Chapter 836: Hate Me Instead
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Prince Yi, who was kneeling on the side with a very weak appearance, could feel the powerful aura coming from Empress Dowager. She had experienced many things and wasn’t easy to fool.
“Mother, that won’t happen. We’re family… How could l…” Prince Qing cried as he shook his head. He wouldn’t. He wasn’t that kind of person…
Empress Dowager Yunzi only said, “Ji Yi must die!”
“Mother!” Prince Qing cried bitterly.
The panic of her death started to set in and Ji Yi too started to hit her head on the ground. ‘l… I’m not really going to die, right?”
The blood on the ground got more prominent. Emperor Hao couldn’t take it anymore and knelt down as well, “Mother, we should let Ji Yi go. If this continues, he will die!”
Empress Dowager Yunzi suddenly closed her eyes and said word by word, “Prince Qing, witness this. Your brother was about to become a fatuous ruler for you… I will not let this slide. If you want to hate someone, hate me instead.’
As she finished speaking, she pierced the sword through Ji Yi.
Ji Yi didn’t expect this at all. Her eyes instantly widened, and then she fell straight down.
He died with grievances.
“Ji Yi! Ji Yi!” Prince Qing did not expect this sudden turn of events at all. He stayed shocked for a moment before hugging Ji Yi and crying even harder.
“Mother!” Prince Shu struggled to get up with his weak body and started to bawl over the corpse. Even though he was not sad at all, he still had to pretend for everyone.
He had to let Emperor Hao and the others realize that he was just a very innocent child.
Then he would naturally be safer.
“Mother…” Emperor Hao was also stunned.
Empress Dowager Yunzi threw away her sword and spoke again, still issuing an edict on behalf of Emperor Hao, “Prince Qing faked the imperial edict and aided the tyrant. Considering that he is usually benevolent and filial, he can be exempted from the death penalty, but he can’t escape punishment. From today onwards, he will be demoted to a commoner.”
“Mother!!!” Emperor Hao shouted. “l only have one brother! ! ”
On the surface, Prince Yi was mourning the death of his mother, but in his heart, he was imagining cutting Empress Dowager into a thousand pieces.
His previous plan had been foiled!
If Prince Qing became a commoner, he would not have a fief. Even if he followed Prince Qing, there would be no benefits! Such a fief would not become his stepping stone and capital to fight for the throne in the future!
In other words, it would be even more difficult for him to become an emperor in the future!
Prince Qing was suddenly very calm. He smiled and placed Ji Yi, who was already cold, on the ground. Then, he tidied his clothes and bowed to his mother and brother.
After he finished, he said, “l don’t hate any of you. I actually knew what I did was wrong, but I still did it. I’m not worthy of being called your son, or your brother. You almost became a fatuous ruler because of me. I’m not worthy of being a son. I forced my mother to personally kill the evil person I loved. Even after all this, 1 must plead to you, the child is innocent. I hope you will treat him well.’
With that, he bowed again.
Then, he got up and pounced on the sword of a guard holding a sword beside him. He even held the guard’s sword with both hands and pointed it at himself with all his might, causing him to instantly die.
“P-prince Qing! ! ! ” Emperor Hao hurriedly hugged his brother with a sorrowful look. “Why are you doing this… Why bother…”
Empress Dowager Yunzi immediately looked up at the pitch-black night sky in disappointment, but tears still fell from her eyes..