Capítulo 1979: Chapter 1979: Deathly Pale
The palace maid felt sowhat aggrieved: “Empress, he is bullying us.”
The Empress knew, of course, that the War Prince was deliberately making her lose face, but what could she do? The Pri Minister’s life was now at risk in the hands of the War Prince. What did face matter as long as her power wasn’t weakened? There would be opportunities to retrieve it later.
The Empress rebuked the palace maid, saying: “This is the War Prince’s Mansion, not the Imperial Palace, don’t act rashly.”
With her head lowered, the palace maid obediently replied: “Yes, maid understands.”
The Empress urgently addressed the steward again: “I truly have matters to discuss with the War Prince, please notify him. I will certainly reward you generously later.”
The Empress shifted her pride from earlier, but the steward was sowhat unaccustod to it. Yet, he hadn’t forgotten the Prince’s command and firmly insisted that the Prince was not seeing visitors, telling the Empress to return ho among other things.
The Empress was both anxious and angry, yet powerless, standing at the gate for four hours, not only failing to et the War Prince but not even getting a cup of tea, finally, overwheld with anger, she was supported onto the phoenix carriage by her palace maids and left.
On the way, the Empress sat in the carriage, worried, as the Emperor said today was the Pri Minister’s last day, and the War Prince avoided eting her, it seed he indeed intended to kill the Pri Minister.
That night, the Empress fell ill, babbling nonsense throughout the night. After taking dicine, it wasn’t until the next morning she felt sowhat better.
Weak and lying on the bed, a palace maid hurriedly ran in from outside…
“Empress, Empress, it’s terrible!”
“What’s wrong again?” The Empress asked weakly.
“Pri Minister…Pri Minister, he…he…!”
As soon as the Empress heard the words Pri Minister, she imdiately sat up from the bed, hurriedly asking: “Father, what’s wrong with Father?”
“Pri Minister…Pri Minister, he…!”
“What’s exactly going on? Can you make it clearer?” The Empress was anxious, tightly gripping the palace maid’s clothing and asking.
The palace maid was frightened, quickly saying: “Throughout the Capital, notices have been posted saying today at 3 pm, the Pri Minister will be executed at the city gate.”
“What?”
The Empress’s eyes widened abruptly: “What did you say? Say it again.”
“The Pri Minister is to be executed at 3 pm today at the city gate.”
Each word from the palace maid was like a hamr, heavily striking the Empress’s heart; her complexion instantly turned very pale, her hand weakly releasing the palace maid.
The palace maid gained her freedom and quickly retreated to the side; the Empress’s appearance just now was truly terrifying; her little heart was still pounding.
“What ti is it now?” Suddenly, the Empress frantically asked.
“To report to the Empress, it is half an hour until 3 pm.”
“Quickly, help change clothes.” The Empress jumped up from the bed.
A dozen palace maids dared not delay, so combing and dressing her, others helping her change clothes; soon, the Empress was properly attired, leading the palace maids hurriedly away from the Imperial Palace.
Nurturing Heart Palace.
The Emperor was sitting on the Dragon Throne, focused on reviewing morials to the throne.
At that mont, Eunuch Li pushed open the door, gently walked inside, and whispered in the Emperor’s ear: “To report to the Emperor, the Empress has left the Imperial Palace with her people.”
The Emperor furrowed his brow, put down the morial, and said: “The Pri Minister will be executed today, the Empress is certainly going to disrupt the Execution Ground! Attempting to rescue the Pri Minister.”
Yesterday’s news from the informant said that Lord Liu of the Court of Judicial Review went to the War Prince’s Mansion, staying for two hours before leaving; the Emperor knew then that the Pri Minister was completely ruined.
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