Chapter 356: She Didn’t Die, She Escaped
The emperor took the painting back to the imperial study, slowly unfolded it and hung it in front of the desk.
He has deep eyes and a face as sharp as a knife, and every wrinkle tells of the vicissitudes of life and the heavy responsibilities he shoulders.
His hair bun is neat and exquisite, and he is wearing a luxurious dragon robe, which shows his prominent status and supreme authority.
His eyes fell on a portrait not far away. The woman in the painting was as graceful as a fairy, with black hair like a waterfall and eyes like stars.
Every look and every smile of hers were deeply engraved in his heart. This was the woman he loved deeply, and also the pain in his heart.
The corners of the emperor's eyes slightly raised, which was a trace of a smile, but also a trace of tears falling. His thoughts were brought back to the distant past by this portrait, and back to the good times they once had.
I remember her smiling eyes, like stars in a summer night, lighting up his world.
He remembered her light steps, like the spring breeze blowing across the lake, warm and peaceful. He remembered her gentleness and thoughtfulness, like the clear spring in the valley, nourishing his soul.
The memory is so vivid, so profound, as if it happened just yesterday.
However, good times are always short-lived. The woman, the treasure in his heart, was taken away by the fickleness of fate.
He didn't even see her for the last time, as she was giving birth in a separate courtyard while he was in the capital.
After hearing that she had died of hemorrhage and dystocia, he rushed there without stopping, only to see a black coffin standing alone in the yard.
All these years, he has never forgotten that scene.
She could not forget every moment they had spent together. He was always very loving and kind to the son she had given her life for. He gave her everything except the throne.
But when he saw the portrait, he suddenly sensed a hint of conspiracy. She had been dead for more than 20 years, so how could someone paint her in middle age?
Mother? Northern Kingdom? Did she not die, but escaped? Escaped to the Northern Kingdom?
If not, who is the person in the portrait? Someone else?
No, it was impossible. The person in the portrait was her. He would recognize her even if she was burned to ashes. She was the woman he had been thinking about all his life. How could he not recognize her?
The red mole between her eyebrows was so special. He had kissed it countless times. How could he have made a mistake?
Eunuch Liu knew that the emperor was in a bad mood, so he didn't dare to enter the imperial study to serve him and just stood outside the door.
He was involved in the affair between Wei Hanyi, the daughter of former Prime Minister Wei Lie, and the Emperor from beginning to end, but he discovered one thing but did not dare to report it.
During the three days when Wei Hanyi was sent to the Jiaofangsi, she received a guest, but she didn't know who it was and couldn't find out. Later, she gave birth to the King of Qi and passed away, and she felt that there was no need to talk about it.
When he saw this portrait at the People's Hospital, he was also shocked. It seemed that Wei Hanyi might not have died that year, but just escaped.
Who is buried in that coffin?
"Xiao Wu! Who do you think is in this portrait?" In private, the emperor always liked to call Eunuch Liu by his name. "Is it her?"
Hearing the question, Eunuch Liu hurried in, closed the door of the imperial study, and knelt at the emperor's feet with a plop.
"Your Majesty! I have been hiding something from you. I am guilty! I deserve to die!"
"Is it about her?" The emperor stared at the portrait and the words, "Tell me! I will spare your life."
Eunuch Liu shrank his neck and said, "During the three days that Wei Hanyi was in the Jiaofangsi, she received a guest. It is said that the guest was very generous and spent a lot of money for her smile."
"Really?" The emperor's eyes fell on Eunuch Liu, "Why did you lie to me in the first place?"
Eunuch Liu kowtowed quickly and said, "Your Majesty! I didn't mean to deceive you. I found out about this later. I saw that you and her were very affectionate, so I didn't tell her about it."
Later, she became pregnant and died of hemorrhage during childbirth. I think it is better not to mention this matter. "
"Hahaha! Hahaha! Hahaha!" The emperor sneered, laughed loudly, laughed with deep sorrow, laughed sadly, "Died of hemorrhage? Died? Died? What a deep conspiracy.
I was played around by her like a fool. She didn't die, she escaped and became the concubine of the emperor of the Northern Kingdom. She even gave birth to a son, Jin Wenhao! The sixth prince of the Northern Kingdom.
I remember that his biological mother was Concubine Yi. Wei Hanyi! Concubine Yi! Hehehehe! Hehehehe! Is there anyone in the world as stupid as me?
She used her death to make me uneasy day and night, and used Qing'er to trap my heart. And what about herself? She gave herself to the emperor of the Northern Kingdom.
I am also the emperor, why did she abandon me and choose the northern country's son? Why? Why? Why? "
"Your Majesty!" Eunuch Liu was afraid that the emperor would be heartbroken and have another heart attack, so he hurried to comfort him, "You must remember what Doctor Du said! You must take good care of your heart disease, avoid being irritable and angry, and cultivate your character. Only in this way can you watch her end properly."
The emperor's eyes suddenly contracted, he closed his eyes, and remained silent for a long time.
"Yes, Doctor Du is right. I must take good care of my health and wait and see what happens to that bitch. Notify the Shadow Guards. I want to investigate this matter thoroughly."
“Hey!”
Eunuch Liu stood up and ran out. When he got outside, he whistled at the roof. It was very soft and could not be heard if one did not listen carefully.
After that, he stood obediently at the door of the imperial study, doing his job conscientiously and not daring to slack off in the slightest.
As for what the Shadow Guards were conspiring with the Emperor, that was not something he could interfere with.
It seems that Wei Hanyi is a very courageous and ambitious woman. She knew that nothing good would happen in the Wei Imperial Palace, so she fled after giving birth to the child.
She also wrote and directed a good play, which firmly captured the heart of the emperor. In the harem, no matter whether it was the queen or the concubines, it was impossible for them to compete with a dead person.
When a person dies and leaves forever, and in such a tragic situation, it is not easy for a man to forget it.
The child grew up day by day, and every time he saw the child, he would remember her death. She died to give birth to a child for the man she loved. How could two people who loved each other easily forget it?
But is this really the case?
No, not at all.
They were all deceived by Wei Hanyi.
She did not die at all, but went to the Northern Kingdom, married the Emperor of the Northern Kingdom, and became the Imperial Concubine of the Northern Kingdom's royal family.
How ridiculous?
The emperor guarded her devotedly for decades, but she was in love with another man and got married and had children.
That's ridiculous.
Not to mention that the emperor knew he couldn't stand it, he also found it unbelievable and wished he could capture the prince and ask him the reason.
The northerners repeatedly invaded Wei. I wonder what role Concubine Yi played in the process.
Would she feel the slightest bit of guilt? Her own son said he didn't want the baby and left immediately after giving birth. If the eldest prince knew about this, would he be sad?
As a prince, being abandoned by his own mother, what a blow was this to him?
(End of this chapter)
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