boyutpedia Chapter 229 Heartbroken
Chapter 229 Heartbroken
"Chen'er, are you awake? Come here and sit next to me. I'll toast you a glass."
Emperor Jinyang noticed the Third Prince had opened his eyes. He looked at him with a fatherly air and beckoned him to sit over.
Perhaps because he knew his end was near, or perhaps because he was afraid, the Third Prince was shaking like a sieve and tears were falling down his face.
He limped to the dining table, looked at his kind father and the indifferent Chu Qi beside him, and knelt down with a thud.
"Father... your son... your son was wrong... Father... please forgive me this time... I will never dare to do evil again... Father... wuwuwuwu"
Seeing that he was crying out of breath, Emperor Jinyang simply took out a handkerchief and wiped his face. He smiled and said:
"Admitting one's mistakes and correcting them is the greatest virtue. However, what has been done cannot be undone, and there must be a consequence."
Hearing him say this, the Third Prince cried even louder. From the initial soft sobs, it evolved into a loud wailing. The whole cell was filled with his sobs, which sounded extremely pitiful.
Emperor Jinyang just drank his wine and looked at the narrow window on the opposite wall without saying a word.
Chu Qi was also shocked by the cold-bloodedness of Emperor Jinyang. He could even kill his own son... It was even more impossible for him to show mercy to his brother who was not close to him, let alone his own child.
He calmed down, took the wine poured for him by Emperor Jinyang and drank it all.
Seeing that he understood what was good for him, Emperor Jinyang showed a hint of regret in the corner of his eyes.
"Do you know... why I have been so tolerant of you time and time again?"
Chu Qi's mind was filled with his son at this moment. He looked at the weeping Third Prince with a complicated expression and replied casually:
"Isn't it because I'm your biological brother? You were so decisive in killing the eighth and ninth brothers. Isn't it because we were born from the same mother?"
"Do you remember when you were four years old... Although I was the daughter of Concubine De, she didn't like me, and the other princes bullied me... She pushed me into the lake in the dead of winter, causing me to have a high fever and almost die... It was you... who secretly brought the imperial physician to see me... You were only four years old at that time..."
Chu Qi was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said:
"How can I remember things from my childhood, decades later?"
"If you hadn't caused any trouble before, I wouldn't have allowed you to be an idle prince forever."
"What's the point of saying all this now? Winners win, losers lose, I have no regrets. But you must keep your word, otherwise I will avenge you in my grave!"
Emperor Jinyang remained silent, which was considered as his agreement.
He stood up, glanced at the two of them and left the cell. When he was far away, he noticed that a white porcelain jade bottle had appeared on the table.
The style of this bottle is extremely simple, and the type is the simplest white porcelain.
He knew that the contents of the bottle could allow him and the third prince to ascend to heaven.
"Royal brother... Fourth brother... You are truly impeccable..."
The Third Prince was shocked when he saw what Chu Qi picked up. His father really didn't want him anymore...
"Father! Father! I know I was wrong! Father! Father!"
"Stop howling, my good nephew. Didn't we plan this outcome the day we formed our partnership?"
The Third Prince seemed to have thought of something and angrily scolded him:
"It's all your fault! You're the one who instigated me, otherwise how could I betray my father! It's all your fault! Wuuuuuuuuu! I'm only eighteen, and my child was just born, Chu Qi! All this is because of you!"
Looking at the Third Prince's helpless and furious look, he seemed to understand why Chu Ye was so cruel.
This prince was a perfect match for his own personality, and the troubles he had caused Chu Ye were countless. Chu Ye was clearing the way for the next emperor, so that he wouldn't have to go through the same path he had today.
He looked at the third prince with a sad look.
To some extent, they are the same kind of people.
"Good nephew, get going. Don't marry into the royal family in your next life. If you and I were in an ordinary wealthy family, we might be happier than we are now."
"I don't want to! I am the emperor's son! I don't want to! I don't want to!!"
Chu Ye, who was outside the cell, did not leave. He listened to the noise in the cubicle. Only when he could no longer hear Chu Chen's voice did he collapse and was supported by others.
"Take me back to Shoukang Palace..."
After a long while, Emperor Jinyang slowly uttered these words.
A tall man stood up, carried Emperor Jinyang on his back, ran along the old palace road, and carried him into the Qinzheng Hall.
The emperor was wearing his casual clothes today and had no sedan chair. He was accompanied by only two or three people.
After returning to Qinzheng Palace and changing his clothes, he went to Shoukang Palace to pay a visit to the empress dowager.
Since the palace coup that day, the empress dowager's health has been getting worse day by day.
To this day, he can't even sit up and can only stay in bed.
Concubine Zhen led many concubines to attend to the emperor's illness. When they saw the emperor coming, they knelt down and saluted.
The Emperor sat beside the Empress Dowager's bed, coughed twice, and asked Concubine Zhen:
"Have you had any meals today, mother?"
Concubine Zhen leaned forward and said in a steady and respectful voice, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother woke up this afternoon and ate half a bowl of porridge. She just fell asleep..."
"What did the doctor say?"
"The imperial physician said... because it's cold in winter, and coupled with my mother's advanced age, she's caught a cold..."
"I understand...you all go down..."
"Yes... Your Majesty is busy with state affairs, and you must take good care of yourself... Your Majesty, I and your sisters will be waiting outside the palace. You can call me at any time."
Emperor Jinyang said nothing, but just nodded.
So Concubine Zhen and the others left the hall, leaving only the Empress Dowager's personal nanny by the bed.
"Madam Zhuyin, there is a century-old ginseng in my storehouse that was sent as tribute by the Shang'an Prefecture. Please go get it and give it to my mother..."
The intention of chasing people away was obvious. Nanny Zhuyin squatted down, bowed, and walked out.
Suddenly, there were only mother and son in the hall. Emperor Jinyang's eyes were filled with sadness as he looked quietly at the lying empress dowager.
He lost a son today. Although it was Chu Chen's own fault, he was still his son. He was his flesh and blood.
"emperor……"
When the Emperor Jinyang saw the Queen Mother open her eyes, he immediately brought her some hot tea. The Queen Mother slowly raised her hand and waved it away, refusing the cup of tea.
"Mother...what do you mean?"
The Queen Mother spoke weakly, "Where is Ai's Qi'er?"
"Mother, Chu Qi is plotting a rebellion. Do you think I should forgive him?"
"He's your own brother! How could you have the heart to do that to him?"
There was a rare glint of anger in Emperor Jinyang's eyes, but he still held it in and said:
"My own brother...colluded with my own son to usurp my throne and plotted to take over my kingdom...Is there any brother like him in this world?"
Hearing this, the Queen Mother started coughing violently. Emperor Jinyang still brought water, and this time the Queen Mother did not refuse, taking two sips and drinking it.
"You are the emperor, you must be tolerant..."
(Thanks to "Wang Sui Qing Ci Yi Sui Feng" for sending the role summon: one more chapter will be added today)