Chapter 559 Kidnapping Xiao Zhouzhou
Lu Yan said solemnly, "It seems that the emperor did not come to arrest or kill you two this time, but to arrest Zhouzhou. He secretly kidnapped Zhouzhou while we were all lying in ambush at the incense shop."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhou's face turned deathly pale. "What did you say? The Emperor has arrested her?"
Lu Yan nodded.
Aunt Zhou suddenly felt dizzy and collapsed into the arms of the Third Prince.
Lu Yan strode over and helped her up. "Second sister, don't worry. I've already sent people to chase after them. Maybe we can bring them back."
Aunt Zhou grabbed Lu Yan's clothes and said in a hoarse voice, "We must bring her back, otherwise, given the Emperor's temperament, he might take his anger out on her."
Lu Yan nodded emphatically, then got up and called another group of people to go after them.
The Third Prince helped Granny Zhou back into the house.
Neither of them expected that their plan to protect Xiao Zhouzhou by having someone guard her at home would actually allow the emperor to take advantage of the situation.
Aunt Zhou was heartbroken and soon burst into tears.
The Third Prince stayed by her side at all times, keeping a close watch on the child's whereabouts with Lu Yan while comforting Aunt Zhou.
Although he appeared much calmer, she was, after all, his own daughter, and his heart was aching as if it were being scraped by a knife.
He thought that rather than let his child suffer, he would rather pay with his own life.
Just as he was thinking this, Aunt Zhou held his hand tightly and buried her face in his chest, seemingly to comfort him.
Meanwhile, on a desolate path outside Xuzhou City.
Consort Li held the crying little Zhouzhou in her arms and tried to soothe him, "Your Majesty, why are you doing this? Why do you insist on taking a child with you?"
The emperor pulled back the carriage curtain and glanced outside. "Since we're already here, I certainly can't let this family of three be all happy and content."
During his trip to Xuzhou, he not only found the Empress and the Third Prince, but also discovered Zhou Zhao, the third son of his family, who turned out to be General Zhou, whom he had commended many times.
The emperor began to feel wary of this and hesitated for a long time, wondering whether or not to take action.
After thinking it over carefully, I realized I only had one month to live, so I decided to give it a try.
Before he left, he discovered that there were people lying in ambush around the incense shop, and he immediately arranged for his guards to surround these people who were lying in ambush around him.
If they actually make a move, it will be a lose-lose situation, and neither side will gain anything.
The emperor originally came to Xuzhou because he was about to die and wanted to perish together with Granny Zhou and the Third Prince, and also take Consort Li with him.
Everyone says that emperors are ruthless, but compared to ruthlessness, what's most frightening is when they go mad.
Now that he's not even afraid of death, he's capable of anything.
Who would have thought that just as he was excitedly about to leave with Consort Li, he suddenly heard a message from a eunuch: a doctor had come to the capital who could cure the emperor's illness.
Upon hearing this, the emperor was overjoyed. Realizing that he could no longer avoid an early death, he saw no need to confront them head-on. He immediately withdrew everyone and set off for the capital at top speed.
Before leaving, he had a sudden thought. Not wanting to let the Third Prince get away with it so easily, he secretly took their daughter and placed her in Consort Li's arms.
Consort Li held the child in her arms, her heart aching with heartache.
The child was probably frightened and kept crying.
The emperor grew impatient, turned around abruptly, and scooped her up in his arms.
Consort Li was shocked. "Your Majesty, the young child is innocent! No matter what, you must not lay a hand on the child!"
The emperor looked coldly at Xiao Zhouzhou, whose eyes were red from crying. His mind was filled with images of Aunt Zhou and the Third Prince being affectionate, and he was furious.
He said sternly, "This little bastard should be thrown out to be fed to the dogs!"
Consort Li was shocked and grabbed his hand, saying, "Your Majesty, this child is your niece. You can't be so heartless as to kill even a child!"
The emperor dared to kill even his own son, let alone the child of his rival.
He suddenly reached out and grabbed the child by the neck, saying viciously, "That's right, it's not good to abandon them and feed them to the dogs. They won't even be able to find the child's remains, and they'll have nowhere to cry. No, I can't let them get away with it like that, I can't!"
He was already blinded by anger and jealousy, and all he could see was murderous intent.
Consort Li's face turned deathly pale. She desperately clung to the emperor's hand and cried out, "Your Majesty, please spare this child! I beg you, Your Majesty!"
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