Chapter 162 The Hypocrisy of the Late Emperor
Madam Wei's heart skipped a beat.
The others, including the emperor on the dragon throne, could not hide their shock.
Wei Qingyan's words were too bold, but what shocked them most was the result of her speculation.
The Emperor and Shi Yu, the two sons of the late emperor, both received a lot of fatherly love from the late emperor. In their hearts, the late emperor was brave and wise, benevolent and upright, and respectful to the wise and humble.
It is hard to imagine that he would be involved in the substitution, and it is even more unacceptable that he and General Wei have such a deep brotherly relationship, but he secretly arranged Madam Wei to be with General Wei.
The emperor thought of the warning given to him by the late emperor before his death. He hinted that Shi Yu had the intention of seizing the throne and asked him to be on guard against Shi Yu.
He was on guard and trapped him in the capital.
However, after the death of the previous emperor, although Shi Yu became closer to Wei Qingyan, he did not do anything wrong.
When Shi Yu sent troops to Beiling, he had the warning of the previous emperor in mind, and he suspected that Shi Yu was trying to win the support of the National Protection Army.
He suspected that Shi Yu was trying to test the imperial court by sending troops to Beiling.
As a result, he obediently handed over his military power, stayed in the capital, and did many good things for the people of Wei without telling the world.
Although during this period, Shi Yu had to train some of his own people.
But no matter what Shi Yu did, he didn't see any ambition to covet the throne. At most, it was self-protection.
So, he became suspicious.
When those words came out of Chang Qingnian's mouth, he actually agreed in his heart.
The late emperor was afraid of Shi Yu, his former beloved, so why wouldn’t he be afraid of General Wei, who was popular among the people?
But, is this late emperor still the father he remembered?
Or, as a son, he never really understood the late emperor.
Did he see everything the late emperor wanted him to see?
Otherwise, why would the kind-hearted father in his heart watch his grandchildren suffer?
He also thought that after Lan Shu had the accident, the Empress Dowager stopped him from investigating what happened on the day Lan Shu gave birth, although the late Emperor did not say anything.
But he was given an extremely difficult task, which almost took up all his energy.
By the time he finished his task, almost everyone who had participated in Lan Shu's delivery was dead.
He also thought that the late emperor knew that General Wei had disguised his daughter as a man and would take over the National Protection Army in the future. Instead of blaming him, the late emperor gave the child a name to encourage General Wei's actions.
But I never told the world about this...
An unprecedented fatigue swept over the emperor.
Shi Yu was even more frightened than the emperor because the late emperor had been so good to him.
The late emperor treated his adopted son even better than his biological son.
However, Shi Yu believed Wei Qingyan, and she was definitely not the kind of person who would make random accusations.
Lan Shu also believed in Wei Qingyan. Worried that Wei Qingyan's words would anger the emperor, she stepped forward and stood in front of Wei Qingyan.
She seemed to be in a posture that if the emperor dared to punish Wei Qingyan, she would fight to the death with the emperor.
Wei Qingyan felt warm in his heart when he saw Lan Shu standing in front of him.
She knew very well that her words might bring her fatal disaster, but she knew that her mother would protect her and that her mother could do so.
Madam Wei was waiting for the emperor to punish Wei Qingyan, but although the emperor had a gloomy face, he did not say a word, which made her heart even more tense.
She feigned shock and said, "You grew up in the mountains, and you disrespect the imperial authority and are so bold as to dare to criticize the late emperor.
And you, a girl from the Anyuan Marquisate, what right do you have to investigate me? You are interfering in these matters and undermining the wisdom of the late emperor. What is your intention?"
"I just want justice for Wei Qingyan."
Want the truth!
"You're talking nonsense. You and Wei Qingyan don't even know each other. Why are you asking for justice for her?" Madam Wei scolded.
Wei Qingyan chuckled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. "Madam, how can you be sure that I don't know Wei Qingyan? Do you really know her that well?"
Thinking of something, she asked, "Qing Yan once said that when she was injured on the battlefield for the first time, Madam cried until her eyes were swollen. At that time, she believed that Madam loved her.
Today, I want to ask Madam on her behalf, are those tears truly sincere? Or are they just a show for General Wei?"
"A mother's heart aches for her child, so why put on a show?" Madam Wei said coldly, "But why are you talking nonsense, young lady..."
Madam Wei was tapped twice on the back, and the words she hadn't finished were stuck in her throat.
Then, she saw Wei Qingyan put his hands on her shoulders, and with a pull and a push, he removed her two arms, and then her chin.
She didn't have time to think about what Wei Qingyan was going to do.
Then she saw her hand on her chest. She didn't know how it moved, but Madam Wei felt a pain as if her heart was being crushed.
Wei Qingyan said calmly, "She had long suspected that you were not her biological mother, but because of your crying that time, she dispelled her suspicions."
What's funny is that Madam Wei's reaction just now made her realize that she didn't have any sincerity in her tears back then.
She now has a mother who loves and protects her, so she doesn't need to care whether Madam Wei has treated her sincerely.
But she hated it, hated that Madam Wei's tears had deceived her.
If she had realized her own background earlier, perhaps many things would not have happened.
Her hands fell on Madam Wei's waist, back, and finally the five fingers on both hands.
Wei Qingyan's hands were not stained with blood, but he broke all the bones of Madam Wei alive.
Wei Wanyi was so frightened that she fell to the ground. Before she could scream, Feng Ruobao, who was quick-eyed and quick-handed, covered her mouth.
Feng Ruobao imitated Wei Qingyan and pressed Wei Wanyi's xue point, making her unable to move or shout.
In his opinion, everything Chang Qingnian said and did today could be described as bold and presumptuous.
But the emperor did not stop it, which meant he acquiesced. He could not let Wei Wanyi disturb Miss Chang's affairs.
Madam Wei was twisting on the ground like a maggot, and the pain made her clothes quickly soaked with sweat.
Wei Qingyan slowly stood up and looked down at her, "You said that General Wei didn't take you seriously. If that was true, how could he let you teach Wei Qingyan?
He is a man of integrity and would never embarrass the women in the back house.
He told you that he would dress your daughter up as a boy.
If you don't agree, he won't force you.
Because the Wei family has a branch, General Wei can adopt a child from the branch to inherit his father's business.
But if that is the case, you will worry that the adopted child will disrespect you as the stepmother and will not obey you in everything.
Since General Wei went to the late emperor to apologize, it means that he also thought it was inappropriate to dress his daughter as a boy.
Therefore, it must be you who did not allow General Wei to adopt the child and instigated him to dress his daughter as a man.
But now that something has happened, you're putting the blame entirely on him. You're truly despicable and shameless."
She knew best how her father treated Madam Wei.
Maybe their feelings were not very deep, but the father always gave Madam Wei the respect she deserved.
"You just said that I was audacious and disrespectful of the imperial power, but aren't you the one who is truly audacious?
I just don't believe that when you saw a man who looked similar to Wei Qingyan in Huangshaling, you would not have thought that he was Concubine Shu's other child?
Now, I truly understand how Wei Qingyan could have taken Abu away from the palace so easily."
It was obvious that the late emperor was tacitly approving it behind the scenes.
She thought she had hidden it from everyone.
But the eldest sister told him that his father had already known that there was an Abu by her side, which meant that his father had also noticed the late emperor's thoughts.
Knowing that the royal family was wary of the Wei family, they arranged a way for her to escape death, allowing her to hand over the National Protection Army to the royal family in disguise.
But the late emperor wanted to take back the National Protection Army and disclose her identity as a royal princess. Wouldn't the 100,000 National Protection Army in her hands be returned to the royal family in disguise?
Isn't this the reason why the late emperor allowed her to disguise herself as a man and join the National Protection Army?
But before the late emperor died, he did not tell the emperor that she was a princess.
Why is this?
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