Li Qiyu sneered and asked, "Treating me well? You exterminated my entire family! Treating me well? You banished me to the Cold Palace while you enjoyed yourself among beautiful women!"
Song Yunsheng stiffened his neck and explained, "I had no choice! I never wanted to hurt you or your family. But you guys showed me so little respect! I'm the emperor! Your father came to me every now and then, glaring at me, telling me not to let you down, to be responsible for you and treat you well. I made you the queen, giving you the supreme honor among all women in the world. Isn't that good enough for you? I respected your Li family, but did your Li family give me, the emperor, the respect I deserved?"
Hearing this, Li Qiyu only found it ridiculous. "Just because they didn't respect you, you had to kill them?"
"I didn't kill them. Your Li family rebelled on their own. They were asking for it. They can't blame anyone else."
"Rebel?" Li Qiyu shook her head bitterly. "Do you have any evidence?"
"I have the memorial submitted by Elder Zhong."
Hearing this, Li Qiyu felt as bitter as if she had eaten Coptis chinensis.
"Memorial... memorial." Li Qiyu took several steps back with a bitter smile. "Based on just one memorial, you easily decided the lives and deaths of my family. Why? Just because you're the emperor? A so - called emperor like you still wants others' respect?!"
Li Qiyu accused him painfully, "Song Jiaye, do you know what I regret most now? I regret not persuading my father to abandon that stupid and pedantic thought of being loyal to the emperor and loving the country. I should have let them overthrow you back then. Even if you're the emperor, respect doesn't come with your status. You have to earn it yourself!"
"Li Qiyu, you're being unfilial and disloyal!" Hearing this, Song Yunsheng stiffened his neck and roared, "Do you know that I saved your life?"
"You saved me?"
"Of course. Do you think I made Concubine Yu a noble concubine and put her in charge of the six palaces for no reason? It was to protect you. It was a deal I made with the court officials. Otherwise, with the heinous crime your family committed, you would have been stripped of your title as queen and executed long ago."
"You might as well have executed me." Li Qiyu looked at Song Yunsheng, her eyes filled with coldness. "From the moment you killed my family, every day I stayed by your side made me feel sicker. I'm really glad my eyes went blind back then. I don't have to see your ugly face. At least it gives me a little bit of comfort when I recall the past."
"Li Qiyu, why? It was Zhou Donglin who actually killed your family. You're so cruel to me, but you don't seem to hate him at all?"
Li Qiyu gave him a disdainful look. A light "You don't deserve it" completely shattered Song Yunsheng's defenses.
Speaking of this, Li Qiyu continued, "Oh, right. Since we've come this far, I might as well tell you. Thank you for sending Donglin to me."
"What did you say?"
"Last night, I married Donglin. It's all thanks to you. I'll take this as your wedding gift to us."
Song Yunsheng was so shocked that he couldn't say a word. At this moment, Li Qiyu was about to leave. Before getting up, she said, "Oh, one more thing. If you really want to sue those who beat you, then sue me. I told them to do it. Of course, that's if you have any evidence."
Saying this, she walked out of the room without looking back.
At the door, Song Yi'an was anxiously waiting for her. Seeing her come out, he quickly stepped forward and asked, "How was it? Did he give you any trouble?"
Li Qiyu smiled and said, "I'd be lucky if I didn't give him trouble. How could he give me trouble?"
Saying this, she changed her arrogant attitude when facing Song Yunsheng. She thanked Song Yunsheng's lawyer and the prison guards, and then walked out arm - in - arm with Song Yi'an.
This made the lawyer can't help but sigh, "Mr. and Mrs. Song are really a very well - behaved couple."
Thinking about his own client, who had a low educational background, had occupied the rightful position for so many years, and even wanted to kill the rightful owner to take over. In his many years of practice, he rarely saw someone so shameless.
However, since he had taken the client's money, he still had to do his job.
The lawyer walked into the room. Looking at the dejected Song Yunsheng, he asked, "Mr. Song Yunsheng, do you still need me to defend you and sue Mr. Song Yi'an for intentional injury?"
Song Yunsheng seemed to have lost his soul. He sat on the chair woodenly and shook his head.
"No need."
No matter how bad he was, there was still a place in his heart reserved for her.
He still remembered the first time he saw her. She was riding a tall white horse, wearing iron armor, and holding a red - tasseled spear. She was following the army back from victory. At that time, she was valiant and heroic, as hot as the sun in the sky.
Just one look, and he was really attracted to her.
Since then, there had never been anyone else who could make his heart flutter like that.
Such a woman was straightforward, brave in battle, and as tough as steel. Now she was even scheming. It was his tragedy.
He suddenly didn't want to fight anymore.
What was the point?
The throne was lost, and the queen was gone.
His past glory would never return.
At this moment, Song Yi'an and Li Qiyu, who had just gotten in the car, were also discussing Song Yunsheng.
"Don't worry. Even if he really sues, he has no evidence. You can trust Brother Dong. He handled everything cleanly before."
Li Qiyu nodded.
She deliberately told Song Yunsheng in front of him that she did it to protect Song Yi'an. She wasn't afraid of Song Yunsheng dealing with her, but she was afraid that Song Yunsheng would take his anger out on Song Yi'an again.
Of course, she wouldn't let Song Yi'an know about this.
Song Yi'an said, "Don't worry. I'll make sure he spends the rest of his life in prison. I also have the evidence of his threatening the witnesses. For this life, no, for the next life and the life after that, you don't have to be afraid of him anymore."
Li Qiyu looked at Song Yi'an and nodded heavily.
With Song Yunsheng behind bars, hatred didn't seem to matter anymore. Although it had been so many years late, she finally got justice in another way in modern society.
At this moment, she just wanted to stay by Song Yi'an's side.
However, Li Qiyu also clearly knew that it wasn't time to relax yet. She still had a tough battle to fight.
Thinking of Song Yunsheng's words "Elder Zhong's memorial",
Li Qiyu wasn't stupid. She knew that Elder Zhong submitted this memorial either because he received a hint from Song Jiaye or because it was actually ordered by Song Jiaye.
However, it was a fact that the Zhong family kicked them when they were down.
The Zhong family used the lives of her whole family to exchange for Zhong Yuxiu's glory and wealth. It was time for the Zhong family to pay their debt.