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Chapter 635 Xiao Yi Completely Lost
"No matter what His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince says, you chose the path of rebellion yourself. You cannot deny it, and you can't blame others." Shen Yanxi said in a deep and slightly cold tone.
He had some guesses about the relationship between Xiao Yi and Lou Zhen, but Lou Zhen also had Zhou Qingli behind him to keep an eye on him. It had to be said that this was beyond his imagination.
Xiao Yi was really a cautious person, and he always had a backup plan at every step. If he hadn't found the eunuch who did it in time to convince the emperor and pretend to be unconscious, I'm afraid that everything Xiao Yi had prepared would still be hidden in the dark.
Xiao Yi stood there with his back straightened, not saying anything else.
Concubine Cheng beside him couldn't help but look at Empress Shi, the person whom she had regarded as an enemy and had fought against for many years, "When did Empress know about this plan? You had been preventing people from visiting the Emperor before, just to help him conceal the fact that he pretended to be unconscious?"
If Empress Shi knew from the beginning, then she was just acting on purpose, watching herself step into the trap step by step...
Such thoughts made Concubine Cheng's breathing quicken and she felt suffocated. For a moment, it even overshadowed her fear and worry about death.
After fighting for so many years, she couldn't accept that she had lost so miserably in the end.
Empress Shi naturally understood what Concubine Cheng meant. She looked at her with no resentment or hostility in her eyes, nor any pride or joy. Instead, her eyes were as calm as an ice-covered lake in winter.
"I was kept in the dark until the emperor showed up and saved me just now. As for why I stopped you from visiting the emperor before..." Empress Shi paused for a moment, glanced at Emperor Xiao, and continued, "That was only because I was worried about the emperor's condition and that your visit would affect his recovery."
"Heh..." Concubine Cheng laughed. She naturally didn't believe what Queen Shi said later. Since she didn't know about it from the beginning, the reason why Queen Shi stopped her was what she had guessed before. She thought the emperor's condition was serious and she didn't want her to know the situation.
However, looking at Empress Shi and Emperor Xiao, Concubine Cheng suddenly lost the urge to expose the truth.
To some extent, the emperor did not believe Queen Shi.
Concubine Cheng suddenly found it very ridiculous.
She thought she was the most favored concubine in the harem, but in the end, she was still set up and killed.
Although Empress Shi seemed to have been married to the Emperor for many years, she probably never truly and completely gained the Emperor's trust.
No, or rather, they all have their own plans and have never truly trusted others.
Husband and wife, father and son, mother and son, brothers...
These seemingly close relationships were gradually eaten away beyond recognition in this huge palace.
"I'm really tired." Concubine Cheng felt as if all the strength in her body had been drained away. She turned her head and looked at Xiao Yi, "Yier, if there is a chance in the next life, I hope you and I can be an ordinary mother and son in an ordinary family."
Xiao Yi's brows twitched, and he did not look at Concubine Cheng, but looked at Zhou Qingli, who had already been frightened by the situation and stood there in a daze.
"If you don't take action, you will be dead." Xiao Yi's tone was cold.
"Your Highness, I'm afraid these people..." Zhou Qingli looked at the royal guards, and he no longer had any confidence in his heart.
But when he met Xiao Yi's gaze, he gritted his teeth and ordered, "Listen to me, now that we have already started, there is no room for regret. Kill the emperor and support the fourth prince to ascend the throne. You will definitely get the benefits when the time comes!"
The shout was so loud and full of force that an echo could be faintly heard in front of the empty palace gate. However, although the royal guards held their swords tightly in their hands, no one dared to be the first to respond.
"What are you still standing there for? Do you think you can save your lives by surrendering and laying down your weapons? That's ridiculous!" Zhou Qingli spoke again.
"Zhou Qingli, your life is indeed in danger. I will not let you go, and the entire Zhou family as well. As for you..." Emperor Xiao glanced at the imperial guards with a cold eye, "If you surrender now, I can promise to spare your lives, but if you are stubborn and determined to rebel, then your family members will not be able to survive either."
At this moment, Emperor Xiao's threat was obviously more effective than Zhou Qingli's encouragement. Shortly after Emperor Xiao finished speaking, some of the Imperial Guards had already laid down their weapons and knelt down in front of Emperor Xiao.
"Your Majesty, spare your life!"
After one person took the lead, the rest of the people quickly began to kneel down and beg for mercy one after another.
Zhou Qingli looked at the situation and regretted that he was too far away to kill the leader himself. But soon, he saw that almost all the imperial guards knelt down. Zhou Qingli could only look at Xiao Yi in fear, "Your Highness..."
Looking at the Imperial Guards kneeling on the ground, although Xiao Yi knew that this would be the most likely outcome when he spoke just now and had already expected it, he still smiled and shook his head while laughing, "Father, it seems that I am still too stupid."
The imperial power emanating from my father was ultimately too much for these imperial guards.
"If you were stupid, how could you have done so many things? Even my life was almost lost in your hands." Emperor Xiao looked at Xiao Yi, "Yier, you are just too anxious."
Xiao Yi's eyes flickered, and he looked at Jiang Suining and Shen Yanxi again.
Everything he had arranged recently had indeed far exceeded the time he had initially imagined. He also knew, of course, that forcing the emperor to abdicate tonight was too hasty. Although he had gained the support of some court officials, it was still not enough after all. Moreover, he had only just emerged in the court. Be it the court officials or the imperial guards, in their hearts, his majesty and power were far from enough to confront his father.
However, he had no choice. Jiang Suining and Shen Yanxi kept holding on to what happened that year and set up traps for him one after another, sending him directly to the Sky Prison. In this situation, he could only take a risk and give it a try.
"Shen Yanxi, Jiang Suining, this prince really regrets not killing you at the beginning."
"Fourth Prince, if you lose, you lose. There is no point in saying this now, not to mention..." Jiang Suining's eyes reflected a deep coldness, "If the Fourth Prince really wants to regret, he should regret his ruthlessness and framed people, killing so many innocent people."
Since the Emperor wants to make a small matter out of a big one, then make it bigger, so big that His Majesty is completely enraged, so big that nothing can be covered up, so big that the guilty must pay with their lives to atone for their sins.
Maybe there really is karma and justice in this world, but rather than waiting for God to open his eyes, she would rather believe that fairness and justice are never something that can come naturally.
What God can't give you, you can only fight for yourself.