After everyone had given their gifts, it was Rong Che's turn last. Rong Che still had that innocent and naive face.
Rong Che stepped forward with the gift in his arms: "Mother, I don't have any treasures. I just like to draw. I drew a picture for you a few days ago. I don't know if you like it."
The Empress gestured for Anruo to take the scroll: "It's good that Che'er has this intention. Is Che'er facing any difficulties? If you need any help, be sure to tell your mother."
Rong Che shook his head: "Mother, won't you open it and take a look?"
Lin Yiran was in a dilemma. Rong Che was the first person to ask her to open a birthday gift on the spot at this birthday banquet, but her status did not allow it.
"Che'er, it's against the rules to open the birthday gift on the spot at the birthday banquet. Alright, Che'er, the gift has been presented. If there's nothing else your mother can help you with, please go back and sit down."
Rong Che shook his head again: "I don't need Mother's help with anything, but there is something I would like Father's help with."
Rong Yuan thought to himself, "Is it finally coming?"
"Oh, Che'er, what kind of favor do you want your father to do for you?"
When Rong Yuan heard these words, it was as if the floodgates of his memories had been opened.
"Father and Mother, you are so loving, have you ever thought about whether my mother in the afterlife can see this clearly?"
Hong Fu shouted, "Sixth Prince, how dare you!"
Rong Yuan stopped Hong Fu: "Let him continue."
At this moment, all the ministers present froze. What was going on today? First, there was the disrespectful behavior of the Imperial Concubine, and now there was the Sixth Prince. Would they even be able to leave alive today?
Rong Che removed his disguise and looked at Rong Yuan with red eyes: "Father, I was only three or four years old when my mother died. You were there at the time. Why didn't you save her? Why did you just watch her drink the poison that the eunuch brought over?"
Rong Yuan looked at him expressionlessly: "Then do you know why I gave her poison?"
Rong Che smiled bitterly: "Why? Isn't it all because of the scheming in the harem for the emperor's favor? If I knew why, I wouldn't be standing here today."
Rong Yuan was furious. He slammed his hand on the long table, which shattered, demonstrating his rage.
"You don't even know why your mother died, so what right do you have to question me?"
Rong Che, fearless, braced himself and said, "Anyway, today I just want to know the cause of my mother's death, and why you turned a blind eye to it. Why, out of so many concubines in the harem, it was my mother who died? Why do others have mothers and fathers, while I have nothing?"
Hong Fu, standing to the side, thought to himself, "Sixth Prince, you're so confused! You may not have a mother, but it's a miracle you've grown up without His Majesty."
When Rong Yuan heard him say this, he wanted to know what he was up to.
"What if I don't tell you the truth today? What are you going to do?"
Rong Che forced back his tears: "If Father doesn't explain things clearly to me today, then don't blame me for using extreme measures."
"Extraordinary means, what do you mean?" Could it be the Gu worm that Huang'er mentioned before, and the Imperial Guard leader and several ministers who were controlled by the Gu worm?
"Does Father really want to know?" Rong Che asked.
Rong Yuan just stared at him, which made Rong Che a little irritated. Didn't his father worry about his situation? Did his father not care about anything?
"Alright, since Father Emperor wants to know, then Father Emperor will have to watch carefully."
Rong Che took out a small bell from his pocket and gently shook it, muttering something to himself. The bell rang melodiously. The ministers who had been poisoned, as well as Li Wanyue, all collapsed to the ground in agony.
For a moment, the banquet hall was filled with chaotic shouts.
Seeing that Rong Yuan had no reaction and then seeing Li Wanyue fall to the ground, Rong Che wondered what was going on. Could it be that his father hadn't been poisoned at all, and that Li Wanyue had swallowed the poison herself? What had happened before? Was everyone just putting on an act?
But those ministers didn't seem to be faking it; if the curse had been lifted, they would have known. Rong Che couldn't understand what was going on, so he continued frantically shaking the bell and chanting incantations.
Rong Yuan was getting annoyed by his nagging: "Alright, it's no use nagging anymore. I wasn't poisoned at all. The poison that you had Li Wanyue feed me, I didn't drink it at all."
When Rong Mian heard these words while standing beside Li Wanyue, his heart suddenly panicked. His mother was confused.
Rong Che cursed inwardly, "This useless thing is so stupid, letting these people fool him like this."
"Heh, even if Father Emperor wasn't poisoned, he won't be leaving Kunning Palace today. I've already had General Huang surround Kunning Palace so tightly that not even a fly can get out."
Rong Yuan leaned back in his chair: "Oh, so General Huang has also been bribed or bewitched by you?"
Rong Che no longer intended to hide anything: "That's right, how many concubines do you still have? However, they've already taken control of everyone in the harem who didn't attend the banquet. Whether Father Emperor wants to tell me the truth or not, you can think about it carefully yourself."
Rong Yuan snorted coldly: "You really dare to practice witchcraft in the harem."
"What did I do wrong? I just wanted to know the truth."
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