The Rebirth of the Deposed Empress

The night is dark, the sky is full of stars, and the sound of insects can be heard in the corridors.

Looking from afar, palace lanterns are hung on the pillars with golden dragons circling around them, making the jade trees and branches look like mist.

The palace, which is usually silent, is now brightly lit.

Snapped!

Ye Chuji threw the whip in front of Hua Wuke who was kneeling in the middle of the hall.

She was only in her twenties, but her eyes were like a dry well and her cheeks were dull and lifeless.

Hua Wu Ke's robe was beaten with long cuts, stained with blood.

The red color stained on the gorgeous smoky blue palace dress was particularly eye-catching.

The phoenix crown that was originally worn in the middle is now tilted to the side, and her hair is disheveled, making her cheeks look even thinner.

Ye Chuji, who was wearing a golden dragon robe, turned around and sat on the main seat. He glared at the woman kneeling on the ground and said sternly:

"Hua Wu Ke, you vicious woman! How dare you push Ying'er down the stairs in public! I tell you, if anything happens to the baby in Ying'er's belly, I will kill you!"

The wound hurt so much that Hua Wu Ke almost fainted.

She pinched the wound on her leg with her fingers, forcing herself to stay awake.

Even though he was sweating from the pain, he kept his back straight and sneered at the sanctimonious man in the main seat.

He said sarcastically:

"Oh! Can't the emperor see through this clumsy frame-up? You just want to use the child in Hua Fuying's belly as an excuse to get rid of me!"

Ye Chuji was not upset when his thoughts were touched upon.

Instead, he snorted with disdain and said contemptuously:

"Your position as queen was given by me. If I can confer you the title, I can also depose you. Why do you need an excuse?"

Thinking back to when he threatened to die and begged his father to bring the Hua family army to support him,

In the end, the whole family ended up with tragic deaths.

Hua Wu Ke couldn't help but asked in a hoarse voice:

"You gave me the position of queen? Are you merciful? You only wanted the military power of my Hua family!"

If it weren't for me, how could you have become the emperor? Now that you have secured the throne, you can't wait to get rid of me!"

Hearing Hua Wuke's accusation, Ye Chuji remained unmoved.

As if he were a high and mighty god, he said indifferently:

"The military power of your Hua family is also the military power of my Ye Kingdom. I used to be the crown prince of Ye Kingdom, and now I am the emperor of Ye Kingdom. This military power should be used by me.

Besides, some people in the court have long been dissatisfied with your Hua family holding such great military power. I married you as my queen and let your general's mansion prosper for a few more years.

I have done my best!"

Looking at Ye Chuji's indifferent face like a sculpture, Hua Wu Ke was so angry that his breathing became rapid and his heart beat violently.

He couldn't help but vomit a mouthful of blood and screamed in grief:

"If that's the case, why did you go to so much trouble to marry me!

If you hadn't deliberately instigated me, how could I have broken my engagement with King An and married you?

You are just afraid that after I marry Prince An, your throne will no longer be stable!

Now that you have used me, you can't wait to get rid of my Hua family! You are so cruel!''

Hua Wu Ke’s words stung him hard.

He stood up suddenly, his face turned blue, and the finger he pointed at Hua Wu Ke trembled slightly with anger, and he gritted his teeth and said:

"Hua Wu Ke, you lunatic! How dare you speak so wildly! Someone, throw her to the cold palace for me. I don't want to see her again!"

As we stepped from late spring to early summer, the imperial palace was still filled with flowers and lush greenery, dotted with the magnificent palace with roofs covered with yellow glazed tiles and floors paved with gold bricks.

The cold palace only had an old tree without leaves, broken windows and spider webs under the eaves.

In the darkness of the night, Qingmei hurried in.

He brought a few pieces of cakes found from the discarded food in the imperial kitchen to Hua Wu Ke:

"My lady, look, your favorite sweet-scented osmanthus cake."

Pus mixed with blood kept flowing out of the wound, staining the straw mat beneath him.

She lay weakly on the wooden bed and pursed her pale lips.

Breathless:

"Qingmei, I'm no longer the queen, so don't call me your majesty anymore."

Qingmei helped Hua Wuke up from the bed and sat him up.

Looking at Hua Wu Ke's increasingly serious wound, he wiped his tears with his sleeves that were so dirty that his original color could not be seen:

"These lackeys! The young lady used to be so kind to them, but now no one is willing to treat her."

Hua Wu Ke didn't even have the strength to chew.

Qingmei had no choice but to mix the cakes in clean rainwater collected in a clay pot and feed it to Hua Wuke bit by bit.

Afterwards, Qingmei went out again and decided to steal some medicine from the Imperial Hospital under the cover of night.

Hua Wu Ke fell asleep again due to the pain.

With a thud, she was roughly pulled off the bed while she was sleeping and dropped to the ground.

Hua Wu Ke lay weakly on the ground, his eyelashes trembling as he opened his eyes.

Hua Fuyue was standing in front of him in a red palace dress, radiant and beautiful.

"Sister, I'm here to see you."

My eyes were a little uncomfortable with the candlelight.

When he saw the woman's appearance clearly, he was stunned:

"Hua Fuyue? Why are you here?"

Hua Fuyue and Hua Fuying are both daughters of the second uncle.

Hua Fuyue adjusted her palace dress lovingly, a smug smile on her lips:

"The emperor said that if my father can help him get the battle map from my grandfather and get rid of that old man who is loyal to Prince An, he will take me into the palace.

Now you are the only one left in your eldest house, so you are nothing to be afraid of, and I will naturally enter the palace."

Hearing this news, Hua Wu Ke ignored his own wounds, stretched out his hands and pulled Hua Fu Yue's skirt, staring at her viciously.

He asked in a voice so rough that it seemed to be about to break:

"You were the ones who leaked Grandfather's plan to send troops? It turns out that it wasn't Prince An who colluded with the foreign enemy, but you!

Grandfather is also your second uncle’s father, and he is your biological grandfather. How could you have the heart to do that to him?

You are a bunch of ruthless people! "

Hua Fuyue was indifferent to Hua Wuke's accusations.

Gently stroking the golden hairpin on her head, she said slowly and proudly:

"If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth, sister. Since grandfather is unwilling to stand with us in the prince's camp, we can only plan well on our own."

Hua Fuyue continued, "I came here today mainly to bring you a pot of good wine."

After saying this, she gave a look to the maid behind her.

The maid immediately brought the wine to Hua Wu Ke.

Hua Wu Ke knew that Ye Chuji wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of him. After all, he was no longer of any use to him.

But how could she willingly accept herself to such a state!

With his eyes fixed on the wine jug, Hua Wu Ke asked without giving up:

"What does it mean?"

Hearing Hua Wu Ke mention Hua Wu Jing, Hua Fu Yue said disdainfully:

"You disregarded palace rules and attempted to murder the prince. The emperor wanted to hang you.

But my sister, thinking that the baby in her belly was fine and considering our sisterhood, asked the emperor to spare your body, and why don't you thank him?"

Then he threw a bloody silver hairpin in front of Hua Wu Ke.

This was left by Qingmei's mother and Qingmei always carried it with her, so Hua Wuke certainly recognized it.

Seeing Hua Wu Ke struggling to get up, he grabbed the hairpin in his hand and stared at him blankly.

Hua Fuyue said contemptuously:

"This dog servant was caught stealing medicine from the Imperial Hospital and has been beaten to death. He is now waiting for you on the road to the underworld. Sister, you can go with peace of mind."

Thinking that because he trusted the second wife and the prince, he misunderstood Prince An and killed his entire family.

Regret stirred in Hua Wu Ke's heart like a sharp knife.

Tears kept flowing down, leaving two tear marks on the gray face.

Hua Wu Ke struggled and screamed with his last bit of strength:

"If there is an afterlife, I will make you pay with blood! With blood!"

Two guards stepped forward and pinned Hua Wu Ke to the ground.

Hua Wu Ke was unable to move and his head was forced to tilt back.

Wine was continuously poured into his mouth, but his eyes were fixed on Hua Fuyue.

A cool breeze blows from time to time on summer nights.

The already loose wooden door was shaken slightly by the wind, making a creaking sound.

There was a cat's meowing coming from somewhere outside the house, each sound was thin and long, like a plaintive cry.

Hua Fuyue broke out in a cold sweat after hearing this.

The fork supporting the wooden window suddenly broke at this moment, and the window slammed shut.

The candlelight in the room flickered, making Hua Wu Ke's face, with his eyes wide open, appear bright and dim.

Like an evil spirit.

Hua Fuyue was frightened by the scene.

She felt like the woman in front of her would turn into a ghost and come after her in the next moment, so she couldn't help but tremble as she tried to excuse herself:

"Hua Wu Ke, don't look at me like that. You are stupid enough to be in this situation now! It's not my fault."

She said as she backed out the door.

When he stepped back to the threshold, his legs went weak and he tripped over it and sat on the ground.

He quickly climbed up using his hands and feet:

"If you want revenge, go find Hua Fuying. It was she who drugged you so that you couldn't conceive and helped the emperor kill your father! Don't come looking for me."

After saying that, she screamed and fled with her maid.

Behind him, Hua Wu Ke was left alone, lying helplessly with his hands spread out in the dark cold palace.

The wounds on his body from being whipped opened again during the struggle just now.

Red shone through the gray and tattered palace dress, and black blood kept flowing from the corners of her mouth.