Chapter 1149: Conclusion

Chun Wang Mansion.

At this moment, many members of the Royal Clan are here visiting the Prince of Chun.

Yesterday, the imperial physician announced that the Prince of Chun had only a day or two left, so they have come one after another to visit.

Those who have already seen the Prince of Chun have not left, but are gathered in twos and threes, wringing their hands and sighing.

The Prince of Chun has always been in good health; that he suddenly contracted a malignant disease in the last year or two truly makes them lament.

"The Emperor has arrived!"

Just then, a loud shout from a gatekeeper caused the members of the Royal Clan to stop their conversation and stand solemnly on both sides of the corridor to respectfully welcome the imperial carriage.

Before long, Zhao Xu and Zhao Heng entered from outside the gate, followed by Yang Susu and others.

After Zhao Xu and his party walked past them, the members of the Royal Clan followed behind, heading toward the Prince of Chun's bedchamber.

Upon reaching the front of the bedchamber, faint sounds of weeping could be heard; it seemed to be the voice of the Princess of Chun.

Zhao Heng called out "Third Brother" and walked quickly into the chamber.

At present, the Prince of Chun is the only one left of his half-brothers, and he used to be on intimate terms with him.

Although he had previously held some contempt and wariness toward the Prince of Chun.

But now, as the Retired Emperor and advanced in age and infirmity, he instead misses the brotherly friendship of the past.

"Your Majesty." Zhao Xu followed Zhao Heng inside, and the Princess of Chun stood up and bowed in greeting upon seeing him.

Zhao Xu waved his hand to signal that she need not stand on ceremony, his gaze fixed only on the Prince of Chun on the bed, ignoring her completely.

The Princess of Chun did not mind; as she lowered her head, the corners of her mouth curled up inadvertently.

Xiao Guizi, however, kept his eyes fixed on the Princess of Chun, a flash of coldness in the depths of his eyes.

Originally, he had felt some sympathy for the Princess of Chun.

Back then, during the struggle for the throne between Zhao Heng and the Prince of Jin, it was indeed Zhao Heng who used underhanded means, leading to the death of the Prince of Jin.

She hated Zhao Heng, and she had reason to hate him.

But she should never, ever have transferred this hatred onto the Emperor Zhao Xu and his heirs.

Now that the Great Song is able to prune the powerful clans and has destroyed the Northern Di, allowing the people of the Great Song to live prosperous lives.

All of this is the merit of this monarch.

If this monarch were to meet with an accident, the Great Song would once again fall into turmoil and chaos.

Anyone with a conscience should not disregard the people of the world for the sake of personal grievances.

Therefore, now, if the Princess of Chun makes any move to threaten Emperor Zhao Xu, he will immediately use the Dagger hidden in his sleeve to end her life.

While Xiao Guizi was staring at the Princess of Chun, Zhao Xu arrived at the Prince of Chun's bedside.

The Prince of Chun at this moment is no longer the plump, fat Prince of Chun who came to Yan Commandery to issue the imperial decree, but is as thin as a withered bone, his complexion black.

Even with everyone's arrival, he did not open his eyes, his chest merely rising and falling slightly, as if he might die at any moment.

Seeing the Prince of Chun in such a state, Empress Dowager Mi, Yang Susu, and the other women could not bear to look and turned their heads away.

Zhao Heng sat on the edge of the bed, his eyes slightly red.

In this Royal Clan, the Prince of Chun is the only one left who can talk to him.

If the Prince of Chun dies, he will be even more lonely.

It seemed that the arrival of everyone allowed the Prince of Chun to fulfill his final wish; he let out a breath, and the Prince of Chun ceased to breathe.

"Third Brother, Third Brother..." Low sobs from Zhao Heng echoed in the room.

Yang Susu has a soft heart, and hearing the weeping, she could not help but feel her eyes redden.

"Hehehe..." Just as Zhao Heng and the others were grieving, a burst of laughter suddenly rang out.

This laughter came precisely from the Princess of Chun.

Zhao Heng and Empress Dowager Mi were both stunned, and Yang Susu also looked at the Princess of Chun in confusion.

Empress Mi said, "Sister, why are you laughing?"

The Princess of Chun did not answer, continuing to laugh for a while, "I laugh because the Prince of Chun's life was worth it, having you all accompany him to the Yellow Springs."

"What nonsense are you spouting!" Zhao Heng was furious.

"I am not spouting nonsense." The Princess of Chun turned toward Zhao Heng, her whole person suddenly as cold as ice in the dead of winter, and she said slowly, "After all these years, the revenge for the Prince of Jin can finally be avenged. I want you, Zhao Heng, and your blood relatives to all die."

Having said this, she suddenly picked up the teacup on the table and smashed it on the ground, then began to laugh loudly, as if waiting for something.

However, she laughed for a long time, yet the result she wanted did not come, and the expression on her face slowly stiffened.

Then she realized something and looked at the composed Zhao Xu, "Sure enough, everything still did not escape your palm."

Zhao Heng, Yang Susu, and the others were even more confused, and at this time, they looked toward Zhao Xu.

"Xu, what exactly is going on here?" Zhao Heng asked in shock.

The mention of the Prince of Jin by the Princess of Chun made him break out in a cold sweat.

"Father, you overlooked one thing back then, and that is that when the Prince of Jin died, he already had an illicit affair with a woman, and this woman is the current Princess of Chun..." Zhao Xu then laid out the entire cause and effect, even the matter of Tianxiang Lou.

The more Zhao Heng heard, the paler his face became, while Empress Dowager Mi sighed slightly and shook her head.

She did not sympathize with Zhao Heng; the two of them are currently merely husband and wife in name, maintaining the decorum of the Royal Clan.

She is equally ashamed of Zhao Heng's past actions.

While Zhao Xu was speaking, Imperial Palace guards had already entered the bedchamber; they walked to the east corner of the room, felt around on the floor, and pressed down hard, revealing an opening in the ground.

They immediately jumped down, and then brought a person up under guard.

The Princess of Chun had buried Gunpowder inside the bedchamber, using the smashing of the cup as a signal for this person to be responsible for igniting the Gunpowder to perish together.

But just as Xiao Guizi said, they had already tampered with it.

"Zhao Heng, although I couldn't kill you, after I die, I will definitely be waiting for you in the underworld with the Prince of Jin." The Princess of Chun stared fixedly at Zhao Heng, her eyes bloodshot, looking like a madwoman, screaming.

Zhao Heng trembled all over again and suddenly slumped to the ground, scaring Liang Cheng into rushing over to support him.

"Take her away." Seeing that a disturbance had broken out, Zhao Xu immediately ordered Xiao Guizi to take Imperial Concubine Chun away and detain her.

He had nothing he wanted to say to Imperial Concubine Chun.

To him, these past feuds were merely trivial matters.

The future of the Great Song at present was the only true matter of importance.

If it were not for Imperial Concubine Chun wanting to harm him, he would have even been prepared to keep monitoring her and let this matter vanish like smoke.

But in the end, everything did not go as he wished.

Leaving the Chun Wang Mansion, he returned to the palace.

Zhao Xu ordered the Ministry of Rites to arrange the funeral for the Prince of Chun.

The next day, Liang Cheng suddenly sent news that Zhao Heng had been excessively frightened; after returning, he felt unwell, remained bedridden all day, and would no longer go out.

However, he had Liang Cheng bring a request.

That was to let Zhao Heng spare Imperial Concubine Chun, leave her with her life, and send her to Cining An outside Yancheng to become a nun, while simultaneously ordering people to keep watch over her.

Zhao Xu thought of the requests from Nian Yujiao and Xu E, and thus granted this matter.

In this way, the grievances of their previous generation could be considered settled.

In the days that followed, Xiao Guizi continuously sent news regarding Tianxiang Lou.

Under the strict crackdown of the Supervision Four Courts, the Tianxiang Lou throughout the entire Great Song were uprooted.

In fact, the Tianxiang Lou had already been infiltrated like a sieve by the Supervision Four Courts beforehand.

At the same time, it was also because of this reason that he was clear that Nian Yujiao and Xu E were not of the same path as Imperial Concubine Chun.

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