeared in front of Concubine Yin, blocking her way.

Eunuch Xu and Xiao Xizi also attacked from the left and right, blocking all possible spaces for her to dodge.

Eunuch Xu is skilled in palm techniques, and Xiao Xizi is agile. Although their individual strengths are not as great as his, they cannot be underestimated when they work together.

Concubine Yin was surrounded by four men and retreated step by step to the corner of the hall. Her beautiful eyes were as red as blood. Although the palm wind was still fierce, it was already at the end of its strength, and only hysterical madness remained.

Finally, her physical strength was exhausted and her internal energy was depleted. Zhao Haoxuan seized a flaw and slapped Concubine Yin in the chest.

"Puff--" Concubine Yin's body hit the cold Panlong Pillar and then slid to the ground. She was no longer able to resist and could only stare at everyone with unwilling eyes.

Zhao Guoan looked down at Concubine Yin, who was lying on the ground with her hair disheveled, and felt a tightness in his chest.

After a strong sense of relief, there was boundless anger, and beneath the anger, there was a sense of desolation that everything had changed and that weighed heavily on his heart.

He stepped forward, looking down at the collapsed Concubine Yin, his voice as cold as iron, devoid of any emotion: "Those who commit evil will eventually perish. Your crimes are unforgivable. I will make you pay the price for your actions."

"No... Your Majesty... Everything I did was for you..."

Concubine Yin struggled to grab the hem of Zhao Guoan's pants: "I gave birth to a son and a daughter for you, continuing the royal bloodline. You can't treat me like this."

"For me?" Zhao Guoan's lips curled up in a cold arc. "How funny! For me, you would sleep with Zhao Yucheng? Do that dirty thing with my brother?"

"No! Your Majesty! It was he...he who threatened me!" Concubine Yin hurriedly defended herself, "If I didn't obey, he would have revealed my identity. I had no choice but to do so!"

"You're full of lies! Even today, you still want to deceive me! Do you think I will still believe you?"

Zhao Guoan sneered, his laughter full of self-mockery and indignation.

"Liu Ling'er, I believe I've treated you well. I've granted you the title of Imperial Concubine, the most honored and favored concubine in the harem. Tell me, why do you treat me this way? Do you... hate me so much?"

"No! I love you!" Concubine Yin screamed.

"Love? Are you worthy of talking about this word 'love'?" Zhao Guoan's voice suddenly became sharp: "Just because Mei'er looks like my mother, you treat my daughter so harshly!

She is also your own flesh and blood. If you can be so cruel to your own daughter, how much more cruel to others?

My mother is such a kind and benevolent person, how did she offend you that you hate her so much?"

"It's all thanks to that old bitch!" The Queen Mother's name was like a spark, instantly igniting the resentment that Concubine Yin had accumulated for many years.

She screamed, her pretty face twisted with hatred: "It's all because of you that I can't marry you openly as Liu Ling'er!

If it weren’t for her obstruction, the position of Queen would have been mine! I wish I could…”

Under Zhao Guoan's suddenly fierce gaze, she finally didn't dare to say the most vicious words.

"You really don't know what you're talking about!" Zhao Guoan angrily scolded: "Your father was the Prime Minister, but he was involved in treasonous activities. According to the law, his entire family should be executed!

As his biological daughter, you should be on the execution list! If it weren't for my mother's consideration for my feelings and her thoughtfulness, do you think you would be alive today?"

He became angrier and angrier as he spoke, his body trembling slightly: "The biggest mistake I've made in my life was that I shouldn't have saved you!

Although I am the emperor, because I saved you and indulged you, I have become the eternal sinner of the Great Xia Kingdom! In this life, I don't want to see you again! "

Zhao Guoan seemed to have exhausted all his strength and completely cut off the last bit of affection.

He waved his hand tiredly and resolutely, signaling Concubine Yin to be taken away.

Two guards rushed in and supported the limp Concubine Yin on both sides.

Concubine Yin went completely crazy.

"No! Your Majesty! I love you so much, and you are so cruel! My mother will never let you go!"

You will regret this! She is not someone that your Great Xia Nation can easily control!

My mother promised me that after the mission was accomplished, she would spare your life and give you to me!

If anything were to happen to me, her wrath would be something you and the Great Xia Kingdom could not bear! Your Majesty—!!”

She shouted at the top of her lungs, her voice filled with resentment and threats.

Her voice gradually faded away and finally disappeared at the end of the palace corridor.

"Father, please don't get angry and hurt yourself." Zhao Haoxuan stepped forward quickly and supported Zhao Guoan, who was shaking a little, his eyes full of worry.

Zhao Guoan sighed deeply, and his eyes revealed relief and dependence when he looked at Zhao Haoxuan and Wang Xinyao.

"Xuan'er, Xinyao, today's events are all thanks to you."

Wang Xinyao bowed gracefully, her posture dignified. "Your Majesty, thank you for your praise. This is my duty as a daughter-in-law."

"Okay, okay." Zhao Guoan looked at the perfect couple in front of him, and finally revealed a truly comfortable smile on his face. "With you by my side, I feel at ease."

He paused, then looked at Wang Xinyao gently, "Xinyao, Gou Chunmei's position as Crown Princess has been abolished. It's time to return the position that rightfully belongs to you. I will issue an edict immediately to restore your status."

"Father, this matter... is not urgent for now." Wang Xinyao smiled slightly.

When Zhao Guoan heard this, a look of surprise and confusion flashed across his face.

"Xinyao, I know that the royal family has treated you unfairly and caused you much injustice. Now, your mother has accepted you from the bottom of her heart and no longer harbors any grudges against you because of your past as a widow. You no longer need to worry."

"Your Majesty, I know," Wang Xinyao explained calmly, "but...this matter now requires the approval of my father, the Emperor, and my mother, the Empress Dowager."

"Your father? Your mother?" Zhao Guoan was even more confused, frowning slightly, "Xinyao, what do you mean? Could it be..."

Zhao Haoxuan smiled and said, "Father, in fact, Xinyao is the real princess of the Miao Kingdom who is living abroad. She is the one who has been engaged to me since childhood.

Now, she has recognized the Emperor and Empress of the Miao Kingdom and reunited with her family.

This marriage, as a matter of reason and courtesy, must be formally approved by His Majesty and His Majesty the Miao Kingdom, in accordance with etiquette."

Zhao Guoan was stunned, and then the confusion on his face was replaced by great surprise and enlightenment.

"Haha...! I see! Your relationship is truly destined. Great! That's great!"

Eunuch Xu respectfully asked, "Your Majesty, Concubine Yin has committed many crimes, and the evidence is irrefutable. How would Your Majesty like to deal with her?"

"According to the law, she should be executed!" Zhao Guoan suppressed his smile. "But... considering that she once gave birth to my children, when the court convenes, I will completely eliminate the remaining followers of her in collusion...

I gave her a three-foot white silk and let her end her life in the cold palace. This can be considered as... preserving her last bit of dignity."

"Yes, Your Majesty. I understand." Eunuch Xu bowed his head and accepted the order. He saluted respectfully with Xiao Xizi and quietly left the bedroom.

"Knock, knock, knock--" The crisp sound of the night watchman knocking on the clapper penetrated the palace wall and came from afar.

It’s the hour of Hai.

Zhao Guoan rubbed his brows tiredly, his eyes fell on Zhao Haoxuan and Wang Xinyao, and his expression finally softened: "You are also tired after a night, go back and rest."

"Yes, take care, father." The two responded in unison, saluted and quietly retreated.