amaotonovel Chapter 329 His Xue Er Didn’t Betray Him
Chapter 329 His Xue Er Didn’t Betray Him
The emperor retracted his gaze and looked at Xiao Yihang solemnly, snorting coldly: "Anyone can kill this rebellious son who killed the emperor and his father. What is there to worry about?" After a pause, he waved his hand and said tiredly, "Go and hunt down the traitors. Don't let anyone go!"
Xiao Yihang glanced at Xiao Jingrui's body, pursed his lips, bowed his head and said: "Yes, father!"
Seeing that everyone had left, Xiao Jun'an slowly spoke: "Father, how should the bodies of the Queen and Prince Ning be disposed of?"
The emperor did not let the imperial guards dispose of the body, I guess he had his reasons.
The emperor did not reply but asked: "What do you think of Zheng's last words?"
Xiao Jun paused for a moment before realizing who the Zheng family was. It made sense. How could he still call her the queen when she did such a treasonous thing to the emperor?
The emperor would not call her, and neither would he. After all, no one could tolerate her insulting his mother like that. But he still thought about it carefully before replying, "Although I have never seen my mother, I have always heard that she is virtuous, kind, and has a deep love for my father. She would never do the filthy thing that Zheng said. It was just a conspiracy between Zheng and Prince Ning to seize the throne."
The emperor clenched his fists and said, "I have never doubted your mother. She was such a pure and kind girl. How could she do such an immoral thing? Zheng not only slandered her innocence, but also cruelly killed her..."
At this point, the old emperor was so excited that he started coughing violently. He didn't expect that his Xue'er was really killed by someone...
"Xue'er, I still couldn't protect you after all..."
A line of clear tears slowly flowed from the emperor's cloudy eyes, and the tears slid across his wrinkled face. He was filled with grief and regret.
"Evil woman, it's all this evil woman's fault. Zheng, this evil woman, it's too easy for her to die like this. If I had known, I would have tortured her to death... I will kill all nine generations of her family! You go and do it yourself, chop up this evil woman's body and throw it into a mass grave to feed the dogs. I will make sure that she will never be reborn!"
The old emperor roared, without a trace of the dignity of a former emperor. At this moment, he was just a husband, a husband who couldn't even protect his beloved wife.
Even if he killed Zheng a thousand times, it would not be enough to relieve the hatred in his heart. However, he could only selfishly vent it all on the Queen. It was not because of his incompetence that he was the emperor, but he could not even protect the person he loved!
Although the emperor is the ruler of the world and holds the power of life and death over all the people in the world, he is also the most easily blinded by one thing. He can handle state affairs and balance the situations of all parties with ease, but he often ignores small things. It is also an obvious human nature.
To have all the love in one person is to have all the resentment in one person. He could neither protect the Ouyang family in the past nor Xiao Jun'an.
Over the years, although no one dared to frame Xiao Junan openly under his might, the conspiracies and intrigues behind the scenes were too numerous to count...
If it weren't for Xiao Jun'an's own methods, he would have died like his mother...
Even so, he could not deny the emperor's deep love for his mother and his protection of him, so he replied: "Father, calm down, take care of yourself, I will do all these things myself, but the dead are gone, and the spirit of my mother in heaven would not want to see you worry about this matter again."
"Well...you too." The emperor calmed down and continued, "What do you think about Concubine Rong and the traitor?"
Xiao Jun'an naturally understood what the emperor meant. No man in the world would tolerate such a thing, so he said in a deep voice: "I think Zheng is talking nonsense!"
No matter how he answered, this matter had already planted a seed in the emperor's heart.
The emperor did not open his mouth to reply, but changed the subject and said sharply: "Regarding the case of the Queen and Prince Ning's rebellion, you are fully responsible for handling it. Remember, anyone involved in the rebellion will be killed without mercy, regardless of age, and there will be no leniency!"
This time he wanted to scare those people with evil intentions and serve as a warning to others!
No one can covet his throne!
Xiao Jun'an immediately bowed his head and said, "Yes, Father, I will help you to the side hall to rest first."
The emperor suddenly thought of something and raised his hand to stop him: "But Prince Ning is my son after all, please take good care of the body..."
Xiao Jun'an nodded and said, "Father is kind-hearted. I will properly arrange for Prince Ning to be settled."
"I heard from the fourth elder that Pei Zhiyan has successfully reunited with him, and the Princess of Yan has also cured the poison in the mildly poisoned patients, but it is temporarily useless for the severe cases. I don't know if Prince Ouyang can cure it?" The emperor asked again, "Has he exchanged letters with you?"
Now with internal and external troubles, the old emperor always feels uneasy.
Xiao Jun'an also felt a little uneasy, but he still said sincerely: "I don't know how the poison is being cured now. But my cousin is from the Western Regions and has been around all kinds of poisons since he was a child. I think he should be able to cure it. Father, you don't have to worry too much. Also, my fourth brother has been fighting outside for many years. He knows how to deal with it. When the crisis is over, he will definitely kill Nan Ye by surprise and return triumphantly!"
The truth cannot be hidden. Xiao Yihang can't figure out anything, but with Xiao Hanye's ability, one day he will find out the truth.
By then...
When he returns, it will be time for the two of them to compete...
He never thought of competing with him for anything? Because the throne was originally his, and he had always been the emperor's preferred candidate...
People don't care because they have it, but once they are about to lose it, they will try their best to protect it...
This is probably a common problem among people, worrying about gains and losses...
Since he was young, he had taken it for granted to enjoy the old emperor's favor, because he knew in his heart that all this was due to his father's unique love for his mother, the queen, which no one could take away. So, he did not fight or compete for it. But when the truth came to light and the things that originally belonged to him began to become precarious, how could he stay out of it?
Planning! Methods! He is never worse than anyone else in these aspects.
In fact, his scheming and planning are more advanced than Xiao Hanye's.
Otherwise, why has Xiao Hanye been the thorn in the side of the Yao family over the years?
It's just that he has never confronted him head-on.
He was bright as the moon, but fate dragged him into hell...
Undercurrents were surging in the court, and the front line thousands of miles away was on the verge of breaking out.
During the period when the soldiers were poisoned, the Nanye Army fought several more battles with the Beixiao Army. However, due to the arrival of Pei Zhiyan who led 100,000 Beiyu Army, they promptly helped Xiao Hanye guard the 80,000 poisoned soldiers in the rear, so that Xiao Hanye had no worries.
Therefore, even with less than 300,000 troops at hand, they can still resist Nanye’s 500,000 troops, and they are not even at a disadvantage!
If it weren't for the lives of the 80,000 soldiers, Xiao Hanye really wanted to lead an army of 300,000 to fight a final life-and-death battle with the Nanye army.
Because, his Ah Yue is about to give birth...
Before his A Yue could react, Xiao Yihang was sent by the old emperor to Youzhou to control the plague.
What happened was that the old emperor's secret soldier Ye Xuan actually found some clues that Chu Zhaoyu and Concubine Rong were having an affair. The emperor secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but then became furious.
First of all, his Xue'er did not betray him, and he was the only one she had ever been close to from the beginning to the end, which cleared up the gloom he had been feeling for many days. But how could Rong Fei, the lowly daughter of a merchant, dare to cuckold him?
But he couldn't expose it either. Firstly, he was not only a man, but also the emperor. It was impossible for him to expose the fact that he was cuckolded in public. This would seriously undermine his supreme dignity as the king of a country.
Secondly, he also wanted to use this bitch to catch the adulterer, and then execute them both by slow slicing to death to offset the anger in his heart!
Thinking of this, he temporarily suppressed his anger: "How can this be absurd? How dare that bitch Rong Fei? And those two evil creatures she gave birth to!"
Jiang Shou whispered: "Your Majesty, please calm down..."
He was a man, although he was not a complete man because he lacked an important representative thing, but he still empathized with the old emperor's anger because the old emperor was his heaven, his earth, his faith, and his meaning, so he tried very hard to persuade him.
"Your Majesty, these are all things that happened before you entered the palace. Concubine Rong must have been bewitched by that thief, so she acted impulsively and did such a disrespectful thing. Now, Concubine Rong has repented and has been behaving herself in the palace every day, chanting sutras and praying for blessings..." Seeing that the emperor's face was still very gloomy, Jiang Shou quickly turned his brain and continued to persuade, "Prince Yan is not a wicked son, but your majesty's prince. He is the son who looks most like you among all the princes... And Prince Chen is so simple and kind. Even ordinary people's families can hardly find such a pure and kind child..."
Both princes are good and cannot be the sons of the sinister villain Chu Zhaoyu. Jiang Shou not only said so, but he was also very sure in his heart.
You know, his master is the most noble person in Beixiao Kingdom and even in the world, how could he have such a shameful stain?
Hearing him say this, the old emperor relaxed his expression a little. Judging from the appearance alone, the fourth prince was indeed his prince!
but......
Where is the seventh brother?
You have to know that he was so cruel that he killed his half-brother with his own hands!
Thinking of this, his eyes sank heavily, and he waved again to call Ye Xuan to go investigate.
It can be said that even the heavens did not favor Xiao Yihang this time. His blood was really incompatible with the old emperor. The old emperor was furious on the spot: "Evil creature, I will kill him!"
Jiang Shou was so frightened that his face turned pale. He quickly knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Prince Chen is still a child. He knows nothing... Moreover, he was so brave that night to save you... Besides, Prince Yan is still fighting at the moment. We absolutely cannot do this..."
Jiang Shou really likes Xiao Yihang. Who wouldn’t like such a simple, gentle, and humorous prince?
But why is he not the emperor’s child?
How could a sinister person like Chu Zhaoyu give birth to such a simple-minded son?
The old emperor was upset. How could he not like Xiao Yihang? He was his happy pill, but when he thought of the dirty blood flowing in his body, he could not get rid of the hatred in his heart. So, when he heard the ministers report that Youzhou had a plague and needed the court to send people to support, he immediately thought of Xiao Yihang.
He was sent to Youzhou in the name of training.
Youzhou is a barren land. Not only is it remote, but the environment and public security are also extremely poor. If the inexperienced Xiao Yihang went there, it would be difficult for him to guarantee that he would be able to escape unscathed with his abilities. In addition, there is now a plague in Youzhou and victims are rampant. Xiao Yihang is afraid that he will have no chance of survival if he goes there!
But this is the biggest concession the old emperor can make!