Chapter 112

Ruthless to the extreme!

He leaves no way out for himself, nor does he leave any for others.

"Besides, even if I were to give up, Chong’er would not be able to rest in peace in the afterlife."

"The hatred of a murdered son is irreconcilable!"

"From this day on, I, Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji, swear that I will exhaust the nation’s troops and stand against Great Qin to the death!"

"I want revenge!!!"

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji looked up to the sky and roared, his neck turning red and his veins bulging.

"Brother, must you still be so obsessed?"

"Is this matter not caused by you in the first place?"

"If you hadn't forced Qin Mu into a corner that night, would things have reached this point today?"

"If you and the Emperor hadn't insisted on giving that Top Graduate position to Chong’er, would he have become so arrogant and unable to distinguish right from wrong?"

"Do you still not know you were wrong?"

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou finally exploded as well.

Revenge! Revenge! Revenge!

Everyone was thinking only of revenge!

Has the truth become unimportant?

Do you still have any ability to distinguish right from wrong?

Hearing Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou mention that night, Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji suddenly felt a chill run through his body.

He knew the truth of that night better than anyone!

Mocking Qin Mu, using 100 taels of silver to humiliate him, and destroying his hope for a career in the imperial court!

Even.

He had even ordered his own retainers to draw weapons against Qin Mu.

"Hmph!"

"The truth of that night is something I will never speak of!"

"Qin Mu, you are not an invincible myth! Do you think I don't know your secret?"

"Even if I die, I will never tell anyone about your parentage, and you will never obtain everything that should have been yours!"

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji was furious to the extreme, having lost his reason, and even let slip words that should never have been spoken.

"Brother, what did you say? Qin Mu’s parentage?"

"Do you know it?"

"Who exactly is he!?"

Hearing this, Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou’s eyes suddenly lit up.

Was this not the secret she had been desperately searching for?

Hearing Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou’s questioning, Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji realized he had spoken impulsively.

"Sister, don't ask anymore."

"His parentage has nothing to do with you or me."

"He is nothing but a rebel of Great Tang! Even if he has flown to the branches to become a phoenix, it cannot change the fact that he is a rebel by birth!" Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji clenched his fists and roared through gritted teeth.

No!

I absolutely cannot accept that he is the Emperor’s eldest legitimate son!

I absolutely cannot accept that his status is incomparably noble!

A strong sense of failure and humiliation burned within Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji, causing him immense pain.

If Qin Mu were just an ordinary scholar from a humble background, perhaps he would feel better.

What Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji could not endure was that Qin Mu’s background was even more noble than his own!

"Brother! Are you just going to watch as the people of both nations suffer?"

"As the Prime Minister of Great Tang and the head of all officials, you should be the Emperor’s right-hand man, not a gate blocking Great Tang’s progress!"

"Qin Mu’s parentage might bring a major turning point to the relationship between our two nations; you cannot disregard the people of Great Tang because of Chong’er’s affair!"

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou was still unwilling to give up.

A woman’s intuition told her.

Qin Mu’s parentage was definitely not simple!

Otherwise, her brother would not have obstructed her in every way, unwilling to let her know.

"Enough!"

"What do the people of the world have to do with me?"

"No matter what, the hatred of a murdered son is irreconcilable! You need not say more!"

"Crown Prince, escort your mother back!"

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji did not want to hear Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou’s voice anymore and shouted impatiently toward the room.

In the blink of an eye.

Li Li Chengqian walked out from inside, looking timid and submissive.

Li Li Chengqian had known the moment Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou arrived.

He had heard their conversation clearly.

When Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou was about to learn of Qin Mu’s parentage, Li Li Chengqian’s heart had been in his throat.

Fortunately, Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji had regained his reason in time.

Otherwise.

The consequences would have been truly unimaginable!

"Qian’er..."

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou looked at the son she had been reunited with after a long time, her heart filled with joy, and she hurried forward.

Of course.

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou had also seen Li Li Chengqian at the inn entrance earlier.

But at that time, Empress Zhangsun Chong had been Wu Li Ke a mad dog, biting anyone he saw, and Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou had no time to spare for Li Li Chengqian.

"Qian’er, why did you come here with your uncle?"

"How is the imperial court now? How is your father the Emperor? Mother sees that you have gained weight recently; how is your health?"

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou, Wu Li Ke every loving mother in the world, kept showing concern for her son.

"Mother, I am fine. Uncle asked me to see you off; you... you should go first!"

Li Li Chengqian kept his head down, not even looking at Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou, wanting only for her to leave quickly.

He was inherently a cold-hearted person.

Now that he knew his own parentage, he felt even less affection for Li Er and Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou.

To be frank.

Even the dead male favorite, Chengxin, had received more of Li Li Chengqian’s love than Li Er and Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou combined!

"Qian’er?"

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou was stunned.

She had hoped for a scene of maternal kindness and filial piety upon reuniting with Li Li Chengqian.

Now, Li Li Chengqian’s tone was so cold it was as if he didn't recognize her.

What has happened to Qian’er?

"Mother, please go!"

Li Li Chengqian did not care about Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou’s thoughts; he walked to the door on his own and made a gesture of invitation.

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji watched all this coldly from the side, feeling very satisfied.

Very good!

If he is Wu Li Ke this even to his own mother, it seems he can be completely controlled by me.

Then the next step is to seize the throne!

As long as I control him and treat him Wu Li Ke a puppet, wouldn't that be no different from being the Emperor myself?

Chong’er!