Chapter 208 The Scream Beneath the Phoenix Robe

Chapter 208 The Scream Beneath the Phoenix Robe

"Squeak—"

Hiss—

The faint scratching and rubbing sounds were amplified several times by the heavy and gorgeous phoenix robe worn by the Empress Dowager.

For the Empress Dowager, the most terrifying thing was not being surrounded by these things, but that they had crawled inside.

To emphasize its majesty, the phoenix robes of the Great Sheng Dynasty featured wide sleeves, floor-length skirts, and multiple layers.

What was originally a symbol of status has now become the perfect "playground" for rats and snakes.

"Ah! What is that! Stop crawling!"

The Empress Dowager froze for a moment, her disfigured face contorted with extreme terror.

Several large, cold, furry rats crawled down her wide skirt and into her trouser legs.

Sharp claws tore through the silk underpants, scratching wildly at the loose skin, and even climbing upwards!

The cold snake coiled around her waist, its tongue licking her belly.

A cockroach crawled into her collar and scurried all over her back.

The pervasive sense of invasion and the disgusting feeling of being touched so intimately by filthy creatures instantly shattered the Empress Dowager's psychological defenses.

"Get out here! Get out here!"

The Empress Dowager finally disregarded all decorum and dignity.

She jumped up from her throne like a monkey whose foot had been scalded.

"Slap! Slap! Slap!"

She frantically slapped her thighs, chest, and back, trying to kill or expel the things inside her clothes.

But it didn't work.

The more they filmed, the faster the creatures inside would dart about in fright.

"Ah—! Help! There's a snake! There's a rat!"

The Empress Dowager let out a pig-like scream, her voice so shrill it was distorted, completely devoid of her usual dignified and aloof demeanor.

She jumped up and down frantically on the platform, twisting and tearing at her collar.

Her phoenix crown was askew, her gold hairpin had flown off, and her hair was disheveled, making her look like a madwoman.

Because of the large movement, a startled rat, in its panic, crawled out from her collar, squeaked on her scarred face, and then jumped down, stepping on her nose.

"vomit--!"

The Empress Dowager was so overwhelmed by the stench that she gagged, her eyes rolled back, and she almost fainted.

The civil and military officials below the stage, who were initially in a state of shock, now looked at the comical and absurd scene on the high platform, and their expressions became strange.

The Empress Dowager who usually sat behind the curtain, able to decide life and death with just a few words.

Right now, in front of that phoenix throne that symbolizes power, they are dancing the ugliest and most ridiculous "flea-catching dance" in the world.

She jumped and screamed, while also having to scratch those embarrassing parts of her body.

"puff……"

Someone couldn't help but let out a sneer.

Then, it was as if they had caught a contagious disease.

The ministers all lowered their heads, their shoulders heaving violently. They covered their mouths, pinched their thighs, and held their breath until their faces turned red and their necks bulged.

I dare not laugh, I really dare not laugh out loud.

But... it's just too funny!

"Ha ha……"

Tangli doesn't have that many concerns.

She leaned against Pei Yunjing's chest, watching the Empress Dowager's disheveled appearance, and laughed until tears almost came out.

"Your Highness, look."

Tang Li pointed to the high platform and commented:

"The Empress Dowager's dance moves, though a bit wild, are...unique?"

Pei Yunjing held his wine glass, looked at the rat that had crawled out of the Empress Dowager's collar, frowned in disgust, and leaned back.

"It is offensive to public morals."

He coldly uttered four words.

But there was not a trace of sympathy in his eyes.

This old woman once tried to ruin Tangli's reputation with even more despicable means.

Now, this is a matter of repaying kindness with kindness, just letting her taste the bitterness of being disgraced and made a fool of.

"Help! Help the emperor!"

"Take the Empress Dowager away! Quickly!"

Finally, a few brave eunuchs, despite their fear of snakes and rats, rushed forward, wrapped the still-mad Empress Dowager in a blanket, lifted her up like a pig, and scrambled away to the inner palace.