jdhmnovel Chapter 462: 1 Inheritance
Chapter 462: 1 Inheritance
Princess Yuqing vomited.
I've never seen such a hypocritical person.
Everyone knows what the Prince of Chen is thinking.
Even at this point, you can still keep up the act.
nausea!
"Fourth brother, if you're so good at pretending, why don't you go and perform in an opera? I killed the Left Prime Minister because you wanted to send me, the princess of Great Liang, to the Northern Barbarians as a slave. Shouldn't such traitors be killed?"
Prince Chen's face was dark, and he remained silent.
Upon hearing this, the emperor instantly lost his composure: "You scoundrel, how dare you!"
"For the throne, you are willing to sell your country and your family. How can you face the people of Liang? How can you face the hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the frontier? They did not die at the hands of the enemy, but at the hands of you, a prince. How dare you still have the face to fight for the throne? You are not worthy to be my son, not worthy to be a descendant of the Fu family."
He always thought the fourth brother was mild-mannered.
Even though he suffered injustices from a young age, he never complained or blamed his father, the emperor. He was filial and ambitious.
I wanted to give him a chance.
Unexpectedly, he was disappointed time and time again.
By now, he was utterly disappointed and even regretted allowing Consort Chen to give birth to him.
I can understand their desire to vie for the throne.
In this world, who wouldn't want to possess supreme power, especially a prince who is closest to power?
But you fight all you want, showing no sense of morality whatsoever, killing indiscriminately like a madman, not even sparing unrelated children.
They even colluded with outsiders to help thieves steal our home; I've never seen such a traitorous creature.
On the contrary, the fifth brother never had any hope.
It's already like that, it can't get any worse. A little more effort will be comforting.
Beneath her carefree appearance lies a pure and innocent heart.
It makes people feel more at ease.
“Father, please calm down. Do not believe my sister’s one-sided story. The truth is not so. Your son has not colluded with the enemy or betrayed the country,” Prince Chen immediately retorted.
The label of treason and betrayal was too heavy for him to bear.
Seeing his father's righteous and stern expression, he wanted to laugh.
If one didn't know the Emperor's character, one would think he was a wise and benevolent ruler throughout the ages.
When it comes to hypocrisy and sanctimoniousness, no one is better than my father.
Throughout the entire day, he was perfectly lucid, right behind that door, yet he watched with a clear conscience as he stepped into the trap, watched helplessly as he forced him to abdicate and walk down a path of no return.
Who turned him into this?
It was his extremely hypocritical father, the emperor.
His father gave him power, allowed him to enter the court, and let him wield power, which he then tasted the sweetness of success.
Yet they cruelly take it away.
From childhood to adulthood, he relied neither on his mother nor his father, and could be said to have been completely alone. He has earned everything he has now through his own hard work and dedication. He has lived a more arduous and hard-working life than any other prince.
Heaven rewards diligence; this throne should rightfully belong to him.
If you won't give it to me, then I'll take it from you.
So what if Father Emperor has woken up? Everything is ready, and he is confident of victory.
The emperor looked at his son, who was already forced to the palace gate, and was still putting on this act for whom?
There is probably no one in the world who is better at pretending than him.
"Don't think I don't know. The deaths of Xiao Ba and the other children were all your doing. You supplied the Northern Barbarians with their provisions, you leaked the city defense map, and you even poisoned the Crown Prince and Crown Princess. You betrayed the country and harmed your own brothers and sisters..."
"How could I have given birth to a son like you?"
The Emperor was heartbroken.
After speaking, he leaned back in his wheelchair, trembling with anger, feeling as if a million ants were crawling all over his body.
He woke up early this morning and felt weak all over; he didn't even have the strength to stand up and walk.
Otherwise, I'll definitely slap him a few times.
Prince Chen could no longer keep up the act and slowly rose to his feet under the watchful gaze of his father, the Emperor.
He tugged at his sleeves before speaking: "Father, I've taken after you. You knew I was the one who poisoned my elder brother, the Crown Prince, yet you pretended not to know. And those dead Ninth Sister, Eleventh Brother, and Thirteenth Sister, do you really know who's who? Do you remember what they look like? You knew that Eighth Brother's death wasn't Empress Cao's doing, yet you still wanted to depose her. And why did you give Fifth Sister-in-law imperial rice for no reason, almost causing her to miscarry? Can you say you didn't do it on purpose?"
"How dare you speak such nonsense!"
The emperor's face, which was already flushed with anger, turned even redder.
He was blowing his beard, and the veins on his forehead were bulging.
He couldn't stop coughing, and once he started, he couldn't stop, so much so that blood was seeping onto his handkerchief.
The emperor himself was startled.
His illness has become so serious?
When Eunuch Qian took the handkerchief, he was startled and quickly crumpled it into a ball and put it in his pocket.
Serve the Emperor tea.
While handing him water, he glanced at Prince Chen, intending to give him a warning, but Prince Chen's gaze was filled with murderous intent.
what's the situation?
Mingming had Xiao Yuzi deliver a message to Prince Chen early in the morning, telling him that the Emperor had woken up.
But just now Prince Chen seemed very surprised, and Xiao Yuzi was nowhere to be seen.
Could it be that the message wasn't delivered?
Eunuch Qian felt a little flustered.
The Emperor recovered and looked at his daughter: "Don't listen to the Fourth Prince's nonsense. He's trying to drive a wedge between us."
He then gave orders to the Imperial Guards: "Take down this rebellious Prince Chen for me."
Princess Yuqing stared at the father and son in disbelief.
They are truly father and son of the same blood.
Equally ruthless, equally vicious, and equally hypocritical.
But she still refused to believe that her father would poison his own grandson.
She wanted to know the truth: "Fourth brother, what nonsense are you talking about? How could Father Emperor know that consuming imperial rice would cause miscarriage?"
Prince Chen scoffed, "Royal sister, don't be so naive. Quite a few concubines in the harem have suffered miscarriages because of this stuff. Father couldn't possibly be unaware of that. Don't you think he would allow a woman from the Mu family to give birth to a prince? The reason is self-evident..."
Princess Yuqing paused slightly, then turned to look at her father, the Emperor.
From a young age, she knew that her father was not a wise ruler and had a lot of bad habits.
But to her, he was a good father.
But her father's heart seemed colder and more ruthless than she had imagined.
Fortunately, Qianxue vomited up all the royal rice because of her morning sickness; otherwise, if it had accumulated over time, it could have caused both her and her unborn child to die during childbirth.
She felt that her father was a complete stranger.
"Father, how cruel you are!"
The emperor felt somewhat guilty and didn't look at her. In this critical moment, he didn't want to explain anything.
He is the supreme ruler.
There is a reason for everything I do, so there is no need to explain it to others.
All he wanted to do now was capture this rebellious son and quell the chaos as soon as possible.
He grabbed his daughter's hand: "Qing'er, I'll explain to you later. You should have prepared a backup plan, right? Where is Prince Jing? Where are the Imperial Guards? Quickly, quickly send them to rescue me."
Although the Emperor's personal guards were formidable, they were clearly outnumbered by Prince Chen's men.
After all, they had planned for many years and made thorough preparations.
The emperor's personal guards were utterly defeated.
Princess Yuqing, who had just been so arrogant, changed completely in an instant.
His face was filled with terror, and he tightly gripped the emperor's sleeve: "Father, I didn't know that my fourth brother had chosen this day to rebel, let alone that he had brought so many people. Where was he prepared? My fifth brother and Prime Minister Cui have both been tied up by my fourth brother, and their fates are still unknown."
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