"Of course, it's to get rid of traitors for the country.
Princes who break the law are subject to the same punishment as commoners. Feng Yinli has committed many crimes, but since he is a prince, I will put an end to him with the tiger-head guillotine."
Feng Yinzhen still had that gentle voice, speaking softly to the empress dowager with a smile on his face.
As he spoke, he did not forget to straighten the wrinkled corners of the empress dowager's clothes, just like a filial, sensible and careful son.
But what he said surprised everyone present, and made the empress dowager, who had just sat down, open her eyes wide again.
"Zhen'er, what did you say?"
"I say that I will grant Feng Yinli a grace and let him end his crime with the tiger-head guillotine."
Feng Yinzhen was not in a hurry. He even reached out to pick up the wine pot, poured a full cup of wine for the empress dowager, and brought it to her mouth.
"Mother, you've just been frightened. Drink some wine to calm your nerves. After this is over, I'll have Nanny Xin take you back to the palace to rest."
“Bang!”
The Queen Mother waved her hand and knocked away the wine glass that Feng Yinzhen had brought to his lips. The glass fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
Her face was full of anger and her finger pointed at Feng Yinzhen's nose.
"Asshole, you ignored my words. I only have you and Yinli as my children. I just hope that you can trust each other and that we can love each other as a family.
But you turned around and wanted to kill Yinli. Are you worthy of me? Are you worthy of the late emperor who is watching over you in heaven?
I now command you to immediately pardon Yinli and forgive all his faults. Otherwise, I will go on a hunger strike and you will never see me again!"
"Mother..."
"Don't call me mother, I don't have a son like you!"
The Queen Mother's tone became even sharper, and her nails painted with red nail polish almost pierced Feng Yinzhen's nose.
Feng Yinzhen took a deep breath, as if he had swallowed all the endless grievances and resentments back into his stomach. It took him a while to slowly release them, but a faint smile appeared at the corner of his lips.
"Mother, I didn't want to argue with you to this extent. Since you insist on doing this, then I have no choice but to explain everything to you clearly."
"What do you want to tell me? I have nothing to say to you. Unless you release Yinli immediately, I will absolutely ignore you!"
The Queen Mother became more and more angry, and her face looked extremely ugly.
But she felt a little bit worried in her heart, and her confidence was not as strong as she appeared.
When she saw Feng Yinzhen coming to support her just now, she thought that her usual tricks had worked, but she didn't expect that Feng Yinzhen actually asked someone to get a tiger-head guillotine to kill Yinli.
Now she could only use her last trump card, using the threat of never letting him call her mother again, to force him to agree to her request.
But she was not sure whether Feng Yinzhen would be threatened by her.
Feng Yinzhen kept a smile on his face and nodded.
"Okay, since the Queen Mother is unwilling to pay attention to me, then I can't force her. Nanny Xin, please take the trouble to send the Queen Mother back to the palace to rest immediately."
"Feng Yinzhen, what are you going to do? You don't even recognize your own mother? Are you really going to be an unfilial son?"
When the Queen Mother heard this, she immediately became furious and couldn't help but scream loudly.
She was angry and frightened, and felt uneasy in her heart.
It didn't work, her method didn't work, Feng Yinzhen actually didn't want her as a mother anymore.
Did he know something?
Feng Yinzhen smiled slightly, facing the empress dowager's shocked and angry gaze, still using that gentle tone.
"The Queen Mother took over my upbringing since I was four years old. Although she didn't raise me herself, she was my nominal mother after all. She gave me a certain amount of protection and also cared for me.
I dare not ask for any care from the Empress Dowager, but I am grateful and am willing to recognize the Empress Dowager as my mother, be filial to her all my life, and repay her for her upbringing.
Therefore, even if the Queen Mother has an affair with Uncle Min Yu, I can choose to tolerate it. Even if the Queen Mother points at my nose and scolds me for being unfilial, I can still tolerate it.
However, if it concerns matters of great importance to the nation, I cannot obey the Queen Mother!"
"You, what did you say? How do you know... No, you, what nonsense are you talking about? Aijia is your biological mother. How can you not even care about your own biological mother?"
The Queen Mother was shocked. She stared at Feng Yinzhen in disbelief and began to stutter.
These are all secrets, and they are secrets from decades ago. Those who knew these secrets have now passed away. Who told Feng Yinzhen?
This incident shocked not only the Queen Mother but also everyone present.
"What? The Queen Mother is not the Emperor's biological mother? How is this possible?"
"How is this impossible? The Empress Dowager and the Emperor are not much different in age. Moreover, when the Empress Dowager returned from outside the palace, she brought the four-year-old Emperor with her. This aroused everyone's speculation at the time, but it was suppressed by the late Emperor."
"No wonder the Queen Mother dotes on the Seventeenth Prince overly much, while being indifferent to the Emperor, even though they are brothers. It turns out they are not biological children."
"Then, could it be that the Queen Mother knew about the Seventeenth Prince's rebellion today? Could it be that they, mother and son, can't tolerate the throne falling into the hands of others, so they're trying to seize it by force?"
The ministers in the hall were talking about it.
But what surprised Nian Gengyao, Concubine Hua, and Feng Wanwan was something else.
[Huh? My dad has finally gotten it! He can't be manipulated by the Queen Mother anymore?]
[Yeah, when did he realize the Queen Mother wasn't his biological mother? Was it because he realized he and the Queen Mother looked nothing alike, or because he finally realized their age difference made it unlikely they were mother and son?]
[Also, when did he discover this? Who did he ask for confirmation? I see him every day, and I've never seen him behave in any unusual way. Your heart is truly unfathomable.]
Nian Gengyao: Oh, my brother-in-law is awake.
Concubine Hua: When did the emperor find out? Why didn’t he tell me?
The Third Prince: My father is not actually the Queen Mother’s biological son. Does that mean I won’t have a Royal Grandmother in the future?
Feng Yinzhen's expression remained calm, but his eyes were filled with fierceness.
"If the Queen Mother and Feng Yinli had not conspired to seize my throne, I might never have discovered this secret.
The Queen Mother was still too careless. The secret letter between you and Feng Yinli was intercepted by me. I read the contents carefully and also asked Nanny Xin who was beside you in detail. These things were told to me by Nanny Xin.
Otherwise, I really can't believe that the Queen Mother and Prince Seventeen are so cruel that they can even hurt their own flesh and blood for the throne.
Aunt Xin, you can speak up now."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey your command."
Nanny Xin, who had been standing beside the empress dowager in silence, stood up, knelt in the hall, and told the whole story in a low but clear voice.
It not only reveals the true relationship between Feng Yinzhen and the Queen Mother, but also tells the story of the Queen Mother and Feng Yinli's conspiracy to seize the throne.
After these words were spoken, the Queen Mother and Feng Yinli both collapsed on the spot.
Sweating profusely.
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