After Rebirth, She Becomes the Revenge Queen-Chapter 431 - 315: Do You Want to Die or Live? (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 431: Chapter 315: Do You Want to Die or Live? (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
The atmosphere in the great hall had already turned into a mountain, oppressive and heavy!
It weighed on everyone’s hearts, making it impossible to breathe smoothly!
Before today, the Crown Prince was still seen by everyone as the legitimate heir who, though not particularly talented, had a gentle and humble nature. Xu Yin was viewed by the world as the deeply affectionate, charming scholar of the Great Zhou; who could have imagined they would be so daringly reckless and malicious in private?
The Emperor walked to where the detained Crown Prince and Xu Yin were, and asked, enunciating each word: "Is what Prince Rong said true?"
The Crown Prince opened his mouth, but before he could speak, the Emperor’s palm slapped his face with a loud smack!
The hand that once gripped a long spear, though aged, retained its strength under the boundless pain of losing a son. The Crown Prince staggered from the slap, holding his face as he stumbled against the glass lamp columns, knocking over the lamp, which made a crisp shattering sound as it hit the ground.
"Bring my Longquan Sword! I shall personally kill this rebellious son!"
The Emperor pointed at the Crown Prince, his voice of condemnation echoing through the great hall!
The Crown Prince’s facial muscles twitched, then he fell to his knees with a thud, calling out "Father," and crawled to his feet in urgency: "Father, spare me! Your son was momentarily confused, causing this great calamity unintentionally! Your son had no intention of harming elder brother, only feared that once elder brother returned, there would be no place for your son in the eyes of father and mother. Since childhood, I have continually heard you and mother praise elder brother’s excellence. Truly, I was afraid, Father!
"—Mother! Mother, please save me! I am also your flesh and blood, birthed after ten months of pregnancy! Elder brother is already dead; I need to fulfill my filial duties for you, and I shall doubly repay father and you in the future. Mother, please plead with father, give me a chance!"
"Shut up!"
The Empress roared hoarsely, her eyes bloodshot, two clear rows of tears streaming uncontrollably down her face, her trembling body desperately supported. "With death at your doorstep, do you still expect us to favor you?"
"You are our son; we made you the Crown Prince, hoping you would rule this nation.
"Yi Yi was also our son. Just because you became the heir, does it mean we have no right to miss him? Can we not cherish his memory?
"As a man, as the heir, you lack such magnanimity, and you cannot even tolerate your own brother. How can you be fit to inherit this vast empire?!
"The evidence is right in front of you, yet you remain oblivious! You even conspired with Xu Yin to frame the meritorious ministers and loyal warriors of the court!
"Think about it, if it weren’t for them, would you have the right to be the Crown Prince? If it weren’t for Pei Zhan and the countless soldiers who sacrificed their lives to stabilize the northwest, perhaps Great Zhou wouldn’t even exist today! Would there be room for you to play these underhanded tricks here?
"You are not worthy of commanding the submission of all the warriors in the world! You are unworthy! Being manipulated by the likes of Xu Yin, this foreign schemer, you are unworthy to be our son!"
The Empress’s voice turned from hoarse to raspy, each word felt like a whip!
The Crown Prince was instead stunned: "’Foreign’ schemer?" He glanced at Xu Yin, then at the Empress: "Mother, what do you mean by this? Isn’t Xu Yin from Great Zhou? Isn’t his ancestry from Tanzhou?"
He’s not completely without wit; since Xu Yin’s last visit, he’s been cautious, having people investigate all they could about Xu Yin.
During the investigation, his ancestry couldn’t be ignored, as understanding his family connections was essential.
So he remembered clearly, Xu Yin was from Tanzhou, his ancestors were local landlords, his father at most a scholar; that’s why they wandered during the wars!
How does this tie to a foreign land?
"You fool! You were so engrossed in your schemes, did you not know whom you were entangling with?"
The Emperor angrily pointed at Xu Yin beside him: "Ask him yourself, over twenty years ago, who was the Dayue Prince Yi, who contended for the throne of the fallen Dayue kingdom, to him?!"
Since He Qunying’s ship mishap at the dock, Xu Yin had guessed that Tie Ying was in Pei Zhan’s hands.
But when the Emperor spewed those words, Xu Yin’s face still showed an added touch of bewilderment!
He anticipated Tie Ying would confess something, but even Xu Yin himself was unclear about exactly what Tie Ying knew, let alone anticipate what he might say to Pei Zhan?
If he knew, he wouldn’t have gone to such great lengths to bring the person to the capital city for personal questioning!