Chapter 1245: Chapter 1240: Showdown

“My son, do you have some good news? Why are you dressed so spiritedly today?”

King Jin’s mouth curled into a smile with an unclear meaning, and he whispered, “Indeed, there is good news. Would Mother like to hear it?”

“Yes, of course, I’d like to hear it. Tell me, my son, what is the good news?” The emaciated face of the Empress rarely showed a smile.

King Jin glanced briefly at Nanny Li, and the Empress then instructed Nanny Li to take the others and leave.

Only the two of them remained in the hall. King Jin felt dejected, a sour feeling rising in his heart.

He had thought it all through these past days; he knew that just like him, his own mother was also just a sacrifice.

Her aged appearance, almost catching up to that of his father, the Emperor.

When had she, who always cared so much for her well-being, become like this?

And that Nanny Li by her side, every time they talked about the matter of borrowing seed, it was her who was soothing them.

From this, it is clear that she had known all the procedures long ago.

The person Mother trusts most was planted by Jin Shien as a spy by her side, how terrifying this fact is…

“Xiaoran, what on earth is it?”

The Empress, keenly observant of changes in expression, noticed something unusual about King Jin.

King Jin looked outside the window and gestured for silence to the Empress, deliberately speaking in a louder voice, “I heard that the whereabouts of State Preceptor Yu Jizi have been discovered, Jin Zijin is in for it, naturally, I am delighted.”

The Empress understood his implication, and cooperated accordingly.

“Is this true? Xiaoran has indeed improved a lot.”

“Mother is getting on in years. If your son is still as clueless as before, always causing you worry, wouldn’t I be unfilial?”

“Remember to tell your maternal grandfather about this big affair and see what his next move is!”

“All right, after I leave the palace I will go to the Ducal Residence.”

Their seamless exchange had no flaws, prompting the person eavesdropping from behind the window to slowly leave.

The Empress breathed a sigh of relief and her demeanor became solemn.

“Was it Nanny Li eavesdropping?”

King Jin frowned deeply and said, “Yes, it was her.”

He spoke with some sadness, “I know Mother trusts her very much, but she is not trustworthy. She is a spy placed by Jin Shien right in front of you!”

The Empress, unaware of the recent events King Jin had been through, said sternly, “What exactly has happened? Surely you haven’t been instigated by someone, have you, to call your maternal grandfather by his name?”

With tears in his voice, King Jin said, “Mother, we are just pawns in the hands of others, please wake up… ”

The Empress finally realized the severity of the situation.

Nanny Li eavesdropping?

She was the person she trusted the most. In front of her, she had no secrets, so why would she eavesdrop?

Now considering King Jin’s words…

She helped King Jin up and said in a low voice, “Stand up and speak slowly. What is it that Mother can’t bear? Together we can face anything…”

King Jin stood up and sat beside the Empress, saying to her, “Mother, do you know why I am infertile?”

“Why?” The Empress was stunned, a dreadful premonition welled up inside her.

King Jin said, “When I was twelve years old, I stayed in the Ducal Residence for several days. I told you it was to play with my cousins, but actually, it was to recover from an injury.”

“Injured? When were you injured, Xiaoran?”

Thinking back on those things, King Jin felt a bitter pain in his heart.

He said, “I was injured by the adopted son of my uncle, but taking the opportunity of my injury, Jin Shien had a doctor sever my… That is the real reason for my infertility…”