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Chapter 331: We shouldn't have joined the enemy in plotting against him!
The Imperial Palace, inside the Empress Dowager’s Palace.
Chu Chenfeng crushed the cup in his hand, and blood immediately flowed out.
"Master!" "Prince!"
Xingyi and Nanny Qian exclaimed at the same time.
The Empress Dowager's chest heaved violently, as if she was frightened or angry.
But she still held her head high, still maintained a condescending attitude, and refused to admit defeat.
Xing Yi hurriedly used a clean handkerchief to press on Chu Chenfeng's wound.
Chu Chenfeng's eyes were red. "So, back then... you went to see your brother to ask him to admit his mistakes to the late emperor and plead guilty to treason?"
The Empress Dowager's eyes were red, and even her lips were trembling, but she still pretended to be calm and said, "Yes."
"Have you ever thought about how sad your brother would feel after hearing what you said?"
Chu Chenfeng gritted his teeth and uttered these words word by word.
“I…” The Queen Mother Huang grabbed the armrest of the chair to steady herself, “I know, but…”
"That's enough! But you still did it, not caring what your brother thinks, not caring how much pain he feels. You are always like this, high and mighty. You treat me like this, and you treat your own flesh and blood like this. Do you... have a heart?"
The Empress Dowager covered her chest and gasped for breath.
"You blame the world for being unfair, you blame your father, and you blame your people. This king can understand that. However, you should not vent your anger on your most innocent brother. He is clearly...he is clearly the victim."
"You are selfish and cold-blooded. You actually hurt your brother for your illegitimate child. Wasn't he born after you carried him for ten months? Since you can't give him the love of a mother and son, he doesn't ask for it and tries his best to live. But you should never, ever, join the enemy in plotting against him!"
"I didn't, I didn't...I didn't do it on purpose, I was forced."
The Empress Dowager finally couldn't bear it anymore and shouted with tears in her eyes.
She didn't mean it, she really didn't mean it.
That child was sent away right after birth. She didn't even take a look at him. She felt sorry for him, so... she just wanted to save the child's life at that time. And Yu'er, at least... at least he was still alive. She would find a chance to make it up to him later. Who would have thought... that things would turn out like that...
"Forced? Haha." Chu Chenfeng's eyes were red and his gaze was icy cold. "For your illegitimate child, you can hurt your other child? Even take his life?"
The Grand Empress Dowager widened her eyes in horror. “I didn’t, I didn’t want him to die. I just asked him... just asked him to admit his mistake to the late emperor. Really, just admit his mistake. I didn’t expect him... wuwuwuwuwuwu..."
The Empress Dowager burst into tears, and Nanny Qian, who was standing beside her, also shed tears anxiously and patted her back to comfort her.
"I really didn't expect that he... He would be so depressed that he would... It's my fault, it's my fault. I can give him my life as compensation..."
Chu Chenfeng wrapped the handkerchief tightly in his hand. The white brocade handkerchief was already stained with blood, which looked particularly horrifying. "You don't still think that brother hanged himself, do you?"
"Knock!" The palace was instantly quiet. The high and mighty Empress Dowager also stopped crying and looked at Chu Chenfeng in disbelief, "You...what do you mean?"
Chu Chenfeng didn't say anything, but just wiped the blood off his palm, as if it wasn't his blood.
The Empress Dowager stood up at once, took two steps forward, pointed at Chu Chenfeng with a trembling hand, and even her voice was trembling, "You...explain to me clearly, what do you mean by that...?"
Chu Chenfeng raised his eyes slightly and looked at her calmly, "This king says that my brother did not die by hanging, but was murdered."
The Empress Dowager's body swayed, and she seemed to be unable to stand steadily. Nanny Qian beside her struggled to support her, and said worriedly, "Your Majesty..."
The Empress Dowager took a few deep breaths before asking, "It wasn't suicide. Do you have any evidence? Then... who was that?"
"Doesn't the Empress Dowager know? I thought you could guess it."
The Empress Dowager finally regained some consciousness, "King Cheng? Impossible, I... King Cheng's people have no chance of getting close to the Crown Prince's Palace."
Chu Chenfeng's eyes flashed, "Madam, does your Majesty have someone in the Prince's Mansion?"
The Empress Dowager sat back down slowly. She would not hide anything at this time. "Back then, I sent all the secret guards around me to the Prince's Mansion. The court was turbulent, Prince Cheng was eyeing it covetously, and the late emperor was like that. I was afraid that someone would take this opportunity to harm Yu'er, so..." The Empress Dowager looked serious. "Prince Cheng had no chance to get close to the Prince's Mansion. Are you mistaken?"
Chu Chenfeng sneered in his heart, what is this? She thought this was protecting her brother?
"It is not necessary for King Cheng to do it himself. There are many people who can serve as his pawns. The Grand Empress Dowager might as well think about who has the best chance of doing it?"
The Empress Dowager frowned, and at this moment she no longer cared about being sad.
"Back then, the Prime Minister's wife did secretly go to the Crown Prince's Mansion. Outsiders didn't know about it, but..." The Empress Dowager rubbed her brows, "It's impossible. They have no reason. They..."
The Empress Dowager looked at Chu Chenfeng and saw that his expression did not change at all. She was a little unbelievable, "Could it be true... Why? Why? His daughter is the Crown Princess!"
"What's impossible? It's just a matter of interest."
The Empress Dowager almost fainted, her chest heaving violently, and she suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Empress! Empress!"
Nanny Qian kept stroking the Empress Dowager's chest, trying to calm her down.
Chu Chenfeng glanced at Xingyi, who immediately stepped forward and handed a porcelain bottle to Nanny Qian.
While Nanny Qian was still hesitating, the Empress Dowager snatched the bottle away and drank it without caring what was inside.
In a short while, she recovered. When she opened her eyes again, her cold eyes were frightening. She gritted her teeth and said, "Xu! Tian! What a Xu Tian! How dare he hurt my child! How dare he!"
Looking at the grief-stricken Empress Dowager, many things flashed through Chu Chenfeng's mind. He was very perceptive and could catch them at the first time.
"Whose child is that Master Liaochen?"
When these words were spoken, the Empress Dowager and Nanny Qian were both stunned, and then they fell silent.
Chu Chenfeng stood up slowly. "Today, I want to make everything clear. Please tell me everything you know, Empress Dowager."
"Liaochen... He has nothing to do with this matter." Even at this time, the Empress Dowager was still thinking about protecting this person. She looked like a good mother.
Chu Chenfeng's eyes were cold, as if he wanted to eat someone, "How can it be irrelevant? For him, you abandoned your brother, how can it be irrelevant?"
"That's not the case. It's not... Liaochen, he is a monk and doesn't care about worldly affairs at all. He... is innocent."
"Haha." Chu Chenfeng sneered, "He didn't kill Boren, but Boren died because of him."