Chapter 490 I'll be waiting for you in hell
Tan Xia is someone close to the Queen Mother. Once she is moved, this nail will be useless.
Xiao Yan was very clever. If he was left alive, and he realized something was wrong and used torture to get him to confess, then tonight's plan would collapse.
Moreover, if there was no bloodshed in the palace, how could Emperor An be so angry? Only when people died and the Shoukang Palace was affected would the matter become a big deal.
"After Zheng Kun killed Tan Xia, he and his accomplice tried to escape from the palace. If Commander Yu hadn't promptly ordered the palace gates to be sealed and captured, he would have escaped long ago."
The imperial palace was enormous, but it housed a hidden drum, which, when struck, could be heard throughout the six palaces in the east and west.
Because not many people knew about this, and Zheng Kun thought that Madam Xuan could tie up Xiao Yan and the others, he never expected that Yu Yanfeng would bring people over so quickly, and he was caught red-handed.
After hearing He Cheng's words, Emperor An's eyes darkened. "So, this matter has nothing to do with Madam Xuan?"
Yu Yanfeng nodded: "According to what Zheng Kun said, Madam Xuan was not aware of the situation and she was also being used by Tan Xia."
"Ever since the deposed empress died in the fire, Zheng Kun has been skeptical that she would burn herself in the palace. He secretly entered the palace to investigate the cause of the deposed empress's death. Somehow, this involved Governor Xiao, which is why he and Tan Xia had to deal with what happened tonight."
Upon hearing this, Emperor An's face turned grim. "The scandal between Lu and Prince Cheng is known to all the world. She was too ashamed to live in this world, and she burned herself in the cold palace. Everyone knows this. Why did you, a thief, frame me and Xiao Yan?"
"frame?"
The bloody man on the ground suddenly laughed. When he raised his head, there was blood in his throat and his hoarse voice was particularly creepy.
Zheng Kun stared at Emperor An: "Xie Tianyong, how did you gain a firm foothold in the court and ascend the throne by relying on the Lu family? Have you forgotten?"
"Although the Empress has had dealings with Prince Cheng, if she hadn't been the one to mediate and scheme to contain Prince Cheng, and to tie the Lu family to you, how could you, a prince without any foundation and without the late Emperor's favor, have been able to defeat Prince Cheng, whose maternal family was powerful and had long established a firm foothold..."
"How outrageous!"
Emperor An was furious when he heard him calling him by his name, but unfortunately Zheng Kun had no intention of shutting up, instead his words became more arrogant.
"You hate the Empress's affair with Prince Cheng. How do you know that if it weren't for her using her emotions to scheme against Prince Cheng, using the romance between men and women to force him into making a mistake and backing down, and then using the power of the Lu family to push you to the throne, how could you be worthy of ascending the throne after the Crown Prince fell into trouble?"
"You are so heartless and disloyal. You think the Empress is in your favor, but you don't realize that it wasn't you, the Emperor, who chose the Empress. It was her destiny as a phoenix who chose you."
"If the Queen had chosen Prince Cheng back then, how could it be possible that a fool like you, who was manipulated by a eunuch, would be on the throne now..."
"Shut up!"
An Di's face turned pale because of what he said. He stood up angrily, grabbed something on the table and threw it down.
The platform was some distance away from the front of the hall, and the thing fell to the ground before it hit Zheng Kun, breaking into pieces with a "bang".
Emperor An leaned his hand on the table to steady himself, breathing heavily, his face turning pale and blue, filled with rage.
Zheng Kun looked at him with even more sarcasm: "Why, are you angry because I said it right?"
"The imperial family is the most ruthless. The Empress is one thing, but the Fourth Prince is your own flesh and blood. You are ungrateful and want to eliminate the Lu family. After ascending the throne, you have been alienated from the Empress. Now, you have ordered the Fourth Prince to be executed because of some gossip..."
"You're accusing me of framing you? Ha!"
Zheng Kun spat out a mouthful of saliva mixed with blood, and his disdainful and mocking look shocked everyone in the hall and made them gasp.
"You are shameless, heartless, and ungrateful. How dare someone like you become emperor?"
"You...you shut up, you are so outrageous..."
Emperor An had not been offended like this in many years, and every word Zheng Kun said was like a sharp knife piercing his heart.
Zheng Kun tore open his humble past, the times when he relied on the Lu family when he was incompetent, his suspicion of the Lu family after he ascended the throne, and his cold-hearted attitude of putting away the bow after the bird was killed.
After the death of Crown Prince Li, he had wondered why Prince Cheng had suddenly made such a bad move, ruining his originally good situation. He had also wondered why Lu Qingfeng had such unexpected abilities that he could manipulate the Lu family into choosing him.
He is not a fool. Lu Qingfeng was just a concubine's daughter, but she was able to marry into the royal family as the legitimate daughter of the Lu family. Later, when he fought with King Cheng, Lu Qingfeng also gave him advice on many things.
How could he really not notice that something was wrong?
But at that time he could only rely on the Lu family. He did not have a strong maternal family, was not valued by the late emperor, and his ability was not as good as his other brothers.
He could only hold on to Lu Qingfeng and her son tightly in order to tie the Lu family to his boat. Even if he suspected something, he could only pretend to be ignorant. He never even thought of actively investigating, because he knew that even if he found out, he would not be able to give up the Lu family.
Only if the Lu family and Lu Qingfeng support him will he have a chance to take the throne.
Emperor An prided himself on being upright and honest, and he also cared about his reputation. After ascending the throne, he gradually abandoned the Lu family, treated Lu Qingfeng and her son coldly, and even deliberately downplayed that extremely frustrating past. Later, even he himself felt that he was able to ascend to the throne just because the Lu family happened to be in the right place.
But now it was torn apart bloodily by Zheng Kun.
He could ascend to the throne because Lu Qingfeng chose him. It was Lu Qingfeng who used the love between men and women to scheme against King Cheng, which allowed him to get the advantage. This was even more embarrassing for him than if Lu Qingfeng had betrayed him and had an affair with King Cheng.
Emperor An was furious and pointed at Zheng Kun, shouting, "How dare you, you traitor, slander me? Come, drag him out! Drag him out!"
Zheng Kun was not afraid when he heard his angry words, but instead laughed out loud.
"Whether it's slander or not, you know it clearly. Everyone in the court knows how you ascended to the throne. But you became furious over a few words of truth. With your talent, it's no wonder the Empress regretted choosing you."
He was not afraid of death at all. After scolding Emperor An, he looked up at Xiao Yan.
"Xiao Yan, you eunuch! You deliberately deceived Her Majesty, feigning surrender under the pretext of protecting the Fourth Prince. The Empress believed you and took you in as her confidant. She even broke with the Lu family to protect the Fourth Prince, personally handing you the Lu family's leverage."
"You clearly promised to join forces with the Empress, and to protect the Empress's future position as Empress Dowager after the Lu family was dealt with. However, you deliberately leaked the Empress's affair with Prince Cheng, inciting the Lu family to destroy the Empress and even burning her alive in the cold palace..."
"Self-immolation!"
Ha ha ha ha……
Zheng Kun laughed hoarsely: "My queen is the one who is destined by heaven, the almighty Qingfeng. How could she possibly burn herself to death?"
"Xie Tianyong, you are treacherous and unkind. You will definitely not die a good death in the future."
"Xiao Yan, you deceived the Empress, betrayed her trust, and killed her and His Highness. You will not have a good end. Since ancient times, eunuchs have always died without a complete corpse. I will wait for you in hell!!"
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