第518章 她的手段

"Pa!"

上官婉香还没说完，苏凰雉清脆的一个巴掌就甩在了她的脸上，坐在地上的女子显然没有意识到苏凰雉会这么做，直接楞在原地，等回过神来，捂住被打的左半边脸。

"You dare to hit me?" A sharp voice rang out, with a hint of hoarseness. Shangguan Wanxiang looked at Su Huangzhi with a face full of doubt. In an instant, she pounced forward, claws bared, wanting to strike Su Huangzhi. However, Shiba was quick-eyed and quick-handed. Several people stepped forward and tied Shangguan Wanxiang's hands behind her back.

"How dare you!" Bai Li Fengchu shouted. She actually dared to fight back?

"Have I been too lenient with your punishment? Who gave you the courage to fight back? Take her away."

"Wait, Your Majesty, let me deal with her," Su Huang Zhi said coldly.

"All right." Su Huangzhi looked at Shangguan Wanxiang with eyes that seemed to hold pity.

"This slap was for your insult to me, seductive vixen tricks? Don't tell me you think I could bewitch the Emperor merely with seductive vixen tricks?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she immediately followed up with another slap. "Smack..." The two slaps caused blood to ooze from the corners of Shangguan Wanxiang's mouth.

"This slap is for my unborn child. Fortunately, he is unharmed. If anything had happened to him, I would not have let you off the hook, not to mention the Emperor."

"As soon as she finished speaking, a third slap landed on the woman's already visibly swollen face. "This slap is for myself. I have no grudges or enmity with you, yet you always try to harm me. What, did you think I was easy to bully?" the palace lady said.

Su Huangzhi no longer pitied the person in front of her. Those who deserve pity must also have detestable qualities. Bai Lifengchu stood behind, thinking that Su Huangzhi did the right thing. In his heart, he secretly thought, "Indeed, she is my woman, possessing the same resoluteness as I do."

"Zhi'er, how do you want to deal with her? Kill her? What about the Shangguan clan behind her?"

"No, killing her would be letting her off too easy. Since she still shows no remorse to this day, I don't need to have any mercy on her. This Shangguan Wanxiang, strip her of her concubine status and lock her in the Heavenly Prison. No one is allowed to attend to her, and she is not permitted to commit suicide. Apart from feeding times, she is to reflect in this deep prison until the moment she repents.

Bai Lifengchu instantly understood Su Huangzhi's intention. It was like being confined to the cold palace, but with some differences. The concubines in the cold palace at least had the possibility of regaining favor, but being stripped of the concubine status meant there was no chance of being favored again in this lifetime. Moreover, in the cold palace, there were at least a few maids to talk to and relieve boredom. However, Su Huangzhi's punishment was to have Shangguan Wanxiang live out the rest of her life in solitary confinement in the heavenly prison...

In fact, Su Huangzhi did not want to handle the matter so ruthlessly, but the other party showed no intention of repentance. She wanted to give her a chance, but she did not know how to seize it, so she could not blame herself for being merciless. Even if she released Shangguan Wanxiang, would Shangguan Wanxiang be grateful and never do bad things again? Impossible. Shangguan Wanxiang would only hold a grudge forever and look for opportunities to harm her again...

"Zhier, what about the Shangguan clan?"

"As for the Shangguan clan, due to the misconduct of the Shangguan daughter, who was a concubine and nearly caused a great disaster, the benevolent Emperor did not exterminate the nine familial exterminations. Instead, each member's official rank was reduced by three levels as a warning. What does Your Majesty think?" Su Huangzhi turned around, looked at Baili Fengchu, and said with a faint smile.

"Very well, then let it be done according to the Queen's words. Eighteen, immediately pass down the decree and implement it at once. Take the person away!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Su Huangzhi, you won't die a peaceful death!" Shangguan Wanxiang shouted before being dragged away.

Bai Li Feng Chu stepped forward two steps and covered Su Huang Zhi's ears, "Some words are not necessary to hear."

……

Still inside the distant Ling Yin Temple, Mo Nie Niang was looking at the Buddhist scripture in her hand, while the secret guard beside her came forward to report the events that happened today.

Mo Nie Niang didn't even lift her eyelids. "This Empress Su is truly domineering. When she does things, she has my style, quite ruthless. It seems that she will be a ruthless character in the future. It looks like we really need to deal with her quickly."

"Your Majesty, what do you plan to do then?"

"Has that person been found?" The person Moye Niang referred to seemed to be some mysterious figure.

"Not yet, but there are already some clues. It should be soon."

"Yes, do it as soon as possible. Otherwise, if it drags on until spring and the child in Empress Su's womb is born, it will be troublesome." Mo Nie put down the Buddhist scripture in her hand. Right now, she couldn't guess what Su Huangzhi was thinking in her heart. Did she want to support the child of Baili Fushu to take the throne, or her own unborn child? If she wanted to let her own child inherit the imperial throne, then it would still be acceptable. However, why wouldn't she allow her to kill that Baili Shou-yi? After eliminating him, wouldn't the three of them live happily together? Instead, she insisted on leaving a widow in this world, making her feel upset every day.

"Your Majesty, shall we wait and see how things develop for now? When will you return to the palace? Also, ever since your arrival, Ye Chang Zai has been writing letters daily, but there's nothing special in them, just some polite remarks."

"This Shangguan Wanxiang is useless. Before, I hadn't noticed that this little Ye girl is quite clever and knows how to be diplomatic." Mo Nieniang paused for a moment and said, "Bring me pen and paper."

Soon, Ye Chang, who lived in the side hall of Zhongcui Palace, received instructions from Mo Yeniang. Looking at the words written on the paper, the corners of his mouth curled up in a smile. Once a person's heart becomes twisted, and others fail to notice it in time, this person becomes a danger to others.

After Bai Li Fengchu and Su Huangzhi returned from the celestial prison, Su Huangzhi fell asleep. When she woke up, it was already dusk. Bai Li Fengchu seemed to have gone out for some business. Su Huangzhi was eagerly anticipating the arrival of her child. Under Bai Li Fengchu's influence, she subconsciously believed that the child in her womb was a daughter. When she talked to her, she had also become accustomed to calling her by her name...

Here is the translation to English, preserving the original HTML tags:"Remembering the phoenix, remembering the phoenix..."

Although nearly six months pregnant, she was still stunningly beautiful. In addition to taking her essential daily walks within the Kunning Palace, Yuer had also taught her even more interesting things.

For example, sewing. Whenever Su Huangzhi had free time, she would make clothes for her children. Such tasks could be done by the palace servants, but Su Huangzhi felt that doing it herself held more meaning. Just like this, not long after Su Huangzhi had woken up, Baili Fengchu returned.

At this moment, Bai Li Feng Chu was sitting at the desk reading a book, while she was sitting at the round table sewing. Under the reflection of the candlelight, she already had the demeanor of a loving mother, and her serene beauty was more attractive than the book in Bai Li Feng Chu's hands.

Here is the English translation with original HTML tags preserved:"Stop doing that, it's taxing on the mind." Baili Fengque put down the book in his hand, took the needle, thread and fabric from Su Huangzhi's hands and said.

"Wait a little longer, this one is almost done." Su Huangzhi was unwilling to stop. She had been working on this little jacket for three days, and seeing that it was almost finished, she naturally wouldn't give up like this.

Bai Lifengchu couldn't convince her with his persistence, so he had no choice but to return the items to her. He then sat beside her, watching as her small hands deftly wove the threads...