bayedsolid Chapter 216 They're actually twins!
Chapter 216 They're actually twins!
The Empress Dowager's voice was shrill and desperate, and her body twisted and turned incessantly, trying to break free from the guards' restraints.
The Emperor nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "Put the Dowager Consort in the Cold Palace, and for the rest of her life, she shall never step out of it!"
The emperor's voice was deep and authoritative, and his eyes revealed a firm determination.
The guards obeyed and dragged the Empress Dowager away again. The Empress Dowager struggled and cried out, "You will be punished! You will be punished!"
The Dowager's voice echoed in the empty palace, filled with despair and curses.
At this moment, the emperor stood up from his dragon throne and said angrily, "Drag this wicked woman away and stop her from talking nonsense here."
The emperor's voice was filled with anger and authority; his face was grim, and his eyes flashed with fury.
"Su Yinyin, Su Yinyin, I have something to say to you," the Empress Dowager shouted forcefully.
The Dowager's voice carried a hint of urgency and longing.
Seeing this, Su Yinyin hesitated for a moment, but finally asked the emperor for leniency.
Having received the Emperor's approval, Su Yinyin hesitated for a moment, but still walked firmly toward the Dowager Consort, her eyes filled with doubt and curiosity: "Dowager Consort, what do you want to say to me?"
The Dowager looked at Su Yinyin and saw her former self in her. She smiled bitterly and said, "You are a good girl. It is impossible for you and Yuan'er to be together, even if you give birth to his son."
The Empress Dowager's smile carried a hint of bitterness and helplessness, and her eyes were filled with sympathy for Su Yinyin.
The Dowager paused for a moment, then said, "You should thank me for stopping you two from being together."
The Dowager's voice was low and slow, her eyes revealing a hint of mystery.
"Your Highness, why do you say that?" Su Yinyin frowned even more, her eyes filled with doubt and confusion.
The Dowager Consort seemed relieved, "I could not escape her control in the end. Why, why! I am already the Dowager Consort."
The Dowager's voice was filled with despair and helplessness, and her eyes became empty and lifeless.
"Your Highness." Seeing the Empress Dowager's appearance, Su Yinyin's voice carried a hint of pity, and her eyes were filled with concern.
"Su Yinyin, come closer, I want to tell you something." The Empress Dowager's eyes revealed a hint of urgency and mystery as she looked at Su Yinyin.
Su Yinyin obediently did as she was told and put her ear close to the door.
The Dowager said softly, "Because his mother will not agree to you being with him. No one can escape her control."
The Dowager's voice was so low it was almost inaudible; her breath brushed against Su Yinyin's ear.
"Your Highness, what do you mean by that? Zhou Yuan's mother isn't dead?" Su Yinyin's body trembled slightly, her eyes filled with shock and confusion.
The Dowager Princess smiled bitterly: "You wouldn't understand, her methods... are extremely ruthless. Back then, I was driven to this situation step by step by her."
The Dowager's smile was filled with pain and despair, and her eyes revealed deep fear.
Su Yinyin said urgently, "Your Highness, please explain more clearly."
Su Yinyin's voice carried a hint of anxiety and longing, her eyes fixed on the Empress Dowager.
"Explain yourself? Hmph, what good will it do you? You'll just be another victim." The Dowager Consort shook her head incessantly, her expression growing increasingly frantic, her voice filled with despair.
Su Yinyin looked at the Dowager Consort with determination: "Dowager Consort, even if the road ahead is difficult, I still want to know the truth."
Su Yinyin's eyes were filled with determination and resolve, and her voice revealed an indomitable spirit.
The Dowager Consort was silent for a moment, then lowered her voice and said, "Zhou Yuan's mother... she has a huge power behind her, she can control everything, including Zhou Yuan's marriage. You have no chance of winning."
The Dowager's voice was low and sinister, as if she were telling a terrible secret.
"Is there really no other way?" Su Yinyin's face turned pale instantly. She saw despair and helplessness in the Empress Dowager's eyes.
The Dowager Empress sneered, "A solution? Unless you possess power greater than hers, you're doomed."
The Empress Dowager's cold laugh carried a hint of mockery and disdain; there was not a trace of hope in her eyes.
The Dowager's laughter was maniacal and desperate; her body trembled uncontrollably, as if she had lost her mind.
Su Yinyin stood frozen in place, her thoughts in turmoil. Just then, the emperor's voice rang out: "Su Yinyin, time's up. Do not entangle yourself with this madwoman any longer."
The emperor's voice broke Su Yinyin's reverie, and her body trembled slightly.
At this moment, the Emperor approached, glanced at the Consort Dowager, and said coldly, "I was initially going to be lenient with you because of your years of service to my father, but you have poisoned the mother of the imperial heir. This crime deserves death. Drag her away." The Consort Dowager collapsed to the ground, knowing there was no hope of survival.
There was no pity in the emperor's eyes, and his voice was cold and ruthless.
Su Yinyin slowly came to her senses, glanced at the still-laughing Empress Dowager, and turned to walk towards the Emperor. However, the Empress Dowager's words weighed heavily on her heart like a boulder…
Su Yinyin's steps were heavy and slow, her eyes filled with worry and confusion.
She always felt that there was something else behind the things the Empress Dowager said to her.
Could she not be dead? Why is it impossible for me and Zhou Yuan to be together? And why did she abandon Zhou Yuan?
Su Yinyin walked to the emperor's side, curtsied, and said softly, "Your Majesty, Yinyin has some doubts in her heart."
The emperor raised an eyebrow. "What is it?"
Su Yinyin bit her lower lip. "The Empress Dowager's words seem to have a deeper meaning. I'm afraid there's more to it than meets the eye."
Just as Su Yinyin was about to tell the emperor and Zhou Yuan what she had heard, the emperor interrupted her.
The emperor snorted coldly, "Don't be fooled by that woman. She has made a grave mistake, and her words are not to be trusted."
At this moment, Zhou Yuan's eyes were filled with complex emotions, and his body trembled involuntarily, as if he was suppressing the pain in his heart.
However, what they didn't know was that the Dowager Consort's words planted a seed of doubt in Zhou Yuan's heart. He couldn't help but wonder if his mother had truly been as the Dowager Consort had described.
A complex emotion welled up in Zhou Yuan's heart. After all, they had been together for twenty years, and although there were grudges, there had also been moments of tenderness. However, thinking of his mother who had died unjustly, he finally hardened his heart.
As Zhou Yuan watched her departing figure, he secretly vowed that even if he couldn't do it himself, he would make her suffer endless torment in the cold palace to avenge his mother.
A resolute light shone in Zhou Yuan's eyes; his heart was filled with hatred for the Dowager Consort and longing for his mother.