Chapter 129: Explosive Melon

Su Yao held her forehead with her fingertips and talked about what happened before Queen Renyi's death, and fell into her own memories again.

At that time, Emperor Showa was still the Crown Prince and Empress Ninyi was still the Crown Princess.

Because Shen Yu went to the border, the late emperor's attention returned to the prince, and he took him to manage state affairs every day.

When the Crown Princess was about to give birth, her water broke due to the collision with the Crown Prince's concubine. It rained heavily that night, so heavily that it almost covered the screams made by the Crown Princess when giving birth.

When Su Yao arrived, the Crown Princess had already fainted from the difficult labor. She still remembered the Crown Princess whispering in her ear: "Save the child, please!"

Finally, Su Yao called in the imperial physician, who used strong medicine to help the Crown Princess give birth to the child, but by then the Crown Princess was already exhausted.

On her deathbed, the Crown Princess handed the child to Su Yao and asked her to take good care of the child. A child born in the royal family without a mother would not have a good life, not to mention that the Crown Prince would have more children in the future.

The Crown Princess used up her last bit of strength to grab Su Yao and begged, "Su Yao, please take good care of him for me. I don't ask him to inherit the throne in the future, I just hope he grows up safely and healthily."

After saying the last sentence, the Crown Princess' eyes were filled with grief. She looked deeply at the little baby in Su Yao's arms, and finally she couldn't hold on any longer and closed her eyes.

The scene of Queen Renyi's death flashed through Su Yao's mind. His expression was filled with sorrow, and his usually handsome brows were now furrowed.

Xu Zhao was always observing Su Yao, and he did not miss any of her actions. "My Lady, the deceased has passed away, and the living should look forward! Besides, Qinghe was well taken care of by you."

Perhaps it was because he had been talking to Xu Zhao for a long time, or perhaps it was because Xu Zhao said what Empress Renyi had said, Su Yao's attitude towards Xu Zhao became better.

Although Su Yao was talking to Xu Zhao about past events just now, her tone was cold and distant.

But at this moment, this distant attitude suddenly disappeared.

Su Yao rubbed his swollen temples. He had already said so much, so he was naturally not afraid to say a few more words.

"Everyone thinks that I was the one who killed Queen Renyi, but I am the person in the world who wants her to be alive the most." As she spoke, a crystal tear slid down Su Yao's face.

In order not to lose her composure, she quickly wiped away the tears with her fingers, but the redness at the corners of her eyes still revealed her true feelings.

Xu Zhao took it all in. The mutual understanding and appreciation between women was the most precious friendship. If Empress Renyi had not passed away, the two of them would have been very good sisters.

"I believe that Your Majesty did not harm Empress Renyi!" Xu Zhao said in a resounding voice, with an unquestionable tone, "Qinghe is living a good life now, which is the best proof for Your Majesty."

No one would be so kind to a love rival's child. Perhaps Su Yao was putting all the kindness the Queen had shown her on Qinghe.

Su Yao continued, "I should be nice to Qinghe, but I'm really not a good person."

"The concubine who bumped into the Crown Princess was pushed into the water by my men the next night. When she was rescued, she had barely breathed in and died within a few days."

Su Yao said it so casually, as if he had just stepped on an ant to death while walking on the road.

Xu Zhao: “…”

Suddenly I felt so scared. She knew so much, she wouldn't be assassinated before she even left the palace.

"From that day on, I protected Qinghe and stayed by his side day and night, never letting anyone hurt him." Su Yao said, with a fierce look in her eyes. "I have been with His Majesty for so many years, and I know best the humiliation and grievances he has suffered over the years, so I can't let Qinghe have such an experience."

Parents who love their children will plan for them in the long run.

Although the imperial concubine is not Qinghe's biological mother, she loves and cares for Qinghe like her own biological mother.

"So, because you're afraid Qinghe will make the same mistake again, Your Majesty ordered those pregnant concubines to have abortions?"

If Emperor Showa had other children, then his heart would be divided between the children of other women, and Qinghe would not get complete fatherly love.

As long as no children are born, the trouble will be eliminated forever, and Emperor Showa will only be the father of Qinghe alone.

What a good plan.

"But now, Your Majesty is still in his prime. I heard that no concubine in the harem has been pregnant for many years."

Logically speaking, with so many women in Emperor Showa's family, there would always be one or two who would become pregnant, and there wouldn't be no news at all for so many years.

"It's difficult for women to get pregnant, and miscarriage is even more harmful to their bodies, so I can achieve my goal by preventing them from getting pregnant."

The matter concerned the fertility of women in the harem, but Su Yao spoke of it lightly.

Say she is ruthless, but Queen Renyi was just showing kindness to her, and she could protect Qinghe with her life.

You can say that she is sentimental. With so many children, I'm afraid Su Yao didn't even blink when the babies died in the womb.

Xu Zhao recalled the few large-scale palace fighting dramas she had watched, which contained many classic scenes.

"Did your Majesty give every concubine a potion to make them sterile?"

Thinking of something, she immediately refuted herself, "No, no, there are many daughters of high-ranking officials in the harem. If we force them to take medicine, it will definitely cause impeachment by all officials. Could it be that you added musk to everyone's incense?"

Thinking about it this way, perhaps musk was also added to Su Yao's incense. As soon as she entered the hall, she noticed a strong smell of incense, which almost made her feel intoxicated.

Xu Zhao subconsciously didn't dare to take a deep breath, even though he knew it was useless to do so.

Phew, Xu Zhao's appearance actually made Su Yao laugh first. It turned out that he was someone who had never experienced the deep palace, so the words he spoke were naive.

But Su Yao disagreed with one point, "I don't know whether the musk you mentioned has this effect, but I don't have the time to attack so many people one by one."

Since ancient times, if you want to win on the battlefield, you must capture the leader first. This principle can also be applied in the palace.

"No way!" Xu Zhao was so shocked that he almost covered his mouth and immediately kept quiet. This kind of thing could not be spread out.

Wow, such a juicy piece of news!

Emperor Showa was actually made infertile by the medicine Su Yao used!

Emperor Showa would probably never know until his death that the woman he had doted on for so many years had almost made him childless. Her method was so cruel and decisive.

Even if I tell others about what I ate today in the future, no one will believe it.

"You must think that I am a cruel and ruthless person."

"No, no, your Majesty is kind." She didn't dare to admit it.

While Xu Zhao was saying all this, he was nodding his head frantically in his heart. You know, Emperor Showa was very good to Su Yao. Having been with her for many years, Emperor Showa believed in Su Yao unconditionally. Even though there were so many children missing in the harem, he used the lack of evidence to silence the gossips and still believed in her. But in return, what he got was a bowl of infertility medicine from Su Yao.