Everyone around was stunned after hearing Duanmu Junyu recount these events.
Unexpectedly, King Hui harmed His Majesty twenty years ago, causing His Majesty to fall off a cliff, lose his memory, and wander in foreign lands for twenty years until he regained his memory and returned to Xiliang.
It turns out that Her Majesty had always worn a veil and mask, never revealing her true face on any occasion. It wasn't that she was injured and disfigured on the battlefield, but rather that she was not Her Majesty at all.
For the past twenty years, Your Majesty has been impersonated by Prince Hui. No wonder we haven't seen Your Majesty give birth, and instead, Your Majesty has two children who look exactly like her. It turns out that the eldest prince and the youngest prince are Your Majesty's biological children, while the second prince, who grew up in the palace, is actually Prince Hui's son.
Now they finally understand why Prince Hui has always supported the Second Prince to become the Crown Prince; it turns out that the Second Prince is actually her daughter!
Prince Hui is truly ruthless. Not only did he harm His Majesty and seize her throne, but he also slept with her imperial consort, fathered a bastard child, and even forced His Majesty to make her the crown prince.
It is only because His Majesty is merciful that he has been able to tolerate her for so long. If it were anyone else, they probably would have lost patience long ago.
None of them doubted the truth of what Her Majesty said, because what she said matched everything, making things they couldn't understand before suddenly clear.
Of all those present, perhaps only Duanmu Qingxin didn't believe Duanmu Junyu's words. It wasn't that she didn't believe them, but rather that she didn't want to believe them, was unwilling to believe them, and dared not believe them.
Duanmu Qingxin stood up abruptly, rushed to Duanmu Shenghua, grabbed her arm, and said excitedly, "You said that I have no relation to you, that I am the Empress's biological daughter, right?"
The way Duanmu Qingxin was so eager to sever ties with her made Duanmu Shenghua feel a tightness in her chest: "Xin'er..."
"You're not allowed to call me that!" As soon as Duanmu Shenghua opened her mouth, Duanmu Qingxin started screaming: "I have nothing to do with you. I am the Empress's biological daughter, I am the only princess of Xiliang, the only direct descendant of Xiliang, I am the most noble royal bloodline of Xiliang, I am not a bastard!"
Seeing Duanmu Qingxin's almost frantic state, Duanmu Shenghua felt extremely distressed and grabbed her arm, shaking her: "Xin'er, calm down."
Duanmu Qingxin felt extremely flustered when she saw Duanmu Shenghua's concerned gaze. She raised her hand and slowly covered half of Duanmu Shenghua's face.
The part of Duanmu Shenghua's eyes and eyebrows that she revealed was not only exactly the same as the mother empress who had doted on her and protected her since childhood, but also exactly the same as her own eyes and eyebrows.
She once thought that she didn't look like her mother in other ways, but at least her eyebrows and eyes resembled her mother's.
But she never expected that her features didn't resemble her mother's, but rather Duanmu Shenghua's!
No matter how unwilling she was to believe it, the facts were right in front of her.
Duanmu Shenghua is her biological mother!!!
"Why? Why you?" Duanmu Qingxin screamed hysterically, her face filled with despair. "Why did you ruin me? Why did you do this to me?"
She could have been born into the Empress's womb; she should have been the most noble member of the royal family in Xiliang, the future Empress of Xiliang. Her perfect destiny was ruined by her.
She destroyed everything she had, leaving her with nothing!
Seeing Duanmu Qingxin's frantic state, Duanmu Shenghua felt extremely distressed. She grabbed Duanmu Qingxin's arms, trying to calm her down: "Even if you are my daughter, you are still the most noble member of the royal family of Xiliang. If Duanmu Junyu won't let you become the crown prince of Xiliang, I can make you the crown prince. Duanmu Xuening, Duanmu Yun'an, no one can surpass you to become the crown prince of Xiliang!"
Duanmu Shenghua's words were truly outrageous.
Duanmu Junyu's face suddenly darkened: "Duanmu Shenghua, are you plotting a rebellion?"
Since things had already turned out this way, Duanmu Shenghua had nothing to fear anymore, and waved her hand dismissively.
Suddenly, countless soldiers appeared out of nowhere and surrounded the entire hunting ground camp.
Upon seeing so many soldiers suddenly appear, the officials and royal relatives present were instantly terrified and panicked.
This is terrible! King Hui is really plotting a rebellion!
Duanmu Shenghua had indeed made thorough preparations long ago.
She first arranged for many assassins to kill her; it would be best if these assassins could kill Duanmu Junyu.
If not, she had other plans. If Duanmu Junyu simply let the matter drop, then so be it.
But if Duanmu Junyu were to completely break ties with her like this, then she had a backup plan, which was these soldiers.
She already commanded a large army; it could be said that half of Xiliang's military strength was under her control, which is why she was so fearless.
She refused to believe that with so many troops at her disposal, she couldn't bring down Duanmu Junyu!
When Duanmu Qingxin saw that Duanmu Shenghua had mobilized her forces, her previously despairing heart was instantly rekindled with hope, like a withered tree coming back to life.
If Duanmu Shenghua can really seize the throne of Xiliang, then she will no longer be considered a bastard; she will be a true princess. Moreover, given Duanmu Shenghua's affection for her, the position of crown prince will surely be hers.
Upon realizing this, Duanmu Qingxin instinctively stood next to Duanmu Shenghua.
Meanwhile, Su Xuening, Su Yun'an, and Pei Luo immediately moved to protect Duanmu Junyu.
Duanmu Junyu, however, was not afraid at all, nor was she surprised, as if she had expected this to happen today.
Duanmu Junyu stared coldly at Duanmu Shenghua: "Duanmu Shenghua, you've wanted to do this for a long time, haven't you!"
"Hahahaha..." Duanmu Shenghua laughed arrogantly, looking at Duanmu Junyu with disdain: "Do you think I've been empress for twenty years for nothing? So what if you return? I've completely usurped the power of the Western Liang regime. Even if you return, you'll only be a puppet emperor. Originally, if you had followed my wishes and made our Xin'er the crown prince, I might have let you be a puppet emperor. But you insisted on bringing back your bastard child and causing all this trouble. Since you're disobedient, don't blame me!"
At this moment, Duanmu Shenghua was being arrogant and making no attempt to hide her true feelings.
When the surrounding royal relatives and officials heard Duanmu Shenghua's words, they were all so frightened that they broke out in a cold sweat.
How arrogant this Princess Hui is! She actually wants His Majesty to be her puppet emperor and to obey her every word.
It's clear that the Second Prince is the bastard she gave birth to, yet she still has the nerve to say that His Majesty's biological eldest and youngest princes are bastards. How can there be such an arrogant person in this world?
Originally, 70% of the officials in the court were part of the Prince Hui's faction, but now, listening to the Prince Hui's arrogant words, they couldn't help but reflect on their own actions.
Can such a narrow-minded and extreme emperor really be a good emperor?
Looking at Duanmu Shenghua's arrogant appearance, Duanmu Junyu coldly retorted with disdain, "You are as arrogant as ever. What, do you think that all the military power of Xiliang is in your hands?"
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