Chapter 563: The Truth
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
It was not until the seventh day that the Retired Emperor finally woke up. His face was pale. These days, his mind was clear, but his eyelids could not open.
The Retired Emperor knew exactly what had happened and what had been said in the outside world.
When he heard that the emperor had agreed to the burial, he was in despair.
It was not until Jiang Ying brought Ning Yue over that his hopes were ignited.
As expected, Ning Yue did not disappoint him. Ning Yue told the emperor that he was poisoned.
Of course, the Retired Emperor knew very well that this was not poison, but a form of medicine.
Without the antidote, he would naturally wake up when the time was up.
But when he woke up, would he still be safe and sound?
When they really reached the imperial mausoleum, it would be useless for him to wake up again.
“Father!” The emperor was very excited to see the Retired Emperor wake up. He knelt in front of him.
“Get up.” The Retired Emperor looked a little weak.
If Ning Yue hadn’t been giving him injections these past few days, he really wouldn’t know how to survive.
Although he couldn’t open his eyes, his senses, hearing, and smell were still there. He knew very well who had saved him.
The Retired Emperor looked at Ning Yue and said, “Ning Yue, thank you.” “You’re welcome, Your Majesty. This is what I should do,” Ning Yue said. Actually, if she hadn’t checked carefully, she wouldn’t have realized that the Retired Emperor had faked his death.
“Your Majesty, did you eat anything or touch anything before you faked your death? Did you encounter anything strange?” Ning Yue asked.
She was really curious. The palace was so tightly guarded. How did those people poison the Retired Emperor?
“It’s Consort Shu. She brought me chestnut cake. After I ate it, 1 felt a little dizzy and wanted to lie in bed. I thought that it was because 1 was getting old and it wasn’t a big problem.”
“I woke up when the emperor came over, but I was only conscious. I couldn’t open my eyes or speak,” the Retired Emperor said.
Consort Shu? The emperor was stunned. Wasn’t Consort Shu the most doted on by the Retired Emperor when he was alive?
Although Consort Shu’s son could not be the emperor, her life would definitely be safe and smooth in the future because the Retired Emperor doted on her and her son.
Therefore, the emperor could not figure out why Consort Shu would do such a stupid thing.
“Forget it. I’m old. Some things are already out of my control. I’ll leave this to the emperor. You can deal with it. There’s no need to care about me.” The Retired Emperor waved his hand.
He doted on Consort Shu, but what did she repay him with?
These days, he vaguely felt that something was wrong with Consort Shu, but he could not tell what was wrong.
At that time, he thought that it was because Consort Shu was old and worried about her son’s future.
However, now that he had abdicated his position and the original crown prince had become the emperor, everything was settled.
But even so, he did not intend to let the emperor kill her. On the contrary, Consort Shu’s son would definitely receive the best care.
In the past, he mentioned all of this to Consort Shu. At that time, she had been overjoyed.
She told the Retired Emperor, who was still the emperor, “I don’t expect my son to be successful. I just want him to be safe for the rest of his life.”
At that time, he thought that Consort Shu was a sensible person, but now it seemed that everything was just a disguise.
Soon, the emperor investigated the matter.
It turned out that Consort Shu’s mother was very dissatisfied. The emperor was the one who sat on the throne, not Consort Shu’s son. That was why she had come up with this plan.
They wanted the emperor to fake his death first and slowly plan the next steps.
With the Retired Emperor’s backing, would they be afraid that the emperor would not obey them?
This wishful thinking was good enough. If not for Ning Yue, they would have already achieved their goal.
The emperor was very afraid, so he was very decisive in dealing with this matter.
All the adult men of Consort Shu’s mother’s clan were immediately beheaded, and the children and women were sent to the military camp.
It was unknown if it was because Consort Shu’s mother’s family had committed too many sins or for some other reason, but there were actually not many children.
When the emperor heard this news, his first thought was that some people had run away, but after a thorough investigation, he realized that this was indeed the case.
It had been a long time since their women had given birth. The youngest was already 12 years old.
However, the emperor did not kill this child. Instead, he raised this child in a secret manor in the capital.
He couldn’t bear to kill a child either..