Chapter 485: Seeking but not getting
The same secret room, the same person waiting.
But this time, the emperor no longer had any expectation or joy.
This was once his favorite place.
Because as long as you come here, you can see the person who gives you warmth and comfort.
But in the blink of an eye, everything became a joke.
The emperor sat on the chair, staring at the stone gate with an expressionless face.
He knew she would come.
Sure enough, not long after, a "click, click, click" sound was heard and the stone door opened.
The figure that had brought tears to his eyes countless times appeared.
"You are here." The emperor stood up and returned to his usual respectful and surprised look.
Luo Linger, who came hurriedly, was startled by the sudden voice. When she found out it was the emperor, she was surprised but more secretly happy.
"Kid, what a coincidence! I came to look for you, and you happened to be here too!"
"I received news that something happened to Wushengmen. I was very worried, so I thought of coming here to check." The emperor put on a concerned expression. "Is Wushengmen okay?"
"Your information is correct. Something has indeed happened to Wushengmen." Luo Linger pulled the emperor to sit down. "The assassins we sent to Heihe Village were completely wiped out. Not a single one has returned! Wushengmen has become a laughing stock in the martial arts world. I've lost my appetite and can't sleep at night!"
"This...what should I do?" The emperor's eyes flickered. "After all, it's me who's dragging you down!"
Luo Linger wiped her tears silently with a handkerchief, "How can you say I'm a burden? I've always done things for you willingly, without expecting anything in return!"
The emperor looked at her quietly. If he had not heard today's conversation, he would have been moved to tears at this moment.
But now, he was calm and couldn't help laughing.
"Is there anything I can do for you?" The emperor's eyes were dark as he looked tentatively at the people around him. "If you need anything, just ask! As long as it's something I can do, I'm willing to do it!"
Luo Linger raised her head and held the emperor's hand tightly, "You are such a good child! My love for you is not in vain!"
"To be honest, right now, the Wusheng Sect is full of people blaming me! They say that it's because I helped you without any principles that the Wusheng Sect suffered heavy losses. Now I can barely move forward in the Wusheng Sect..."
Luo Linger paused here, "If you are willing to accompany me to Wushengmen, they will still give you the face of a king. Perhaps this way, my situation will be better..."
The emperor suddenly pulled his hand away and asked, "Are you sure you want me to go?"
Luo Ling'er lowered her head and choked up, "If there were any other way, I wouldn't want to trouble you, but I'm really in trouble now, and only you can help me."
"The difficulty you are talking about is having your face disfigured?" The emperor's voice suddenly turned cold.
"What?" Luo Linger looked up in surprise.
The emperor's eyes were cold, and he whispered, "I heard everything."
"You!" Luo Ling'er looked flustered. "What did you hear? You suddenly said this, I don't understand!"
The emperor no longer looked at her and gritted his teeth, "Someone come!"
The secret guard hiding nearby flew over and took Luo Linger down directly.
Luo Linger hadn't recovered yet and said in disbelief, "Kid, what are you doing? How could you do this to me?"
"I also want to ask, why do you treat me like this!" The emperor's eyes were filled with anger, and his fists were clenched white. "Put away your hypocrisy! You make me sick!"
"You are the most hateful and vicious person I have ever met!"
After the emperor finished speaking, he stormed out of the secret room.
Luo Linger was followed by the secret guards, shouting in panic: "Emperor! Emperor! Come back! I am actually your biological mother! I have something to tell you!"
"Shut up!" the secret guard said coldly. "The Emperor heard you were in trouble and brought us to rescue you! And all we heard was you trying to betray him for your own looks! You, a woman as vicious as a snake, have broken the Emperor's heart!"
"Ah?" Luo Ling'er's legs softened. "You went to Wushengmen?"
"Did the emperor hear everything I said?"
"No, no!" Luo Linger covered her face in fear. "What should I do with the poison in my body? If I can't get the antidote, my skin will fester all over my body!"
"Emperor! What I said was just a temporary solution. I lied to them! I didn't mean to harm you!"
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Wanshou Palace.
After the Du family incident, the emperor lifted the ban on Wanshou Palace, but the empress dowager never left the palace again.
The mother-son relationship, which seemed to be barely passable on the surface before, has now completely hit rock bottom.
"This evil creature!" The Queen Mother threw a white jade cup. "He killed my entire maternal family, showing me no mercy at all! Now he won't even come to the Wanshou Palace. Is he trying to force me to submit to him?"
The palace maid hurried in, "Empress Dowager, the Emperor is coming towards the Wanshou Palace!"
The old nanny beside the Queen Mother laughed and said, "Look, Queen Mother, isn't the Emperor taking the initiative to ask for peace?"
The Queen Mother's expression eased slightly. "Humph, he's still a child after all! No matter how cold I am to him, he still clings to me!"
The old nanny chuckled softly, "The Queen Mother once said that the more one desires something but can't get it, the more they can't stop wanting it! The Queen Mother has the Emperor firmly under her thumb!"
Not long after, the emperor arrived.
The Queen Mother straightened her back, her face full of arrogance and dissatisfaction, "Emperor, you still remember that you have Ai Jia as your mother!"
The emperor twitched his lips and said with a stern face, "Your Majesty, you are overthinking it. I didn't come here today to visit you."
The Empress Dowager was so angry that she clenched her handkerchief. "Emperor, you are becoming more and more rude. Do you still have filial piety in your eyes? Aren't you afraid that I will report you to the Censor?"
The emperor sneered, "I would like to ask, does the Empress Dowager have any respect for propriety, righteousness, integrity, and shame?"
"What do you mean by that?" the Queen Mother was furious.
"Does the Queen Mother really not know? Or has she forgotten because of her old age? I remember clearly that you seduced your brother-in-law, the Regent of Dayu!"
The Queen Mother looked around in panic and said in a low voice, "Shut up! How dare you slander me! You slander your own mother!"
Seeing the empress dowager in such an embarrassing state that she had never been in before, the emperor felt a surge of pleasure in his heart.
"Whether I am slandering you or not, you know the answer in your heart. I chose to keep silent before because you are my biological mother, but now, I know that you are not!"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" The Queen Mother stood up suddenly. "You rebellious son, even though I am not close to you, you can't say such crazy things!"
The emperor turned and walked out. "Tomorrow I will lead the Black Armor Tiger Division to attack Black River City! Pack your things and we will set out together tomorrow morning!"
"I won't go!" the Queen Mother said angrily.
"I must go! I want you and her to witness with your own eyes how I, who was abandoned, despised, despised, toyed with, betrayed, and deceived by you, win this battle!"
"She? Who is she?!" The Queen Mother was both angry and furious.
"An old friend of yours." The emperor said coldly, "You will meet tomorrow."
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