Emperor Jingxuan sneered and asked, "Who are you healing at this late hour, mother?"

The Queen Mother glanced at the palace maids and eunuchs kneeling on the ground outside the palace, and tightened the blood-stained handkerchief in her hand little by little.

Emperor Jingxuan ordered: "Fu Dequan, go guard outside."

"yes."

Eunuch Fu closed the palace door and stood guard outside.

The Queen Mother looked at Emperor Jingxuan warily, as if she was looking at an enemy who might pounce and kill her at any time.

Emperor Jingxuan felt a little uncomfortable. The relationship between the mother and son had eased a lot recently. He thought his mother had a son in her heart, but when comparing her attitude towards the King of Nanyang, he realized that her love for him would never be even a fraction of her love for the King of Nanyang.

Prince Nanyang is the most important son in her heart.

He is not.

He was just a murderer who killed her son.

"Mother..." he said in a deep voice, "Hand him over."

The Queen Mother stood in front of the bed and said stubbornly: "I won't hand it over unless you kill me!"

Emperor Jingxuan said in a deep voice: "Son does not want to do anything to the Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother's eyes were red: "He is your biological brother!"

Emperor Jingxuan said coldly: "From the moment he rebelled, he was no longer a person."

The Queen Mother angrily shouted, "Whether he is plotting a rebellion or not, you know it best! You can always find a pretext to accuse him! Killing him once is not enough, do you want to kill him a second time?"

Emperor Jingxuan asked in return: "Aren't you surprised that a dead person would appear alive in front of you, mother?"

The Queen Mother said angrily, "I don't care! I only know that my son has returned alive! Don't even think about killing him again!"

Emperor Jingxuan's eyes flashed coldly, and he suppressed his inner anger: "Then, mother, do you know what your good son, whom you are so proud of, has done in these years? He deliberately collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, killed loyal officials, colluded with rebels, and did all kinds of evil..."

Pah! The Queen Mother rushed over and slapped him!

Although the Empress Dowager is the biological mother, she has no right to teach the Emperor a lesson. This is against the rules.

But the Queen Mother was really furious. The anger that had been accumulated for many years burst out the moment she saw the seriously injured Prince of Nanyang.

"I wanted to give you this slap ten years ago. Your elder brother treated you as his own brother and did not fight for the throne. In the end, how did you treat your elder brother? Are you worthy of your elder brother? Are you worthy of me? Are you worthy of the late emperor? You even accused your elder brother of so many crimes that he did not commit... What is your heart made of!"

With blood boiling in his veins, Emperor Jingxuan's eyes slightly turned red: "Mother, have you forgotten that I am also your son!"

If the Queen Mother had scolded him like this before tonight, he would at most be a little unhappy. However, after Wei Ting revealed the true face of Prince Nanyang, the Queen Mother's unconditional favoritism towards Prince Nanyang became a sharp knife that stabbed straight into his heart.

The Queen Mother looked at Emperor Jingxuan with hatred: "Ten years ago, I failed to protect your elder brother. I was weak and incompetent. This time, you can either kill me as well, or... don't even think about touching your elder brother's hair again!"

Emperor Jingxuan left Yongshou Palace and felt dizzy, his body swaying.

"Your Majesty!" Eunuch Fu hurriedly supported him and took a cloak from the young eunuch and put it on him. "It's cold at night, take care of yourself. Don't be angry. The imperial physician said that you must take care of your health and not get angry easily again."

Emperor Jingxuan laughed at himself: "You heard everything outside just now, right? This is my mother, my biological mother. From childhood to adulthood, no matter what I do, I can never please my mother as much as my brother. It is true that he is smarter and better at studying than me, but in the end, I am the one who sits on the throne! I am the final winner! But why is my mother still thinking about him in her heart? Is it true that everything I do is wrong in my mother's eyes?"

Eunuch Fu didn't dare to respond.

Emperor Jingxuan said disdainfully: "Humph, he thought he would be fine if he hid in Yongshou Palace? Do you really think that I, the emperor, am made of paper? Send people to keep a close eye on Yongshou Palace!"

Eunuch Fu responded, "Yes."

Emperor Jingxuan added: "Also, the Queen Mother has caught a cold and needs to rest. No one is allowed to disturb her during this period."

Eunuch Fu bowed and said, "I obey your order."

On the other hand, Prince Nanyang was placed in a side hall of Yongshou Palace. His injuries were too severe to be cured by medicine alone.

Eunuch Cheng said, "I will go and get the imperial physician."

The Queen Mother thought for a moment and said, "All the doctors in the palace are the emperor's men. I don't trust them."

King Nanyang woke up to the chirping of birds. As soon as he opened his eyes, he felt pain all over his body.

"Your Highness, are you awake?" A little maid shouted in surprise, "Go and inform the Queen Mother! Your Highness is awake!"

"Sheng'er!"

The Queen Mother came over excitedly, sat beside the bed and held his hand: "You worried me to death! How do you feel? Don't be afraid, I won't let anyone hurt you again!"

Prince Nanyang said tentatively: "Your Majesty..."

The Queen Mother said, "He came here and saw you, but don't worry, I have sent him away. If he dares to touch you, I will die with you!"

The exposure happened much earlier than expected, and all plans were disrupted.

However, it’s not too bad. With the Queen Mother’s protection, at least I can get rid of some troublesome guys, such as Qin Canglan and that lingering little girl.

Just as the thought flashed through his mind, Su Xiaoxiao came to the bed with a bowl of medicine and looked at him with a smile: "Your Highness, we meet again."

King Nanyang: “……!!”

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(End of this chapter)