If Daji was not his woman, he would really want to strangle her to death.
Don’t be angry, don’t be angry.
Your own woman must be pampered!
"Your Majesty, you just returned. Logically, you need to rest well. However, Empress Dowager Lu Zhi..."
Daji said worriedly.
Now, it is announced to the outside world that the Queen Mother died because of her lover.
Even if there were thousands of things wrong with it, as an emperor, he should go to the coffin to pay his respects and express his condolences.
Ying Yuan thought it made sense.
He really wanted to go and see the foolish woman who was supposed to have helped him ruin his country.
It's a pity that nothing can go back to the way it was.
Lu Zhi's coffin is still kept in Shoukang.
now.
The entire palace was empty.
There wasn't even anyone standing in mourning before the coffin.
Daji only arranged for an old eunuch to guard there.
Ying Yuan walked into the hall alone.
The old eunuch hadn't noticed him coming yet.
After all, no one reported it.
Ying Yuan vaguely heard the old eunuch muttering something in front of Lu Zhi's coffin:
"Thief, I didn't expect you to end up like this."
"You've been fighting with the Imperial Concubine for years. Who would have thought that in the end, Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine would win?"
"It's only because the imperial concubine died too early, otherwise she would have been happy to see your end."
“…”
Imperial Concubine...?
Ying Yuan suddenly asked, "Who is the imperial concubine you are talking about?"
Hearing the voice, the old eunuch slowly turned around and looked at the person who came. Suddenly, he was shocked and quickly knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said, "This old servant greets Your Majesty!"
"Stand up and answer my questions."
Ying Yuan said.
The old eunuch nodded quickly and said, "Your Majesty...The imperial concubine I'm referring to is none other than Empress Zhenyi."
Empress Zhenyi was the posthumous title of Ying Yuan's biological mother.
"If I remember correctly, you once served beside Empress Zhenyi?"
From the moment Ying Yuan saw the old eunuch, he felt a sense of familiarity.
"Your Majesty, I did serve Empress Zhenyi. However, after her passing, I became a handyman in the palace. Some time ago, the Empress Dowager arranged for me to keep watch here for the Empress Dowager."
The old eunuch responded.
Ying Yuan nodded, "After all, this is in the palace, so it's better to say less about some things."
"Yes, I will obey your order."
The old eunuch kowtowed again.
Ying Yuan looked at the coffin in front of him and sighed, "Empress Zhenyi has been buried for many years. Don't let things like this disturb her sleep."
At this moment, the old eunuch risked his life to say something, "Your Majesty, in fact, the imperial concubine didn't have to die back then, she could have lived a good life."
As soon as the words fell, Ying Yuan's pupils shrank and he asked in surprise: "What do you mean?"
The old eunuch said bluntly, "Back then, the late emperor and the imperial concubine met in the martial arts world. The imperial concubine was a rare and extraordinary genius that the Shushan Sword Sect had rarely encountered in the past hundred years.
The late emperor was traveling on the Shu Road and was assassinated, but was saved by the imperial concubine. From then on, the late emperor secretly fell in love with the imperial concubine.
Once, the late emperor went to war and was accompanied by the imperial concubine. Unfortunately, he was ambushed. It was the imperial concubine who risked her life to save him, so the late emperor was able to survive.
The imperial concubine saved the late emperor several times, but she also suffered extremely serious injuries as a result. As a result, she has been bedridden for many years after giving birth to Your Majesty.
Until the moment of his life, the late emperor wanted to use deer grass to save the imperial concubine, but was rejected by the imperial concubine.
Because... because the imperial concubine... no, it's Empress Zhenyi. Empress Zhenyi wants to use her own death to fulfill your Majesty's wish.
In this way, the late emperor's guilt towards Empress Zhenyi will be transferred to you.
This is also the reason why the late emperor ignored the advice of his ministers and insisted on passing the throne to you.
"What I have said today involves palace secrets, and I cannot redeem myself without death. Your Majesty, I beg you to punish me!"
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