newbobooks Chapter 156: Dead or Alive?
Chapter 156: Dead or Alive?
The old emperor's heart trembled violently.
He already knew that the "wife" Shen Zhiyi was referring to meant "daughter-in-law," so his wife was dead?
No, no, no, that's impossible!
The old emperor clenched his fists and, after speaking, ran quickly toward the empress's palace.
Shen Zhiyi, who was getting ready to leave work: ? ? ?
She walked towards Zhang Sheren and asked in confusion, "What's wrong with His Majesty?"
"Something must have happened, Shen Lang, let's hurry and catch up."
Immediately afterwards, in the palace at night, a group of people were running.
Although the old emperor was over sixty, his speed was no less than that of a young man.
Well, strictly speaking, they look younger than young people.
Shen Zhiyi was panting heavily, holding a notebook and pen in her hand.
He cursed inwardly.
[Damn it, what's this old emperor doing, suddenly going for a night run in the middle of the night?]
【It's fine if you want to go for a night run, but why are you dragging me along?】
"I can't do it anymore, I can't run anymore."
Shen Zhiyi waved her hand, saying that she shouldn't run away no matter what.
Zhang Sheren pulled Shen Zhiyi along.
"No, Shen Lang, His Majesty hasn't stopped. If we stop, we'll lose our heads."
"I don't want your head anymore, he can have it, I'm not running away."
"It's here, it's here."
Shen Zhiyi looked up when she heard Zhang Sheren's voice.
It is the Empress's bedroom.
The two men, including Chen Decai, stood outside the door. The three of them exchanged glances and pressed their ears against the door without hesitation.
"Wife, wife."
The old emperor's voice sounded extremely sorrowful.
[What's with that old emperor's voice? It sounds like the empress has died. How unlucky!]
The empress, who was already asleep, was shaken awake by the old emperor.
The first thing I heard when I woke up was Shen Zhiyi's inner thoughts.
She slapped the old emperor on the head in a fit of anger.
"Zhou Liufu, what's wrong with you so late at night?"
The old emperor wasn't angry at being beaten; instead, he excitedly hugged the empress tightly.
"That's great! I almost thought you beat me to it."
The Empress said with a dark expression, "I'm still alive and well."
The old emperor realized he had made a blunder and began to curse Shen Zhiyi in his heart.
This is a false report!
Did the old emperor think the empress was dead?
[Tsk, although the Empress is in poor health, she lives a very healthy life every day, unlike the old Emperor, who looks like he'll die from overwork sooner or later.]
However, what happened to the old emperor tonight must be recorded in his daily life.
The old emperor couldn't stand it anymore and rolled up his sleeves to give Shen Zhiyi a loving lesson.
That kid deserves a beating; a good spanking will fix him.
Zhang Sheren looked at Shen Zhiyi with a puzzled expression.
He was certain he hadn't misheard.
Shen Zhiyi said that the Emperor's wife was dead, but the Empress was clearly fine, which means that Shen Zhiyi was not talking about the Empress.
Once the old emperor calmed down inside the room, he realized he had misunderstood.
He spoke in a very low voice to the Empress about why he had come.
"Could it be Consort Yun?"
Shen Zhiyi said that Consort Yun's days were numbered.
The Empress shook her head: "It can't be Consort Yun. I've already asked Consort Shu to keep a close eye on Consort Yun. I'll know immediately if anything happens to her."
Who else could it be but Consort Yun?
Even the old emperor wanted to grab Shen Zhiyi by the shoulder and ask, "Which of your wives is dying?"
Human life is at stake, Shen Zhiyi, stop writing any more daily records.
[Wow, those guys have made their move.]
Shen Zhiyi was stunned.
[My goodness, these palace maids and eunuchs are incredibly audacious! They tried to strangle Consort Hui with a bedsheet while she was sleeping.]
Everyone present who could hear Shen Zhiyi's inner thoughts was stunned.
One or two of them doubted that they had heard correctly.
Zhang Sheren believed that he had compiled a lot of unofficial histories in the first half of his life, but none of them were as unofficial as this.
Did palace maids and eunuchs conspire to kill the emperor's concubine?
This is outrageous.
However, although these palace maids and eunuchs were bold, they were still no match for what I knew. After all, the group I knew involved palace maids and eunuchs who conspired to assassinate the emperor.
Now it was the old emperor's turn to be stunned.
He felt a chill down his back and his whole body tense.
People are most relaxed when they are asleep. If the palace maids and eunuchs around them cannot be trusted, they may indeed be killed.
After hearing Shen Zhiyi's words, Chen Decai wished he could kowtow to the old emperor on the spot to show his loyalty.
The empress nudged the old emperor.
"What are you thinking about? Hurry up and go save them!"
Only then did everyone belatedly arrive at Consort Hui's palace.
When they arrived, Consort Hui was barely alive, but she was not dead.
[Oh dear, he's still alive.]
Everyone: That sounded rather regrettable.
The palace maids and eunuchs in this hall are in for trouble; they've murdered a concubine and will surely be executed by the old emperor.
Old Emperor: Nonsense, he must be executed. He's really gone too far.
"Have the imperial physicians do everything in their power to save Consort Hui."
[The title of Consort Hui is Hui, which means gentle and benevolent, and bestows favors widely. However, the old emperor's Consort Hui was anything but benevolent.]
The old emperor did not agree with Shen Zhiyi's words.
You should know that although he is not very educated, he studies very seriously.
He bestowed titles upon each of his concubines based on their individual virtues.
For example, Consort Zhang hoped that the other party would be more ladylike, so she was given the title "Shu" (淑).
Consort Hui was given the title Hui because she was kind and good-natured to everyone.
How could he possibly be wrong?
[Consort Hui is truly an actor; she feigns kindness to outsiders, but once back in the palace, the moment the door closes, she unleashes a torrent of abuse and beatings on the maids and eunuchs.]
The old emperor and empress looked at Consort Hui, who was lying unconscious on the bed, with some surprise.
I can't tell, I really can't tell.
Consort Hui's appearance leans towards the innocent, and over the years she has been perceived as having a good temper.
No one could imagine that the person Shen Zhiyi was talking about was Consort Hui.
After Consort Hui fell out of favor, the old emperor rarely visited, and this guy went even crazier.
[Beating and scolding the palace maids and eunuchs was the least of his worries; this guy started avoiding them—well, to put it more politely—forcing them to have sexual relations with him.]
[That's perverted.]
Shen Zhiyi glanced at Consort Hui, then at the surveillance footage, and couldn't help but shake her head repeatedly.
I can't tell, I really can't tell.
However, in this world, even if Consort Hui had committed a crime first, it wouldn't matter. These palace maids and eunuchs, just for plotting against the emperor's concubines, would certainly be executed.
The old emperor's anger subsided considerably, but he showed no emotion as he looked at the kneeling palace maids and eunuchs.
The kneeling palace maids and eunuchs knew they wouldn't survive the night, but they had made their own choice and had no regrets.
They only regretted not acting faster, and that they hadn't killed Consort Hui.
The kneeling palace maids and eunuchs all looked towards Consort Hui, clearly not wanting her to be cured by the imperial physician.
Otherwise, tonight's operation would have been a complete disaster.