Marrying a concubine and swallowing her dowry? The mistress turns around and marries a high-ranking

Chapter 282

Empress Chu was smarter this time and didn't give Consort Jing a chance to fight back on the spot, but she didn't want to let it go so easily this time.

How could we not give Empress Chu a proper response?

After Wen accompanied Consort Jing away from the Temple of Heaven and back to the palace, Shen Lingjun and Shen Wei returned to the sacrificial procession.

The final offering ceremony continued, followed by the drinking of blessed wine and the receiving of sacrificial meat. The official in charge of offering the wine poured the blessed wine, and the official in charge of preparing the sacrificial meat prepared the sacrificial meat. After the officials stepped forward one by one to pay their respects, the wine was presented to the emperor and empress. The emperor and empress received the wine and sacrificial meat, kowtowed three times, stood up, returned to their positions, and led the officials in performing the three kneelings and nine kowtows ceremony before removing the food and sending off the gods.

After Empress Chu's scheme failed, she remained absent-minded.

She went to great lengths and finally managed to place someone in the Imperial Household Department. Yesterday, she added medicine to Consort Jing's food so that Consort Jing's period would come early, on the second day.

As Empress Chu had predicted, Consort Jing began her period during the sacrificial ceremony.

When Empress Chu saw the bloodstains seeping through Consort Jing's skirt, she was secretly pleased, thinking that she would surely be able to kill Consort Jing this time.

Menstruation during the sacrificial ceremony to Heaven is considered an act of blasphemy against Heaven, a sin that cannot be escaped by any means and will result in death.

Empress Chu herself was not in a position to speak up, lest she arouse the emperor's suspicion again, so she arranged for an official from the Imperial Observatory to do the job. As soon as he saw blood seeping from Consort Jing's body, he would immediately speak out and make trouble.

Unexpectedly, Consort Jing was so ruthless that she risked injury to burn her own skirt, making it impossible for anyone to discover that she was menstruating. Although she was punished, it was insignificant compared to a death sentence.

Empress Chu was extremely unwilling, but she knew very well that this was the only way this time, and it was a pity to waste such a good opportunity.

Empress Chu was distracted and proceeded with the ritual of drinking the blessed wine and eating the blessed meat. Next came the removal of the food, the sending off of the imperial gods, and the burning of the offerings in the incense burner.

However, during the final stage of the sacrificial ceremony, "Wang Liao," when the emperor and empress watched the burning of the offerings together, Empress Chu sensed something was amiss.

She felt a dull ache in her abdomen, which quickly intensified. Her stomach felt like it was being churned up by countless giant hands, twisting her intestines into a mushy mess, and even making gurgling noises.

Empress Chu was greatly alarmed, and her face grew increasingly pale and contorted.

Does she have an upset stomach?

She had participated in the sacrificial ceremony to Heaven many times and was already experienced. Three days before the ceremony, she would pay extra attention to her diet, eating only simple, clean, and easily digestible foods to prevent this situation from occurring.

She didn't eat anything special this time, so why did she suddenly cause such a commotion?

The abdominal pain was bearable, but it quickly turned into an urgent need to urinate, like a thousand troops trying to break through the encirclement, or a raging flood trying to breach the dam!

The feeling was indescribable. Empress Chu could no longer maintain her composure and her face contorted into a grimace. She could no longer stand straight and ended up in a distorted and bizarre posture, with her back slightly bent and her buttocks sticking out.

As the sacrificial ceremony to Heaven reached its final stage, Empress Chu used all her willpower to suppress the overwhelming turmoil within her.

Now, nothing can happen, nothing can happen... As long as she can hold on for these last two quarters of an hour, she can do whatever she wants once the sacrificial ceremony is over!