"Why should my son get out? My son hasn't gotten what he deserves yet," Zhong Mingzheng calmly observed Zhong Zhiheng's strenuous efforts, pursed his lips and said, "By the way, this Yangxin Palace will belong to me from now on. If anyone should get out, it should be my father. Father, don't you agree?"
"You...don't even think about it!" Zhong Zhiheng gritted his teeth and pointed his withered yellow fingers at Zhong Mingzheng, "As long as...as long as I am still alive. You...you will never get what you want!"
"Father, why are you wasting your energy? You know that your life is in your son's hands. So today, do you still need to say such cruel words?" Zhong Mingzheng sneered, crossed his legs and shook them gently, and said, "But I am not as cruel as you are. I can't be so cruel as to poison the late emperor. So father, please don't force me. As long as you write the abdication edict and the succession edict, I will ensure that you will still enjoy wealth and glory in the future. Not only that, I will also make you the emperor, father. Compared with you back then, I am still a filial son, don't you think?"
Zhong Zhiheng stared at the bright yellow bed curtains for a while, then suddenly turned to Zhong Mingzheng and asked with a frown, "Did...did you kill Mingrong?"
The corners of Zhong Mingzheng's mouth froze for a moment, then he smiled again, even more proudly: "Why? Did Father just think of this?"
"Why? He...he is your biological brother!" Zhong Zhiheng stared at Zhong Mingzheng.
He had thought before that Zhong Mingzheng might be the murderer of Zhong Mingrong, but firstly, Zhong Mingzheng was Zhong Mingrong's elder brother, and the two brothers had always been in harmony. There were many cases of brothers killing each other in the royal family, but Zhong Zhiheng felt that Zhong Mingzheng would not kill his younger brother. Secondly, Hui Fei suddenly jumped out, and he completely dispelled his doubts. However, just now he watched Zhou Youan being dispatched by Zhong Mingzheng, and then he suddenly remembered that the death of the fourth prince was related to the Imperial Guards. Even if Hui Fei was so powerful, how could she buy off all the Imperial Guards on duty that night? For a moment, Zhong Zhiheng felt a chill all over his body, and at this moment, facing Zhong Mingzheng's smug and sinister smile, he felt a chill in his heart.
"He...he is your biological brother after all? How could you...how could you have the heart to do that to him?" Zhong Zhiheng trembled and said, "Beast...beast! Beast!"
"What about father? How could father bear to kill Pingxi Wang?" Zhong Mingzheng said coldly, "In order to seize the throne, father did not hesitate to force Pingxi Wang's wife to marry him. After ascending the throne, he was very cautious about Pingxi Wang. First, he used Prince An to fabricate a major case in the past 20 years. Now he wants to use Prince An to fabricate another major case in the past 20 years and directly kill Pingxi Wang. Father, your son also wants to ask you, Pingxi Wang is your brother, and he has made great contributions to the Great Zhou Dynasty. How could you bear to kill him?"
"Shut... shut up! Cough cough!" Zhong Zhiheng panted harder and faster, and every word he uttered was accompanied by a rapid cough. "You... you can't even think of getting... getting anything you want from me, get out! Get out!"
"Even if your Majesty doesn't want to give it to me, it doesn't matter. Anyway, as soon as your Majesty dies, the world will belong to me. It doesn't matter whether there is that piece of paper or not. The reason why I came to ask you is because I am filial and I have always wanted to find an opportunity to talk to you about my true feelings," Zhong Mingzheng said with a smile. He took a handkerchief to wipe the sweat off Zhong Zhiheng and said slowly, "Father, can you tell me why you were unwilling to make me the crown prince from the beginning to the end?"
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