Shi Zhu turned to leave, but Prince Zhaoyang, Ye Ranyi, roared like a wounded wolf, shouting, "No, I don't want a blood test! I don't want a blood test!" He knew he was indeed the Empress Dowager's son, and a blood test would reveal that he was her son. But he was unwilling to accept it. Why should he be Sima Yuan's child, and an illegitimate child born from a concubine's secret fertility? With these thoughts in mind, Prince Zhaoyang glared fiercely at the woman opposite him.
She ruined everything for him. She ruined everything. If she hadn't found him that day and said that she was his mother and that she would help him ascend the throne, he wouldn't have ended up like this. Prince Zhaoyang stared intently at the Empress Dowager opposite him.
The Empress Dowager trembled and swayed as she looked at that unfamiliar and chilling ruthlessness. No, she didn't want to see that look in her son's eyes.
"Yi'er, Yi'er."
"You are not my mother. My mother is Consort Jinlan." His mother had treated him very well since he was a child. If it weren't for her appearance, he would never have thought about becoming the emperor. He only wanted to be a prince. But she appeared and destroyed everything. He shouldn't blame her because of his own greed. If he hadn't been so greedy to become the emperor, nothing would have happened. But he didn't want to be an illegitimate child. Even if he died, the world would know that he, Prince Zhaoyang, was actually a child born from a concubine's affair.
Seeing Prince Zhaoyang in such pain, Consort Jinlan felt a pang of sorrow in her heart. After all, she had raised him from childhood. She had never known that this woman had secretly colluded with Yi and led him to this point. If it weren't for her, everything would have been fine. She had ruined two children all by herself.
"Xixiu, why? Why did you take my son away back then? If you had taken Yi away and taken good care of him, letting him live a peaceful life, wouldn't that have been better? Why did you do this?"
Looking at everything before her, the Empress Dowager knew there was no escaping it. Suddenly, she threw her head back and laughed, then glared fiercely at everyone.
"I'm not reconciled, I'm not reconciled! When I entered the palace, I tried so hard to please the late emperor, but he didn't like me. You, Lu Jinlan, however, won his favor. Why? Why? That night, I set fire to the palace. I heard from the palace maids that you had given birth to a prince. I was filled with hatred, so I took my son to your palace to see you. I didn't expect you to faint. I originally wanted to get rid of you and your son, to make the late emperor heartbroken. But when I saw your son, I discovered that he was a martial arts prodigy, a once-in-a-century talent. So I had a plan to switch my son with you. First, to let him enjoy the privileged life in the palace. Second, I wanted to use your son to help my son conquer the Northern Lu kingdom, and then destroy him and put my son on the throne. But in the end, it all came to nothing. Everything I have today is not because of your abilities, but because of a woman. She destroyed everything I had, destroyed all of my possessions."
The woman the Empress Dowager spoke of, everyone knew who she was—the reigning Empress Ji Hailing. It was the Empress who destroyed everything for her step by step, which is why she ultimately failed.
At the gates of the Ministry of Justice prison, everyone stared in disbelief. When the Empress Dowager saw that everyone was stunned, she quickly ordered Sima Yuan beside her, "Quickly, save Yi'er."
Sima Yuan's martial arts skills were also quite good, so as soon as he received the Empress Dowager's order, he flew over, his palm condensed with powerful internal force, and struck directly at Ye Lingfeng. Ye Lingfeng dodged, but who knew that Prince Zhaoyang, who had been standing beside him, although his acupoints were sealed, desperately broke through them and flew to meet the attack, taking Sima Yuan's palm strike. After the strike, his body flew out, thrown straight out like a parabola, blood spilling from his mouth. He smirked and spoke slowly, word by word.
"west Xiu, I hate you, I hate you."
He hated the humiliation she brought him. He didn't have to be born of the Empress Dowager, he could die, but he shouldn't be Sima Yuan's child.
As the Empress Dowager watched her son being sent flying by Sima Yuan, she screamed like a madwoman: "Ah, ah!"
Under the cover of night, Sima Yuan was stunned. He never expected that he would kill his own son with a single palm strike. Just then, Ye Lingfeng struck Sima Yuan with his own palm. Sima Yuan did not move. With Ye Lingfeng's palm strike, he was sent flying and landed at the Empress Dowager's feet. The Empress Dowager squatted down and grabbed him.
Sima Yuan stared intently at the Empress Dowager, then bit her hand hard. He raised his head, panting, and said, "I hate you, Xixiu. You forced me to do these things for you. I don't want to kill my own son with my own hands."
If it weren't for Xi Xiu's coercion, he would still be the Right Chancellor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Xi Xiu threatened him that if he didn't do things for her, she would expose what he had done in the past. Naturally, he didn't want others to know about the shameful things he had done, so he had no choice but to obey orders. Everything he has today is because of her.
"No!" A scream echoed through the night, followed by a maniacal laugh as someone commanded those behind him, "Kill! Kill! Leave no one alive! Today, it's either them who die, or us who perish! Kill! Kill!"
In an instant, the Xi family members sprang into action and rushed over. Ye Lingfeng ordered a few people to protect the Empress Dowager, while he instructed Minister of Justice Wu Shang to capture this deranged woman. This woman's mental state had become even more twisted, and if she were allowed to escape, she would likely never have a peaceful life again.
However, Xi Xiu was on the verge of madness, and since she had a lot of poison on her, after fighting for a while, she took out the poison powder from her body and sprinkled it into the air. Everyone immediately retreated and hid, while she took the opportunity to slip into a corner of the dark night and disappeared in the blink of an eye. In front of the Ministry of Justice prison, Ye Lingfeng's face was as black as the night sky, extremely ugly.
Chapter 120 Expecting Childbirth in Medicine King Valley [Text Version]
Under the cover of darkness, the west family members were no match for Ye Lingfeng and his group. They were quickly captured or killed. Then, Wu Shang, the Minister of Justice, ordered his men to clean up the scene.
Soon someone came to report: "Is Sima Yuan still alive?"
Minister of Justice Wu Shang immediately went to the Emperor's side and reported: "Your Majesty, Sima Yuan is still alive. Regardless of whether he lives or dies, we should save him."
Originally, Ye Lingfeng did not intend to care about Sima Yuan's life or death, but now that the crazy woman had escaped, leaving Sima Yuan behind might be able to control her. With this in mind, he ordered Shi Zhu in a deep voice: "Go, revive him, then cripple his martial arts. Also, announce to the public that he is dead, and do not leak any information."
"Yes, Your subordinate obeys."
Shi Zhu received the order and went to carry it out. Ye Lingfeng glanced at him and then ordered Wu Shang of the Ministry of Justice to properly handle the case of Prime Minister Zhongli and to do everything according to the rules.
"Your subject obeys the decree."
After giving the order, Ye Lingfeng walked to Consort Jinlan's side and reached out to support her: "Mother, let's go to the palace together."
There's a madwoman outside the palace. He's worried about leaving her there, so he'd better bring her into the palace and have people protect her properly.
Having just recognized his mother, he didn't want her to be killed by that crazy woman.
Consort Jinlan was initially saddened. It would be a lie to say she wasn't heartbroken when she saw Prince Zhaoyang die, after all, she had raised him for so many years and devoted herself to him. But when she heard her son's voice, she became happy again and looked up at the night.
"good."
Ye Lingfeng, accompanied by Consort Jinlan and several of his subordinates, returned to the palace.
After entering the palace, Ye Lingfeng ordered the eunuchs to arrange a palace near Liuyue Palace for Consort Jinlan, so that she would not stay in Cixi Palace for the time being. Firstly, she could take care of Ling'er. Secondly, since the Empress Dowager had no martial arts skills, if she encountered any danger, the palace maids could notify Ling'er. However, Cixi Palace was far away from Liuyue Palace, so it would not be able to help in case of danger.
In Liuyue Palace, Hailing was leaning against the bed waiting for news. Although she hadn't slept all night, she didn't feel tired. She was worried that something might happen to her at night, so she kept her eyes open and stayed awake.
Upon hearing Shi Mei report that the Emperor had returned, Hai Ling sat up, intending to get out of bed, when a tall figure walked in from outside the screen.
"Ling'er, don't move, just lie there."
Hai Ling looked at Ye Lingfeng, trying to discern from his expression whether he had captured west Xiu, but she couldn't really tell.
Ye Lingfeng knew exactly what she was thinking. He waved his hand and dismissed the maids, including Shimei, who were serving him. Once the palace was empty, he told Hailing about what had happened that night. Hailing was stunned. She hadn't expected so many things to have happened.
"I never expected her to escape."
This is the most alarming part. That woman naturally loved Prince Zhaoyang so much, and now that he is dead, he still hates her even on his deathbed. Therefore, Xixiu will surely retaliate even more fiercely. So they have to be careful. No, she and Consort Jinlan are the first to be affected, followed by the Emperor.
Especially her. west Xiu's schemes were undeniably ingenious, but because of her sudden appearance, things completely changed, so she probably hated her the most.
So the first person she should want to deal with should be her. Thinking of this, Hai Ling felt a little cold. Although she was not afraid of Xi Xiu, she was hiding in the shadows and was hard to guard against. Who knew what she would do? Hai Ling put one hand on her stomach.
She didn't want anything to happen to the child, and Ye Lingfeng knew exactly what she was thinking.
"Ling'er, don't worry, I will send people to protect you and won't let anyone hurt you and the child."
“Yes, I will be careful too, and I won’t let that madman succeed,” Hai Ling nodded, then remembered Consort Jinlan: “The Consort has been brought into the palace.”
“I was afraid that woman would harm her, so I brought her into the palace. She is now in Lanqing Palace, not far from Liuyue Palace. You will soon be giving birth, and it will be better to have her help.”
Since this was Ling'er's first time giving birth, she didn't understand many of the details, so he felt at ease having her mother take care of her.