Rumble...
Thunder roared across the sky.
Drops of rain as big as beans fell to the ground.
The Queen Mother was sitting on a cushion, holding Buddhist beads.
Looking up, you will see a golden Buddha statue.
Nanny Yang stood by and served.
Listening to the Buddhist chants.
A lot has happened during this time.
She has seen many ups and downs in the palace over the years.
I have experienced all kinds of dangerous things.
But this time she also didn't know how to deal with it.
A strange creaking sound was heard.
The wooden door was pushed open from both sides.
The emperor wore a dragon robe and walked slowly.
The Queen Mother couldn't help but pause.
But she continued to recite with her eyes closed.
Didn't even look back.
Emperor Feng looked at him with a smile.
Without any emotion.
He took the sandalwood and lit it on the candle.
Finally, he bowed three times respectfully.
Inserted on the incense burner.
"Mother, it's useless to worship these clay Buddhas."
"But you've done so many bad things, and you can only offset the guilt by reciting Buddhist scriptures."
"Your Majesty!" Nanny Yang quickly stepped forward. "The Queen Mother is your mother. How can you be so disrespectful to her?"
"She is not my biological mother."
"Even if she's not, she still treats you as her own flesh and blood!" Nanny Yang had been in the palace since she was young, often accompanying the Empress Dowager. Naturally, she knew all about this. With red eyes, she said, "Everyone has seen how the Empress Dowager treats Your Majesty. But Your Majesty imprisoned the Empress Dowager. Aren't you afraid of giving people a reason to criticize you?"
"Oh……"
Emperor Feng turned around.
His face was frosty and he had an evil smile on his face.
Walked towards Nanny Yang step by step.
Finally, the Queen Mother stood up.
She stood in front of Emperor Feng.
"What do you want to do?"
"Do you still want to kill me now?!"
"What are you talking about, mother?" Emperor Feng said this, but he still clapped his hands. Then, a masked guard came in and forcibly dragged Yang Ma out of the Buddhist hall.
"You...what do you want?"
"You've got what you wanted!"
"Why did you come to see me?!"
"What are you talking about, mother?" Emperor Feng sat down with a half-smile on his face, and said calmly, "It was you who brought me to the palace, and it was you who taught me to be cunning and calculating. As long as I want something, I will fight for it by any means necessary. Besides, didn't you kill the late emperor with your own hands? Why are you playing the good guy now, as if it's all my fault?"
“You…you…”
The Queen Mother threw the Buddhist beads to the ground with force.
The Buddhist beads fell one by one.
"Does your Majesty think I know nothing?"
"The late emperor had long suspected my identity."
"Every time you fed the late emperor medicine, you secretly poisoned it. The late emperor was already ill from overwork, and even if the poison was mild, he wouldn't have survived for long. Let me think about it, it must have started after the former crown prince was deposed, right?"
"Everyone thinks the late emperor's health is deteriorating because he was overwhelmed by grief over the previous crown prince's dethronement. In reality, this is all your fault, Queen Mother. All you have to do is push me onto the throne. Only after the late emperor dies can I ascend the throne, right?"
“…”
The Queen Mother fell silent.
Looking at Emperor Feng, he was at a loss.
Now that the Emperor had grown stronger, he had already investigated many matters, and it was no longer possible to conceal them from him. Or perhaps he already knew all about these things, but had simply been a spectator from the beginning. When the work was done, he left, concealing his achievements and fame. All the benefits were his, while the infamy fell on them.
"Mother, who can be more cruel than you?"
"What I did was also learned from others."
"You've done so many sins, can chanting sutras and reciting Buddha's name here wash away your sins? From beginning to end, all of this is your fault. Even the me I am today is shaped by you. It's you who made me realize that only the power in my hands is eternal. For the sake of power, I can give up everything!"
"Mother, look at me."
"Aren't you happy?"
Emperor Feng smiled and spread his hands.
He just looked at the Queen Mother.
It's like reciting the law when you were young.
And then hope to get her praise.
"You...you devil!"
"What do you want?"
"Mother, you know what I want." Emperor Feng turned and stared at the Buddha statue, saying calmly, "According to my investigation, the Gu family only gave birth to a baby girl, so I am definitely not their heir. Mother, you must tell me whose child I am."
"You'll never know in your life!"
"I will investigate." Emperor Feng seemed to have anticipated this. He simply looked at the Queen Mother and said slowly, "Even if you didn't say it, I probably would have guessed it. For as long as I can remember, you've been extremely partial to Xiao Ning. At first, I thought you were trying to gain the support of Prince Ning's Mansion. But now I think it's probably not that simple. Especially after the old Prince Ning died, you even set up a Buddhist temple and chanted scriptures day and night."
"Mother, could it be that your biological child is not dead, and is Xiao Ning? And I am the child of Prince Ning's Mansion, but you used some trickery to swap me?"
Every time Emperor Feng spoke, he took half a step forward.
The empress dowager retreated step by step as they pressed forward.
At this moment, he looked ashen and at a loss.
"Don't talk nonsense!"
"Nonsense? Haha..."
Seeing the Empress Dowager's reaction, Emperor Feng already had the answer. With a wicked smile on his face, as if he had guessed it long ago, he sized the Empress Dowager up and said, "So, your real child never died. No wonder you doted on Ning Que so much, often letting him into the palace. You worry more about him than anyone else. Back then, for Ning Que's sake, you were willing to give Lin Xianhong a chance. And when Ning Que divorced his wife, you took away all the rewards you had given her."
"No, that's not it!"
"Ning Que is not my child!"
"Don't talk nonsense!"
"Mother, I'm not a fool. I told you all along that your true child has seven stars under his feet. He's the Ziwei Emperor descended to the mortal world, and he's born to be an emperor. I want to verify it. I'll know when I see Xiao Ning."
“You…you…”
The Queen Mother stood there in a daze.
The thunder exploded again.
Looking at the gloomy Emperor Feng, I felt terrified.
"I still remember someone mentioning that Xiao Ning nearly died at birth, suffering from a serious illness. Fortunately, Divine Doctor Chang happened to be a guest at our house, and that's how Xiao Ning saved her life. Before the Hundred Days Banquet, she fell ill several times, and it was also Divine Doctor Chang who treated her. Mother, do you still want to hide this from me? Are you forcing me to kill Xiao Ning before you're satisfied?"
"No!"
"You must not kill him!"
"He has made great contributions to Dafeng!"
"If you kill him..."
"I can even kill old Prince Ning, what else do I need?"
Emperor Feng stalked coldly forward, his entire body shrouded in murderous intent, his gaze icy as he gazed at the Empress Dowager. "Xiao Ning has already embarked on the Eastern Expedition. If I so desire, I have a thousand ways to kill him. Whether he lives or dies depends entirely on your whim. If you continue to conceal this, don't blame me for being merciless!"
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