Yun Chi's eyes were bloodshot.
He was angry, powerless, and filled with deep fear.
Empress Shen continued, "Whether you are a prince of the Great Zhou or not, you and your mother have always been one. If you cannot be the emperor of the Great Zhou, your mother will help you become the emperor of the whole world."
Yun Chi was stunned. What did he mean by "becoming the emperor of the whole world"?
"Yanming Pass is the main pass for the Heavenly Eagle Holy Kingdom to enter the heart of the Great Zhou. Qin Tianrui, who was stationed at Yanming Pass, has been secretly eliminated by the Empress Dowager."
Empress Shen said, "On the surface, Qin Tianrui is still the one guarding Yanming Pass, but in reality, he has already been replaced by our people. As long as Your Majesty gives the order, Yanming Pass will surely fall."
Yun Chi was unaware of this matter.
He discovered that there were many things Empress Shen had done that he was unaware of, including the incident at Zhuhaijian last time and the current incident at Yanmingguan.
Empress Shen asked, "Do you know what this means?"
What does it mean?
This means that once Yanming Pass is breached and the army of the Heavenly Eagle Holy Kingdom presses in, she can directly force the emperor to abdicate or even assassinate him.
Yun Chi stared at her, unsure whether he was horrified or simply shocked!
He always knew his mother was powerful, but he didn't know she could do this much.
"With the Empress Dowager here, you are assured to sit on the throne of the Great Zhou Emperor—no, the Emperor of the world. You just need to listen to what the Empress Dowager does."
Yun Chi swallowed hard.
He was at a loss for how to react, and his thoughts began to wander.
Returning to the original question, he asked, "If I am not a prince, then who is my father?"
He gripped the dagger tighter and looked towards the inner room: "Is it him?"
They were ready to go in and kill Liu Qinghe.
For no other reason than that he still couldn't accept his own background. He would rather kill his father and pretend that the imperial physician had never happened than accept that a royal physician was his biological father.
However, Empress Shen shook her head: "No!"
Yun Chi was taken aback, then remembered something and asked, "Then, are you my biological mother? How old are you?"
Empress Shen did not answer him, but said only, "On the day you ascend the throne, I will tell you your true identity."
Yun Chi persisted, asking, "I remember you taught me to walk when I was little, taught me to say my first word, and even taught me to write my first word..."
There were so many firsts, and Yun Chi's heart was bleeding: "You've done all this for me, aren't you really my mother?"
Empress Shen slowly stepped forward and smoothed out his robes: "Our lives and interests are all tied together, how can we not be mother and son?"
Yun Chi's veins bulged, as if he had accumulated enough anger to burst him.
But beyond the boundless anger, there was also an unspeakable fear that prevented him from unleashing it, leaving him standing there dumbfounded like an ice sculpture.
Empress Shen seemed to be thinking of something, and then said, "You did a good job arranging for the people to destroy the dikes this time. Although only a thousand people died, at least Yun Zhuo was swept away. With such a huge flood, his chances of survival were slim."
On the rooftop, upon hearing these words, Ye Qingxue felt as if a thousand silver needles had pierced her heart, causing her both pain and anger!
This time, no matter what, she had to find a way to kill Empress Shen and Yun Chi, otherwise she would not be able to quell the hatred in her heart!
"Crash!" A tile beneath her feet fell to the ground, making a crisp sound in the quiet courtyard.
Ye Qingxue was startled and snapped back to reality, realizing that someone had arrived not far away. Moreover, Yun Chi inside the house had also noticed her.
She quickly jumped off the roof and down the wall, disappearing into the red walls and vegetation.
Yun Chi had already reached the door, but was stopped by Empress Shen.
"It's Ye Qingxue! She overheard our conversation and will definitely complain to Father Emperor. We can't let her leave alive!" Yun Chi was extremely anxious!
Empress Shen smiled and said, "Let her go. She should have died long ago. If it weren't for her, Yun Zhuo wouldn't have been able to come back alive after being deposed last time, causing the deaths of so many of our men."
Yun Chi stared at her in astonishment.
Empress Shen said, "I bribed the nanny by your father's side to trick her into coming here. I wanted her to expose us in front of the emperor."
"Don't forget that we have the 'tethering thread' in our hands. As long as she dares to tell the emperor about your background and my affair, she will be seen as spreading rumors in the emperor's eyes."
"Anyone who dares to spread rumors about the current Empress and the Prince will surely die." Empress Shen's expression was cold and arrogant.
The Empress's affair, the Prince's true parentage, Qin Tianrui's death, the innocent lives of thousands of people, and the disappearance of her beloved Yun Zhuo...
All of these things will surely converge into a turbulent river of hatred in Ye Qingxue's heart.
She will definitely go to the emperor to complain, trying to put them to death, and when she does so, her death will be imminent.
Since neither open nor covert assassination will work, let's just send her to her death by the Emperor's own hand and see who dares to stop him!
But Yun Chi was extremely anxious: "But Mother, the Thread-Pulling Technique failed three nights ago!"
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