Chapter 297 Wei Yanwan 37
"Yonghuang, why is there no trace of sadness on your face? Aren't you sad about the passing of Empress Xiaoxian?"
Hongli's deep voice seemed to weigh heavily on the eldest prince Yonghuang. He instantly woke up from his thousands of thoughts and was very flustered when he heard Hongli's question.
Before Yonghuang could think of an excuse, the third prince, Yongzhang, who used to be on good terms with him, couldn't wait to speak up: "Your Majesty, you don't know, my eldest brother has always regarded himself as the eldest son. He said that he wanted to assist Your Majesty, so he dared not grieve too much."
"Really? So you didn't shed a single tear because you followed your big brother's example?"
"I have seen that your father has been grieving excessively for Empress Xiaoxian lately. I feel deeply distressed, and I also feel that I should remain clear-headed and rational to share your worries, so I dare not grieve too much."
"Okay, okay, you are really my good son. You are missing me now."
Hongli said this as he walked over to the two of them. He looked down at his two sons, his heart and lungs aching from the immense rage burning in his heart. So, in accordance with his current mood, he raised his hand and, in full view of everyone, slapped them both hard.
“Pah—Pah—”
The slap he swung down was crisp and loud. This slap used up almost 80% of Hongli's strength, and both sons were knocked to the ground.
The two men quickly stood up and knelt again, unable to hide the fear in their hearts any longer.
The emperor's anger is as heavy as thunder.
"Unfilial sons, your stepmother has passed away, yet you show no trace of sorrow on your faces. You are even using the excuse of sharing my worries to plot evil, harboring your own ulterior motives. In the future, your brothers will surely kill each other. Rather than letting your brothers kill each other, I, as their father, will kill them all!"
As he said that, he raised his foot and kicked Yonghuang in the heart.
After hearing this, Concubine Su, who was kneeling at the back, could no longer hold back and quickly stood up to plead, "Your Majesty, Yong Zhang would never have such intentions!"
"Shut up! Do you think I don't know what you're thinking? I gave my child to you to raise, and this is how you raise him? You've raised a bunch of disloyal, unfilial, and heartless people. I'm telling you clearly today: Yonghuang's words and deeds are perverse, and Yongzhang is not a good son. There's no way they can inherit my throne!"
Su Lujun felt her blood rushing up, and as the emperor finished speaking, she fainted instantly.
The emperor, however, did not even glance at it, and even used it as a warning to the others: "If you dare to harbor such dissenting thoughts in the future, this will serve as a warning to you."
Concubine Jia didn't pay any attention to the last sentence. Her heart was beating like a drum at this moment, and she held her son's hand tightly. The eldest and third princes had completely given up hope. Now, even if it was a turn, it would be her fourth prince's turn.
"Mother..."
Immersed in her own thoughts, Concubine Jia only reacted after her son called her several times. She quickly turned her head to look, only to see that her son's face was abnormally red and he coughed several times in a row.
Concubine Jia quickly embraced her son. Yongsheng glanced at the chaotic situation and didn't dare to say that he was not feeling well. He had to endure it, but he still felt dizzy when he stood up and fell heavily.
"Yongcheng! Yongcheng, don't scare mother, imperial physician, go call the imperial physician—"
Concubine Jia had never been so out of control as to hold her unconscious son. Due to various reasons, she only had this one son in this life. In her opinion, Yongsheng was of noble status and was loved by the emperor. Even if she gave birth to other children, they would not be more important than Yongsheng.
If Yongsheng is gone, then I really have no hope.
As Jin Yuyan thought about this, her mind was drawn to her son, and for a moment she no longer cared about the thoughts of the queen and the prince.
As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood. Jin Yuyan stayed by Yongcheng's side and made a choice in just a few seconds.
………
"Your Majesty, don't you even want to see my sister?"
Concubine Yu and Concubine Xian sat opposite each other and looked at Ruyi with some trepidation.
"Yes, after all, Yonghuang has been coming to me ever since he fell out with Concubine Su. I am naturally to blame for his current situation."
"But it's all my fault that my eldest brother has such thoughts that shouldn't have happened. It has nothing to do with my sister."
Ruyi saw her eyes fall on Hailan's face, and heard her still defending herself, but she just sighed, a little unhappy and listless:
"How can it be unrelated? Everyone in the palace knows about our relationship. What difference would it make in the eyes of others if you did it or if I did it myself?"
"Sister...you already know everything." Hailan looked at her in a panic. Ruyi's cold eyes pierced her and she quickly lowered her head, but she remained stubborn. "Sister, I know you may not forgive me, but everything I did was for you."
"I know, but Hailan, Yonghuang is the child we once raised and loved together. He has been bedridden ever since the emperor reprimanded him that day. Even if he had the intention of using me, it would not be this serious."
Hailan turned her head away, unmoved by what Ruyi said. She had indeed loved Yonghuang in the past, but that was because he was her sister's adopted son, and with him her sister's position in the palace would be more secure.
Now that her sister has her own child and Yonghuang wants to use her sister, she naturally has to take action to clear away these obstacles.
The eldest prince, the third prince, the fourth prince, as well as Concubine Jia and Noble Lady Su, she would never let them take away what belonged to her sister.
Although Ruyi didn't know what Hai Lan was thinking, she could tell from her expression that Hai Lan didn't think she had done anything wrong, and she felt even more depressed.
"This is how it is in the palace. Your beloved husband might one day become suspicious of you, and the child you carefully raised might take advantage of you. Sister, you are falling too deeply in love, and you will only be burdened by it."
"If we don't even want this last bit of affection in this palace, then what do we have left?"
After saying this, Ruyi turned around and didn't want to look at her.
Coming out of Yikun Palace, Hai Lan felt a little lost, but quickly regained her composure and asked Ye Xin, who was standing beside her: "Who did the Emperor choose to accompany him today? Is it Concubine Ling again?"
"Yes, the Emperor has only summoned Concubine Ling in the past month, and today is the third time."
Ye Xin carefully studied Hai Lan's expression. Seeing her serious expression, she tentatively asked, "Master, you don't seem to like this Concubine Ling very much? Is it because she's been favored lately?"
"It's not because of this. I just think this person is very cunning. If my sister becomes the queen in the future, I'm afraid she will become the next Concubine Jia."
What Hai Lan didn't say was that although this matter was successful as she had imagined, the emperor's subtle attitude made Hai Lan feel uneasy.
She always felt that there was an invisible hand manipulating the course of events in her confrontation with Concubine Jia. Although it was only a subtle change, it was still hard for her to grasp.
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