Chapter 156: Past Events
"Li'er, you're overthinking it! Even so, even though the Queen Mother is my grandmother, she can't interfere with my marriage!"
Yun Li raised her eyebrows: "I hope I'm overthinking it! Humph, I even prepared a gift for her, now I don't have to give it to her!"
"My Li'er is truly beautiful and kind-hearted! It's the Empress Dowager who is unlucky!"
"uh-huh!"
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The autumn rain is continuous. This is the first rain in autumn, which makes people feel a little cool.
Yunli got up and walked to the window, opened it, stretched out her body, closed her eyes, listened to the sound of rain, smelled the fragrance of the earth, and was thinking about the decoration of the hot pot restaurant.
The man hugged her from behind, buried his head in her neck and rubbed it, and his lazy voice rang out:
"Li'er, aren't you afraid of catching a cold standing here just after getting up?"
Yun Li turned around and nestled in his arms, saying, "It's okay, I don't feel very cold! Did I wake you up?"
Helian Chi shook his head and sighed: "No, I slept very well! But without someone in my arms, I couldn't sleep well."
The person in his arms blushed slightly and quickly changed the subject.
He asked, "Aren't you going to the army today?"
"No! I'm taking a day off today! I'm staying home with you and the two children!"
"All right"
"What? Li'er heard that the king was unhappy at home?"
Yun Li hurriedly shook her head: "How could that be! I'm so happy! I'm so happy!"
"Well, that's good! I was thinking of chatting with you at home today! Tell me something about me! Is Li'er interested in listening?"
Yun Li's eyes lit up instantly and she nodded, "Of course! I'm all ears!"
Helian Chi looked at Yun Li with a smile on his face, and he lowered his head and kissed her on the cheek.
"Come, sit on the bed and I'll tell you slowly."
"good"
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"My mother's name is Yuwen Yanran, the late queen! The current queen was originally a concubine. After my mother passed away, my father canonized her as queen within two months."
Yun Li frowned. "How did the Queen Mother die?"
Helian Chi shook his head and sighed, "This is a long story. After so many years, a lot of evidence is hard to find, but my mother's death is closely related to my father and the queen!
This prince is the fourth prince born. The first three princes were all born in the palace when my father was still Prince Rui!
At that time, Concubine Liang and the Queen were both concubines. My mother was very much loved by the late emperor because my grandfather and the late emperor went through life and death together and built the country together. At that time, the late emperor said that half of Yueqi Kingdom belonged to the Yuwen family. The late emperor had four sons including my father! My father was the second prince.
So at that time, except for the fourth uncle, the other three were secretly interested in the mother.
They believed that with the queen mother, they could gain the appreciation of the late emperor, and with the support of the Yuwen family, the throne could be said to be a sure thing!
Whether they were sincere or not, they were secretly trying their best to pursue the Queen Mother.
When the emperor went out hunting again, his mother was bitten by a snake. His father, regardless of his own safety, sucked out the dirty blood from his mother's legs. He then fell into a coma for three days. The imperial physician resuscitated his father and said that his lungs were infected with toxins. If he had not cleaned them in time, he would have developed a chronic disease. He should not catch a cold when the weather is cold, otherwise he would cough up blood.
It was also this time that the Queen Mother was moved by the Emperor and agreed to his request, and decided to take care of him for the rest of his life.
In the second year, the late emperor canonized his mother as the Princess of Rui. After that, the late emperor valued his father very much and gave him full authority to handle many court affairs. This was intended to train him.
This situation continued for a long time, causing dissatisfaction among the other princes, so they secretly united and the fight for the throne broke out again. They fought like this for two years. Suddenly, the late emperor became ill. The imperial physician said it was a recurrence of an old injury. He died in the winter of the following year.
There are many different opinions about the death of the late emperor. Some say it was closely related to the princes, while others say it was due to my father.
Yun Li asked: "How did the late emperor die?"
"The imperial edict passed down by the late emperor before his death was for the eldest prince! He didn't pass the throne to my father!
This edict and a letter were with my grandfather! The letter said that he was sorry for my grandfather, that he had misjudged people and harmed my mother, and left her with an imperial edict with the imperial seal, allowing her to divorce!
At that time, the emperor had already controlled almost the entire court. So when my grandfather read the imperial edict in the court after the death of the previous emperor, my father and all the officials did not believe it. The emperor also took out an imperial edict to pass on the throne, and finally said that my grandfather had forged the edict, so he locked my grandfather up in the prison.
Soon after, my father ascended the throne and made my mother the queen. I was born the following year. But since my mother became the queen, my father never set foot in her palace again.
My mother asked my father for mercy for my grandfather, but what she got was that the Yuwen family was thrown into prison one by one, first my uncle, then my younger uncle, then my aunt's family... then my grandmother's family, until the entire Yuwen family was disintegrated.
My mother was disheartened. When I was five years old, she died of heart damage due to long-term worry and excessive anxiety. She also lost her will to live! Two months later, Helian Chen's mother was crowned as queen, and the following year he was crowned as crown prince.
I joined the army when I was eight years old, and I volunteered!"
"So which one is the real one, the imperial edict that Grandfather brought or the imperial decree?"
"Li'er, think of it this way. Your mother is already the Crown Princess, and your father's smooth ascension to the throne will only benefit your mother and the Yuwen family.
How confused must my grandfather be that he would rather risk the entire Yuwen family's name and try to stop it?
Therefore, the imperial edict from my father must be fake, and it can also be speculated from the side that the death of the late emperor is more closely related to my father!
Part of what I know was told to me by the Queen Mother, and part of it was later investigated privately. I also privately verified what the Queen Mother said, and there is almost no deviation!
But since it happened so long ago, no one in the Yuwen family is still alive, so it is very difficult to find out the truth. Now the only people alive who know what happened are the emperor, empress, prince and queen mother!
It's hard to guarantee that the Queen Mother has no selfish motives here. After all, she gave birth to two sons, the eldest uncle and the emperor's father...
Li'er, I tell you these things because I want to tell you that no one in this palace, including the Queen Mother, can be trusted by me.
From the beginning to the end, I felt like an outsider and out of place in this palace!
Growing up, fatherly love was a foreign concept to me! Calling him "Father" was out of respect and decency in front of others. If the truth ever came to light, I'm afraid we would become enemies and part ways!
Yun Li felt extremely uncomfortable, so this was what was happening. She felt a little sympathetic towards Helian Chi at the moment. On one side was her mother's and her maternal grandparents' family, and on the other side was her father. They were both flesh and blood, yet they stood on opposite sides!
And he is destined to be the forgotten one! Perhaps only evidence and the truth can make him let go of his obsession and avenge his mother and grandparents.
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"Helian Chi, I can help you! Didn't you say that only four people know about what happened back then? Let's start with these four people!"
Helian Chi was stunned for a moment, then asked gently, "What do you mean, Li'er? I don't understand..."
Yun Li raised an eyebrow and said, "Hypnosis! Let them tell the truth!"
"Hypnosis? Li'er knows it?"
Yun Li looked determined to win: "Of course! If I'm not sure, I won't say it!"
"Li'er, you are truly my lucky star. I must have used up all my luck in three lifetimes to meet you!"
Yun Li joked: "Where's the luck of three lifetimes? Do you regret it?"
Helian Chi said tenderly: "Having you in my life is enough!"
After a deep look at each other, Helian Chi lowered his head and kissed her with his thin lips.
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Yun Li said thoughtfully: "I think among these four people, we should start with the Queen Mother, because the Queen Mother is defenseless against you and is the easiest to approach!"
"Well, I also think it should start with the Queen Mother!"
"Okay, let's pack up and go into the palace!"
In the evening, Yun Li changed her clothes and dressed up as a guard beside Helian Chi. She also put on makeup on her face and looked like an ordinary man with yellow skin.
Following Helian Chi, the two entered the palace together and headed straight towards the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace.
"Grandson greets the Imperial Grandmother!"
The Queen Mother looked at Helian Chi in surprise and beckoned, "Chi'er, come quickly. Why are you in the palace now?"
"My grandson prepared a gift for the Imperial Grandmother. Since I didn't know exactly when she would be back, the gift wasn't delivered on the day of the banquet, so I'm giving it to her today!
This is a piece of turquoise that I found in the border town of Sangyou Country. I heard it has the effect of promoting sleep, so I brought it back and had it made into a jade pendant for my Grandmother!
Helian Chi handed the turquoise jade pendant to the Queen Mother with both hands
The Queen Mother took it, her eyes filled with joy: "The color of this turquoise is really clear and emerald green! I like it just by looking at it! Chi'er is so thoughtful!"
Helian Chi dismissed the other maids and nannies in the palace, leaving only him, Yun Li, who was dressed as a guard, and the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother asked in surprise, "Chi'er, do you have something to say to the Grandmother?"
"Well, grandson hasn't seen the Royal Grandmother for many years, I want to chat with her."
The Queen Mother said with a look of relief: "I also have this intention. I didn't expect Chi'er and I to think the same way! Chi'er, the Royal Grandmother wants to apologize to you about your marriage with Princess Mingxi that day.
The Empress Dowager has also reflected on this. She shouldn't have come here to separate you. You and Princess Mingxi seem to be a good match, but her status is too noble. She is not an ordinary princess and has the throne to inherit. You two will definitely face many difficulties in the future together.
If she becomes the queen, then you will be the husband. Can you accept that she has multiple men at the same time?
Chi'er, you are the God of War Prince of my Yueqi Kingdom. Your status in Yueqi Kingdom is equally noble. You can obviously marry a princess or a concubine and live a happy life. Why do you have to lower your status and become a royal husband?
So, can you understand the Empress Dowager's heart?"
Helian Chi nodded: "I understand the Empress Dowager's painstaking efforts. Li'er and I have plans for these matters. The Empress Dowager does not need to worry about my personal affairs!
I want to hear the Empress Dowager tell you about my grandfather and my mother!"
Yun Li stood aside and heard the Queen Mother talking about her and Helian Chi. She almost burst out laughing. She didn't expect the Queen Mother to think so much... It was really funny.
She couldn't even handle Helian Chi, a man, and she even had a man in the harem. Fortunately, the Queen Mother thought of it. Besides, she never planned to be the queen from the beginning.
A flash of shock crossed the Queen Mother's face, but it was fleeting. She looked at Helian Chi and said, "Chi'er, why do you suddenly want to ask these questions?"
Helian Chi said in a deep voice: "It's not sudden, I have always wanted to know whether the death of my mother is related to my father's death?"
The panic in the Queen Mother's eyes did not escape Yun Li's eyes. She did not answer, as if she was lost in the memories of the past.
At this moment, Yun Li took out a hypnotic bracelet from the space, walked forward, and gently shook the chain towards the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother seemed to be possessed by the bracelet, staring at it intently, her eyes changing from surprise to nervousness, and finally slowly becoming dazed.
This hypnotic bracelet will bring the Queen Mother back to her past memories. At this moment, her brain is controlled by the hypnotic bracelet. Ask her anything and she will subconsciously answer.
Yun Li nodded to Helian Chi, indicating that he could start asking
Helian Chi got straight to the point: "Grandmother, how did our mother die? Is it related to our father?"
The Queen Mother suddenly nodded and shook her head, and then her face was filled with painful memories.
"Yanran heard with her own ears that Tian'er (the emperor's nickname) was forcing his father to pass the throne to him when he was feeding the late emperor medicine. The late emperor refused, so Tian'er said a lot of treasonous words.
Finally, Yanran told her father Yuwen Yi about this matter, which made Yuwen Yi decide to make the imperial edict public.
At first, Yuwen Yi did not intend to make the imperial edict public. He felt that no matter whether Helian Tian or Helian Tan was the emperor, the Helian family would rule the country. Moreover, Helian Tian handled government affairs in an orderly manner at the time. He did not want to cause unrest in the court, so he wanted to keep the matter secret.
Because he accidentally learned from Yanran that Tian'er had threatened and oppressed the late emperor, and that he might still be imprisoned, Yuwen Yi was very dissatisfied with Tian'er's behavior and believed that he had disregarded the father-son relationship for the throne, so he made up his mind to make the imperial edict public in the court.
However, Yuwen Yi did not expect that Helian Tian had already planted spies around Yuwen Yi. So when he learned of his move, he took the initiative to inform the ministers of the matter, saying that Yuwen Yi forged the imperial edict and Helian Tan had the intention of rebellion.
So when Yuwen Yi read the imperial edict at the court the next morning, no minister in the court supported him, so Helian Tian took the opportunity to order Yuwen Yi and Helian Tan to be imprisoned.
Yanran pleaded for her father, but Yuwen Yi imprisoned her in the palace and did not allow her to go out or see her. After that, all the members of the Yuwen family were imprisoned one by one. Yuwen Yi sealed these secrets and did not let anyone tell Yanran.
But somehow Yanran found out, and she became depressed and died of a serious illness one winter!
Helian Chi heard these words, his eyes turned red, and his fists clenched tightly. He looked at the queen mother in front of him, who was familiar yet unfamiliar.
After a while, he asked, "Where were you at that time, Queen Mother?"
"Aijia... I..."
The Queen Mother shed two lines of tears, and then said painfully:
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