Chapter 151: Adulterer
The Queen Mother said viciously, "I have been scheming for so many years. I just don't want your royal brother to continue sitting in that position. Even the death of the late emperor would make me feel uncomfortable."
"You are willing to give up the throne for a mere concubine Yu, and you even say such words."
"I love you so much, and you...you...you treat me like this."
The crisp slap stunned Xin Mingzhe and he had no time to react.
He covered his slightly red cheek, on which the marks of his five fingers were clearly visible, showing how great the force was.
"Mother, Queen Mother..." Xin Mingzhe widened his eyes and spoke in a low voice.
In his impression, his mother rarely beat him, let alone slapped him, and he felt a little scared.
He covered his cheek and stood up suddenly. His legs were weak and he knelt on the ground. "Mother, I know I was wrong. Please don't be angry."
The Queen Mother was extremely angry, her chest heaving up and down. She took a sip of tea to calm her anger.
Suddenly her eyes narrowed slightly and she quickly drank the tea in her mouth.
"Wait..., what did you just say?"
"Who do you like?"
Xin Mingzhe, with five bright red finger marks on his face, looked a little aggrieved, but was a little embarrassed to speak: "It's... it's Sister Qingya."
When he said this, he didn't dare to look at his brother. He felt a strange sense of shame and a subtle hidden pleasure in his heart.
This evil son actually fell in love with his own sister-in-law.
The Queen Mother widened her eyes in disbelief, "When did you two get together?"
She actually failed to notice the unusual and twisted relationship between the two.
She folded her hands together and said, "Yes or no (clapping), when was the last time? Tell me in detail, don't hide a single word."
Why did his mother ask so carefully? Xin Mingzhe licked his dry lips, nodded, and blushed with embarrassment.
"When Sister Qingya was imprisoned in the Dali Temple, my son went to see her. Mother was also aware of that incident."
"So the most recent one was around that time."
"What!"
The empress dowager was stunned, a thin layer of sweat appeared on her forehead, and her narrow eyes narrowed slightly. She calculated the time and found that it matched.
She remembered what Concubine Yu said when she was struggling to protect the baby in her belly.
The child is...the prince's!
At that time, she did not believe what Concubine Yu said. She felt that she had betrayed them and stood on the emperor's side. She was simply lying and wanted her to spare her life and save the baby in her belly.
Thinking about it now, what she said was true.
Her foolish son Xin Mingzhe is the adulterer whom even the emperor cannot find out!
She killed her own grandchildren with her own hands.
If she had known this at the time, she would not have acted so quickly. She would at least have waited until Concubine Yu gave birth to Xin Mingzhe's child.
This child has Xin Mingzhe's bloodline and the legitimate identity of a prince.
He was a baby who couldn't even speak, but he was able to survive in Concubine Yu's belly without being devoured by the Gu.
If it's a boy, it would be perfect!
If she were a girl, she could also hide the truth!
With such a perfect child, all he had to do was wait for Zi Gu to mature in Xin Hongying's body, and then for him to unexpectedly "die" after a few years, and the world would change its master.
She could have legitimately used the title of "prince" to extend her hand from the harem to the imperial court, seizing the opportunity to become the most powerful person in the world.
So - why should she be so angry today!
The empress dowager glanced at Xin Mingzhe with a sharp knife in her eyes, and she was still extremely angry when she thought of his remarks.
The Queen Mother's breathing became rapid and her eyes went dark. She had made a wrong move.
Whenever she thought about how she had ruined her most perfect path and killed two children, she felt so remorseful that her intestines turned green. It was as if all the strength in her body had been drained away, and her straight back was slightly bent.
She looked towards the window, lost in thought.
The bright sunlight came in through the gauze, and it seemed to be mocking her. It was so bright that it hurt her eyes and her eye sockets turned slightly red.
That was the place where he had killed Concubine Yu with his own hands, and the bloodstains on the ground had long been washed away.
Everything was gone without a trace, but it was like a pair of scissors stabbing her heart.
"Why did you two hide this from me?"
The Queen Mother reached out and suddenly threw all the teapots and cups on the table onto the ground and the wall.
Tiles fell to the ground with a crackling sound.
"ah!"
Xin Mingzhe knelt on the ground, holding his head in his hands in fear.
A grown man actually shrank into a quail.
"Mother, it was Sister Qingya who said that if you knew, you would definitely break us up, so I didn't dare to tell you."
It was the first time Xin Mingzhe had seen his mother lose her temper like this. He shrank his head, tears streaming down his face, "Mother, please don't be angry. Be careful not to get sick from it."
Her son is a simple man, and Concubine Yu is also a fool.
Both of them are idiots!
The Queen Mother slowly closed her eyes, clenched her hands into fists, slammed them on the table, and breathed rapidly.
“Damn it!”
She felt unwilling.
How could you let her kill the child and then tell her that you could have been braver and taken a more perfect path?
The ambition in my heart is like the burning grass on the grassland. It only takes a little spark to ignite it in an instant and gradually expand.
The Queen Mother suddenly opened her eyes, and a gleam of light flashed in her eyes.
She thought that perhaps she could be bolder, as she had the Regent and the Emperor in her hands.
…
In the palace, in the backyard of the imperial kitchen.
The imperial chefs were busy as hell, their knife skills nimbly skilled as they prepared meals for the various palaces.
People inside were busy sweating, while outside many people were taking a break from their busy schedule, quietly lazing around, fetching water to wash vegetables and dishes, and chatting animatedly.
The topics of the gossip ranged from the nobles in the palace to the palace maids and eunuchs, and even the fish in the pond.
Next to the well where you draw water.
The young palace maid took the bucket from the young eunuch and said with a smile, "Thank you. The water is too heavy. Thanks to you, today we can get it done much faster than usual."
The young eunuch was much taller than ordinary eunuchs, but he didn't like to talk much and always kept his head down while working, so not many people could see his face clearly.
The young eunuch, Bai Feng, was multitasking.
While listening attentively to the secret affairs of the palace, he smiled at the little maid and said, "Your hand is injured. I'm helping you. It's a small matter. You're welcome."
Unfortunately, there was not much useful information. After a major reshuffle in the palace, many people were killed and many elderly people were released from the palace.
But he finally knew who the woman behind His Majesty was.
That's the Queen Mother.
The little maid took out a sewing kit from her bosom and said, "Here, I brought the needle and thread you asked for."
Bai Feng took the needle and thread and lowered his voice: "Thank you."
He turned and left the backyard of the imperial kitchen and returned to the room where he was staying temporarily.
He took out the hidden rag doll very carefully, fearing that it would cause secondary harm.
He threaded the needle unskillfully, and with trembling fingertips he sewed the doll together bit by bit.
"hiss."
He was in a state of anxiety, his mind wandering off to memories, and the needle and thread pricked his fingertip, leaving a red spot of blood.
He felt a little discouraged and placed the doll on his knees.
I still don't want to believe it in my heart. The goddess died just like that!
It's like a nightmare.
Suddenly a white light appeared, and the rag doll on his knees, which had not yet been sewn, disappeared right under his eyes.
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