Madam Dou took Caiping with her, leaving only Concubine Li Hui and the emperor talking in the inner hall.
The emperor looked at Concubine Li Hui, but did not speak.
Li Huifei looked much thinner, but he had no feeling of pity.
Seeing that the emperor was looking at her but not speaking, Concubine Li Hui took the initiative and said, "What are your orders, your emperor?"
The emperor sighed slightly, "Concubine Hui, you are getting angry with me because of Shen Mingzhu."
Concubine Li Hui looked up at him with a steady and solemn gaze, "Your Majesty, nothing can happen to Shen Mingzhu. Not to mention that she is the beloved girl of King Yan and the confirmed future princess, so she helped His Majesty solve the hidden dangers of the Kingdom of Jin to the north.
, Your Majesty should also treat her better."
The emperor nodded, "I do want to be good to her, and I admire her very much. I feel that she and Prince Yan are a perfect match, and they are very suitable together."
Li Huifei stared at him, knowing that there must be a twist below.
Sure enough, the emperor continued: "However, there are some things that no one can control or predict. I don't want to kill her, but now I can't help myself."
Concubine Li Hui looked at him sadly and said, "Your Majesty, you are the emperor. The whole world is the king's land, and the shores of the land are the king's ministers. What else can your majesty do that you can't help yourself?"
The emperor was speechless. What could he say? Tell Concubine Li Hui that he had to kill Shen Mingzhu because of the prophecy of a living Buddha?
For example, if she didn't believe him, she would say he was ridiculous. How could she easily believe a monk's words and sacrifice a life?
And he would never tell others about the relationship between the living Buddha and him. Even if he told others, others would not believe it, because no one would believe that the prophecy is true unless they experience it personally.
Concubine Li Hui was even less able to do so. After all, she was a female official beside the late emperor and was quite trusted by him.
So even if she didn't want to kill Shen Mingzhu, she had to kill her now, and she couldn't tell the real reason. She could only make mistakes and think that she wanted to kill her because of a series of things caused by the death of Prince Yan.
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Even if many people don't understand or accept it, they must accept it because he is the emperor.
This world is his, and he can tolerate anything, except threats to his throne.
There was something he had to confirm with Concubine Li Hui carefully today. For so many years, there has been no crown prince. This was the reason.
"Concubine Hui, there are some things you don't understand, but you have to believe that I am doing this to protect King Yan." The emperor said helplessly.
Concubine Li Hui sneered, "Your Majesty, if you are doing it for King Yan, you should immediately release the princess and tell King Yan that you can marry them instead of trying to break them up like this. You are clearly trying to force King Yan to death.
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Hearing her speak so sharply, the emperor became a little unhappy, and his face darkened, "Fei Fei, do you know what you are talking about?"
Li Huifei said calmly: "Of course I know. I don't know many big things, so I know that your majesty will kill the great hero for a big deal."
The emperor sighed and fell silent. Seeing his silence, Concubine Li Hui sank into her chair and said nothing.
The fragrance of lilies lingered faintly in the room, and the fragrance was pleasant, but it made Li Huifei feel inexplicably irritated and wanted to yell something.
But she finally restrained herself.
She seemed to be pleading: "Your Majesty, I beg you, for the sake of King Yan,
