freenovelworld Chapter 446 A hopeless case, he fell heavily to the ground.
Chapter 446 A hopeless case, he fell heavily to the ground.
The chaotic scene before me, with its disheveled clothes and tangled mess, was a blatant disgrace to the royal family.
The emperor felt as if his old face had been ripped off, thrown into the mud, and trampled on repeatedly by countless feet!
He was so angry that his vision blurred, his chest heaved with blood, and he almost couldn't stand up.
In his arms, Consort Liu seemed to have found her pillar of support, and she cried even more heartbreakingly, her body trembling like autumn leaves in the wind. Her accusations were like poisoned knives, stabbing viciously at the Fifth Prince in front of everyone.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! I...I have no face to live anymore! The Fifth Prince has gone too far! Waaah..."
She clung tightly to the front of the emperor's dragon robe, as if it were her only lifeline, sobbing uncontrollably as she spoke in broken, intermittent voices, loud enough for everyone around to hear clearly.
"I...I was just sitting inside for a short while when he...he suddenly barged in."
"He's a complete madman!"
She suddenly raised her tear-filled face, with a resolute air of unwavering resolve, "Thank goodness Your Majesty arrived in time! Otherwise, I would have taken the little prince in my belly and smashed my head against this pillar to my death!"
"I'd rather die than let the Fifth Prince get away with this! Waaah..."
This half-concealed, half-crying, half-pleading "testimony" practically sealed the Fifth Prince's guilt in front of everyone.
Taking advantage of his drunkenness, he flirted with his stepmother who was pregnant with the emperor's child?!
This is more than just being worse than an animal!
This is a complete disregard for human ethics!
This is against the natural order!
This is a heinous crime deserving of a thousand cuts!
Every word was like a red-hot branding iron, burning into the emperor's heart, and also into Lady Zhaohua's heart!
"shut up!!"
Lady Zhaohua let out a shrill scream, like a female beast whose tail had been stepped on!
She struggled to maintain her swaying body, staring at Consort Liu with bloodshot eyes, her voice sharp and distorted by extreme anger and panic.
"You're making false accusations! Jun'er would never do such a thing! You're framing him! It was you!!"
When Consort Liu was yelled at, she seemed to be greatly frightened, and her cries instantly rose in pitch, becoming even more miserable and desperate.
"Your Majesty, listen to this! Consort Zhaohua is trying to force me to my death! Every word I've said is true! If even a single lie is false, may I be struck by lightning! I truly have no face to live on!!"
She made a move to crash into a pillar beside her, but was quickly pulled back by a palace maid, making the scene even more chaotic.
The emperor felt a metallic taste rise to his throat, and he clenched his teeth to stop the blood from spitting out.
His bloodshot eyes were fixed on the fifth prince, whose face was flushed with alcohol!
"Are they all dead?!"
The emperor's voice was filled with overwhelming rage and undisguised disgust, "Get over there! Help him get dressed!" "What kind of behavior is this?!"
"You have utterly disgraced me! You have utterly disgraced our ancestors!"
The emperor had not forgotten that the Mohe envoys were still here.
The more I think about it, the more irritable I become.
He wished he could rush up and personally beat this wretched child to death!
It's so muddy that it can't hold up the wall!
There are so many women in the world!
What kind of person could Murong Jun not have?!
Why did he have to get involved with the women in the harem?!
Have I been too indulgent and lenient with him lately?
Did you nurture his heart and make it grow bigger?
Did this make him feel that the vast empire was already his for the taking?
So he can even so brazenly lay his hands on his father's women?!
This thought slithered into the emperor's mind like a venomous snake, making his gaze toward the fifth prince not only filled with boundless rage but also with a deep-seated suspicion.
The crown prince watched this farce, which he had personally orchestrated, with a cold, mocking gaze in his heart.
What's in Murong Jun's head?
Straw?
Even if he hadn't meticulously planned this, anyone with a modicum of common sense should understand that the more triumphant one is, the more cautious one should be in one's words and actions!
He doesn't even understand such a simple principle; he'd fall into an abyss with the slightest push. Such a stupid and dull-witted person—if he were to actually sit on the dragon throne of the Great Jing Dynasty…
Ha, this ancestral legacy will probably be squandered by him in just a few years!
Father, why do you insist on pushing such a hopeless piece of mud to a high place?
How is it now?
Did you fall?
This fall could shatter you to pieces!
Over there, Murong Jun, who was being held down by several strong and powerful guards, was still struggling and roaring in vain.
The guards roughly draped an outer robe over him, but he writhed as if he were being roasted over a fire, muttering incoherently, "Hot...so hot...get away! Don't touch me!"
His clothes were soaked with sweat, his face was abnormally flushed, and his eyes were unfocused; he was clearly not awake.
Lady Zhaohua, as if grasping at the last piece of driftwood, mustered her last breath and rushed to the Emperor's side.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, look! Something's wrong with Jun'er!"
"He's out of his mind! He's clearly been ambushed!"
"Someone deliberately framed him!"
"Your Majesty! You are wise and discerning; you must seek justice for Jun'er!"
She cried out as she stared intently at the Crown Prince on the other side of the Emperor.
The accusation and resentment in those eyes were almost tangible!
However, before the emperor could react, Consort Liu, who was standing close to him, seemed to be completely enraged. She suddenly raised her voice, clearly drowning out Lady Zhaohua's screams.
"Madam Zhaohua! What do you mean by this?!"
"Would I risk my life and the dragon seed in my womb to frame the Fifth Prince?!"
She clutched her swollen belly, her body trembling violently with excitement, as if she were about to collapse at any moment.
"When the Fifth Prince barged in, he knew perfectly well who I was!"
"He was uttering those blasphemous words..."
Consort Liu took a deep breath and, with all her might, spoke each word clearly.
"He said the world would soon be his, and what good would it do for a lowly woman like me to be given to him..."
Boom!
These words, like a thunderclap from the heavens, not only completely confirmed Murong Jun's beastly behavior, but also exposed his hidden and arrogant ambitions to the emperor!
Lady Zhaohua felt an irresistible chill instantly freeze her blood.
Her mind went blank.
Only these two words remained, roaring madly: They've gone mad!
She's blind!
Normally, Consort Liu is nothing more than a lowly person, so what if she is pregnant with the emperor's child?
The emperor has several grown sons. Why should she bother to pay attention to a little thing that is still in the womb and whose gender is unknown?
But why!
Ironically, it was this ant she wouldn't even bother to look at that delivered the most fatal blow to her and Jun'er at this most critical moment!
Those few words of venom were meant to completely destroy the mother and child!