Chapter 374
Chapter 374: Hitting The Empress In The Face
The Emperor spent a large amount of time refining medicine and he was also obsessed with women recently. Therefore, he looked quite weak and low-spirited.
However, due to his condition, he thought a lot about it after the Empress told him a few words.
Since the prince had been eyeing on his throne, he had been impatient and disgusted. After hearing from Empress Murong, without any inspection, he went straight to the Retired Emperor’s study room.
The Retired Emperor’s anger had yet to vanish. He laughed uncontrollably after listening to the Emperor’s words, “So, you’re saying that Jue Er is plotting treason to seize your throne? Out of all places, Little Seven went outside the village and he is now caught?”
The Emperor was a mediocre man with a timid personality. He would have never got the throne years ago if he never had his good son.
He was aware that the reason the Retired Emperor supported him in getting the throne was because of his son.
The biggest fear in his life was his father. Although he became the emperor, this fact never changed, he would hide from his father if he had the chance. He would not have come to see the Retired Emperor if the matter was not this serious. However, thinking about it was one thing, meeting him, in reality, was another issue.
Upon listening to the Retired Emperor’s words, he started to stutter, “That’s not what I meant. What I’m saying is that although Li Meng had been reckless in carrying out his job, it was not all his fault. There has to be someone to investigate the Third Prince for producing weapons…”
Bang!
Without waiting for the Emperor to finish, the Retired Emperor slammed the surface of the table hard. Then, he stood up with disappointment, staring at his son. “Get out of here, now get out of my face!”
Eunuch Sun knew that the Retired Emperor was literally mad by listening to his words.
He looked up and saw that the Retired Emperor was holding his forehead with his hand. He immediately proceeded to hold his master.
Although the Emperor was ordinary, he was not immature. Looking at the Retired Emperor who was overwhelmed with anger because of him, he panicked and called nervously, “Father, father…”
The Retired Emperor flicked his sleeve and pushed him away. He took a deep breath before he returned to his usual dignified state. His son was the only failure in his whole life.
As an emperor, he was still as disordered as before and he believed in every word he listened to. He was even sticking up to someone else now!
“Let me ask you something, is Little Seven really your son?” The Retired Emperor’s voice was filled with anger, “Your son is caught for no reason and yet you’re talking on behalf of someone else! I don’t think that your soft personality is your only problem, you’re totally fatuous and useless!”
The Emperor’s face paled as he did not have the guts to rebut anything the Retired Emperor had said.
The Retired Emperor calmed his breath and smiled wryly, “I’m not going to say anything about you occupying yourself with medicine. Why do you bother yourself with this matter today? Tell me, is this because of the empress you’ve chosen for yourself whispered something to you?”
“I just thought that this weapon issue might not be trivial.” The Emperor licked his lips and started explaining, “I’m not trying to speak for anybody. I’m just worried if the Third Prince is having other foul intentions.”
The Retired Emperor was enraged again, “If he had such intentions, your seat on the throne would’ve been long gone! Who has been the one defending outside all these years so that the four influential families never acted on anything? The War Dragon Empire would’ve been long gone if we depended solely on you! And yet you still have the privilege to refine medicine? Emperor, have some wits!”
Looking at the Retired Emperor’s cold gaze, the Emperor did not say anything further.
The Retired Emperor did not stop there. Based on the fact that someone encouraged the Emperor to tell on Jue Er to him, it was clear that someone wanted to frame Jue Er.
The weapons were prepared under his order and he requested Wei Wei to handle it.
He even had his men to guard near the courtyard.
Even under this situation, information was still spread.
His most loved youngest grandson was caught and his third grandson was framed for nothing!
He thought that perhaps Jue Er’s arrogant acts were disrespectful and insensitive to the elders.
Now that he looked at it, each of these elders wanted his two grandsons to die in vain.
Great, that’s remarkable!
“Eunuch Sun, get the empress here!” the Retired Emperor threw the booklet in his hand to the ground. His eyes were cold as ice, causing the eunuchs and maids in the palace to shudder.
When the empress heard that the Retired Emperor asked for her presence, she looked at the Emperor’s pale face and her heart jolted. However, she was not aware that the weapons were produced under the Retired Emperor’s order. She was certain that Helian Wei Wei had the guts to produce such huge amount of weapons because there was someone instructing behind her!
“You’re right, there is indeed someone instructing behind Wei Wei,” The Retired Emperor looked at the empress who was trying hard to prove that Helian Wei Wei was guilty and smiled wryly, “That person is not anyone else but me!”
Wh-what?
The empress felt her legs turning into jelly, her previous bluster gone. Panicked, she went to meet the Emperor quickly.
The Emperor was stunned.
Things were turning out different than what they expected. They were not expecting that the large batch of weapons was produced under the Retired Emperor’s instruction.
“Go and get the secret papers with my order for that id*ot to have a read!” The Retired Emperor instructed Eunuch Sun at his side without bothering his usual etiquette. He wanted to push the Emperor outside and beat him up.
Reading the inked words on the piece of white paper on an envelope, the color drained from the Emperor’s face and his fingers started trembling.
The Retired Emperor glanced at the empress, “I was the one who instructed them to produce the weapons. Am I plotting to seize your throne too, huh?”
He smashed the teacup in his hand onto the ground hard as he exclaimed!
The teacup fell right beside the empress. She was terrified, hence she started shivering in fear. She was too afraid to look up.
“You got yourself involved in political matters. Murong Yan Er, is this what your father taught you?”
By listening to the Retired Emperor calling out her full name, the empress knew that things were bad.
Then, she heard the Retired Emperor letting out a contemptuous remark, “I’m giving the order that the empress had immoral behavior and intended to set the prince up. From today onward, she will be struck off her title as the empress and be banished to the Cold Palace!”
“Retired Emperor, you can’t do this. I’m the daughter of Emperor Murong, you can’t do this to me!” Murong Yan Er finally panicked and said something that she never should.
The Retired Emperor was infuriated, “You’re pressuring me with Emperor Murong? Great, how awesome! Emperor Murong has such a great daughter. Take her away immediately!”
“Yes, Your Majesty!” The shadow guards dragged the empress in an instance.
The Empress cried and bellowed; she never stopped calling for the Emperor.
The Emperor wanted to plead for her but he stopped as he saw the Retired Emperor rubbing his temples as if he was thoroughly disappointed. He looked at him and said, “You should leave too. Go back and think about what the wicked empress you’ve chosen did!”