Chapter 169
Is this a deal?
The Queen's palace was surrounded and controlled so easily!
And they were her own people. Even if outsiders saw them, they would just think that the queen was protecting herself.
this……
This scene made Queen He and King Yueming so angry that they felt dizzy and almost fell down.
These people.
Which one of them didn't eat and drink her food and drink? Which one of them wasn't carefully cultivated by her and then brought into the palace one by one with great effort?
And what's funny is.
She was actually still thinking that she would not use this power until the last critical moment!
She regarded these people as her last guarantee and the greatest backing for her to seize power.
But these people.
They all betrayed her!
Hahaha.
Empress He suddenly burst into laughter, but the tears she shed could not wash away the hostility in her eyes.
"You said you treated me as your best sister, as your own sister, and that you could share anything with me. Even the two guards you sent me were a trap for me. This has lasted for more than ten years. They simply listen to you and only you."
If a dead person is so useful, wouldn't her ten-plus years as queen be a joke?
King Yueming sat there blankly, his handsome face looking terribly gloomy.
It seems.
He could no longer stay in the capital, otherwise the prince would definitely find a way to kill him here.
Creepy.
He ran to the queen and knelt down.
"Mother, I have to go."
The queen leaned forward and held Prince Yueming in her arms.
"Did the fourth princess of Chiyan Kingdom really go back? You guys are no longer in touch? Don't you have any plans at all?"
"There was, but I don't know what happened to it."
If she successfully returned to Yunzhou, took over the troops they had carefully arranged, and gained power, then he would have a chance to turn the tide.
But.
There has been no news about the Fourth Princess until now, and he has been very worried.
Both Queen He and Prince Yueming tried to contact the Fourth Princess, but all their attempts went in vain, with no response at all.
Perhaps it was the death of that child that made her disheartened, or perhaps she had already been killed by the prince.
I don’t know what’s going on.
The recent plans are always ruined one by one, and in the end there is nothing left.
If he wants to contact the fourth princess, he must first get rid of this shackles.
"Mother, after I leave, you must find a way to kill Jiang Jianzheng and Jiang Zhaoying."
He tried several times, but there was no way to win over these two people. Since they were no longer able to work for him, he had no choice but to kill them.
"But wouldn't it be better to win them over?"
Hearing that Jiang Zhaoying is quite capable, people all call her a goddess, and the emperor values Jiang Zhaoying more and more.
After this.
Jiang Jianzheng's position in the hearts of the emperor and the people will hardly be shaken. This disaster can at least ensure that the Jiang family will enjoy wealth and prosperity for another fifty years.
King Yue Ming looked gloomy and shook his head.
"It is impossible to win them over. Both father and daughter are obsessed with the prince. I have no way to help them."
"Even if you give her the position of Princess Yueming, it won't work?"
As long as they are willing to help King Yue Ming, they will both be queens in the future and the most noble women in the world. There is no difference.
"By the way, where are Liu Yanchen and Liu Xianle? Are they dead?"
Although the entire Liu Mansion was devoured by evil spirits, Liu Yanchen and Liu Xianle were not in the Liu Mansion at that time. King Yue Ming frowned when he heard this. At that time, Liu Yanchen did take Liu Xianle away, but he didn't know whether he returned to the Liu Mansion. Afterwards, he sent people to check the pile of corpses in the Liu Mansion, but did not see the two brothers and sisters.
"Maybe they are dead. We have searched all over the capital, but there is no trace of them."
Moreover, each body was so charred that it was impossible to recognize who was who. They could only be burned together, and then money was distributed to let everyone build a cenotaph.
"Those ministers won't speak for you?"
Over the years, she has secretly recruited a lot of people for Prince Yueming, and at least half of them are on their side. They will wait for the right time to write a letter to the emperor to appoint Prince Yueming as the crown prince.
Prince Yueming then told Empress He about the list, and Empress He was so angry that she fell into her chair and could only sigh for a long time.
"At first I wanted to keep him alive, but now it seems that I am just letting a tiger go back to the mountains. I was wrong."
Just saying.
Princess Lin'an walked in with a pale face. Seeing that they all looked bad, she hurried forward and took Empress He's arm.
"Mother, what's wrong with you? I saw some beautiful flowers on the way here, so I cut a few branches and prepared to give them to you."
"So good." Empress He smiled and patted Princess Lin'an's face. "Go find a bottle and put it away for me."
"yes."
Princess Lin'an bowed and led the palace maids inside to look for a suitable vase.
The queen looked at her leaving back coldly, and suddenly clenched her long fingers tightly. She looked at King Yueming, and King Yueming also looked at her. They each understood the meaning of each other's eyes.
That’s Princess Lin’an!
What would happen if Princess Lin'an was used to threaten the Crown Prince?
This is the last bloodline of the former queen, and they don’t believe that the prince would turn a blind eye to his own biological sister.
"Mother, is it really useful?"
"We have to try it to know whether it works or not. If the prince has a little compassion, we will win."
She was his biological sister. Even though they had a bad relationship in the past and they seldom met, this was a fact that neither of them could hide from.
"I exchanged her daughter for me, firstly to prevent people from finding out that I gave birth to a stillborn baby, and secondly to have something to hold against her. She was unlucky, and she couldn't keep the daughter she gave birth to. She was just making wedding clothes for me."
After saying this, Queen He's face became increasingly gloomy.
In fact.
She said that Empress Xu was unlucky, and so was she. Otherwise, with two sons already in her hands, she could give another one to Empress Xu. Then no matter who became emperor in the future, he would be her son. How wonderful that would be.
"Lin'an and the Crown Prince have been at odds for years, and the Crown Prince has been indifferent to her, fearing that they have no feelings for each other and cannot use the Crown Prince. Mother, there is no time to lose. Send someone to find the Crown Prince and ask him to find a way to keep me in the capital, and also ask my father to forgive me."
The Queen shook her head.
"It's unlikely that you'll be safe and sound. You'll be severely punished in the end."
Such an important matter had gone wrong. If Prime Minister Liu had not died before, she would not have been sure that the Emperor would let Prince Yue Ming go.
King Yue Ming nodded irritably, with a flash of regret in his eyes.
"I was tricked by the Crown Prince and Jiang Zhaoying and was framed by them."
This matter is of great importance. In previous years, the prince and the Imperial Observatory have always paid great attention to it. Moreover, human life is at stake. He bet that the prince would not risk human life, but who would have thought that the prince would actually do it.
The prince...is indeed a ruthless person.
"Madame He."
The queen turned around and saw an old lady with wrinkles on her face but dressed in luxurious clothes came out.
"Go find the prince and tell him everything. Tell him that if he doesn't cooperate, then you can take action."
Empress He made a gesture of wiping her neck, and the meaning was very clear, that is, if the prince did not cooperate, Princess Lin'an's life would be in danger.
Nanny He's eyes were red as she looked deeply at Empress He.
She was Empress He's wet nurse. Not only did she raise her, but she also followed her all her life.
This time.
She didn't know whether the prince would keep her, but she was the only one who could go, as she couldn't trust anyone else.
"I'm sorry, Mammy."
Empress He hugged Nanny He with a choked voice. She seemed reluctant to leave her wet nurse and felt very guilty, but Prince Yueming clearly saw that his mother's eyes were cold and she didn't feel reluctant at all.
"I am willing to share your worries, but you must take good care of yourself while I am away."
"good."
Empress He agreed, and then Nanny He knelt down and bowed before resolutely turning around and leaving.
Take off the disguise.
Empress He turned back to the couch with a cold face. At this time, there was a noise from the inner hall. Empress He sat up suddenly and saw Princess Lin'an coming over with a vase of beautiful flowers, smiling between the fluttering curtains. She placed her on the low table beside the empress.
"It took me a long time to find something so satisfying. Mother, looking at these flowers, do you feel better?"
Empress He did not like flowers, and there was rarely any greenery or flowers in the house, but Princess Lin'an liked them very much, and occasionally she would put one or two flowers in the empress's bouquet.
"Lin'an, have you visited Le'an? Have she and Song Chengyu always had a good relationship? Since he is Le'an's cousin, he is naturally your cousin as well."
Le An is currently locked up in the palace and never goes out, being very obedient.
Song Chengyu was detained in the palace by the emperor. He heard from the imperial kitchen that all the delicious food and drinks were given to Song Chengyu every day. The emperor issued a death order to keep Song Chengyu fat and plump and not let him lose any weight.
“No.”
Speaking of Princess Le'an and Song Chengyu...Princess Lin'an frowned slightly.
The Queen Mother has always looked down upon Song Chengyu and never cared about Le An. She must have some purpose for suddenly bringing it up today.
She knows.
Le An has always liked Song Chengyu.
Her vision has always been so poor. She could even fancy someone as useless as Song Chengyu. She is really blind.
It looks like this now.
Maybe one day I will die at my father's hands.
"How about I go and see him? He serves father closely, and maybe he can say a few good words for him."
This is a solution.
Queen He and Prince Yueming looked at each other, and Prince Yueming held her hand.
"Royal sister, you know my current situation. If I can't stay in the capital, then my brother might as well die."
"Brother, please don't say such discouraging words. I...I will go right away."
Princess Lin'an showed worry in her eyes, and even shed tears. She quickly stood up and left the Queen's palace.
Seeing her like this, the Queen and King Yueming were naturally satisfied and secretly relieved.
Just now they were so worried that Lin'an would hear it.
Princess Lin'an walked hurriedly, almost jogging all the way out of the palace, until she was so out of breath that she fell to the ground and began to tremble violently.
How could this be?
Was what she just heard true or false?
Why is the Queen Mother not her Queen Mother?
If she hadn't found a vase to ask her mother if she liked it, she would have never had the chance to hear such a secret.
She is actually the daughter of the former queen and the biological sister of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!
But.
These years.
Because her mother and brother were plotting in secret, she even wanted to poison the Crown Prince and set traps to harm the Crown Prince several times.
"Princess."
The personal maid Xi Que came forward and called out in a trembling voice, and Princess Lin'an held Xi Que's hand tightly.
"Don't tell anyone a word, understand?"
He stumbled into Longzhang Palace and looked up to see two young eunuchs, one holding Song Chengyu and the other forcing him to drink medicine, bowl after bowl, until Song Chengyu almost vomited several times.
"These are all top-quality tonics, each bowl is worth a thousand gold coins. After drinking them, your son will become plump and healthy, and this will please the emperor."
Princess Lin'an stood aside and watched quietly, feeling her stomach churning. No matter how good the tonic was, she would not be able to bear it if she drank it like this.
She found out.
Song Chengyu, who used to be beaming with joy when he mentioned that the emperor wanted to drink his blood, now had a blank look in his eyes and a cold expression, and even his movements of drinking the medicine were so wooden.
"Your Highness, please be at ease. When the Emperor is fully recovered, he may let you inherit the title of Marquis and let you return to the mansion. By then, you will be the master of the mansion."
Perhaps he had heard this too many times, but he remained numb until he turned around and saw Princess Lin'an in the center of the hall. Then Song Chengyu's eyes finally lit up.
"Princess Lin'an."
His voice was hoarse, as if it had been burned by a pair of tongs. He always knew that Lin'an liked him.
"Song Shizi, I am here to see you at the request of my mother and my brother. You know it is not convenient for them to come."
"fine."
Song Chengyu said this softly and then spoke to the eunuch.
"Go and bring me some candied fruit. My mouth is numb from drinking so much every day."
"yes."
The father-in-law turned around hurriedly to go out to do something, but Song Chengyu took the opportunity to kneel down in front of Lin'an.
"Princess, help me, I want to leave here."
He couldn't stay there any longer. If he continued to cut his blood, he would really die. Even if he still had a breath, he would be half dead and he really couldn't bear it anymore.
The emperor took blood from his body every day. He drank it when it hurt, and kept it in a small refrigerator carved out of ice when it didn't hurt. He didn't rest for a single day during this period.
"This must be Zhou Ruogu's doing. She wants to avenge Jiang Zhaoying, so she tortures me as much as she can. Lin'an, you are always the best to me. Please help me."
Speaking of.
He reached out to grab Princess Lin'an's hand.
Princess Lin'an was so frightened that she quickly retracted her hand, took several steps back, and shook her head with a pale face.
"Prince Song, please respect yourself."
Song Chengyu's face, which had gained two sizes more weight, suddenly flashed with deep embarrassment.
"Then help me find Jiang Zhaoying and ask her to come see me. We were once husband and wife. It's impossible for her to have no feelings for me at all."
He was in such a miserable state and was almost dying, but Jiang Zhaoying still had feelings for him to some extent.
"Song Shizi, I am not familiar with Jiang Zhaoying. If my mother and brother hadn't asked me to come, I would never have come."
Princess Lin'an's eyes showed a complex expression as she continued.
"Something has happened in the palace, and my father is angry with my mother and my brother. My mother is saying that since you are so close to the emperor every day, why don't you do something to help my mother and my brother? As long as their problems are solved, they will have time to come and help you, or even help you leave the palace."
Song Chengyu felt as if he had swallowed a dead fly in his throat. It was so disgusting.
"Are you making a deal, madam?"
"I guess so. We are all desperate. What else can we do?"
Lin'an nodded, and Song Chengyu's face turned gray again. After a long time, he spoke coldly.
"Let me try."
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