Chapter 143 Chapter 143 "Princess Duanyang went to visit the Queen...
Chapter 143
"Empress?" Seeing that the queen stood there for a long time without saying a word, Emperor Longshun couldn't help but raise his voice to remind her.
The Queen suppressed the incredulous expression on her face and said in a dry voice, "...No. She passed away so suddenly that I only learned of it the moment I received the report... By the time I arrived at Zhongcui Palace, it was too late to see her one last time..."
Jing Zhuoran kept staring at the queen with a sad look, and the queen didn't dare to look him in the eye.
She didn't feel guilty, but she was still shocked that Lao Wu could speak.
She couldn't help but wonder—Did Empress Xian do this on purpose? Did she deliberately make her son mute? Did she deliberately hide her incompetence? Did she deliberately regain her ability to speak after gaining support? Or even... did she deliberately die at this critical moment, just to help Jing Zhuoran?
The Queen judges others by herself and is willing to do many unscrupulous things for the Crown Prince. Concubine Xian is also a mother, so naturally she is willing to sacrifice everything for her son.
After Xiaowu couldn't speak, became timid and weak, and fell ill easily, she did not treat Empress Xian and her son excessively again.
However, she did use some means to get rid of the two unborn fetuses.
Empress Xian may have always remembered this grudge... Before her death, she calculated the time so cleverly...
Maybe, Concubine Xian in Zhongcui Palace has fabricated evidence against her to accuse her of "harming others"!
The queen broke out in a cold sweat.
Her expression became increasingly unsettling.
Emperor Longshun: "Why didn't you tell me right away?"
The Queen lowered her eyebrows and said, "I am afraid that Your Majesty will be distracted... so..."
Emperor Longshun: "No other reason?"
"No." The Queen looked at Emperor Longshun, "Your Majesty, don't you believe me?"
Emperor Longshun also looked at her, and after a while he said, "Do you really think that you can hide everything that happens in the capital from me?"
The Queen suddenly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I am innocent."
Emperor Longshun asked Jing Zhuoran to step aside and sat on the chair in front of the empress. He looked at her calmly and said, "Are you wronged?"
The queen looked up at him with tears in her eyes.
Emperor Longshun closed his eyes, then opened them again, his tone remaining calm: "The evidence I have here is enough to depose the Crown Prince several times over."
The queen gave a bitter smile: "You won't depose me?"
Emperor Longshun said: "You and I have been married for nearly thirty years. I will not touch you. And you should stop pleading for Zhuo Wen."
Emperor Longshun also gradually rose from a prince to the position of crown prince, and then from crown prince to emperor.
He was actually very familiar with the intrigues, undercurrents, and brotherly fights involved.
Whatever plans the Queen and the Crown Prince had in the capital, he and his mother had the same plans in the past.
The difference is that he and his mother succeeded, while the queen and her son failed.
The Queen's eyes were red, and she asked in a trembling voice, "Is Your Majesty really so heartless?"
Emperor Longshun: "You were the first to be ruthless. You just didn't succeed. I have done my utmost by not touching you or killing him."
"Your Majesty, from the very beginning, did not want to listen to my difficulties, nor did you want to listen to Wen'er's grievances, right?"
"I can ignore all the debts you owed me before he became the Crown Prince and write them off. But this time... colluding with the northern barbarians... is unforgivable."
"This is all a conspiracy by the northern barbarians! They just want to see the royal family of Dayan turn against each other, and brothers fight against each other! Your Majesty is so wise, how can you not see through it?"
Emperor Longshun sneered, "I don't even know someone with such ulterior motives has sneaked into my life. He's both foolish and arrogant. How can I trust him with the responsibility of handing over the Dam to him?"
The queen hesitated to speak.
"It's not just this incident. There's also the Cheng family's assassination of my son-in-law. I've lost two trusted ministers from the Wei and Qin families, and Dayan has lost two great generals..." Emperor Longshun gently wiped the Queen's tears with his fingers, his words still cold and ruthless, "If the Cheng family succeeds again this time, Dayan will inevitably offend the Lin family..."
The Queen wiped away her tears and stared at Emperor Longshun with her red eyes: "Your Majesty, are you still afraid of offending the Lin family? It was you who stripped Lin Shuo of his military power..."
"Isn't it for Zhuo Wen that I stripped Lin Shuo of his military power? He's such a loser, so impatient, so stupid, and so foolish. Now that he has a son, he just obeys the Crown Princess's orders! Not a single decision he made was right, and they all ruined my plans!" Emperor Longshun said angrily, "I just want to strip Lin Shuo of his military power and let the royal family take control of it again. I don't want to kill the Lin family! Nor do I want to make enemies with the Lin family! The reason I chose the fifth brother is because he has a kind nature and can assist Zhuo Wen well... Now look, he's convinced that Concubine Xian's death is related to you and Zhuo Wen... The Cheng family is at odds with the Lin and Zhou families... Dayan is in chaos!"
It was because they were married and understood each other that Emperor Longshun told the Empress so much.
Even if they are dark thoughts and ideas that cannot be seen in the light.
He knew that the queen had her own ways in the harem.
The queen also knew that he was good at strategy in the court.
They are not good men and women.
If you want something, of course you have to work hard for it.
only……
After all, a father with many concubines and many children is different from a mother with only a pair of children.
What they can contribute is also completely different.
The two looked at each other in silence for a long time before the Queen realized that Emperor Longshun was determined not to support Wen'er as the Crown Prince anymore.
She asked softly, "Is the new crown prince that Your Majesty has chosen... the King of Chu?"
Emperor Longshun remained silent.
The Queen continued to ask: "Or... Prince Rui?"
Emperor Longshun looked away.
Queen: "It can't be Xiaowu, right?"
Emperor Longshun: "Stop making wild guesses. I have no one to appoint, I just want two more years of peace!"
After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and left.
The queen lay on the ground for a long time before she smiled sadly.
Perhaps, this move she made was a big mistake.
The prince should come to pick her up...
Is this the only way to turn the tide?
But it doesn’t matter, she will definitely keep Zhuo Wen’s position as crown prince!
When Emperor Longshun was discussing the matter of deposing the crown prince with Xie Junnuo, Li Shouchang hurried to see him, looking anxious, but he didn't want to say anything in front of Xie Junnuo.
"What's the matter? Tell me." Emperor Longshun ordered.
Li Shouchang glanced at Xie Junnuo and finally said, "Princess Duanyang went to visit the Queen and found a suicide note left by the Queen..."
Emperor Longshun suddenly stood up and asked, "How is she?!"
Li Shouchang: "Prince Consort Lin saved the Empress, but she is still unconscious. The imperial physician said that she has no hope of survival..."
Emperor Longshun was so angry that he slammed the table and said, "Nonsense!"
He also coughed violently a few times and his body swayed.
Xie Junnuo stepped forward to support him: "Your Majesty, it is important to take care of your health."
Emperor Longshun paused for a moment, then walked out: "I'll go see her."
Xie Junnuo helped him to the door. Emperor Longshun stopped and turned to look at him. "Junnuo, let's put off drafting the imperial edict for now."
Xie Junnuo replied without changing his expression, "Yes."
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