Chapter 128: Empress Renyi
"Of course I believe in the character of Prince Anding. Otherwise, I would not have entrusted Qinghe to him without any worries for so many years."
Su Yao is not young anymore. Although she was sent to serve Emperor Showa, who was still the crown prince, at a very early age, it can be said that she watched Chen Yu grow up.
Prince Anding was spoiled since childhood, but he did not develop an arrogant and willful character. Instead, he was humble. Even though he was distant to others, it was not difficult to see that he was not a person with bad intentions. Otherwise, he would not have taken the initiative to ask to guard the border after he grew up.
"But many years ago, something happened that caused your majesty to have no brotherly love in his heart."
Xu Zhao immediately pricked up his ears!
It turned out that when Shen Yu was still a child, the then Emperor Showa wanted to have a good relationship with him, so one day he brought a plate of snacks for his brother to share.
Emperor Showa never expected that it was this plate of snacks that almost put him in an irretrievable situation.
On that day, Shen Yu happened to have a stomachache and had no appetite for snacks. He just drank a few sips of milk. Emperor Showa did not want to waste the cake, so he ate it himself. As a result, he had unbearable abdominal pain and foamed at the mouth after a while.
Now everyone knew that the plate of snacks served by Emperor Showa himself was actually poisonous.
When the late emperor found out about this, he was furious and ordered the imperial physician to save Emperor Showa. However, because he felt sorry for his youngest son who almost fell into murder, he held everyone around Emperor Showa accountable, even Su Yao. It was during that incident that Su Yao was completely injured and would never be able to have children in his life.
Because the pastries were sent to Chen Yu by Emperor Showa, the late emperor wanted to take this opportunity to depose Emperor Showa from his position as crown prince.
It was Su Yao who firmly said that this matter had nothing to do with the prince. If the prince really wanted to kill Shen Yu, there was no need for him to personally deliver the cakes or eat them himself.
Because Su Yao had once stayed with the late queen for several years, she swore to her with her life that the plate of poisoned cakes had nothing to do with the prince. Or perhaps after so many years, the late queen let go of the past and asked the late emperor for a thorough investigation for the first time. In the end, the case was handed over to the Dali Temple for handling.
The Dali Temple was indeed well-equipped to handle cases. In just a few days, they quickly found the real murderer. The late emperor then realized that the mastermind behind all this was actually the imperial concubine and her third prince.
"I guess, the imperial concubine and the third prince were both executed by the late emperor." Xu Zhao made a bold guess.
Since the youngest son was safe and sound, the late emperor suspected that the crown prince was poisoned and even wanted to depose him. It can be imagined that the late emperor was also a ruthless person.
Su Yao nodded, "Yes, it was at that time that I realized that the emperor was really ruthless. He could kill his own son so casually."
"The emperor is not heartless, he just does not allow his subordinates to disobey him."
Su Yao continued, "Even if the case is investigated, His Majesty is still injured by the poison. The imperial physician said that he will not live for more than two years. A short-lived prince will not be needed by a country."
Well, I'm afraid the late emperor will propose to depose the crown prince again.
Xu Zhao was already very familiar with the late emperor's tactics. He really wanted to leave the crown prince position to Chen Yu, and he repeatedly thought of reasons to deprive Chen Yu of his title.
Perhaps it was because of such deceitful parents that Emperor Showa developed a distorted mentality towards his younger brother Shen Yu, and felt that his existence was a threat.
No wonder, Chen Yu told her before that this was what he owed Emperor Showa.
Originally, she only thought that Shen Yu felt that she owed her brother because of her parents' favoritism, but she didn't expect that there was also poisoning involved.
If Emperor Showa had not felt sick on that day, he would not have eaten the plate of cakes. If he had eaten the cakes himself, he would not have been poisoned.
"I think it was from that time that Your Majesty completely entered His Majesty's heart."
Historical books say that Concubine Su Yao was a childhood sweetheart of Emperor Showa and had always been inseparable from him, which is why she had her current honor.
Although what is written in history books may not be true sometimes, it does provide some reference.
"That's right. After His Majesty was poisoned, I took care of him without taking off my clothes and stayed by his side. Perhaps His Majesty didn't want to leave a reputation of being harsh on his eldest son, so he didn't really deprive him of his title of Crown Prince. He just waited until he died before appointing a new Crown Prince."
Thinking back to what happened in the past, I feel a little dazed now. It turns out that so much time has passed.
"At that time, we depended on each other in the East Palace. I tried my best to take care of him, and he also tried his best to get better. God still favored him. The two years that the imperial physician said passed quickly, and his body is recovering."
"The late emperor missed the best opportunity to depose the crown prince. As long as the crown prince does not make any mistakes, the civil and military officials will not allow him to depose the crown prince at will."
"Afterwards, Prince Anding asked to go to the border, and Your Majesty never mentioned the matter of deposing the crown prince again."
After listening to the story of Su Yao and Emperor Zhaohe, Xu Zhao sighed: "Everyone thinks that your majesty was born as a palace maid and is not worthy of His Majesty's favor, but how can we decide our birth? Besides, your majesty has been by your side when His Majesty was in his infancy. There is really no one in the world who can compare to your majesty. The love between you and His Majesty is really enviable."
"Someone has said this to me before." A hint of darkness suddenly appeared in Su Yao's eyes.
Xu Zhao was close and could see very clearly that she was sad!
But what is Su Yao sad about?
She pretended to be surprised, and also to liven up the atmosphere, "Who is as reasonable as me?"
Su Yao chuckled after hearing this, and the sadness that had just gathered in her heart immediately dissipated. It was the first time she heard such boastful words.
"That person was Queen Renyi. She once said something similar to me." Su Yao fell into memories again.
When Emperor Zhaohe reached a certain age, His Majesty granted him a marriage and he married the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Revenue. At that time, Su Yao could only be a small concubine because of her status.
I originally thought that the Crown Princess would make things difficult for her after entering the Eastern Palace, but I didn't expect her to be so gentle and kind to others. She didn't look down on her status at all, and even stood up for her when she was bullied by other concubines.
Unfortunately, she died of childbirth complications before Emperor Showa ascended the throne, and she could only be posthumously named empress.
After listening to the story of Su Yao and Queen Renyi, Xu Zhao became more convinced that Queen Renyi's death was probably just an accident.
"So the Imperial Concubine herself doesn't want to sit on the Queen's throne?"
Emperor Showa wanted to enthrone Su Yao as empress, but was rejected by ministers. Emperor Showa finally agreed, probably because Su Yao herself was unwilling.
"That's right. In my heart, that position can only belong to Empress Renyi, and the position of Crown Prince can only belong to Qinghe. I will guard it well for them."
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