flstandardbreds Chapter 339: Penglai Island Past 3
Chapter 339: Penglai Island Past 3
"No wonder there are always disturbances in the harem," the emperor said, and then he threw the beads in his hand heavily on the table. The queen immediately stood up upon seeing this, and everyone else followed suit.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. It's all my fault," the queen knelt down and apologized as per custom before she could figure out what the emperor meant.
“Do you know where you are wrong?” The emperor’s question made the queen and everyone else silent. The queen really didn’t know what was wrong with the emperor today. Wanpin had always been the emperor’s favorite and the emperor had always protected her. Songzhi was a new favorite and the emperor was still new to her. Besides, this verbal dispute was not a big deal. Didn’t he need a peacemaker? Why did he suddenly get angry?
"You can't even settle the quarrels in the harem, so you are incompetent as the queen."
After hearing the second half of the sentence, the queen finally understood the emperor's meaning, but she still didn't understand why he was so angry in such a situation. Of course, she still pleaded guilty and said, "I am guilty, please calm down, Your Majesty."
"Wanpin." Seeing the queen lower her head, the emperor immediately directed his criticism at Wanpin, "Go!" The emperor's two brief words were like a wake-up call, shocking everyone in the hall.
"Your Majesty?" Hearing the emperor's angry voice, Wanpin was a little panicked for a moment, and she was also afraid of making things worse.
"What the emperor means is..." Seeing this, Concubine Jing still wanted to step forward to smooth things over, but Concubine Hua did not give her the chance, "The emperor is fair and just, so he will not be partial."
"Concubine Wan was disrespectful and rude in front of the emperor. She will be sent to Penglai Island tomorrow to reflect on her mistakes. She cannot leave without the emperor's order."
"Your Majesty, Penglai Island is far away in the back lake. There is no road to get there. It can only be reached by boat. Not only is it remote, but it has been uninhabited for a long time. Please forgive me for this being my first offense."
"Your Majesty, I have served you for three years. Although I have been disrespectful in some ways, please consider that I have always served you with caution and care. Please forgive me this time. I will never dare to do it again." After hearing that it was Penglai Island that they had discussed together, Zhen Huan felt relieved, but she had to play out the whole play.
"Weren't you arrogant when you spoke to Song Zhi just now? You dare to be jealous in front of me, and I don't know how to be cunning behind my back." The emperor has never seriously considered Zhen Huan's mistakes, and of course he is just making excuses now.
"I didn't mean it."
"I have been doting on Songzhi these days, but you have been making things difficult for her and even speaking frivolously behind her back. How can I tolerate you?" This last sentence seemed like the last thing he said was because he had run out of words to say, so he used this sentence to summarize it.
"I didn't." Zhen Huan cried so hard that tears welled up in her eyes, as if she was afraid of the emperor's power, but she knew in her heart that she was really afraid. She was afraid that the emperor was deliberately trying to get rid of a country's hero.
Seeing that the emperor did not respond, Zhen Huan continued, "Your Majesty knows that I have always been outspoken and did not mean to slander you."
"Your Majesty, considering that this is Wanpin's first offense, please be lenient with her. Penglai Island is too remote."
Before Jing Fei finished her words, Hua Fei interrupted her and said, "Do you dare to refute the emperor's decree?"
"Penglai Island is spacious, would Concubine Jing be willing to accompany us?" The emperor's question really stumped Concubine Jing. She wanted to plead for Zhen Huan, but she didn't want to sacrifice herself.
"It's really unfair that Zhi agreed." Concubine Hua added fuel to the fire.
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Zhen Huan thought back to the past again and again in her heart. The emperor should have loved her at that time, even though she was... But when did he stop loving her? Was it because of Wan Wan and Qing, or...