"Have your hands never been stained with murder?" The Empress smiled carelessly. "Right now, your wings are growing. You bribed my people to poison the Empress Dowager and caused me to be imprisoned. I admit that I am not as skilled as you. But you don't have to put on a pitiful expression. The pot calling the kettle black, you are not much cleaner than me. "
The smile on Lin shi's face froze slightly. Then she said, "You can only speak quickly now. I will let you see how the entire Fang Family falls!"
The Empress' careless expression finally changed. "What do you mean?"
"Nothing." Lin shi listened to the thunder outside and giggled. "The thunder outside is so pleasing to the ear. Empress, enjoy your last few days as the Empress in the prison. Maybe soon, you will be a guilty consort and not the Empress."
The Empress' hand passed through the bars of the prison and grabbed the corner of Lin shi's clothes. "What do you want to do with the Fang Family?!"
Lin shi pulled at the corner of her dress and stepped hard on the Empress' hand. "When you were tormenting me, you should have thought that there would be a day of retribution!"
"Ah!" The bone-piercing pain caused the Empress to scream. "Lin shi, you will not have a good death!"
"People who are already living in hell do not fear death." Lin shi roared with laughter, almost in tears. "I only pity my innocent child. Since birth, his reputation has been ruined for nothing, and he has become a fiend star in the eyes of others that brings disaster to the world. The child is innocent. When you had people spread rumors that harmed my son, did you ever think of leaving any leeway for me and my son? "
The Empress stilled. She looked in shock at Lin shi. "You think that I did those things?"
"You don't have to act so realistically." Lin shi smiled coldly. "You ruined my son's life, I will take the entire Fang Family in exchange!"
Lin shi moved her foot and touched the silver hairpin in her hair. Even though she did not have any makeup on her face, her tender skin was enough to make up for countless deficiencies.
She walked out of the prison, looked at the heavy rain outside, and unhesitatingly walked into the rain.
"Mistress, it hasn't even been a month since you gave birth. It's already bad for you to go out. How can you get caught in the rain? In the future, you will fall ill." The maidservant behind her quickly held up an umbrella to shield her from the heavy rain, but the rain was too heavy. Even with the umbrella, a lot of rain still floated onto Lin shi's face.
Mrs. Lin smiled indifferently and continued to walk forward with large strides.
She was now standing at the center of this power struggle. What future did she have?
In the Empress Dowager's palace, a bunch of imperial physicians and imperial physicians were squeezed in the side hall. Many members of the Yan family were standing outside. As the Empress Dowager was in a coma for a long time, the expressions of the members of the imperial family in the outer hall became uglier.
Since when did their Yan Royal Family have an Empress who poisoned the Empress Dowager? Now, this scandal couldn't be covered up even if they wanted to. She was destined to leave her name in history.
Thinking to that point, the faces of the people from the Yan Dynasty became even uglier. Perhaps a thousand years later, as long as someone mentioned the Yan Dynasty, they would not forget this scandal.
The daughter-in-law poisoned her mother-in-law, that was unfilial. The empress poisoned the empress dowager, that was disloyal. Disloyal and unfilial, but this empress was someone that the Emperor had insisted on conferring that title.
Of all the people present, the Qilong Emperor's expression was the ugliest. He had played the role of a filial son for so many years. Now that his empress poisoned the Empress Dowager, not only did all his previous efforts go to waste, it also stained his life with a stain that was hard to erase.
Everyone knew that the Empress Dowager was not his birth mother. Even if he used all kinds of reasons, these people would not believe his words. He didn't know how those scholars would evaluate this matter in the future, and how would they evaluate him?
There weren't many emperors that didn't care about what was written about them in the history books. The Qilong Emperor was the same. Thinking that the people of the future could misunderstand him because of this matter, the Qilong Emperor felt a fire that could not be extinguished burn in his heart.
"Emperor, Xian Wang and Xian Wang Fei have arrived."
The Qilong Emperor looked at the door. Yan Jinqiu and Fahrenheit were hurrying over. Yan Jinqiu's robe was soaked by the rain, and there were wrinkles on his clothes. Fahrenheit was wearing casual clothes, and his hair was in a simple bun. Because his beautiful embroidered shoes were covered in dirty water, they were dusty.
If the two of them normally met the Emperor like this, it would make people think that they were lacking etiquette in front of the Emperor. But the Empress Dowager was in a critical situation, and Xian Wang had been raised by the Empress Dowager, so the husband and wife didn't have time to change their clothes and rushed to the Imperial Palace. Even the strictest person would only think that the two of them had a pure and innocent heart.
Who in Jing didn't know of Xian Wang's elegance and Xian Wang Fei's beauty? No one had ever seen the two of them in such a sorry state. It could be seen how anxious the two of them had been on the way here.
Yan Jinqiu and Hua Xi Wan both knelt in front of the Qilong Emperor. Yan Jinqiu didn't explain and directly admitted his guilt: "This subject and my wife have been lacking etiquette in front of the Emperor. Emperor, please punish us."
"Virtuous nephew and niece-in-law, please rise. Zhen understands your intentions. The Empress Dowager will be moved by your filial piety," The Qilong Emperor's eyes were slightly red as he personally helped Yan Jinqiu up. His voice was choked with emotion as he said, "Zhen now … zhen is ashamed." Finishing, he used his sleeve to cover his face and started to cry without caring about his image.
Hua Xi Wan silently bowed her head. This Qilong Emperor was trying very hard to clear his name. He even used the move of crying in front of so many people. She just didn't know if he was truly sad in the eyes of others or if he was just acting.
"Emperor, please don't be like this. Imperial Grandmother usually talks to this subject about how filial and considerate you are to her. No one would have expected today's events," Yan Jinqiu's eyes were red and he started to cry, "This subject … this subject only wishes for Imperial Grandmother's health and safety. I have nothing else to ask for."
Seeing Yan Jinqiu cry like he was an Oscar winner, Hua Xi Wan sighed. She hadn't thought that after being reborn, she would have to do her old job again. This was such a sad story.
"Wang Ye, don't be like this," Hua Xi Wan pinched the corner of her handkerchief and wiped her eyes without caring about her image. She quickly cried until she couldn't breathe. She played the role of a woman who was shocked, scared, and worried for her husband, "If Imperial Grandmother knows that you don't care about your body like this, when Imperial Grandmother recovers, she will be distressed for your body. Don't … don't be sad." She urged Yan Jinqiu not to be sad, but she was crying very sadly.
Yan Jinqiu hugged Hua Xi Wan and didn't care that there were other members of the Imperial House present. He cried, "Today, I am willing to kneel here and be bullied by Imperial Grandmother. I only wish that Imperial Grandmother will be safe and healthy."
"Wang Ye, qie will accompany you."
"Your body is weak, you can't …"
"Husband and wife are one. You are worried and sad for Imperial Grandmother. Can qie bear to see you like this?"
Many of the womenfolk were moved by this scene and couldn't help but have red eyes.
Xian Wang was a filial child. Xian Wang Fei was also a virtuous and filial daughter-in-law. How could they have thought that Xian Wang Fei was only beautiful and not worthy of Xian Wang's love? That was too biased. Xian Wang Fei was such a good woman.
Ning Wang looked with admiration at the Emperor and Xian Wang couple crying more sadly than the other. He silently wiped his face and turned his head to look at the thunder outside. He faintly admired the acting of the three people.
No, it should be two people. Of the three people, only Xian Wang Fei was crying sincerely. Women always followed men. When Xian Wang was sad, she naturally felt sad as well. It was a pity that she probably didn't know that the man beside her wasn't really sad, but acting.
"Emperor, the Empress Dowager is awake!"
Everyone looked in shock at Xian Wang couple. Could it be that these two people's filial piety moved the heavens and woke up the Empress Dowager who had been unconscious for many shichen?
Even Ning Wang was surprised. So there was such a coincidence in the world?
The Empress Dowager woke up, but it didn't mean that she was fine. Everyone entered the inner hall and saw the Empress Dowager leaning against the head of the bed, her eyes full of energy. Their hearts thumped. This was … the final radiance of the setting sun?
But no one dared to say such a thing. They just obediently knelt and waited for the Empress Dowager to speak.
"You're all here?" The Empress Dowager's gaze swept over everyone and finally stopped on Yan Jinqiu. She smiled and waved at Yan Jinqiu, "Zi Ling, come to Imperial Grandmother."
"Imperial Grandmother," Yan Jinqiu hurriedly used his sleeve to wipe his eyes and tried to make his tone natural, "Do you feel better?"
"I can't get better," The Empress Dowager looked at the door and sighed, "Aijia has lived in this palace for more than twenty years. It's time to rest."
Yan Jinqiu held her warm hand and didn't speak.
"You are a good child. Of all of aijia's imperial grandchildren, you are the most filial. Now that aijia can see you before leaving, aijia can rest assured," The Empress Dowager suddenly looked at the Emperor, "In the past, your mother was of low birth. Xiandi let you be raised by me. Aijia doesn't think that aijia has treated you unfairly. But aijia didn't expect that you would die in the hands of your Empress."
The Qilong Emperor's kneeling body swayed slightly. He hadn't expected that the Empress Dowager would say that his birth mother was of low birth in front of so many people. Raising his head, he looked at the scribe who was furiously writing in the corner. His expression darkened and he endured it.
"All right, all right, aijia is old and can't manage you all." The Empress Dowager suddenly looked behind the Emperor, "Xiandi has come?"
The Qilong Emperor felt a chill on his back. He couldn't help but look behind him. There was nothing behind him.
The Empress Dowager suddenly said harshly: "Emperor!"
Her entire life had been dedicated to the Yan Imperial Clan. Just before she died, she suddenly found that she was filled with hatred towards xiandi.
Her gaze swept over Yan Jinqiu one last time. She had caused the death of this child's mother and drove a wedge between him and his father. Before she died, she would help him.
"Emperor, treat aijia's Zi Ling well. He is a filial child."
She said this in front of so many people. Even if the Emperor had suspicions in the future, he wouldn't be able to take this child's life.
She only hoped … …
The scene of when she had ascended the Phoenix Throne flashed through her mind. A hint of a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth as she breathed her last.
Yan Jinqiu felt the hand in his palm suddenly tremble and then there was no more movement.
He stilled. His index finger trembled as he reached under the Empress Dowager's nose. His gaze gradually became sorrowful: "Imperial Grandmother!"
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