Chapter 126: It's easy to find a pretext to accuse someone of a crime
This is a secret letter, the royal family's highest level political secret, and now she is holding it in her hands!
Xu Zhao felt the envelope in his hand suddenly became hot.
Besides, since it was related to Qinghe, Xu Zhao could more or less guess what was going on.
She opened the envelope with her own guess.
The font used by Yue Country is traditional Chinese, and the Chinese have traditional Chinese genes in their bones. Even if they can't write, they can somehow understand it. It doesn't take much brainpower to read this letter.
The content in his mind was brief, so he just wrote a few words: Zhongjin asked all countries to send their princes to study.
Sure enough, what was written in his heart was exactly what changed Shen Lingge's fate, and it was also what he had to go through in order to finally unify the four countries.
"My Lady, if you have any ideas, why not tell me?"
It was clearly written in history that Shen Lingge went to Zhongjin to study. As an outsider of history, she could not interfere with the direction of this history. The only thing she could do was to add fuel to the fire and allow Shen Lingge to go to Zhongjin smoothly.
Xu Zhao controlled his expression perfectly so that Su Yao wouldn't notice any flaws.
"Now there is only one prince in Yue Kingdom, Qinghe, so Qinghe is the only one who can go to Zhongjin Kingdom." After saying this, Su Yao looked embarrassed. If possible, she didn't want Qinghe to take the risk at all.
Zhongjin said on the surface that it wanted countries to send princes to study there, but in disguise it was asking countries to send hostages. Qinghe was a child she had watched grow up, so how could she bear to send Qinghe to the den of tigers and wolves in Zhongjin?
"Qinghe told me that the reason why Mobei was defeated was not only because of King Anding's bravery and skill in fighting, but also because of your strategy. So I know that you are smart, and I want you to think of a way to help Qinghe avoid this disaster."
When Su Yao thought about what Qinghe was going to face, he put down the half-eaten strawberry in his hand and felt a headache.
On the other hand, Xu Zhao looked as if it had nothing to do with him, which made Su Yao a little unhappy.
"What you wrote in the letter is a little different from what Qinghe wrote." Su Yao's eyes were tinged with anger. "In addition to praising your resourcefulness and broad knowledge, Qinghe also told me that you two have a very good relationship, which is extraordinary."
Originally, Su Yao thought that Xu Zhao treated Qinghe sincerely and took care of him like his own brother.
Now it seems that he is just attracted by the fact that Qinghe is the only prince of Yue Kingdom and the only heir of Yue Kingdom, so he wants to try his best to please him.
But when Qinghe was facing a life-threatening situation, Xu Zhao looked indifferent, which was really disheartening.
At this moment, without Shen Lingge's filter, Su Yao's attitude towards Xu Zhao took a 180-degree turn.
It is said that concern leads to confusion. Su Yao said sternly, "If it were not for you, Mobei would not have surrendered so quickly. If Mobei had not sent this princess, how could Zhongjin let Qinghe take the risk in order to contain Yue Kingdom!"
After Mobei was defeated by Yue Kingdom, Yue Kingdom became the second most powerful country among the four countries. Zhongjin would naturally be prepared for danger in times of peace. The strategy of Mobei sending a princess gave Zhongjin a good reference. That's why they went to Yue Kingdom to send a prince under the pretext of learning.
Xu Zhao: “…”
"Your Highness, if you want to accuse someone of something, you can always find a pretext for it!" Xu Zhao naturally did not want to be outdone. With Shen Yu's guarantee, she believed that Su Yao would have some concerns and would not dare to touch her easily. She might as well take this opportunity to see how much Su Yao valued Shen Lingge.
Xu Zhao spoke boldly: "Why has Yue Kingdom only had one prince in all these years? Doesn't the Imperial Concubine know why?"
It stands to reason that with three palaces, six courtyards and seventy-two concubines, the emperor should not be short of children, but Emperor Showa only had one legitimate child.
According to historical records, many of Emperor Showa's concubines were pregnant, but all of them died in the womb and none of them were born successfully.
So some people pointed the finger at the imperial concubine who was the most favored in the harem at that time but had no children.
Some people said that it was because she had no children that she did not allow any woman in the harem to have children. There were even unofficial histories saying that it was Su Yao who caused Empress Renyi to die in childbirth.
Therefore, later generations said that she was insidious and cruel, and would do anything to achieve her goals.
But now it seems that at least Xu Zhao does not think that Su Yao is the murderer of Queen Renyi. Su Yao's concern for Shen Lingge cannot be because he has a guilty conscience.
"presumptuous!"
Su Yao slammed the table angrily.
Xu Zhao's words directly ignited Su Yao's anger. Many people in the palace suspected that she was the one who killed the offspring, but they had no evidence and the emperor trusted her very much, so her position has remained unshakable until now.
Therefore, Xu Zhaoming's criticism directly hit the most guilty spot of Su Yao.
She did harm her offspring!
The maid outside the door heard the noise inside and said, "Aunt, are we really not going in? What if Miss Xu hurts the queen?"
"Her Majesty has ordered that no one is allowed to enter and disturb." The speaker was the imperial concubine's personal maid, who was the person with the most say in the entire Fengyi Palace, except for Su Yao.
The palace maids in the palace were all trained. If Su Yao had not said in advance that no matter what happened in the palace, no one was allowed to enter, the palace maids guarding outside the door would have rushed into the palace and captured Xu Zhao.
"Why is the Imperial Concubine so angry? Is it because I hit a sore spot?" Xu Zhao continued fearlessly. She folded the envelope in her hand again and put it back.
There were only Xu Zhao and Su Yao in the palace, and Su Yao was not worried at all that what he said would be spread by Xu Zhao.
She admitted decisively, "So what if I did it?"
Such a straightforward answer made Xu Zhao stunned. She expressed her guess, "Your Majesty, are you doing this to ensure Qinghe's position as the crown prince?"
If Emperor Showa had no other offspring, then Shen Lingge would be the only heir. Considering Emperor Showa's past experiences, Su Yao, who had walked through it together with him, knew best the inner torment that Emperor Showa had gone through during that period, and everything seemed to be a natural consequence.
"That's right!" Su Yao's anger did not dissipate. She glared at Xu Zhao unhappily, looking more majestic than when she first saw him.
"Your Highness is so beautiful, it would be ugly if she gets angry."
The knife was almost at his neck, but Su Yao didn't expect Xu Zhao to still be in the mood to make a joke.
Su Yao snorted coldly instead of getting angry.
Xu Zhao raised the envelope in his hand and said, "Just now I just wanted to see your attitude towards Qinghe. Please don't blame me, Your Majesty. Why don't you tell me about the past and I will tell you about the future of this letter."
When Su Yao heard Xu Zhao's words, she realized that she was willing to find a way to help Qinghe escape this incident, so she was not so angry anymore.
"Bring the letter here!" Su Yao said unhappily after knowing Xu Zhao's intention. This was a secret letter and she would have to put it back later.
Xu Zhao stood up and respectfully returned the letter with both hands.
After Su Yao took it, he threw it on the table, picked up the teacup beside him, blew away the hot steam, and used the lid to touch the cup. "Tell me, what do you want to know?"
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