The bedchamber.
Wanyan Ya was restlessly pacing back and forth, her face filled with deep worry, her delicate hands twisting anxiously in front of her, and her gaze occasionally sweeping towards the outside of the hall.
Once the news of the Wei Army breaking through the city gates reached the palace, Tuoba Hui found Wanyan Ya and told her to stay in the bedchamber no matter what happened, assuring her that nothing would happen with him around and asking her to wait for his return.
Wanyan Ya trusted Tuoba Hui very much and obediently followed his instructions.
But not long after Tuoba Hui left, bad news came one after another.
The Wei Army had entered the Imperial Palace.
The Imperial Guard couldn’t hold them off; the Wei Army had already entered the inner city...
When the news reached the harem, it caused chaos.
"Please wait a moment, Imperial Concubine, I will go in and announce your arrival."
"Imperial Concubine, you cannot enter, allow the servant..."
"Get out of the way..."
At this moment, a commotion erupted from outside the hall.
Soon, Yelv Clan led a group of female officials to force their way in.
Wanyan Ya’s personal palace maid couldn’t stop them and hurried to plead guilty to Wanyan Ya.
"Sister, what is the meaning of this?" Wanyan Ya frowned and gestured for her personal palace maid to step back.
However, just as Wanyan Ya’s maid was about to leave, Yelv Clan coldly said, "You bitch, who are you calling sister? When I was favored by the Great Khan, you were just a cheap slave being sold around.
I don’t know what kind of charm you’ve cast on the Great Khan, but from now on, your good days are over."
Yelv Clan deeply resented Wanyan Ya.
Since Tuoba Hui married Wanyan Ya, he had neglected Yelv Clan.
In Yelv Clan’s eyes, Wanyan Ya had stolen her place as Queen.
Now that the opportunity had come, she was not going to miss it.
"You... what are you going to do?"
Wanyan Ya’s tone was somewhat panicked, her hands nervously smoothing her sideburns, as she looked at Yelv Clan and the stern-faced female officials behind her, particularly at the one holding a tray with a wine jug and cup, causing Wanyan Ya to involuntarily retreat.
Yelv Clan couldn’t be bothered with words and ordered, "Seize this bitch for me, I want to deal with her personally."
"Yes."
Two female officials stepped forward, one on each side, grabbing Wanyan Ya’s arms and restraining her.
"What are you doing, let go of the Queen." Wanyan Ya’s loyal personal palace maid, seeing her mistress captured, rushed forward to help, but was slapped to the ground by a palace maid beside Yelv Clan.
"It’s none of your business, get lost."
Yelv Clan shot a cold glance at the palace maid, picked up the wine jug from the tray, and approached Wanyan Ya intimidatingly.
Even if Wanyan Ya were foolish, she would know the wine was suspicious, and struggled incessantly: "What are you trying to do? If you dare... act recklessly, the Great Khan will not spare you, someone help, anyone..."
Wanyan Ya shouted, she had her own Inner Guard.
"Scream all you want, even if you shout your throat hoarse, no one will come to your aid." Yelv Clan gestured: "Never mind, let me enlighten you before you die."
A female official began reading Tuoba Hui’s will.
Hearing about the Crown Prince ascending the throne and being ordered to die, Wanyan Ya’s face turned pale and was filled with disbelief, saying, "Impossible, how dare you forge the Holy Decree, this is a crime punishable by extermination of nine generations, the Great Khan will not spare you."
"Forge? This has been confirmed by the Three Ministers." Yelv Clan sneered, her beautiful face showing a venomous expression, she raised a hand to tightly grip Wanyan Ya’s chin, forcing her mouth open, viciously saying: "You whore, a vixen that brings ruin to the state, Jin Xia is in this position because of you, seducing the late emperor wasn’t enough, now you’re seducing the Great Khan, your death is well deserved..."
With that, she grabbed the wine jug ready to force it down.
But Wanyan Ya kept her mouth shut tightly, refusing to let Yelv Clan succeed, causing the wine to spill down her chin, soaking her clothes, and some splashed onto Yelv Clan.
This greatly enraged Yelv Clan, she raised her hand and slapped Wanyan Ya fiercely, a crisp "pa" sounded, leaving a red swollen handprint on her delicate face, drawing blood, twisting Wanyan Ya’s face to the side, showing that Yelv Clan held nothing back.
Yet despite everything, Wanyan Ya stubbornly refused to open her mouth.
"Someone, rip this bitch’s mouth open for me..."
"Something’s wrong."
Before Yelv Clan’s words could finish, a eunuch hurriedly ran in.
"Imperial Concubine, something’s wrong, the Wei Army has broken into the harem, Your Highness, please run, our people simply can’t stop them," the eunuch said.
"Bang..."
Yelv Clan shuddered, the wine jug in her hand dropping in fright, the wine spilled on the ground, making a sizzling sound, her face pale, she panicked: "Quick... let’s go."
"Imperial Concubine, what about her..." a female official pointed at Wanyan Ya.
Yelv Clan glanced over, saying, "Let her become playthings under the Wei Army’s big-headed soldiers."
With that, Yelv Clan left without looking back.
In her view, this outcome was better than killing Wanyan Ya.
The female officials’ faces changed at this, they could already imagine the scene in their minds.
When a country falls, it is often women who suffer the most.
With such a seductive face, they believed no man could possibly resist her.
Hearing this, Wanyan Ya’s face turned pale as well.
She was born a slave, her captivating beauty made her master keep her intact to sell at a high price, but she had seen too many of her companions around her reduced to mere playthings, a fate worse than death.