Emperor Yuanwu closed his eyes in pain and knelt down in front of her: "Mother, you are forcing your son."

The Empress Dowager sneered: "Have the Ai family forced you? If you promised the Ai family to release Yuzhen back to Ai family, would the Ai family need to tear their faces apart like this? Ai family only asks you one question, do you give it or not?"

Emperor Yuanwu knelt straight: "I will give Yuzhen the best care, but I will not let Yuzhen come back."

The empress dowager was ruthless, her eyes were red in anger. She sneered wildly: "Haha... Emperor, do you feel that you are very like a wise ruler now? Do you feel that the wind is now praising you, King Qi supports you, and Lu Mingyong supports you, you are a good emperor who convinces people?"

"Wake up! Emperor, the Ai family is not afraid to tell you that before the death of the late emperor, Feng Xiang and Empress Dowager Xian had already conspired to make King Qi ascend the throne. If the Ai family had not taken the initiative and stabbed Empress Dowager Xian to death, would you be in a prosperous place now?"

Looking at Emperor Yuanwu's shocked and sad expression, the Empress Dowager became more and more presumptuous and continued to vent her anger that was embarrassed and opposed to her because her son was disobedient.

She stared at Emperor Yuanwu and sneered: "Now, do you still think you are a wise ruler, do you still think that you are promoted to the emperor because of your talent?"

"You are wrong. If the Ai family hadn't killed you, you might not be as good as a rat crossing the street now! Do you think your uncle Changsun Tao respects you? He is just looking for an opportunity to pull you off the stage!"

"Do you think Lu Mingyong is loyal to you? Don't forget how he treated you in the past? Did he respect you when you were not the emperor?"

"Do you think Feng Xiang admires you? Bah! This person is above his gaze, and he is not loyal to your father. How good do you think you are better than the late emperor? Is it worthy of his support?"

"You don't help your own people, but your elbows always turn on these people. Who knows what they think? Maybe they are laughing at you in their hearts, laughing at you as a puppet, a puppet that lets them round and flatten!"

"You are still complacent about the current situation and think that it is because of your wiseness that others are convinced by you! A joke is a joke! You are such a big joke!"

"Enough! Old woman!" Lan Lingling rushed out from the side, pretending to slap the empress dowager a few big mouths, but Emperor Yuanwu grabbed her hand.

Feeling the cold and trembling hand holding his hand, Lan Ling was so angry that she pointed at the queen mother and cursed: "You old lady! Are you talking about human things? Don't just be arrogant if your Majesty stays in your stomach! People like you who are not worthy of being a mother at all. I despise you, and my whole family despise you!"

"Squeak," Emperor Yuanwu shook his head as she looked back and ordered Lu Xing, who was scared to the side and sweated coldly, "Take her out and guard the door. If anyone dares to say a word about what happened today, he will be killed without any hesitation."

"Your Majesty..." When he was held under his armpit by Eunuch Lu, Lan Lingling called out worriedly.

Emperor Yuanwu's face was calm and said gently: "Zhizhi is obedient, wait for me outside, and when I go back, I will give you a lot of delicious food."

Lan Lingling then obediently followed Eunuch Lu, and did not forget to speak harshly: "Old woman, if you dare to bully him again, I will poison your face!"

Until Lan Lingling was taken away, the empress dowager sneered again on her face. She did not hide the ridicule in her eyes and said contemptuously: "Where did this wild girl come from? She looks irrelevant. Didn't her parents teach her what politeness is? Her mouth smells as smelly as she ate feces."

"Enough!" Emperor Yuanwu shouted fiercely. When he looked up again, his calm expression shattered. The sadness and sadness on his face were so obvious, which made people feel heartbroken.

The Empress Dowager was dissatisfied with Emperor Yuanwu's shouting and sneered: "Has the Ai family said it wrong? That's a woman who is indifferent! Wuming and Wudi are hanging around you, and he also charms the king, making you ignore the four concubines in the harem!"

Emperor Yuanwu was heartbroken, his red eyes soon shed tears. He looked at his mother and asked every word: "My mother, do I have a grudge against you? Why did you say such hurtful words? You are my mother and my closest person. Every word you say is like a knife in my heart."

"Mother, do you think I want this throne? You have forced me to fight for it since I was a child, but I don't care at all! I don't know who Feng Xiang wants? But since I was ordered to take on this burden in the face of danger, I will take on the responsibility of the king!"

"As long as I am worthy of my ancestors, the people of the Qin Dynasty, and even more so as to the Dukes in the court, even if others say that I am not a wise ruler?"

"Yuzhen is my sister, how can I not feel sorry for me? But why don't I let her go? Because she made a mistake! I am the emperor and the highest law enforcer in this country. I must set an example!"

"The northern border has just been pacified, and the people of Yangzhou have just been settled. Now the Qin Dynasty is in chaos. Everything cannot be careless. Once there is a problem at any critical moment, the country will be in chaos!"

"Why do I rely on the emperor's uncle and Lu Mingyong? Because the one who guards Guiyan City for me in the northern border is the King of Xingyang, and the one who helps me suppress the court officials is the emperor's uncle and Lu Mingyong. They are a family!"

"One of the offenders is that it is incompetent to this family. If they hurt their hearts, I don't know who else can rely on."

"Yuzhen made a big mistake and almost killed Zhenli. I will not be enough to calm the anger of this family if I don't punish her."

"Even if I risk offending them, they hate Yuzhen and will sooner or later defeat Yuzhen. I will put Yuzhen in Yingmei Temple to protect her."

"Mother, why don't you understand your son at all? You are obviously close relatives, but why do you become enemies?"

After Emperor Yuanwu said that, he pressed his hands on the empress dowager's knees, raised his head and looked at his mother with a look of hope. He hoped that his mother would understand his painstaking efforts.

However, the Empress Dowager pushed his hand away coldly and sneered: "Don't tell the Ai family these great principles. If the Ai family will not see Yuzhen tomorrow, the Ai family will pack up and suffer in Yingmei Temple with Yuzhen."

Emperor Yuanwu's expression slowly condensed from expectation to disappointment, as if his heart was hurt.

He was silent and slowly stood up. The tenderness and warmth in his eyes were like a flame being extinguished by water, leaving only the smoked carbon fire, which was once again unflammable when it was cold.

"My mother, I am as you wish."

After saying that, Emperor Yuanwu left.
Chapter completed!