The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 840 - 840 386 The truth comes to light (second update)_6

Chapter 840: 386 The truth comes to light (second update)_6 Chapter 840: 386 The truth comes to light (second update)_6 The Emperor did not miss the fleeting guilt in the eyes of the Empress Dowager Jing, and his fist, hidden under his wide sleeve, suddenly clenched tight, “So it really was your doing that Mother gave birth to a stillborn! Indeed, if the Empress had not given birth to a stillborn, how could a mere concubine come to raise the prince? I should have been raised under Mother’s name!”

Empress Dowager Jing’s tensed fingers, however, gradually relaxed, and she picked up her teacup to take a sip, “When I first entered the palace, I hadn’t yet formed a connection with the Empress, let alone possessed the means to cause her to birth a stillborn child. It was the Consort Liu who did it, whether you believe it or not.”

The Emperor said sternly, “Of course I don’t believe it. But so many years have passed, the Liu Family is gone, the Palace maids who attended to Mother during childbirth are gone, there’s simply no way to investigate any longer.”

Empress Dowager Jing let out a cold laugh, “So Your Majesty has come here to make me confess under duress?”

This Empress Dowager Jing seemed like a stranger to the Emperor, “Mother, you were not like this before.”

Empress Dowager Jing let out a series of cold laughs, “Before, my son had not abandoned me, of course I had no need to be like this!”

“Then it is my fault,” the Emperor’s throat moved painfully, “Why don’t you understand why I have done this, Mother?”

Before Empress Dowager Jing could ask “How should I understand why,” the Emperor took out two pill bottles and poured out the pills onto the table.

Empress Dowager Jing’s face changed, and her breathing suddenly choked!

The Emperor didn’t come to confront the Empress Dowager Jing, so he didn’t need to get a definite confession from her; he just came to tell her that he knew, he knew everything.

So many years of affection obviously weren’t false, and even with the effect of the black medicine, the fracture in this moment still filled him with deep pain.

“Mother, don’t think about explaining, don’t explain, I will not believe a word from Mother hereafter… I… I won’t come to the Nunnery again… Take care of yourself, Mother.”

Suppressing the pain in his throat, the Emperor stood up and walked towards the door; he had barely started to open the door when he suddenly stopped in his tracks, turning back with a choked up voice, “The Dragon Shadow Guard… I suppose Mother has no need for them anymore… I will take them back, starting today.”

Empress Dowager Jing gripped her fist tightly, shaking all over, tears glistening in her eyes, but she couldn’t utter a word!

“Your Majesty!” Nurse Cai knelt down to plead.

The Emperor walked away without looking back.

Empress Dowager Jing, overcome with fierce anger and humiliation, raised her hand and swept all the desserts and teacups from the table onto the floor!

“Your Grace!” Nurse Cai rushed into the room, horrified.

Empress Dowager Jing stood up, stepping on broken porcelain, fresh blood mingling with the serpentine trails of spilled tea on the floor.

Nurse Cai hurriedly said, “Your Grace! You’re hurt! Please lift your foot, let this servant take a look!”

Yet, Empress Dowager Jing paid no attention to Nurse Cai and even ignored the pain in her foot. She kept the porcelain shard deeply embedded in her foot as she hobbled back to her Meditation Room.

She activated the mechanism, retrieving a hidden compartment beneath the bed and pulled out a box from within.

The black and white medicines had long been stored separately from the imperial edict.

She still had one last card to play, she still had something!

If she were to die, she would drag Zhuang Jinse down with her!

If she could not live well, neither would Zhuang Jinse!

“Mother, are you looking for this?”

A voice suddenly came from the entrance.

Empress Dowager Jing hastily opened the box, looked at the empty container, and then turned to see the gleaming imperial edict in the Emperor’s hand.

The Emperor’s heart ached, but his eyes were filled with despair and coldness.

With red-rimmed eyes, he looked at the utterly disheveled Empress Dowager Jing holding the imperial edict, then turned and walked away!

“Don’t—” Empress Dowager Jing lunged toward the Emperor impulsively.

But before she could take a step, the Dragon Shadow Guard descended from the skies, firmly blocking her way!

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