"Mother, what did you say? What are you saying!" Yun Xun trembled, looking at Consort Ning in disbelief.

He couldn't help but shake her body, trying to wake her up!

The people around heard it too.

They were all shocked.

Consort Ning stopped laughing, her expression becoming serious and solemn: "I said, I set the fire in Jing'an Palace. Even if the Ninth Prince is dead, I will make sure his body is completely destroyed!"

"I also started the fire in the imperial prison. I wanted to burn Prince Jing to death so that you would become the eldest and most outstanding prince under your father's rule. Then, your appointment as crown prince would be just around the corner!"

Her words were clear and distinct, making them sound perfectly natural and not at all like the utterances of a madwoman.

But Yunxun still said, "Mother, are you having another episode? You must be having another episode, that's why you're saying such nonsense!"

"Am I having an attack?" Consort Ning asked, a slight smile on her face. She pushed Yun Xun away and said, "No, I'm not having an attack. I've never been crazy!"

Caught off guard, Yun Xun was suddenly pushed away, staggering and almost falling, but Ji Mingwei caught him in time.

Consort Ning had already rushed to the emperor's side.

"Since the truth has already been exposed, no matter what I say, I'm doomed. So I'm not afraid of the Emperor finding out the truth."

Cui Shao and his guards had already drawn their long swords and surrounded Consort Ning.

After standing still, Yun Xun wanted to come over to protect Consort Ning, but was stopped outside by the guards.

Ji Mingwei pulled him back and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, don't be in a hurry, let's wait and see."

Yun Xun didn't go any further, but his eyes were bloodshot as he stared intently at his mother, wondering what other shocking things she would say next.

Consort Ning looked up at the Emperor with a provocative expression: "Your Majesty is truly blind. After all this time, you still can't find out who poisoned the Ninth Prince, nor can you find out who killed Princess Huaiming. You are so stupid, unworthy of being an Emperor!"

The veins on the emperor's neck bulged as he stared intently at Consort Ning. He never imagined that one day a mad consort would call him stupid!

No, he never even imagined that anyone would dare to insult him like that!

He restrained himself and held back, barely managing not to strangle the crazy woman in front of him!

"Anyway, you found out about setting fire to the Ninth Prince's body and burning Yun Zhuo to death tonight. I'm not afraid to tell you that I was the one who poisoned the Ninth Prince and I was the one who killed him. Princess Xuan was just covering for me!"

"She is my daughter-in-law. She is devoted to my son. She dares not disobey my orders!"

“I also killed Princess Huaiming, near the Heavenly Prison. That night I set fire to the Heavenly Prison, intending to burn Yunzhuo to death, but who knew that damned girl would suddenly appear and see what I did.”

“She was terrified and knelt on the ground begging me to let her go. How could I let her go? If I let her go, I would die, and Xun'er would be implicated as well.”

"So I pretended to let her go, but killed her when she turned around. Xun'er even blamed me for it, saying that Princess Huaiming was his sister, how could I be so cruel?"

"But how could I not be cruel? If I wasn't cruel, it would be my son and me who would suffer. In this matter, Xun'er's only crime was knowing about it but not reporting it."

"Sending Princess Huaiming to the General's Mansion to slander General Lan was also my idea. Who told that guy to try to kill my Xun'er? Even if he is a general, so what? I will still kill him!"

As Consort Ning spoke each word, everyone was stunned. Was it really true?

Is that really the case?

“Mother Consort…” Yun Xun was also stunned, staring blankly at Consort Ning.

Ji Mingwei pursed her lips and gripped Yun Xun's arm tightly, preventing him from moving.

"What, Your Majesty, do you not believe I could do such a thing?" Consort Ning tiptoed closer to the Emperor's ear:

"Now that things have come to this, I will tell the Emperor the truth: I have never gone mad; I have always been perfectly lucid!"

The emperor's hand finally landed on her neck, slowly tightening: "Why did you do this?"

"Father!" Ye Qingxue stepped forward and said, "Father, don't be deceived by Consort Ning. All she said and did was to clear Prince Xuan's name!"

"The real culprit is Prince Xuan, not Consort Ning! Many times, a birth mother is willing to sacrifice her own life for her child!"

The Xuanwang couple caused the deaths of so many innocent people.

It even nearly led to Yun Zhuo being executed.

We absolutely cannot let them clear their names!

The emperor was suddenly awakened, and abruptly released his fingers and Ning Guiren's throat. He had truly been driven mad with anger just now.

Consort Ning had a sore throat and coughed violently several times, turning her pale face red, but she was still smiling.

"To clear Xun'er's name? Haha, wasn't it me who set fire to the funeral hall tonight? Wasn't it me who burned down the prison and put Yun Zhuo to death? You all saw it with your own eyes, and you still say I'm clearing Xun'er's name?"

"I've been feigning madness all these years just to survive. Tonight I've committed so many capital crimes, yet you say I'm trying to clear Yun Xun's name? That's wonderful! The Emperor won't question my crimes, that's wonderful! I can continue living!"

The emperor's face darkened once again.

If Consort Ning has been feigning madness for so many years, then the emperor himself has been a fool who has been deceived for over a decade.

If this gets out, he will lose all face!

Consort Ning, however, fearlessly lunged forward and grabbed his collar: "Your Majesty, whether I poisoned the Ninth Prince or killed Princess Huaiming, you can find out by sending people to search my palace and see if there is any evidence."

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