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"The late Emperor told you all this nonsense?"
"What? Sister can't believe it? Well, anyone who has been deceived for so many years would resist the truth. I originally wanted to tell you this in the carriage, but unfortunately, you didn't let me. Tonight, I'll show sister mercy and tell you. Your child... didn't die."
Empress Dowager Zhuang opened her mouth as if to say something, but she hesitated and ultimately simply let out a deep sigh.
"Sister, don't you want to ask who and where your child is?"
Empress Dowager Zhuang paused once again.
Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing couldn't see any grief or sorrow on her face, but she wasn't surprised at all. This woman had always displayed her strength and never showed weakness in front of others.
Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing stared straight at her and said with a smile, "It's His Majesty! Your child is His Majesty! His Majesty is sister's own flesh and blood! The late Emperor saw through sister's ambitions early on and took every precaution to prevent you from getting pregnant. But who would have thought that sister was so capable that you still managed to conceive. As a last resort, His Majesty came up with a plan and took away your child. Coincidentally, a palace maid became pregnant around the same time as you, so His Majesty devised a plan to switch the babies. However, sister went into labor three days earlier while that palace maid’s child had yet to come out. Therefore, His Majesty declared that the child you gave birth to was stillborn."
Empress Dowager Zhuang sneered, "Imperial Concubine Jing, don't you think there are many loopholes in your story? If Aijia gave birth to a living baby, who was then given to that palace maid, then what happened to the palace maid's child?"
Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing smiled, "His Majesty had the child raised among the commoners."
"Pfft." Empress Dowager Zhuang burst into laughter, "Imperial Concubine Jing, Imperial Concubine Jing, how pitiful you are! You actually believe such nonsense. I bet if that man claimed to be a woman, you would believe him too!"
Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing became furious, "Zhuang Jinse!"
Empress Dowager Zhuang shook her head, amused, "You truly had deep affection for the late Emperor. No matter how Aijia insulted you, you don't react, but as soon as Aijia mock the late Emperor, you explode with rage. Let me guess, after entering the palace, you considered giving up your ambitions of restoring the previous dynasty for the late Emperor, right? Unfortunately, the late Emperor never had you in his heart. Even on his deathbed, he wanted to take you down with him. Oh, Aijia forgot to mention, even though you were to be buried at the same time, you'd only be buried in the imperial concubine's mausoleum. On the road to the underworld, the late Emperor only wants to hold Aijia's hand as he crosses the Naihe Bridge. Are you mad with jealousy?"
Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing's eyes began to look deranged, and her body started trembling slightly.
"Let Aijia tell you how everything happened. The late Emperor left behind a decree, but he wasn't sure if this decree could be successfully announced to the world. After all, Aijia's ambitions were too great, and Aijia gradually became uncontrollable after assuming the regency. He was afraid that Aijia would find the decree and destroy it. If that day came true, the Qin Dynasty would fall into Aijia's hands. The late Emperor told you all that just to use you as a means to restrain Aijia in the future. The late Emperor also told you, 'Don't tell Hong'er about his origins', didn’t he?"
"Zhen trusts no one but you, because Hong'er was raised by your hands. The only person in this world who can’t harm Hong'er is you."
"Zhen trusts no one but you, because Hong'er was raised by your hands. The only person in this world who can’t harm Hong'er is you."
Empress Dowager Zhuang's words perfectly overlapped with the voice in Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing's memory.
Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing's body suddenly shook!
Empress Dowager Zhuang continued, imitating the late Emperor's tone, "But Hong'er is too close to his imperial mother, and Zhen is worried that he will willingly hand over the kingdom to her. In critical moments, you must persuade Hong'er!"
Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing's face drained of color!
How could this be?
How could this be happening?
Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing exclaimed in panic, "You, you eavesdropped on my conversation with the late Emperor!"
Empress Dowager Zhuang chuckled, "Did Aijia really need to eavesdrop? From the second year after entering the palace, Aijia no longer regarded this man as my husband."
She only saw him as a monarch, an Emperor she needed to analyze every aspect of in order to avoid all the risks in the harem!
"It's just that the late Emperor didn't expect you to be such a despicable person. Aijia didn't steal the decree, but you did. The late Emperor was clever in one lifetime but confused for a moment. It's because you believed the late Emperor's words and thought we were truly mother and son that you became afraid enough to drug the Emperor. First, you used the white medicine, and when you felt that wasn't enough, you also used the black medicine."
Empress Dowager Zhuang looked at Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing with sympathy as she spoke, "Really, you're truly pitiful."
Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing trembled all over, "No, that’s impossible... impossible..."
Empress Dowager Zhuang stood up and walked towards the door. When she reached the entrance, she suddenly stopped and looked towards the boundless night sky. "Also, the late Emperor didn't distance himself from Aijia because Aijia gave birth to a stillborn child. It was Aijia who said to the late Emperor, 'Leave, I don't want to see you for the rest of my life.' Imperial Concubine Jing, Aijia rejected him."
The last piece of sky in Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing's heart... completely collapsed!
"Impossible— you, on what grounds— Zhuang Jinse, on what grounds—"
Behind her, Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing's voice roared hoarsely, accompanied by the sound of tables and chairs falling. However, with the presence of the Dragon Shadow Guard, Empress Dowager Zhuang wasn’t worried about Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing being able to charge at her.
Empress Dowager Zhuang left the room without even looking back.
The Emperor stood at the door, his face expressionless.
Evidently, he had been eavesdropping the whole time and had heard everything without missing a single word.
Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing revealed many secrets, but his focus was only on the last one. He looked at Empress Dowager Zhuang, nervously and anxiously tugging at his clothes. Feeling awkward and excited, he opened his mouth, "I... I am the legitimate son of imperial mother, right?"
Empress Dowager Zhuang looked at him with disdain, "Didn't I already say no!"
Her voice was pretty loud.
The Emperor stretched his neck and glanced into the direction of the room where Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing was before giving Empress Dowager Zhuang a look that said, ‘I understand.’
Then, he followed Empress Dowager Zhuang into the neighboring room.
"Who told you to come in?" Empress Dowager Zhuang asked bluntly.
The Emperor let out a chuckle, "I know imperial mother was deliberately saying it for Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing to hear. I am imperial mother’s biological son!"
Empress Dowager Zhuang: "..."
Seriously, why wouldn't this person listen?
Could she not even recognize the child she gave birth to?
Empress Dowager Zhuang glanced at the area below the Emperor's waistline and said, "The child I gave birth to doesn't have that kind of 'handle'!"
The Emperor tightly crossed his legs, looking aggrieved.
Just when Empress Dowager Zhuang thought this foolish son finally understood her meaning and would no longer act foolishly, the Emperor, in a pitiful manner, said, "Little Hong’er doesn't care. Little Hong’er is imperial mother’s biological son!"
Empress Dowager Zhuang couldn't bear to look at him. "..."
Could she refuse such shamelessness?
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