Ji Feihua said, "I have said all I have to say. If Your Majesty doubts my motives, consider this conversation never to have happened." He rose and walked away, resolute and without the slightest hesitation.
Watching his retreating back, Empress Jian suddenly said, "You... what do you intend to do with His Majesty?" One day as husband and wife bred a hundred days of affection. Although Empress Jian wanted her son to ascend the throne, she still cared about her husband's safety.
Ji Feihua stopped without turning around and said softly, "Do you know that the Imperial Jade Seal in His Majesty's possession is a fake?"
Empress Jian trembled violently, her eyes filled with disbelief.
Only then did Ji Feihua slowly turn around. "Although His Majesty has pressed me relentlessly, I have never intended to harm him. I thought that after ascending the throne, he would devote himself to good governance and immerse himself in affairs of state. I never imagined that his eyes would see nothing but power, or that the first person he wished to eliminate would be me!" He paused, then continued softly, "Great Kang needs an enlightened ruler now more than ever. The First Prince is kindhearted and magnanimous. In my eyes, he is the only choice for Crown Prince."
Empress Jian said, "You just said that the Imperial Jade Seal was..."
Ji Feihua smiled and nodded. "Great Kang should have an emperor worthy of the name."
Ji Feihua had completely demolished Empress Jian's inner defenses. He was plainly telling her that the genuine Imperial Jade Seal was in his hands. With his abilities, if he could help her husband ascend the throne, he could do the same for her son.
Before leaving, Ji Feihua offered one final remark. "Your Majesty could sound out His Majesty's