Rebirth of a Concubine's Daughter

The hall was unusually quiet. Shen Nanyan looked at the emperor who looked uncomfortable and quietly took two steps back.

After all, he was the emperor, so it was not appropriate for him to scratch him. He just raised his hand and stroked his body twice, then turned to look at Shen Nanyue, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes, but more of greed and desire.

"Have you been to the palace these days?"

"Your Majesty, I have been staying at my uncle's house these past few days and have not left."

"Well... then... then I want to ask you, do you have any unique hidden weapons? You must tell me the truth, otherwise the Shen family will be implicated by you."

"Your Majesty thinks too highly of me. I've been a mediocre person since I was little. I've never even picked up an embroidery needle, let alone a hidden weapon. I wonder where your Majesty heard this story?"

"Do you know about the Taiwei Mansion?"

"I have heard a little about it, but I don't know much about it."

"The Taiwei Mansion is located on Liuli Street, a major thoroughfare to the capital. Even in a place like this, an entire family could be massacred. Who do you think could have such means?"

"This... Your Majesty, please forgive me. I didn't know."

In fact, the Taiwei Mansion was not on Liuli Street. The emperor deliberately said it wrongly to see Shen Nanyan's reaction, but Shen Nanyan's face was calm, without a trace of abnormality, and the emperor began to feel uncertain.

"It's normal for you, a girl from the backyard, not to know. Now that you've entered the palace today, why not rest here? There are many good places to visit in the palace. I'll take you around tomorrow."

Since he couldn't get the emperor to know what he wanted to know, he simply stopped asking. He had to keep this person anyway.

The people in the Taiwei Mansion are already dead. Arranging the follow-up is more important than determining who is responsible. Regardless of whether Shen Nanyan is the mastermind or not, he will definitely kill her.

At this time, the emperor's discomfort became more and more obvious, with itching all over his body and accompanied by slight tingling.

"Your Majesty, I'm curious. Who told you something? Why did you think I had a hidden weapon in my hand?"

"Yue Hanzhou told me that you had a hidden weapon in your hand. I didn't mean any harm. I was just curious and wanted to see if I could. Since you said you didn't, I believed you."

"Yue Hanzhou?"

In just a moment, Shen Nanyan's eyes became moist, and her pitiful look was so captivating that it almost made the emperor lose his mind.

"What's going on? If you have any sad news, please tell me."

After he finished speaking, the emperor walked forward again and reached out to hold Shen Nanyan's hand. Shen Nanyan immediately raised her hand to pretend to wipe her tears and turned sideways.

"When Yue Hanzhou married my fourth sister, he begged my father to send me as a concubine. After my father refused, he repeatedly made things difficult for me, even... even... he tried to bully me many times. Perhaps he was angry and wanted to use the emperor to get rid of me. But I am really wronged. I have never even left the city gate, so how could I get any powerful weapons under the feet of the emperor? If I covet some pearl hairpins and jewelry, that's fine. But what use are hidden weapons to me? They are deliberately trying to kill me!"

Tears welled up in Shen Nanyan's eyes, and the emperor's heart suddenly became panicked.

"I don't believe him either, which is why I need to meet with you to confirm it in person. This Yue Hanzhou is truly audacious, playing me like a monkey. Don't be sad, I will order him to be executed immediately."

The affair with Shen Lingxi had already made the emperor want to kill her. He was worried that he had no good excuse, and now this opportunity had come.

"Your Majesty, I thank you very much, but throwing him into prison for such a trivial matter would be detrimental to your majesty's wisdom. It would be better to let him beg according to your order, so that he will remember this lesson."

How could Shen Nanyan let Yue Hanzhou die so easily? She wanted to trample Yue Hanzhou under her feet and watch him beg for a living like a dog.

"Will this calm you down?"

"That's enough."

So the emperor waved his hand and called the eunuch, and an imperial edict was immediately sent to Yue's mansion. From today on, Yue Hanzhou was not allowed to return home or leave the city, and had to beg in Shangjing City all day long.

General Yue was instantly furious and walked into the palace with a dark face, demanding an explanation from the emperor. After all, he had been on the battlefield for many years, and even if he had no merits, he had worked hard. How could the emperor trample on his face like this? However, he was stopped outside the door by the guards before he even saw the emperor.

In the hall, the emperor's discomfort was unbearable, but he was still unwilling to let Shen Nanyue leave.

"I feel a little unwell, come and help me take a look."

"Let me call the imperial physician."

"No, no, come here."

The emperor had already started to undress. When Shen Nanyan was about to leave, the emperor blocked her way at the door.

"I'm just taking a look. Besides, I also want to keep you in the palace. If you think the rank of noble is too low, then how about the rank of concubine? Or even the rank of consort would also be fine."

"I do not wish to."

"How dare you! There is no woman I cannot get if I like her. Now that you have entered the palace, you have no choice. I still have the patience to talk to you. Don't force me to use any means on you."

"This is your real purpose, right? But it's useless. I want to leave, and no one can stop me."

"Hmph, you're so arrogant. Let's see if you can escape from my clutches today."

The emperor's patience has been exhausted due to the discomfort he felt. He is now eager to capture Shen Nanyue and force her to stay in the palace and let him do whatever he wants.

So he stretched out his obscene big hand to Shen Nanyan after he finished speaking. Shen Nanyan turned around and fled, looking for an exit in the huge palace. Just when Shen Nanyan couldn't help but want to pull out her gun, the door of the hall was kicked open by someone, and the sunlight instantly poured in. Lu Jiusi's figure walked in quickly following the light.

"Lu Shiyao!"

The angry voice resounded through the sky, directly interrupting the emperor's actions. He frowned and felt even more annoyed.

"Lu Jiusi, this is my palace. Aren't you being too presumptuous?"

"Have you forgotten what I said?"

"I am the Son of Heaven!"

"so what?"

"You... come here, Lu Jiusi has disregarded the imperial authority, and he will be immediately imprisoned and await punishment!"

Lu Jiusi ignored him and walked straight towards Shen Nanyue, reaching out and pulling her to his side.

"Are you okay?"

"Why are you here? You...you are just fooling around. What if it gets serious? I can get out by myself."

"I'm fine."

While the two were talking, not even a single eunuch came into the hall, which made the emperor even angrier.

"Someone, come and protect me, protect me, where are the people?"

A trace of panic flashed through the emperor's heart, and his eyes looked straight at the door. As he was full of anticipation, someone finally came in, but when he looked closely, wasn't that the empress dowager?

"Mother, why are you..."

The Empress Dowager and Concubine Ji were escorted in by Lu Jiusi's men, and the Emperor's eyes looked even more terrified.

"Lu Jiusi, what do you mean? How dare you hold the Queen Mother hostage? Are you planning a rebellion?"

"Hurry up and send for the elder. Lu Jiusi disregarded the late emperor's decree and attempted to usurp the throne. Expose his crimes to the world and let everyone see his true face."

The Queen Mother and Concubine Ji cursed and swore, struggling to argue with Lu Jiusi. Lu Jiusi raised his eyes slightly, and a cold voice sounded faintly in the hall.

"Why did the late emperor die?"

Lu Jiusi's words made the entire hall quiet down.