Emperor Jing's expression darkened further. Seeing the Empress still displaying that crazed look, he coldly snorted:
"Hmph! You and your daughter think you're so clever, trying to confuse the royal bloodline and seize the Jing family's throne? You're overestimating yourselves."
"Some people are too clever for their own good; the second son was originally my child."
Seeing that Emperor Jing's words were so forceful and unaffected, the Empress on the ground roared angrily:
"Jingyao, didn't I tell you? He's not your son. How could he be your son? No, no!"
[Haha, Father is so certain that Second Brother is of the Jing family bloodline. Either he has discovered the truth, or he wants to protect Second Brother.]
[Father is so magnanimous, truly a wonderful father.]
Jing Le clenched her small hands tightly around her sleeves, though nothing was visible on the surface.
But inside, I was secretly enjoying the gossip.
The second prince, who had just heard the first sentence, was suddenly filled with hope, but was slapped to the ground by the next sentence.
Second Prince: If I were not of the Jing family bloodline, and Father Emperor was still willing to protect me, it means that I still have a certain place in Father Emperor's heart. So I can die without regrets.
Emperor Jing: Lele's analysis is correct; she has indeed found the truth.
Even if it wasn't his son, he didn't intend to kill his second son.
"You and the Prime Minister may not know the truth of what happened back then, but the imperial physicians at the time knew it all."
Emperor Jing, unusually patient, explained, "Doctor Yu, do you still remember me?"
Imperial Physician Yu was the same physician who diagnosed the Empress's pregnancy by taking her pulse years ago, and he was also there when she gave birth.
But the Empress's reprimand struck him as odd, so he kept a close eye on it.
He discovered that since the Empress became pregnant, the Prime Minister had been frequently visiting Kunning Palace, which was clearly inappropriate.
However, the emperor at that time was busy with state affairs and rarely visited the empress.
So I didn't pay attention to that.
In fact, Imperial Physician Yu had felt that there was something not quite right between the Empress and the Prime Minister back then, and he became even more certain of his thoughts when the Empress gave birth.
He overheard the prime minister saying that the empress was pregnant with his child.
Not long after the Empress gave birth to the second prince, Imperial Physician Yu resigned from his post, presumably to save his own life.
It wasn't until recently that the emperor sent people to investigate and finally found him.
Emperor Jing finally received the truth from him.
"Imperial Physician Yu? The Imperial Physician Yu who diagnosed my pregnancy?"
After thinking for a moment, the Empress smiled and said, "Oh, it's him."
"Didn't he find out that the child I was carrying wasn't yours? Why don't you believe him?"
"Mother..."
The second prince never imagined that the empress would despise him so much.
Yes, disgust.
He had always thought it was his imagination, and that the Empress had covered it up well, so he hadn't thought about it too deeply.
But now, every word the Empress said felt like a knife stabbing into his heart.
The pain was suffocating.
This noble woman is his biological mother.
But now she looks at me with such disgust and disdain, as if I am a stain on her reputation.
"Shut up, don't call me that. I don't have a son like you. You're not my son."
The empress on the ground suddenly sprang up, breaking free from Ying Yi and the others' restraints, and picked up a knife from the ground to stab at the second prince.
A flash of red light appeared in his eyes, and he muttered to himself:
“You are not my son. I’m going to kill you. Once you’re dead, I’ll be free.”
"Second brother, be careful."
Although Jing Le was watching the drama unfold online, she had been keeping a close eye on the Empress and was now taking action.
Using her spiritual power, Jing Le sent the Empress flying from a distance. This time, she didn't hold back and used thirty percent of her strength.
"puff!"
The empress coughed up a mouthful of blood and flew backward.
Even 30% of the power of a Golden Core cultivator is not something an ordinary person can withstand.
If the Empress hadn't had her internal energy protecting her, she would have been in far more serious condition than just coughing up blood.
They'll probably lose their lives too.
"Master, how are you?"
The few people in the shadows could no longer sit still and leaped to catch the falling empress.
These men were none other than the Empress's assassins.
He was also a close confidant of the Empress.
They were even sent by the Prime Minister to monitor the Empress.
However, these people had all become the Empress's confidants, and naturally, they had a new master and no longer listened to the Prime Minister.
Now the Empress is their master and their woman.
Seeing this scene, how could anyone sit still?
"Pfft, cough cough... You guys hurry up and kill that old thief for me. Don't worry about me, just go."
The queen regained her senses and remembered everything she had just done.
After all, Jing Le's attack had also destroyed the magic threads in her body.
Knowing that he probably had no way out, his only obsession now was that old geezer.
She was determined to drag him down to hell with her.
"Yes, ma'am."
Several assassins put down the empress, drew their swords, and charged out.
"Take them all."
Emperor Jing was unaware that his empress had so many assassins by her side. Now that he knew, how could he possibly let them go?
"yes."
Shadow One, along with the Dragon Shadow Guards, blocked their path.
The two sides were simply not on the same level, and the enemy was quickly defeated.
[Father, why don't you release one of them? Didn't you hear the Empress say they should be sent to kill the Prime Minister? Wouldn't it be better to let them kill each other?]
Jing Le watched anxiously, her brows furrowed, wishing she could reveal all her thoughts.
They had no idea that their thoughts had already been known.
"Release one, and lock the rest in the dungeon."
Emperor Jing gave instructions to Yingyi.
He listened to Lele and let the prime minister and his associates fight amongst themselves.
"yes."
As soon as Ying Yi released the assassin he had been suppressing, the man immediately ran away.
Even if he knew Emperor Jing's intentions, he would still do it.
This is the Empress's only obsession.
The remaining assassins breathed a sigh of relief after their leader left, and then bit the poison in their mouths and committed suicide.
"The Empress was banished to the Cold Palace."
"These people have been dealt with."
Emperor Jing didn't even glance at him, and carried Jing Le away from the place.
Apart from the palace servants who came to handle the situation, only the Second Prince remained in the entire Kunning Palace.
Although the empress loathed his existence, she was his biological mother, that was an indisputable fact.
The empress was now unconscious.
The second prince stepped forward, picked up the empress, and carried her toward the Cold Palace.
He remained silent throughout.
He knew that from this day forward, things would never be the same again.
As long as I'm here, I can make things a little easier for my mother.
Remembering what Jing Le said about being possessed, the reason might be that she didn't want to live.
Now he wants to live, more than anyone else. Not only because of the Empress, but also because of Emperor Jing.
He couldn't bear to part with these people connected to him, whether good or bad, they were all his parents.
He won't let that person succeed in possessing his body.
The second prince's steps became increasingly steady; his growth happened in the blink of an eye.
...
The next day, rumors spread throughout Kyoto that the Empress had gone mad, attempting not only to assassinate the Emperor but also to kill her own son.
If Princess Anle hadn't suddenly discovered them, both the Emperor and the Second Prince would have been injured.
Because the current Empress actually knows martial arts.
And it seems quite impressive.
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