hotmtlnovel Chapter 486: The Moon Comes to Shine 01
Chapter 486: The Moon Comes to Shine 01
Chapter 486
Zhao Yan's body tensed up as he heard the voice. Tears welled up in Jiang Yin's eyes as he sobbed and looked at Zhao Yan.
Zhao Yan kicked the smelly beggar away, and the coldness on his young face dissipated, replaced by a sweet and innocent smile that belonged to a child. He happily bounded away.
"Mother! Why have you come! Are you here to find little treasure?" Zhao Yan exclaimed.
"You didn't go to school, so why did you come here?" his mother asked.
"Little Star has left, and Yan'er is feeling sad, so I wanted to take a break," Zhao Yan replied. RêAd lateSt chapters at novelhall.com Only
"You're only five years old, and you came out alone without any guards. It's dangerous, you know?" his mother scolded.
"Yan'er has grown up and won't be in danger. Mother, you should trust Yan'er," he reassured her.
"Alright, let's go home with mother," she said.
"Ah! Father, you... why are you here too?" Zhao Yan exclaimed.
His voice was unusually childish and innocent, in stark contrast to the cold and indifferent child in the dilapidated temple.
The man's voice was cold, "I've come to see what mischief you're up to."
"Yan'er didn't do anything! Sob, sob, sob... Father is mean, mother, hug me!" Zhao Yan cried.
"Alright," his mother's voice softened with indulgence, "Ardu, don't be harsh on him. Yan'er is still young."
"Since A Ying is pleading for you, I'll let you off this time," his father relented.
"Thank you, Father! Horse ride! Kiss Father!" Zhao Yan exclaimed, delighted.
Outside the dilapidated temple, a sweet and happy conversation of a family of three could be heard.
Jiang Yin suppressed the bitter taste in his heart, feeling a pang of pain. Every part of his being twisted with agony. He struggled relentlessly, using all his strength to crawl out. He wanted to take one last look at A Ying.
The rope on his body drew blood, but he didn't stop. After much effort, he managed to stick his body out of the doorframe, only to see the woman getting on a carriage with the man's support.
He could only catch a glimpse of the woman's cherry blossom-like skirt and the joyful face of the little boy hopping around.
"Sob, sob, sob!" He desperately banged against the doorframe, hoping to attract A Ying's attention.
A Ying!
Please, just look at me one more time!
No matter how the accompanying ministers tried to persuade him, Li Hao refused to stay in Mount Tai any longer.
The ceremony in Mount Tai had been a tremendous drain.
However, he ignored everything, and he rushed back to the capital overnight, covering a thousand miles.
It was said that on the day the Emperor returned to the palace, there was a torrential downpour. He rode his horse straight into the Empress's palace, his eyes bloodshot, crying inconsolably at the sight of the burned-down palace.
When he woke up, the Emperor inquired about the fire at the Qifeng Palace, refusing to believe the explanation that it was an accidental fire caused by a palace maid. He ordered the Internal Affairs Department, the Dali Temple, and the Imperial Inspectorate to jointly investigate the case.
There was no culprit found in this case, and the investigation yielded no results. In the end, it was left unresolved.
But losing the Empress enraged the Emperor, and in a fit of rage, he ordered the execution of all those who served in the Qifeng Palace, leaving the entire palace in a state of panic.
Afterward, the Emperor fell ill for a month. Not only did he neglect the court affairs for a month, but he also underwent a drastic change in temperament. He became unpredictable, and thoughts of suicide and dying for love gradually took hold of him.
Everyone in the harem was in a state of panic, and it was only then that Empress Dowager Su realized that in her son's heart, there was only one Ning Si.
All those so-called favored concubines were merely a charade put on to deceive outsiders, even the child in Sun's belly was not real!
The person he loved and cherished the most was always Empress Ning.
Empress Dowager Su, upon learning the truth, was filled with anger and regret at the loss of the Crown Prince.
"Hahaha, Empress Dowager, are you happy now? After losing Ah Si, you lost Xing'er, and Dong Li lost its future Crown Prince. Let the Li family be extinguished in my reign!"
"Emperor! How can you hate Empress Dowager so much!"
"If it weren't for my mother constantly targeting A Si, how could I have made such a foolish decision! Those concubines were all chosen for me by my mother, so let them accompany you instead! Guards, starting today, relocate all the women in the harem, including the Empress Dowager, to the suburban palace in the capital!"
"Hao'er..." Empress Su was almost driven to the point of spitting blood in anger.
But witnessing her son losing his sanity over a woman, she couldn't help but feel distressed as well.
From that point on, Li Hao's mental state deteriorated further, and he became increasingly deranged day by day, straying from being a wise monarch to becoming a tyrant.
After the Empress passed away, chaos engulfed the court, with daily tumultuous events unfolding.
However...
Ning Si, who was far away in the southern region, led a carefree and joyful life every day with little Yi Xing.
She didn't even know that the capital had descended into turmoil due to her supposed demise.