"Cough cough..."
Li Zhu coughed twice, trying to calm himself down. After all, this scene reminded him of the saying, "The most ruthless place is the imperial family."
Regardless of what mistakes Consort Zhu may have made, she is already in this state, so there is no need to continue to pressure her!
However, he wasn't his adoptive father and didn't understand his father's psychology. He just felt that the other party's thoughts were terrifyingly deep. If the other party hadn't pointed it out to him, he would have foolishly thought that Zhu Wen must have sent someone to do this...
While this possibility cannot be ruled out, it is also possible that the enemy is deliberately misleading him in order to achieve their ulterior motives!
"Consort Zhu, a madman doesn't act like this. This is too fake..."
Li Zhu tentatively asked, wanting to confirm whether Consort Zhu had really gone mad. After his conversation with his adoptive father, the Emperor, he was now skeptical of everything.
"My daughter, with your mother here, I will never let bad people hurt you..."
Consort Zhu completely ignored him and continued to mutter to herself while hugging her pillow!
Li Zhu's lips curled into a cold smile, because this behavior convinced him that Consort Zhu was faking it; even if she were truly insane, she couldn't possibly ignore anything!
She hugged her pillow and called out to her daughter, simply trying to use the deceased Li Xian'er to gain the emperor's sympathy so that she could have a chance to be forgiven!
Presumably, her adoptive father, the emperor, had also realized this and felt extremely disgusted with Consort Zhu, so he didn't care much about her life or death!
Li Zhu never imagined that a mother could be so heartless. He could understand Consort Zhu's promiscuity; it was her freedom…
However, he could not accept a mother who used her daughter and feelings as bargaining chips. He thought back to when he was framed. When the other party found out that his daughter had been murdered, the first thing they did was not to find the murderer, but to make a deal with the second and third princes to frame him!
Now they're trying to use Li Xian'er's last remaining feelings for the Emperor to exonerate themselves. What kind of mother could be so heartless and vicious?
"Consort Zhu, you've truly opened my eyes, making me realize that this world is far more cruel than I imagined..."
Li Zhu sighed and, seeing that Consort Zhu was still feigning madness, he didn't continue to probe her, but instead continued...
"I was initially a little embarrassed because I relieved myself in the secret compartment of your bed, but your actions now make me feel no guilt whatsoever..."
"It's you?"
Consort Zhu suddenly turned her head and glared at him fiercely, which startled Li Zhu. After all, it was really creepy to see a crazy person suddenly staring at you with red eyes!
"What? You're not pretending anymore?"
Li Zhu asked jokingly!
"Hmph! Now that you're here, this trick probably won't work on that bastard Li Qi. There's no point in pretending anymore. Where did you put the thing?"
Consort Zhu said coldly!
"I didn't expect you to be so clever. But the thing is already in my hands, so where it is is none of your business!"
"I hate it! I never imagined that bastard Li Qi could be so heartless..."
Consort Zhu gritted her teeth and cursed!
"He's heartless? You, as a mother, only think about using your daughter to achieve your own goals, completely disregarding her life, death, and reputation. Even after her death, you still want to use her death to your advantage. I've never seen such a heartless and vicious mother..."
Li Zhu angrily accused him!
"Who told her to be born into an imperial family? This is her fate. As her mother, how I treat her is none of your business, an outsider..."
Consort Zhu didn't think she had done anything wrong at all; on the contrary, she felt that she was very reasonable!
It's truly tragic that people can be so vicious!
"You're really something else, just looking at you makes me sick..."
Li Zhu said somewhat angrily!
"Hmph, so what? Lots of people like me, so what if you hate me?"
Consort Zhu said sarcastically, which made Li Zhu feel even more disgusted with this woman!
"You really have an inflated sense of self-importance. You think Shi Le genuinely likes you? He's just using you..."
Li Zhu said shamelessly, "Since we've already torn off all pretense of civility, why not give the other party a good thrashing?"
"Of course Shi Lang is sincere towards me, otherwise why would he send his adopted son to rescue me?"
Consort Zhu stood tall and said confidently!
"You're really confident. I'm not afraid to tell you, Shi Le already knew it was me who relieved myself in your secret compartment; you're the only one who was kept in the dark..."
Li Zhu smiled as he recovered, and just thinking about the expression on Consort Zhu's face when she opened the hidden compartment made him want to laugh!
"He already knew? Then why did he send Shi Min to rescue me?"
Consort Zhu said with a puzzled look!
"Do you think he wants to save you, or get rid of Shi Min? Such a capable adopted son is really worrying..."
Li Zhu said disdainfully!
Upon hearing Li Zhu's words, Consort Zhu turned pale, for what he said was very likely the truth. Such a blow was truly devastating for her; she never imagined that the person she deeply loved would stoop to using her—it was simply unacceptable…
"You're lying to me..."
Consort Zhu looked at Li Zhu with a pained expression. Although she questioned Li Zhu's words, she had already come to believe what Li Zhu said in her heart!
Why would I lie to you?
Li Zhu snorted coldly. Then, looking at the distraught Zhu Fei, he felt a sense of satisfaction. It was indeed gratifying to see such a scumbag suffer. People like her are just wasting air by living!
"Is this all you came here to tell me?"
Consort Zhu glared at Li Zhu with hatred. She felt that this man was truly hateful, and every word he said was a heavy blow to her!
"Of course not, I'm here to take you away..."
Li Zhu spoke calmly, which made a glint of light flash in Consort Zhu's eyes, but she quickly looked at Li Zhu with suspicion and asked...
"You'd be that kind?"
Li Zhu's lips curled up slightly, and then he praised...
"I didn't expect Consort Zhu to be so clever, knowing I wouldn't be so kind. But it's true I'm taking you with me, because Father has already bestowed you upon me..."
Upon hearing Li Zhu's words, Consort Zhu was stunned, her eyes filled with disbelief. However, from her perspective, it suddenly made perfect sense. She hadn't even rejected her own father, so why would she reject her husband's son? This actually gave her a sense of accomplishment; three generations had been attracted to her, which made her proud of her beauty…
Moreover, she was merely one of the emperor's concubines, so it was perfectly normal for her to be given away. She and Li Zhu weren't biological mother and son; she was just Li Zhu's aunt, so it was quite reasonable for her to be given to him...
Having figured all this out, Consort Zhu immediately approached Li Zhu with alluring steps, and after giving him a flirtatious wink, she said...
"You should have said you came for me earlier, why say such hurtful things..."
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