TFWYH – Chapter 808 The Empress’s Wrath

No sooner had the emperor made up his mind than he immediately set off for the Central Palace with Su Qing.

At that very moment, Madam Gu and Gu Xiyan also arrived at the Central Palace to seek an audience with the Empress.

The Empress rubbed her temples, glanced at the tearful Gu Xiyan below, then at the indignant Madam Gu, utterly unable to understand what the mother and daughter were making such a fuss about.

Didn’t they know she was busy?

If they had a problem to solve, shouldn’t they be looking for Gu Hengcang? Why come to her instead?

The Empress truly had no desire to deal with the pair, but the moment she thought of Gu Hengcang…

Forget it.

With a hint of helplessness in her voice, she ordered, “Someone, bring seats for Madam Gu and Miss Gu.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

The senior palace maid responded respectfully and immediately instructed servants to bring chairs.

But Madam Gu refused to sit.

Instead, she dropped to her knees and knocked her head against the floor three times with loud thuds.

The Empress was startled.

“Madam Gu, why are you paying such a grand salute?”

Although she was certainly entitled to receive it, it was rather alarming.

“Your Majesty!” Madam Gu burst into tears after kowtowing. “Please uphold justice for this humble subject! The First Prince… he dishonored my daughter and now refuses to take responsibility. My daughter was a pure and innocent young lady!”

The Empress froze, her face filled with disbelief.

“What did you say?”

Madam Gu repeated every word and tugged at Gu Xiyan’s sleeve.

“Yan’er, quickly tell Her Majesty yourself.”

“Waaah…”

Gu Xiyan looked at the Empress through tear-filled eyes before recounting the story.

“Today, I accidentally bumped into His Highness the First Prince’s carriage. Out of kindness, His Highness offered to take me home. But while we were inside the carriage… he… he…” She broke down crying again.

“Outrageous!”

The Empress finally understood what the two women were implying.

She slammed her hand on the table with a loud bang, roaring in fury as the color drained from her face.

Neither mother nor daughter had expected such a violent reaction. They were so frightened they even stopped crying for a moment.

Then they thought better of it.

Good. It was good that she was angry.

Surely this meant the Empress was furious with the First Prince for his actions.

After that brief pause, the pair resumed their weeping.

“Your Majesty, I have only this one daughter. I’ve treasured her more than anything all these years. How could the First Prince treat her this way? Please, Your Majesty, uphold justice for us!”

“Your Majesty, I don’t want to live anymore… I don’t want to live…” Gu Xiyan sobbed.

“Guards!”

At this moment, the Empress wanted nothing more than to drive this mother and daughter—who had dared set their sights on her son—out of the palace.

“Throw the two of them out immediately. They are speaking utter nonsense. Intolerable!”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

The senior palace maid immediately summoned the palace guards waiting outside.

The mother and daughter were dumbfounded.

They had never imagined the Empress would be so fiercely protective of her son.

This wasn’t right!

The one at fault was obviously the First Prince.

Even if it was only for appearances’ sake, the Empress should have reprimanded him first. That would have forced him to take Gu Xiyan as a secondary consort.

So why… was the Empress so furious that she was throwing them out instead?

As a group of guards entered the hall, Madam Gu panicked.

“Your Majesty, every word this humble subject has spoken is the truth!”

Gu Xiyan cried out as well, “Your Majesty, how can you be so blind to right and wrong? I haven’t lied to you. Everything I’ve said is true.”

“How dare you!”

When the Empress looked at Gu Xiyan now, there was unmistakable killing intent in her eyes.

This shameless wretch.

Have all the men in the world died?

She had to seduce my son?

If she wants to die, she should do it herself. Why drag my son into this?

Only the dead keep secrets forever.

Yes.

Exactly.

As long as Gu Xiyan died, everything would disappear.