Chapter 159 Madam Wei's Explanation

When Lan Shu heard that her son was buried naked by Madam Wei, she was heartbroken and wanted to leave the palace immediately, but was stopped by the emperor.

"Get out of the way!" Lan Shu's face was as gloomy as water.

"What if you go? Kill her in public?"

The emperor dismissed the servants and said gently, "I promised you that I would avenge the children. You should trust me."

"So what if I kill her?" Lan Shu's hand had already reached for the soft sword at her waist.

She only regretted not having killed her sooner.

"I know that it's easy for you to kill her, but in what name?

Are you going to tell the world now that Wei Qingyan is our child?

The traitor in the Wei Dynasty has not been found yet. He and Su Mao were the ones who killed Wei Qingyan. If you make it public now, it will alert the enemy.

Or, did you kill her in the name of a knight and then escape back to your Sword Forge Villa?

Are you just going to ignore the revenge of those children?

I know you came to the palace to protect me, but you don't care about me anymore?"

Lan Shu gradually calmed down after being asked a series of questions by the emperor.

She couldn't reveal Qingyan's identity. Making her enemies alert was one thing, but she was also worried that exposing Qingyan's current identity would disrupt Qingyan's plans.

It was even more impossible for her to abandon Qingyan and Abu and leave Beijing.

As for the man in front of me...

She let go of his hand and looked up at the emperor, "You are wrong, I entered the palace only to avenge the children as soon as possible, not to protect you.

As for you asking me to trust you, I believe Shi Jin, but you are the emperor.

If you really want to avenge your child, the Queen Mother and the deposed Crown Prince are not innocent."

But one of them was only deposed as the crown prince, and the other had his private treasury confiscated, but he still acted arrogantly in the Cining Palace.

The emperor looked at her with complicated eyes.

After a long while, he said, "When the truth comes out, I will give you an explanation."

He stretched out his hand and pulled her towards the imperial study, saying in a deep voice, "Including myself."

Recent events made him wonder whether what he had been holding on to was wrong, whether the people he trusted were wrong, or whether he had misunderstood the instructions.

Twenty years later, Lan Shu's hand was held by the emperor again. She subconsciously tried to break free, but the emperor held her hand even tighter.

He sighed, "Shu'er, this matter is not only about revenge for the children, but also about the country. Please trust me this time."

Lan Shu was silent for a moment, "Okay, I'll believe you this time."

She pulled her hand out of the emperor's and had no intention of following him into the imperial study.

Even if she was still his concubine, she could not enter the imperial study at will, let alone she is no longer one.

"Don't you want to hear what she has to say?" The emperor paused and looked at her. "Don't you want to ask why she took our daughter away?"

think!

Lan Shu took a deep breath and stepped into the imperial study.

The emperor looked at her somewhat angry back, and a doting smile appeared at the corner of his lips. After so many years, Lan Shu is still the same Lan Shu.

But he is no longer the Shi Jin whom they first met.

But, there is one thing that has never changed for Shi Jin.

The curve of the corners of his lips slowly flattened, and the emperor looked towards the palace gate with cold eyes.

Madam Wei was brought into the imperial study. Except for Shi Yu and Wei Qingyan, the others followed her into the imperial study. The rest of the people were either waiting outside the imperial study or outside the palace gate.

The emperor looked at Madam Wei, who was kneeling on the ground, looking like she had been bullied, and said calmly, "Madam Wei dislikes the Protector General? Or is there another reason?"

There was no emotion in his voice, but Feng Ruobao, who was familiar with the emperor, knew that the angrier this most honorable master in the world became, the calmer he would become.

He glanced secretly at Madam Wei, hoping that this lady would not irritate His Majesty again.

Unfortunately, Madam Wei could not hear Feng Ruobao's thoughts.

Her tears fell again, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I did go to Huangshaling to collect Qingyan's body. It's because I was heartbroken and couldn't believe that Qingyan was really dead.

But I never asked Prince Rong to take Qingyan to Beiling, and I certainly wouldn't do that to my own child. I feel truly wronged."

Prince Rong can find witnesses of her going to Huangshaling, and so can the emperor. She can only admit it, otherwise it would be deceiving the emperor.

As for what she said to Prince Rong, only Prince Rong's confidants were present at the time, and their testimony was difficult to convince the public.

The two people who followed her to Huangshaling had already gone to the underworld.

"Unjust?" The emperor nodded slightly, his voice still calm, "You mean, all this was done by Prince Rong.

So what is the reason for Prince Rong to do this? Can Madam Wei explain this to me?"

"Perhaps he holds a grudge against me." Madam Wei's eyes were filled with tears as she slowly knelt down on her feet, muttering, "I sensed that he had unusual feelings for Qingyan.

Qingyan's mission in this life is to protect his family and country and to be loyal to His Majesty. He is destined to have nothing to do with him, so I ask him to stay away from Qingyan.

Don't tire Qingyan out, and don't damage the reputation of the royal family. Prince Rong had an ugly expression on his face at that time. He probably had a grudge against me, which led to today's arrangements.

But I never expected that he would also... hold such a grudge against Qingyan. If I knew that Prince Rong would treat Qingyan like that, no matter how heartbroken I was, I would have opened the coffin and reburied him.

Prince Rong is a member of the royal family, and this matter concerns the reputation of the royal family. I didn't dare to say much outside just now and let Prince Rong frame me.

After all, as a mother, I failed to protect my child and feel guilty. As a citizen of the Great Wei, I am also guilty of causing the Protector General to suffer such humiliation. I ask Your Majesty to punish me."

Madam Wei leaned slightly to the side, trying hard to ignore Shi Yu's aura beside her.

She knew that the emperor disliked Shi Yu, and she wanted to make the emperor think that Shi Yu had failed to win over the Wei family, so that he would become angry and humiliated, which led to the scene in the coffin and the confrontation today.

By then, Shi Yu will be the focus of the emperor's attention, and her going to Huangshaling will not be so important, and she will be able to escape.

It can even let Chang Qingnian know Shi Yu's feelings for Wei Qingyan, thus creating a rift between the two.

If she doesn't have a good life, no one else can have a good life either.

Madam Wei thought bitterly in her heart.

"In that case, it would be unfair to Madam Wei for the sake of the royal family's reputation."

The emperor's eyes were icy, but his tone remained calm. "It's just that my general who protects the country is a woman, but the coffin contains a man. Madam Wei, do you know what's going on?"

"What?" Madam Wei's eyes were filled with shock and disbelief. "I don't know. How could... how could it be a man's body?"

Then, she looked at Shi Yu with anger, "Prince Rong, where is Qingyan? What did you do to Qingyan?

If you hold a grudge against me, just take it out on me. Why bother to torment Qingyan?"

"It's a pity that Madam Wei doesn't go to act." Shi Yu laughed sarcastically, "How dare you speak nonsense in front of His Majesty? I wonder what kind of support you have behind you.

Is it King Jing? But King Jing is just a minister.

He looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, Madam Wei once confessed to Wei Wanyi that she had never buried the Protector General."

The emperor nodded and looked at Feng Ruobao, "Pass it on."

Wei Wanyi was in a conflicted mood. She had previously hated what Madam Wei had done, but when she saw her being brought into the palace, she felt a little bit of pity.

Originally, she and Wei Shiran were waiting in the distance. A young eunuch led her to the outside of the imperial study. When she heard what Madam Wei and Shi Yu said at the door, the last bit of reluctance she had in her heart disappeared.

After she entered the hall and knelt down, she said, "After the imperial decree to move the grave came down, mother did tell me that she had not buried my brother."

"His Majesty……"

Madam Wei was just distracted by the King Jing mentioned by Shi Yu. After hearing what Wei Wanyi said, she was about to say that she was also bribed by King Rong.

The emperor raised his hand to stop her. "Just now, I said that my general protecting the country is a woman, and Madam Wei was not surprised. This shows that Madam Wei knows about the scene before the late emperor's death, right?"

When he gazed at someone, his imperial majesty was fully revealed.

Madam Wei thought about her reaction just now and could only nod and say, "Yes."

"Since you knew that I knew the Protector General was a woman, why did you secretly go to Huangshaling? And if you went, why didn't you bring the Protector General back?"

The emperor's eyes suddenly darkened. "You think I will use the background of the Protector of the Nation General to eliminate the Wei Mansion, right?"