They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 505 Breakup
Consort Xue's heart skipped a beat. "Your Majesty, what do you mean? I don't understand."

The Emperor sneered, "You don't understand, but this cup of tea surely does."

Lady Xue's expression changed, filled with surprise and uncertainty.

The Emperor scoffed dismissively, "With such meager skills, you dare to try and scheme against others? You're truly foolish! Guards!"

He has people under the Empress Dowager, and he can't touch the Empress Dowager, but how could he not have his spies in Consort Xue's palace?

He couldn't hide anything from Lady Xue's every move, not even this cup of tea.

Lady Xue was terrified and tried to destroy the evidence. Suddenly, she rushed forward to smash the teacup, but the Emperor kicked her over.

Then eunuchs rushed in, seized Consort Xue, and all the servants who served her and those in her bedchamber were taken into custody.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! I know I was wrong! I shouldn't have done that, but I truly admire Your Majesty, and all I want is Your Majesty's favor!"

"Shut up."

Physician Qi arrived quickly, examined the tea in the cup, and his expression changed drastically, as if he couldn't believe it.

The Emperor frowned. "Imperial Physician Qi?"

Physician Qi hurriedly knelt down: "Your Majesty, is there any medicine powder left? This humble subject would like to take a look first."

The young eunuch wisely removed the gag from Consort Xue's mouth. She cried and tried to plead for mercy, but the Emperor coldly said, "Stop talking nonsense. Where's the medicine? Is there any left? If you don't tell the truth, I'll find it and force it all down your throat."

Desperate, Lady Xue dared not hide the truth and quickly confessed.

After examining the powder, Physician Qi still hesitated to speak. Under the Emperor's increasingly impatient gaze, he had no choice but to kneel down and say, "Your Majesty, this medicine is extremely poisonous. It is... it is a drug that will kill off your heir."

"What did you say!"

"impossible!"

Consort Xue was completely dumbfounded. "Impossible! No way! This was given to me by the Empress Dowager, how could it be—"

"Gag her!"

Almost everyone present wished they could go deaf.

What did they hear?
Is this something I can hear?

No wonder Physician Qi looked so distressed.

This is absolutely terrible!

Xue Meiren was terrified and struggled desperately, tears streaming down her face, but was forcefully held down by someone.

She was terrified and almost went crazy!
How could this happen! How could this happen?

The emperor's eyes were icy cold, his head was buzzing, and he was completely numb.

He hadn't expected this outcome.
He thought it was just an aphrodisiac, but that was enough to make him hate her. What a good mother she was! She ignored the Empress's side, probably even gloating behind her back, but instead she wanted to pair Consort Xue with herself. Wasn't this deliberately stabbing the Empress in the heart?

But he came anyway.

If coming here can keep her from causing trouble for a few days, then it's worth it.

However, this time he was also going to teach Xue Meiren a lesson.

If anyone dares to drug him, he can't touch the Empress Dowager, but can't he touch Consort Xue? Damaging the Emperor's health is despicable and shameless. Consort Xue is dead, but the Xue family will not escape either.

This eyesore should be completely removed.

But he never expected that it wasn't an aphrodisiac, but a drug that would kill off his offspring.

The Empress Dowager is really willing to go to such lengths for her beloved grandson.
The Emperor, carrying the remaining powder, ordered someone to bring him the laced tea and headed straight for the Cining Palace with a cold face.

The Empress Dowager had already retired for the night and was very displeased that he had disturbed her.

"What's wrong with Your Majesty? Can't we wait until tomorrow to talk about this?"

"I can't wait any longer, and I think the Empress Dowager must be getting impatient too."

The Emperor waved the medicine packet he had taken from Consort Xue. "Consort Xue said that this was given to her by the Empress Dowager and that she should use it on me." The Empress Dowager's face changed drastically, and she angrily rebuked, "Nonsense! I have no idea what Your Majesty is talking about. What is this? I have never seen it before and know nothing about it."

"is it?"

"What? Does Your Majesty prefer to believe the words of a morally questionable concubine rather than your mother, the Empress Dowager?"

The Emperor finally gave up completely and gave a self-deprecating laugh. "Mother, do you think that if I were to interrogate all the people who serve you, one by one, I could uncover the truth? Consort Xue listens to everything you say. How dare she slander you?"

The Empress Dowager was furious and embarrassed: "Since you're convinced that I did it, why ask any further questions?"

The Emperor said with resentment, "I have done nothing to wrong the Empress Dowager. She has been pressuring me so much that I can no longer tolerate it. I am not worthy to take this medicine, so let Yulang take it instead. The Empress Dowager loves him, so everything that belongs to the Empress Dowager should naturally be given to him."

"No! You can't do that!"

The Empress Dowager was startled.

This time, the Emperor was not so agreeable. He sneered, "Mother, whether it's acceptable or not is not up to you, it's up to me. Guards, go and bring Yulang over here."

"No!"

The Empress Dowager burst into tears and knelt down abruptly, crying, "Yulang is still a child! Please spare him! Spare him!"

The Emperor asked coldly, "Was this medicine given to Consort Xue by the Empress Dowager?"

The Empress Dowager burst into tears and stopped speaking.

The Emperor said coldly, "My mother is so cruel, wanting me to have no heir. Fortunately, I didn't drink this tea."

The Empress Dowager, who was sobbing, stiffened slightly, then continued to sob.

The emperor watched coldly, too lazy to continue the charade.

"From now on, Mother, please enjoy your old age in peace. Yulang is no longer suitable to stay in the palace. Tomorrow, I will have someone send him to the Northern Garden."

"No!"

"Since the Empress Dowager couldn't bear to part with him, I'll have him take the medicine."

How could you be so heartless!

The Empress Dowager was in despair.

The Emperor sneered, "Isn't this something you learned from the Empress Dowager?"

The Empress Dowager was speechless, and this time she truly burst into tears.

"Please don't harm Yulang, please don't harm Yulang. It's my fault, it's all my fault. I'll accept whatever punishment Your Majesty deems appropriate. Please, Your Majesty, spare Yulang. He's still young, he doesn't know anything."

"Does Mother have any objections to what I have said?"

The Empress Dowager wept bitterly.

She suddenly felt a sense of panic; this time, her son would truly never forgive her again.

However, with the medicine in his hand, she dared not move at all.

He will really ruin Yulang's life.

"That's not all. I know that Prince Yuchang left behind a lot of people. Mother, please hand over the list."

The Empress Dowager looked up abruptly, shocked and incredulous.

The Emperor's eyes were icy cold, and he refused to budge an inch. "Hand him over, and I will not hold it against Yulang. Otherwise, I will not keep such a menace around."

The Empress Dowager trembled with rage, "You...you intend to exterminate them all?!"

"Isn't this all what Mother taught me? Does Mother really want me to let Yulang try this medicine?"

The Empress Dowager was so angry she almost vomited blood.

That vile woman, Xue! What a useless piece of trash!

However, it was too late for the Empress Dowager to resent Consort Xue at this point; she had lost her mind.