"Can’t a guy vent a little frustration? Whose daughter isn’t yours?"
Everyone turned their gaze towards Sheng Guifei, who had no background whatsoever.
Jin Tianzhong gnawed his teeth with anger, thinking Sheng Guifei, a rather unsightly old woman, wouldn’t be worth looking at even if she undressed completely.
Yet, considering she was the emperor’s favorite, he felt sowhat intrigued.
He gestured, and soon soone brought Sheng Guifei over.
The emperor’s urgent cries grew louder, delighting Jin Tianzhong who laughed heartily.
Spitting in disdain at the old woman that didn’t appear too remarkable, he said, "Your taste is really sothing else; why are your eyes so crooked? Such ugly people can be favored for over twenty years?"
Sheng Guifei’s face was drenched in tears as she lanted, "Your Majesty, I’ve tried my best in this life. Even if Miss resented , I must go."
With that, she bit down on the poison she’d hidden in advance.
From the mont she walked this path, she prepared to die at any mont, so she’d hidden a poison in her rear molar early on.
The poison was potent, causing no great pain, taking her life in re seconds.
Years ago, Sheng Guifei, aware of too many secrets, knew of Jin Zijin’s existence. The emperor had given her this poison, saying, "If you fail to play the role of Sheng Guifei well, if anyone notices, and you can’t endure it, take this poison. Rather die than reveal any secrets about Zijin!"
Back then, even the emperor was on shaky ground, and Zijin’s existence couldn’t be uncovered.
Sheng Qiaoyue had done well, deceiving everyone. Apart from the emperor and herself, no one knew she wasn’t the favored consort.
She endured those difficult tis, thinking she could maintain the title of favored consort and live out her days in the palace peacefully. Unexpectedly, this poison was finally utilized.
Sheng Qiaoyue closed her eyes, the tears still clinging to her face.
Her final words were heard clearly by all.
She did not refer to herself as a consort, but as a humble servant.
A favored imperial concubine of over twenty years calling herself a servant before dying?
What secrets were hidden between them?
Of course, no one paid much attention to the secrets between Sheng Guifei and the emperor at that mont; they simply thought about how to clean up this ss now?
They had risked their lives indeed.
Seeing Jin Tianzhong getting sowhat wild, Minister Cheng stepped forward to calm everyone’s uneasy feelings.
"No need for panic, esteed ministers. The Great General’s army of one hundred thousand has already camped near Beijing. Soon, they will storm the capital; when the ti cos, the fate will be sealed, and all present will be recognized as founding heroes!"
Founding heroes?
The ministers finally realized what they were embroiled in; it was no longer about supporting King Jin for the throne, it was obvious a regi change was planned!
Yet, the allure of the title ’founding hero’ was imnse; the ambitious ones among them grew even more eager.
If the end is inevitable, why not gamble everything? One might just transition from a subject of a fallen regi to a founding hero!
The palace’s consorts had already been scared pale.
Should there be a regi change, won like them in the court faced the bleakest fates.
If fortunate, they might be granted as concubines to the victorious commanders; if not, they would beco courtesans or military prostitutes, marking their future lives!
They, nobly crowned imperial wives, even if they were to be buried with the emperor in death, would do so with lifelong honor, dying with dignity; who would willingly beco those lowly won?
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