Chapter 506 Wanting to Overturn the Case for His Mother
Consort Li was pale and tearful. "Your Majesty, I have failed you. I failed to protect our child."
At this moment, the emperor actually felt a trace of hatred towards Consort Li. He hated her for insisting on going out when she was perfectly healthy, and he hated her for being so frail.
His health is deteriorating day by day. If he still has no children, the throne can only be passed on to the seventh prince.
The seventh prince was mediocre and not of one mind with him. He disliked him and was even less willing to give him the throne.
The emperor took two steps back, pressing his head as if he were about to faint.
The seventh prince, who was standing nearby, quickly helped him up. "Father, are you alright?"
The emperor now finds him annoying and pushes him away.
Just then, Consort Li suddenly got off the bed and tried to kneel before the emperor.
A palace maid standing nearby quickly helped Consort Li up, saying, "Your Highness, you are not feeling well right now, please don't be too sad."
These words awakened the emperor. In recent days, he had genuinely favored Consort Li and it was not yet time to tire of her, so naturally he would not allow anything to happen to her.
The emperor tried to calm his anger and said seriously, "Take good care of the Empress. I will come again tomorrow."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The eunuchs and palace maids all agreed.
The emperor left with the seventh prince.
The father and son were walking down the road when the emperor suddenly turned around and asked, "Seventh son, did you do this?"
The Seventh Prince's heart nearly leaped into his throat. "Father, why do you ask that?"
The Emperor said coldly, "Consort Li has always been in good health, how could she suddenly miscarry? Is it because you are afraid that the child in her womb will take your position, so you resort to such a cruel method?"
The seventh prince's face darkened slightly, and he knelt down, saying, "Father, we have been father and son for so many years. Do you think I am so worthless in your eyes? If you do not like me, I am better off not being the crown prince."
The emperor stared at him coldly, his expression unreadable.
The Seventh Prince suddenly sneered, "Wasn't Mother wronged by you in the same way back then?"
The "mother" he mentioned was none other than the former Empress.
The emperor was taken aback, then flew into a rage and slapped him hard across the face.
Now that the Wu family has fallen and Consort Wu is dead, everyone already knows that the Empress was wronged in what happened back then.
However, the emperor never admitted his mistakes and never cleared the empress's name.
No one in the palace dared to mention the matter again.
Now that the Seventh Prince has brought this up in public, he is furious and has no choice but to vent his anger in this way.
The seventh prince was slapped hard and knocked to the ground.
He finally mustered the courage to speak out and continued, "Father, why don't you entrust this to your son, and let your son find the real culprit who caused Consort Li's miscarriage?"
The emperor paused for a moment, then said, "Very well, if you can't find out within ten days, you can bring your head to my room yourself."
The seventh prince was pale; he had never imagined that his father would say such cruel words.
He gritted his teeth and said loudly, "Father, why don't you also let me investigate the matter of the Empress's plot to cause Consort Wu's miscarriage back then!"
The emperor's face turned ashen, and he said coldly, "This matter is over and there is no need to investigate it further."
"No, there is no past," the Seventh Prince said sternly.
The emperor felt guilty and was about to reprimand him.
The seventh prince continued, "Father, if you are unwilling to let me investigate, are you protecting the person who framed Mother back then?"
The emperor quickly swallowed the words he was about to utter and turned his head to say, "Nonsense! The empress is my first wife, how could I possibly protect those who framed her!"
The Seventh Prince said solemnly, "In that case, Father, shouldn't we investigate even more? Firstly, it will clear Mother's name, and secondly, it will prove that Father has not wronged her all these years."
The emperor hesitated.
Consort Duan, who was involved in this matter back then, is long dead, and Consort Wu is insane in the Cold Palace. All the witnesses and evidence are gone, so even if we investigate, we won't find anything.
The emperor gradually calmed down and, after careful consideration, replied, "Very well, I promise you, you will investigate these two matters within ten days, or you will be beheaded."
The seventh prince rose and bowed deeply to him, saying, "Yes, Your Majesty."
This time, he didn't call him "Father Emperor" but "Emperor".
Frustrated, the emperor turned to leave.
The Seventh Prince stopped him again, "Your Majesty, may I have the newly appointed Minister of Justice assist me in investigating this matter?"
The emperor turned around and asked, "You mean Lord Zhou?"
The seventh prince bowed and replied, "That's right."
The emperor thought for a moment, then said, "Very well, I grant your permission."
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