Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 1357 - 1364: Situ Changge’s Impulse (3)

Chapter 1357: Chapter 1364: Situ Changge’s Impulse (3)

In the Dragon Tent

Their pleasure was abruptly interrupted, and for a time, both lost the mood. Cai Wei got up, her throat parched from her earlier cries. Now with a rare moment of respite, she hurriedly climbed up to call for tea.

Xiao Zhi brought over the flower tea she favored, carefully handing the teacup into her hands. Cai Wei took a sip and asked, "What happened to Ning Huaixiu just now?"

Xiao Zhi replied, "She has been sent to the Ministry of Punishments. That damn maid offended His Majesty and the Empress. Even dying a hundred times would not be enough to atone for her crimes."

After finishing her tea, Cai Wei handed the cup back to Xiao Zhi and said, "Bring her back. Find the Imperial Physician to look at her. Don’t let her die."

"Yes!"

Although Xiao Zhi thought the Empress was too kind-hearted, she dared not comment on the Empress’s decision. She agreed and went to handle the matter.

Nangong Yi heard the conversation between Cai Wei and Xiao Zhi and snorted, "You are too softhearted and forgiving. This kind of woman with insidious intentions is unmistakable, and it’s no pity if she dies!"

Cai Wei glared at him and said, "It’s all because you’ve been flaunting yourself around that attracted these rotten peach blossoms. Otherwise, why would a girl of the Chancellor’s mansion stoop to this? In fact, Ning Huaixiu’s nature isn’t bad; it’s just that her obsession with you is too deep. She’s been here for over a month, and even though she’s been trying to seduce you, she hasn’t resorted to any despicable means, nor has she ever harbored thoughts of harming me. Besides, when the abolished prince staged his coup, Prime Minister Ning firmly stood on your side. He joined you in your hopeless fight against Nangong Shi. For that loyalty alone, you cannot let her die. Otherwise, it would make you seem ungrateful and inconsiderate of the mutual feelings of sovereign and subject."

Her benevolence and consideration for him moved Nangong Yi deeply. He said, "Despite that, seeing her flaunting around under our eyes every day, I fear you’ll get upset. Why don’t we take this chance to send her away, saving us from an eyesore?"

Cai Wei laughed and said, "She definitely needs to be sent away, but she has to want to leave on her own accord. If we forcibly chase her out now, others would definitely say I’m fiercely jealous and intolerant. I want to use her as a lesson for the noble ladies of the Capital. Prevent them from being restless all day long, always trying to covet you with dreams of climbing onto the dragon or attaching to the phoenix!"

"You little rascal, full of tricks!"

Nangong Yi pinched Cai Wei’s nose, teasing her with a laugh. He didn’t know how his lady intended to deal with this annoying woman, nor did he have any inclination to deal with these trivial matters. After resting for a moment, he submerged himself once again into passionate battle with his little daughter-in-law...

...

Ning Huaixiu awoke after daybreak, finding herself on a cold couch with no one by her side. Her chest hurt terribly, as though she had suffered an internal injury, the pain reaching deep into her internal organs with every breath. But this pain was nothing compared to the pain in her heart.

The man she had loved for six years—who she loved so much she lost herself—despised her intensely, wishing her dead...

At the age of twelve, she followed her mother to the palace to pay respects to the Empress. That was her first time seeing him and the day she fell.

That day, they met in the Imperial Garden. At that time, he was walking down from a bridge. His face, elegant as jade, and his noble aura, accentuated by his blue brocade robe, made him exceedingly handsome, like a celestial being, causing all other things in the world to pale in comparison.

Since then, he became the sole focus of her life.

From that day on, she disregarded the reserved composure expected of a girl from the inner chambers and inquired everywhere about him. When she learned of his situation, her heart ached so much she wept bitterly and condemned Jin Guifei and her son before her father time and again, repeatedly begging her father to petition the Emperor to depose the consort’s son and establish the legitimate one...