Su Mengyan's heart skipped a beat. She didn't know what the emperor meant by this.
"What did your Majesty say? How could your daughter-in-law hate you?" She pretended to be ignorant and pretended not to understand what the emperor was saying.
The emperor could see that she was avoiding the topic. He smiled helplessly, "You really don't hate me? I favored Situ Zhao so much that I didn't convict him even when there was irrefutable evidence. He's clearly made so many mistakes, yet he's still alive and well."
Now Su Mengyan understood what the emperor wanted to express. It turned out that he himself felt that he owed Situ Yao.
But what has happened has already happened, and it is too late to regret now. What is the point of saying hate or not hate?
Thinking of this, Su Mengyan said, "If it's just this matter, then your daughter-in-law doesn't hate your father. After all, your father has already decided to pass the throne to the prince."
So that's how it is. As long as Situ Yao is the one who finally ascends the throne, they won't hate themselves. The emperor thought, it's not that he doesn't want to punish Situ Zhao, but there are some things that even if he is the supreme ruler, he has no choice.
People always have secrets that are difficult to tell.
The emperor stopped talking, or perhaps it was unclear what else he wanted to say.
Seeing this, Xu Chen'an asked Su Mengyan to leave first.
Because the emperor was too weak, Xu Chen'an did not leave even when he and Su Mengyan were talking.
But the emperor did not object to Xu Chen'an's proposal. Su Mengyan bowed to the emperor and left.
She knew that even if she stayed any longer, she would not get any useful information, as the emperor no longer intended to say anything to her.
The reason Xu Chen'an asked him to leave first was simply because he had something to say to him.
Su Mengyan stood outside the door waiting for Xu Chen'an to arrive.
As she expected, Xu Chen'an retreated from the emperor's palace after a while.
Seeing the person waiting for him outside at a glance, Xu Chen'an hurried towards Su Mengyan.
Saving one's life is both simple and difficult.
The simple thing is that he is absolutely sure about this matter and will not let the emperor lose his life suddenly.
And the difficulty lies here. If we keep the emperor alive, and then die too suddenly when he is needed, it will not work.
After all, a sudden death would arouse suspicion among many people.
So this time Xu Chen'an wanted to find out clearly how long he would keep the emperor alive.
Xu Chen'an said to Su Mengyan, "When do you plan to let him die?"
Yes, it's about when to let him die, not when to stop him from taking the medicine.
The emperor's life and death is now in the hands of Xu Chen'an. As long as Xu Chen'an changes his medicine, the poison will take effect and the emperor will die instantly.
Su Mengyan thought for a moment and said, "The Crown Prince just left the capital today. If the Emperor dies before the Crown Prince returns, it will be hard to say who will ascend the throne."
The meaning of this sentence was very clear, and Xu Chen'an understood it in an instant. Su Mengyan meant that the emperor could not die until the prince returned.
So he said he understood.
They didn't know that at the corner someone was lying there cautiously, listening to every word they said.
After hearing the secret just now, Cui Mixue could no longer remain calm.
At first, she looked down on Xu Chen'an, thinking that he could not cure her poison. However, she did not expect that Xu Chen'an could not only prepare an antidote to the poison, but also control the life and death of the emperor.
In this way, everything she did would be a favor to others. How could Cui Mixue be willing to accept this?
You must know that her original intention was to take advantage of the prince's absence from the capital to cause the emperor to die suddenly, so that Situ Zhao could ascend to the throne.
By the time Situ Yao arrived, everything had already been decided. Even if he was dissatisfied in every way, there was no chance to change it.
But now, because of Xu Chen'an's existence, everything she did seemed like a joke.
When the emperor dies suddenly, if they say that they are the one who poisoned him, Situ Zhao will not only be unable to ascend the throne, but he will also be charged with murdering the emperor.
Cui Mixue thought about it and decided that she would never let such a thing happen.
While no one noticed her presence, Cui Mixue quietly left her original position and came to the Queen Mother's air.
"Grandmother, the doctor recommended by the Crown Princess can obviously cure Father, but the Crown Princess has evil intentions and doesn't allow that doctor to cure Father." As soon as Cui Mixue arrived, she said to the Queen Mother in a very aggrieved manner.
People who don't know her seem to think she is such a filial son.
When the Queen Mother heard the news, a look of surprise appeared on her face.
But when she thought about it, she felt something was wrong. She had already told Su Mengyan that the throne belonged to Situ Yao, so she didn't know why Su Mengyan would do this.
On the contrary, the Queen Mother looked at Cui Mixue kneeling in front of her and felt that this person had more reason to murder the Emperor.
"Okay, what nonsense are you talking about? If the Crown Princess could really save the Emperor, why would she just stand by and watch?" asked the Queen Mother.
"Besides, Xu Chen'an was recommended to the Emperor by the Crown Princess. If she really didn't want to save the Emperor, why would she recommend such a person?"
Cui Mixue was stunned by the question. She couldn't say that she was the one who poisoned the emperor, and Su Mengyan was just hanging on to his life.
Of course, you can't say such things.
After thinking for a moment, Cui Mixue said, "The Crown Princess should have the antidote, but she didn't give it to Father. Instead, she's hanging on to his life. Grandmother, this is truly suspicious."
Unfortunately, the Queen Mother didn't believe Cui Mixue at all. Instead, she thought she was being unreasonable and asked, "You said the Crown Princess has the antidote. How do you know she has the antidote? Do you know what poison the Emperor was poisoned with?"
The Queen Mother's questions were more tricky than the last, and Cui Mixue felt that she couldn't handle them all.
Seeing that Cui Mixue was speechless, the Queen Mother's prejudice against Cui Mixue grew even stronger.
I originally liked this girl very much, but I don’t know why, I always felt that Cui Mixue’s actions made me feel disgusted during this period.
"Okay, don't say these things that shouldn't be said in the future. If someone with ulterior motives hears them, they won't even know how they died," the Queen Mother warned.
Cui Mixue felt very wronged. This time she was clearly thinking about the emperor, but she was warned by the empress dowager.
On the other hand, Su Mengyan came back from the emperor and asked the palace maid to make an appointment with the wife of the Minister of Revenue on her behalf.
Sometimes, if you want to win someone over, you don’t have to win him over directly. Instead, you can choose some people around him to start with.
The most important people around us are our parents, wives and children.
Of course, the best choice is still the person next to you.
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