I was sold when I opened my eyes! My sick and disabled husband comforts me every night after he wake

Mo Ning, however, gave him a disdainful smile.

"Is His Highness the Crown Prince going to resort to desperate measures?"

"you……"

"An'er, let go."

The emperor's tone revealed his dissatisfaction, and Wei Jiancheng immediately gritted his teeth, clenching his fists tightly as he let go of Mo Ning's collar.

Qin Shun stepped forward, took the tattered notebook from Mo Ning, and presented it to the Emperor. As the Emperor looked at the notebook, his memories returned to five years ago.

Back then, it was seeing this very document that enraged him, leading him to order Wei Jian'an to be imprisoned. Now, this very document has reappeared before him, yet Huo Batian is completely unaware of it. It seems he truly wronged Wei Jianning back then.

He immediately slammed the notebook heavily on the table and angrily shouted:

"Qin Shun, who presented this document to me back then before the truth was ascertained?"

Qin Shun's eyes darted around, and he replied in a hoarse voice:

"It's been so long, this old servant doesn't remember. I'll check later."

"Hmph! You wouldn't remember something so important? Now think about it. If you can't remember, bring me your head."

Qin Shun was so frightened that he immediately knelt down on the ground.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. This old servant remembers that this document was given to me by Ade, a guard by the Crown Prince's side."

Ade?

The Emperor glanced around the crowd, finally fixing his gaze on Wei Jian'an.

Where is Ade?

Wei Jian'an hurriedly replied in a trembling voice:

"Your subject... Your subject does not know, he has been missing since last night."

The emperor slammed his fist on the table and roared.

"Someone, summon Ade."

After the guards responded from outside, the scene fell silent.

Lan Zhi swallowed hard, and Xiao Xin reminded her in her ear,

“Master, the person I locked in the room might be the one they are looking for.”

what?

Upon hearing this, Lan Zhi looked at the Emperor as if she had just understood.

"Your Majesty, perhaps I know where Ade is."

Her words surprised the Emperor and also astonished Wei Jian'an.

He pointed at her and demanded angrily.

"How did you know where Ade was? What did you do to him?"

Lan Zhi shrugged helplessly, then looked at the Emperor.

"Does Your Majesty remember when I told you about that packet of poison? This Ade is involved in it."

Wei Jian'an's face turned deathly pale once more. He clenched his teeth and, as if struggling to breathe, pointed a finger at Lan Zhi.

"Lan Zhi, don't talk nonsense. How could Ade poison Father Emperor?"

Upon hearing this, Lan Zhi immediately gave a wry smile.

"Your Highness, I only said that the packet of poison was related to Ade, I never said that he poisoned the Emperor. Could it be that you are also involved in this matter?"

"presumptuous."

Wei Jian'an realized he had just made a slip of the tongue and immediately covered it up by getting angry.

"Lan Zhi, you're deliberately framing me. Where exactly did you hide Ade?"

Lan Zhi ignored him and looked at the Emperor.

“Your Majesty, I discovered that Ade was secretly meeting with Ling’er, who serves the Empress, last night. I have trapped him in the room where he was meeting with Ling’er. If Your Majesty does not believe me, please come and see for yourself.”

"what?"

The Empress, who had initially watched with a schadenfreude attitude, turned deathly pale and gasped for breath when she heard Ling'er's name.

"You just mentioned Ling'er? What happened to Ling'er?"

Lan Zhi's lips curved slightly, and she let out a soft hum.

"Ling'er poisoned the Emperor's medicine..."

"impossible."

The Queen stood up angrily from her seat.

“Lan Zhi, Ling’er has served me for many years. She wouldn’t do such a thing. Don’t wrong an innocent person.”

"Your Majesty, we'll find out whether she did these things or not by asking her."

Wei Jian'an frowned and looked at Zhu Kui. When Zhu Kui shook his head slightly at him, Wei Jian'an ignored him and jumped up, took out a dagger from his waist, and went straight for Wei Jian'an.

This scene caught everyone off guard. Wei Jianning immediately jumped up from his wheelchair, pulled Lan Zhi back a few steps, and took Lan Zhi to a safe place. Then he stepped forward and fought with Wei Jian'an.

The fact that the person who was just sitting in a wheelchair suddenly returned to normal filled Wei Jian'an with immense fear.

The murderous intent in his eyes rose like flames, and the short knife in his hand was aimed directly at Wei Jian'an's vitals, as if he wanted to kill him with one move.

Seeing his two sons fighting in front of these foreign envoys, the emperor felt humiliated and angrily rebuked them:

'Stop! All of you, stop right now!'

But the two, who were already locked in a fierce battle, were unwilling to stop. In fact, they seemed poised to fight even more intensely.

Huo Batian, who had been sitting there without moving, watched the show with great interest, as if it were a performance.

The Empress Dowager suddenly clutched her chest, panting heavily as she shook her head up and down.

Seeing this, Granny Sun quickly stepped forward and gently patted her back.

"Queen, what's wrong with you?"

The Empress Dowager waved her hand weakly.

"Help me go back."

She couldn't bear to watch this scene of brothers killing each other, so she simply decided to ignore it and let them fight however they wanted!

The Emperor muttered, "This is chaos! Quickly help the Empress Dowager back to the palace."

After receiving the imperial decree, Granny Sun, along with several maids, helped the Empress Dowager out of the Qianqing Palace.

The fight between Wei Jian'an and Wei Jianning continued, and everyone present was so frightened that they stood up from their seats and retreated to the wall, no one daring to make a sound.

In a short while, Wei Jian'an was defeated. After taking several steps back, he pointed at Wei Jianning and angrily rebuked him:

"Well, Wei Jianning, so you faked your death back then, and after years of silence, you pretended to be lame and mute. First, you sent Lan Zhi to the Empress Dowager's side as a spy, and then you sneaked into the palace on the Empress Dowager's birthday. It seems you still have treacherous intentions and want to seize the opportunity to rebel."

"Hahaha !"

Mo Ning threw his head back and laughed.

"Wei Jian'an, the men you've gathered are waiting outside the palace, ready to storm in at your command. Yet you accuse me of rebellion? Your ability to turn the tables is truly remarkable."

Wei Jian'an flicked his sleeves and snorted coldly at him, "Nonsense."

He then looked at the Emperor.

“Father, back then Wei Jianning plotted a rebellion and faked his death in the imperial prison. Now he has reappeared here and disrupted the Empress Dowager’s birthday banquet. It is clear that he has no good intentions. Your son will now summon the imperial guards to execute him on the spot.”

"Hahaha! After all these years, will the Emperor still believe your lies?"

As soon as Wei Jian'an finished speaking, an old and somewhat sharp voice came from outside the Qianqing Palace. Everyone held their breath and looked in the direction of the voice.

An elderly woman dressed in a dark blue long gown walked slowly and gracefully toward the crowd.

When the empress, sitting next to the emperor, saw this face clearly, she was almost speechless with shock.

When the emperor saw this person, his eyes immediately reddened, and his lips trembled as he muttered to himself.

"You are... Consort Liang? My Consort Liang?"