[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-eternal-life-as-false-emperor":3,"chapter-eternal-life-as-false-emperor-eternal-life-as-false-emperor-chapter-45":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Eternal Life as False Emperor",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1682691,2149,"Chapter 45: Execution of the Entire Clan","eternal-life-as-false-emperor-chapter-45",45,"\u003Cp>Very soon, a woman over forty, dressed in luxurious attire, walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as she entered, she fell to her knees with a thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Servant Fangcao, pays respects to the Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, and the Empress!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fangcao, I’m asking you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Zheng Yi could speak, the Empress Dowager quickly asked, \"The son born by the Empress, have you been the one taking care of him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Empress Dowager.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The three pregnant women you brought in, was it to learn from them on how to care for the Empress? Where are they now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fangcao looked up at the Empress Dowager in surprise, then stumbled, \"Yes, yes, that’s right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They, they were sent out of the palace by me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the two feign innocence and act, Zheng Yi coldly laughed, \"Bringing pregnant women into the palace to learn how to care for the Empress?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then why not bring them in when the Empress was first pregnant, but only when she was about to give birth?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This, this, this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fangcao immediately panicked, gritting her teeth, \"Your Majesty, it’s because older pregnancies are dangerous, so we must handle carefully!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, that’s how it is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Yi couldn’t help but admire the cunning of palace women, able to come up with such a reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was both angry and amused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Summon the midwife!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the midwife who had just helped the Empress give birth walked in, trembling, and bowed lavishly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Servant pays respects to the Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, and the Empress!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had obviously heard the conversations happening in the room and guessed something, feeling extremely fearful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Granny Wang, is that right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Yi said, \"You are a veteran midwife in the palace; tell me, during the Empress’s labor, was a Prince or a Princess born?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, yes yes yes...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Granny Wang was trembling all over, hardly knowing what she was saying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was well aware that palace intrigue involved the Empress Dowager and the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a mere midwife, a single mistake, and she could face death!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Granny Wang, you know the Empress Dowager and I go way back. Do not dare deceive His Majesty!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the Empress Dowager spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Yi looked at the Empress Dowager with dissatisfaction, \"Mother?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emperor, this matter relates to the Royal Family lineage and must be treated carefully.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress Dowager spoke with composure, \"I’m doing this for your sake, Emperor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s, it’s a Prince.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, Granny Wang collapsed to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress Dowager was pleased, \"Son, did you hear that clearly? Even the midwife says it’s a Prince. What are you still doubting?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Yi shook his head helplessly. If he hadn’t already known the truth, he might have been convinced by the Empress Dowager.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She truly was the ultimate winner in the palace struggles!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s known that the Empress Dowager wasn’t Emperor Zhengyong’s biological mother, yet she managed to control him tightly and even helped him ascend to the throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One can imagine her mastery in palace intrigue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unfortunately...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was now facing Zheng Yi!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hoo...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled deeply, beginning to focus his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pure Yin Qi continued to linger in the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it wasn’t far from the Empress’s chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather... it was right inside the chamber!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the feeling in his heart, he slowly searched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Lin’er asked curiously, \"Your Majesty?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone be silent...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With one command, all the women present closed their mouths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Empress Dowager complied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the Empress Dowager was sending sharp warning glances to Fangcao and the midwife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two women were terrified, bowing their heads, not knowing what to think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very soon, Zheng Yi arrived in front of a bookshelf in the outer hall of the chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shelf was enormous, reaching the top of the chamber, filled with various books and antiques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing Zheng Yi arrive here, the Empress Dowager’s face looked even more displeased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emperor?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mechanism?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Yi said, \"Mother, will you open it yourself, or shall I?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress Dowager still acted tough, \"Emperor, I don’t understand what you’re talking about.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Humph!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Yi called, \"Cheng’en!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unexpected that the Empress struggled to sit up, gritting her teeth, \"On the right side of the shelf, the fourth Jadeite and Mutton-fat Jade Vessel of the third row is the key.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I, I also want to know what the truth is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Yi followed the hint and turned the Jadeite and Mutton-fat Jade Vessel lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Click...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, the bookshelf quickly moved aside, revealing the hollow space behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space had a stagnant stench mixed with a faint bloody odor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, weak cries from newborns came from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Fangcao and the midwife felt utter despair and collapsed to the ground shivering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Yi led people inside, and true enough, after turning a corner, they found several figures lurking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three pregnant women, three matrons tending to the babies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing Zheng Yi, the six were startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three matrons quickly knelt, holding the babies, shouting long live the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the three pregnant women struggled to stand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hand the babies to me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, yes...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three matrons tremblingly handed the babies over for Zheng Yi to inspect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These three babies were two girls and one boy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meaning, the three pregnant women summoned by the Empress, or rather by the Empress Dowager, bore two boys and one girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the one they took outside was one of the boys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for his own daughter...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Yi turned his gaze to the girl on the left and felt a strange, innate connection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the pure Yin Qi was dissolving slowly from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take the babies outside!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three matrons carried the children out, witnessing this, the Empress Dowager slowly closed her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress suddenly sat up straight, her voice trembling, \"Which, which is my child?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Yi looked at the midwife and said, \"Granny Wang, I’m giving you another chance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Name my child, and I will spare you a complete corpse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otherwise, your entire family will be executed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Granny Wang’s body froze abruptly, her teeth began chattering; she raised her head in panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty, mercy, mercy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It, it’s that one...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While speaking, she pointed to the girl on the left. Zheng Yi slowly nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do you know for sure?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Different swaddling, the boys have a green dragon pattern, the girls have a red phoenix pattern.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who instructed you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Yi asked deeply, \"The Empress or the Empress Dowager?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emperor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress Dowager suddenly uttered fiercely, \"I did all this for the Great Yu World. Please, Your Majesty...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Yi retorted, \"What I did is also for the Great Yu World!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Raising a bastard is not something I can abide by.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak! Who is it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Granny Wang flinched from the fright, subconsciously looking up at the Empress Dowager, and then quickly bowing her head, her voice trembling:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was, was, was...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Fangcao lifted her head and said, \"It, it was me. I did it all. It has nothing to do with the Empress Dowager or the Empress!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Yi glanced at Fangcao, and noticed the Empress Dowager exhaled deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It, it was me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fangcao seemed to think it through, saying, \"Servant did it because the Empress was too lonely missing His Majesty, gazing towards Qiankun Hall every night, unhappy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So I thought if the Empress could give birth to a Crown Prince, His Majesty would visit more often...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aunt Fangcao...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress was also stunned, never expecting Fangcao to offer such a reason, all for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Yi also shook his head, saying coldly, \"To dare harm a royal offspring for personal gain, it’s a heinous crime!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Granny Wang, be given a white silk!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The whole family exiled to Nanyue County.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fangcao... execution by clubbing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whole family exterminated!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1311,"2026-06-06T13:34:08.834Z",1,"novelbin.me","5681c460e59b15e4559a33f817459fc79d514cc58ec48829f41ea86bc48bfcf7","eternal-life-as-false-emperor-chapter-46","eternal-life-as-false-emperor-chapter-44",358,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-life-as-false-emperor-cover.jpg"]