RPAGF Chapter 173 Consort Fucha
Chapter 173 Consort Fucha
After much deliberation, Big Fat Orange finally decided to visit Shou Kang Palace.
Filled with doubt and dissatisfaction, he decided to personally ask the Empress Dowager.
What exactly did his son do wrong that made the Empress Dowager so dissatisfied with him?
Looking back, the Empress Dowager had always favored Ulanara Yixiu, constantly cleaning up her messes.
Now, the Empress Dowager is paralyzed in bed and unable to speak.
Yet they still helped that wicked woman and even provided her with manpower.
Big Fat Orange recalled the wicked woman's inhuman actions, how she had even allowed smallpox scabs to be brought into the palace.
If everyone in the harem contracts smallpox, he will be infected sooner or later.
Who isn't afraid of death? As the emperor, he certainly didn't want to die.
That wicked woman, Yixiu, has truly gone mad.
The Empress Dowager turned a blind eye to this, which made Da Pang Ju feel very disheartened.
In fact, over the years, Big Fat Orange had guessed some of the Empress Dowager's thoughts.
However, this has never been definitively confirmed.
Therefore, he still harbored some illusions, hoping that the Empress Dowager was not completely indifferent to him as her son.
With mixed feelings, the chubby orange cat slowly stepped into the Shou Kang Palace.
Upon entering the palace, a suffocating atmosphere enveloped him, making his mood even heavier.
He slowly walked to the Empress Dowager's bedside, gazing at her emaciated figure, unable to speak.
A feeling that was hard to describe welled up inside me.
Big Fat Orange waved his hand solemnly, signaling Zhu Xi to step back first.
After Zhu Xi left, he took a deep breath, then looked at the person in front of him and slowly said:
"Your Majesty, your son has come here today only to seek an explanation."
His voice trembled slightly as he said:
"What did our son do wrong that makes you so dissatisfied with him?"
So much so that you'd rather help that wicked woman Yixiu to poison my children?
Big Fat Orange became increasingly agitated, and his voice unconsciously rose an octave.
"That wicked woman actually had smallpox brought into the palace!"
She's completely gone mad! I only have a few sons, and now they've all contracted smallpox!
Smallpox! That was a disease that killed nine out of ten people; so many people died from it!
At this point, Big Orange's eyes reddened slightly.
“Empress Mother, do you know? Lingxi Hongzhan is gone.”
My sons, Lingxi and Hongzhan, were already in poor health, and Consort Wan took care of them...
It took a lot of effort and hard work to raise them to this age.
But because of this damned smallpox, they were all gone, gone in an instant!
Big Fat Orange's voice became hoarse, as if every word was being forced out of his throat.
"My heart aches so much, it aches so much!"
The Empress Dowager's cloudy eyes shifted slightly, and her hands began to struggle, as if she wanted to deny it.
But it could only produce indistinct sounds.
"Your Majesty, I have investigated thoroughly. It was Yixiu who placed someone by Hongli's side several years ago."
It was the Uya family who brought smallpox scabs into the palace, which caused Prince Hongchang and others to contract smallpox.
When Hongli visited Suiyu Pavilion, Lingxi and Hongzhan unfortunately also contracted the virus.
The chubby man stared intently at the Empress Dowager, his face grim, his gaze sharp as a knife.
It seems they wanted to see the Empress Dowager's true thoughts through her eyes.
The Empress Dowager's heart tightened suddenly, and a hint of panic flashed in her eyes.
But she quickly regained her composure and shook her head in denial, feigning calmness.
Upon seeing this, the chubby orange cat's lips curled into a cold smile.
“Empress Mother, even now, you still want to keep this from me?”
Over the years, you have protected Yixiu in every way, but have you ever thought about my feelings?
I have toiled day and night, exhausting all my energy, for the sake of this great Qing dynasty.
But you are only helping that wicked woman plot against my child!
He became more and more excited as he spoke, and his voice unconsciously rose.
The Empress Dowager's face turned extremely ugly. Her lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to explain something, but she couldn't utter a word.
The chubby orange cat didn't give her a chance to catch her breath and continued to question her:
"Your Majesty, why are you doing this? My princes and princesses are all your own grandchildren!"
"Are you so heartless as to want me to be childless?"
Why? I don't believe you're only doing this to help that poisonous woman, Yixiu.
You weren't particularly close to her on a regular basis.
So, Your Majesty, what is your purpose in doing this?
The Empress Dowager's hand waved weakly in the air, as if trying to grasp something.
A hurried, hoarse sound came from her throat.
As if trying to explain something, she was ruthlessly interrupted by the chubby orange cat.
Big Fat Orange no longer wanted to hear any more of the Empress Dowager's explanations; his heart was filled with disappointment and anger.
He stared intently into the Empress Dowager's eyes and said, word by word:
“Empress Mother, you did this for the sake of the Fourteenth Prince, didn’t you?”
He said this with exceptional certainty, without the slightest hesitation or doubt.
Big Fat Orange's eyes were like those of a hawk.
They kept a close watch on the Empress Dowager's expressions, not missing a single subtle detail.
The Empress Dowager's pupils contracted sharply, and a hint of shock and panic flashed in her already somewhat cloudy eyes.
Although the change was extremely subtle, it did not escape the eyes of the big, fat orange cat who had been watching her intently.
Seeing this, Big Fat Orange's guess was confirmed, and he couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile.
"I knew it all these years, the only person you have ever thought about is the fourteenth prince."
You're helping Yixiu plot against my children, simply to ensure I have no heir.
In this way, the throne could only be passed to the fourteenth prince.
Either the fourteenth prince succeeds his brother, or his son succeeds him.
"Your Majesty, do you agree with what I said?"
The Empress Dowager was shocked, but still struggled to utter indistinct sounds, as if she wanted to explain.
Seeing this, the chubby orange cat became even more convinced of what the Empress Dowager was thinking, and its anger burned even more fiercely.
He suddenly stood up, and because the movement was so sudden, the stool behind him also fell to the ground.
A loud "bang" resounded, sounding particularly jarring in the silent palace.
The chubby orange-haired man had his back to the Empress Dowager; his voice was icy, revealing endless disappointment and anger:
My dearest mother! I ask myself honestly, have I been truly filial to you all these years?
Compared to the Fourteenth Prince, how could I be any less than him?
However, what I never expected was that in your heart, I am still no better than the Fourteenth Prince!
Is it simply because I was not raised by your side since childhood?
These are the rules set by our ancestors! What can I do? How innocent I am!
After a pause, the chubby orange cat continued, "Empress Mother, when Shilan was pregnant back in the Prince's residence, I was initially very happy..."
It was the Empress Dowager who told me that Lady Nian should not have any children.
Later, Qi brought over that bowl of medicine to prevent miscarriage; the Empress Dowager was truly cunning.
This incident created discord among the families of the military generals under my command, and made me resentful towards the Nian family.
These things, one by one, show how much care and concern the Empress Dowager had for the Fourteenth Prince.