Chapter 8 The Young Lady (The End)

Emperor Qi was furious at the death of the crown prince and ordered a thorough investigation.

Five days later, Emperor Qi discovered the connection between Consort Li and the eldest prince. In the end, Consort Li and her entire maternal clan died.

As for the eldest prince, he was, after all, the son of Emperor Qi. Therefore, Emperor Qi ordered that the eldest prince be imprisoned in the prince's residence for life, never to leave.

Emperor Qi's health deteriorated day by day because his crown prince, on whom he had placed high hopes and nurtured for so long, had passed away.

A few days later, Emperor Qi vomited blood...

Emperor Qi also had three young princes, the oldest being only 10 years old and the youngest only 6 years old.

Many ministers had planted people in the palace; they knew Emperor Qi's days were numbered and secretly sided with him.

In the end, the position of crown prince fell to Qi Chen, who was only 6 years old.

Not long after, Emperor Qi died.

Qi Chen ascended the throne, and Luo Xi became Empress.

Among those who supported Qi Chen was Prime Minister Luo, which was an exchange of interests between Prime Minister Luo and Qi Chen's mother, Consort Yang.

Prime Minister Luo supports Qi Chen's ascension to the throne, and Luo Xi must become Empress. Qi Chen's mother, Consort Yang, is a former palace maid with a humble background. Without support, they will become cannon fodder. Moreover, if someone else ascends the throne, their chances of survival are slim. Therefore, to save their lives, Consort Yang agreed.

Because the new emperor was young, Luo Xi assumed power on his behalf. She secretly sent men to kill the eldest prince, who was imprisoned in the prince's residence.

As for the other two princes, they both died of illness.

Luo Xi is not the former emperor, so she will not show them any mercy.

She always liked to eliminate all potential problems early on, to avoid future troubles...

Ten years later,

Qi Chen has grown up and is no longer a naive child. With only Luo Xi as the empress in the harem, some people have begun to have designs on him.

On this day,

Qi Chen and Luo Xi were having a meal in the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace.

Midway through, Luo Xi had something to attend to at the Holy Temple and left first.

Not long after Luo Xi left, Li Mama's eyes flashed, and she said angrily, "Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, the Empress wields so much power that anyone who doesn't know better would think she's the Emperor."

"The Emperor can also handle state affairs, but she doesn't delegate any power at all. The Empress simply doesn't respect you at all."

Empress Dowager: ? ? ?

No need to worry about this or that, how pleasant!

Granny Li said, "Besides, the Emperor has grown up. How can there only be one Empress in the harem? The Empress is just jealous."

Qi Chen: ? ? ?

"Jealous? It's me who's jealous. Besides, the Empress only loves power, what's wrong with that? As long as she doesn't love women, that's fine."

Anyway, the Empress belongs to him alone.

Even at a young age, Qi Chen has an extremely strong possessive nature.

Granny Li: "

Why is the Emperor reacting like this?

What emperor would willingly become a puppet? He's truly an oddball.

Qi Chen and the Empress Dowager exchanged a glance, and the Empress Dowager nodded slightly.

Without a doubt, this Granny Li must be someone planted in the Empress Dowager's palace by an official from the previous dynasty.

Qi Chen: "Drag her down and beat her to death with sticks."

"Hmph! How dare they sow discord between me and the Empress! They're courting death!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Finally, Granny Li died...

An hour later,

Pilgrimage Temple

Qi Chen told Luo Xi everything that Granny Li had said to sow discord.

He said smugly, "I sent someone to investigate, and it turns out that Granny Li is one of Grand Tutor Jiang's people."

Luo Xi raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Your Majesty is truly remarkable. So, what does Your Majesty intend to do?"

Qi Chen curled his lips into a smug smile, "Make an example of someone."

"What does the Empress think?"

Luo Xi agreed, saying, "Yes, that's good."

In the end, the entire family of the Grand Tutor was executed.

After that, no one ever spoke ill of Qi Chen or the Empress Dowager again. (The End)