Chapter 482 - 461 First Update
"Do you know?" Empress Xiao asked again, and since she knew, how could she allow Noble Consort Wen and the others to be so presumptuous? She should have taken action early to catch her red-handed.
"What does she want with the Jade Seal?" Empress Xiao gathered her thoughts and stared steadily at Zheng Congyuan. She had always known that Zheng Congyuan could keep his composure, but on this matter, it seemed he was still somewhat immature. After all, he hadn’t been through such things.
"For the Imperial Edict—" Zheng Congyuan spoke, his expression calm, his tone suggesting he was discussing something incredibly mundane, which made Empress Xiao even more suspicious whether this man before her understood the significance of what lay behind this.
"They dare to forge Imperial Edicts?!" Empress Xiao cut off Zheng Congyuan’s words. Emperor Jingzhi didn’t have much time left, no wonder Noble Consort Wen couldn’t wait any longer.
"Not only that," Zheng Congyuan continued, "the Wen Family’s movements have been quite frequent these days. They are just waiting for Father Emperor’s demise, then they plan to lift Zheng Haoyuan onto the throne."
Empress Xiao, upon hearing these words, stared blankly at Zheng Congyuan. Did this mean that perhaps Emperor Jingzhi had tacitly approved Noble Consort Wen’s actions? Noble Consort Wen had monopolized the harem’s favor these years, nearly controlling the entire harem, a trade-off for the sacrifice of her son, and also due to the death of the Second Prince, Emperor Jingzhi felt even guiltier. Therefore, she had been turning a blind eye to Noble Consort Wen, avoiding direct confrontation.
After all, she was unwilling to trade Zheng Congyuan’s life for that of Emperor Jingzhi.
However, Noble Consort Wen now seemed intent on trading Zheng Moyuan’s life for Zheng Haoyuan’s throne, seeking a glorious era for the Wen Family.
She had been negligent, thinking Zheng Congyuan’s position as the Crown Prince was very stable, and had not paid much attention to this aspect over the years.