Chapter 424 The Queen Enters the Game (2)

The Queen stumbled back.

In spring, I watch the willows by the river; in winter, I enjoy the snow on the horizon. These were what Zhi'an said when he died in her arms in the previous life.

Thinking of what he had just said, that the first person he called in this life was his father, the Queen's eyes showed fear, "How much... did you dream about?"

"all."

The queen's legs went weak and she almost fell.

Zhian remembered everything, and he knew his life experience. He remembered what he said in his previous two lives, and he also remembered his death.

She looked at Xiao Zhian again and saw that his eyes were indeed full of hatred.

Zhian, is he going to disobey her and hold her back like he did in his previous two lives?

She took a deep breath and said, "Don't listen to anyone's instigation. What the Queen Mother does is to make up for it, to make up for you."

Xiao Zhian shook his head in despair, "You still refuse to repent, right?

The compensation you mentioned is to curse the emperor's uncle, make him lose his mind, and follow your instructions to launch a palace coup, and then collude with Shi Dehou to let him steal the prince away, right?

What you call compensation is plotting against the Lin family, murdering your eldest uncle and third aunt, and sending people to assassinate your youngest uncle, right?

What you call compensation is committing a series of live burials and using countless lives to perform that evil magic, right?

What you mean by compensation is to plot against the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion and let that loser Liang Yongan take over so that you can control it, right?

What you call compensation is the plot to murder the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery, abducting and selling Song Ling, instigating Cha Yao and the first lady to kill the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's son, leaving the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery without a successor, and handing the military power over to you, is that right?

There are countless more filthy and despicable things, too many to count, and in the end, countless people died at your hands. If these are all atonement, then may I ask, Mother, what exactly have you atoneed for?"

As Xiao Zhian spoke with tears in his eyes, the Queen wanted to interrupt him several times. Although she was confident that the palace was her territory, she would be able to deal with it in time even if any palace servants accidentally overheard him.

But after all, she couldn't shout out those things in broad daylight, and it always made her feel uneasy.

"Xiao Zhian, are you crazy?"

The queen's face darkened. "Put down the dagger and return to your palace. I will explain to you later."

"Yes, Zhian is crazy. Zhian was driven crazy by his mother."

Xiao Zhian suddenly stabbed himself, then quickly placed the dagger across his neck, "Mother, do you know that Wang Zhi is the first friend your son made in the Wei Dynasty?

We were together at Princess Yu's farm, experiencing life and death together. He had such a miserable life, had gone through so much suffering, and had been treated unfairly in so many ways.

But he still had a clear mind and was still determined to be a good official who would benefit the people. In order to pass the exam, he studied day and night and finally achieved his wish. However, when he was about to be assigned to the position, you used evil magic to kill him.

He is Zhian's friend. He is such a good person. Why do you want to harm him?

Did you know that your son once vowed to avenge him, and you were the executioner? How did Zhian kill his mother in revenge?

You have always been busy. After the death of the emperor, it was your uncle who stayed with Zhi'an. In Zhi'an's heart, he was his uncle, his father, and his confidant and good friend. He was also your biological brother, but you wanted to kill him.

When you were in the Wei Dynasty, you sent people to rescue Shi Dehou. My uncle saw those people and wanted to kill them to silence them. If it weren't for my uncle's good luck, they would have died in the wild mountains of the Wei Dynasty.

After returning to Fengzhao, you still refused to let him go. Mother, have you ever seen the scars on my uncle's body?

Many, many of them were left behind when he was practicing martial arts or fighting on the battlefield. They are his testimony to Feng Zhao and to helping you.

What happened today is all thanks to you, and I swear to avenge my uncle.

But, tell your son, how should he take revenge?

Chun Xing revealed that the prince was still alive. You kept saying that you wanted to find him. Zhi An went to look for him, and the prince also came back.

But you never welcomed him sincerely from the first day he came back, and you used all kinds of shady means to try to ruin his reputation.

But he is the brother that Zhi'an has gone through two years of hardship to find. He is the son of the emperor. How could you think of harming him?

Tell your son, how can he not go crazy with a mother like you who is so evil, heartless, and vicious? "

The queen looked at the bloody hole in his body caused by the dagger and saw blood gushing out. Her brows were furrowed and her eyes were extremely cold. She could no longer allow Zhi'an to make trouble. She opened her mouth and was about to call the secret guards to come out and take Xiao Zhi'an down.

Then Xiao Zhian said, "Mother, the secret guards are not as fast as my son, and he also has poison in his mouth.

If you allow the secret guards to forcibly take my son away, he will die in front of you today.

Without your son as a prince as a cover, your fight with the Crown Prince is unjust and the people will not support you."

This remark hit the Queen's weak spot. She closed her eyes and asked, "What do you want?"

Zhi'an really can't die before the plan is completed.

She didn't want him to die either. After all, he was her son. She wanted Zhi'an and Xiao Pei to witness her success.

She wanted them to know that they were wrong.

Xiao Zhian smiled bitterly, "I don't know what to do. I feel bad. I don't know how to face my mother, and I don't know how to explain to those who died.

Why did you do such evil, why did you kill so many innocent people? And you used the excuse of fighting for your son. You put those lives on your son, and he couldn't breathe.

The queen stared at him for a moment, then looked around. Seeing that there was indeed no one around, she said, "Zhi'an, you are my son, and you should be of one mind with me.

Since ancient times, those who have held high positions have had a road paved with blood behind them, and there are some things that the queen mother cannot avoid doing just because she doesn't want to.

Since you have dreamed everything, you should be clear about your identity and stop talking nonsense, otherwise it will be of no use to you."

"My identity?"

Xiao Zhian suddenly laughed out loud, and as he laughed, tears fell down his face.

"Since Queen Mother knew that my identity was not to be revealed, why did she imprison my uncle and force him to bear me?

Since you gave birth to me, why didn't you make me as vicious as you? In this way, Zhi'an would not have to bear all these, and Zhi'an would be at peace with himself.

"Have you ever thought, Queen Mother, that from the day you decided to give birth to Zhi'an, her birth was destined to be a tragedy, and that was your wish for her."

"Since you already know everything, why do you still say such harsh words? You should have been the child of Xiao Pei and me."

The Queen's anger and patience had reached their limit. "It was because I indulged you too much in the past that you became so lawless and didn't even care about our mother."

"Then why didn't you just marry my father?

If you marry my father, I will have a legitimate family. Why should I hide my identity?"

Xiao Zhian said sarcastically, "After all, power comes first in your heart."

"Yes, I admit it. I want power, and I want him too. Are you satisfied now?"

She stepped closer to Xiao Zhian and held out her hand to him, "Give the dagger and the poison sac to my mother. I can promise you that I will return Fengzhao to Shi Yu and never fight with him again."

After all, she would leave after abducting Wei Qingyan. As Feng Zhao was nearing his end, Shi Yu could take him away if he wanted to, but he was afraid that he didn't have the luck to do so.

Xiao Zhian suddenly roared, "Then how can you be worthy of your father? He is so kind and considerate to you. How can you be worthy of him?"

The Queen took a deep breath and tried to remain calm, "There are many things you don't know. It was your father who betrayed your mother first.

You said he was good to the Queen Mother, so why did he give half of the national seal to Qing Wu before he died? Wasn't he just guarding against the Queen Mother?

Zhian, you are too naive and easily deceived, but you are the flesh and blood of the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother will never harm you.

Be good, give the dagger and poison sac to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother is not as bad as you think, and many people are not as good as you appear to be."

"But can you tell me that you didn't do what I just said?" Xiao Zhian stared at the queen.

The Queen took a deep breath and said, "Yes, it was all done by Mother, but Mother has her own difficulties. When you take that supreme position in the future, you will understand and appreciate Mother."

"Was it necessary to murder the Emperor? The Emperor clearly gave you power, so why couldn't you allow him to live a few more years?"

The Queen's pupils shrank slightly.

The death of the late emperor was the result of a deal between her and the mad doctor, and only she and the mad doctor knew about this.

But many years ago, the mad doctor suddenly disappeared. She sent people to keep an eye on the wife of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery for many years, but she could not find any trace of the mad doctor.

She even suspected that he might have been punished by heaven and disappeared from this world, but what Zhian said today...

He found the mad doctor?

It's impossible. Even if the mad doctor still exists in the world, there's no way he can say anything to An.

Was that just his wild guess?

"Don't talk nonsense. Your father passed away because he was seriously injured in the fire while trying to save the crown prince."

"But wasn't it you who planned the palace coup?"

Xiao Zhian slowly lowered the dagger from his neck and lowered his arms, "Since you've admitted everything else, why would you deny the murder of our father?

Mother, if you kill someone, you must pay with your life. If you make a mistake, you must pay the price. There are some things you can't deny just because you want to."

"What do you mean? Are you trying to trick me?"

The queen suddenly realized that Zhian had another way of knowing the cause of the late emperor's death, which was to learn it from Wei Qingyan and Shi Yu.

Ordinary people can’t find a mad doctor, but Wei Qingyan has some skills, so he may be able to find one.

She fell into the trap.

No wonder Zhi'an stopped her on her way to the morning court, talked so much and forced her to admit those things.

Her Zhian had learned bad things in places where she didn't notice.

She looked up and saw that, sure enough, many people were walking out of the palace behind the rockery next to her.

Leading the group were Qing Wu and Lao Zong Zheng, followed by Shi Yu, Wei Qingyan, and the Lin family father and son.

On the other side were the old men from the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery and the Marquis of Zhenbei. Behind them were many officials who were supposed to be waiting in the Council Hall for the morning court session...