roccoschili Chapter 1659 The Fourth Prince is Also My Child (Bonus Chapter for 269 Million Reward Points)
Chapter 1659 The Fourth Prince is Also My Child (Bonus Chapter for 269 Million Reward Points)
Xingchen's chest heaved violently, and he was panting heavily.
Overwhelmed by emotion and grief, his voice was broken and fragmented, yet each sentence was more piercing than the last: "My mother was a concubine brought into the harem by the late emperor, unlike your own mother, who was merely a lowly palace maid! In terms of birth, I am far more noble than you!"
"The entire Yun family was loyal and brave, but they were all wiped out because of a single false accusation..."
"And what about me? I should have grown up in the palace, served by palace servants and taught by the Grand Tutor. In the future, I would have ascended the throne and enjoyed wealth, honor, and immense power!"
"All I want is to take back what is rightfully mine! To prevent my children from living like me, like a shadow! What's wrong with that?!"
"Tell me! Nangong Xuanyu! Tell me, what's wrong with this?!"
This roar exhausted Xingchen's strength, and he collapsed to the ground, looking extremely disheveled.
Even Li Changde couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.
During the time Xingchen was arrested, there was no shortage of people in the court working for him, and no shortage of people in the common people petitioning on his behalf.
If they knew that the holy monk in their hearts was actually this ugly, I wonder what they would think.
Nangong Xuanyu looked down at Xingchen, his face expressionless: "Finished?"
"I have no interest in arguing with you about right and wrong. If you want to hate someone, hate the late emperor."
"I only ask you, besides Lady Chu and Lady Feng, which other women in the harem have you had affairs with?!"
Xingchen sneered, "Is Your Majesty going to clean house?"
Nangong Xuanyu remained unmoved: "If you confess honestly, I may grant you a quick death. Otherwise... don't blame me for disregarding this insignificant blood relation!"
Xingchen hated Nangong Xuanyu to the bone and wished he could turn the harem upside down. How could he possibly confess honestly?
As long as his spies hidden in the harem remain unexposed, they will have a chance to avenge him.
Xingchen knew that Nangong Xuanyu's most beloved woman was the Imperial Noble Consort.
He looked up to meet the emperor's gaze, a half-smile on his face, and said, "This humble monk can give an account, but I don't know if Your Majesty can bear the truth..."
"For example... the Imperial Noble Consort, and the clever and adorable Fourth Prince."
Upon hearing Xingchen mention the Imperial Noble Consort and the Fourth Prince, Nangong Xuanyu's eyes suddenly sharpened.
Li Changde's heart skipped a beat, and he knew something was wrong!
Xingchen caught the fleeting change in the emperor's eyes, and his smile became even more distorted: "Your Majesty did not expect this, did you? Your most beloved and trusted Imperial Noble Consort... had already fallen in love with this humble monk and secretly pledged her life to him before she even entered the palace."
"At that time, the Shen family was only a minor official of the sixth rank. She was an unfavored illegitimate daughter, and her life was difficult. By chance, I met her. She was only twelve years old at the time, innocent and carefree, like a flower with morning dew."
“We often met in the backyard of the Shen residence. She would discuss poetry and painting with me, and I would teach her Buddhist teachings and Zen principles…”
"Ah, Your Majesty, do you know that the Imperial Noble Consort's skillful hands can not only embroider exquisite double-sided embroidery, but also transcribe the entire Heart Sutra for this humble monk?"
"It's a pity... Later she was selected to enter the palace, and we parted with great reluctance."
As she said this, Xingchen's eyes became wistful, as if she were recalling a deeply unforgettable past relationship: "Even after she entered the palace, we still kept in touch."
"And the Fourth Prince... Does Your Majesty really think that child's features resemble yours?"
"Think about it carefully, doesn't his demeanor when he's quiet bear some resemblance to mine? After all, he carries my blood!"
"Your Majesty, you can't say that the Fourth Prince is a bastard. He is also the late Emperor's grandson, a son of the dragon and a grandson of the phoenix, with a noble bloodline!"
Every year on the emperor's birthday, the Imperial Noble Consort would present him with a double-sided embroidery piece that she had embroidered herself. This was no secret among the powerful circles in the capital, and Xingchen certainly knew that the Imperial Noble Consort was skilled in double-sided embroidery.
As for the fourth prince... Xingchen had never seen him.
He was just gambling; perhaps the Fourth Prince's features resembled the late Emperor's, and so did his own. In that case, it wasn't impossible to say the Fourth Prince resembled him.
It has to be said that Xingchen's words touched on Nangong Xuanyu's most sensitive spot!
They are defaming the most tender and inviolable pure land in his heart!
Niannian was the only woman he truly loved.
Ah Xu was the prince on whom he placed high hopes.
How dare Xingchen smear them?!
Nangong Xuanyu's suppressed rage was finally ignited: "You...are...courting...death—!!!"
The emperor roared, and his foot, clad in dragon-patterned brocade boots, struck Xingchen squarely in the chest with the force of thunder!
"puff--!!!"
Xingchen had no time to react. He flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into the pillar behind him before rolling to the ground!
He suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, which splattered onto the gleaming gold bricks, a horrifying sight!
Xingchen felt a sharp pain in his chest as if his bones were shattering, and his vision blurred as he almost fainted, but in his heart he was laughing wildly!
He just couldn't stand how Nangong Xuanyu always acted like he was in control of everything!
He finally angered the man!
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
Li Changde knelt on the ground, cold sweat dripping down his forehead.
Nangong Xuanyu flew into a rage, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Xingchen, who was coughing up blood, as if he wanted to devour him alive: "The Imperial Concubine is pure and virtuous, and the Fourth Prince is my prince. How dare you, you lewd monk, slander them like this?!"
Despite the excruciating pain, Xingchen coughed up blood while simultaneously chuckling, making him appear exceptionally ferocious and terrifying: "How does Your Majesty know it's slander?"
"You've only known the Imperial Noble Consort for a few years? I've known her for much longer!"
He made up a story off the cuff, the more exaggerated and detailed it became, as if he really had countless intimate memories with Shen Zhinian: "In her first year in the palace, we met briefly by the Quhe Garden. At that time, her eyes were red..."
"And that year at the Mulan Hunting Grounds, she was assassinated and traumatized; it was this humble monk who chanted sutras to calm her nerves in the temple..."
Enraged, Nangong Xuanyu kicked Xingchen in the shoulder again: "Shut up!!!"
Xingchen was kicked and rolled away again, but he laughed even more maniacally and triumphantly.
Blood continued to gush from his mouth, but he seemed to feel no pain. He just stared intently at Nangong Xuanyu's furious face and shouted with his last strength, "Your Majesty doesn't believe me? Then go ask her!"
"Let's see if she dares to look you in the eye and say that she has absolutely no connection with this monk."
"Let's see if she dares to make the Fourth Prince and this humble monk perform a blood test to prove their kinship!"
Xingchen said this because he knew that Nangong Xuanyu would not do such a thing.
Even if we take a step back and assume that Nangong Xuanyu really makes him undergo a blood test to recognize his kinship with the Fourth Prince, then his goal will be achieved.
From now on, Nangong Xuanyu and the Imperial Noble Consort will inevitably drift apart, and the Fourth Prince will be nailed to the pillar of shame for his questionable bloodline.
He wanted to make things difficult for Nangong Xuanyu!