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Chu Zongge rode on a palanquin and arrived at the Luan Feng Palace. Sure enough, he saw the emperor standing alone in the palace.

"Royal Father," Chu Zongge waved and withdrew the guards, walked behind him and knelt down respectfully, "This son has something to discuss with you."

The emperor, who was quietly sitting there, jumped in surprise. He turned his head in confusion. "Why did you come here?"

"This son has arrived at Imperial Study but has not seen Royal Father. I heard from the palace that you were here."

"There are some important matters we need to discuss," the emperor said as he adjusted his sleeves. "What urgent matters are you in such a rush for?"

Chu Zongge leisurely took out a silk handkerchief from his sleeves and presented it to the emperor, "Royal Father should be able to recognize whose handwriting this is."

"Let me have a closer look." The emperor took the handkerchief, and when he saw the shocking bloodstain, he couldn't help but be startled. "Isn't that the word 'Noble Consort Kang'? Did she write that blood letter?"

"This is what Noble Consort Kang wrote down for him before he died. Royal Father, take a look at what is written on it."

Confused, the Emperor unfurled the silk handkerchief and looked at it word by word, his fingers slowly tightening in the bloody truth.

"What is this?" The Emperor threw the silk handkerchief onto his body in disbelief, then bellowed with boundless anger. "What is that thing that the Noble Consort Kang wrote?!"

Chu Zongge took a deep breath, then pulled the handkerchief back in front of his eyes. "Your Majesty, back then mother died due to illness, and his Luan Feng Palace was also the same back then. There was also Consort Tong's child …"

"How could the Empress Chen possibly poison the Mrs. Heyi?!" The Emperor stared angrily with his eyes wide open, "The Mrs. Heyi has always been under my personal care, how could she do anything?"

"Royal Father, think about it carefully. When mother recovered, did the empress not send any medicine to him, and did not suspect anything when the empress visited him?"

The Emperor closed his eyes distractedly. "Where did you get this silk handkerchief?"

Chu Zongge stared blankly for a moment before replying softly, "The Prince Jin gave it to me."

"Since the Prince Jin gave it to you, then why did you only give it to us now after he's been dead for so long?"

"..." "My son was incompetent, and only recently did I recall his inheritance. After discovering the secret on the handkerchief, I hastily rushed back from the outside of the palace."

The emperor looked at him suspiciously, and asked, "Prince Jin is a traitor, are his words trustworthy? It couldn't be that he's just pretending to be the Noble Consort's handwriting so that he can give the Empress Chen a fatal blow in the future, right? "

Chu Zongge's heart sank, wasn't this fatal blow implying that he wanted to use the silk handkerchief to take down Empress Chen? He hesitated for a moment before speaking: "If Royal Father doesn't believe me, you can ask the Empress."

"Ask?" The emperor's eyes were filled with frost. "There's only one silk handkerchief. How do you want Zhen to ask?"

Chu Zongge had originally thought that since the Mrs. Heyi was involved, the emperor would quickly make his move. He didn't think that he would develop such doubts, "This son has only presented the important items to Royal Father, as for other matters, it still depends on Royal Father's intentions."

The emperor walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, then asked, "If it was really the Empress Chen who poisoned him, then how come the imperial doctors couldn't find it?"

"At that time, Mrs. Heyi was indeed very sick, I'm afraid that even if Empress Chen was able to find out, she wouldn't be able to do so. However, Noble Consort Kang is the one who got the poison, the Queen," Chu Zongge said as his eyes darkened, "The only place that could cause the royal doctors to be unable to find any poison is where the Chiron is."

The emperor's steps faltered as his pupils constricted. "You mean the princess?"

Chu Zongge lowered his eyes, "This son does not dare to speak carelessly. I hope that Royal Father can find out the truth."

"Explain clearly why you are only showing these things to me now," the Emperor said, coldly looking at him. "Are you impatient?"

Chu Zongge did not expect him to still press for an answer like that. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Royal Father, no matter what this son thinks, mother and Noble Consort Kang are innocent.

The emperor's complicated gaze fell on his stiff face. "You …"

"Royal Father loves mother the most," Chu Zongge stared into his eyes. "Why are you unwilling to believe what is happening on this handkerchief?"

The emperor lowered his head and said softly, "Zhen feels guilt towards the empress. If I wrongly accuse her …"

"This son understands the feelings of the Royal Father, but if the person beside the pillow is a murderer, then every concubine in the imperial harem is an existence that threatens their life," Chu Zongge said as he cupped his hands and said with shining eyes, "Please investigate this matter thoroughly, Your Majesty."

The Emperor sighed tiredly and said faintly, "Fine, pass down the order to seal the Changchun Palace and wait for me to interrogate him."

Empress Chen sat inside the empty palace like a withered tree. The night sky outside was like a lump of ink condensed on the tip of a brush, it could not melt no matter how hard he tried.

"Empress," the palace maid carefully brought over a cup of hot tea. "You haven't had any water in a long time, so it's better for you to take a sip to moisten your throat."

Empress Chen revealed a bitter smile, and pushed her hand away, "What tea do you want to drink, to moisten your throat and fight with Prince Duan?"

"Esteemed Empress …"

"Forget it, you go down first," the Empress Chen weakly waved his hand, "I knew that such a day would come, and I knew that it would be best to take care of that woman as soon as possible."

The palace maid slowly retreated a few steps, but just as she was about to leave, she turned her head in surprise. "Empress, the emperor is coming."

Empress Chen's throat tightened as he looked forward calmly. "Why is the emperor coming so quickly?"

The bright yellow figure rapidly approached the palace. The emperor raised his foot to kick away the palace maid who was blocking the door, before reaching out to grab her by the lapel.

"You wicked woman," the emperor's bloodshot eyes were about to spew fire, "I had thought that the Prince Duan was trying to frame you, but to think that it was actually true!"

Empress Chen was already fully prepared, and welcomed him with respect. "What did Prince Duan say, chenqie was locked in the palace for no reason at all, to the point that I couldn't understand a thing."

The emperor increased the power in his hands as he gnashed his teeth and said, "You still won't admit it? We sent the Prince Duan to interrogate the maids for a full three days and three nights. We finally managed to pry out your secret."

"What palace servant? What secret?" The Empress Chen pressed his hand against the Emperor's face, revealing a sinister smile. "Did the Emperor suddenly find out something, or has he been hoping to find out something?"

The emperor's body stiffened as he grabbed her by the neck and dragged her to the ground. "Zhen wants to hear it from your own mouth. Did you poison Yun Niang?"

The Empress Chen panted heavily as he smiled, "Since the emperor believes in the words of the Prince Duan so much, it seems like there's no use for chenqie to say anything. Your majesty can just treat it as chenqie's poison."

A pair of blood red eyes firmly fixed her down. "Why did you do that, Yun Niang treats you well …"

Empress Chen laughed coldly, "If Prince Duan wants to take down Chenqie, he shouldn't be just talking about the matters of Mrs. Heyi, right? There should also be a difference between the two of them. The Emperor hasn't mentioned a single word about the Noble Consort Kang since she entered the palace."

The emperor grabbed her by the neck. "Stop trying to play tricks on me. Why the hell did you do this to the Yun Niang?"

Empress Chen revealed a painful expression, but he still forced a smile, "I have always been a substitute for Liu Chengyun, why not make this substitute more competent? As long as the original object dies, I will become this unique?"

The Emperor was so angry that he threw her on the ground and drew a sword from the waist of the guard beside him. "Today, I will avenge the Yun Niang and kill you, a wicked woman."

"It's up to you if you want to kill or cut me," Empress Chen said with a pale, bloodless face. "I had expected this day to come, ever since I poisoned Liu Chengyun's medicine, I have nothing to be afraid of with two beautiful women accompanying me in the underworld."

The Emperor raised his sword and chopped at her face. She closed her eyes in despair, waiting for death to come.

"Your majesty, don't attack first. The Princess Poyang is waiting for you at the Imperial Study." A eunuch rolled and crawled to block the sword as he hurriedly replied.

"Little Yun?" The emperor's heart froze as his longsword fell to the ground.

The eunuch glanced worriedly at the empress on the ground and said gently, "Please calm your anger, Your Majesty. No matter what, we have to meet the princess."

The emperor's gaze slowly dimmed. Empress Chen laid on the ground and let out a cold laugh, his two empty eyes saying, "Once the crown prince leaves, only Ling Yun remains between us. If anything were to happen to Ling Yun, I wouldn't have any regrets."

The Emperor glared at her. "Is that what you should say when you are a mother?"

"It doesn't matter if my head lands on the ground later," Empress Chen said as he narrowed his eyes. "Your Majesty's precious baby can't wait any longer."

The emperor turned around and asked hesitantly, "You hate Yun Niang, why don't you hate me?"

Empress Chen's eyes flickered with tears as he laughed lightly, "How could I not hate Your Majesty? It's just that I have no way to hate the crown prince's father."

That bright yellow figure paused outside the palace gates for a moment before being blown away like a gust of wind.

The atmosphere of the Imperial Study had fallen into an extremely awkward and delicate situation. Chu Zongge glanced at Chu Lingyun, whose face was covered in tears, and then looked at the densely packed emperor.

"Royal Father," Chu Lingyun sniffed, "Do you really trust Prince Duan's words that much?"

The emperor spoke up in a mute manner. "Zhen said that I've already found out everything from people. The empress's crimes are listed one by one. If you're willing, I can let you see them."

"Royal Father!" Chu Lingyun glared at Prince Duan in anger, almost biting her lips to the point of breaking it, "Prince Duan has already kept that handkerchief for a long time, but I have to tell you after the crown prince passed away. It seems that he has other intentions."

"So Little Sister is blaming me for being late," Chu Zongge gloated while blinking his eyes, "That's because Big Brother is in the wrong …"

The emperor impatiently interrupted him. "Shut your mouth for Zhen."

Chu Lingyun clenched her teeth and said: "Prince Duan is only seeing that mother and I don't have any more Royal Brother, so he wanted to bully us as he please."

The Empress Chen is your brother and sister's backer, right? Chu Zongge revealed an extremely innocent expression, "This son is definitely not one."

"Stop making excuses for the empress. The evidence is conclusive. We are very disappointed with the empress. She has been a staunch Phoenix Position for more than twenty years, but she was able to do such a cruel and merciless thing."

"Don't tell me that Royal Father isn't going to ask mother for his opinion," Chu Lingyun said as she shed a few more tears, "Maybe mother has other secrets."

"Your mother admits to everything," The emperor's lips were tainted with a trace of ruthlessness. "Even if there is something else hidden from our eyes, we will not allow Empress Xu to do such a thing."

Chu Lingyun inhaled a breath of cold air, and said hatefully: "Chu Zongge, what the hell are you doing back there, the mother was tricked by you just like that."

Chu Zongge said as he smirked, "Princess, don't be so anxious. If you don't want people to know, don't do it without doing yourself. The one that the Queen poisoned is my mother, don't tell me you want me to swallow this?"

"It really is the child of another concubine, just like that …"

"Shut your mouth," the Emperor turned his head with a dark expression. "Do you know who Chu Zongge is?"

Chu Lingyun's heart was stifled, she turned her face away, "Who cares about him."