I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon novel Chapter 1411

Chapter 1411: Chapter 547: The Empress Dowager’s Secret! Empress and Demon Lord Join Forces to Assassinate the Emperor!

Deep within the Imperial Palace, Longfu Palace.

The floor of the bedchamber was covered with a velvet carpet embroidered with lotus patterns, soft underfoot but not sinking. Within the White Jade Incense Burner, calming aloeswood emitted a soothing fragrance. Through the pearl and jade screen embroidered with dragons and phoenixes offering blessings, two silhouettes could be vaguely seen inside the room.

A woman over sixty lounged in a chair, dressed in a deep teal ceremonial robe.

Though her hair was entirely white and her face lined with wrinkles, her eyebrows and eyes suggested she had once been a gentle and stunning beauty.

"Cough, cough..."

She covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, unable to suppress a cough, her cheeks flushed with a sickly red.

Wei Xuan stood below with his hands hanging down, speaking softly, "Empress Dowager, your illness is worsening. Do you want me to call for the Imperial Physician?"

The Empress Dowager finally stopped her dry cough, wiped the bloodstains from the corner of her mouth, and lethargically waved her hand, saying, "I know my own body. My lifespan is at its end. Medicine cannot cure me, so do not waste your efforts."

Wei Xuan shook his head and said, "It’s a pity you refuse to undergo the cleansing and remolding process. Otherwise, a mere cough wouldn’t have dragged on like this. According to the cultivation method I designed for you, at least you could extend your life by another sixty years."

"Why live so long? What, like him, drag it out by any means necessary, ultimately inciting the wrath of heaven and people?" The Empress Dowager shook her head, saying, "Destiny is determined by heaven. This palace is too lonely. Death is rather a relief. If it weren’t for worrying about you, I would have long..."

At this, she trailed off.

Wei Xuan’s eyebrows twitched, bowing his head in silence.

The Empress Dowager’s eyes were complex, saying no more, and instead inquired, "How was the morning court today?"

Wei Xuan succinctly replied, "His Majesty has returned to the throne, the main affairs are set."

"I thought this time might be different, but it still couldn’t be done?" The Empress Dowager sighed, saying, "Given his nature, he will certainly not spare the Empress and Li’er. When the time comes, help them as much as you can."

"I will do my utmost," Wei Xuan nodded in response.

Seeing Wei Xuan’s respectful yet distant demeanor, the Empress Dowager felt stifled and leaned forward slightly, saying, "He took your body, trapping your Divine Soul in this shell, enduring the torment of rejection day and night. Other people would have crumbled long ago... I know you’re enduring for my sake to this day."

There was no clear joy or anger on Wei Xuan’s face as he said softly, "Compared to Prince Yu, I’m already considered fortunate."

"After all, you are his own flesh and blood, whereas Prince Yu is just a blood relative."

The Empress Dowager sneered, saying, "But don’t expect him to have any affection for you. The reason he’s kept you until now is because you still hold value, just as keeping me is to restrain you."

"The long years have already worn away his humanity, leaving only cold calculations."

"If you still harbor any expectations of him, it will only plunge you into irreparable disaster."

Wei Xuan nodded, "I understand well."

"That’s good," the Empress Dowager then asked, "By the way, the young girl you always had by your side, where is she now?"

"You mean Sikong Qinglin?" Wei Xuan pursed his lips and said, "I sent her to kill the heir of the Sikong family, but she failed. She should be recovering at the Chen Mansion."

"I know what you want to do, to completely topple the Sikong family, cut off this wicked bloodline," the Empress Dowager advised, "But the young girl is innocent, so now, let her go."

"...Yes."

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