With a "clang," the hairpin in Jiang Lanyue's hand fell to the ground.
Jiang Lanyue felt a pain in her arm, fell to the ground, and rolled twice.
Madam Chen rushed over: "Yue'er, Yue'er, what's wrong?"
Rough hands gripped Jiang Lanyue's neck.
Madam Chen widened her cloudy eyes: "Yue'er, don't be afraid, your mother will take you to see Chen'er. Chen'er is waiting for you..."
Jiang Lanyue was in so much pain from the needle in her hand that she couldn't exert any force.
Although Chen was insane, she possessed immense strength.
As she suffocated, Jiang Lanyue's face gradually turned a liverish color.
She struggled to reach out and pry Chen's fingers off: "Let...let me go..."
Consort Lin glanced at Yuan Yao and said, "Pull Chen away."
The little eunuch standing to the side was already terrified and his legs went weak.
Only after hearing Consort Lin speak did they dare to step forward and restrain Chen.
Chen struggled frantically: "Let me go..."
Consort Lin, trailing her long mourning robes, slowly walked past the kneeling officials and approached Yuan Yao: "Is Xie Zhi inside?"
Yuan Yao nodded: "Yes."
Consort Lin hummed in agreement and stepped onto the stairs.
Yuan Yao called out to her from behind: "Your Highness, Imperial Concubine..."
Consort Lin stopped and turned to look at her.
Yuan Yao pursed her lips, her eyes reddening: "Your Highness, my father... doesn't have much time left. Please... try to persuade His Highness the Second Prince."
"I understand," Consort Lin replied coldly, and entered the main hall.
As soon as Consort Lin left, Yuan Yao's gaze turned cold, and she said, "Release Chen Shi."
The young eunuch stammered, "Your Highness, Madam Chen has gone mad. If we release her, she might hurt someone..."
Yuan Yao said coldly, "Let her go."
Left with no other option, the young eunuch had to release the person.
As soon as she let go, Chen tried to pinch Jiang Lanyue again.
Jiang Lanyue punched and kicked: "Get away! Don't touch me..."
Madam Chen rushed over: "Yue'er, don't be afraid, it won't hurt..."
Jiang Lanyue was so frightened that she almost fainted.
Yuan Yao frowned and shouted, "Chen, stop!"
Mr. Chen paused.
Upon seeing this, Yuan Yao took three steps at a time and descended the steps.
She said coldly, "Stop!"
Ignoring everything else, Chen continued to strangle Jiang Lanyue.
It seemed as if she was determined to strangle Jiang Lanyue today.
Yuan Yao squinted.
She unfolded her fan, raised her hand, and slashed down at Chen's wrist.
With a "ripping" sound, Chen's clothes were torn open, and blood seeped out.
Under the stimulation of pain, Chen finally released Jiang Lanyue.
When Jiang Lanyue had a moment to breathe, she covered her neck with both hands and gasped for air.
She gasped for breath, tears streaming down her face.
Yuan Yao looked Chen up and down: "Chen, I know you are sober."
If you continue to feign madness and try to strangle Jiang Lanyue, then go ahead and do it. Once you've killed her, I'll immediately have her body hung outside the palace gates!
"Whenever the Emperor's funeral is held, that's when her body will be thrown into a mass grave to be fed to wild dogs!"
Chen froze.
She was indeed awake...
It's been more than ten years!
Surprisingly, she's still awake today!
Yuan Yao closed her fan and spoke coldly: "Chen, was it really you who caused the death of the young prince Jiang Chen back then?"
The name "Jiang Chen" provoked Chen.
She clutched her arm, knelt on the ground, and murmured, "Chen'er..."
Yuan Yao followed Chen's words: "Your Chen'er has been dead for many years, and the murderer who killed him is still at large."
All of this is your doing.
Do you think he will forgive you if you don't tell the truth?
Chen's eyes flickered as she looked at Yuan Yao, two streams of tears streaming down her face.
Yuan Yao stared at her coldly.
Suddenly, Chen collapsed to the ground, her voice hoarse, and wept bitterly, crying, "What a tragedy, what a tragedy!"
Jiang Lanyue paused for a moment, then said through gritted teeth, "Mother..."
"I am not your mother!" Madam Chen pointed at Jiang Lanyue: "You are not worthy to call me mother!"
I am not worthy to be your mother...
The entire square erupted in an uproar.
Yuan Yao raised her eyes and glanced at them silently.
Immediately, everyone fell silent.
Madam Chen pointed at Jiang Lanyue: "I was also a favored concubine, but why, why did I have to give birth to a daughter like you?"
Your timidity and lack of composure have caused me to fall out of favor with the Emperor...
It's all because of you that Chen'er was born prematurely and is now suffering from illness...
I don't expect you to like Chen'er or take care of Chen'er, but... but how could you poison him?
"Chen'er, yes, he's my younger brother!"
"Nonsense...you're talking nonsense!" Jiang Lanyue's eyes turned red and swollen, and she looked fierce: "Are you crazy! I'm your daughter, how could you frame me for murder?"
"I'm not crazy!" Chen roared. "You're the crazy one! You went crazy twelve years ago!"
Back then, I took the blame for you because you were young and had a bright future ahead of you...
But how did you end up like this?
The Emperor is your biological father! How could you kill him?
"You're insane! You're absolutely insane!"
Jiang Lanyue trembled all over, clutching her injured hand, and said in a trembling voice, "Shut up, shut up!"
"You madwoman, don't you dare slander me!"
"If I weren't insane, would I still be alive today?" Chen Shi asked, tears streaming down her face, looking at Jiang Lanyue with disappointment. "If I were perfectly healthy, I probably would have died at your hands long ago..."
How could you, who have become so vicious, allow me, who knows your secrets, to live for so many years?
How could you be my child? How could this be…
Jiang Lanyue trembled with anger, her lips shaking: "Shut up!"
Mrs. Chen laughed and cried at the same time: "I am so happy today."
After surviving for so many years, I'm finally going to reveal this secret...
I gave birth to a vicious and wicked daughter. Today, her true colors have finally been revealed. How wonderful, hahahaha…”
Jiang Lanyue's lips trembled: "You're crazy, you're really crazy..."
However, Chen no longer looked at her.
After glancing around, Chen's gaze fell on the stone steps.
She took a deep breath and lunged towards the stone steps.
Yuan Yao was shocked: "Stop her!"
"Bang!"
Blood splattered everywhere.
Chen died after crashing into the stone steps.
Bright red blood trickled down the stone steps, flowing past the hem of Yuan Yao's skirt.
Yuan Yao was slightly taken aback.
Someone exclaimed in surprise in my ear—
"Princess, be careful!"
Watch out behind you!
Yuan Yao reacted instinctively, raising her fan to block the attack.
"Clang!"
Sparks flew everywhere.
Jiang Lanyue's gilded hairpin brushed against her black iron fan.
"How could this be?" Jiang Lanyue's eyes widened.
How come the hairpin can't even scratch the fan?
Suddenly, I felt a sharp pain in my hand.
Yuan Yao waved his fan and forcefully slashed Jiang Lanyue's wrist.
"ah……"
Jiang Lanyue groaned in pain.
She lowered her head in shock and pain.
His wrist was torn open.
Just as I was wondering what was going on, another sharp pain shot through my leg.
Legs, blood flowing freely.
With a thud, Jiang Lanyue's knees slammed heavily onto the floor tiles.
The sound of bones breaking rang out crisply.
Jiang Lanyue was in so much pain that she almost fainted.
Yuan Yao gripped the blood-stained fan and said coldly, "You're courting death!"
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