The Useless Heiress Is Actually A Bigshot
Chapter 667 Threat

Chapter 667: Chapter 667 Threat

"From the moment you intervened, I knew." Zhong Niangyao raised her eyebrows and continued, "Nangong Xin is your granddaughter, your own flesh and blood. I believe there are few people in this world who know this!"

This means that Madam Nangong from those days was the biological daughter of the Empress Dowager. However, clearly, Madam Nangong was not the daughter of the late Emperor, and definitely not a princess of Lai Country.

"What exactly do you want?" The Empress Dowager’s breath halted for a moment, her face turning ugly as she looked at Zhong Niangyao, "Since you have come to my palace and didn’t immediately disclose this matter, you must have your own motives!"

She too had been immersed in the Imperial Palace for decades, and now she could sit securely on the throne of the Empress Dowager. After the initial panic, she had quickly calmed down. She was also guessing Zhong Niangyao’s intentions.

Zhong Niangyao had just asked everyone to leave and spoke with her alone, which meant that Zhong Niangyao didn’t intend to spread this matter.

So, when Zhong Niangyao came to her and disclosed this matter directly, she certainly had her own purpose.

"That is natural," Zhong Niangyao nodded, then directly made her demand, "Nangong Xin has kept my father under house arrest for many years. This matter cannot just be overlooked. Her title as Commandery Princess must be stripped."

"Impossible," the Empress Dowager flatly refused, "Xin’er has lost both her parents and now has nothing. If her Commandery Princess title is also taken away, how is she supposed to survive!"

"As for your father’s issue, her Highness had long understood the ins and outs of the matter. Originally, if it weren’t for Xin’er saving him, he would have died long ago. No matter what, she is your father’s lifesaver. Their grievances are now offset against each other."

"As for your father’s side, her Highness will have the Emperor compensate him."

"I really can’t tell, Empress Dowager, you actually cherish Nangong Xin so much!" Zhong Niangyao’s smile deepened with meaning, "Even at such a time, you still think about preserving Nangong Xin, even disregarding your own reputation."

Hearing these words, the Empress Dowager suddenly stiffened. She raised her head to look at Zhong Niangyao and spoke with some difficulty, "What exactly do you mean? What do you want to do?"

For some reason, seeing such calmness, a nameless fear surged from the depths of her heart, as if something was about to slip out of her control.

"What would I dare to do!" Zhong Niangyao shrugged her shoulders, her face innocent as she spoke, "You cherish the bloodline left by a former lover so deeply, it’s truly touching! Yet who knows what the relatives of the Royal Family and the Emperor would think if they knew that even before the Imperial Consort selection, the Empress Dowager had already been intimate with another man without marriage and even bore his child."

At these words, the Empress Dowager was furious, "You dare!"

Facing the Empress Dowager’s wrath, where most would have been pleading for mercy by now, Zhong Niangyao had no fear, even laughing unrestrainedly, "You might check if I dare."

The Empress Dowager was left speechless in her anger, but her heart harbored even greater fear and apprehension. She had never imagined that this matter would become public knowledge.

Before she entered the palace, she had a relationship with her own cousin. But later, due to her parents’ opposition, the cousin, who was weak, left her behind and ran away. Later, she realized she was pregnant.

At that moment, she felt like she had been struck by lightning. Then, she received even worse news—that she couldn’t abort the child. Due to her physical condition, aborting the child might mean she could never conceive again.

Frightened, she really couldn’t make any decision, and finally had to confide in her mother. Her mother made a swift decision to take her to a rural estate under the guise of recuperating. Later, she gave birth to the child, who was sent away, and she returned home to continue her life as a beloved lady.

Later, she was selected to enter the palace, caught the eye of the late Emperor, and became clothed in honor, receiving the Emperor’s favor more than anyone at the time.

Of course, she continued to follow the child’s fate. That child eventually married General Nangong, and after General Nangong perished, the child followed in a love-suicide.

Lastly, she managed to persuade the Emperor to take pity on the only remaining bloodline of that child, Nangong Xin, bestowing her the title of Princess Mingyue and brought her into the palace to be raised under her care.

Until the year when people involved in the old affairs had either already been silenced or had died.

She could never have imagined that Zhong Niangyao would come to know about this, and now even use this matter to threaten her.

Gritting her teeth, the Empress Dowager finally endured and spoke, "Aside from stripping Princess Consort Nangong Xin’s title, I can agree to all your other demands."

"Oh, it’s really unexpected, Empress Dowager, that you have such deep feelings for Nangong Xin!" Zhong Niangyao’s lips curled in a mocking smile, "For Nangong Xin, you are even willing to sacrifice your own reputation and give up all your current power and status. I truly admire that!"

After speaking, Zhong Niangyao turned around and took steps to leave.

Seeing that Zhong Niangyao was about to leave, the Empress Dowager also became frantic and quickly called out, "Zhong Niangyao, don’t go."

Hearing the voice behind her, Zhong Niangyao’s lips curled into a smile and she turned around, looking at the anxious Empress Dowager who was trying to stand and chase after her, and spoke, "What further instructions does the Empress Dowager have?"

Having aged, the Empress Dowager’s movements naturally weren’t agile, but she quickly rose to her feet and hurriedly said, "What are you going to do?"

"What am I going to do?" Zhong Niangyao pointed at her chin with her finger, pretending to ponder, "What else can I do? Since you have chosen to preserve Nangong Xin, I naturally won’t go against your wishes. However, as I said before, if you truly want to save Nangong Xin, I will tell the truth about you and Nangong Xin to the Emperor and the Royal Family, letting them know what kind of person you really are."

The Empress Dowager’s chest hurt from anger. She covered her chest, her teeth clenched in fury as she spoke, "Zhong Niangyao, do you really intend to take things to such an extreme? Do you think doing such a thing will end well for you?"