Looking at Yan Ju's calm response to accepting my hand, Emperor Yongde asked:

"Is it right or wrong for me to punish my concubine?"

"Then girl, you have to ask first, how does the Holy One view human life? Is it better to treat human life as trivial than to cherish it?" Of course Yan Juan knew the man's soft heart.

Perhaps, he was feeling angry because she had mistreated the concubine he had cherished for many years.

"Why do you ask this?" Emperor Yongde felt like he was having a heartache again.

Yan Ju pursed her lips, glanced at Li Ying accusingly and said, "I didn't want to offend your mother and son's ears. Since I still want to ask, I'll tell you."

She raised her eyes to look at Emperor Yongde and asked into his heart: "Why do you think, Your Majesty, that I want to set things off and choose Concubine Yue? Or do you think I like to harm innocent people?"

Emperor Yongde couldn't answer for a moment, but Li Ying said quietly: "This matter is my fault. The affairs of the harem have never been revealed to the emperor. Does the emperor like the bright and long-lasting peonies in Yaochi Palace?"

After Emperor Yongde nodded, Yan Yao sighed slightly and said: "Human life is the best food for growing flowers."

"What?" Emperor Yongde's eyes widened in shock.

"There are countless corpses of palace ladies under the garden of Yaoguang Palace." Li Yingguang felt a chill at the thought.

Emperor Yongde took two steps back in shock and re-examined his mother's words. Was he the only one who didn't know?

Since he was young, his mother taught him that all people are created equal, but he was lucky enough to join the royal family, so he would not have to worry about food and clothing.

After becoming the emperor, he told him that as a human being and as a member of the royal family, he should respect life even more. The people are the most precious, the country is the second most important, and the king is the least important.

When he was growing up, he had never seen his mother treat the palace people harshly or even smash objects in her palace at every turn. Concubine Yue Guifei was indeed very different from her mother in this regard.

"Your Majesty, why do the three princes of Southern Chu know the whereabouts of Si Tianjian's family so easily?" Yan Juoke's handsome face continued to ask, "Your Majesty, do you know where Si Tianjian's family is?".

Emperor Yongde did not answer immediately.

"I think what your Majesty knows is that the military power of the imperial city is in the hands of Duke Wei, and he cannot do anything wrong with Concubine Yue. The two brothers Li Cheng are still alive, so they have to put aside the cause of Empress Li's death for the time being, right?"

Emperor Yongde responded: "Yes. But I don't know that Concubine Yue's character is like this."

"It was the cowardice of the Holy One that killed Empress Li, and it was the Holy One who gave them the opportunity to attack Brother Li Cheng." Yan Jue said bluntly.

"Bold!" Emperor Yongde was filled with anger at these words.

Yan Ju smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you dared to call someone. This girl is just a passerby who has seen the context clearly. I dare to ask Your Majesty, at this time when the war is not going on, does Wei Guogong's move count as collaborating with the enemy?"

She was just a passer-by. If Li Ying hadn't been involved, she would have left with all her money.

Emperor Yongde was troubled by the question again. There was really nothing about this girl that didn't bother him.

Li Ying raised her eyes and asked, "Does the emperor know where Eunuch Sun is from?"

Although Yan Juan came to the house voluntarily to be tortured, she will have to pay the price if she dares to hurt her best friend!

"I've never seen him come forward to serve me." How could Emperor Yongde pay attention to such details?

"He comes from the palace of the Duke of Wei. Has His Majesty noticed that he purified himself as an adult?"

"How did you know that?" Emperor Yongde looked back at Yan Jue in shock. Is there anything else that this girl can't find out?

"His feminine voice was an act. After he hurt someone and caused bloodshed, he became excited involuntarily, revealing his original low and hoarse male voice."

Seeing that Emperor Yongde was still thinking, Yan Juan asked again: "Did Your Majesty notice that Eunuch Sun has a male Adam's apple? This is the reason why he cannot serve in front of the emperor."

These are also details discovered after today's fight, and they can also explain why Eunuch Sun has such a vicious and cruel side.

Young father-in-laws who have been cleansed since childhood will not have the influence of male hormones during puberty, will not have a voice change, and will not have an Adam's apple.

When you become an adult and study martial arts, you are chosen to be the father-in-law of purification. How can you not feel gloomy?

It’s a great blessing that I didn’t cheat on Concubine Yue when I entered the palace!

What a pity! There are countless dead souls under the flowers in Yaoguang Palace.

Deliberate tolerance is also murder, let alone such cruel mercy.

"Your Majesty, don't be too anxious to think about how to punish us. Let's wait and see after the sacrifice to heaven!" Yan Jue stopped Emperor Yongde from talking and continued, "What happened today must not be spread to outsiders. Before the sacrifice to heaven is completed, nothing can be done.

Leak the news.”

All this is just the beginning.

Just now, the entrance and exit of Yaoguang Palace had been completely blocked, not even a single mosquito was released, and it was announced to the outside world that Concubine Yue Guifei was fasting and refused to enter.

Even the placement of Eunuch Sun was completed before dawn.

Yan Juan just felt that it was great to cause trouble before dawn...

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Suburbs of the capital of Yong Dynasty

Emperor Yongde chose a place on the outskirts of the capital as the place of worship, and built an altar several feet high on the flat ground. As the time for offering sacrifices to heaven was getting closer and closer, but the emperor had not yet arrived, the courtiers gradually became agitated.

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"Yu'er!" Wei Guogong found the eldest prince Li Yu in his royal robes among the dark crowd and walked towards him. He was satisfied with his grandson's tall and straight pine and majestic superiority, which made him involuntarily smile arrogantly.

"Grandpa!" Li Yu bowed respectfully.

Wei Guogong stroked his goatee and patted Li Yu's shoulder happily and said, "Good boy! Do your best for the Holy Lord and don't let down the expectations of your mother and concubine."

"Grandpa! Yu'er remembers it all!" Li Yu looked worriedly in the direction of the city gate. He hadn't seen the royal chariot coming for a long time. He couldn't hide his worry and asked, "I don't know why I haven't seen my father's chariot yet?"

Duke Guo of Wei snorted coldly and said disapprovingly: "I guess I knew that the queen would be deposed sooner or later, so she was too angry to come."

Li Yu secretly thought, knowing in his heart that his father did not have such a temper.

"Grandpa, has there been any news about the mother and concubine in the past two days?" Li Yu went directly to the suburbs today to worship heaven, without entering the palace to pay his respects to his mother and concubine first.

"I just came to report yesterday. Even though Your Majesty is fasting, he still went to stay in your mother's palace." Wei Guogong was still excited about the spy report last night.

As the daughter is a noble concubine and the grandson is the eldest son of the emperor, she hopes that the position of queen will correct her grandson's direct lineage.

This queen who appeared out of thin air has been away for a whole year, and finally there is a chance to get rid of her.

Just thinking about it made Wei Guogong feel surprisingly happy and felt windy when he walked.

Li Yu frowned. In a quarter of an hour, he would have to offer sacrifices to heaven. He would offer the jade and silk fabrics to heaven. He had already prepared the blessings and blessings on the altar and was waiting for the arrival of the Holy One.

However, I just couldn't wait for the Holy Master...

When everyone started whispering, Yao Xiang and other princes also came closer at this time.

"Prince Yujun, has your Majesty entrusted you with the matter of offering sacrifices to heaven?" Yao Xiang did not believe that His Majesty would entrust the matter of offering sacrifices to heaven to a child who had no experience and was a weakling.

But looking back at the absurdity of a year ago, he felt heartbroken again.

He didn't go to court for six whole months, the days when he was overwhelmed with memorials...

You're not really going to stop coming, are you?

"Xiang Yao, my father did not entrust me with any responsibility." Li Yu sincerely resigned.

How could this happen?!? Everyone has question marks on their faces.

Where is the Holy Master? This is not the first time he has returned to worship heaven. It has never happened that the Holy Master has not arrived!

Just when everyone was at a loss, the familiar figure of Li, dressed in plain silk and with grass shoes covering her feet, was being escorted by the Imperial City Guards. She had just left the city gate. The Queen was bowing three times a step and kowtowing every nine steps, slowly

Come to the altar.

Many people cried with tears to dissuade the queen from continuing to kowtow. They followed the queen and kowtowed. The closer they got, the louder the people's cries became.

In the eyes of the courtiers, the demon queen led the people to kneel down and pray to heaven. This scene stunned everyone.

The queen's plain white silk clothes have been stained with red plum blossoms, and her straw shoes are stained red with blood every step of the way. When she walks on the loess in the suburbs, the blood stains are mixed with dirt.

The wound gradually expanded during the pulling, leaving more blood stains on the loess. The blood stains on the forehead dyed the eyebrows and eyes red and the plain clothes did not stop.

Suddenly, the bright sunshine was gradually obscured, and darkness gradually enveloped the earth.

Li Ying knew that the solar eclipse was coming, so she kowtowed to the altar more devoutly and moved forward.

Among the crying people, some people were not afraid of the Tengu eating the sun and continued to cry and asked the Queen to take care of themselves.

When the mother of the country prayed for rain for the people, the Tengu eclipsed the sun again. The people had forgotten the fear of the solar eclipse and only remembered to accompany the queen and kowtow to the altar.

Even though there had been a lot of slander and criticism against the Mother of the Nation before, when I saw that the Mother of the Nation was willing to bow down and pray for rain for the people, all the discords were put aside.

Li Ying came to the altar, and was helped by her attendants to cleanse her face and change her attire. The pain caused by kowtowing had not turned into a serious illness, and her elegant demeanor was still as graceful as a flood.

It is the innate nobility and grace. Even without the embellishment of palace attire, the plain and loose hair can still bring out the elegance of the mother of the country.

Seeing this scene, the courtiers were stunned. Who could achieve the elegance that their own daughter has never been able to acquire despite all the hard work she has put in upbringing her?

Who said the queen is the demon queen?

Li Ying looked back calmly, shook hands with the people following her and comforted her: "Don't panic! When I go to the altar, the day will be bright again, and the long-awaited rain will come."

Those warm whispers that could soothe people's hearts also successfully conquered the people around him.

For the Demon Queen who was surrounded by the common people and the courtiers who were even more isolated by the Jinwu Guards, it was as if they were watching a show and could not intervene. They could only watch in silence as the Queen continued to kowtow and slowly ascended the altar.

Sure enough, when he only knelt halfway to the altar, the sky gradually returned to clear skies and the sky was clear and comfortable. On behalf of the emperor, he presented the memorial jade and silk fabrics and matured them.

After repeating the rituals for half an hour, the sky gradually darkened, dark clouds obscured the sun, and a cool breeze began to blow.

The common people began to cheer and make noises about this sign of rain, and the courtiers also darkened their faces.

The raindrops were slowly falling before Zhu Wen even recited the prayer. Li Ying worshiped Zhu Wen with both hands on the altar, and knelt down deeply for a long time without getting up.

The rain gradually turned from silky rain to heavy raindrops, soaking the memorial text on Li Ying's hand, and the ink stains made it difficult to see the content clearly.

At this time, Li Ying could no longer tell whether it was the tears or the rain on her face. She was so moved that Yan Juan's plan was successful again.

The pain and suffering from prostrating in the palace to the altar was completely let go at this moment.

Li Ying held the memorial text and looked at the joyful people in the audience, showing a majestic smile.

Her people!

Coming to this generation, for the first time, I felt moved and happy to work for the benefit of the people.
Chapter completed!