Chapter 362 The Queen's Secret
The emperor saw Xiao Heng's crazy look and hurriedly wanted to call for help, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Xiao Heng stuffed a pill into his mouth, and the emperor could no longer make a sound.
Xiao Heng was very satisfied. Where did Su Xiaoxiao get so many strange medicines? They were really useful.
"You can't speak, right? Now listen to me." Xiao Heng pulled a chair, sat in front of the emperor's couch, and spoke slowly.
"You don't have to be too sad. You said you died at the hands of your own son, but that's not entirely true. The deposed prince was the product of the queen's affair with someone else, not your biological son.
You may not know this, but when you favored a concubine, she hid a man in the secret room. At first, she just wanted to take revenge on you, but later, she couldn't help herself. You two are really a match made in heaven!"
The emperor kept shaking his head. It was impossible. The queen couldn't cheat on him and let him become a father.
But he knew in his heart that this was most likely true. The prince didn't look like him at all!
The emperor was so angry that he pounded the bed. He wanted to curse his mother, but he couldn't say a word.
"Father, don't be so excited. I'll have people search the Queen's secret room right now to vent your anger!"
Xiao Heng laughed wildly.
The Emperor grabbed Xiao Heng's sleeve and shook his head continuously, with begging in his eyes.
"You can't bear to do it? No, you are such a selfish person, how can you be reluctant to do it? Oh, I get it. You know that you will die, and you don't want this palace scandal to affect your reputation as the greatest emperor in history. How can this be possible? The true face of the Queen must be revealed, so that I can have a secure throne. I am also doing this for Dongling!"
After Xiao Heng finished speaking, he shook off the Emperor's hand, leaving him to groan in pain on the couch, and finally fell off the bed in excitement.
"Come here!" Xiao Heng did not help him, but went out and called the eunuch and Yu Linjun.
Xiao Heng ordered: "The crown prince and the queen are plotting to murder the emperor. Now quickly search the queen's palace to see who she is colluding with!"
Yu Linjun took the order to investigate, and Xiao Heng turned back and saw the emperor crawling on the ground like a pile of mud, feeling extremely happy!
With Jiang Ping leading the team, the queen's palace was searched thoroughly, and the dark room was opened. Through the secret passage, it was connected to a courtyard that was guarded like an iron barrel, where the queen's lover was.
The queen's fig leaf was torn off, and Xiao Heng deliberately let the person who came to report the news report in front of the emperor. The prime minister, the general, and the six ministers were also present. The emperor was furious and angry, and the wound did not heal at all. This anger caused a stroke and paralysis.
Xiao Heng was heartbroken: "Prime Minister, Grand Commandant, this happened to the Queen, it is really a shame for the royal family, how do you think this matter should be handled properly!"
Originally, this kind of palace scandal was handled secretly, and then a reason was found, saying that the Queen died of illness, and it was covered up.
Xiao Heng deliberately made a big deal about this matter, and now it can't be hidden anymore. In addition, the deposed prince killed his father and the emperor, and the Queen's family must pay the price. Xiao Heng
wanted more than just the Queen's life, he wanted the Queen to lose her reputation, be spit on by the people, and never be able to turn over.
Her mother just wanted to live with her two children, but in the end, she died of grievances. How can the Queen have a good end?
The Prime Minister suggested, "Your Highness, this matter concerns the reputation of the royal family. I think it is better to deal with it privately!"
The Grand Commandant was much more tactful, "If we want to expose this matter, we need to deal with those concubines properly. Your Highness, you give me an idea!"
Xiao Heng thought to himself that this Grand Commandant was smart. He was not satisfied with his new crown prince and wanted to set a trap for him to fall into.
If he ordered the execution of those concubines, he was afraid that rumors would soon spread that the new crown prince was killing innocent people.
Xiao Heng was not fooled by him. He asked back, "What do you mean by the disposal that the commander-in-chief said? According to the news, most of these male lovers were secretly captured by the Queen's younger brother. They originally had their own families and their own lives. Because of the Queen's debauchery, they lost their freedom and were imprisoned in cages. They were tall and strong men, but became the Queen's playthings just because they were good-looking. They were originally victims. How does the commander-in-chief want to deal with them?"
The commander-in-chief said disapprovingly, "This is related to the face of the royal family. It is a blessing for these male
lovers to be able to share the worries of the prince!" What a silver-tongued guy. In just a few words, he said that getting rid of these male lovers was to share Xiao Heng's worries!
Xiao Heng sneered in his heart, and he knew that this commander was not fit to be reused.
Xiao Heng did not answer him directly, but looked at the others: "My Lords, what do you think? Do you also think that these victims should be sacrificed?"
Xiao Heng stared at the ministers with a burning gaze, and his tone was full of oppression.
This second prince was much more difficult to serve than the former crown prince. They really didn't understand what Xiao Heng meant, so they all kept silent.
The emperor, who was lying on the bed and unable to move, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot when he saw that no one was saying anything, but his body was numb and he couldn't move.
He opened his mouth and said something with difficulty, but everyone heard only babbling and humming.
Xiao Heng glanced at the empress, then hurried to the bedside, held the emperor's hand and said, "Father, don't worry. I will never let anyone override the laws you have made. I will seek justice for the victims, even for those who were tortured to death. I will give an explanation to their families!"
Xiao Heng spoke righteously, and the emperor was furious, but he couldn't say a word of what was in his heart.
The Minister of Rites said hesitantly, "Your Highness, this matter should not be made public. If the Queen did such a thing and it is made public, it will not only bring shame to the Queen, but also ruin the reputation of the Emperor. Please think twice, Your Highness!"
The Emperor finally heard someone speak out his mind, and his tears flowed with excitement. He nodded with difficulty. Unfortunately, Xiao Heng stepped aside and blocked him tightly, and no one saw the Emperor's expression.
At this time, the chief of the Yulin Army came to report that a concubine had escaped during the chaos during the search and spread the Queen's crimes. The storytellers in the capital processed it like a treasure, and someone even wrote a storybook overnight, named "The Queen and Her 108 Concubines".
The storyteller was talking until his throat was smoking, and the printer was working all night but still couldn't meet the demand. The Queen's affair had already spread to everyone!
Xiao Heng looked at the Minister of Rites helplessly: "Your Excellency is right, this matter really shouldn't be publicized, but now that things have come to this, what do you think we should do!"