novelraw Chapter 607 - 19: Empress Dowager, Peace Be Upon You (19)
Chapter 607 - 19: Empress Dowager, Peace Be Upon You (19)
The Crown Prince was still in a state of shock, completely bewildered.
He had already ordered his subordinates to lead those people far away, so how did Wang Yin and the others get in?
At this moment, the Emperor, who was lying on the dragon bed, suddenly woke up, as if he had broken free from his restraints.
However, everyone’s attention was not on the Emperor; it was on Wang Yin at the doorway, so naturally, they did not notice the Emperor waking up. But Li Shuning knew, as it was she who had released her spiritual power control.
The Crown Prince’s face was grim at this moment, staring at Wang Yin and the others as if he wanted to devour them.
"Get out."
Wang Yin’s mind was also spinning,
As the Emperor’s trusted eunuch, he knew many things. He felt something was wrong when he was sent away by the Crown Prince earlier, so he used some tricks to return. He was familiar with every corner of Minghe Hall, and finding the main entrance guarded, he entered from elsewhere and hid in the shadows, naturally hearing the seditious words of the Crown Prince earlier.
Wang Yin understood the allure of an Empress as beautiful as hers was normal, but what was abnormal was that the Crown Prince had not yet ascended the throne. Moreover, this happened in front of Your Majesty, making it quite malevolent.
He stood hidden, feeling some hesitation. In the future, the throne would belong to the Crown Prince. If he intervened to save the Empress, the Crown Prince would likely harbor great hatred and view him as a thorn in his side.
But not rescuing the Empress, the Crown Prince might very well succeed in his plans, and with his understanding of the Empress, her life might be at great risk in the future.
Wang Yin found it difficult to decide, but ultimately, he chose to step out.
He even brought along a little eunuch from the Empress’s side, as well as another eunuch who served Your Majesty well.
They came along hoping to check the Crown Prince, but he knew that as a servant, if the Crown Prince set his mind on something, killing them would be easy.
Nevertheless, Wang Yin stood forward.
Your Majesty trusted him so deeply, after all, that was also Your Majesty’s Empress.
At worst, he would die repaying Your Majesty’s kindness.
The Crown Prince’s furious shout made Wang Yin quiver, yet he still smiled and walked over.
"Crown Prince, someone from the Empress’s side has come, and there’s an issue from Princess Consort Xian’s side. They’ve sent people to find the Empress, and it seems something is amiss."
The Crown Prince was taken aback, then felt a bit shaken internally.
His mother consort always complained about not feeling well these days, calling him back, but each time it was just to remind him she is his true mother and she would become the Holy Mother Empress Dowager in the future.
The Crown Prince was so annoyed, knowing two palaces standing equally were never simple.
The Empress had been firmly seated in the palace for years, with likely not a small number of people in court who might oppose her.
So he felt maybe it was his mother consort pretending to be ill again, trying to pressure him.
But this time reaching out to the Empress’s side, thinking about it, the Crown Prince was displeased.
"Just have the Imperial Physician go take a look. I have matters to discuss with the Empress Mother."
Wang Yin was truly dumbfounded. Even now, they wouldn’t let go of the Empress?
Suddenly, an angry shout came: "Beast, someone, draft an edict for me, dethrone the Crown Prince, and appoint the Sixth Prince as the Crown Prince. If I am gone, let the Empress assist."
The Crown Prince was suddenly stunned.
He looked over with some stiffness, only to find his father half-sitting with eyes full of rage.
He could no longer be unsure, realizing his father had likely heard what he said earlier; otherwise, he would not have been so swiftly dethroned by his father.
Damn it, how could it have turned out this way?
The Crown Prince, no, the Third Prince’s ears buzzed, unable to hear anything else.
The Third Prince was taken away, and after the Emperor uttered those words, he also vomited several mouthfuls of blood in a fit of rage, then faintly fell back while keeping his eyes fixed on Wang Yin.
With no choice, Wang Yin went to fetch people, eventually drafting the imperial decree.
Li Shuning rushed forward, True Yuan flowing out, nourishing the Emperor’s body.
The Third Prince was deposed, wandering in a daze, and when he arrived at Princess Consort Xian’s palace, he learned she really was not well earlier and now stared wide-eyed and speechless.
After the Third Prince hurried over, the Emperor also sent a little eunuch.
"The Third Prince showed disrespect to the Empress, disordering the harem, stripped of the Crown Prince title, demoted to a commoner. Princess Consort Xian failed to educate properly, demoted to Talented Lady..."
Princess Consort Xian trembled at these words, her precious son. What had taken him so long when she called and called during her illness? Disrespect to the Empress, disordering the harem? Was he targeting the Empress?
No wonder, no wonder; this was her good son.
Shortly after, Princess Consort Xian passed away.
The Emperor had already given her medication, and she could not hold on for long. With such a shock, it was unbearable.
The Third Prince was demoted to a commoner, without a penny to his name.
At this time, Lin Xiaodie left him.
With Princess Consort Xian dead, and the Emperor half-dead, naturally, the Lin Family was not implicated.
After Lin Xiaodie parted ways, she returned to the Lin Family and continued her good days, while the Third Prince did not know what to do, incapable of hard labor, and shop owners did not see value in a man incapable of standing on his own.
The Third Prince starved for one day, two days, unable to bear it anymore. Without money, long without grooming, he was unkempt.
Sitting on a street corner, he resembled a beggar.
Someone tossed him some money.
From then on, the former Third Prince fell to become a beggar.
In the palace, Princess Consort Xian was reduced to Lin Cairen, and after her sudden death, her affairs were quite simple.
Li Shuning became busy, accompanying the Sixth Prince to court every day.
But now she was contemplating, should she really assist the Sixth Prince, nurture him, and let him become a wise ruler?
After all, the Sixth Prince was the Emperor’s child.
If the Emperor learned his son governed the kingdom better, wouldn’t he be pleased?
How could he be pleased?
The Emperor was half-dead but still did not die, with Li Shuning keeping him alive by a thread, impossible even to seek death.
Li Shuning still had a vial of advanced Repair Liquid. Such good stuff she certainly wouldn’t use on the Emperor.
However, if True Yuan became ineffective for the Emperor, using a little bit of Repair Liquid could also prolong his life a little.
The Sixth Prince understood nothing yet, and naturally, many responsibilities fell onto Li Shuning.
After settling matters for the day in Minghe Hall, Li Shuning met with her father’s original host.
Seeing the Great General, now with white hair, Li Shuning felt a mixture of emotions.
As a father, the Great General had been very, very good to the original host.
The Great General supported the Third Prince for his daughter’s sake, but in the end, faced such a downfall, yet he never hated, worrying about his daughter until his death.
"Father."
Li Shuning bowed, but the old General avoided it; after all, the daughter was now an Empress, and he couldn’t accept such a gesture.
"Empress, what business do you have for this old minister?"
"Father, when I married into the Royal Family, did you know what happened to me?"