She didn't know what Mrs. Zhang had gone through to end up in the Cai family. It was indeed inappropriate to tell Concubine Li about her story, but what if the emperor really needed Mrs. Zhang?
On the way back, she was thinking that since the matter had been made clear, she would not interfere whether Mrs. Zhang wanted to enter the palace or not.
Mrs. Zhang didn't say anything, but clenched her hands tightly together to hide her uneasiness.
For more than ten years, whenever I closed my eyes, all I could think of was the scene of the Empress being murdered.
Everything seemed to have happened yesterday, and she remembered it very clearly.
Could it be that the Queen knew she was still alive, so she told the Emperor, and that's why the Emperor was looking for her?
Over the years, she has always wanted to return to the palace to tell the emperor the truth about what happened back then, but she was afraid.
She was not worried about her life, but she knew that the vicious woman had already taken the position of queen. She was afraid that the emperor would hand herself over to her because of a word from that vicious woman.
He was even more afraid that he would not be able to fulfill the queen's last wish before her death, so as to tell the prince the prince's true identity and let him know what kind of person his biological mother was.
"Mrs. Zhang," Li Qian called her softly, her face showing worry when she saw that she hadn't spoken for a long time. "It's okay if you don't want to go. I can refuse the invitation from Concubine Li."
Mrs. Zhang slowly released her clasped hands, walked to the window, and said in a low voice, "Do you know what kind of person Concubine Li is?"
When she left the palace, Concubine Li must not have held her current position. There were many concubines in the harem. What if Concubine Li was the one with that vicious woman? Wouldn't she be walking into a trap if she went there?
"Empress Li is a very kind person, very generous and gentle, and is currently in favor."
Generous and gentle?
Mrs. Zhang disagreed. Didn’t that vicious woman deceive the emperor in the same way and cause the empress to die innocently?
"So what's her relationship like with the current queen?"
Li Qian didn't understand why Mrs. Zhang asked this, but she didn't hesitate and told her everything she knew from her father.
"The two were not close. The Queen was confined precisely because she plotted to murder the Little Princess and Concubine Li."
"What did you say?" Mrs. Zhang turned around excitedly, "You said the queen was under house arrest?"
Li Qian nodded and said, "Yes, I heard it from my father."
Mrs. Zhang's face was full of excitement. She stepped forward and took Li Qian's hand. "Miss Li, please prepare a carriage for me. I'm going to the palace now."
While this vicious woman is under house arrest, she can take the initiative.
Because she was too emotional, Li Qian felt her hands were hurt.
Noticing her frown, Mrs. Zhang smiled and let go of her hand, "Excuse me."
Li Qian turned around and went out to have someone prepare the carriage. Thinking that she could not bring Mrs. Zhang into the palace, she planned to go find her father.
Before she could take a step forward, she saw Prime Minister Li walking towards her.
"Dad, your daughter just happened to want to see you about something!"
Prime Minister Li smiled and said, "What a coincidence! Father also has something to ask you. Have you told Concubine Li what she told you? Is she willing to enter the palace?"
He just received a message from the palace that the emperor asked him to bring his daughter's maid into the palace.
I don’t know who this old woman is, but the emperor actually wants to meet her in person.
"Yes," Li Qian seemed to remember something. "Dad, you didn't come to me for this, did you? I was looking for someone to bring my wife into the palace!"
......
Mrs. Zhang and the Prime Minister were sitting in the carriage on the way to the palace, feeling both nervous and excited.
I don’t know what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince looks like now.
Prime Minister Li glanced at Mrs. Zhang inconspicuously, but couldn't see anything different.
The emperor only sent someone to deliver the message, but did not tell him what it was about.
The two men had different thoughts and no one spoke. They walked in silence all the way to the palace gate, listening to the sound of the wheels turning.
Standing at the palace gate, looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar imperial palace, Mrs. Zhang's eyes were red, and she felt sad and sighing in her heart.
"Mrs. Zhang, let's go!"
The road was smooth all the way to the imperial study. Prime Minister Li discovered that this old woman was more familiar with the palace than he was, and she knew exactly when to turn.
"Prime Minister, the Emperor said you should go in directly when you arrive."
Prime Minister Li nodded and took Mrs. Zhang into the imperial study.
The imperial study was quiet. The emperor held the little princess in one hand while carefully reviewing memorials.
Eunuch Cao was standing behind him and saw the Prime Minister come in and gave a gentle reminder.
"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is here."
He put down his pen, closed the memorial and looked at Mrs. Zhang.
"Madame Chang, I have finally waited for you."
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
"Your servant pays homage to His Majesty."
Nanny Chang felt like her tears were about to burst out.
"Get up, I've wronged you over the years."
[Madame Chang has finally arrived. Her quick arrival at the palace is truly unexpected. After all, she doesn't trust the tyrant.]
The emperor, who was stabbed by Zako, glanced at his daughter with big round eyes in his arms.
And then listen to the little guy continue.
[The tyrant had never treated the queen like this before. Matron Chang was worried that if she entered the palace, she would be handed over to the queen and then be dealt with directly.]
If the emperor didn't know that the queen was so vicious, he would definitely do the same.
"For the sake of Your Majesty and His Royal Highness, this old servant will not be wronged."
Nanny Chang's voice was a little choked with sobs. "Is it because the Emperor suspected that there was something fishy about the Empress's death that year that he found out about this old servant and asked him to enter the palace?"
Prime Minister Li was stunned listening to this. He felt that he could understand the conversation between the emperor and this woman who had changed from a mother-in-law to a nanny separately, but he couldn't understand them when they were put together.
Isn't this old woman from the Cai family? Why is she talking about the Crown Prince and the Empress? He is completely confused.
......
As soon as the emperor allowed Nanny Chang to enter the palace, the prince received the news.
The prince changed his clothes and took Lin Qi to the imperial study.
The guard went in to report and let the two in.
[Great! The Crown Prince can finally know that he is Empress Lu's child.]
When Nanny Chang heard that the prince wanted to see her, her eyes stared straight at the door.
The prince walking in front was wearing a moon-white gold-woven python robe. He had an upright posture, a jade crown tied up his hair, and a faint smile between his handsome eyebrows. From a distance, he looked humble and gentle, like a graceful and elegant person.
Is this His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?
His aura is very similar to that of the Empress. If the Empress were still alive, she would definitely be very pleased.
"Your son pays homage to His Majesty the Father."
"Get up. I was planning to have someone call you over to listen."
Prime Minister Li felt that he was a little redundant, but the emperor had no intention of dismissing him, so he could only serve as a wooden stake.
"Thank you, Father." The prince looked at Nanny Chang and asked in confusion, "Who is she?"
Could this be the person Luo'er was talking about, the one who knows the truth?
"Your Highness, this old servant is the nanny who serves Empress Lu, your mother."
When these words were spoken, apart from the two insiders, the Crown Prince and the Emperor, Prime Minister Li and Eunuch Cao were also left shocked.
"Madame Chang, tell me everything you know. If it is true, I will definitely give Queen Lu justice."
Nanny Chang knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily.
"Every word this old slave said is true."
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