Prince of Chaos

Chapter 97 Freedom
The appearance of Emperor Wanli gave the desperate concubine Zhou Duan a glimmer of hope.

The eunuch who beat Concubine Zhou Duan hurriedly stopped under the loud reprimand of Emperor Wanli, and then knelt on the ground and buried their heads deeply like all the court ladies and eunuchs.

When Concubine Zhou Duan saw Emperor Wanli, she cried miserably, unable to speak clearly, the hairpins and buns on her head were in a mess, and she looked like a lunatic.

Emperor Wanli glanced at Concubine Zhou Duan, and then slowly got up and looked at Concubine Zhou Duan and casually made a happy concubine Zheng. Emperor Wanli's fingers trembled angrily, "Why did you do this? What happened to Concubine Duan?"

Concubine Zheng looked at Emperor Wanli and said: "Concubine Duan seduces the emperor, and the concubine, as the imperial concubine who temporarily manages the sixth palace, naturally has to deal with her."

Emperor Wanli asked, "Why did she seduce me?"

Concubine Zheng said: "The concubine said she was seduced, so she was seduced!"

Emperor Wanli did not expect Concubine Zheng Gui to speak so forcefully in front of him.

Emperor Wanli said disappointedly: "You are too much."

Concubine Zheng replied in a sharp voice: "Is it me who went too far, or you who went too far! It's been so long, and you haven't canonized that bastard as king, do you want to make him the crown prince, and then abandon our orphans and widows?"

Emperor Wanli said: "I have already arranged for the cabinet to do it. After the two kings are conferred together, give me a little more time, and I can support Chang Xun as the prince."

Concubine Zheng replied in a sharp voice: "I don't believe it! You have been lying to me all this time. You still betrayed me and let this woman sleep with you. You just changed your mind. You want to break your oath."

Emperor Wanli looked at Concubine Zheng who was hysterical and refused to believe him, and Emperor Wanli felt extremely uncomfortable. It was his fault during this time, and it was because he did not go to Yikun Palace, but Emperor Wanli admitted that he never let Concubine Zheng go in his heart .

Emperor Wanli finally looked at Zheng Guifei's appearance, and said distressedly: "Okay, okay, I won't call Concubine Duan to sleep with me in the future."

Concubine Zhou Duan, who was expecting Emperor Wanli to uphold justice for herself, did not expect to receive such a ruthless sentence from Emperor Wanli in the end.

In an instant, Concubine Zhou Duan's hope collapsed, and her heart died.

After Emperor Wanli comforted Concubine Zheng, he said to Concubine Zhou Duan: "Let's find an imperial doctor to take a look. I'll go back first."

Concubine Zhou Duan was heartbroken at this time, and she could no longer listen to what Emperor Wanli said.

It turned out that at the beginning, when Concubine Zhou Duan was served by Emperor Wanli, Concubine Zhou Duan thought that her spring had come, she thought there was finally hope.

However, Zheng Guifei's strong appearance completely broke the luck in her heart.So, she pinned her hopes on Emperor Wanli again, and she expected her man to take care of her, love her, and help her.

In the end, reality slapped her hard and loudly. This slap was more painful than the slap on her body.

It turned out that Emperor Wanli had never had her in his heart, and calling her to sleep with her these days was just for a change of taste.

Now that her role is gone, she was dismissed by Emperor Wanli's light words.

From the beginning to the end, he didn't say a word for her, which made Concubine Zhou Duan's heart completely dead.

She stared blankly at Wanli Palace coaxing Concubine Zheng to pass by before her eyes, and then disappeared in the narrow doorway in front of Yanqing Hall.

Her speechless tears kept falling from the sockets of her eyes, but there was no sad cry.

Concubine Zhou Duan stood up sluggishly, as if she had lost her soul.The maids serving her didn't dare to get close, but watched Concubine Zhou Duan enter the room nervously and silently.

After Concubine Zhou Duan arrived at her bedroom, she looked at her small and old bedroom, her heart was completely dead.This Forbidden City did not bring her any glory, but it was like a prison cell, trapping her in it tightly.

She was like a prisoner, she tried her best to yearn for the favor of Emperor Wanli, but when the favor really came, she found that this favor was more terrifying than loneliness.

Concubine Zhou Duan is tired, she doesn't want to go on like this anymore.

This place doesn't belong to her, and she doesn't want to belong here anymore, she wants to leave freely.

Concubine Zhou Duan looked at the beams in the bedroom, she seemed to see freedom, a long-lost smile appeared on her face, this smile was as happy as when she was canonized as the first of the nine concubines by Emperor Wanli eight years ago Because of her status, her father was ennobled as a third-rank commander and acquaintance, while the fathers of the other eight concubines were only five-rank Qianhu Jinyiwei with a salary.

Now, time has passed and circumstances have changed, and the years are easy to grow old.She has no hope anymore, and that man has never had her in his heart.

Concubine Zhou Duan stood on the brocade pier, her tearful eyes took another look at the world.Concubine Zhou Duan found that the world was really small, surrounded by square walls, and she didn't even want sunlight to come in.

Concubine Zhou Duan closed her eyes and kicked her legs.She was finally free, and now she was like a romantic girl swinging on a swing. In a trance, she seemed to have returned to her hometown where warblers, grasses, and trees were shady, and that was where she finally belonged.

Concubine Zhou Duan's death quickly set off a wave in the Forbidden City.However, it was quickly suppressed, and it was announced that Concubine Zhou Duan died of a sudden illness.Then he was buried hastily in the concubine mausoleum in the royal cemetery.It was as if she had never appeared in the Forbidden City.

Concubine Gong Qi Qiran stared blankly at the sky outside, she was so scared in her heart, she really didn't expect that Concubine Zhou Duan, who was still holding the favor in the early days, would just say no and be gone.

Zhu Changluo walked behind Concubine Gong, he looked at his absent-minded mother.He didn't know how to comfort her either.

At the same time, Zhu Changluo felt extremely guilty. He didn't expect Concubine Zhou Duan to die like this.In his plan, he just wanted to use Concubine Zhou Duan to attract firepower.

However, Zhu Changluo really did not expect Concubine Zheng Gui to be so arrogant and domineering, and Emperor Wanli to be so mean and ungrateful!
This made Zhu Changluo feel extremely cold in his heart.Thinking of this, Zhu Changluo couldn't help clenching his fists tightly, and murmured in his heart: "Concubine Zhou Duan, I won't let you die in vain."

Then, Zhu Changluo found Wei Zhongxian and asked Wei Zhongxian to spread the real cause of Concubine Zhou Duan's death to the streets and alleys of the capital, so that the common people in the capital would discuss and sympathize with the poor Concubine Zhou Duan, and point the finger at the arrogant and domineering Concubine Zheng. superior.

All of a sudden, the entire capital was full of discussions, and everyone was filled with righteous indignation at what Concubine Zheng had done, and even the officials in the capital couldn't sit still.

No matter if it was the censor in the Procuratorate, the Jinshi of the Imperial Academy, or the idle official of the Qingshui Yamen, they all went to the public to accuse the Emperor Wanli of not controlling the harem strictly, which led to such an annihilation of conscience, An evil event that both humans and gods are angry with has happened!We must seek justice for Concubine Zhou Duan!
Emperor Wanli was overwhelmed by it, but he didn't dare to admit it. He kept biting Concubine Zhou Duan and died of a sudden illness.In the end, under the furious public opinion, Emperor Wanli also had to make a retreat, chased Concubine Zhou Duan as a noble concubine, and enfeoffed Concubine Zhou Duan's father as Xinqing Bo, and this brought the matter to an end.

Seeing this result, Zhu Changluo just sneered.

(End of this chapter)