Her throat made a cracking sound, as if it had been crushed, and her eyes were filled with pleading.
But the eldest prince would not soften his heart. He gathered all his strength in his tiger's mouth, ready to send Consort Han to her death in the next moment.
Granny Zhou ran over screaming, but was kicked away by the eldest prince. She crashed heavily against the wall and fell to the ground, unconscious.
Consort Han's face was full of sorrow, and she no longer resisted, just looking at the eldest prince.
The eldest prince softened for a moment, but he was a man destined for great things, and those who hindered him were destined to be eliminated by him, even his own mother.
With such a crazy mother, he was destined never to become emperor.
Fearing that he might not be able to carry out his plan if he hesitated any longer, he made up his mind and was about to use his wrist to snap Consort Han's neck.
Just then, rapid footsteps came from outside, like a sudden downpour, growing heavier and heavier, and flickering flames could be seen.
"An assassin has entered Qixiang Palace. Capture him immediately."
The guards rushed into the palace while shouting.
The eldest prince was startled and quickly released Consort Han. Dozens of people had already entered the front courtyard, carrying blazing torches.
He could only escape through the backyard, so he opened a window and leaped out.
I almost bumped into someone.
Taking two steps back, he saw that it was Chu Yaoce, with more than ten people behind him. Although there weren't many people, they were all the most powerful first-class experts around Chu Yaoce.
These people looked like they were on high alert.
The Crown Prince looked surprised: "It's actually my eldest brother. Isn't he under house arrest? How could he leave the palace without permission and become an assassin in Qixiang Palace?"
"Nonsense! You say I'm an assassin, so I am an assassin?" The eldest prince was furious. He couldn't understand how his trip to Qixiang Palace, which he had managed to avoid being seen, had resulted in the news being leaked. How could he be so unlucky?
Of course, it was me who leaked it.
Qiao Lian'er stood to the side, holding a piece of blood-red jade about half the size of her palm. This item originally belonged to the First Prince and could sense his thoughts.
Instead of properly staying home, she insisted on going out in night clothes. Isn't that giving people something to use against her? It would be a shame if she didn't take advantage of this opportunity.
She had taken the antiques from the First Prince's palace earlier, and was just about to go to sleep when she sensed a fluctuation in the First Prince's mind. Knowing something was wrong, she rushed over immediately.
Originally, it was thought that the eldest prince was just going to check on Consort Han's situation and determine whether she had really gone mad. His violation of the curfew and unauthorized departure from the palace was enough to cause him trouble. Who would have thought that he would actually try to strangle his own mother?
This is going to be quite a show.
"He's not an assassin. Your Highness's attire is quite suggestive," the Crown Prince said calmly. "Could it be that Your Highness sees your mother as insane and deems her useless, and wants to kill her?"
The Crown Prince's expression changed upon being exposed, but he became firm again when he realized that the other party had no evidence.
"I wore night clothes only because I missed my mother too much, but I was under house arrest, so I had no choice but to visit her in this way. We are mother and son, what's wrong with that? At most, I left the palace without permission, which is against the rules. Why does the Crown Prince have to put such a big accusation on me? Could it be that the Crown Prince thinks this way and judges others by his own standards?"
These words made the Crown Prince laugh.
He simply clapped his hands, and Consort Han was brought out of the palace.
“My elder brother says he is innocent, and I naturally believe him. But how do you explain the pinch mark on Consort Han’s neck? Could it have been done by a servant in the palace? That’s unlikely.”
When Consort Han saw the eldest prince, she screamed as if she had seen a ghost and shrank back into the corner.
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