"What are you talking about? How could I possibly be your son?"

Shen Heng and the Prince of Zhen have never been close. Because the Prince and Princess of Zhen are good to Shen Pei, he is unwilling to get close to them.

Now that he knew about the relationship between the Prince of Zhen and the Empress, he felt even more disgusted with the Prince of Zhen.

Even without the existence of the Prince of Zhen, his mother would still be the Empress, and he would still be the legitimate son of the Empress.

"Blood test to verify kinship," said the Prince of Zhen.

Less than two months later, the Prince of Zhen was a completely different person.

His body was no longer warm and gentle as before, but filled with coldness, as if you would be frozen solid the moment you got close to him.

"No need for a blood test, Prince Jin is the Emperor's son!" The Empress glared at Prince Zhen, her voice hoarse as she demanded, "What are you trying to do? Haven't you ruined me enough?"

"Everyone who harmed my queen must die." The Prince of Zhen looked at the queen with eyes full of malice.

"Prince Jin is innocent! Why are you implicating him?" the Empress asked angrily.

“Innocent? That night you came to me and asked me to use my relationship with the Emperor to help him. I refused at the time. I knew you would definitely target us, so I left the capital as quickly as possible. Even after we left, you still wouldn’t let us go.”

The Prince of Zhen said to the Queen, "Why didn't you kill us both? And why did you have to harm my Queen in such a cruel way?"

"Of course I can't kill you both. One is alive, and the other is dead. We're separated by life and death. I can never be together with you again," the Empress sneered.

"You wicked woman! You will pay for what you have done!" The town king's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

"Guards, perform a blood test to verify kinship!" Emperor Changlong ordered.

If he wants to deal with Shen Heng, he must present concrete evidence in front of everyone.

Shen Heng and the Prince of Zhen's blood fell into the water, and in a short while, the two drops of blood completely merged into one drop.

The evidence is conclusive; Shen Heng is indeed the Prince of Zhen's biological son.

Shen Heng collapsed to the ground; his world had collapsed.

He had previously tried to plead for the Empress on behalf of his status as a prince, but he never expected that he himself would be in such dire straits.

The Prince of Zhen remained calm. He knelt on the ground and pleaded with Emperor Changlong, "Your Majesty, I have failed your trust. I beg Your Majesty to execute both me and Shen Heng!"

As for the Empress, she would die without him even having to say a word.

"Shen Jingbei, you've gone mad! That's your own son, your only bloodline. You can die a thousand times, but he can't die!" the Empress roared.

The Prince of Zhen did not answer the Empress's question, but only pleaded, "Your Majesty, please grant death to your subject and Shen Heng!"

"Even if you had passed the imperial examination back then, if you had told me the truth about your relationship, I would have granted your wish. Why did you lie to me?"

Emperor Changlong was saddened.

The Prince of Zhen was one of the few brothers he trusted. He knew that the Prince of Zhen had no interest in the throne, and he was exceptionally tolerant of him.

“Your Majesty, I was selfish. I thought that if I stopped bothering you and stopped contacting you, you could live in peace and happiness,” the Prince of Zhen explained.

"I am very disappointed. You have been my brother for many years, how could you not trust me?" Emperor Changlong said angrily.

"It is your humble brother who has failed Your Majesty. There is no point in saying anything now. Only death can atone for my sins!"

After the Prince of Zhen finished speaking, he snatched the knife from the guard beside him and plunged it into the Queen's heart.

The white knife goes in and the red knife comes out.

"You..." The Empress looked at the Prince of Zhen with disbelief. The man who used to feel sorry for her and shed tears when she was pricked by a needle while embroidering had actually stabbed her with his own hands.

"Empress Dowager! Empress Dowager! Someone come quickly, the imperial physician!" Shen Heng knelt before the Empress, supporting her, tears streaming down his face.

The Prince of Zhen, brandishing a blood-dripping knife, exuded murderous intent. "I warned you, don't hurt her, or we'll both die!"

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and the large knife in his hand cut directly off Shen Heng's neck.

Blood gushed from Shen Heng's neck.

"Prince Zhen!" Emperor Changlong shouted. He had not expected that Prince Zhen had gone so mad that he would not even spare his own son.

However, with the knife in the hands of the Prince of Zhen, he reacted quickly, holding the knife across his neck and pulling hard. His neck split open, blood spurted out, and he fell to the ground.

He looked up at the sky, a smile playing on his lips, and saw the Princess Consort of Zhen coming to pick him up.

"Your Highness, this time, we will never be apart again." The Prince of Zhen silently murmured to himself, and slowly closed his eyes.

Song Siyao stepped forward to check and saw that the Empress died with her eyes wide open, filled with astonishment and disbelief. Shen Heng's eyes were also not closed, filled with fear.

On the contrary, the Prince of Zhen died peacefully.

The sudden turn of events left everyone present dumbfounded. No one had expected that the usually gentle and refined Prince Zhen would turn out to be a crazy, love-struck madman.

For the sake of his beloved queen, he killed his former lover and did not even spare his own son.

The depth of his love for the Princess Consort was equal to the depth of his hatred for the Empress and Shen Heng.

"Your Majesty, all three are gone," Song Siyao said.

His most trusted brother and his wife betrayed him at the same time, filling him with immense hatred and anger.

He felt utterly humiliated to find out that the son he had loved for so many years was not his biological child.

But with the deaths of the three men, his hatred and anger seemed to vanish in an instant.

However, some punishments are not lifted upon their death.

"The Prince of Zhen deceived the Emperor and stripped him of his title."

“He was stripped of his title as Prince of Jin, removed from the imperial register, and demoted to a commoner.”

"Li Shi and Shen Heng cannot be buried in the imperial mausoleum."

Emperor Changlong looked at Shen Pei and said, "Prince Ling, you handle the rest. Youfeng, come with me."

"Yes, Father." Shen Pei brought the Prince of Zhen with him.

Song Siyao left with Emperor Changlong, and the rest of the people left the palace.

"Your Majesty, let me help you." Jiang Yu prepared to help the Empress Dowager leave.

The Empress Dowager refused, saying, "No need. You can go back now. I want to be alone."

Today's events had a huge impact on her.

She originally thought she could work with the Empress to deal with Song Siyao, but little did she know that Song Siyao had already taken control of the whole situation. Even if the Empress did nothing today, it would still be her death day.

She was shocked by Song Siyao's strength; even the Empress had been deceived by her. After all, it was Song Siyao who had chosen the Empress to enter the palace in the first place.

Despite the Empress's excellent concealment, she still couldn't escape Song Siyao's eyes.

She would be going to be Song Siyao's enemy from now on, so she had to make full preparations.

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