Resisting the Wind and Splendor

Sure enough, Lu Ziling hesitated for only a moment, and the Empress's expression grew increasingly unpleasant.

"Ziling, didn't you say that you would be my own son from now on? I asked you to come here, why don't you move?"

"Mother..." Lu Ziling wanted to go over, but he was still flustered.

He was no stranger to the Empress's methods, and besides, she was now grieving the loss of her son. No one knew what she might do to him at this moment.

Lu Ziling remained motionless, and the hatred in the Empress's eyes could no longer be suppressed.

"So, you really killed my son? Otherwise, why didn't you dare come over? Are you feeling guilty?"

"Mother, there is absolutely no such thing..."

"Then come here to me!" the Empress roared through gritted teeth.

Lu Ziling knew that no matter how he explained today, the Empress would not listen.

In the past, it was a dead end; if we don't go forward, perhaps there's still a chance to escape.

He suddenly turned and ran.

The Empress's last shred of trust in him vanished!

"Guards! Hunt down Lu Ziling for me! Kill him without mercy!"

"Yes!"

...The palace was in unprecedented chaos that day.

From the afternoon after the fire was extinguished on the second day until late at night, the killings continued.

Although Lu Ziling's personal connections were far inferior to the Empress's, he still had some personal guards in the palace, so it wouldn't be so easy for the Empress to kill him.

But the chaos never ceased throughout the entire day.

By the time the Empress realized what had happened, she hadn't been to the Qiankun Palace all day. When she rushed there, a tremendous change had already occurred.

The Emperor and An Delu have disappeared.

The Empress finally realized that she might have been tricked, but Lu Ziling had already broken off all ties with her, and there was no turning back.

Most importantly, her son really died.

Chu Yueli, why are you so cruel!

She and Lu Beimo falsely claimed to be benevolent and righteous teachers, spouting words of benevolence and righteousness, yet they didn't even spare a seven-year-old child!

Why are they so vicious?

The palace was in complete chaos.

But in a certain corner of the palace, everything is now quiet and peaceful.

Consort Rui's Chunhe Palace.

No one expected that the person least likely to cooperate with Chu Yueli would become Chu Yueli's accomplice.

"Your Majesty, how are you feeling?" The person sitting by the bedside, serving the Emperor his medicine, was Consort Rui.

An Delu stood by the emperor's side, looking at his pale face with great concern: "Your Majesty, are you feeling any better now?"

The Emperor had been in a coma for a long time, almost a month, and only woke up today. His consciousness is still somewhat hazy.

But at least you can recognize people now.

"Andelu..." he called out, his voice extremely hoarse.

"Your Majesty, this servant is here." An Delu leaned closer. "Your Majesty, are you feeling unwell?"

"What you just said... is it all true?" Although the Emperor's consciousness had not fully returned, he had heard what An Delu said earlier, but he was slowly sorting it out in his mind, and only now was he beginning to make sense of it.

"It's true. The Empress and the Eighth Prince control the court. We're relatively peaceful here now, but things are chaotic outside. The Empress and the Eighth Prince's men are fighting, and both sides are looking for Your Majesty."

An Delu was filled with worry, and when he looked at Consort Rui, he felt uneasy as well.

Before this, Consort Rui had a “detailed discussion” with the Empress, and An Delu didn’t know what Consort Rui was really thinking.