Nan Gongyin had gone mad.
After receiving a letter from her mother saying that she would not help her, she locked herself in her palace.
And then, she went crazy.
Normally, when a concubine in the palace went mad, everyone would keep their mouths shut tightly.
But Nan Gongyin managed to alarm everyone in the palace.
It was because she suddenly shaved her hair clean and ran out of her palace in a frenzy.
She kept shouting that her son had returned.
Moreover... regardless of the obstruction, she broke into the emperor's imperial study.
By the time Chu Qing and Wei Ying arrived, she had already been pinned to the ground by the imperial guards.
When she saw Wei Ying enter, she seemed to want to rush over, but since she was tightly restrained, she couldn't move at all. After struggling for a while, she had no choice but to give up.
Looking at Wei Ying, her eyes were blood - red and her expression was extremely crazy.
"Your Majesty!" Nan Gongyin suddenly turned to look at Wen Lang.
Wen Lang's face was extremely gloomy, and the killing intent in his eyes was especially strong.
Feeling Wen Lang's fierce killing intent, Chu Qing was shocked. What on earth had this Nan Gongyin... done to make Wen Lang so angry?
Nan Gongyin suddenly let out a shrill laugh. After that, her voice became hysterical:
"Your Majesty! Why haven't you agreed to me yet? Why don't you agree to me? Bring back Wei Ying... our son, okay? Will you make him the crown prince? Anyway... anyway, you can't have children anymore. I... haha, you won't be able to have a son in the future. Except for me, no other woman is worthy of giving birth to your son! I'm so outstanding! But you don't like me! How could I let others ride on my head! So... now you only have two... two sons! Hahaha! And how could Wen Yi compare to my son? How could the Lady Shufei compare to me! Wei Ying... he's so suitable to be the emperor! Otherwise, just give the throne to him? Moreover... you have no choice! You can only choose my son! Hahahahahahaha!"
Wen Huan, who had rushed over after hearing the news, stood at the door in shock, not knowing whether to enter or not.
Not to mention how ugly and terrifying her once - proud mother looked now, the words she had just said were enough to make one's heart skip a beat!
Moreover, they could easily cost someone their life!
At this moment, both Wei Ying and Wen Lang's faces were overcast, and there was already a spark of anger in Chu Qing's eyes.
She finally understood why Wen Lang only had Wen Yi, Wen Huan, and... Wei Ying as his children.
It was all because of this woman, Nan Gongyin!
She not only abandoned Wei Ying but also harmed Wen Lang!
She only had herself in her eyes and didn't even have the most basic conscience!
She was simply extremely hateful!
So, Chu Qing quickly dragged Wen Huan, who was standing still at the door, in. Then she slammed the study door shut. After these actions, she was already in front of Nan Gongyin. She quickly and forcefully reached out and grabbed her by the neck.
Although...
She had given birth to Wei Ying, her various actions made her completely unworthy of being a mother!
When Nan Gongyin felt someone grabbing her neck, she retched uncomfortably.
But Chu Qing showed no mercy. With a fierce look in her eyes, she scolded coldly, "Whether you're really crazy or faking it, stop your nonsense. Don't drag others into this! You deserve to die, but the Nan Gong family has been loyal for generations! Rong He might have indulged you too much! You've become so arrogant that you've forgotten your own identity! Whether the Prince of Ning has anything to do with you or not, he's the Prince of Ning of the Great Yan! And Rong He is the most outstanding emperor of Dongyi! If anything happens to these two men because of your ramblings, I'll tear you to pieces! I won't show any mercy just because of your certain identity! They may still consider the last bit of affection, but I have nothing to do with you!"
Wen Huan originally wanted to step forward to pull this woman, Chu Qing, away, but the other woman's aura was too powerful. Just the killing intent could skin and bone a person!
As for Wei Ying, after his complex emotions, he seemed to suddenly see things clearly.
He was originally a cold - hearted person. He still had a glimmer of hope for Nan Gongyin. But the more he knew, the colder his heart became.
When he saw the crazy Nan Gongyin, his first thought was... this woman mustn't put him and Qingqing in a precarious situation.
He wasn't afraid of others saying he had no heart. His heart was only for those who were truly kind to him.
But he was afraid that Qingqing would mind this about him.
However, now he felt extremely relieved.
It was because Qingqing had done what he couldn't do.
She was more unrestrained than him.
She could recognize her own heart, be true to it, and not be easily influenced by others.
For him, Wei Ying, the greatest gain in his life was marrying Chu Qing.
Sitting at the desk, Wen Lang could hardly hide the extremely complex emotions on his face.
To be honest, Nan Gongyin's words were enough for him to kill her on the spot.
Cutting off his imperial heirs was one crime.
Trying to interfere with his decisions was another crime.
Coveting his throne was an even greater crime.
He could say the words about directly passing the throne to Wei Ying.
But if others said it, it meant they had ulterior motives and were showing contempt for the imperial power.
He was originally extremely angry, but that Princess of Ning...
That was to say, his so - called... daughter - in - law.
Actually stepped in front of them and vented their most primitive anger for them.
Especially... what had she just said?
Rong He...
His courtesy name...
After he ascended the throne as emperor, no one had ever called him by this name again.
There was only one person... who called him this name most casually.
That was... the late Grand Empress Dowager of the Great Yan, Shangguan Wanyu. The person he once regarded as his elder sister.
Now, this woman named Chu Qing was very much like the way she used to be when she got angry and protected him when he was bullied.
Wen Lang lowered his eyes and buried that frightening conjecture deep in his heart.
Seeing that Nan Gongyin's face had lost all color, Chu Qing slowly let go of her hand.
Nan Gongyin, who had regained the ability to breathe freely, gasped for air. After she gradually recovered, when she looked at Chu Qing, she couldn't help but shrink back. Her blood - shot eyes were full of fear.
Chu Qing looked into her eyes. Seeing that her gaze was scattered and unfocused, she was sure that Nan Gongyin was really crazy.
"How does Your Majesty plan to deal with her?" Chu Qing turned to Wen Lang and asked in a deep voice.
Wen Lang subconsciously looked at Wei Ying. Wei Ying walked to Chu Qing's side, put his arm around her waist, and then turned back to Wen Lang. He said unhurriedly, "Your Majesty doesn't need to show favoritism. This is a matter of your Dongyi royal family. It has nothing to do with us. This prince will take Qingqing out first. But everyone who was present today..."
Saying this, Wei Ying looked around expressionlessly.
All the imperial guards hung their heads and breathed lightly. Some of them even complained about why they were on duty in the imperial study today!
Knowing some earth - shattering secrets... would they still be able to live?
Wen Lang instantly understood what Wei Ying meant. With a serious expression, he replied, "I will handle it properly." However, he didn't say that he would make these people keep their mouths shut.
Intuitively feeling that Wen Lang would handle these things well, Wei Ying took Chu Qing and left.
Wen Lang watched the two departing figures and gradually calmed his heart.