Chapter 639 The Plight of Francis (Part Two)


    Harper blinked a few times at him. The emperor was still weak, but it looked like he was getting better.


    If Harper''s calctions were right, he might wake up the next day. It was such a coincidence because


    Francis had just been thrown into prison and the emperor''s health became better. Meanwhile, Sherry


    couldn''t wait any longer.


    "Your Majesty, Lady Sherry is here. She is kneeling outside the Tranquil Hall to plead for Prince


    Francis." Nancy''s voice resounded in the room with so much triumph.


    The empress sipped a good amount of tea before she spoke. "Let her kneel. Francis offended my son


    and had wanted to usurp the throne. Felix had shown his mercy by only throwing him in jail. Sherry


    didn''t reflect on her son''s mistakes, bute here to plead for his son recklessly. She is to me. Let


    her kneel for four hours before letting her in."


    "Yes, Your Majesty," Nancy replied with a smile. She then ignored Sherry who was miserably kneeling


    in front of the hall.


    Sherry was extremely furious while she knelt outside of the Tranquil Hall. She had asked Matthew to


    save Francis and get him out of prison. But Matthew had already sent her a message informing her that


    there was nothing he could do about the situation. So she had no other choice but to kneel and plead


    for Francis by herself.


    At that time, Minna was looking at Sherry while she suggested in a low voice, "My Lady, it seems like


    Her Majesty refuses to see you. Let''s go back. It wouldn''t be wise to get on Her Majesty''s bad side.


    What if something bad happens to you as well? If so, Prince Francis would have no one to rely on."


    But Sherry only ignored Minna''s advice. Instead, she screamed at the door, "Your Majesty, I know


    you''re inside. Francis is very weak. Please have mercy on him and forgive him. He might have been


    misunderstood because he didn''t know how to express himself very well. Your Majesty, please spare


    Francis. Please! He has no intention of seizing the throne. He''s just worried about the emperor''s health


    and wanted to take care of him. Your Majesty, I''m begging you, please. Forgive him for his mistake."


    However, the empress onlyughed scornfully when she heard Sherry''s pleads. "He didn''t know how to


    express himself? He used Felix of such viciousness and of his intention to usurp the throne in


    public. And she had the audacity to im that it was just a matter of misunderstanding? His Majesty is


    in aa. If His Majesty is fine, his words are enough to take Felix''s life. He didn''t know how to


    express himself? What a joke! How ridiculous could she get?"


    "Your Majesty, just ignore her," Nancy stated.


    "Ignore her? How can I just ignore her?" the empress stated while she stood up. Nancy quickly


    supported her, and then they made their way to the door.


    With a disdainful expression on her face, the empress looked at Sherry who was kneeling down with


    perfect posture. Someone immediately brought a chair for the empress to sit down and the maid served


    a cup of hot tea. Then the empress looked at Sherry while she said, "Sherry, you are one of the four


    noble consorts. Have you forgotten about this or you just don''t think about the consequences of your


    actions, first? You came in here, screaming outside of the Tranquil Hall. It would disturb His Majesty


    while he''s in recovery. What do you want?"


    "Your Majesty, I admit that I have not taught my son very well. He is upright and outspoken—"


    "Shut up!" The empress cut her off in a very loud voice. "You said that your son was upright and


    outspoken? Do you think that you can fool me? Everyone knows that he''s a hypocritical man! Do you


    want me to list down everything that your son did? First, he''s been taking advantage of the situation


    that His Majesty has been sick. Second, he came out to provoke dissension here, fully intending to


    alienate the rtionship between Felix and the courtiers. Third, he just meddled with the imperial affairs


    of the Bright Dynasty. He is so treacherous and evil!"


    "Your Majesty, Francis didn''t do any of those things," Sherry softly said.


    "He didn''t?" The empress threw the teacup in her hand to Sherry. In a second, the hot tea poured all


    over her, but she didn''t dare to move. "No? At a crucial time like this, he came to this hall and talked so


    much nonsense instead of helping the people who are suffering. Not once did hee to visit His


    Majesty when he was sick. But now that His Majesty has been ill for days, he suddenly came out of


    nowhere, iming that Felix wanted to usurp the throne. Can''t you see how easy it is to recognize that


    he''s guilty?"


    "Your Majesty, please forgive him—"


    "Forgive him?" The empress cut her off again. With a sneer, she continued, "You admitted yourself that


    you haven''t taught your son very well. How dare youe here and beg for my forgiveness? You have


    been a noble consort for so long. So now, you think the imperial harem is under your control?"


    "No! Of course, I wouldn''t dare to think that!"


    The empress eximed furiously, "That''s right! You have no right in this ce! Guards, this woman is


    one of the four consorts, but she is so unscrupulous that she disturbed His Majesty in a critical time like


    this. Moreover, she failed to teach her son so he defamed Felix. She hadmitted a heinous crime.


    From now on, lock her in the Cold Pce!"


    Sherry trembled and fell to the ground. She looked at the empress in disbelief. "Your Majesty, I didn''t do


    anything wrong..."


    "If you didn''t teach your son very well, then you failed as a consort and as a mother. Even if you die a


    hundred times, it won''t be enoughpensation for such a big mistake. Sending you to the Cold


    Pce is still merciful. If you don''t appreciate my kindness, don''t me me for being ruthless and


    cruel. If you are not satisfied with it, you have another option which is to die!" The empress was actually


    in a position to do so. Although she had a very high rank, it didn''t matter to the emperor. Instead, he


    used to be so fond of Sherry, so the empress hated her very much.


    ''Didn''t you say that you wouldn''t fight for anything and would just let things take their course? Very well


    then, I will send you to the Cold Pce. I want to see if you could still maintain your pretentious lofty


    image there!'' the empress thought to herself.


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    "Please spare me, Your Majesty," Sherry pleaded once more.


    "I don''t want your life. Just go to the Cold Pce. It will give you time to reflect on your mistakes. When


    you''ve thought it through, tell me and we''ll discuss the appropriate punishment about you." Then, the


    empress asked the servants to take away Sherry.


    Sherry looked at the empress with frightened eyes. She was so shocked that she even forgot how to


    speak. She just let the guards take her away. Meanwhile, Minna was so surprised that she didn''t know


    what to do. At that moment, she could only run after Sherry.


    The empress looked at Sherry, who was being dragged by her servants. With a satisfied smile, she


    said, "That''s what happens when you go against me!"