"Do you think I would kill the second son and the others?" The Emperor's face was calm, "If I wanted them dead, I would have ordered their execution, not degraded them to commoners."
"Did you really not kill Yi'er and the others?" Noble Princess Consort Rong still believed Empress Xie's instigation.
Facing Noble Princess Consort Rong's questioning gaze, the Emperor's eyes did not waver, "No, I wouldn't kill them."
"Did Yi'er and the others really hang themselves?" Noble Princess Consort Rong could not believe her two sons would commit suicide.
"Yes."
"Wasn't it you who ordered them to hang themselves?" Noble Princess Consort Rong, weakened by her frail health, spoke with great effort, "Your Majesty, look at me, was it really not you who ordered them to hang themselves?"
The Emperor met Noble Princess Consort Rong's sharp gaze and said calmly, "No, I did not order them to hang themselves." After saying this, he added, "I haven't lost my mind to such an extent."
