Chapter 2275: Chapter 2275: A Serious Illness
The Fourth Prince knelt on the ground, crying like a drowned rat. "Imperial father, you must believe your son. I truly did it for your sake, and for the sake of our Moli Country. I don’t want our Moli Country to change its surname."
"Insolence." The Emperor exploded with rage as soon as he heard those words. He didn’t even call him Imperial Son anymore, but addressed him by name. "Zhang Ruixuan, don’t make it sound so high-sounding and righteous. Aren’t you just coveting the position of Crown Prince? I’ll make it clear to you today: just looking at the ghostly state you’re in now, there is no way I’ll make you Crown Prince."
The Fourth Prince should never, ever have Practiced Evil Technique. Before his death, The Late Emperor repeatedly instructed that no descendant of the royal family was allowed to Practice Evil Technique. Once discovered, they were to be expelled from the ancestral records.
This time, the Fourth Prince had committed a grave taboo.
Moreover, he should not have brought up Moli Country changing its surname. The Emperor had always been deeply wary of this topic. This time the Fourth Prince had completely enraged The Emperor.
"Imperial father, your son wants nothing at all, I only wish to remain by your side to serve you." At this moment staying alive was what mattered; the position of Crown Prince and such were all fleeting clouds. The Fourth Prince prostrated on the ground, kowtowing with all his might.
The Emperor was furious and shouted loudly, "Guards, drag the Fourth Prince away."
"Yes."
Two Imperial Guards stepped forward, grabbed the Fourth Prince, and tried to drag him away. But the Fourth Prince struggled desperately, refusing to go, shouting loudly, "Imperial father, your son has been wronged, I truly have been wronged! It’s all that damned Lin Kong’s fault, he shouldn’t have deceived your son into Practicing Evil Technique."
The two Imperial Guards simply could not move him.
The Emperor was enraged and cursed at the leader of the Imperial Guards, "You useless trash, what use does I have for raising you? You can’t even drag away a single person. Hurry up and get him out of here, just seeing him annoys me."
The leader of the Imperial Guards was scolded by The Emperor and was scared half to death. He hurried forward to help his two subordinates and roughly dragged the wailing Fourth Prince out.
Knowing that the Fourth Prince had Practiced Evil Technique, they were also quite frightened in their hearts. The Fourth Prince was too ruthless—just for the position of Crown Prince, just to keep his eyes intact, he actually went so far as to Practice Evil Technique, causing a surge of madness in Moli Country and the deaths of so many people.
Although they were very afraid of the Fourth Prince, they did not dare disobey The Emperor’s orders. So everyone exerted themselves, dragging the Fourth Prince outward.
Just as they were about to reach the gate of the Imperial Garden, the Empress hurried over with palace maids. The moment she saw the Fourth Prince’s appearance, she was shocked, and immediately scolded the few Imperial Guards, "Hey, hey! What are you doing? You’ve got some nerve, are you trying to rebel? How dare you treat the Fourth Prince like this? Let him go at once."
The few Imperial Guards stopped, glanced at the Empress, and said with difficulty, "Empress, please don’t make things hard for your subordinates. We are acting on The Emperor’s orders."
"The Emperor?"
The Empress looked up. The Emperor, with several eunuchs and palace maids, had been about to leave. Hearing the commotion, he also turned his head and glanced over. Seeing it was the Empress, his face darkened and he said coldly, "Empress, Xuanxuan has committed a grave mistake. You are not allowed to plead for him."
After The Emperor finished speaking, he frowned again and said to the Imperial Guards restraining the Fourth Prince, "Hurry up and drag him off and lock him up."
"Yes." The Imperial Guards, afraid of being scolded by The Emperor again, no longer dared to linger and dragged the Fourth Prince out.
From far away came the Fourth Prince’s wailing cries, "Empress Mother, you must save your son, your son has been wronged!"
The Empress felt a stabbing pain in her heart. She had only this one son, the Fourth Prince. The last time the Fourth Prince lost an eye, the Empress fell gravely ill over it and nearly lost her life.
The Empress looked anxiously at The Emperor and asked, "Your Majesty, what exactly has happened? Why are you treating Xuanxuan like this? He is our son. Your Majesty, you cannot treat him this way."
