Chapter 187: Coronation Day
"I don’t understand, dear. What are you trying to say?" the tribal empress said.
"Do you not understand, or are you trying to say you can’t? I have now understood all your schemes. You’ve been pressuring me about Sylvia, insisting I not make her crown princess when you clearly know she’s worthy. And now, you didn’t even hesitate to tarnish your own daughter’s reputation. Is this what you call being a mother?" the emperor roared in anger.
"So you know everything? Who told you? Sylvia? Your dear princess? I knew it was only her. She’s the one trying to take my empress position," the empress said, acting like a madwoman.
"You truly have lost it, Empress. You’re so blinded by your position that you can’t even see she’s your daughter. If we don’t have a son, we will eventually make our daughter the heir. But you’ve stooped so low, it’s unbelievable."
"Now you’ve left me with only one choice," the emperor said, placing his hands behind his back.
"What is it, dear?" the empress whimpered, trembling in fear.
"You will now be locked away in the same prison as concubine Fang Mei. You will spend your remaining days there.Your title of empress is hereby revoked, effective immediately," the emperor declared, causing the empress to fall to her knees.
"No, no, no! Please, don’t strip me of my title! I can’t live without being empress! Spare me! This is the last time, please spare me!" the empress begged, but no one heeded her pleas or cries. Knights entered the chamber as ordered by the emperor and dragged her out, taking her to the prison.
"Guard, go inform the princess that I wish to see her," the tribal emperor announced.
"As you wish, Your Highness," the guard said and left to inform Princess Sylvia.