Chapter 673: What Is Fake Can’t Be Real
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“Pfft—”
A mocking laugh sounded in the hall, making the officials look up at the empress. Only then did they remember that there was something left unfinished.
Xia Bingguang looked at the empress beside him and suddenly found her extremely unfamiliar.
The empress glanced at Xia Bingguang indifferently and looked away. She slowly stood up and walked down the hall step by step. She grabbed the fake Xia Hongming and said coldly, “Useless.”
The fake Xia Hongming seemed to be very afraid of the empress and trembled. “Your Majesty, please spare my life.”
The fake Xia Hongming was extremely indignant. He had been living like Xia Hongming since he was young and waited to replace the real Xia Hongming. Only after replacing Xia Hongming could he really live as himself.
However, he did not expect that there was a secret question between Xian Fei and her son. The first time he went to see Xian Fei, he exposed himself without knowing it.
When he arrived at the hall today, he just found out that the real Xia Hongming was actually back. The real Xia Hongming was still alive. All of this was different from what he had expected.
If the matter was exposed, what awaited him was death.
No matter how the fake Xia Hongming begged, the empress was unmoved. The corners of her mouth curled up into a sinister smile. She gently let go and Xia Hongming fell to the ground.
The empress looked at Xian Fei coldly and clapped her hands. “I underestimated you. You’re also a scheming person. I didn’t expect that my plan would be ruined by you. I thought that you would definitely die in the fire. I didn’t expect you to have a backup plan. I won’t lose to someone like you. A fake is a fake and can never replace the real one. I’ll return your son’s face to him.”
The empress raised her hand and the fake Xia Hongming’s face quickly flew towards the real Xia Hongming. Xia Hongming retreated in fear. In a breath, something stuck to his face. The fake Xia Hongming lying on the ground had already become an unfamiliar person.
Xia Hongming touched his face. He was surprised, happy, and afraid. Would the empress do something to his face?
Xian Fei immediately became vigilant.
The empress did not even look at Xian Fei. Instead, she looked straight at Liu Sanniang. “Miss Liu, you’ve ruined my plans several times. Today, I want to see what you arc really capable of. I’ve heard of your ability to read people’s minds. Today, I want to experience it for myself. Miss Liu, do you dare to read my mind?”
Before Liu Sanniang needed to remove the empress’s fake face, the empress revealed her true face on her own accord.
The empress looked at the emperor with disdain. “If not for Miss Liu, I’m afraid no one would have been able to break my psychic ability. I might as well tell you that I have people all over the world. Some will be exposed, but others will never be found out.”
When the officials heard that, their hearts skipped a beat. The empress’s words undoubtedly made them afraid, and they could not help but be suspicious.
They did not know if their children had been secretly swapped.
If they had already been swapped, where would their real children be?”
Xia Bingguang’s face darkened and he gritted his teeth. “Hongjing’s illness, and Hongguang…”
Other than Xia Hongming, who was protected by Xian Fei, the other five princes might all be in danger.
The empress smiled and said to Xia Bingguang, “Of course I’m the one who caused the Second Prince to fall ill. The Fourth Prince’s mother was wary of me, She actually sent her son away since he was young. The Fifth Prince is just a fool. He is not a threat, and I can’t be bothered to deal with him.”
The Second Prince, Xia Hongjin, was born weak and suffered from illness all year round. In recent years, he could not even stand up.
The fourth prince, Xia Hongguang, was sent out of the palace in the early years. His whereabouts were unimown. Even his mother didn’t know where he was.
The Fifth Prince, Xia Hongyan, was retarded.
Xia Bingguang’s heart ached. He held the throne with trembling hands. “And the crown prince…”
Was he also swapped? Xia Bingguang could not bring himself to ask it.
At the mention of the Crown Prince, the empress smiled. She looked at Xia Hongyuan and said calmly, “Do you believe me if I say that the crown prince is not swapped?”
Xia Hongyuan’s face was pale. All of this was like a bolt from the blue to him. His mother, who used to be gentle, actually looked extremely unfamiliar at this moment.
Xia Hongyuan knew that he was finished.
Even if the empress said that he was not swapped, his father would not believe it.
He had thought that the position of the Crown Prince would be very dangerous and difficult to keep. Xia Hongming was ambitious. In the future, if the competition for the throne started, Xia Hongming thought that he would take ruthless methods. However, he didn’t expect that his position as the Crown Prince would be taken away so easily.
There was no war, no bloodshed, and no accidents. It collapsed silently.
After the empress finished speaking, she smiled and admired everyone’s expressions. To her, it was undoubtedly the most satisfying thing.
The entire imperial court was toyed with by her.
The ruler of a country and the descendants of the royal family were all wrapped around her fingertips.
Xia Bingguang sat weakly on the dragon throne, looking extremely dispirited.
The empress looked at Liu Sanniang. Seeing Liu Sanniang’s calm expression, she smiled and said, “Miss Liu, is your heart made of stone. Even in the face of this shocking revelation, you are still unmoved.”
Liu Sanniang looked at the empress indifferently and said, “You can control the world with fake people, but as long as you die, the fake ones will disappear and the real ones will come back.”
The empress narrowed her eyes. Liu Sanniang’s words gave everyone hope. The way they looked at the empress was no longer filled with fear, which made the empress very displeased. “If I don’t die, but you do, no one in this world will be able to stop me..”