latelenovela Chapter 369 Revenge on the Empress Dowager
Chapter 369 Revenge on the Empress Dowager
"Song Siyao, was it you who tampered with my things? You actually dared to extend your reach into my palace? How dare you?"
The Empress Dowager stared at Song Siyao with disbelief.
"Didn't Your Majesty already try to prove me wrong?" Song Siyao's voice was cold and sharp. "Your Majesty, when you touched the child in my womb, you should have thought this day would come."
"What do you intend to do to me? If the Emperor finds out what you've done, he will certainly not let you off! I am his biological mother! He values filial piety above all else!" The Empress Dowager threatened Song Siyao with a smug look on her face.
Song Siyao curled her lips into a cold smile, "Your Majesty, don't think too highly of yourself. As everyone knows, the Emperor dotes on the Crown Prince, and by extension, he also loves the Crown Prince's children. You have harmed the Emperor's most beloved grandson. Do you think the Emperor doesn't harbor resentment?"
The Empress Dowager recalled that when Consort Rou was still alive, she couldn't stand Emperor Changlong's exclusive favor towards her, so she found a pretext to punish Consort Rou.
When Emperor Changlong found out, he had a huge argument with her and they fell out.
As expected, Consort Rou is a scourge, and so are her son, daughter-in-law, and grandson.
She stared at Song Siyao, her old, cloudy eyes filled with hatred, and said in a vicious voice, "Heaven is truly blind! You and the child in your womb didn't even die together!"
"My child and I are safe and sound, but Your Majesty, you are in for a world of trouble."
Song Siyao took out another silver needle. Upon seeing this, the Empress Dowager shouted, "Song Siyao, if you dare to harm me, I will exterminate your entire family!"
She shouted outside, "Help! Song Siyao is trying to harm me! Help!"
There was no sound outside.
Song Siyao said calmly, "Shout, shout as loud as you can, but no one will come to save you even if you shout until your throat is hoarse!"
Long after Emperor Changlong and the others left, she used her inner strength to block out any sounds inside the room, so that even people at the door could not hear any noise from inside.
"Song Siyao, what are you doing?!" The Empress Dowager looked at the silver needle in Song Siyao's hand getting closer and closer to her, and endless fear rose in her heart.
She knew about Song Siyao's methods.
She tried to struggle to get up and escape, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't move, and a sense of despair washed over her.
"Your Majesty the Empress Dowager is fond of worshipping Buddha, but these blood-stained hands should not defile the gods and Buddhas."
As Song Siyao's silver needle fell, the Empress Dowager's hand was crippled, turning into a chicken claw that could neither bend nor straighten, trembling incessantly and unable to grasp anything.
From now on, even things like eating and using the restroom will require help.
"Song Siyao!" The Empress Dowager stared at her hands, her eyes filled with hatred and pain.
"How can it be enough to just cripple her hands? The Empress Dowager is too overworked. From now on, she should rest quietly in bed."
With a flick of his wrist, Song Si dropped a silver needle, and the Empress Dowager's legs were crippled. She would never be able to walk again and would be bedridden for the rest of her life.
"Song Siyao, I'm going to kill you!" the Empress Dowager roared viciously. "I'll tear you to pieces! I'll throw out the child in your womb and turn it into mincemeat to feed the dogs!"
"That mouth is too vicious! It can't be kept!" Song Siyao's silver needle fell along with his voice, and the Empress Dowager's mouth instantly twisted, saliva flowing from the corner of her mouth.
She opened her mouth as if to speak, but found herself unable to speak, like a child, babbling incoherently, unable to understand a single word.
"Now it's all right, Your Majesty. I will take good care of your health and make you live to be a hundred years old, lying in bed, cowardly until you die!"
Song Siyao's smile spread across her lips, like a man-eating flower, beautiful yet chilling.
The Empress Dowager stared at Song Siyao, her pupils wide with despair.
Song Siyao continued, "Your Majesty, weren't you curious about how my hand got into your Cining Palace?"
The Empress Dowager was unable to speak and could only stare blankly at Song Siyao.
"Wujing is the person you trust most, isn't she?" Song Siyao smiled at the Empress Dowager's incredulous expression. "Don't you believe Wujing would betray you? What's there to be afraid of? It's not like it's the first time she's betrayed you!"
The Empress Dowager looked even more shocked.
"Your Majesty, do you remember when you went to the temple? A long time has passed, so let me remind you, you encountered assassins on your way back, and it was Jiang Yu who saved you."
The Empress Dowager remembered.
“You were led to the temple by Wujing. Someone promised to let her son become a teacher at the academy, and she was responsible for leading you to the temple. On the way back, assassins appeared, and Jiang Yu happened to save you.”
“At that time, Jiang Yu was punished and could no longer enter the palace. Because she saved you, you revoked the punishment and later became her backer, using her to deal with me.”
"Your Majesty the Empress Dowager may not know, but the person behind Wujing's actions is Jiang Yu."
"You think you've taken advantage of Jiang Yu, but actually it's Jiang Yu who's taken advantage of you."
"Oh, by the way, Your Majesty, didn't you know that Wujing has a son outside the palace?"
"For the sake of her own flesh and blood, Wujing can betray you once, and she can betray you a second time. I told her that if she didn't obey, I would make her son lose his position as a teacher, and she cooperated perfectly. Didn't Your Majesty notice anything unusual in your sleep last night?"
The Empress Dowager suddenly realized, her eyes darting around rapidly. She remembered that last night, in her sleep, she had smelled a strange fragrance.
The scent was unique and pleasant; it made her feel sleepy, and she slept even more soundly.
She didn't think much of it, assuming that Turnip had lit some calming incense.
Looking at the Empress Dowager's expression, Song Siyao said, "Your Majesty, do you remember now? That incense was meant to give you nightmares and disturb your mind. No one but me can cure it."
Therefore, Emperor Changlong would definitely summon her to the palace.
The Empress Dowager bared her teeth, her eyes burning with hatred that seemed to want to incinerate Song Siyao.
However, she was now at Song Siyao's mercy.
"Your Majesty, from now on, Wujing will serve you well. You are trapped in Cining Palace, becoming the most pathetic and miserable empress dowager in history. This is the price you pay for harming my child!"
After Song Siyao finished speaking, she removed the barrier and said loudly, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I have really done my best."
Those outside who heard the noise came in and were stunned by the sight of the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager had drool dripping from the corner of her mouth, her limbs were trembling, and her face was contorted; she no longer had her former noble demeanor.
"Yaoyao, what's going on?" Emperor Changlong asked.
“Father, I have done my best. This is all the Empress Dowager can do from now on. However, the Empress Dowager is in good health and there are no other major problems,” Song Siyao said.
Emperor Changlong was actually relieved.
That’s good.