The Empress Dowager's complexion turned ashen from Prince Li's words. She trembled in fear and almost couldn't sit still. She was limp and completely relied on the support of the pillow to prevent herself from falling.
She was indeed afraid of death.
When Prince Li and Marquis Qingyang entered the palace today, it was as if they had suddenly become different people. They were no longer as respectful to her as before. Prince Li's actions caused the Empress Dowager to be angry, but she wasn't that sad. She could only blame herself for not recognizing people clearly and mistaking a thief with ulterior motives for a good person.
However, Marquis Qingyang was her younger brother. At this critical juncture, even her younger brother wasn't willing to help. The Empress Dowager truly couldn't take it anymore.
Tears streamed down her face. The Empress Dowager clutched her chest and sobbed in extreme grief. She felt wronged like a child who couldn't find her way home.
"How can you hit a person who's down like this? How can you treat Aijia like this! How can you treat the Emperor like this! He treated you well. You're all relatives, yet you're not willing to help. Not only do you not want to help, you actually want to kill him! What good will it do you if he dies! How can you face your ancestors by doing this?! "
Hearing the Empress Dowager's heart-wrenching sobs, Prince Li couldn't help but laugh.
"It seems that Your Majesty has protected you too well. He actually made you think this way. " Commandery Prince Li took a few steps forward and leaned closer to her. His eyes were gentle as he said, "What made you misunderstand that as long as they are relatives, you can order them around and order them to come and go as you wish?
"You put me in this position and said that you wanted me to be a regent. You only fancied my gentle temperament and easy to manipulate. If you could order me around at will, I wouldn't say a single word of no, right?
"But I'm forced to stand in this position. How many of my subordinates call me Prince Regent? Once Your Majesty returns, with his temperament, could he easily let me go? Your Majesty wouldn't even let go of Pang Zhixi, who has made great contributions on the battlefield. That's someone who can't possibly shake his throne. As someone who's been discussed as Prince Regent, what good end could I possibly have?
"Therefore, everything I'm doing right now is actually the same as you. It's all for the sake of self-preservation."
"You, you think too much. Your Majesty is not that kind of person.
I won't hurt you. " The Empress Dowager's face was full of tears. She anxiously tugged at Prince Li's sleeve, appeasing and begging, "Your Majesty is not that kind of person. He and Pang Zhixi are not biological brothers, but you are different. You are his biological cousin."
"How is it different? In order to stabilize his position, he would even capture and kill anyone, let alone his own cousin."
Prince Li's smile became even more gentle, like a demon luring people into depravity. His voice was full of a soothing tone.
"Don't worry, Empress Dowager. Whatever I do, it's only against Your Majesty and to save my own life. It has nothing to do with you, a woman in the palace. You only need to worry about passing your days peacefully in this palace. This King and the Marquis of Qingyang will respect you and be filial to you as before. Your life will not change in the slightest. Isn't that good? "
The Empress Dowager looked at Prince Li's face. At this time, she already realized that perhaps anything she said would be useless.
In the end, he was not flesh that fell from her body and was not related to her by blood. Not only could she not count on him, it was already good enough that Prince Li did not directly take his life.
The Empress Dowager then looked towards the Marquis of Qingyang: "Dayong, what about you? Do you also want to treat me like this? I am your biological sister. I've always treated you well and did my best for our Zhou family. Do you also want to be like this and not let your nephew off?! "
The Marquis of Qingyang helplessly spread out his hands and said with a mischievous smile: "Of course what sister says is reasonable, but for better or for worse, you should think for me. You know best what kind of personality your own son has. If you allow him to return and continue sitting in this position, not to mention anything else, he will first accuse me of stealing military power from the Tiger Army. At that time, where will I go to reason?"
"He won't, he won't!" When the Empress Dowager heard that this was what the Marquis of Qingyang was afraid of, she hastily rushed forward and grabbed his hand, "He won't harm you. You are his biological uncle. I can guarantee that he definitely won't disobey my wishes! I will protect you! "
"That's enough, sister. Don't deceive yourself and others. " The Marquis of Qingyang supported the Empress Dowager back to her seat and looked down at her from above, "Just like Prince Li said, he can't even tolerate Pang Zhixi, who fought alongside him, let alone me."
"I will tell the Emperor that it was I who gave you military power from the Tiger Army. I don't blame you!" The Empress Dowager anxiously raised her head. Her entire face was red and the veins on her forehead were bulging.
The Marquis of Qingyang said: "Can he believe it? Even if he believes it, it's not like he can't casually accuse me of a crime. When the time comes, he will pull my head off with a glare. What should I do? When the time comes, will sister die with me or die in my place? "
The Empress Dowager slumped back in her seat. The two people in front of her had already made up their minds. She felt that it was useless to say anything. She was a useless mother. She didn't have the ability and couldn't rush out to save her son.
Right now, she could only place her hopes on Pang Xiao and Ji Zeyu. Since they were able to secretly send someone to the prince's estate without the knowledge of the Warden's Office, they should also do their best to protect Your Majesty's life, right?
As the Empress Dowager thought this, she suddenly thought of herself.
Prince Li and the Marquis of Qingyang clearly already had disloyal intentions and wanted to usurp power! She knew such a big secret. Wouldn't she be silenced in the blink of an eye?
The Empress Dowager's eyes widened in fright. Her entire body trembled violently again. She wanted to escape in fright, but the two people in front of her wouldn't let her escape. She was so scared that her face turned pale and her body trembled like a leaf about to fall from a tree branch in a gale.
Seeing the Empress Dowager's expression suddenly change, the Marquis of Qingyang already understood what she was thinking. He helplessly said: "Sister, you don't need to be too scared. No matter what, we are still a family. As long as you are obedient and don't speak carelessly, your younger brother isn't a tiger or a wolf. How could I not care about your life? Besides, even if Prince Li ascends the throne in the future, Prince Li's birth mother is no longer here. You can still continue to be the Empress Dowager. "
The Empress Dowager's body trembled even more violently. Tears continuously flowed out as she looked at Prince Li in fright.
Prince Li smiled and patted the Empress Dowager's shoulder, saying: "The Empress Dowager really doesn't need to be afraid. This King isn't a man-eating demon. In the future, when he ascends the throne, This King will also be filial to you. "
Although he said this, Prince Li's attitude was too frivolous. The Empress Dowager was so shocked that she didn't know what to do.
Prince Li and the Marquis of Qingyang each pulled out a chair and sat across from the Empress Dowager. They chatted intimately with her. Although the two chatted cheerfully and often laughed, the Empress Dowager sat in her original position and cried in fright. The more the two laughed, the fiercer her tears fell.
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