The Villain is Reborn! Princess Zhan goes on a killing spree in the capital

Five clear and obvious fingerprints suddenly appeared on Emperor Ming's face, making the emperor's already dull face even more stunned and dull.

Emperor Ming opened his mouth hesitantly: "Mother, mother, Queen Mother..."

He looked like he didn't even know why Empress Dowager Xie was angry.

"Why use Eunuch Feng to let Zongkui go?" Empress Dowager Xie's Cining Palace has always been a rock-hard place, so she doesn't care whether these words will be heard by others, especially now that Eunuch Hong is dead, and the entire Cining Palace is in a panic.

"Mother, who do you think can force the four blocked city gates to release the people?" Emperor Ming's face felt burning with pain, and he looked at his angry mother with sarcasm.

If the War King had not sent the Emperor Ming's closest companion to seal the city gate, who else could have done that?

"I'm asking you, why did you let Zong Kui go?!" Empress Dowager Xie said angrily. This was the most crucial point: "Do you think he didn't ask me this?!"

For a long time, Empress Dowager Xie and Emperor Ming had a tacit understanding, that is, Emperor Ming would never interfere with what Empress Dowager Xie did in secret, even including possible collusion with other countries.

This was the first time that Empress Dowager Xie had made such a matter public.

"Mother..." Emperor Ming glanced at the maids serving in the main hall and said, "Let them leave first!"

Empress Dowager Xie frowned, and seeing Emperor Ming being so cautious, her eyes flashed, and she had already guessed what Zong Kui might have said in front of Emperor Ming.

Empress Dowager Xie waved her hand: "Everyone withdraw, Jin Ning stay!"

Emperor Ming glanced at Jin Ning. He hadn't expected Empress Dowager Xie to trust Aunt Jin Ning so much, even more than he trusted Eunuch Feng. Even if he didn't know Eunuch Feng was Empress Dowager Xie's man, the moment Eunuch Feng heard Emperor Ming's identity, he was already a dead man in Emperor Ming's eyes.

"Mother..." Emperor Ming was still a little worried and wanted to ask Empress Dowager Xie to call Jin Ning out first.

However, before he could finish his words, Empress Dowager Xie interrupted him: "Zong Kui is threatening you with the incident of the cat-for-prince substitution, right?!"

Empress Dowager Xie's voice was somewhat nonchalant, and she seemed to not care, but it made Emperor Ming feel as if he had fallen into an icy cave.

You have to know that just now, Emperor Ming still had a glimmer of hope that Zong Kui's words were all false, and it was even possible that he had let Zong Kui go out of his folly. But now, after Empress Dowager Xie finished speaking, Emperor Ming's heart finally died.

A cat replacing a prince?!

Stealing a dragon and switching it to a phoenix? !

Therefore, Emperor Ming himself was a person of unknown identity who was not worthy of sitting on the dragon throne in the main hall.

Emperor Ming's body shook and his vision went dark.

"What's the matter? You're so panicked over a small matter. Do you still look like an emperor?" Empress Dowager Xie looked at Emperor Ming in front of her with some disdain. The emperor was wearing a bright purple robe.

Emperor Ming's fingers trembled as he looked at the always superior and scornful Empress Dowager Xie. The resentment and repression that had been buried deep in his heart finally erupted: "A trivial matter?! Mixing up the royal bloodline, is this a trivial matter?! What exactly is a major matter in the eyes of my mother?!"

"You can speak louder so that everyone in the Cining Palace can hear it." The sneer on Empress Dowager Xie's face became even more intense, and she looked at Emperor Ming as if he were a clown.

"Does the Queen Mother care?! Isn't everyone in the Cining Palace a toy in Mother's hands? They're all like a piece of iron bucket!"

"In your eyes, I am just a chess piece or toy, so in your eyes, I have many faults and have never done anything right!"

The young Emperor Ming once longed for his mother's love and favor.

But no, never. Those fox eyes with drooping corners always showed disdain when looking at Emperor Ming.

Emperor Ming always thought that he had not done well enough, but he never thought of the possibility he only knew today.

It turned out that he was not the emperor's father's child, nor even the queen mother's.

He was just a baby boy who was brought from somewhere to help Empress Dowager Xie consolidate her position.

What is he?!

Even the chess pieces are lifted high, he is just a toy.

It was something that even Empress Dowager Xie didn't bother to pay any attention to.

No wonder Empress Dowager Xie never taught him and always scolded him.

Snapped!

The Ming Emperor responded with another loud slap in the face.

Two symmetrical slap marks were left on Emperor Ming's face, and it seemed that they would not disappear for a while. This was the first time that Empress Dowager Xie did not give Emperor Ming any face in front of others, and she did not even consider what Emperor Ming's face would look like if it was seen.

Or maybe Empress Dowager Xie did it on purpose.

This was to teach Emperor Ming a lesson and let everyone who saw Emperor Ming know that Empress Dowager Xie was angry.

"You should be thankful you were brought to my side. Otherwise, how would you have the chance to stand here and speak to me? How would you have the chance to become the Supreme Ruler of Dongchu?" Empress Dowager Xie sneered at Emperor Ming. "It's just a small threat, and yet it frightens people like this. What does it matter who you were born to? Remember, you are Jun Changye, my only son. Of all the children of the late emperor, only you can shine forever!"

Emperor Ming looked at Empress Dowager Xie with red eyes, not understanding why she could be so self-righteous. Just like when she had killed the previous emperor and empress, and the crown prince who embodied the most virtuous character of a royal ruler, Empress Dowager Xie never thought it mattered.

When the fire in the Eastern Palace was refining the bones, Emperor Ming looked at the corpses from afar and shed tears.

"Why are you crying? If they don't die, it will be you and I who will die!"

At that time, Empress Dowager Xie still looked as if it was a matter of course, and looked almost exactly the same as she does now.

"Mother! Aren't you afraid that what you've done will be exposed?!" At that moment, Emperor Ming seemed to have transformed back into the bewildered young prince. Unlike war, where one general's success is achieved at the cost of countless lives, the struggle for the throne among several sons was a more literal, unseen battle, with countless lives lost in the pursuit of that position.

This is a serious crime of confusing the royal bloodline, and Queen Mother Xie isn't afraid at all?!

"Humph, Zongkui was just trying to trick you!" Empress Dowager Xie glared at Emperor Ming with disdain. "You really don't act like my child. Even Lianhua wouldn't be as cowardly as you!"

If Jun Lianhua were a man, if she had the opportunity to compete for the throne, she would never ask such a question.

"Yes! When it comes to ruthlessness, I'm definitely no match for Ji Xue, renowned throughout the six kingdoms!" Emperor Ming grumbled. If Emperor Ming's identity was true, then it was likely that Ji Xue was Empress Dowager Xie's daughter as well. "Mother, have you ever considered that Zong Kui, with such a powerful weapon in his hands, wouldn't he exploit it?!"

"What if Ji Xue knew my identity?!"

Everyone said Ji Xue was cruel and vicious. She was already notorious in Nanqing. If they knew she was the legitimate princess of Dongchu, would they really think nothing would happen?!

"emperor!"

Aunt Jin Ning saw that Emperor Ming was about to speak, and immediately interrupted him in panic. Ji Xue was the Achilles' heel of Empress Dowager Xie.

Not to be mentioned!