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Chapter 4208: Fury

Empress Dowager Chen's head slumped heavily, and her body was moved aside.

Aoye (Stay-Up-Late) stepped forward to report, "Reporting to Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, Empress Dowager Chen has been dealt with."

Chen Chaozhi's entire body trembled uncontrollably, as if seeing these demonic figures for the first time, his eyes casting a terrified glance towards the Crown Prince.

Crown Prince Mo merely gave him a cold look, then said, "Prime Minister Chen."

Prime Minister Chen Chaozhi immediately knelt down in alarm, repeatedly saying, "Your Royal Highness, this humble subject saw nothing today! This humble subject and these servants can swear a blood oath together: we dare not utter a single word about the Empress Dowager's affair."

Mo Lian's gaze was indifferent as he looked at him, saying, "Prime Minister Chen."

"Yes, yes, Your, Your humble subject is here."

"I see your health hasn't been good lately, showing signs of old age. And now such a distressing matter has occurred in your family. If you truly feel you lack the strength, you could submit a memorial sooner rather than later, asking Father Emperor to relieve you of your duties, and return to your hometown to retire early. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Mo Lian's words were spoken with a faint, unruffled gaze.

But to Chen Chaozhi's ears, they were nothing short of a thunderous shockwave.

This was the Crown Prince forcing him to resign from his official position voluntarily, wasn't it?

The Crown Prince's meaning was clearer than ever.

If you leave now, you can still maintain a respectable reputation and retire peacefully in your hometown.

But if I have to act, hehe…

Chen Chaozhi's face was streaked with tears and snot, his heart bitter as if he had swallowed gall. He immediately knelt and said, "This humble subject will seriously consider it."

"Mm." Crown Prince Mo nodded faintly, then averted his eyes, no longer looking at him.

Consort Fang was still sitting beside Empress Dowager Chen's corpse, silently weeping.

Crown Prince Mo glanced at her and said indifferently, "The Empress Dowager indulged in unbridled behavior and lacked virtue; she is not permitted into the Imperial Mausoleum on Mount Tiansheng. As for her funeral arrangements, Consort, you may decide."

Having said that, he took his wife's small hand and turned to walk out.

Consort Fang felt as if she had been struck by lightning, her entire body swaying in anger.

"Your Royal Highness, when a person dies, it's like a lamp going out! Even if there were grievances and animosities between the Empress Dowager and the Crown Princess before, now that she is dead, shouldn't she be granted the honor that is due to her…"

Mo Lian suddenly turned back, his phoenix eyes revealing a terrifying storm of rage.

That deep, terrifying gaze startled Consort Fang, making her involuntarily step back two paces.

"If I weren't considering the imperial family's dignity, I would have subjected her to a thousand cuts and dismembered her body today!!" Mo Lian roared in a low voice, "Now that I've left her a complete corpse, what more could she possibly be dissatisfied with?"

What did that old hag want to do? She wanted to completely destroy his Qiaoqiao!

Could there truly be such a utterly disgusting woman in the world?

There was no deep-seated hatred between the two of them originally, yet she insisted on doing such sickening things?

Consort Fang was startled by the Crown Prince's ferocious appearance, and she retreated several steps, stammering, "Your, Your Highness?"

"Ignorant!" Mo Lian roared, "Men, throw this wicked woman out of the Imperial City and burn her."

Consort Fang was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground, reacting in a split second and immediately pleading mournfully, "Your Highness, you cannot do this, you cannot!"

But Mo Lian was no longer listening to her. He simply cast a glance at Aoye.

Aoye immediately accepted the order, leading his men forward. They quickly wrapped the old woman's corpse in white silk and, with a few swift movements, leaped onto the eaves, disappearing without a trace.

Consort Fang couldn't help but wail loudly, appearing somewhat caught off guard.