Chapter 1933 - 1871: Interrogation
Chapter 1933: Chapter 1871: Interrogation
Emperor Yan repeatedly wrote large characters, and the floor was full of crumpled paper balls, yet the agitation in his heart did not lessen in the slightest.
"The Empress Dowager has arrived."
Emperor Yan’s hand paused, the strokes under his pen skewed, and he threw the brush into the brush holder, walked down from the desk, and watched as Empress Dowager Mo entered.
"Your son greets Royal Mother," Emperor Yan saluted and said, "It’s snowing outside, why has Royal Mother come over?"
Empress Dowager Mo looked at him, her expression indifferent, and questioned, "What crime has Ah Jiu committed for you to imprison him in the Heavenly Prison so severely?"
Seeing her questioning cold expression, Emperor Yan sneered, "Doesn’t Royal Mother know very well? You came so urgently to plead for him, your son believes Royal Mother is already aware of what happened."
Empress Dowager Mo took a deep breath and said, "Ah Jiu was impulsive, but you’ve punished him already. I heard that the White Jade Paperweight made a hole in his forehead; your anger has been vented, it’s enough."
"Oh, Royal Mother feels pain?"
"Emperor!" Empress Dowager Mo’s eyes sharpened, "He is your brother!"
"But he doesn’t see me as a brother, he looks at me as if I killed his father, he wants to kill me, did you know that?" Emperor Yan said coldly.
The Yangxin Hall had been cleared, and even if it hadn’t, anyone who heard these words would likely not live to see tomorrow.
"Doesn’t the Emperor want to kill him?" Empress Dowager Mo sneered, "You say he doesn’t see you as a brother, is what you’ve done brotherly?"
Emperor Yan narrowed his eyes, "So, he knows, doesn’t he?"
Empress Dowager Mo closed her eyes.
Emperor Yan laughed, walked to her side, and whispered in her ear, "Royal Mother has such a generous heart to tell him this; aren’t you afraid he despises you? Doesn’t he find you filthy?"
"You bastard!" Empress Dowager Mo was furious, reaching out to hit.
Emperor Yan grabbed her hand, his gaze cold and sinister.
"A child does not despise a mother’s ugliness," Empress Dowager Mo’s voice trembled slightly, "Besides, Ah Jiu is a smart person; even if I don’t tell him, he would have guessed long ago."
"I knew he wasn’t one to stay idle!" Emperor Yan’s voice was cold and severe, his eyes red, exuding hostility, "I have warned him many times not to challenge my limits. So, Royal Mother, this can’t be blamed on me; he forced me, he brought this on himself."
Empress Dowager Mo felt somewhat weary and said, "Things are as they are, seeking accountability is of no use, let Ah Jiu out of the Heavenly Prison, let him return and reflect."
Emperor Yan released her hand, turned his back, and said coldly, "What if I say no?"
"You..."
Emperor Yan slightly tilted his head, "Royal Mother, I am the Son of Heaven, no longer the little emperor who needs to listen to my mother’s arrangements. I know what should be done."
Empress Dowager Mo trembled with anger, clenching her teeth, "You truly insist on doing this, don’t you?"
Emperor Yan did not speak, slowly walked back to sit on the Dragon Throne, facing Empress Dowager Mo.
Empress Dowager Mo looked at Emperor Yan sitting on the Dragon Throne and suddenly smiled, "Good, very good!"
She turned around and left without looking back.
Emperor Yan watched as she swept her sleeves and departed, feeling even more agitated in his heart. Not until Empress Dowager Mo’s figure was no longer visible did he, in a fit of rage, sweep everything on the desk to the floor.
"I am the Son of Heaven, I am the Son of Heaven!" the furious shout echoed out, making the eunuchs at the hall’s entrance tremble with fear.
At Kunning Palace, Empress Song laughed heartily upon hearing the news.
She stood by the window, watching the snowflakes fall outside, gently stroking her belly, thinking, at last, the brothers are at odds, and mother and son turn against one another. Finally, today has come, good, very good!
"Qinger, rest assured, not one of them will escape!" Empress Song cackled, her sharp laughter echoing throughout the hall, making the surroundings all the more eerie and horrifying.