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Chapter 717: Chapter 352: Killed Prince Jing
Every time Duke Zhen comes to Zhao Yang Palace, Empress Xie is bound to have a huge quarrel with him, so Jiang Chuan has already driven away the other servants, leaving only herself and Nanny Sun to guard the door.
Empress Xie’s hysterical shouts come from inside the room, making Jiang Chuan and Nanny Sun listen in fear and trepidation.
"I, Xie Yi, will never allow that wretch Xie Wan’s son to tread over my son’s head!" To Empress Xie, the fact that she was too young to marry the Emperor at the time and let Xie Wan marry him, letting that wretch become the Empress, was the biggest humiliation of her life. Being made the successive Empress and often compared to Xie Wan was a disgrace to her.
With a loud smack, Duke Zhen raised his hand and slapped Empress Xie hard across the face.
Empress Xie was stupefied by the slap, her eyes wide in disbelief as she stared at Duke Zhen.
Duke Zhen’s face was gloomy, his tone icy and filled with anger: "What did Xie Wan ever do to wrong you, for you to hate her this much?"
Empress Xie came back to her senses, her expression becoming even more twisted and ferocious, and her gaze towards Duke Zhen was as if poisoned.
"She’s just a wretch!"
Seeing Empress Xie lose all reason due to jealousy of the former Empress, Duke Zhen knew that no matter how he tried to persuade her, Empress Xie would not listen.
Duke Zhen took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.
"Xie Yi, let me ask you again, do you insist on opposing me?"
Empress Xie glared at Duke Zhen with eyes full of hatred, her tone filled with resentment: "It’s you who insist on opposing me."
"Let me ask you again, do you insist on opposing the entire Xie family?"
"It’s you who force me!"
Duke Zhen’s expression returned to normal, showing not a trace of the previous gloom. His tone became very calm: "Fine, from this moment on, you are no longer my sister, nor the daughter of the Xie family!"
Upon hearing this, Empress Xie’s face showed no change; on the contrary, she looked rebellious: "When have you ever considered me your sister? In your heart, Duke Zhen, only that wretch Xie Wan is your sister!"
Duke Zhen gave Empress Xie a cold glance: "Take care of yourself." With that, he flicked his sleeves and left.
Empress Xie shouted at Duke Zhen’s retreating figure: "Without you, without the help of the Xie family, we mother and son can also succeed."
After Duke Zhen left, Empress Xie was so furious that she threw things around, scaring Nanny Sun and Jiang Chuan so much that they dared not enter. When Empress Xie’s anger was finally spent and she stopped throwing things, the two of them dared to enter.
Nanny Sun personally brought a cup of cooling tea to Empress Xie, "Your Majesty, have a cup of tea to calm down, and be careful not to harm your health."
After finishing the tea, Empress Xie’s anger did not lessen. Instead, the more she thought about it, the angrier she got, throwing the teacup in her hand.
"Your Majesty..."
Empress Xie was filled with anger and grievance. Her eyes were red with anger, her face ominous as she said: "I am his biological sister, yet he always sides with that wretch Xie Wan and supports her son. I thought with the support of the Song family, he would change his mind and support me and Jing Er, but unexpectedly he thought our actions were reckless and told us to stop."
Nanny Sun raised her hand to gently pat Empress Xie’s back, soothing her: "Your Majesty, now you and Prince Jing do not need Duke Zhen’s help any longer, so there’s no need to be angry with him."
"That vixen Xie Wan not only bewitched the Emperor but also captivated my good brother. No, it’s not just him..." Empress Xie’s eyes were filled with malice, her face becoming fierce and terrifying. "The whole world is under her demon art, thinking she is virtuous and kind, thinking she is the best Empress of Great Zhou."
"Your Majesty, that wretch Xie Wan is dead, why do you still fret about her?" Nanny Sun always knew that the former Empress was a thorn in Empress Xie’s heart, "Fretting over her discredits your status."
"Am I fretting over her, or is the whole world comparing her with me?" Empress Xie’s eyes were full of venom, "Mother was too soft back then, she should have killed her early on."
Nanny Sun knew she couldn’t mention the former Empress again, otherwise, Empress Xie would only get angrier. She hurriedly changed the topic and asked, "Your Majesty, when Duke Zhen left, his expression didn’t look right. He wouldn’t do anything to you and Prince Jing, would he?"
"He dares!" Empress Xie’s face showed a disdainful look, "Though he is Duke Zhen, the head of the Xie family, he has not yet reached the point of having absolute authority in the Xie family. If he dares to do anything to me and Jing Er, I will never let him off." Besides, the Xie family still needs her, the distinguished Empress.