After being exiled with her husband and children, she returned with great power to rule the world

Chapter 396 Why did I hit you?

In the extremely luxurious and ornately decorated palace of Concubine Rong in the Zhao Kingdom's imperial palace, the atmosphere was so oppressive that it was suffocating.

Concubine Rong sat upright on the chaise longue inlaid with countless gems. Her swan-like graceful neck was now slightly red with anger. She stared at the secret letter in her hand. The contents of the letter seemed to turn into sharp blades, piercing her heart.

"Bang!" With a crisp sound, Concubine Rong suddenly threw the letter in her hand to the ground, and then, like a madman, she stretched out her hand and swept all the priceless glass cups and jade ornaments on the table beside her to the ground.

For a moment, the palace was filled with crackling sounds. The palace maids and eunuchs were so scared that they knelt on the ground, not daring to breathe. The whole palace seemed to be caught in a terrible storm.

This crazy outburst lasted for half a quarter of an hour, and the ground was littered with broken treasures and a mess.

But even so, the rage in Concubine Rong's heart was still burning fiercely, undiminished. Her chest heaved violently as she shouted viciously, "Bring Huo Shuixian to me!"

Soon, Huo Shuixian was dragged into the palace by two strong maids.

Before she could react, a loud slap landed heavily on her face.

Huo Shuixian was hit so hard by the slap that she saw stars and almost fell to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, the two maids, as if receiving an order, slapped Huo Shuixian's cheeks from both sides.

After more than a dozen slaps, Huo Shuixian's cheeks swelled up rapidly, and blood flowed from the corners of her mouth. She lay on the ground in a mess, her hair disheveled, and her eyes were full of fear and confusion.

Until this moment, she had no idea what mistake she had made and why she was suddenly beaten for no reason.

Concubine Rong looked at Huo Shuixian lying on the ground, and a trace of disgust flashed in her eyes.

Served by the palace maids, she stretched out her hand slowly. The maids hurriedly used a brocade handkerchief embroidered with gold thread to gently wipe her fingers, which were covered with dust from dropping things just now. Concubine Rong's posture was elegant and arrogant, as if the crazy scene just now had never happened.

After wiping, Concubine Rong gently shook her handkerchief. Her sparkling eyes casually swept over Huo Shuixian, who was lying on the ground. The corners of her mouth curled up in a smile that seemed to be neither smile nor laughter: "Do you want to know why I hit you?"

Huo Shuixian was filled with grievance and anger. She didn't dare to look up and look directly into Concubine Rong's eyes, nor did she really want to respond to this question.

The beating has already happened, what’s the point of knowing why you were beaten?

She knew in her heart that she was just a pitiful object in the hands of Concubine Rong who could be manipulated at will and used for venting anger. The other party could beat her if they wanted to, and there was no need for any legitimate reason.

Seeing Huo Shuixian remained silent, she wasn't angry either. Instead, she chuckled softly. The laughter echoed in the empty palace, sending chills down one's spine. "Because that bastard Chu Lingfeng irritated me, I'm going to punish you."

Hearing the three words "Chu Lingfeng", Huo Shuixian's originally dead heart trembled suddenly, and a complex emotion surged in her heart.

After a long time, she finally heard news about them again. She couldn't help but wonder in her heart what they had done to make Concubine Rong, who was always cruel and ruthless and capable, so angry.

That's right, even though Concubine Rong had tried hard to restore her noble and arrogant appearance in front of others, Huo Shuixian still keenly caught the deep anger from her gorgeous but slightly distorted face.

If it were in the past, Huo Shuixian would have been immediately filled with rage and hated Murong Ling'er to the core after hearing such obviously provocative words.

But after going through so many things, her state of mind has changed dramatically.

She was not angry because she was being blamed for nothing. On the contrary, she was very calm at the moment, as if all this had nothing to do with her.

Concubine Rong couldn't see the expression hidden under Huo Shuixian's messy hair, but she thought that Huo Shuixian must have hated her sister to the extreme at this moment.

She was secretly proud of herself. Hatred was the right thing to do. The stronger the hatred, the greater the role Huo Shuixian could play and the stronger her motivation would be when she implemented her next plan.

However, before that, Concubine Rong would never let Chu Lingfeng go easily.

When she thought about how Chu Lingfeng dared to touch her people and openly hung the corpses of his own people on the city wall to humiliate her, she was so angry that she trembled all over.

She swore she would not be a human being if she didn't take revenge!

Thinking of this, Concubine Rong thought of the He family who betrayed her.

She has always been ruthless and merciless towards traitors. A hint of viciousness flashed in her eyes, and she was silently thinking in her heart how to deal a fatal blow to the He family.

At the same time, in the magnificent Rong Mansion in Kyoto, Master Rong was sitting in his study, his brows furrowed, looking solemnly at the news he had just received from the palace.

After reading it, he stood up suddenly, his face full of shock and confusion, and couldn't help but blurt out: "What does the queen mean? Are you really going to take action against the He family?"

His first reaction was that the He family was incompetent, which made the Empress furious.

But he thought about it carefully again, and felt that just because the job was not done well, it would not be enough for the Queen to have the idea of ​​annihilating the entire He family. Could there be some unknown hidden secret?

He paced back and forth in the study, his mind full of thoughts and guesses, but he couldn't figure it out.

He never expected that the He family would betray them. After all, the head of the He family, He Weifeng, behaved so respectfully in front of him. He would nod and bow every time they met, and the gold, silver and treasures he presented to him were piled up like mountains and countless.

Master Rong really couldn't understand what on earth could have caused the He family to be willing to risk the annihilation of their entire family and betray the Empress?

Master Rong sat in his study, his brows twisted into a knot as he looked at the secret letter from the palace.

Although he was full of doubts and didn't know why the Queen suddenly wanted to take action against the He family, he knew very well that in this complicated court situation, the orders from above were the golden rule. There was no need to ask any questions and he had to carry them out obediently.

He thought about it and decided that destroying the He family and taking over their power would undoubtedly be a sure-win deal. It would not only please the Empress, but also strengthen his own power. Why not do it?

Thinking of this, Master Rong no longer hesitated. He immediately spread out the rice paper, picked up the pen and dipped it in ink, and wrote a secret letter.

After writing, he carefully folded the letter and sealed it with bright red wax. He called his confidant and whispered, "Send this letter to the Guo family immediately and make sure to hand it to Mr. Guo personally. This matter is of great importance and there must be no mistakes."

The confidant took the order, carefully put the letter into his arms, turned around and left quickly.