vrcanaries Chapter 458: Operation against heaven
Chapter 458: Operation against heaven
Another blood-stained handkerchief was collected by Madam Ke. She glared at Luo Xiaoran fiercely, wishing she could tear Luo Xiaoran to pieces with her own hands.
Luo Xiaoran glared back.
There are so many handkerchiefs, is that a big deal?
My eyes are bigger than yours!
The Empress Dowager seemed to be on her deathbed. She raised her thin arms, which were as thin as dead branches, with difficulty and tried to wave to Madam Ke, asking her not to argue about these things at this time.
However, when she was halfway through this simple movement, her strength seemed to be drained away in an instant.
The raised arm unexpectedly fell back heavily onto the Phoenix Throne uncontrollably, making a dull sound that also struck the hearts of the other three people in the hall.
"Prince Yan, do you think it was me who killed your mother?"
"I only decided the way she died. The one who really killed your mother was Taizong!"
"Between the noble family and Concubine Yun, he chose the noble family without hesitation."
The Empress Dowager began to change the subject again. She no longer had the energy to care about Luo Xiaoran's teasing.
Perhaps deep down in her heart, she still had some kindness towards the girl who brought "Mo Shen" here.
"Many years ago, I had the feeling of being suddenly pushed into a fire. It was warm, hot and painful."
"For many years afterwards, I wanted to know if the scene of a person being burned to death was exactly the same as I imagined."
"That day, the execution ground was filled with Yun Fei's shrill and desperate screams. Only then did I realize how cruel it was to be burned by fire."
"I watched helplessly as the flames engulfed Concubine Yun's beautiful face, then her graceful figure, until her entire body was engulfed in the sea of fire."
"The expression on her face was painful, veins bulged on her forehead, and her eyes were wide open, full of fear and helplessness."
"Wips of black smoke came out of her body. She struggled desperately, trying to escape, but she only fell into deeper despair."
"Not long after, the people present smelled a pungent, sickening smell of burning. I still can't forget that smell."
"I stared at Concubine Yun in the fire, suppressing my nausea. I watched her body gradually twist and deform, her screams becoming quieter and quieter, until only a pile of burnt remains remained."
"Prince Yan, facing this horrific scene, only two people did not vomit. One was Ai Jia, and the other was Emperor Taizong."
"When Concubine Yun was his tool to balance the family, he doted on you and your son."
"Once the noble families unite to put pressure on him, Concubine Yun will become a discarded shoe."
"I'm really curious. Your father is cold and indifferent, and your mother is a wicked woman. How come you are born with such a heart for the world?"
"How ridiculous! Cough cough cough!"
After saying so many words in one breath, the Empress Dowager started coughing again, as if she could cough out all her internal organs, which made Madam Ke very worried.
Luo Xiaoran and Chen Ji interlocked their hands and gently shook them. She reminded Chen Ji in a low voice:
"The Empress Dowager described the scene of the burning in such detail just to irritate you. Don't be fooled."
"Moreover, there are logical loopholes in her words. The Empress Dowager should not be clear about this." Luo Xiaoran pointed to her little head.
"She has already admitted that Concubine Yun was resurrected by a ghost, so the real Concubine Yun must have died when she fell off the cliff. The tragic death she described is not what the real Concubine Yun experienced."
Chen Ji also held Luo Xiaoran's hand tightly. His eyes were fixed on the gradually dilating pupils of the Empress Dowager, and his whole body was in a huge state of tearing.
There are two paths in front of him.
One is to kill the enemy while the Empress Dowager is still alive and avenge his mother and Xuan Li, at the cost of bearing the crime of murdering his biological mother.
The second way is very simple, just watch the Empress Dowager die, that's all.
But what Chen Ji did not expect was that the Empress Dowager secretly arranged the first path for him.
At the moment when the most powerful woman in Daliang took her last breath, the Ke Ma beside her suddenly pulled out a dagger from her sleeve and stabbed the Empress Dowager fiercely.
With a dull sound, the dagger sank deeply into the Empress Dowager's heart, which had already stopped beating.
The blood quickly bloomed like a blooming red lotus, dyeing the gorgeous phoenix robe of the Empress Dowager red, and also dyeing the surrounding ground red.
Then, Nanny Ke pulled out the dagger without hesitation, and touched her own neck with lightning speed. Finally, she did not forget to throw the dagger towards Chen Ji and Luo Xiaoran.
To be honest, everything happened too suddenly and too unbelievably.
Therefore, Luo Xiaoran and Chen Ji did not have time to stop Madam Ke's behavior.
The two were completely stunned. What kind of incredible operation was this?
After looking at each other, Luo Xiaoran and Chen Ji saw deep shock in each other's eyes.
The Empress Dowager kept this as a backup plan!
I didn't expect it~~I can't think of it~~It's hard to think of it~~
The method of provoking Chen Ji to kill her didn't work, so in the end he simply faked the scene of the murder.
There are only four people in the hall now, two of them are dead, so the remaining two are pure suspects, right?
No wonder when the Empress Dowager died, the corners of her mouth seemed to bend in an arc, and even her eyes were closed peacefully.
Is she declaring her victory while welcoming death?
Luo Xiaoran seemed to see that at this moment the woman's soul had left her body and was standing in front of her and Chen Ji, with a look of contempt and an extremely proud smile.
"I have obtained everything I wanted in this life. Even if I die, it must be according to my own wishes!"
"Mother!"
Not long after, the Queen Mother's voice was heard outside the palace.
Judging from the bustling footsteps and the sound of armor colliding, the Queen Mother brought a lot of guards.
Perhaps in the next second, these guards would rush into the main hall of Changning Palace and arrest Luo Xiaoran and Chen Ji on the charge of murdering the Empress Dowager.
But in the end, only one person stepped into the hall.
The phoenix robe that the empress dowager wore today was not the red and gold that she usually wore, but a low-key green. There were also very few hairpins and jewelry on her bun. Her dress was completely different from the exquisite and noble one she wore in the past.
She looked around the hall but didn't say anything right away.
Chen Ji's Adam's apple moved, and he asked sarcastically:
"The Queen Mother doesn't seem surprised by this scene?"
When the Queen Mother saw the blood-stained Phoenix Throne of the Grand Empress Dowager, her heart began to beat like a wild horse and she was completely out of control.
The bright red blood came from the aunt she had respected and feared for most of her life.
The sight of her aunt, who had been so proud all her life, now lying lifeless in a pool of blood, deeply hurt her eyes and made her breathless for a moment, until Chen Ji spoke first.
Looking at her youngest brother, she tried her best to adjust her breathing and said firmly:
"King Yan, let's make a deal!"