Chapter 2209: Chapter 2209: What Deception of the Throne?
âWhat has Zunâer done wrong to have his right to inherit the new Emperorâs throne taken away?â
âMother, Zunâer is your legitimate biological grandson!â
Hearing the Empressâs words, the Empress Dowagerâs face turned as dark as ink, almost convinced to believe it for a moment.
âLegitimate biological grandson?â
She cast a piercing gaze at the child in the Empressâs arms, wishing she could order someone to drag him out and demand the truth: whose biological grandson is he really?
âEmpress! What a noble Empress Dowager of the Central Emperor! And what a crafty General Ning! To deceive the throneâhow brazenly youâve done it!â
The Empressâs sorrowful expression faltered. Staring at the Empress Dowager, an ominous suspicion formed in her heart, making her tremble uncontrollably. She held her son tighter in her arms.
âMother Dowager, what do you mean by those words? What deception of the throne? You cannot unjustly accuse the Ning family of such a grave crime.â She steadied herself and spoke to the Empress Dowager.
âUnjustly accused, you say?â
The Empress Dowager moved one step closer with each word, pressing the Empress further.
âThese so-called unjust accusationsâare they about you not being the biological daughter of the Ning family? Or about your grand vows of love with General Ning? Or perhaps⊠about that illegitimate child you bore with General Ning, the one youâre holding in your arms?!â
If not for the seizing of the Generalâs Mansion, they never would have discovered that the so-called legitimate heir to the Central Imperial throneâa noble Emperorâs sonâwas a complete outsider, entirely unrelated to the Central Imperial lineage!
This scheme was truly audacious. To raise a Ning family child under the Central Imperial name, only to one day hand over the throne to a Ning descendant? Truly a marvelously cunning play!
âWhat a brilliant Empress! What a brilliant General Ning! Such painstaking devotion to the Central Imperial Country!â
âIâŠâ
The Empress was so frightened that she could barely form a word. Her lips quivered uncontrollably.
She desperately wanted to askâhow did they find out? This secret was known only to her brother; no one else had any knowledge of it.
The people of the Generalâs Mansion had no right to meet her, the Empress, as the Old General and the Old Madam had both passed away long ago. She had been sent to the palace only after her brother became the head of the household.
Before entering the palace, no one in the Generalâs Mansion had ever seen Miss Ning.
Thus, she had always believed that aside from her brother, no one else could possibly know her true identity. Over the years, she and her brother had been exceedingly cautious, leaving no evidence that could be used against them.
Yet, despite all their meticulous care, how did the Empress Dowager come to know of this?
She should not know!
âNo⊠impossible⊠thereâs no way you could knowâŠâ
Her deepest, most guarded secret was laid bare, and she was utterly panicked. She shook her head violently, murmuring repeatedly in disbelief.
How had anyone discovered this truth? Her brother loved her deeply and would never betray her. They were still waiting for Zunâer to ascend to that supreme position.
Could it be that because Zunâer had not been named the new Emperor, her brother had chosen to abandon both her and her son?
That was even more impossible. Her brother would never do such a thing.
The Empress Dowager listened to her muttered denials, her furious eyes glaring at her, taking a deep, seething breath.
âYouâve really done it, havenât you? One is Wanyuâs biological brother, and the other is her first cousin. Two of her closest kinâthey conspired to murder her and then impersonated her to enter the palace and claim the title of Empress!â
Truly, she had never imagined that the Ning family was capable of such despicable acts.
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