Free Web NovelChapter 1276: Chapter 1270: Such Mother and Son
Late at night, yet the palace was brightly lit.
Emperor Longteng’s face was clouded with anger.
"Mother."
After hearing the news, Xin Zhuo rushed over immediately. Shi Fei had just caught her breath, kneeling silently to the side.
"Consort Zhao, how cruel you are to poison my mother?"
Xin Zhuo was furious, glaring fiercely at Consort Zhao.
"Sixth Brother, don’t talk nonsense. Shi Fei was poisoned, what does that have to do with my mother?"
Long Jin whispered.
"Ha~ How can it be unrelated? Then how did you know I was referring to the poisoning incident?"
Xin Zhuo sneered.
Long Jin was speechless.
"Your Majesty, in Consort Zhao’s palace, poison used to harm Shi Fei was found. The poison is the same as that in Shi Fei’s body."
An old nanny nearby stated.
"Consort Zhao, how bold you are."
Emperor Longteng’s face darkened.
Even though he had imprisoned Shi Fei, there were still doubts about the ghost incidents, so he hadn’t taken action against her.
But that didn’t mean others could commit murder under his watch.
Consort Zhao shuddered at Emperor Longteng’s cold shout.
"No... it’s not... it wasn’t me... it was... it was the Empress! The Empress made me do it... the ghost... she made me..."
Consort Zhao suddenly pointed at Empress Feng.
"Consort Zhao! Have you gone mad, spouting such nonsense!"
Empress Feng’s expression changed dramatically.
"Guards, seize this madwoman."
With a glance from Empress Feng, several guards covered Consort Zhao’s mouth and pinned her to the ground.
Consort Zhao struggled, her eyes filled with shock and fear.
"Your Majesty, Consort Zhao must be insane to speak such nonsense. I just heard some nannies say that Consort Zhao claimed she saw a ghost."
Empress Feng forced herself to remain calm and smiled as she spoke.
She quickly glanced at Long Qingxuan beside her.
Long Qingxuan frowned and looked again at Consort Zhao.
Tonight’s events seemed off to him.
He looked at Consort Zhao once more and noticed a dense aura of ghost energy on her forehead.
Consort Zhao had truly encountered a ghost.
"Father, Consort Zhao has a heavy presence of ghost energy on her."
Long Qingxuan reported with a bow.
"Ghost energy again?"
Emperor Longteng was greatly shocked upon hearing this.
It seemed the haunting of the palace wasn’t solely because of General Shi.
"Mother..."
Long Jin panicked upon seeing his mother being apprehended and hurried forward.
He wanted to tell Emperor Longteng that his mother wasn’t haunted by a ghost.
The previous hauntings were all orchestrated by the Empress.
How could his mother be so careless as to hide poison in the palace; he was about to fully disclose the previous matters, including the Empress’s orders to Consort Zhao.
Unexpectedly, Empress Feng’s icy gaze fell on Long Jin.
"Eighth Prince, I know you are an obedient child. If you were aware of your mother’s crime of poisoning Shi Fei, it’s best to confess sooner. Out of consideration for your sensible nature, I can plead for leniency on your behalf. I’ll also treat you as my own, the same as my other princes."
Long Jin was taken aback upon hearing this.
He looked at Consort Zhao, who was in a state of madness. Once the Crown Prince spoke, it would be impossible for his mother to escape punishment.
Thinking of Shi Fei’s cautionary tale and considering Xin Zhuo soon being sent to Fuzhou as a hostage, Long Jin felt a twinge of fear.
He wasn’t Xin Zhuo, he wouldn’t go to Fuzhou!
If the Empress could adopt him as her own child, he’d be like Long Qingqingchen and the others, relying on Empress Feng’s favor.
"Father, Your Majesty, I admit my wrongdoings, I shouldn’t have hidden my mother’s crime. She has always been jealous of Shi Fei’s favor. Earlier she faked ghost sightings in the palace to frame Shi Fei and secretly prepared poison to harm her."
