The Demon Concubine of God

Chapter 503 That woman is truly ruthless

It was a new day, and as the sky began to lighten, sedan chairs started arriving at the palace gates one after another, for all the officials were to attend court today.

The officials walked toward the palace gate chatting and laughing as they went. Judging from their conversation, things seemed quite positive and encouraging.

It's no wonder the officials had this attitude, because their young emperor hadn't summoned court for a long time. He used to be seriously ill and bedridden, barely alive every day, let alone able to rule personally. Later, although the young emperor's health improved, his mind became even worse. He did some absurd things every day and treated his close courtiers like air, wishing they would never see each other again.

Time passed quickly, and as they stood in the center of the golden hall, they soon heard the eunuch announce that, to the anticipation of the officials, their emperor had indeed appeared.

However, there is a small discrepancy here.

As the young emperor gradually emerged from the side hall, he was accompanied by a woman.

Judging from her attire, she was undoubtedly one of the young emperor's concubines.

The woman's appearance immediately sparked everyone's imagination, but it wasn't hard to guess that she was the legendary Miss Shen, whom the young emperor had always admired and who was said to have married the day before yesterday.

Everyone shook their heads.

what is this?

Is this a sign of moral decay?

How can an emperor steal the wife of a subject?

The courtiers, like a flock of ducks suddenly drawn to something, followed the two men in a daze.

Then they saw the two of them sit together on the dragon throne in a very smooth manner.

Everyone's mouths dropped open.

"what?"

"this?"

The courtiers below immediately stirred up a commotion, whispering amongst themselves and even becoming angry.

The chief eunuch Wang, who was sitting next to the emperor, also felt that this was inappropriate. As the chief eunuch, he had a responsibility to remind His Majesty the emperor.

So Eunuch Wang subtly moved closer to His Majesty and reminded him, "Your Majesty, this dragon throne is too narrow. How about I order someone to bring over another phoenix throne?"

He glanced tentatively at the young emperor who was still teasing Miss Shen.

The young emperor has been in a state of debauchery ever since he woke up, especially when he is with Miss Shen. His eyes are glazed over, and he is never sober.

At this moment, he actually turned around and looked at Eunuch Wang, which was quite considerate of him.

"Hmm? Oh... Oh! I don't care about such trivial matters. You can ask your lady."

Hearing His Majesty the Emperor's muddled words, how could Eunuch Wang dare to offend either of them?

So he looked at Lady Shen respectfully.

He shared the same thought with his ministers: from this day forward, the world of Dajue Kingdom was about to change; a new era was dawning.

And what about Miss Shen at this time?

Ever since she sat on this half of the dragon throne, her alluring posture has become even more arrogant. Even to a eunuch like him, this provocative behavior was clearly a challenge to male dominance.

However, on the issue of Eunuch Wang's suggestion, this Miss Shen was quite sensible. Her soft body, held in the emperor's arms, straightened slightly, but even when the young emperor held her tighter, she didn't change much. Her tone was bland: "Then let's go with your suggestion."

Eunuch Wang immediately turned around and ordered his men to do it.

Then the young emperor happily announced to his ministers, "I have two things to announce to you today. The first is that I will promote Shen to the rank of Consort! Consort Xianchen! That will be the title from now on. The second is that I will share the world with my beloved consort. From now on, all of you ministers can report matters to and handle matters with my beloved consort in the same way."

Another uproar erupted from below.

"what?"

"How can this be?"

Some voices were even heartbroken.

At this moment, Eunuch Wang sent people to carry the phoenix chair up and place it next to the dragon chair.

Then everyone witnessed a very bizarre scene.

Their emperor, at the mere glance of his beloved concubine, obediently rose and nimbly sat on the phoenix throne.

"Your Majesty! This?"

Startled, Eunuch Wang quickly offered a reminder.

But their emperor sat firmly on his throne. He addressed his ministers below, saying, "Today is the perfect day. I will see how my beloved concubine will help me govern the world."

Then, grinning, he said impatiently, "Come on, let's begin."

Such autocratic behavior, even if it were the emperor, would be met with resistance and backlash from the people.

Immediately, some people jumped out to cause trouble. They cursed and criticized, and offered advice and guidance. Most of these criticisms were directed at Consort Xianchen, while a minority were directed at the young emperor.

The two emperors and the imperial concubines, seated on the throne, listened to everything. One was slow and deliberate, while the other was leisurely and carefree.

The heated debate gradually spiraled out of control, and for a time the entire Golden Hall resembled a bustling marketplace.

The more excited they became, the bolder they became, even pointing their fingers at Consort Xianchen with murderous intent, seemingly oblivious to their own mortality.

Looking at this young official jumping around, if he hadn't been bookish since childhood and weak, he probably would have wanted to kill Consort Xianchen with a single finger.

The sudden sound of a teacup shattering on the ground brought an end to the chaotic scene.

Everyone watched as the little emperor threw out the teacup.

Before the young emperor could speak, Consort Xianchen, who was on the dragon throne, spoke first to comfort him, saying, "Your Majesty should take care of your health first. What could be so serious that you would get so angry that you smashed a teacup? Since these ungrateful people won't listen to reason, then just kill them. If Your Majesty is tired, then go back to bed and catch up on your sleep."

Just then, the young emperor covered his mouth and yawned. Upon hearing Consort Xianchen's order that he could leave, he immediately made this decision.

But he still patiently replied, "How can I not be angry? I also want some peace and quiet, but I can't just leave like this. I'm afraid someone will bully you."

The two of them were exchanging pleasantries, their affection for each other was the envy of everyone around them.

But despite saying that, the young emperor actually got up and left the Golden Palace with ease, under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Thus, from the moment the young emperor left, the rule of the entire Great Jue Dynasty fell into the hands of this woman whom they did not know at all.

Although they didn't recognize the woman, the methods she used had caused them a great deal of suffering, and there was a strange sense of déjà vu about them.

At the exit of the Golden Palace, batches of court officials and accomplices, witnesses, were dragged out by the Imperial Guards and executed on the spot.

Inside the Golden Hall, all the other court officials who had been stunned were completely dumbfounded and pale-faced. Regardless of whether they were truly frightened, they all admitted one thing: none of these criminal officials who had been dragged out and executed had died unjustly, given the compelling evidence.

The court has been corrupted. Everyone firmly believes that, given this woman's way of doing things, if she so chooses, no one will be able to escape her politics openly and walk out of the court with their head held high.

At the end of the court assembly, they truly submitted. Even the most pedantic ministers, who looked down on women, bowed their noble bodies and knelt before the women.

The scene after the court session today was somber and significant; the returning procession looked as if they were attending a funeral.

However, when they stepped out of the city gate and saw Chu Yanqiu, who had arrived late, the deathly aura surrounding them dissipated.

Chu Yanqiu left home before dawn to attend court, but unexpected accidents occurred frequently on his journey from his home to the palace, causing him to be delayed until this time.

The crowd realized it too late.

That woman is really ruthless.

Thus, a gossipy atmosphere arose among the crowd, and they imagined one story after another about the entanglement between the woman and her ex-husband.

Exhausted and disheveled, Chu Yanqiu, seeing the palace gates he had so eagerly awaited finally appear before him, didn't stand on ceremony with the others and immediately headed towards the city gate. Standing at the palace gate this time, he assumed the imperial guards wouldn't stop him again, but to his surprise, the commander of the imperial guards, Zhan Junchen, blocked his way, saying, "Why is Lord Chu here? Didn't His Majesty already send an edict to the Duke of Ji's residence? Doesn't Lord Chu know this?"

Chu Yanqiu hadn't returned home since leaving that morning, so he had no idea that an imperial edict had arrived at his house. He asked, "What imperial edict? What did His Majesty say?"

Zhan Junchen knew His Majesty's decree. The imperial edict and the order given to the Imperial Guards were the same: to remove Chu Yanqiu from all his official posts and forbid him from ever stepping into the palace again.

Zhan Junchen originally wanted to tell Chu Yanqiu the imperial decree immediately, but seeing his imposing and handsome demeanor, he didn't have the courage to speak. He swallowed the words that were already on the tip of his tongue and only said, "Lord Chu, you should go home and read the imperial decree yourself. Today's court session has ended. His Majesty issued an order this morning that all princes and ministers, if they have any important matters, should either submit a memorial or get up early to report to the court. At other times, they are not allowed to enter the palace to disturb the peace."

Chu Yanqiu completely ignored the young emperor's nonsense decrees. Since falling ill yesterday, he had been worried about that woman. Now that he was stopped here, although he was anxious, his reason told him that no matter how much he wanted to see her, he could not act rashly. Since he could not openly enter the palace, he had no choice but to leave first and then sneak into the palace from another place to see what was going on. He looked up at the tall city wall. Although it was much taller than other city walls, in his eyes as a martial arts master, it was still easy to jump over it.

Chu Yanqiu silently retreated.

As I passed by my colleagues who were heading home after court, I overheard them gossiping amongst themselves.

Mentions include phrases like "that woman seized power in just three days" and "that woman only loved power and not Lord Chu, whether it was His Majesty or him. She was a master at manipulating men. Now that her usurpation of the country has succeeded, the world will belong to that woman from now on."

Chu Yanqiu grabbed the rambling minister and asked, "What woman? Who took control of the court in just three days?"

The young civil official was startled when Chu Yanqiu grabbed him by the collar. Then, he looked at him with contempt and mockery and said, "I'm telling you, you're a cuckold who's willing to give up his wife." He didn't dare to say the last two words because if Chu Yanqiu's iron-hammer-like fist hit him because of those two words, his weak little body would really be finished.

The civil official knew that he hadn't attended the court assembly and was unaware of the current situation, so he spoke up and recounted in detail how His Majesty had handed over power to Shen Wen in court, and how Shen Wen had cruelly seized power.

Finally, he said unwillingly, "Lord Chu, you are confused! And His Majesty, he is already a woman you are both playing with. How could you have fallen in love with this woman and been suppressed by her? I'm afraid that we men will become slaves under women's power in the future."

Chu Yanqiu was stunned by Wen's words and stood there dumbfounded.