Upon hearing this, everyone present showed a mocking expression.
The emperor was enraged and threw a teacup at Consort Chen's head, yelling, "You dare mention Princess Fuxing!"
"ah…"
Consort Chen was hit and clutched her head, screaming in pain.
I can't understand why the tricks that used to work so well didn't work this time.
"Consort Chen, take a good look and see who I am."
At this moment, Yun Zhourong slowly stepped forward, staring at Consort Chen with hatred in her eyes.
Over the years, they have already investigated and found out the truth about what happened back then.
Before the emperor could take the throne, various factions were vying for power and were doing their utmost to seize the supreme position.
He rose from humble beginnings, and although he was quite intelligent and decisive, he was the weakest in terms of power.
Therefore, in order to gain the support of powerful forces, he married Consort Chen as his secondary wife.
Consort Chen was born into a noble family and naturally did not want to remain subservient to others. Her previous agreement was merely a temporary measure. After successfully marrying the emperor, she secretly plotted against the late empress in order to become the emperor's principal wife.
Consort Xian, the birth mother of the eldest prince, was a confidante of the late empress and possessed excellent martial arts skills.
Because of her presence, Consort Chen was unable to succeed. So she plotted to have Consort Xian have a relationship with the Emperor, with the aim of sowing discord between Consort Xian and the late Empress, thus leaving the late Empress isolated and helpless, making it easier to take action.
After all, although the late Empress was the first wife, she came from an ordinary family and did not have much power behind her, so she was no match for Consort Chen.
If it weren't for Consort Xian's unwavering protection, something terrible would have happened long ago.
Unexpectedly, the late Empress trusted Consort Xian very much. Their relationship not only did not deteriorate, but Consort Xian also gained the Emperor's attention after giving birth to the eldest son, which further solidified the late Empress's position.
Especially since the late Empress had become pregnant before Consort Chen, and considering the prophecy of the wandering Taoist priest, the Emperor was very much looking forward to this daughter.
The emperor already favored his first wife, and with Princess Fuxing by his side, Consort Chen felt that she was destined to never become empress. Therefore, she had to get rid of the late empress before the emperor succeeded in his plan.
So, on the day the late Empress gave birth, while the Emperor was still away fighting, Consort Chen, in collusion with the Ye family, orchestrated an accident to kill the late Empress and her daughter.
However, unexpectedly, the late empress put her daughter into the river, giving Yun Zhourong a chance to live.
Later, she was found by Lady An by chance and became the daughter of the Earl's family.
"You...you are the late Empress...how could you still be alive..."
Upon seeing Yun Zhourong's appearance, Consort Chen first stared wide-eyed in disbelief, then quickly denied it, "No, it can't be the late Empress. I saw her being torn apart by wolves with my own eyes... You... you are... that missing little bastard!"
"Smack!"
Before Consort Chen could finish speaking, Yun Zhourong slapped her hard across the face.
Yun Zhourong's eyes were red-rimmed, and she was trembling slightly from grief. "You...you actually treated my mother like that, how cruel you are!"
Was he torn apart by wolves?
The dignified future empress died in such an undignified manner, leaving Yun Zhourong both angry and heartbroken.
"You vicious woman, it was you who harmed Shuang'er!"
The emperor was so angry that his eyes were bloodshot and his chest was pounding violently. "So, all your gentleness and kindness over the years was just an act!"
He thought that Consort Chen's substitution of the crown prince might have been a momentary lapse of judgment, driven by excessive competitiveness, since she hadn't actually harmed anyone.
But now, listening to Consort Chen's words, it turns out that she was the one who killed the late Empress!
The late Empress, his first wife, was such a virtuous, gentle, and unassuming woman. How could Consort Chen be so intolerant of her?
"It's all your fault!"
Realizing she had let something slip, Consort Chen completely lost all will to fight back, pointing at the Emperor and angrily saying, "I was born into nobility, yet I must be relegated to a lower position than a merchant's daughter. How can you expect me to accept this!"
"You married me willingly in the first place. If you hadn't wanted to, the Ye family could have used other means to exchange for it. Since you agreed to be a secondary wife, I assumed you had already accepted this arrangement!"
The emperor said with a face full of resentment, "With the merit of your Ye family in supporting the emperor, you can have any noble status you want in the future. I would even recognize you as my sworn sister. But you chose to marry me, and you are still twisted and jealous in your heart. How innocent the late empress was!"
"She has captured your heart, so she is not innocent. You are the one who killed her!"
Consort Chen raised her eyes and stared at the Emperor with resentment, saying, "I thought that with that bitch dead, the position of Empress would be mine, but even though I gave birth to Fuxing, you still refuse to make me Empress. You have no heart at all!"
"I'm so glad I didn't make you empress. It must be Shuang'er who's secretly stopping me, preventing you, that wicked woman, from succeeding!"
The emperor then questioned, "Tell me, were you wronged in the matter concerning Imperial Physician An back then?"
"Ha...I see, then he really deserves to die!"
Consort Chen glanced at Yun Zhourong, then sat down on the ground and sneered, "Back then, he discovered the secret that the Crown Prince was not of royal blood, so I had no choice but to let him die. I never expected that it would be the An family that saved you and ruined my plans. The An family deserves to die, hahaha!"
"I kill you!"
Upon hearing this, Yun Zhourong was so angry that she took out her pistol and fired directly at Consort Chen.
"No!"
Upon seeing this, the emperor quickly went to stop him.
"ah…"
The bullet landed on Consort Chen's leg, causing her to let out a heart-wrenching scream.
"What... what kind of hidden weapon is this? It's so powerful!" The emperor was shocked by the power of the pistol.
Yun Zhourong, however, was quite dissatisfied with the emperor's actions, and looked at him with a hint of coldness in her eyes, "You must protect her!"
The emperor felt uneasy under Yun Zhourong's gaze and quickly explained, "No, Father wanted to ask her about your mother's burial place...where is it?"
"My...my mother's body hasn't been found?" Yun Zhourong was stunned, her vision instantly obscured by mist, overwhelmed with indescribable heartache.
It turns out that not only was her mother's body dismembered by wild wolves, but they also couldn't find it!
Is it that the remains have been completely destroyed?
"You think you can find it? Don't even dream about it! I'd rather die than tell you!"
Upon hearing this, Consort Chen shouted almost maniacally, "If I'm not doing well, I'll make sure you all live in pain and regret for the rest of your lives!"
"Is it so easy to want to die?"
Ji Minxiu walked over and said in a cold voice, word by word, "If you don't tell me where my mother-in-law is buried, then I'll first have your daughter slowly sliced to death, and then grind her bones to dust, so you can experience what it's like to have your loved ones' remains disappear."
"ah!"
Upon hearing this, Consort Chen suddenly shouted excitedly, "She is a princess, the emperor's own daughter! You dare to touch her!"
The Crown Prince was not her biological son, so Consort Chen was very calm when he died. But Princess Taiping was her biological daughter, and her reaction was indeed very different.
"He wouldn't dare, but I would!"
Upon hearing this, the Emperor drew his knife and pointed it at Consort Chen, saying, "If you don't speak, I guarantee I'll make you suffer the agony of wishing for death!"
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