The Whole Dynasty Spoils the Tyrant's Beloved Youngest Daughter-Chapter 398: He Doesn’t Believe His Lies
"He is from Bei Xia..."
"He is now trying to become the Crown Prince of my East Chu, effortlessly taking over East Chu, making our East Chu citizens his Bei Xia subjects, kneeling under his Bei Xia’s feet."
"I implore the Emperor to discern wisely."
Jun Ning finished speaking, solemnly knelt on the ground, and bowed before Emperor Yongning on the high throne. After bowing, she remained with her hands on the ground, her forehead on the floor, not getting up for quite some time.
This earnest manner was uncommon.
In Emperor Yongning’s memory, the stubborn girl had never behaved this way.
The ministers were all shocked by the revelations Jun Ning had exposed.
What? The Eldest Prince is not who he appears to be, he is actually the Crown Prince of Bei Xia? And he killed the National Guardian General Qi Qin?
Is it true?
If true, the Crown Prince had been implicated for so many years because of Qi Qin’s death, suffering countless grievances, and it turns out it was all a misunderstanding?
The Crown Prince had nothing at all to do with Qi Qin’s death. On the contrary, Qi Qin’s death led the Crown Prince to fall from grace, targeted by the ministers. Meanwhile, the Eldest Prince, the Emperor’s eldest son, entered the ministers’ sight?
No, no, it seems he can no longer be called the Eldest Prince.
The Princess has presented solid evidence, and she is so serious, not at all joking. From the Eldest Prince’s reaction, it doesn’t seem to be false.
Henceforth, he should be referred to as the Crown Prince of Bei Xia.
The ministers thought this, their gaze towards the Crown Prince of Bei Xia had shifted from trust, appreciation, and comfort to fear, dread, and vigilance...
The Crown Prince of Bei Xia looked at the letters the eunuch had presented before the Emperor, and seeing the unusual looks from the people around him, he smirked coldly, then suddenly stepped forward to choke Jun Ning who was kneeling on the ground.
Those letters from Jun Ning could surely condemn him to death, and he truly wished to destroy them immediately.
Yet under the watchful eyes of the crowd, if he destroyed those items, it would prove his guilty conscience, cementing the crimes Jun Ning listed against him and instantaneously leading to his demise, offering no escape.
And if those letters reached the Emperor’s hands, he would still face a death sentence.
So, before everything was revealed, his best option was to use Jun Ning as leverage to secure his escape.
Jun Ning was caught off guard and had her neck grabbed, her eyes glaring wide at the Crown Prince of Bei Xia.
The ministers, who had harbored some doubts, thinking they could further verify Jun Ning’s words, saw the Crown Prince of Bei Xia grabbing her neck with a fierce expression, and instantly had no more doubts.
The Princess’s statements were all true.
This Crown Prince of Bei Xia had done so many evil deeds, cleverly hidden! For so many years, not a single person discovered his issues.
The ministers looked at the Crown Prince of Bei Xia with displeasure.
"We don’t care if you are the Crown Prince of Bei Xia; release the Princess immediately... Otherwise, if you dare harm the Princess in the slightest, we, the ministers, will not spare you."
"Today... you shall not leave through the doors of the Imperial Assembly Hall..."
threatened the ministers.
Emperor Yongning also rose from the imperial throne behind him, nervously watching Jun Ning, who was being choked and having trouble breathing by the Crown Prince of Bei Xia. His hands hidden in his sleeves were clenched tightly.
Beside him, Xiao Lizi handed over the letters proving the various crimes of the Crown Prince of Bei Xia, but the Emperor paid no mind, his heart entirely focused on Jun Ning.
Seeing Jun Ning struggling for breath, her delicate face wrinkled tightly, Emperor Yongning said, "Though you have committed unforgivable crimes, if only you release the princess, I can permit you a safe departure..."
"Ha..." The Crown Prince of Bei Xia sneered coldly, "Emperor, can I trust you?"
Even at this moment, the Crown Prince of Bei Xia continued to address Emperor Yongning as Father.
Perhaps he had acted as the Eldest Prince for so many years and had become deeply absorbed in the role!
"Traitorous scoundrel, you are not fit to call the Emperor Father..." angrily said a voice among the ministers, "The Emperor has raised you in vain these years..."
Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince of Bei Xia’s expression was unreadable, instinctively glancing at Emperor Yongning seated above.
Emperor Yongning did not respond to the minister who just spoke, simply watching him coldly, as if looking at a stranger with whom he shared no blood relation.
Yet, when his gaze fell upon Jun Ning, it immediately changed.
In his eyes, there was heartache, affection, worry, anxiety... such emotions...
Contrasting utterly with his attitude towards himself.
The Eldest Prince’s mood was complicated beyond words, a subtle anger rising in his chest, and his grip on Jun Ning’s neck tightened.
Jun Ning’s face looked increasingly distressed.
"Release Ah Ning..."
Emperor Yongning became anxious, pressing both hands against the table, shouted angrily at the Crown Prince of Bei Xia. He exerted so much force that the veins in his neck protruded.
After shouting, he began coughing violently.
"Cough cough... cough cough cough..."
In the quiet Imperial Assembly Hall, the sound of Emperor Yongning’s coughing echoed.
"Father..." Jun Ning looked at Emperor Yongning, coughing fiercely, with pain in her heart.
Emperor Yongning also gazed at her, protectively saying, "Ah Ning, don’t be afraid..." The latter part of the sentence—that he would protect her even with the last of his strength—Emperor Yongning momentarily withheld.
He understood the Crown Prince of Bei Xia.
He feared that speaking it aloud would provoke jealousy from the Crown Prince of Bei Xia, possibly raising a murderous intent towards Jun Ning, placing her in even greater danger, and emboldening the Crown Prince to make outrageous demands.
"Father..." said the Crown Prince of Bei Xia, "You just need to open the eighteen palace gates and let me leave the palace with Ah Ning. Once I am safe, I promise to release her. You needn’t worry about her safety. After all, I have been her brother for so many years, and I do have some affection for her."
After finishing, the Crown Prince glanced at Jun Ning, who was nearly suffocated.
Now, in front of so many people, he had almost killed Jun Ning by choking her. Once outside, where no one could witness, what further torment would he inflict on her?
To say he would release Jun Ning, ha... that was simply nonsense...
Emperor Yongning did not believe the Eldest Prince’s nonsense at all.
——
Now, in front of so many people, he had almost killed Jun Ning by choking her. Once outside, where no one could witness, what further torment would he inflict on her?
To say he would release Jun Ning, ha... that was simply nonsense...
Emperor Yongning
Now, in front of so many people, he had almost killed Jun Ning by choking her. Once outside, where no one could witness, what further torment would he inflict on her?
To say he would release Jun Ning, ha... that was simply nonsense...
Emperor Yongning 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂
Now, in front of so many people, he had almost killed Jun Ning by choking her. Once outside, where no one could witness, what further torment would he inflict on her?
To say he would release Jun Ning, ha... that was simply nonsense...
Emperor Yongning
