Chapter 259 (1/2)
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at 25th of July 2019 04:40:06 PM
Chapter 259: 259
In this month, Consort Hua had not just once snatched the Emperor's favor fro was unevenShe dug her nails deeply into her paler that the beads of her hair accessories collided into each other,not to see, Meng Fuyao ordered for Consort Shu's corpse to be taken awayShe instructed her attendants to deliver the news of the death and to prepare for the funeralThen, she said, “Everyone is dismissed”
Afterward, she turned and slowly stepped out of the door as her attendants followed, and she looked up at the skyThe snowflakes had finally spiraled down
How many corpses would this round of snow cover?
Three days later, another strange incident in the palace astonished the whole of Xuanyuan
Apparently, noble Concubine Yao and Consort Hua had an argu their encounterBoth shoved each other and noble Concubine Yao pushed Consort Hua into the pondHowever, the chilliness of the pond in winter was too much for a weak palace woht onto the shore, she was found to be dead
While Xuanyuan Min howled beside the corpse, “E but send Consort Hua's family into the palaceConsort Hua's father, the Minister of Revenue, Hong Xi, had only one daughter out of hisFuyao had not appeased his wife, his ould have cried until she faintedHis wife knelt and begged the Ehter
However, Meng Fuyao opened her palms and said, “It was cold, and no one else was on the street, and only a few attendants pointed to noble Concubine Yao as the murdererHowever, there is no concrete evidence, and noble Concubine Yao will not admit itFurthermore…” she leaned forward and whispered by MrsHua's ear, “noble Concubine Yao's father, Grand Scholar Yao Ling, entered the palace a few ti happenedMrsHua, you must know that Grand Scholar Yao is a favored official in the Regent King's campWell, I'ed“Yao Ling, how dare you abuse your power to harm the lives of others!”
She crawled to her knees, and without even thanking the Eer brother, Li YuanHe was the Commander of Capital Defence and had true authority over the h he was a subordinate of the Regent King, si, both of them were foes
When Li Yuan heard that his niece was harmed, but her family could not seek justice, he was extremely furiousImmediately, he ed towards Yao Ling's residenceBefore Yao Ling could reason out the situation, Li Yuan had already dashed into his residence with a swarrabbed hi, you won't be able to make up for your misdeed even after 100 deaths!” And he slashed doith his silvery sword, and out caeneral killed everyone in the residence, wiped the blood off his soles and strode away, as though nothing had happened
The bloody incident sent shockwaves throughout the courtYao Ling was part of Situ Mo's caes across fahter-in-laere all esteemed ladies of officials under Situ Mo's circle of influenceSince Li Yuan opened a can of worms, these officials were prepared not to let this matter slipSome Commanders, ere also in control of the capital defense forces, gave the Li clan and Hua clan a taste of their ownended up in chaos as the two caht endlessly with each other
The chaos between the two carievances completely erupted because of the death of a concubine and the act of a person who intentionally sowed discordIt affected the entire Xuanyuan court at an uncontrollable speed, and almost 80 of the officials were involved in this scandalIn the end, there were even cases of assassins being hired to kill others or rows of corpses being laid out on the streetsEveryone's safety was at risk, and many took sick leave from the courtAdditionally, as senior officials under Prince Wen Yi's caravated the situation, the Xuanyuan court ended up in a dysfunctional stateWhen the chaos ended, there were , and it included both hly-ranked officials
In the 12th year of the Zhaoning era, a, the citizens were restlessThrough the continuous and bloody conflict of the two n of the Regent King, who used to have ultie but planned chaos was later labeled as “Bloodshed of Kunjing” in history
At thathad a taste of the consequences of balancing the powers between the two major campsHe cultivated each caer incorporate with one another, and any spark would cause a conflict between the twoHe also equally distributed h on the surface he said that it was to equally govern the city, it was meant for the two camps to spy on each otherNow that the caht, their h he ordered theht
The core members of the two camps ere the steadiest and could control the situation were despatched to a far land, and he could only e it hist the officials in the capital, but he also had to face calls froate the case, and still constantly h he knew that so in the harem, he was too busy to take care of that
And the woman who stood on the pinnacle position of the hareraphed incidentFinally, it had coes of the plan
The final plan targeted the Regent King's last and most loyal official, the father of Consort Xian, the Gao clan
However, before that, she had to first make Consort Xian, “kill” the Empress!
It was Dece Fuyao smiled as she and her attendants stepped into the palace that Consort Xian was grounded inConsort Xian walked up to her unsettlingly, and she asked, “Your Highness, are you here to releaseFuyao continued to beam at her, she beca Fuyao nodded as a cue for her decree to be readEver since the chaos, the attendants within the palace were swiftly changed out by Xuanyuan Min, and the ones under theht noere trustworthy people
While Consort Xian listened to the decree, her expression changed
It stated that from the time she entered the palace, she was easily jealous and not virtuous, killed people like scything grass, was unrespectful to the Empress, bullied the other concubines…
“No! I did not!” Halfway through the reading, Consort Xian barkedShe crawled over to rip the decree“You'reFuyao smiled“On the day that I entered the palace, why did you not come to pay your respects?”
“I sentFuyao took her time to tidy her clothes“Then, do you remember what I said at that time?”
Since Consort Xian could not possibly reo and treat it if you have a disease”