Chapter 459 Does this person look familiar?
"presumptuous!"
Empress Zheng went further and further as she spoke, even bringing up the deceased Third Prince. Xie Yuxiao finally couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up to stop her.
"The death of the Third Prince is a hidden pain in my heart. How can I allow you to spread rumors and use this as a pretext to impose shackles on others! Do you think I know nothing? You blame Consort Rong for the death of the Third Prince. If it weren't for your years of managing the harem and my understanding of your grief over the loss of your son, how could I have tolerated you all this time!"
Empress Zheng, her eyes brimming with tears, shook her head, speechless: "Your Majesty, you've always known...?"
Then, Empress Zheng's tears turned into a roar: "You know, you know everything, so why do you still indulge her in such nonsense! The position of Crown Prince cannot be given up, it cannot be given up!"
"Mother!"
Xie Yun closed his eyes briefly, looking up at her with a calm and unwavering tone: "My third brother's illness was his fate. Mother is heartbroken, and as his elder brother, how could I not be heartbroken? But that cannot be a reason for you to vent your resentment on others. Consort Rong is innocent, yet you have been fixated on this for years, taking your anger out on others. You have long lost the magnanimity and sense of propriety befitting an empress."
"Mother, may I ask you this: Am I not your son?"
Empress Zheng was momentarily stunned: "What are you saying! Enough! You immediately apologize to your father and say that you only acted impulsively today, that you didn't..."
That's enough.
Xie Yun lowered his hands, which gradually clenched into fists at his sides.
It seems there's no point in saying anything now.
Empress Zheng wouldn't listen to a word she said; all she cared about now was the Crown Prince's position.
Oh.
When Xie Yunyang broke free of his shackles, Empress Zheng could not see the hardship in his heart, nor did she have the patience to try to understand him. Instead, she was preoccupied with keeping the position of Crown Prince in the Zheng family, or rather... keeping it for her third brother.
It seems there's really no need to say anything more.
Xie Yun's face turned cold, and the light in her eyes completely disappeared as she looked at Empress Zheng: "I was just trying to save face for you in front of all the officials, but now it seems there was no need for that."
Empress Zheng looked at his actions with suspicion until Xie Yun pulled Minister Nong in front of her, at which point she reacted: "What do you mean?"
"Mother, wasn't it Master Nong who introduced that master who was said to be able to prolong my third brother's life? So, Master Nong had already revealed his intention to serve you so early on. So, when Master Nong says he wants to serve the Crown Prince, he's actually trying to use this as a legitimate reason to join your side, is it all for the sake of the Zheng family's fortune?"
Empress Zheng's piercing gaze immediately fell upon Minister Nong, who was drenched in sweat. He glanced at Xie Yuxiao's increasingly dark face and trembled inwardly.
They've gone mad! They've all gone completely mad! His Highness the Crown Prince is truly disregarding the Empress's life and death!
Minister Nong could only close his eyes and stubbornly deny it: "I don't know what Your Highness is talking about. What master or what master? I don't know anything about it!"
"Your Highness, you've gone mad! Where did you hear such nonsense?" Empress Zheng said coldly.
"Yeah?"
The Duke of Zhenguo was also feeling guilty because of this so-called "master," so he sided with Minister Nong on this matter and finally stepped forward to say, "Your Highness, please don't be anxious. Her Majesty the Empress's words are law, how could she lie in front of His Majesty? This matter is probably not a misunderstanding, and even if Minister Nong really introduced some famous doctor to Her Majesty the Empress back then, he was probably just doing his duty as a subject."
"I don't think this is a misunderstanding."
With a gentle smile, she stood up amidst everyone's astonished gazes.
Xie Yunchuan frowned, wondering why she would suddenly interfere.
Xie Yunqi was puzzled and asked her directly, "Sister, what are you talking about? Do you know something inside?"
"I wouldn't call it inside information, but I just happen to know that the 'famous doctor' that Minister Nong mentioned is not a doctor who saves lives at all, but a charlatan who swindles people by relying on his knowledge of some medical principles."
She called out crisply to Zijuan to bring the people up: "Zijuan, bring those three people up."
"Yes, Princess!"
Sheng Sheng's posture suggests that he has been preparing for this for a long time.
The people were already waiting.
Niu Qingru and Steward Wang were quickly brought up and made to kneel before the Emperor.
The master's real name was Shi An. Because he wasn't very cooperative, he was dragged in by Zhu Yue.
When Xie Yuxiao saw Zhu Yue, he understood the difference between good and bad in Sheng Sheng.
Zhu Yue was the bodyguard he assigned to Sheng Sheng. Zhu Yue's presence alone proved the truth of what Sheng Sheng said.
When Empress Zheng and the Duke of Zhenguo saw Shi An, they were both startled and immediately looked away, feeling somewhat guilty.
On the contrary, Minister Nong took a while to recall when he saw Shi An.
With a smile, Sheng Sheng asked Minister Nong, "Minister Nong, does this person look familiar?"
Minister Nong didn't recognize the doctor at all, but it was indeed the doctor he had introduced to Empress Zheng years ago. He could only retort, "Your Highness, are you making things difficult for me? I don't know him at all."
"Oh, we weren't really close. You genuinely thought he was a doctor who could save your third brother, and you wanted to take this opportunity to curry favor with Empress Zheng, so you brought him to her. And because the Empress cared deeply for your third brother, and all the imperial physicians were helpless at the time, she had no choice but to try anything."
Sheng Sheng laughed and looked at Empress Zheng, "Isn't that right, Your Majesty?"
Empress Zheng turned her head away and remained silent.
Sheng Sheng didn't seem to care. She untied the rope binding Shi An's mouth, and the cloth that had been stuffing into Shi An's mouth fell out.
"Why don't you tell me, do you recognize these two people?"
Shi An looked up sheepishly, saw Empress Zheng's warning look, and dared not utter a word.
With one thing after another popping up all at once, things are becoming increasingly confusing and complicated.
Originally, the two princes were trying to eliminate unrest in the court, and the ministers were all on edge. But before long, things turned into the Crown Prince wanting to abdicate and give way to a more worthy successor.
Not long after this history was witnessed, the Empress reappeared, which triggered a conflict between the Empress and the Crown Prince.
Before this whole drama has even ended, another "master" has suddenly appeared, supposedly between the Empress and Professor Nong.
Oh my, there are so many juicy stories, my head is spinning!
Before the previous one was even fully digested, the next piece of gossip clung to us like a ghost.
This Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was really worth it!
Xie Yuxiao was also completely confused and asked, "Shengsheng, what exactly is going on?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, this man is named Shi An. He was a doctor who once treated my third brother. Later, the Duchess of Zhenguo gave birth prematurely, and all the doctors predicted that the baby girl would die within a month. However, the Duke and Duchess of Zhenguo did not want to see this happen, so the Empress introduced this man to the Duke's mansion, saying that he had a way to save the baby girl."
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