At this moment, Empress Chen was kneeling on the couch, her curved eyebrows furrowed, her eyes like autumn water filled with sadness, and she inadvertently revealed the white hair on her temples and the wrinkles on her forehead.
It is hard for you to imagine that such a beautiful middle-aged woman is already in her sixties. She was already in her prime when she entered the palace. Because she was from the Chen family, as soon as she entered the palace, she was named a concubine, just below the queen.
At that time, the Great Zhou Dynasty had not yet swept the world. It had only ended internal and external troubles and made the court completely stable.
In the second year after entering the palace, she became pregnant and gave birth to the prince Li Nian.
Later, when the first empress died of illness, she naturally became the queen. Therefore, the crown prince Li Xian was the legitimate son, but the King of Qi Li Nian was also the legitimate son.
A large part of the reason why Li Nian was able to compete with Li Xian in the court came from Queen Chen and the Chen family behind her.
But at this moment, she had to remain silent. The battle for the throne was urgent, and she knew it. However, the Chen family has not attached great importance to this.
Even if Li Nian can ascend to the throne and become the Lord of the Great Zhou Dynasty in the future, what will the Chen family gain? It's nothing more than some land and rewards. Whether it's a panacea or a secret book of martial arts, the Chen family has its own inheritance.
Besides, do the Chen family really dare to stretch their claws against Da Zhou?
Such a big piece of cake cannot be eaten by the size of the Chen family. What's more, the Great Zhou Dynasty has gradually weakened. In the past, the Great Zhou Dynasty cut down mountains and destroyed temples, sweeping away countless sects in the world of immortality. There were many remnants left behind at that time. These are all things she has to consider.
This matter was no small matter, and she had to be very cautious, because it was too horrifying, and if she didn't handle it well, everything would end in a loss.
What's more, the mother and son are not the only ones who know about this now. The most important thing is to make a decision before taking action. If you act rashly, it will be easy to make a wedding dress for others.
Since the old emperor dared to risk the disapproval of the world to do such a thing, he must have been prepared to be discovered. Regarding her husband, Empress Chen cannot say that she has completely seen through it, but after decades, she should be regarded as One of the people who knows him best in the world.
Empress Chen looked at Li Nian, with an unprecedented seriousness on her face, "Nian'er, this matter is no small matter. If you don't move, you have to control the situation with thunder. Mo Lihai will tell you this, It’s really not a good idea, so we still need to take a long-term approach.”
After hearing his mother's words, the anger in Li Nian's heart calmed down a little. He had been fed up with being used as a pawn by the old man and letting him manipulate him.
Li Nian actually didn't care too much about him using ordinary people to make elixirs. They were just a bunch of ordinary people, political animals, cold-blooded by nature. As long as it was in their interests, no matter how many people were sacrificed, so what?
What really made him angry was that the old guy kept taking advantage of him and never thought about passing the position to him. This really made him despair.
However, just as the two were plotting in the palace, two strange and eerie demonic species quietly seeped into the hall from the bodies of the palace maids outside the door. Even Li Nian's jade pendant magic weapon could not isolate these two demonic species.
As early as Su Ming entered the palace, he placed many demonic seeds in the palace, and these demonic seeds were lurking in the bodies of the maids and eunuchs in the palace.
Because these people stay in the palace all year round, and those who are not cruel and ruthless have long been eliminated after decades of career in the palace. In addition, when Emperor Shenwu was ill, he brutally killed a group of people in the palace. People are more cautious and dare to complain but dare not speak out.
Over time, many people have darker minds and accumulated negative emotions, and these people can easily become carriers of demonic seeds. Of course, demons cannot possess the high-ranking eunuchs, concubines, and others in the palace.
Because most of these people have personalities and are blessed by the Great Zhou Luck. Although Su Ming also has the Great Zhou Luck, the incarnation of his inner demon does not. Even so, demons are also lurking in the palace, maids, eunuchs and guards, old and young.
In other words, almost the entire harem is now occupied by demon species.
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Xuanjing Division, Tianshu Pavilion.
Su Ming slowly opened his eyes, his eyes full of shock. He did not expect that Emperor Shenwu, the co-owner of the world, would actually do such a thing!
Because most of the memories of his previous life were vague, Su Ming didn't pay much attention to killing, but killing and cannibalism were completely different things.
The reason why people are human is because they have a certain moral bottom line, but in order to survive, Emperor Shenwu actually used people to make elixirs, which in turn caused the resentment of the people to corrode the destiny of the Great Zhou, causing the dragon to bleed and the destiny to collapse. He is simply not worthy of being called an emperor. He should be They are just thieves of the people.
At this moment, everything that happened in the past was completely connected.
After hearing what Li Nian and the others said, Su Ming understood why the old emperor had changed so much after he left the capital.
It turned out that he was the backlash of the people's resentment, and in a short period of time he changed from a middle-aged man with strong vitality to an extremely old and dying old man.
The alchemy room and the formation that sealed off the great demon that he saw in the Royal Forest Garden before were all for testing the human-demon elixir.
Thinking of this, Su Ming smiled faintly and murmured to himself, "But why did you bother to count me in." He now fully understood why Emperor Shenwu was willing to allocate a part of Great Zhou's luck to him.
Because he had expected today, he had made preparations in advance. As expected of the old emperor who ruled the world in the past, he was indeed thoughtful.
As his thoughts moved, the evil thoughts lurking in Kunning Palace slowly left and returned to the two palace ladies. Su Ming was no longer interested in knowing what they would discuss next.
Wouldn't it be better to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight?
After raising birds for a thousand days, he was eventually blinded by birds, and the old emperor was about to taste the bitter fruit he had planted with his own hands. Once one thing was known to three people, it meant that it would spread quickly.
Once this matter spreads, the court will be in chaos, and there will be a melee between the three parties. The old emperor will no longer be able to maintain his aloof status, and he must end himself.
Some things are not subject to human will. Even if he is Emperor Shenwu, the master of the resurgence of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there are some rules that even the emperor cannot break.
Not to mention, this rule is not only secular, but also agreed upon by the world of immortality. When the time comes, he will face the pressure of the world of immortality, the ministers of the court, and his two sons.
Su Ming stood up from the couch and came to the window, overlooking Zhuque Street. The crowds were like a sea. Then he turned his eyes and looked towards the direction of the imperial city. He couldn't help but feel expectant in his heart. He was very curious. When the time comes, the old emperor would What kind of trump card will be revealed?
This drama is really getting more and more interesting.
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