Chapter 217 - Chapter 217: 217 Wild Men (2/2)

Now, after a decade, on his first day back in court, he had taken away the Empress’s power and sent her back to the inner palace.

The staunch supporters of the Empress were all sweating profusely, as if sitting on pins and needles.

For the past ten years, the Empress had undergone numerous purges of the court, replacing them with those willing to listen to her, and finally gained complete control of the court.

The cabinet, the six departments, most of these high officials, were essentially all raised by the queen. They could only follow her lead.

Now, the emperor wants to regain control of politics, what will these loyal followers of the queen do?

If the emperor dislikes them, once they fall out of favor, it would be akin to everyone pushing when the wall has fallen.

The Queen stood up, saying, “Thank you, Your Majesty, for understanding. It feels as though a thousand pounds have been lifted from my shoulders. In the future, with your majesty ruling the country, the Great Zhou will undoubtedly prosper and the people shall live in peace.”

Those present were shocked. They didn’t expect her to give up her power so easily.

This didn’t fit her style at all.

This woman was steely enough to put those inconvenient officials in jail when she initially had no foundation, causing a great uproar.

Since then, she has maintained a firm grip on power.

Now, with one word from the emperor, she readily retreats to the inner palace without even offering resistance, it’s too abnormal.

Zhao Yi stared at her. Seeing her submissive appearance, his heart felt extremely pleased. He reached out to grab her hand.

The Queen calmly took a step back, avoiding his hand and said, “Then, I will take my leave first.”

Zhao Yi was furious to see her evade him, “Did I tell you to leave?”

At this moment, everyone felt something was wrong.

The emperor was generally soft-spoken and had never lost his temper in public.

Moreover, publicly losing his temper at the Queen was unprecedented.

Today’s events were far too abnormal.

The queen stood still, asked, “Is there anything else His Majesty would like to command?”

“I order you to come here,” the emperor patted the empty spot next to him, signaling for her to sit beside him.

This frivolous gesture left everyone astounded.

This was the Chengtian Palace, making such almost flirtatious remarks in front of the court officials was unheard of.

Finally, the Queen replied calmly, “Your Majesty, please restrain yourself.”

She dares to reject me!

Fury surged in Zhao Yi’s chest. The words that had been lingering in his mind came bursting out, “You lowly woman, I’ve given my all to you. Elevated you from an insignificant palace maid to the Empress, the ‘Mother of the World.’

“Whatever you desired, I bestowed upon you, even taught you the ‘Dragon Emperor Extreme Path’ which was unprecedented. I even let you rule politics. Which queen in history could ever compare to you?”

“But you, how do you treat me? Let me restrain myself?”

“Speak, is it only that wild man that is in your heart? For this wild man, you do not even permit me to touch you.”

Upon hearing his accusations, everyone present intake a sharp breath.

Such an allegation was far too severe.

A queen, the wife of the emperor, seeing a wild man?

And this matter was accused by the emperor himself in front of all his subjects.

Even though emperors in the history of Great Zhou have been somewhat unusual, this type of scandal was absolutely unheard of.

The queen was finished!

Everyone came to this realization.

When the emperor publicly makes such claims, all that awaits the queen is an endless abyss of doom.

The queen’s loyal supporters were now feeling like they had fallen into a bitter pit of ice.

With the downfall of the queen, would they ever live peacefully?

The moment those coveting their positions see their downfall, they will seize the chance to eliminate them.

The queen’s face changed dramatically, looking at the twisted expression on the emperor’s face, it felt so unfamiliar.

In the end, she couldn’t avoid this calamity.

When she entered the palace all those years ago, she had already been prepared.

She let out a mournful smile, “To prove my innocence, there is no stone left unturned but death.”

She took off one of her hairpins, pressed it against her neck, sighed in her heart, “My foolish little sister, you have won.”

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