The Favored Little Peasant Seizes the Heroine's Script!-Chapter 501 - 459: Hanging Herself on the Southeastern Branch

Chapter 501: Chapter 459: Hanging Herself on the Southeastern Branch

"You, as an emperor, are quite pathetic!"

These words from the Empress Dowager struck Emperor Xia like a bolt from the blue. He looked at the Empress Dowager in astonishment. Was this his mother, the one who gave birth to him and raised him?

He always thought for his mother’s sake, never imagining that in her eyes, he would be seen as a cowardly fool.

"Emperor, you must not let the Wei Family continue to be so arrogant; you must bring them down!"

"Mother, do you know what you are saying?"

Emperor Xia took a deep breath, feeling it necessary to have a good conversation with his mother.

The Empress Dowager had been in the palace for many years, and her experience in palace intrigue was considerable. Naturally, she also had the skill to read cues from faces. However, after becoming the Empress and then the Empress Dowager, she gradually didn’t need these skills anymore.

After all, in the palace, when she was the Empress, there was no Empress Dowager above her; she was the highest authority. Once she became the Empress Dowager, she remained the highest authority.

In such circumstances, the Empress Dowager had really degraded quite a lot.

But no matter how much she had degraded, when Emperor Xia’s emotions were off and his tone unusual, she could still sense it.

"Emperor, are you expressing dissatisfaction with my words?"

Although realizing that Emperor Xia’s emotions were not right, the Empress Dowager didn’t realize the gravity of the issue.

"Mother, the Wei Family is a pillar of the State of Daxia."

"Have you considered the consequences of suppressing the Wei Family?"

"What consequences could there be?"

The Empress Dowager spoke disapprovingly, "Would the State of Daxia really face destruction without the Wei Family?"

"Almost!"

Emperor Xia chuckled, "Without the Wei Family, Beili and Great Yin would both wage war against Daxia. The civil and military officials in the court wouldn’t be able to withstand it!"

"Even I wouldn’t be able to withstand it!"

The Wei Family is very important.

Since the founding patriarch of Daxia established the basic national policy of the royal family paralleled with the Wei Family, Daxia has been inseparable from the Wei Family.

The Wei Family and the royal family of Daxia are in a mutual relationship where the loss of one means the inevitable fall of the other.

In unity, both would prosper; in separation, both would be ruined.

If Daxia were to fall, the Wei Family would not be exterminated, but the royal family of Daxia surely would be.

Whether Great Yin or Beili, they would not spare the royal family of Daxia. After all, as long as the royal family is not eradicated, they might revive the state.

These years, the people of Daxia have shown considerable affection towards the royal family.

If Great Yin and Beili wish to partition Daxia, they must completely sever the royal lineage.

Emperor Xia explained the situation to the Empress Dowager clearly.

These were things the Empress Dowager told him back when he first ascended the throne.

But now, the Empress Dowager seemed to have forgotten all about it.

"Mother, back then, you personally told me that to govern Daxia well, one must be broad-minded and know how to utilize people."

"The Wei Family is the backbone of Daxia. Why have you forgotten all this now?"

Emperor Xia was puzzled, unable to understand.

After hearing Emperor Xia’s words, the Empress Dowager remained silent for a long time.

She remembered saying those words.

But that was then, and this is now.

Back then, her son had just ascended the throne, and his foundations were unstable, necessitating reliance on the Wei Family. Most importantly, at that time, her father was still alive, and there was no enmity between her and the Wei Family.

But now, her son has become a sovereign praised by all the people of Daxia. Additionally, her father, who cherished her dearly, died on the battlefield.

Originally, her father could have lived, could have survived.

It was because of Wei Huo’s refusal to aid that her father died in battle.

She could not forget this vendetta!

She originally intended to slowly scheme, letting the Wei Family fall apart from within.

For this, she even used her own daughter as a pawn, even calculating her own grandson into it.

Her schemes were well on their way to success.

However, she never imagined that someone named Yuan Bao would appear out of nowhere.

Now, not only had her efforts come to naught, she herself had come into the spotlight from behind the scenes.

"My time is running out!"

After a long silence, the Empress Dowager slowly began to speak.

The first sentence out of her mouth made Emperor Xia’s face change dramatically; the words he originally wanted to say to the Empress Dowager remained unsaid.

"Mother, what do you mean by this?"

"If there’s anything wrong with your health, I shall summon renowned physicians from all over the world to treat you!"

Emperor Xia’s face was filled with urgency.

Although he resented his mother for causing him trouble, hearing about the Empress Dowager’s health issue made him more anxious than anyone else.

"My health is fine, it’s my heart that is filled with resentment!"

"The death of your grandfather, and the death of your father, are hurdles I cannot overcome in my heart!"

"I’ve schemed for twenty years, was just about to succeed, but then there was an unexpected turn."

"Is this fate?"

"Mother!"

Seeing the increasingly despondent mood of the Empress Dowager, Emperor Xia hurriedly knelt in front of her.

"You are right, Emperor!"

"Daxia cannot do without the Wei Family."

"If there were no Wei Family, Daxia would be finished."

"When Daxia is finished, the Wei Family will not be wiped out, but the royal family surely will be."

"I cannot allow my personal vendetta to cause the downfall of Daxia’s state and dynasty."

"In this matter, I am indeed at fault."

"Rest assured, I will give you and the Wei Family an explanation!"

The Empress Dowager thought it out clearly at this point.

She could not put pressure on Emperor Xia to annihilate the Wei Family. It was evident that in her son’s view, all of this was her fault.

"Mother, it’s not necessary to do this!"

"Since General Wei refuses to relent, I will find a way to let this matter blow over."

"You can rest assured!"

Emperor Xia looked at the Empress Dowager and spoke solemnly.

"The Wei Family is indeed very important to Daxia. But likewise, without Daxia, the Wei Family would not have all it has now."

"You do what you think is best!"

After listening to Emperor Xia’s words, the Empress Dowager paused for a moment of silence before slowly responding.

Then, without waiting for Emperor Xia to say anything further, the Empress Dowager raised her hand slightly and said, "Emperor, I am a bit weary, you can go back now!"

"I take my leave!"

Emperor Xia spoke respectfully, "Mother, please rest well!"

As a dutiful son, Emperor Xia truly cared for the Empress Dowager.

He kept his thoughts in his heart, saying nothing due to the Empress Dowager’s health concerns.

"Wei Huo, treacherous scoundrel!"

"Until I avenge this, I will not rest in peace!" 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

After Emperor Xia left, the Empress Dowager spoke resentfully.

However, through this matter, the Empress Dowager had come to understand that she had no one left to command around her.

Yet, without subordinates to use, she still had the most crucial card to play!

Herself!

Her body indeed had no ailments, but the pain in her heart kept her awake at night. She constantly dreamed of her father asking her in her dreams why she hadn’t avenged him.

She was tired of living such days!

To the Empress Dowager, the state and people of Daxia did not concern her.

Since that was the case, why should she let herself live in such torment for the sake of unrelated matters?

That night, the Empress Dowager used a white silk cloth to hang herself from an eastern branch!