The Human Emperor (1-200)

C126: Lord, Why Has Modesty Replaced Your Arrogance?

That night, Consort Taizhen lost sleep.

Lying inside the tent, Consort Taizhen rolled around her bed, and all that filled her mind was the ‘Song of Purity and Peace’. Never had she seen any poem that could strike the depth of a woman’s soul and move a woman’s heart in such a manner.

Even those illiterate old nannies could sense the extreme beauty of the poem.

Holding the letter tightly, Consort Taizhen suddenly understood why the palace maid of the Clothes Incineration Section would be so daring as to secretly keep this letter and poem despite the risk of decapitation.

It wasn’t because she was brave or ignorant, but because she couldn’t bear to incinerate it despite knowing the risks involved.

What that Consort Taizhen was unable to wipe from her mind was that this Song of Purity and Peace was labeled as the first. There might be a second one and a third one…

The first song was already so beautiful, so how would the second one and third one be like?

Thus, Consort Taizhen was unable to sleep.

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While Consort Taizhen’s heart was in chaos over the ‘Song of Peace and Purity’, at the same time, another storm was brewing in the royal court.

King Song had been banned from the royal court for consecutive days under the orders to the Sage Emperor in the name of resting at home. This matter had angered the officials, and their opposition grew even more intense.

The fight between the supporters and opposers intensified.

At this moment, an official raised the idea of working together with King Song to gather the names of over ten thousand officials throughout the Great Tang Empire for a petition to stop the Sage Emperor.

However, at this crucial moment, the unthinkable happened. The most fervent opposer to the ‘Consort Taizhen incident’, as well as the de facto leader of the crowd, King Song, suddenly chose to remain silent.

This abrupt change caught everyone off guard. Given King Song’s personality, no one thought that he was scared.

Some of those who were familiar with King Song paid him a visit, and from him, they heard an astonishing news.

Initially, King Song was adamant on preventing Consort Taizhen from entering the palace. But recently, King Song stumbled on some new information. Even though his words were vague, the meaning of his words were clear:

There was a hidden story to the Consort Taizhen incident. It was very likely that the truth wasn’t as everyone thought it out to be.

In an instant, everyone was shocked.

Everyone knew King Song’s personality; he wouldn’t lie over such matters. Furthermore, given his identity as a king of Great Tang, there was no need for him to lie either.

This was precisely the reason why King Song’s silence had shocked the entire royal court. No one knew what the hidden story was, but this single action of his caused a huge wave among the officials.

Initially, everyone was determined. Even if they were sentenced to death, they had to stop Consort Taizhen from being inducted at all costs so as to prevent this blemish from leaving a mark on Great Tang’s history.

But at this moment, the officials hesitated.

And this hesitation was more than enough than reverse the entire situation.

The slightest hesitation in one’s heart would cause one to be unable to oppose as fervently as they did before. All of the sudden, the voices opposing to Consort Taizhen on the royal court was reduced by more than half.