usatvline Chapter 659 Demoted to Common People
Chapter 659 Demoted to Common People
Lu Qing was hit and staggered to the ground, her cheeks were red and swollen, and her vision was black.
Her ears rang for a long time before she looked up in disbelief at the man in front of her.
At this moment, he was no longer the man who would protect her countless times when she was injured, nor was he the support who would teach her how to deal with the palace maids late at night, nor was he the husband who was full of indulgence and approval towards her.
He is the emperor of the Daqian Dynasty and an emperor who holds the power of life and death.
The moment she met his eyes, Lu Qing felt her heart palpitating. It seemed that until this moment, she clearly realized that there was no going back between them. From this moment on, everything would be different.
Lv Qing's eyes were filled with tears: "Your Majesty..."
Qian Wu glared at her coldly, his expression icy and unmoved.
He pinched her cheeks with his big hands and forced her to look up at him: "Why, you want to deceive me by pretending to be stupid again? Or do you think I will always be fooled by you!"
Lu Qing choked up and said, "Your Majesty, I know I cannot escape death, but no matter what I have lied to you about, my feelings for you are absolutely true. I can swear to heaven that when you first saved me from my father's whip, I loved you!"
That spring, the eldest princess held a banquet and she went to the banquet with her father, brother and mother. Her father drank too much wine at the banquet.
And she...failed to win first place in the poetry competition, and then offended a noble lady, which made her father, Marquis Zhaowu, furious.
At that moment, her father tricked her into a place that was not too remote, took out the whip under his belt, and started beating her severely.
He beat and scolded her, while she was afraid that her crying would attract other guests and she would be laughed at.
She could only curl up into a ball, clench her teeth and cry silently.
At that time, she thought that one day, she would trample him, her father, under her feet.
She would climb to the top of power as he wished, and then send him to hell when he was feeling proud of himself.
Fortunately, just when her skin was torn and blood was dripping, Xiao Chengzhang rescued her.
He is a domineering person, and was even more aggressive when he was young.
Others were afraid of Marquis Zhaowu's power, but he was not. He was a prince and he hated evil. He kicked his father and sent him flying far away until he vomited blood.
With tears in her eyes, she looked at him against the sunlight.
The young man was wearing brocade clothes and a silver brocade robe that made him look like a beautiful woman. Before she could see his features clearly, she heard him speak with some disdain: "Why are you so useless? You just let him beat you like that?"
She just stared at him blankly, forgetting to speak for a moment.
Xiao Chengzhang frowned and shook his head: "It's boring. If you dared to cry out and attract guests, he wouldn't dare to be so presumptuous."
She clenched her fists and wanted to say something, but in the end she couldn't utter a word.
Perhaps because she was used to being humble, she was afraid that others would see such a scene and see her dignity being trampled underfoot.
After not getting a response for a long time, Xiao Chengzhang turned around and was about to leave.
After taking a few steps, he turned back and looked at the tears in her eyes with dissatisfaction: "What a hassle."
After saying this, he saw that there was no one around, so he picked her up by the waist, handed her to a few maids, and asked them to take her to her mother's carriage.
Perhaps it was Concubine Rou's words that reminded Emperor Qianwu of their first meeting.
He was in a trance for a moment, and said in a low voice: "At that time, you were like a frightened rabbit, pure and harmless."
Emperor Qianwu came back to his senses from his memories and looked at Lu Qing coldly: "But I didn't expect that those were all your disguises!"
Lu Qing laughed at herself, knelt down and rubbed in front of Emperor Qianwu, grabbed his collar and said: "Your Majesty, I am your wife, and I have no complaints about how you punish me, but Yu'er... Yu'er... is your own flesh and blood, you watched him grow up!"
Xiao Heyu was nervous and the cold sweat on his body had not yet dried. He was afraid that the next words from Emperor Qianwu would be to punish him.
Emperor Qianwu kicked Lu Qing in the chest and said in a cold voice: "Enough, put away your disgusting face! Whenever I think of how you have been pretending to be affectionate and taking advantage of my brother and me all these years, I feel sick!"
"As for He Yu? If he is innocent, no one can punish him! But if he is guilty, I must give an explanation to the people of the world!"
Lu Qing was kicked to the ground, crying and laughing, her hair was disheveled, and the shaky gold hairpin on her head fell to the ground.
She coughed violently, and blood came out of the corner of her mouth.
Emperor Qianwu acted as if he hadn't seen it, and said in a cold voice: "Chen Wei, follow my orders and lead people to thoroughly investigate the Third Prince's Mansion!"
"Yes!"
Prime Minister Qin stepped forward and handed the testimony in his hand to Emperor Qianwu: "Your Majesty, this is the confession of those male lovers and girls."
Emperor Qianwu took it, glanced through it, and then looked up at Xiao Heyu who was standing beside him.
Xiao Heyu's throat tightened and he immediately knelt on the ground: "Father, please calm down. Your son..."
'Snapped! '
Before Xiao Heyu could finish his words, Emperor Qianwu slapped him hard in the face, causing his ears to buzz.
"How dare you bring that up! Do you think I don't know that half of the government silver for flood relief in the south of the Yangtze River went into your pocket? Or do you think I don't know that most of the silver that Lu Xiao embezzled was used to win over court officials for you?"
Emperor Qianwu's words made Xiao Heyu's blood run cold.
Although many members of the Lu family were demoted and dismissed during this period, his father did not treat him much differently than before. Although he was always worried, he always thought that his father did not suspect him.
But I didn’t expect... my father actually knew it a long time ago!
Upon hearing this, Lu Qing knew that something was wrong, and immediately said in a hurry: "Your Majesty, these things were all done by me alone. I wanted to pave the way for Yu'er, and He Yu didn't know about it!"
Emperor Qianwu sneered, "Oh, paving the way? What kind of road do you want to pave for him?"
Lu Qing's heart sank and his face turned pale.
Emperor Qianwu spoke in a cold voice: "Come here, the third prince Xiao Heyu relied on his royal status to form a clique for personal gain, embezzled government funds, took human lives lightly, committed crimes, and bullied the people, causing public resentment and suffering. He deserves death!"
"However, I spared his death sentence out of consideration for our blood relationship. I will now abolish his status as the Third Prince, deprive him of all his titles and salaries, and demote him to a commoner! From now on, he will be expelled from the royal family and imprisoned in the Third Prince's mansion. He is not allowed to take even a single step out!"
After Emperor Qianwu said this, Xiao Heyu collapsed to the ground.
How could…how could this happen?
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! All of this was done by me. He Yu was not aware of it. He is our son! He is your most beloved son!" Lu Qing finally lost control.