After being reborn in the Mass Grave, she overturned her predecessor's power

"What is it that you have to ask tonight?"

The Empress Dowager stared into his eyes, feeling somewhat uneasy.

Helian Xuan stood calmly in the center of the hall, and spoke slowly, word by word, "Back then, the Gu family had the intention of rebellion. It was a conspiracy of the Feng family and the Xiao family, and you, the Empress Dowager, acquiesced from beginning to end."

The hall was very quiet, with only the sound of burning candles.

The Empress Dowager's expression remained unchanged, and she said calmly, "I don't understand what you are saying."

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand. I have already arrested Mr. Feng, and he has confessed everything he should." Helian Xuan chuckled, "It doesn't matter if you don't know."

"Back then, I was fooled by you and exterminated the entire Gu family. Now I am exterminating the Feng family. This is fair."

Even though the Empress Dowager had seen a lot of storms, she couldn't hold it anymore and stood up suddenly, "Your Majesty, you can't do this."

Helian Xuan said expressionlessly, "The concubine of my grandfather and the wicked son born to my father are not in the Gu family at all."

Because the concubine was a daughter of the Feng family, after the child was born, his father ordered that he be sent out of the palace to be raised instead of being killed.

When he first ascended the throne, the Xiao family and the Feng family created all kinds of illusions, saying that the Gu family was planning a rebellion.

The old lady of the Feng family knelt before him and said with tears in her eyes, "That child was sent to the Gu family by the late emperor. He is the second son of the Gu family."

It was this sentence that became the last straw that broke the camel's back. The Gu family, which held military power, the famous Gu Mingyue, and the royal bloodline hidden in the Gu Mansion were a huge threat to him.

In addition, he and Gu Mingyue had constant conflicts during that period, and the rift between them gradually grew. In the end, he wiped out the Gu family with lightning speed.

The Empress Dowager said coldly, "Your Majesty made the decision and you gave the order. Now, Your Majesty wants the Feng family to bear everything?"

Helian Xuan closed his eyes and admitted bitterly, "Yes, I was afraid and terrified."

He once secretly heard that Gu Mingyue's confidants encouraged her to become emperor, saying that if she was willing to do so, she would surely receive widespread support.

This was a thorn in his heart, and with the instigation of the Feng and Xiao families, he eventually became bloodthirsty.

The Empress Dowager looked him straight in the eye and said, "The Gu family is dead. You have been sitting comfortably on the throne these years. Isn't that enough?"

The Feng family is her maternal family. Although she has been in the palace for many years and her feelings for the Feng family are not very deep, she absolutely cannot watch the entire Feng family be wiped out.

"Hahaha, do you know what I lost?"

"If you hadn't instigated and deceived me, I wouldn't have taken action against the Gu family so quickly, and I wouldn't have killed her..."

“Everything might be different…”

He laughed crazily, he was too young at that time. He had just ascended the throne and could not see many things clearly.

One wrong step leads to another. By the time he grew up to be a qualified emperor and discovered the clues, it was too late to turn back.

So, he has been hypnotizing himself and he is not wrong.

The Queen Mother looked on coldly, feeling a chill in her heart. She also had a premonition that everything was over, and he must have investigated everything thoroughly before questioning her.

She maintained the attitude that had been etched into her bones for many years, and said calmly and pointedly, "In the final analysis, the Gu family is said to have died because of your suspicion, and it is normal for bloodshed and death to occur on the road to consolidating the imperial power."

"As a qualified emperor, I think Your Majesty should be very clear about all of this. You are just getting stuck in a dead end and have become possessed."

She was able to reach the position of Grand Empress Dowager because she was cold-blooded and ruthless enough. She hoped that Helian Xuan could regain the judgment and rationality that an emperor should have, instead of being controlled by his inner demons and improper emotions.

Facing her old and calm eyes, Helian Xuan curled the corners of his mouth, "I have always told myself this, so I have never regretted it in those years."

He even followed the high priest's advice and wanted to imprison Gu Mingyue's soul forever.

The Empress Dowager said coldly and firmly, "Since you have been doing well before, then continue. As for what happened tonight, I will just think that Your Majesty was drunk."

"Haha, do you think I'm a fool?" Helian Xuan sneered, "I don't believe you really know nothing about the little tricks of the Xiao family and the Feng family."

There was also Helian Xuanmu, whose troops were at the gates of the city, and everyone was waiting for an opportunity to pounce on him and devour him.

Come on, let’s kill to our heart’s content.

The Empress Dowager clenched the Buddhist beads in her hand and said calmly, "I have lived in the mountains for a long time and have not been in charge of affairs for a long time."

At this point, there are some things that she cannot control. She is very clear-headed, and all she needs to do is to keep her position as the Grand Empress Dowager.

In the end, no matter who wins and who takes the throne, they must treat her well. In the struggle for imperial power, it is either you live or I die, and it is normal for rivers of blood to flow.

She saw it all so clearly that she tried to stay out of it.

Unfortunately, this time, Helian Xuan was not prepared to do as she wished. He chuckled and said, "You really are always sober, but I think this is weird and boring."

"Your attitude of sitting back and doing nothing makes me uncomfortable. From the Queen Mother to the Grand Empress Dowager, you have been manipulating many things behind the scenes. Until now, you have been protecting that bastard, maybe because he has the blood of the Feng family."

After all, she was born to the late emperor and the daughter of the Feng family, so the daughter of the Feng family was actually the niece of the Empress Dowager.

One was her niece and the other was her son. The late emperor insisted on sparing the children, so she agreed.

The Empress Dowager looked at him gently, "It's just to spare his life. Your Majesty, you are my legitimate grandson."

This was a statement to him that he was the orthodox one. She would never favor a bastard.

Helian Xuan was unmoved and didn't believe her nonsense at all. He clapped his hands and smiled indifferently, "You have lived for so long, it's time for you to go down and see your grandfather."

Eunuch Zhou, who was waiting outside the door, came in with the poisoned wine, followed by the secret guards. He bowed and said to the Empress Dowager, "Please drink this cup of poisoned wine and leave."

The Empress Dowager shuddered and said sternly, "Someone, come quickly."

She was answered with dead silence.

"Poisoning your grandmother is a great act of treason even if you are the emperor! You will be condemned by the whole world."

She never expected that after fighting her way out of the harem, she would end up being killed here.

Helian Xuan looked at her coldly, and instead of calling her the Grand Empress Dowager, he said, "Grandmother, please go with peace of mind. I will personally see you off for the last time."

"Do it!"

The secret guards went up to grab the Queen Mother and held her down by force. The two maids who tried to stop them were kicked away.

Helian Xuan picked up the poisoned wine, pinched her chin and forced her to open her mouth, "Go with peace of mind, the Feng family will come down to accompany you soon."

He drank the poisoned wine with his own hands without leaving a drop. The Empress Dowager struggled and looked at him with hatred.

"You will not have a good ending. I am waiting for your retribution in the underworld..."

"Hahahaha, arguing over and over is just a waste of time..."

Helian Xuan laughed and walked out of Yongkang Palace.

The Empress Dowager lay on the cold ground and gradually lost her voice.