The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 805

Chapter 805: 374 Abuse the Scum (third update)

Her expression clearly showed no guilt, when by all rights she should have none, but the suspicion in the Emperor’s heart grew like bamboo shoots after the rain, gaining a segment on the way, and another when he saw her in person.

The Emperor said in a serious tone, "Very well, if Mother wishes to hear, then I will tell Mother. Today, the young divine doctor was attacked and nearly injured. Had she not been alert and somewhat skilled, she might have already fallen victim to a fatal blow."

Empress Dowager Jing exclaimed in surprise, "So does Your Majesty think that I am behind this?"

"Isn’t it so?" the Emperor retorted through clenched teeth.

"Why would I do such a thing?" Empress Dowager Jing asked.

The Emperor sneered coldly, "Why? I would like to ask Mother the same thing! Is it that anyone whom I like, Mother wishes to drive away from my side? In the past, it was Empress Dowager Zhuang, and now it’s the young divine doctor. In Mother’s heart, apart from yourself, I am not allowed to be close to anyone else!"

Empress Dowager Jing suddenly raised her voice, "I have never thought that way!"

The Emperor’s lips curled in mockery, "Is that so? Then why did Mother prevent me from seeing the Empress Dowager?"

"When have I ever..." Empress Dowager Jing’s words halted abruptly mid-sentence.

The Emperor looked at her coldly, "Has Mother remembered? To be honest, I had also forgotten about this matter, but these past few days, it suddenly came back to me. Ning An and I secretly visited the Empress Dowager in the Cold Palace. Mother punished us by making us kneel in the Snowfield all night, and because of that, Ning An fell gravely ill."

Empress Dowager Jing closed her eyes and explained with restraint, "Was it not because I did not wish to give Consort Li any leverage! The Empress Dowager did not want you to visit her in the Cold Palace either! She didn’t want to implicate you, and neither did I. The wound is on the child’s body, but the pain is in the mother’s heart. When you were kneeling in the Snowfield, do you think I, as a mother, did not feel the pain?"

The Emperor said indifferently, "Is that so? I do not remember Mother showing the slightest sign of distress."

Empress Dowager Jing clenched her fingers tightly.

Madam Cai, who was outside the room, felt anxious, her chest tight with held breath.

She knew what the situation had been like back then; Empress Dowager Jing punished the Emperor and Ning An while having tears swirl in her eyes, making it clear to anyone that she was reluctant.

The Emperor now claimed he did not remember.

That pill... it must be that pill...

"Whatever Your Majesty says," Empress Dowager Jing lowered her eyes, her demeanor and tone both wounded.

"Your Majesty!" Madam Cai could not help but walk in, knelt to the ground and said, "The Empress Dowager would never do such a thing! She is someone who would not even bear to step on an ant! How could she have ordered someone to assassinate Miss Gu!"

Sudden infinite mockery flashed in the Emperor’s eyes, "Can’t bear to step on an ant? Then who was it that ordered the execution of Fen Qing by beating!"

Empress Dowager Jing’s pupils shrank, "What are you talking about?"

The Emperor said in a cold voice, "I am saying, Mother ordered the execution of my Fen Qing!"

The name Fen Qing was very ancient, so distant that no one in the Imperial Palace remembered his existence, but from the Emperor’s youth, it was Fen Qing who had served by his side.

It was after Fen Qing’s death that Eunuch Wei came to serve the Emperor.

But... Fen Qing had been bribed by Consort Li several times to frame the Emperor; he truly deserved his fate. Moreover, it was not Empress Dowager Jing who ordered his execution, it was the virtuous Empress Dowager Zhuang Jinse!

"Let everyone see clearly, this is the fate of those who betray their masters for glory!"

"Your Highness... Your Highness, please save me... I admit my wrongdoing..."

"Mother..."