Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 126: Lord, Why Has Modesty Replaced Your Arrogance?

Chapter 126: 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

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