Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 1093: Chapter 1094: So That’s the Truth

The Emperor of Xiyun was stunned. Had he said that? He had no idea.

Gong Jue Chen burst out laughing, ”See, you did say it! Su Haoyu, you wanted to kill me, to kill all your sons except Su Chengyu! The truth is finally out, Su Haoyu, you are utterly insane!”

The words of Gong Jue Chen snapped the Emperor of Xiyun back to his senses. As soon as he regained his composure, he sharply scolded Eunuch Fu, ”When did I ever say that? How could I not know?!”

Eunuch Fu, immediately frightened, knelt down and first begged for mercy from the Emperor of Xiyun, then said, ”Emperor, you indeed said it, but that day, you were drunk, upset, and distressed, so you spoke nonsense, and those words were among the nonsense.”

The Emperor of Xiyun thought hard but still could not recall, so he continued to glare at Eunuch Fu.

Eunuch Fu quickly continued, ”That day, after learning that Imperial Noble Concubine Tao had poisoned another Prince, the Eleventh Prince, do you not remember, Emperor? Because the Tao family held significant power and fearing their rebellion, you couldn’t do anything to Imperial Noble Consort Tao at that time. You were in such anguish that you started drinking, a lot.”

”After getting drunk, the Emperor began to talk nonsense.”

”That day, this is what the Emperor actually said, Emperor, forgive my boldness, but I will repeat your words: ’Rather than having that wicked woman kill all my sons, I might as well do it myself. I might as well kill all of them and just leave Chengyu. I want to see who else could then compete with Chengyu for the position of Crown Prince!’”

Once Eunuch Fu said this, everyone suddenly understood. Initially, Consort Han and the maid had only heard the latter part of the words, causing such a huge misunderstanding.

Gong Jue Chen was completely dumbfounded, unable to believe that this was actually the truth.

Xiao Changyi breathed a sigh of relief. The situation was finally resolved.

The Emperor of Xiyun was very surprised. Had he really said that? Yet, he still couldn’t remember a thing.

Eunuch Fu added, ”The Emperor never remembers what he says when drunk, but I was serving by your side that day, and you were so heartbroken and helpless that I distinctly remember every word you said.”

Then, Eunuch Fu knelt towards Gong Jue Chen, respectfully saying, ”Seventh Prince, the Emperor said those words out of drunken anger, aimed at Imperial Noble Consort Tao. She had killed many Princes, and the Emperor was truly heartbroken that day, which is why he said such harsh words when drunk. But afterward, the Emperor did not remember, let alone act on those words.”

Gong Jue Chen wanted to laugh and cry. So what was he agonizing over all these years?

Was it all just a joke?

Finally, Gong Jue Chen laughed, and while laughing, he began to cry, ”Why did you say those words that day? Don’t you know, my mother thought they were true, so she burned herself... burned herself... just to make you believe that she, my sister, and I were all burned to death...”

The Emperor of Xiyun initially felt quite sorry for his son Gong Jue Chen crying, knowing how hard these years had been for him. But upon hearing the latter part, the Emperor of Xiyun didn’t feel sorry at all anymore, snorting, ”She believed those words without clarifying anything, how can she blame me? Besides, even if she hadn’t burned herself, I would have wanted her dead! Not only did she poison Chengyu’s mother, but she also plotted against my Second, Thirteenth, and Sixteenth Princes. I wanted to cut her to pieces! Her dying by fire was far too lenient!”