Chapter 305: No Historical Data
"Chaoyan, you may have remembered it wrongly. Aunt Mu never told me this before." Lin Zhiqing had never seen this information when he learned about the history of Dasheng, so he was still skeptical.
Moreover, the etiquette and laws of the Dasheng Dynasty were very strict on women, so how could there be any possibility for women to govern and hold power?
This is unbelievable.
Chao Yan shook her head. "Actually, I found it strange too, but my aunt's tone was quite firm at the time."
"When did you say that?" Lin Zhiqing raised his eyebrows. Aunt Mu would not speak without reason.
Asagao scratched his head:
"It was on the day when Auntie had the accident. Young Miss, you asked me to inform the other rooms and have Auntie go find Miss Yangyang. She told me that when we were both out together."
"But...but she didn't let me tell you, Miss. She said it was just her random guess and she was afraid it would affect your judgment."
Chao Yan looked a little depressed: "Miss, I just suddenly remembered this matter when I saw the Chronicle of Emperor Sheng today. I miss my aunt."
Lin Zhiqing's thoughts suddenly began to churn.
At such a special time...why would Aunt Mu bring up the Empress for no reason?
There are two situations in this matter.
The first one is that Aunt Mu did mention this matter.
The second possibility is that Aunt Mu did not mention this matter, and Chaoyan wanted to reveal the news to herself.
But the second scenario seems unlikely.
Because all the topics started from the book "Chronicle of Emperor Sheng".
But she just picked up this book from the bookshelf today.
Because she always gets tired of looking at account books, she bought a lot of books a long time ago, and there are three large bookshelves in Shuqing Pavilion.
There are many types of these books, ranging from the history of Dasheng to ordinary storybooks. It can be regarded as a means for Lin Zhiqing to understand Dasheng.
She usually opens it randomly and takes a look, and today is no exception.
She didn't have a fixed choice when she took the book, she just picked one out at random.
Therefore, if Chaoyan deliberately used the book "Chronicle of Emperor Sheng" to stir up a topic, then she had to predict in advance that Lin Zhiqing would take this book.
The probability of this happening is too small. Even if she was a victim of psychology, it would be difficult for her to be prompted to choose one from so many books.
What's more, she was very sure that she had not received any guidance and was just picking up a book at random.
Excluding the possibility that Chaoyan deliberately guided or fabricated this topic, Lin Zhiqing was basically certain that Aunt Mu had most likely indeed brought up this topic.
If this was what Aunt Mu said before she died... Lin Zhiqing was shocked.
Could this be the reason why Jiang Liuyun assigned people to kill people to silence them?
In other words, this topic about the "female emperor" is related to those neutral ministers who opposed the retrial of Lin Congrong's case?
As soon as this thought came to mind, Lin Zhiqing took a deep breath.
It's no wonder she thought too much. It was just such a coincidence that Aunt Mu said this at such a good time.
Aunt Mu is usually a person who just keeps her head down and does her work, and doesn't gossip casually.
Lin Zhiqing fell into deep thought.
Seeing that she suddenly stopped talking, Chao Yan was a little confused: "Miss, Miss?"
"Chao Yan." Lin Zhiqing grabbed Chao Yan's hand and said, "Think carefully about what Aunt Mu said at that time."
"Don't miss a single word!"
When Chaoyan saw that Lin Zhiqing's expression was a little serious, she immediately remembered that Aunt Mu had told her not to tell Lin Zhiqing, and she looked a little hesitant.
"Chao Yan, this matter is of great importance. It is very likely related to the reason why they killed Aunt Mu. No matter what Aunt Mu says, you must tell me!" Lin Zhiqing emphasized his tone.
Seeing Lin Zhiqing so anxious, Chao Yan stopped hesitating:
"Miss, I remember it very clearly. At that time, my aunt said..."
The current emperor's regime is extremely stable because since the time of Emperor Gaozu, the court has emphasized military power over civil affairs.
But most people don’t know that there was actually a period in the Great Sheng Dynasty when culture was valued more than military power.
Fifty years ago, there was a female emperor in Dasheng. She was the grandmother of the current emperor, the mother of the late emperor, and the empress dowager at that time.
Hearing this, Lin Zhiqing frowned slightly: "I haven't found any information about this empress dowager in the book before."
Chao Yan was also puzzled: "I haven't read much, so I don't know much about these things, but I've never heard of the Empress Dowager since I was a child."
"When I asked my aunt, she said that all information about the Queen Mother was blocked by the royal family, and only a very small number of older people remembered it."
"When I asked her more, she said nothing."
After listening to what Chao Yan said, Lin Zhiqing's mind was filled with complicated thoughts.
Aunt Mu would never bring up this empress for no reason. She told Chaoyan not to tell her this, probably from her own perspective, thinking that this matter was related to what she was thinking at the time.
But Aunt Mu was not sure whether there was any connection, and she was afraid of disturbing Lin Zhiqing's thoughts, so she never told Lin Zhiqing.
Now that he had heard about this from Chaoyan, Lin Zhiqing always felt that this might be the reason why Jiang Liuyun killed Aunt Mu.
This is why the neutral ministers opposed the retrial.
Judging from their age alone, the several neutral ministers who opposed the retrial were indeed old, and were loyal ministers who had assisted two generations of kings.
Judging from their age and experience, they might know about the Empress.
This seems to make sense.
But what does this empress have to do with whether they support the retrial of Lin Congrong's case?
Lin Zhiqing frowned slightly, then relaxed his brows again: "Zhao Yan, find a piece of letter paper and bring it over."
She wants to write a letter to Lin Qingshan.
According to what Aunt Mu said about the time of the empress's existence, his grandfather Lin Qingshan should know about this.
She needs to ask carefully.
After Chaoyan brought the paper, Lin Zhiqing picked up the pen and quickly wrote down what Aunt Mu said.
She wrote the word "woman" and then wrote the word "emperor" with two strokes, frowning.
"Emperor?" She spoke softly, and seemed to realize something, and was unable to continue writing.
"Miss, what's wrong?" Chao Yan asked.
Lin Zhiqing's hand trembled, and the ink dripped onto the paper, spreading out.
At this moment, she had no time to think about the letter. Instead, she picked up the stained letter paper and looked at it carefully in disbelief.
After finding that nothing could be seen on the letter paper, she started writing again and wrote the character "女", but she still only wrote two strokes for the character "帝".
Chao Yan leaned over to take a look and whispered, "Female, second? Miss, this isn't..."
That’s right!
It’s the female and the second one!
But she is also a female emperor!
Lin Zhiqing had never thought about this before, but now she is writing the traditional Chinese characters for Dasheng.
The font commonly used in Dasheng is similar to small seal script, and the upper part of the character "帝" is the character "二".
In other words, the "second female lead" that Aunt Mu desperately wrote on her palm was most likely unfinished.
What she really wanted to tell Lin Zhiqing was not that the murderers were two women, but the word "Empress".
Thinking of this, Lin Zhiqing's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he felt very heartbroken.
Before Aunt Mu died, she was not thinking about who the murderer was, but about passing on information that might be useful to Lin Zhiqing.
What was she thinking when she fell in the alley?
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