Yongning Palace, night falls.
The Queen Mother sat alone in the pavilion.
Coughing gently from time to time.
His face was pale and his hair was disheveled.
It no longer has the elegant and luxurious appearance of the past.
Looking at the bright moon in the sky, she sighed leisurely.
Maybe it’s just as Emperor Feng said.
It's actually her fault that things turned out like this.
I remember that she was the legitimate daughter of the Gu family.
She was favored by the late emperor and became a concubine in the harem.
But she was not favored at that time.
He was often bullied in the palace.
She put in a lot of thought and used every possible means.
Finally, she was favored by the late emperor and became pregnant.
But in the late stage of pregnancy, the imperial physician told her bad news.
Her fetus was most likely dead!
She didn't want to be bullied anymore.
So she found Gu Shuang and asked her for help.
Find a way to replace the prince with a cat.
If it is really a stillbirth, find one from the Gu family.
The plan actually went smoothly.
Gu Shuang really brought a baby boy.
But the Queen Mother always believed that it came from the Gu family.
It wasn't until Ning Que entered the palace that she discovered the truth.
Her child who was supposed to die became the youngest son of Prince Ning!
What Gu Shuang brought with him at that time was not a descendant of the Gu family.
But it was the newly born young son of Prince Ning’s Mansion!
The Gu family did have a newborn baby at that time.
But the baby was a daughter...
By then, the matter was a done deal.
The Queen Mother had no choice but to make the best of it.
So she was extremely harsh on Emperor Feng.
It means that you must have sufficient ability to serve the emperor.
Later, she used Gu Shuang to get rid of the queen.
He found another opportunity to depose the former crown prince.
He even secretly poisoned the late emperor to death!
Finally, Emperor Feng was supported to ascend the throne.
But the Empress Dowager never imagined that Emperor Feng would become like this, and she even knew the truth long ago. All of this was actually her own fault. It was she who turned the once filial and sensible Emperor Feng into the beast he is today, who poisoned his father and brother!
"Mother, you've lost weight again."
A calm voice sounded.
The Queen Mother's expression suddenly changed drastically.
When he saw that it was Emperor Feng, he was filled with horror and anger.
"It's you?!"
"You beast!"
"You still have the nerve to come see me?!"
"Why can't I see you? You are my mother!" Emperor Feng sat down with a smile, picked up the orange from the fruit bowl, peeled it slowly, and said with a smile: "I know that no matter how much I say, you won't believe me. But I still say that I never meant to hurt Xiao Ning. His death may have been just an accident. And there is something else I need to tell you."
"What?"
"Qinghe and the prince were assassinated and fell off a cliff to their deaths."
"Now there is no trace of the body, and I am still sending people to track it down."
“You…what did you say?!”
The Queen Mother stood up suddenly.
Her whole body was shaking.
His eyes were red and full of tears.
She stared at Fengdi intently, her right hand gripping the fruit knife. Then, with a roar of indignation, she raised the blade and lunged at him. In reality, with her limited ability, Fengdi could easily have dodged it. However, Fengdi didn't do so. He simply raised his hand and gripped the blade tightly. Blood immediately fell, but Fengdi remained unmoved. Then, with a sudden force, the blade flew out and pierced straight into the wooden pillar.
"As expected, you are still unwilling to believe me."
"When you heard Qing He was killed, you suspected it was me."
"Besides you, who else has this ability?"
The Queen Mother was furious at this moment, and said angrily: "What exactly do you want to do? You killed Xiao Ning, and you want to kill Qing He and the newborn baby. You clearly know that they are not a threat to you, why do you refuse to give them, the orphan and the widow, a chance to live? You... do you really want them to die? How can you be so cruel... you beast!!!"
"Are you done scolding me?"
Emperor Feng stood up indifferently.
Blood was still dripping from his right hand.
There is nothing more tragic than a dead heart.
This little bit of pain is really nothing.
"What else do you want to do?"
"Do you still want to kill me?"
"So, no one in this world will know these secrets anymore?"
"Don't bother your Majesty to worry, I will die now!"
"If you die, you will never see them again."
"They? Who are you talking about?"
The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment.
Emperor Feng sat down leisurely and said calmly, "Of course it's Xiaoning's family of three. I've said it before, I never intended to harm them. Do you really think that with Xiaoning's abilities, he would die in Goguryeo because of a trap? I even sent three thousand Yulin soldiers to protect Qinghe, and the assassins in ambush numbered less than a hundred, yet they were able to severely injure the commander-in-chief, Wu Hua. According to Wu Hua, two of them possessed extremely strong martial arts skills. Their swordsmanship was unmatched. Who else, besides the Shenji Pavilion, could have such abilities? As far as I know, the Shenji Pavilion has a swordsman named Yi Suiyun. After arriving in Linzi, he quickly disappeared. What do you think he did next?"
Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother was also stunned.
The sadness on his face gradually turned into a smile.
It's not that she believes in Emperor Feng.
But it was because Emperor Feng had no need to deceive her now.
Now the relationship has been completely torn apart.
She was even trapped in the Yongning Palace.
What if she knew the truth?
Is it possible to leave Yongning Palace?
"Xiao Ning has been investigating the Battle of Yumen Pass for years." Emperor Feng looked at the Empress Dowager and said calmly, "He has always been resentful of the death of the old Prince Ning. With the capabilities of the Divine Machine Pavilion, he would have found out sooner or later. Later, when Tian Zhongxun rebelled, he most likely told Xiao Ning what he knew. At that time, I thought they were mortal enemies and that Tian Zhongxun didn't know much. But now it seems that this is the only possibility. Xiao Ning has been secretly planning since that day."
"Where are they?!"
"I don't know yet."
Emperor Feng shook his head indifferently.
If Ning Que really wanted to leave, how could he be found so easily?
"Let them go... let their family be reunited!" The Queen Mother raised her head and smiled bitterly. "I have never asked you for anything. Now I only hope you can give them a chance to live and stop investigating. You told me all this simply to keep me alive and use me as a hostage. As long as they live, I will obey you in everything. From now on, I will never leave Yongning Palace again and will devote myself to worshipping Buddha."
"Yeah?"
Emperor Feng just felt inexplicably heartbroken.
He didn't expect that the Queen Mother could do this.
From the beginning to the end, the Queen Mother never treated him as her own flesh and blood.
"Mother, have you ever considered me?"
"Xiao Ning went to such great lengths to fake his own death because he wanted to escape."
"Given his ability, he will definitely seek revenge on me."
"You asked me to let him go, then who will let me go?"
Emperor Feng stood up indifferently.
"I will definitely continue to investigate!"
"If Xiao Ning is just living in seclusion, I will pretend I don't know."
"But if he attempts to rebel, I... I will..."
"Put him under house arrest in Chang'an!"
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