Chapter 2276: Chapter 2276: Empress
The Emperor was furious: "Empress, do you know what good deeds your lovely imperial son has done?"
The Empress was puzzled and asked: "What exactly has Xuanxuan done? What made the Emperor so displeased?"
The Empress had just been resting in the palace when the palace maid rushed in to report that the Fourth Prince had entered the palace, and for some unknown reason, had started fighting with the Imperial Guards, prompting the Emperor to go over.
The Empress was sleeping soundly when she was suddenly awakened by the commotion, initially intending to lose her temper. Upon hearing what had happened, she barely had time to dress up, hurriedly got up, threw on a coat, and rushed over with two close palace maids, arriving just in time to see the Fourth Prince being dragged away by the Imperial Guards.
The Empress’s heart shattered, as she had never seen the Fourth Prince cry so miserably since he grew up.
The Emperor glanced harshly at the Empress: "Do you know what troubles me these days?"
The Empress blinked her beautiful eyes and said: "Of course, the Capital is suffering from demonic possession, and the Emperor is troubled by this matter."
Everyone in the Imperial Palace knew of this, naturally including the Empress.
The Emperor asked again: "Do you know who caused this?"
Empress: "This concubine does not know."
She stayed in the deep palace all day, completely unaware of what happened outside. She only learned about the demonic possession from the eunuchs around the Emperor.
The Emperor was extremely angry and said fiercely: "It’s your precious imperial son who caused it."
The Empress was stunned for a moment and asked doubtfully: "Xuanxuan?"
"Who else but him?" The Emperor was furious, as his country was almost ruined by this son.
The Empress was shocked and grew more suspicious, looking at the Emperor: "This doesn’t seem right! Your Majesty, Xuanxuan kept pleading his innocence just now! Maybe he didn’t do it."
"The evidence is conclusive. What innocence is he crying about? He’s just trying to argue and hopes I’ll let him go. Not a chance."
After finishing, the Emperor strode off with the eunuchs and palace maids angrily.
Hearing this, the Empress was dumbfounded and suddenly fell to her knees, loudly calling at the Emperor’s back: "Your Majesty, I beg you, spare the Fourth Prince. Even if he’s committed the greatest mistake, he is still our imperial son, a part of this concubine’s flesh."
The Emperor paused momentarily but said nothing, continuing to walk away.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to forgive the Fourth Prince; this time, the Fourth Prince, for his own gain, nearly endangered the entire Moli Country, which was indeed excessive, leaving the Emperor feeling unable to forgive.
The Empress knelt on the ground, eagerly watching the Emperor’s silhouette, hoping for a response but to no avail. The Emperor walked away silently, prompting her to lie on the ground and wail uncontrollably.
At this moment, all the dignified manner of an Empress was thrown to the skies.
"Empress, the ground is cold, please get up!" The palace maid approached to help the Empress up, consoling her: "Empress, don’t cry, let’s go back quickly and find a way to save the Fourth Prince."
"Yes, yes, Xuanxuan must not be harmed. I must find a way to save him." The Empress accepted the handkerchief handed over by the palace maid, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and staggered towards Fengyang Palace.
Early the next morning, for some unknown reason, the entire Capital learned that the Fourth Prince was the source of the demonic possession outbreak.
The citizens were furious, gathering at the gate of the Imperial Palace, demanding an explanation from the Emperor and urging him not to shield the Fourth Prince just because he was his son.
Qingping Palace.
Last night, because of the Fourth Prince’s incident, there was chaos until late at night; as dawn approached, the Emperor managed to sleep, and hadn’t gotten up yet!
The number of people gathering and causing trouble at the gate of the Imperial Palace continued to increase, and the Commander had no choice but to bravely come forward and report to the Emperor.
"Commander Sun, the Emperor hasn’t gotten up yet, what is the matter?" The Little Eunuch at the door of the Emperor’s chamber stopped him and asked.
