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Xuanyuan Ye tightened his grip on the cup again. His slightly narrowed eyes seemed to hide something…
“Ye’er, even Miss Meng doesn’t think she’s worthy of you. You should choose another one. After all, this isn’t a small matter.” The empress turned to Xuanyuan Ye again and said in a low voice, “Miss Meng understands this. She won’t be overly concerned.”
“Yes. Your Highness, please ignore me. I won’t mind.” Since the empress had spoken, Meng Fuying said softly. The empress’s words were clearly reminding her. After all, she was still afraid of her father’s power, so she naturally had to cooperate.
Anyway, it made no difference to him. Women had no place in the eyes of men like him.
At most, he would satisfy their desires and their vanity.
Therefore, she believed that he would not be willing to marry a woman who was ‘useless’ and ‘ugly’, right? Perhaps he would regret it after he picked her.
After all, he was the Seventh Prince that everyone admired.
Therefore, she was happy to help him choose again. Those ladies from big families were all better than her…
Xuanyuan Ye’s body stiffened and his back straightened slightly.
Su Feng, who was standing behind him, was secretly startled. He knew that His Highness was angry this time. How long had it been since he last saw His Highness angry? But at this moment, His Highness was really angry.
The consequences of His Royal Highness’s anger…
Su Feng couldn’t help but shiver.
“How can this king allow others to interfere in my matters!?” A bone-chilling voice suddenly rang out. It wasn’t loud, but it caused everyone in the hall to freeze in shock. This voice was even more terrifying than the death talisman from hell. Everyone felt as if they had been frozen from head to toe, and even the blood in their bodies froze.
Meng Fuying was also stunned. She had always known that this man was dangerous and terrifying, so she had always avoided him. However, she never expected that there were some things that she could not avoid.
Now, his current expression made Meng Fuying’s body involuntarily stiffen. When this man was angry, he was even more terrifying than a demon.
Or maybe he was a demon to begin with.
The empress couldn’t help but tremble. After all, she had just…
“For those who interfere with this king’s decision…” His lips moved again, becoming even colder and more terrifying as he spoke word by word. However, he suddenly stopped midway.
The cup in his hand shattered instantly.
“A light sentence would be fifty slaps, a haevy sentence would be death.” Su Feng knew his master too well and quickly continued. However, his body seemed to tremble slightly.
“Are you going to slap yourself or do you want me to get someone to do it?” Xuanyuan Ye stretched his hand out slightly and the broken glass in his hand fell one after another, causing everyone to shiver. The words he said were even colder and heartless.
He lowered his eyes and did not look at anyone, so they did not know who he was talking to.
Empress? Meng Fuying?
The empress was, after all, the empress. No matter how arrogant Xuanyuan Ye was, it was impossible for him to let someone hit the empress. Therefore, everyone automatically assumed that person to be Meng Fuying. All eyes, except for Xuanyuan Ye and Su Feng, turned towards Meng Fuying.
Meng Fuying’s body stiffened once again, and her eyes became colder. He wanted her to slap herself in public?
Did she interfere with his decision? She had merely rejected him tactfully. Did she not even have the right to reject him?
Hmph, she sneered. This was the imperial power of ancient times. What else could she hope for?
“Very well. Using fifty slaps in exchange for my freedom is worth it.” With a balanced heart, she quickly raised her hand and swung it toward her own cheek without hesitation.
It was indeed worth it to exchange fifty slaps for her freedom.
“How could your sentence be as simple as fifty slaps?”
However, just as her palm was about to land on her face, his cold voice rang out once more. This time, it was even more ruthless.
Meng Fuying’s hand froze as she looked at him with a slightly puzzled gaze. However, she saw that his eyes were still slightly lowered, and she could not see any emotions from him.
She realized that she really could not see through him. She could never see through him…
Did he mean that fifty slaps were not enough? Was he going to kill her?
Meng Fuying’s lips curled into a sneer once more. Fine, she would see what he could do to her.
That cold and ruthless voice seemed to really carry a bit of cold killing intent, making Meng Fuying’s body involuntarily shiver.
When the young ladies looked at Meng Fuying again, they also felt some sympathy. How was the Seventh Prince going to punish her next?
The crown prince’s eyes narrowed slightly, and there seemed to be some doubt in the depths of his eyes…
Xuanyuan Ye still had a cold expression on his face. No one could see anything strange about him.
Only Su Feng, who was standing behind him, felt his hand hidden under his clothes tighten slightly.
Everyone was stunned once again. In that case, the person Xuanyuan Ye was talking about was not Meng Fuying, but the empress?
Did he really want to beat up the Empress here?
This, this was too…
“You want me to get someone to do it?” Xuanyuan Ye’s cold death warrant rang again. This time, everyone looked at the empress in shock.
“Your Majesty, your servant…” The empress’s face was pale and her body trembled uncontrollably as she pleaded with the emperor beside her.
“The women in the imperial harem are not allowed to interfere with the affairs of men. The empress should know very well what punishment she should receive for interfering with the lord’s decision.” The emperor’s face suddenly darkened and his cold voice was even more heartless than Xuanyuan Ye’s.
This was the sorrow of a woman. In the ancient times, so what if you were the high and mighty Empress?
In the past, when the empress entered the palace, her maternal family was powerful. At that time, she was doted on by the emperor and naturally had boundless glory. But now, her maternal family had been defeated and the emperor doted on Consort Rou. It would already be considered good if she could keep her position as the empress.
Actually, the emperor also had the intention of making Consort Rou his empress, but he was rejected by her.
The empress’s body froze completely. Her eyes were filled with despair. However, at such an occasion, she…
What face would she have left in the future?
“Sister…” She had no choice but to seek advice from Consort Rou. No matter how much she hated Consort Rou in her heart, she had no choice but to lower her head now because those two men would listen to Consort Rou.
Consort Rou was stunned. Her red lips moved and that intoxicating voice slowly spread out. For a moment, the coldness in the entire hall softened. “Why did the originally joyous matter end up like this? The Empress originally did it for your own good. She was afraid that you would be aggrieved.. Why do you have to make things difficult for her?”