The Empress Dowager had no doubt about the truth of the matter and immediately began to berate Prince Cheng. The Emperor's anger instantly turned to ice. "The Empress Dowager has truly kept many things from me..."

The Empress Dowager was so angry that her chest ached. She clutched her chest and, upon hearing the Emperor's words, asked, "What have I been hiding from Your Majesty?"

The emperor did not speak, but took out the imperial edict from his robes.

Upon seeing the imperial edict, the Empress Dowager finally lost her composure.

What a fine Minister of Justice!

They actually tricked her into believing that the imperial edict had been burned in a fire!

The Emperor issued an imperial edict, saying, "If this edict had not been written by the Empress Dowager herself, I would never have believed that she would want to protect even a single bloodline of the Yan family. What did Consort Chen use to threaten the Empress Dowager into supporting the Yan family?"

The Emperor's voice was sharp, and after speaking, he threw the imperial edict heavily to the ground.

The Empress Dowager's face turned ashen as she looked at the imperial edict lying on the ground.

Granny Zhao quickly went down the steps, picked up the imperial edict, and her hands trembled as she held it.

I thought the Emperor and Empress Dowager were just estranged, but it turns out they're practically enemies.

Prince Cheng has caused so much trouble, harming Princess Cheng and Prince Cheng's heir. He just packed his bags and ran away, leaving the Empress Dowager to face the Emperor's wrath. The Empress Dowager just didn't want to see the Emperor and Prince Cheng turn against each other. What did the Empress Dowager do wrong?

Granny Zhao was deeply concerned about the Empress Dowager.

The Emperor just stared at the Empress Dowager with cold eyes.

The Empress Dowager knew that she couldn't escape it if she didn't speak up today. Now there was nothing left to hide. She had kept this matter in her heart for more than 20 years, which was long enough.

The Empress Dowager looked at the Emperor and said, "Since Your Majesty is so eager to know, I will tell you."