Chapter 353: The Concubine Who Was Buried with the Emperor VS The Ruthless and Romantic Emperor 1
Yu Yao slowly woke up in the chaos. When she slowly opened her eyes and took in the surroundings, the eerie and depressing atmosphere made her heart skip a beat.

The palace was eerie and depressing, with intricate carvings on the surrounding walls, casting strange shadows in the dim light.

There were many beauties kneeling around, their faces pale, crying like withered flowers, and their sad cries echoed in this dead silent space.

"Wow...I don't want to die. I'm still so young."

The beauties were all dressed in plain clothes, with white flowers on their heads, and had empty expressions, looking miserable and pitiful.

Yu Yao's heart was twitching as she quickly glanced around. She saw at least twenty or thirty beauties present, and above each of their heads hung a white silk symbolizing death, like a rope that would take their lives.

The eunuchs shuttled among them like evil spirits, with cold and ferocious expressions, ruthlessly forcing these beauties to hang themselves.

"Ah... please, let me go, I don't want to die..."

"Some beauties had their necks already tied up in white silk, their limbs flailing wildly, their faces ferocious enough to make one shudder.

It was obvious that this was a horrific burial scene.

Yu Yao was so frightened that her face turned pale. What was going on? This was the situation right after she arrived. Was it necessary to be so exciting?

She reacted quickly and shouted in her mind, "Tongtong, quickly transfer the plot memory to me."

"Okay, I'll transfer it to you right away."

The system responded, and a huge amount of plot and memories flooded into her mind like a tide.

She had a splitting headache before she could process and sort out the massive amount of information in her mind.

It felt like a eunuch was roughly putting his head into the life-threatening white silk.

The instinct for survival made her body burst out with strength instantly, and she kicked the eunuch with all her strength.

The eunuch was kicked in the abdomen. The flesh on his face trembled violently. He cried out in pain and his fat body fell to the ground like a heavy sack.

Yu Yao had no time to care about the eunuch's life or death. She jumped down quickly while the stool was still under her feet.

Perhaps it was because she had been kneeling for too long or because she was too scared, but her legs felt a little weak. However, the strong desire to survive drove her to flee from this gloomy hall like crazy.

The eunuch who was kicked to the ground by her quickly struggled to get up, cursing: "You ignorant slave, how dare you run away. The late emperor ordered that all concubines who did not give birth to children must be buried alive with him. You can't escape. Even if you run to the ends of the earth, we will catch you back!"

She quickly ran out of the hall and ran desperately in the corridor.

The pillars of the corridor are carved with exquisite dragon and phoenix patterns, and the vermilion paint gleams with an eerie luster under the moonlight.

The contrast with the surrounding white adds a bit of eerie atmosphere.

From a distance, Yu Yao could vaguely hear the eunuch's curses and shouts.

Did the late emperor have an order?

All concubines who failed to bear children had to be buried alive?
Her mind raced, and she understood a little bit.

If I'm not mistaken, the identity of this body should be the concubine of the previous emperor, and she has never given birth to a child.

Now the old emperor has passed away, and before his death he left a will that the concubines who had not borne children should be buried with him.

"God damn it, they even have the system of burying people alive with their dead. It's totally inhumane."

She ran and cursed.

Knowing that she was to be buried alive with him, he ran even faster.

"Don't run. Stop right there."

The eunuch's angry voice was chasing after him.

Yu Yao would have to be stupid to stop, so she ran even faster.

The eunuch couldn't catch up with her, and his face turned blue with anger. He raised his hand and pointed at the eunuchs standing on both sides and said, "All of you go and catch her. If we let her run away, the emperor will blame us and we will all be in trouble."

"Yes, Eunuch Li."

The young eunuchs responded respectfully, and then all rushed to catch people.

Yu Yao caught a glimpse of a large group of people chasing after her from behind, and she was frightened to the point of trembling with fear.

She turned left and right, and bumped into a palace maid at the corner. The tray the maid was holding was knocked away, and the exquisite porcelain shattered to the ground.

"Don't run, you damned bitch. Stop right there."

The eunuchs chasing her were getting closer and closer, cursing at the same time.

Her heart was beating in her throat. She hurriedly apologized to the palace maid, then quickly got up and rushed forward.

She didn't know where she was running to, she was just running around everywhere.

In a panic, she rushed into a garden and quickly moved among the flowers.

She saw a door in front of her, and there seemed to be a faint light inside, so she paused for a moment. But then, when she turned her head and saw a group of eunuchs chasing after her, she gritted her teeth and rushed into the door quickly.

She had no idea that this was the bedroom of the new emperor Jingdi Rong Yuan - the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

The group of eunuchs who were chasing after them stopped instantly and looked at the Hall of Supreme Harmony in front of them with horror on their faces.

A young eunuch said in panic: "Eunuch Li, what should we do? Concubine Yu ran into the emperor's bedroom."

The other young eunuchs looked at each other in bewilderment, with beads of sweat appearing on their foreheads.

Anyone who dares to barge into the new emperor's bedroom must be willing to risk his life.

Eunuch Li looked unhappy and he didn't know what to do at the moment.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Let's wait here first. That slave girl can't hide in there forever. The late emperor ordered her to be buried alive with him, and even the emperor cannot disobey."

"Yes, father-in-law."

These eunuchs were waiting outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

The door to the Hall of Supreme Harmony was ajar, but Yu Yao rushed in easily.

The tall and majestic building meets the eye, and the vermilion columns exude a solemn atmosphere.

Although the furnishings in the hall are luxurious, it appears particularly cold and lonely due to the night and the plain white decorations.

In the moonlight, the exquisite porcelain and carved screens cast mottled shadows, adding a sense of unreality.

With her many years of experience in the palace, Yu Yao instantly determined that this was the emperor's bedroom.

Oh no, why did I get here?

She wanted to leave, but when she thought of the group of eunuchs waiting outside, she hesitated again.

Forget it, let’s find a place to hide first.

She was just about to find a place to hide when she heard light footsteps from a distance, accompanied by a faint smell of ambergris, which made her heart instantly jump to her throat.

She quickly glanced around the hall and caught a glimpse of the wide dragon bed not far away. Her eyes lit up slightly and she quickly hid under the bed, blocking her breath.

The footsteps are getting closer.

"Who is there?"

A deep and magnetic voice sounded, carrying with it an authority that could not be ignored.

It was the newly enthroned Emperor Jing—Rong Yuan.

Yu Yao hid under the dragon bed, not daring to breathe. She covered her mouth tightly, afraid of making any sound, and of course she could not see the emperor's face.

Rong Yuan saw no movement and snorted coldly, "Someone, turn on the light."

Soon, several palace maids came in one after another and lit the candles in the hall one by one.

As the candles in the hall lit up one by one, the soft and dim light dispelled the original coldness and loneliness, making the Hall of Supreme Harmony solemn yet with a hint of inexplicable warmth.

She hid under the dragon bed, her heart beating like a drum. She curled up as much as possible to reduce her presence, praying secretly in her heart not to be discovered.

Rong Yuan stood in the center of the hall, looking around, trying to catch a glimpse of the unusual aura.

As I smelled the faint scent of rouge lingering in the air, I knew it was a girl.

A playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He was both surprised and amused by this sudden "visitor".

He was a playboy by nature, and all the women in the palace flocked to him.

But now there is a woman who is ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth and dares to break into his bedroom at the beginning of his reign. She is really bold and presumptuous.

But it also piqued his interest.

"Your Majesty, do you want to search?"

A palace maid asked softly, with a hint of caution in her voice.

Rong Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly, a playful smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.

He did not answer directly, but slowly walked to the dragon bed, his eyes intentionally or unintentionally sweeping across the shadows under the bed, as if he had already seen through everything.

"No need, maybe it's a lost kitten."

His voice was low and slightly hoarse, with an inexplicable sexiness that made the listeners' hearts stir, but it also carried an unquestionable majesty.

Upon hearing this, the palace maids looked at each other, then retreated respectfully, and peace returned to the palace again.

Rong Yuan walked slowly to the bedside.