I don't want to be the favorite concubine of this palace anymore

Emperor Tiansheng didn't expect that Wen would actually say that. Didn't she want to commit suicide out of fear of punishment?

"What do you mean by that? Don't you know that you have committed a grave sin and committed suicide out of fear of sin?"

"How could I die without seeing Your Majesty? I also have a lot to say to Your Majesty."

Mrs. Wen sneered. This man was the husband she had loved all her life, but he still didn't understand her.

She did a lot of bad things, but that was all because she couldn't stand those women seducing the emperor.

He also took action to clear away obstacles for the prince.

If she hadn't discovered that Li Rui had suddenly returned to the court in a strong manner recently, she wouldn't have been so desperate.

Only recently did she realize that Emperor Tiansheng had a true father-son relationship with Li Rui.

If you think about it carefully, the fact that Li Rui could survive safely until now despite her pursuit and blockade must have been due to the protection of Emperor Tiansheng.

She was unwilling to accept this. Her son was the crown prince, so why did Emperor Tiansheng often reprimand the crown prince and protect Li Rui?

She had been careless in the past, thinking that Li Rui was just a playboy prince without ambition.

She regretted not killing him outright. Due to her jealousy towards Concubine Rong, she only gave Li Rui the love poison, wanting to watch him live in pain.

Now that she realizes that Li Rui has grown to the point where she can no longer ignore him, it's too late.

After she realized that Emperor Tiansheng had never loved her or the prince she gave birth to, she was finally persuaded and decided to poison Emperor Tiansheng.

In this way, the prince can take over the government legitimately, and when everything is stable, there will be no need for Emperor Tiansheng to exist.

Mrs. Wen never expected that Li Rui actually caught Aunt Fang and successfully pried open her mouth.

Everything happened so suddenly, and Li Rui exposed her and the prince's evil deeds to Emperor Tiansheng that same day.

She was still a step too late. If she didn't still have love for Emperor Tiansheng, she wouldn't have bothered to poison so many geniuses. She should have accepted that man's advice earlier.

Emperor Tiansheng looked at this face with disgust and hatred in his expression. It turned out that his Concubine Rong was killed by her.

"Since you don't admit that you committed suicide out of fear of punishment, I will investigate the truth. I have another question: where did you get the poison?"

Wen now only had hatred and no love for Emperor Tiansheng. He had actually disregarded their years of marriage and arrested the crown prince. This was something she could not tolerate.

"Your Majesty, you are so heartless to us mother and son, and you still expect me to tell you the truth? You are dreaming! I did it all by myself, it has nothing to do with Ze'er, come to me if you want to kill me or cut me up!"

Emperor Tiansheng was furious when he saw her stubborn look, and he knew that he would not be able to get the truth out of her today.

"Someone come! Announce the decree!"

Eunuch Gao walked in with a bright yellow imperial edict in his hand.

"Empress Wen, you are not blessed by heaven, you are flashy but not practical, you have harmed the heirs of the emperor and killed concubines. How can you be honored as the mother of the country? You are demoted to a commoner and given a cup of poisoned wine. I decree this!"

Wen looked at Emperor Tiansheng in disbelief. She knew that she would be deposed this time, but she didn't expect that Emperor Tiansheng would be so heartless and directly sentenced her to death!

She lay weakly on the broken wooden bed, shedding two lines of tears.

"Your Majesty, you are truly so cruel. I just want to ask you one last question."

Emperor Tiansheng looked coldly at the deposed Empress Wen. Ever since he knew that she had killed Concubine Rong and had someone poison Li Rui, he no longer had any feelings for Wen.

However, Wen was about to be sentenced to death, so he would not hesitate to let her say a few more words.

"Just say whatever you want to say."

"Your Majesty, I have been married to you since the palace for so many years. I have been managing your harem for so many years and have never complained. Can't you feel my sincerity?"

"Are you sincere? Wen, don't speak so high-soundingly. Your Wen family has taken advantage of your power to embezzle money and do many evil things in private. You must know how many evil things they have done, right?"

"Also, under your guidance, the prince has no ambition and no vision. He only seeks fame and is completely unworthy of his title of prince. I have never blamed you."

Wen's lips trembled slightly and her heart was bitter. These were indeed the facts, but her sincerity was not fake.

"Your Majesty, I only have one last question for you. Have you ever loved me in your heart? Even for a moment?"

She wanted to know the truth, and if Emperor Tiansheng said so, she planned to reveal the person who gave her the poison behind the scenes.

Unfortunately, Emperor Tiansheng still disappointed her.

"I only gave my love to that one woman, the Concubine Rong who was killed by you. After she left, I never fell in love with her again!"

Wen couldn't help crying. She had paid so much over the years, but in the end she found herself to be a joke!

She no longer had the ability to beg Emperor Tiansheng to spare the prince. After all, he was his own son. She knew that Emperor Tiansheng would not kill him. At most, he would depose the prince and imprison him.

The young eunuch brought a cup of poisoned wine.

Emperor Tiansheng watched with his own eyes as Wen was helped up and drank the poisoned wine before he turned and left.

An Muxi was worried about him, so she kept waiting outside the door. When she saw him come out, she went to greet him.

"Father, are you okay?"

Emperor Tiansheng waved his hand: "Nothing."

He walked back slowly, and An Muxi felt that his usually upright figure seemed to be hunched over now.

Even though he didn't say it, he must be very sad in his heart.

Whether it was knowing the truth about Concubine Rong's death or knowing that his wife, with whom he had lived for decades, had poisoned him, it would probably be a big blow to him.

An Muxi went to the Imperial Hospital and discussed with several old doctors to come up with a prescription for Emperor Tiansheng to regulate his body.

She knew that Li Rui was still concerned about Emperor Tiansheng, so she had to make Emperor Tiansheng better.

There was also an uproar in the court today. No one expected that Emperor Tiansheng would suddenly fall ill. The emperor, who had always been diligent, seemed to be never tired. When he fell ill, everyone remembered that he had been in power for more than 20 years and had almost never missed the morning court.

Afterwards, the affairs of the queen in the harem were revealed, and everyone was shocked. Without any warning, the queen was deposed and given poisoned wine.

We are all smart people, and we immediately thought that Emperor Tiansheng’s sudden illness must be related to this matter.

Li Rui handled the affairs of state in an orderly manner, and then announced his retirement from court.

No one dared to ask Li Rui directly, so they all pulled Li Rui's father-in-law, Duke Ningguo, to inquire about the situation in the palace.

The queen has fallen and the prince has never met her. The political situation will definitely change in the future. Some people who once supported the prince are now worried.

However, some people who supported King Cheng began to stir, but they only now discovered that many old ministers in the court had begun to support Li Rui openly or secretly.

Among them was Li Rui's father-in-law, Duke Ningguo. This old fox must have seen that the wind was not blowing in the right direction a long time ago, and he let his daughter take down Li Rui early on.

What a cunning old man.

Duke Ningguo was naturally happy. He had never expected that after finding his daughter, he would have such a good fortune.

Judging from the situation, if the crown prince falls, it is very likely that Li Rui will take the throne. Then Xi'er will also rise with the tide? She may even be extremely valuable in the future!

"Everyone, I don't know the details. I only know that His Majesty is fine now and just needs to rest for a few days. Let's just wait and see what happens."

Everyone was dissatisfied with Duke Ningguo's answer, but they had no choice but to disperse.

After the court session, Li Rui hurried to the harem, where the two people he cared about most were.