He's only about ten years younger than my father, the Emperor. Well, strictly speaking, my father is old enough to be his father.
Jing Le looked at Emperor Jing and then at Prince Xiaoyao, pondering deeply.
[This royal uncle is a smiling tiger, but he's incredibly cunning behind the scenes. It's even mentioned in the plot that he sent the emperor a woman skilled in witchcraft.]
[He favored sycophants and alienated virtuous ministers, killing many of them. After his sudden death, he became a universally reviled tyrant. I feel sorry for my father for a moment...]
"Ahem, now that you're back, Tenth Prince, go back to your residence and rest. Tomorrow I will host a banquet to welcome you back and wash away the dust of your journey."
Is he really that young? Emperor Jing felt a touch of sadness.
Upon hearing Jing Le's next words, his face instantly darkened.
Sending me a woman skilled in witchcraft—are they afraid I'll live too long?!
Favoring sycophants and alienating virtuous ministers? Killing virtuous ministers?
That was definitely not his intention.
Finally, fearing that Jing Le might say something even more shocking, and that he might lose his composure and kill him on the spot, he quickly sent him away.
"Uh, yes, I'll take my leave now."
Prince Xiaoyao could only bow and take his leave, glancing at Emperor Jing with a look of filial piety as he departed.
"Pfft, cough cough..."
The Imperial Concubine couldn't help but feel that what she had just witnessed really gave her the feeling that Emperor Jing had become a father unexpectedly.
Thinking about what Jing Le was going to say next, he shook his body.
Consort Gui: She acts like the Emperor is her father in public, but behind his back she's thinking of sending him women, and even sending them to his death. There's no one like her.
The Empress Dowager noticed the Consort's movements, and with displeasure in her eyes, she glanced at the women of the harem but did not see the person she was looking for.
So she asked Emperor Jing, "By the way, Your Majesty, why haven't I seen the Empress? Is she not welcoming me back to the palace?"
She's only been out of the palace for a few months, but it feels like everything has changed.
"The Empress attempted to assassinate me, and the Prime Minister rebelled; now they are all dead."
Emperor Jing stood in front of Consort Gui and calmly said.
"What? The Empress is dead?"
The Empress Dowager was shocked and focused on the fact that the Empress had died, rather than that the Empress had been killed for attempting to assassinate Emperor Jing.
[Haha, this old woman's main concern is actually whether the Empress is dead or not.]
[Does the Empress's death mean you have one less way to find out about your father?]
[Father probably doesn't know that the Empress and the Empress Dowager are also in contact; otherwise, how could she have been able to act so arrogantly and domineeringly in the palace for so many years?]
[It was all thanks to that old witch; even the witchcraft used to frame my mother was something she sent people to find.]
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