"Impossible! How could you not be dead?"
The Empress Dowager watched in disbelief as Emperor Jing walked in, her pupils constricting. If Emperor Jing wasn't dead, then what about her son?
"Jingyao, where's Xier? What have you done to Xier?"
The Empress Dowager had long lost her former elegance and ran down from the head of the table.
At this moment, the Empress Dowager was simply a mother worried about her son.
[I never expected that this old witch would be so sincere to her son. I just wonder if she'll be furious when she finds out the truth.]
Jing Le flipped through the script and found another clue about the Empress Dowager and the Prince of Xiaoyao.
Every plot point, no matter how far it deviates, can be brought back together.
Just like the storyline of the carefree king and the empress dowager, which had deviated from the original plot, it has now come back to normal.
In short, it gave them a reason to usurp the throne.
Emperor Jing: The truth? There's more to it than meets the eye?
Looking at the Empress Dowager who had run up to him, he immediately felt a pang of sympathy.
"Someone, bring Prince Xiaoyao to the Empress Dowager."
"yes."
Before long, Zhao Gan dragged the unconscious Prince Xiaoyao into the house and casually threw him on the ground.
"Xi'er, Xi'er, wake up! What have you done to him? If anything happens to Xi'er, I will not let you off the hook."
The Empress Dowager, embracing the unconscious Prince Xiaoyao, uttered absurd words.
[This person probably hasn't grasped the situation yet? Does he still think he can do whatever he wants?]
Jing Le continued to observe the situation.
Those ministers who had initially turned against him now wore expressions of despair; they had only wanted to secure their own future.
This is how it turned out; it's all the Empress Dowager's fault for brainwashing them, saying that the Emperor was already dead.
"Your Majesty, please spare me! I only spoke those treasonous words because I listened to the Empress Dowager's wicked words. Your Majesty has always been in my heart."
"Yes, Your Majesty, we were all forced into this. The Empress Dowager placed us and our families under house arrest. It was all because of the Empress Dowager."
"That's right, Your Majesty. The Empress Dowager has imprisoned all the ministers who opposed her. We were merely lying in wait."
Once the Empress Dowager lowers her guard, we can rescue the ministers..."
Once the first one happened, another followed. The ministers kneeling on the ground begged Emperor Jing for forgiveness, pushing all the blame onto the Empress Dowager.
"Hahaha, Jingyao, look at the kind of people you have under your command!"
I only offered them some verbal favors, and they all turned against me.
This shows that you are an unpopular emperor, hahaha, if it were my son....”
Seeing that her son was still unconscious and had become somewhat deranged, the Empress Dowager spoke without considering the consequences.
However, Jing Le interrupted him before he could finish speaking.
"Hey, what are you saying, you old witch? My father is the best emperor in the world!"
"These people are nothing but opportunists; what right do they have to call themselves subjects of the Great Yong Dynasty?"
"We also want to thank you for bringing them all to light; it saved us a lot of trouble."
Who knows if these people will betray the Great Yong for personal gain in the future?
"As for your son, he's not even of the Jing family bloodline, yet he dares to covet Dayong. Who gave him the audacity?"
Jing Le's outburst shocked everyone present.
Emperor Jing: It feels pretty good to be protected by my daughter.
Ninth Prince, Seventh Prince, Duan Feibai: Lele is so lively.
Zhao Gan and others: The little princess is really amazing; she left the Empress Dowager speechless.
The kneeling ministers said: Who released this demon? Our true thoughts have been revealed. Can we admit this?
"You brat, who said Xi'er isn't of the Jing family bloodline? I'll teach you to talk nonsense, I'll teach you to talk nonsense."
The Empress Dowager put down Prince Xiaoyao and lunged at Jing Le, raising her hand to strike her.
Emperor Jing naturally wouldn't let her succeed, and stepped back to avoid it.
"Zhao Gan, arrest everyone here, put the Empress Dowager and Prince Xiaoyao under guard, and lock up all the soldiers outside."
Emperor Jing gave the order directly and left without looking back.
An hour later, the officials who had been hunting returned, but they were all affected by the somber atmosphere in the villa.
Their initial joy vanished, and before they could even ask anything, they were informed that the hunt was over and it was time to return home.
"What's going on? The atmosphere is so tense. Has something serious happened?"
Several young masters from prominent families gathered together and talked.
"I heard that the Empress Dowager and Prince Xiaoyao were plotting a rebellion and have already been arrested by the Emperor."
Another young master said in a low voice.
"What? What are they thinking? The current emperor has governed the Great Yong so well!"
Not long ago, three crops that could change people's lives were discovered; this remarkable achievement deserves to be recorded.
...
The following day, it was confirmed that the Prince of Xiaoyao and the Empress Dowager had conspired with numerous officials to commit treason, and all those involved were imprisoned.
As soon as the women who had been under house arrest returned to their residences, they were all arrested for their involvement in treason.
As a signal, a large number of officials were arrested.
Now, the local residents have all been educated by Yuan Zhengqi and others about crop cultivation and its effects.
They had already adapted, so Emperor Jing's image in the hearts of the people had undergone a complete transformation.
Previously, ordinary people could only learn about Emperor Jing's character from those who were interested in him, and they believed whatever they heard.
But now they have personally experienced the changes that Emperor Jing brought to them. So what if the emperor cares so much about the people and likes to have a cold face? As long as he is a wise ruler, that's enough.
If anyone were to say that Emperor Jing was a tyrant in the future, they would be the first to disagree.
In Yongshou Palace, the Seventh Prince, the Ninth Prince, and Duan Feibai were all in Jingle Courtyard.
"Sister, why do you think the Empress Dowager and the Imperial Uncle want Father's position? Don't they know what that position represents?"
The Ninth Prince asked Jing Le with a puzzled look.
"Then Ninth Brother, what do you think that position represents?"
Jing Le looked at the Ninth Prince with a smile.
"Of course it represents responsibility. Look how busy Father is with state affairs every day. He has no time for himself and can't go out to play whenever he wants."
What the Ninth Prince said was very ordinary, but it was also the most truthful.
Emperor Jing carried the weight of the entire Yong Dynasty on his shoulders, so he certainly had to take responsibility for it.
Those who want this position only see the wealth and glory that power represents, but they don't see the responsibilities that come with it.
"Ninth Brother is right. With great power comes great responsibility, so that position is not one that just anyone can hold."
The Empress Dowager had always believed that Prince Xiaoyao was her child with the former crown prince, but that was not the case.
The former crown prince was merely trying to use her; in fact, the emperor had already discovered this when he was alive and had someone switch her out.
Jing Le couldn't help but complain in her heart.
Goodness, so this is how it all happened. Now I understand what we didn't finish talking about at the other courtyard.
Just then, Shadow 3 arrived.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor requests your presence."
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