"I have spared your life, are you still not satisfied?"
The moment Xu Jing appeared, Lin Wanru was stunned.
Why is he here?
The person I looked down upon in the past has now become the emperor.
He just stood there without saying a word, which made Lin Wanru feel frightened.
She knelt unconsciously, not daring to look directly into the emperor's face. "I pay my respects to the Emperor. Long live the Emperor."
"Oh, it's the Emperor."
Xie Liangchen said sarcastically: "Your Majesty, did you come to Prince Chen's Mansion to laugh at me?"
“Bold.”
Xu Jing dismissed the guards and said calmly, "Winners are kings and losers are bandits. What jokes do you have to laugh at?"
"Your Majesty, may you be well and healthy." Zhou Siheng saluted and stepped behind Xu Jing.
"Then what are you doing here? Are you here to show off?"
Xu Jing winked at Feng Bao, and Feng Bao took the list and gave it to Xie Liangchen.
When he opened it, he saw that some of the people on it had been crossed out with red ink, while some were still there.
He took a closer look and saw the Wen family's name on it. His hands were shaking so much that he could barely hold it. He gritted his teeth and said, "Xie Yunqi, how dare you!"
The Wen family is Xie Liangchen's maternal family. During the reign of Emperor Xuan, Concubine Wen was the most favored concubine in the harem. She gave birth to the prince, Xie Liangchen, who is now the Prince of Chen, when Emperor Xuan was dying.
Concubine Wen had never suffered a single day of hardship since entering the palace. She never expected that she would be implicated by her incompetent son when she was old.
His proud self-esteem was shattered. He lowered his head and said, "What do you want?"
"Tell me the names of the other accomplices." Without getting rid of the remnants, Xu Jing's throne would be unstable.
"Xie Yunqi, you're completely mad. If I tell you, will you let the Wen family go, and my mother go? Do you think I'm as stupid as you?" Xie Liangchen's eyes widened, and he laughed out loud. "I won't tell you, so just give up on this idea."
"Ling Xiao, bring people over here."
Ling Xiao obeyed the order, put the knife against the child's neck, and pushed him forward.
"Uncle, I am Wenfu, uncle, save me." Wenfu cried loudly and was pushed forward.
Xie Liangchen's eyes were red, and his heart ached as he looked at the child he had raised since childhood.
Xu Jing didn't say anything, but gently stroked his neck with his hand.
Xie Liangchen watched as the knife, gleaming with cold light, swung down towards the back of Wen Fu's neck. Wen Fu didn't even scream as his head and body were torn apart, blood splattering everywhere.
Lin Wanru was so scared that she collapsed to the ground, covering her mouth tightly, tears streaming down her face.
Warm blood drifted onto his palms, and Xie Liangchen roared in agony. "Xie Yunqi, you deserve a horrible death! If you have any problems, come to me. Why bother a child?"
"When the nest is overturned, no egg is left unbroken. If I were imprisoned today, would the Emperor's uncle let me go?"
Xu Jing smiled and ordered the corpse to be dragged away. He said, "Is the emperor's uncle willing to tell you?"
"You're still so cruel." Xie Liangchen closed his eyes and said, "What do you want to know?"
"Uncle, you have a really bad memory. How could you have forgotten what I just said?"
Another person was pushed over with his hands tied behind his back. Xie Liangchen was deeply shocked when he saw it.
The head of the Wen family, Wen Yaoming.
Without his help, Xie Liangchen would never have been able to amass such a large manpower in such a short period of time. Without Wen Yaoming's protection, he would never have been able to raise his own private army.
Bai Lu brought a chair for Xu Jing, who sat upright on one side and said, "It doesn't matter if the emperor's uncle doesn't say anything. I have plenty of time to waste with him. But I can afford it. The Wen family doesn't have that many people to serve the emperor's uncle."
"Xie Yunqi, what do you want to do to let them go?"
It is definitely impossible to let it go.
Since the Wen family funded Xie Liangchen's rebellion, they should be prepared to be exterminated if the rebellion fails.
Imperial power has always been cold, and kindness has nothing to do with the emperor.
If he is soft-hearted, the knife hanging in the air will be chopped down one day. Being in a high position, he cannot afford to make even the slightest mistake. Once he makes a mistake, he will be ruined.
Zhou Siheng watched the scene coldly from behind the emperor.
Xie Yunqi is no longer the prince he used to be. He has transformed into a cold and ruthless true dragon emperor.
Xie Yunqi's example of killing a chicken to scare the monkeys was to tell him that he should make decisions when necessary, otherwise he would suffer the consequences.
Being soft-hearted is a means for others to threaten him. If he is always soft-hearted, he will only be bullied by others.
For example, Lin Wanru and the Zhou family, if he continues to be soft-hearted, they are not worthy of standing by Xie Yunqi's side.
Zhou Siheng doesn't want to be a dodder. He wants to be Xie Yunqi's helper and become an indispensable part of his heart.
Meeting Zhou Siheng's admiring gaze, Xu Jing felt a little puzzled. He wondered what the little fool had conjured up in his head. Could it be that he was impressed by his own iron fist?
If it weren't for the urgent matter, Xu Jing really wanted to chat with him and cultivate a good relationship.
What a pity.
Time was running out bit by bit, and Xie Liangchen's mouth was harder than a knife. After slashing a few people, he still clenched his teeth tightly and refused to let go.
If it weren't for the political opposition, Xu Jing would have actually admired Xie Liangchen's character. Those who achieve great things must be ruthless. If Xie Liangchen hadn't made a wrong move, he might be the one kneeling today.
Xu Jing waved at Bai Lu, Bai Lu leaned over and whispered a few words, then Bai Lu went to bring someone over.
After seeing Concubine Wen, Xie Liangchen's tortured heart was instantly broken.
He struggled to stand up and tear Xie Yunqi to pieces, but as soon as he moved, he was pinned to the ground by two strong soldiers.
Xie Liangchen roared, "Xie Yunqi, how dare you! My mother is your elder, how dare you do such a cruel thing as to murder the Emperor's concubine? Xie Yunqi, aren't you afraid of being cursed for eternity?"
"Son." Concubine Wen looked at her son in such a state of disgrace that she shed tears of humiliation. "You have suffered."
"Mother, I am sorry for you."
Even a tough guy couldn't help but tear up when he saw his mother.
"Chen'er, my Chen'er." Concubine Wen stretched out her hand towards Xie Liangchen.
Xie Liangchen's eyes were filled with tears as he watched his mother's hands grabbing at the air a few times. His mind flashed back to when he was a child and he sat quietly in Jing'an Palace waiting for his mother to comb his hair.
The mother hummed a nursery rhyme and patiently soothed her. The wooden comb passed through her black hair, combing it through time and again, and then her mother's hands wrapped it around the wooden hairpin and fixed it.
"Alright." Mother hugged him, looking at the child in the bronze mirror, her smile like a spring breeze blowing into his heart. "Mother's Chen'er is so handsome. He will be the dream lover of many girls in the future."
He still remembered what he said. "I don't want to get married. I want to follow my mother forever."
"Silly child, who doesn't want to get married? When you meet someone you like, you'll understand what I mean." Mother looked out of Jing'an Palace with a sad heart. "I can't leave in this lifetime. As long as I can protect you and let you grow up safely, I will be content."
"Mother, can I take you out as soon as I ascend the throne?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? Mother just wants you to be safe and sound."
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