Chapter 588: Disdain for All
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Mingzhu didn’t know what the Great Empress Dowager was saying and naturally couldn’t answer her question. The Great Empress Dowager herself quickly dismissed it. “No, even if you want him to live, there are probably people who don’t want him to live. Old Sixth won’t tolerate it. As long as Fu Er and the others are alive, he will never be legitimate. He will always be a thief who stole the country!”
The Great Empress Dowager started crying. “Heaven doesn’t even give these children a way out, they haven’t done anything wrong at all.”
Mingzhu instinctively wanted to comfort the Great Empress Dowager, but when she thought of that set of purple sandalwood cups, she withdrew. After crying for a while, the Great Empress Dowager stopped herself, staring blankly at the autumn scenery outside the window, murmuring to herself, “Late Emperor, what should I do? I regret it so much. I was too kind back then, so I left behind these troubles! I should have killed those heartless things long ago. I regret not doing it sooner…”
In the back hall, Fu Zifei and Yuwen Fu, who should have left, were hiding under heavy curtains, their ears pressed against the lattice window, eavesdropping on Mingzhu and the Great Empress Dowager’s conversation.
When they heard the Great Empress Dowager say, “No, even if you want him to live, there are probably people who don’t want him to live. Old Sixth won’t tolerate it. As long as Fu Er and the others are alive, he will never be legitimate. He will always be a thief who stole the country!”, Yuwen Fu couldn’t help but tremble. Fu Zifei quickly covered his mouth, hugged him tightly, and didn’t allow him to move.
The warmth, softness, and fragrance of the girl’s body made Yuwen Fu feel a little safer. He hugged Fu Zifei tightly, full of gratitude and joy in his heart. He thought this was probably a gift from heaven. Although Aunt Mingzhu was cute and gentle, she was already Sixth Aunt. She had Zhuang Zhuang now and only listened to Sixth Uncle. She would only want to leave all the good things to Zhuang Zhuang and wouldn’t care about him. If he got in her way, she would not hesitate to let him die. Sister Zifei was different. In this cold palace, except for the Great Empress Dowager, she treated him the best.
Seeing that he had stopped trembling, Fu Zifei made a gesture to him. They both retreated and crawled backward until they reached the window before carefully standing up. The closed window was silently opened, and a palace maid stood outside, reaching out to take them. Fu Zifei went out first, followed closely by Yuwen Fu.
The palace maid quietly closed the window tightly, silently letting them go to the side. Fu Zifei handed something to the maid and whispered, “Sister Zhen Zhu, thank you.”
Zhen Zhu shook her head, motioning for them to leave quickly.
Fu Zifei followed Yuwen Fu to his room, closed the door tightly, and then asked, “What are you thinking?”
Yuwen Fu whispered, “What I think doesn’t matter. The key is what Sixth Uncle thinks.”
Fu Zifei interrupted him, “No, what you think matters a lot! You’re like my own brother. I can’t bear to see you in trouble. Once you’ve made up your mind, I’ll definitely help you.”
Yuwen Fu was silent for a moment before saying, “I begged Aunt Mingzhu, and she promised me.”
Fu Zifei interrupted him, “Didn’t you see Aunt Mingzhu is in danger herself? She can’t hear anymore! Can’t hear! Have you ever seen a deaf empress in history? Old empresses might have been deaf! Male favorites, who knows how long Ying Wang’s favor will last? And the Fu clan’s power, throughout history, how many emperors could tolerate it? They’re almost worthless! But is Ying Wang worthless? He’s not!”
She said this, seeing Yuwen Fu looking at her strangely, she quickly restrained her emotions, suppressed her excitement, and changed to a worried expression. “I’m really worried about Aunt Mingzhu.”
Yuwen Fu whispered, “I’m worried too. So, Sister Zifei, what do you think I should do?”
Fu Zifei said, “I’ll go plead with Ying Wang for you! How about that?”
Yuwen Fu frowned. “Is that okay?”
Fu Zifei smiled confidently. “Why wouldn’t it be okay? I’ll go plead with him for you right away.” Wasn’t it said that Ying Wang would come to the palace soon to pick up Mingzhu? She would intercept him in advance, make her intentions clear, and finally, she could openly and honestly speak with him. To be able to peacefully win over Yuwen Fu to not become Emperor, secretly pledge allegiance to him, he would surely look at her differently, right? Also, the Great Empress Dowager had murderous intent towards him, she had to tell him that too.
Yuwen Fu hesitated for a moment before saying, “Then, you take care.”
“Don’t worry.” Fu Zifei was full of confidence. She only brought two palace maids and walked out of Changxin Palace, continuing along the road to intercept Yuwen Chu ahead.
The weather was beautiful, with crisp autumn air that seemed to be infused with the sweet scent of osmanthus. Fu Zifei thought of the person she was about to meet, feeling a honey-like sweetness in her heart. However, she saw He Zhengtu approaching with a stern face, blocking her path with slow steps. “Miss Fu, I offer my respects,” he said.
Fu Zifei was startled, quickly stepping back two steps and awkwardly laughing, “Steward He, what brings you here?” This old eunuch didn’t seem like a good person at all, and she had always kept her distance from him. But he had never caused her trouble before, so why today? Fu Zifei’s heart raced, and she turned to run back. “I suddenly remembered that the Great Empress Dowager instructed me to do something. I’ll go back first.”
He Zhengtu squinted his eyes but didn’t chase after her, just standing still in place.
Fu Zifei ran a distance and realized He Zhengtu didn’t follow. Her courage returned, but she regretted missing the opportunity to speak privately with Yuwen Chu. She was really unwilling. She ordered a palace maid, “Go and see if He Zhengtu is still there.”
The palace maid went as ordered, and Fu Zifei looked around, trying to find a place to sit and wait. But she saw a few people standing not far away. At the head was Yuwen Bai, dressed in a reddish dragon robe, followed by Linan Wang Yuwen You in the attire of the Longlin Guards Commander, and several low-ranking eunuchs standing beside them.
Fu Zifei was scared out of her wits. Almost instinctively, she ran in the opposite direction. But Yuwen Bai’s face darkened, and he coldly ordered, “Grab her! How dare she run when she sees me? Is she also an assassin?”
The eunuchs rushed up, grabbing Fu Zifei’s arm and dragging her over to Yuwen Bai. The palace maid who served Fu Zifei saw the situation was bad and quickly bowed to Yuwen Bai. “Your Majesty, this is Miss Fu from the Great Empress Dowager’s side. She’s not an assassin.”
Before the words fell, Yuwen Bai kicked them in the mouth, causing blood to spurt out. Yuwen Bai withdrew his foot, sneering, “You audacious dog slave! Did I ask you anything? Who gave you the courage to be so disrespectful!”
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