When Jiang heard this, her whole body shuddered and her face changed suddenly. She was obviously shocked by the second prince's words.
But she had been a queen and a queen mother after all, so her expression soon softened and she said with a smile, "Chengnian, my dear grandson, what are you doing here? You don't want to kidnap grandma back, do you?"
"Grandma is old, and being locked up in the Fanyin Temple is really hard for her."
"Grandma doesn't have many years left to live. She just wants to live a simple life for a few more years. Please let her go for the sake of our relationship as grandparents."
When faced with the sudden appearance of the Second Prince, Jiang's first reaction was that the Second Prince was ordered to capture her and bring her back to Daxia.
She ran away secretly, and if she was caught, she might face more than just imprisonment in Fanyin Temple.
Jiang then said a lot of soft words, hoping to delay the second prince.
As a result, she did not receive the responses she had expected.
The Second Prince smiled and shook his head, saying, "Grandmother, you are already so old. It is your own business which lover you want to elope with. Your grandson will not interfere."
When Jiang heard the words "lover, elopement", her old face turned red all the way to her ears.
"Chengnian, what are you talking about? I don't understand. What can I say? At least I am your elder. How can you frame me like this?" Although Jiang's face showed anger, her voice was a little weak.
The Second Prince pulled a stool over and sat down, saying calmly, "Grandma, you don't really think my father is a pushover, do you? He's the ruler of a nation, how could he not even be able to find out this much information?!"
"The current Prime Minister of Dai Viet, Han Lie, is not the Han Qin Master who was famous in the capital of Da Xia a few decades ago!"
"Grandma Empress and him had a passionate love affair back then! But, you two lovers were ultimately no match for the manipulation of your family."
Jiang couldn't hold it back any longer. Her face was extremely ugly and her hands were shaking. "You...you..."
Seeing this, the Second Prince stood up, poured a cup of tea, and handed it to Jiang, "Grandma, don't be angry. Drink a cup of tea and calm down."
At this moment, Xia Miaoyuan, who was standing by the window next door and listening intently, was already so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth. "Second brother is too unexpected, isn't he?"
[He actually took this opportunity to play his cards openly with Old Lady Jiang?]
【Actually, come to think of it, this opportunity is quite good. 】
[My second brother has become smarter, brave and resourceful! Thumbs up!]
Seeing that the Second Prince was not mocking her on purpose, Jiang's anger subsided a little.
"Grandma Empress, your grandson doesn't want to ask about your old stories. In fact, your father also wants to turn a blind eye to it." The second prince said in a gentle voice.
Jiang took a sip from her teacup and raised her eyes, saying, "Is that really the case? Your father doesn't want to take me back."
"Is this true? Why would I lie to you?" The second prince looked at Jiang sincerely.
Jiang asked again, "Then why did you come to see me today?"
The Second Prince straightened his robes and sat back on the stool. He said slowly, "Grandma, originally, I didn't want to come see you. Since you're willing to choose this kind of life, we'll just pretend we didn't know anything."
"However, recently, my grandson accidentally found out something that is extremely related to you, so I decided to meet you."
Jiang frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"
The Second Prince put on a serious expression and said, "Do you still remember the tragedy at the palace banquet? Sixth Uncle was tragically killed by Great Uncle's sword?"
When Jiang heard this, her eyes instantly turned red, "How could I not remember? It was at that palace banquet that Xia Zhengjie killed my Ze'er!"
"He was only seventeen, full of vigor and vitality. Xia Zhengjie, this vicious guy, actually killed him with a single sword strike!"
"Even if the late emperor favored Ze'er and he was very wary of him, Ze'er was still his younger brother after all!"
"On the surface, he appears to be a modest gentleman, yet he is capable of such cruel acts as killing his brothers! He is a beast! A hypocrite!"
As a mother, love for her children is natural. Back then, the death of the Sixth Prince Xia Zhengze was the greatest pain in Jiang's life.
Therefore, when the second prince mentioned this matter, it aroused the pain in Jiang's heart.
The Second Prince waited quietly until Jiang had almost finished venting her anger before speaking, "Grandma, in fact, that tragedy wasn't an accident caused by losing control of her emotions. It was a carefully orchestrated scheme."
"My uncle, Sixth Uncle, are just pawns in the hands of someone plotting this."
Jiang wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and frowned, "You said that on purpose, right? After all, Xia Zhengjie is closer to you."
The Second Prince smiled helplessly and said, "Grandma, think about it. Why would I have to make up such a lie to deceive you? What good would it do me to deliberately clear my uncle's name and eliminate your hatred?"
Jiang lowered her eyes and thought for a moment. What the Second Prince said was indeed reasonable. She pursed her lips a little embarrassedly.
"Since you said it was a setup, what exactly is going on?"
The Second Prince said in a deep voice, "Back when Grandpa was in power, our Great Xia was strong and powerful, and Great Yue was very wary of us."
"Later, they came up with a wicked plan that killed three birds with one stone. They wanted to put a curse on my uncle, thus controlling his words and actions."
"That's how the Palace Banquet Tragedy happened."
"Think about it, how could my uncle, who is so patient and restrained, do such a crazy thing?"
"Was his behavior that day very unusual?"
When Jiang heard this, her lips moved a few times, but she remained silent.
She knew very well that Xia Zhengjie's behavior was abnormal at that time.
However, how could she admit that Xia Zhengjie's behavior was abnormal after seeing her son being stabbed to death with her own eyes?
Thinking of this, Jiang asked with a cold face: "What evidence do you have to prove it?"
"Back then, it was a Daxia witch who disguised herself as a woman in distress and got close to my great uncle. She was the one who poisoned my great uncle, and she was present when the tragedy happened."
Then, the second prince told Jiang about his experience a few months ago when he was framed by Daiyue and was poisoned by a poisonous insect.
Jiang's hostile eyes softened. "So, putting a curse on the Great Xia prince and turning you against each other is a common tactic used by the Great Yue!"
The Second Prince nodded, "Exactly."
"What a vicious method, what a vicious Dai Viet. Your great uncle, your sixth uncle, and your grandfather were all killed by this vicious plan!" Jiang said word by word.
"My poor Ze'er..." Tears welled up in Jiang's eyes.
The Second Prince looked at Jiang and asked, "Do you know who came up with this vicious plan?"
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