Chapter 498
The little empress shook her head and said, "So people shouldn't always be filled with jealousy, because harming others will ultimately harm oneself!"
The regent didn't even glance at his half-dead father, and chuckled as he patted the young emperor's hair, saying, "Your Majesty, let's leave here first."
Wen Xin blinked. "Your Highness, the Moon Shadow Guards should have arrived by now. Why don't you go out and meet them first? I want to chat with the Prince Consort of Zhennan for a while longer. I really enjoy chatting with him."
Regent: "..."
Prince Zhennan's husband: "..."
Get lost, who wants to chat with you?
The Regent frowned slightly, clearly worried about leaving the young Empress alone here.
He was afraid that this scheming and wicked father would harm his young emperor.
Or should we cut off his limbs first?
Prince Zhennan's husband: "..." Heh, his own son?
Isn't that wicked son afraid of being struck by lightning?
Wen Xin tugged at the Regent's sleeve and shook it, then softly pleaded with him, "Your Highness, it'll only be a little while. Don't worry, he's all tied up like a dumpling; he can't do anything."
If they dare to cause trouble again, we'll kill them!
The Regent could not refuse her. "I will be back in a quarter of an hour, Your Majesty. Do not let go of him, and do not go near him."
Wen Xin nodded obediently, "Yes, Your Highness."
The regent first searched the Prince of Zhennan's husband, taking away anything that might be harmful to the young empress, before leaving the tomb.
The Prince of Zhennan wished he could stab this unfilial son to death with his eyes.
His biggest regret was not killing this monstrous creature when it was born, and instead letting it take Chuxue's place in the family.
"From now on, Fu Chuxue's name will belong to him. What can you do if you regret it, Prince Zhennan?"
Wen Xin clapped her hands. "Alright, let's stop wasting time. Where is the antidote for His Highness's poison?"
The Prince of Zhennan sneered, looking like a stubborn rock that wouldn't speak even if he were killed.
"Tsk."
Wen Xin didn't try to appeal to the Prince of Zhennan's emotions. The principle that even tigers don't eat their cubs applies to people with humanity. As for him, well, let's just beat him up!
Wen Xin rolled up her sleeves. "If you won't listen to me when I speak properly, then don't blame me."
"You dog emperor, what are you doing?"
"Be you!"
"Ahhh, you, you stop... you bastard... ah!"
Half an hour later, Wen Xin found out where the antidote was. Her pretty face was all smiles, and the still-naive young emperor looked extremely harmless.
But the Prince of Zhennan, who lay sprawled on the ground like a dead dog, was ashen-faced and looked at Wen Xin with fear in his eyes.
Is she even human?
This woman is a demon!
Wen Xin gave a sweet smile, "Don't be afraid, you are His Highness's biological father, I won't kill you, relax!"
The Prince Consort of Zhennan: "..." What the hell!
He would rather the dog emperor kill him.
"Oh, right, I have something else to ask the King Consort."
Heh, what he said is nonsense, but...
"Is there anything else you want to ask?"
"The Butterfly Charm from the Liang family, was it given to you?"
How did you know?
"I am clever!"
"..." Have you no shame?
“Come, Wang Fu, tell me about the antidote for the Butterfly Poison.”
The Prince of Zhennan didn't want to talk about it; he wished that this bastard would die.
But thinking of the terrifying pain he had just experienced, as if his soul had been crushed, he didn't want to go through it again.
"I said, but you promised to let me leave."
"I'm not discussing this with the King Consort, are you really sure you don't want to tell?"
"...Don't come any closer, I'll tell you!"
...
When Wen Xin walked out of the tomb, the Regent was waiting for her outside, and Yue Wu was guarding the outside with several months of shadow guards.
Upon seeing the young empress emerge, the regent took her hand and carefully examined her for any injuries.
He didn't ask what she said to the Prince Consort of Zhennan inside.
Just like he hadn't asked her how she captured the Prince of Zhennan.
As long as she's alright, it doesn't matter what secrets she has.
She trusted him, and he trusted her in return.
Wen Xin obediently allowed him to examine her, and then instructed Yue Wu to go to the place mentioned by the Prince of Zhennan to get the antidote, and to wipe out all the Heaven and Earth Society's hideouts.
Yue Wu glanced at the Regent and respectfully accepted the order.
Now, Your Highness only cares about His Majesty.
The Heaven and Earth Society... should indeed have been wiped out long ago!
Wen Xin smiled at him, "Your Highness, let's go home."
The Regent held her hand tightly. "Okay, let's go home."
Looking at the gentle smile on His Highness's face, Yue Wu only hoped that His Majesty would continue to treat His Highness so well.
...
When the Empress and the Regent disappeared, the capital suddenly descended into chaos.
Wen Xin's aunt, who lived several generations later, somehow got into a brain fart and started a rebellion.
Xu Ming led a group of Imperial Guards in a rebellion, and Jiang Yanche, along with Nan Yue's spies, stirred up trouble, plunging the capital into chaos.
They seemed convinced that the Empress and the Regent could not possibly be alive.
However, on the second day after these people caused trouble in the capital, the Regent Prince led his troops to kill them all, and the masterminds were all captured alive.
The rebellious prince, Xu Ming, and Jiang Yanche: "..."
What happened to the regent not returning?
The Heaven and Earth Society is indeed a bunch of useless people who only know how to shout slogans!
The rebellion in the capital was sudden and quickly resolved, without causing any major disaster to the people.
The Empress was furious and ordered the three judicial departments to conduct a joint trial.
Rebellion has always been a capital offense punishable by the extermination of nine generations of one's family.
But apart from Xu Ming, one is a prince of the Wen imperial family and the other is a member of the Nanyue imperial family; it is impossible to exterminate their entire clan.
However, the masterminds were all sentenced to death.
Jiang Yanche was no exception.
As for the opinion of the Southern Moon Kingdom?
Their "princess" has already rebelled in Fengyuan, so where do they get the audacity to talk nonsense?
Empress Nanyue was just short of issuing an edict to sever her parent-child relationship with Jiang Yanche, lest she anger Fu Chuxue, the killing god, and then she and Nanyue would be the ones to suffer.
Jiang Yanche is such a piece of trash!
After being sentenced, both Jiang Yanche and Xu Ming requested to see the Empress.
However, who would allow two rebellious death row inmates to see His Majesty?
Do they deserve it?
Unexpectedly, during the execution, someone dared to storm the execution ground and rescue Xu Ming and Jiang Yanche.
The rebellious prince: "..." And what about her?
Later, the officers and soldiers who had been chasing the fugitives returned and reported that it was Nan Yue who had sent people to raid the execution ground, and that Xu Ming and Jiang Yanche had already entered Nan Yue territory.
The entire Fengyuan court was therefore condemning the Nanyue Kingdom, and even the blame for this rebellion was pinned on Nanyue.
Subsequently, officials discovered that Jiang Yanche was a prince, not a princess.
Now, Nan Yue is in a situation where she can't clear her name no matter what she does.
The civil and military officials submitted a memorial to the Empress, urging her to attack Nanyue.
A defeated nation dares to act so arrogantly. If Feng Yuan does nothing and swallows its anger, what will the other nations of the Tianhuang Continent think of them?
Will anyone be able to scheme against Fengyuan Kingdom from now on?
The empress, seated high on the white jade steps, swept her gaze majestically over those below.
The officials felt a chill run down their spines and bowed their heads even more respectfully.
"allow."
The Empress uttered a single word softly from her red lips.
The Regent looked at the majestic young Empress on her high throne, his gaze both proud and tender.
His little emperor is growing up, soaring to the heavens like a phoenix, reigning supreme over the world.
...
In the early autumn of the sixth year of the Tianqi era of the Fengyuan era, the Regent accompanied the Empress on a personal expedition to the Southern Moon, and the flames of war spread.
As winter approached, the Phoenix Army's iron cavalry trampled through the capital of Nanyue, and the Nanyue Empress surrendered with her royal family and courtiers.
From then on, Fengyuan became the most expansive and powerful empire on the Tianhuang Continent, with other nations coming to pay tribute and submit.
Empress Tianqi became the greatest emperor in Fengyuan's history after the founding emperor.
...
The Lantern Festival in the seventh year of the Tianqi reign was also the Empress's birthday.
This year's emperor's birthday celebration was exceptionally grand.
This year, the Empress will come of age and will soon officially assume power.
Early in the morning, Wen Xin was woken up by Granny Wan to get ready.
The emperor's coming-of-age ceremony was held in the Taiji Hall.
Regent Fu Chuxue personally performed the hairpin ceremony for the Empress.
He personally put the phoenix hairpin on her head, knelt down at her feet, and paid homage to the emperor together with the civil and military officials.
Wen Xin bent down to help him up, met his gentle and tender phoenix eyes, smiled, her beauty captivating and incomparably noble, and slowly said, "Your Highness, you raised me to adulthood, and I will accompany you for the rest of my life, is that alright?"
The Regent grasped her soft hand in return, his voice hoarse, "Alright."
Their eyes met, and they saw only each other.
They will stand together at the pinnacle of power for the rest of their lives.
"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"
"Long live Your Highness!"
...
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
