Chapter 104 I'm sorry for my life
Bu Ruo ignored Jin Congcong and turned to look at Doctor Du and said, "Grandpa Du, please get ready. We will leave for Beining in a few days."
Before Doctor Du could speak, Jin Congcong looked conflicted: "Should I be packed too? Are you really taking me with you? Ruo'er, tell me the truth, will I die if I go?"
"Haha, you will die if you don't go."
Jin Congcong shut up and continued to eat the food and pastries on the table in silence, as if this was his last meal.
Imperial Palace Study
"Tianshi, what on earth is going on? Why is the thunder coming towards the three of us?"
The Heavenly Master sat calmly in his chair. "Your Majesty, there have never been any problems on the Blessing Day over the years. Everything I have predicted has always come true. But why is it different this year?"
At this moment, the Queen's eyes lit up as she sat beside him: "This year... there's one more person."
The emperor didn't like the queen talking and didn't even want to see her, but the Taoist priest's revelation hit his heart like a heavy hammer.
"Go on."
The Queen breathed a sigh of relief: "Your Majesty, don't you think that everything has been slowly changing since Bu Ruo came back?"
"Prince Zhan has been ill for years and was even reported to be critically ill. Even the imperial physicians were certain that there was no cure. But ever since Bu Ruo married into Prince Zhan's mansion, Prince Zhan has miraculously recovered in such a short time."
"Also, if Bu Ruo hadn't been around, the Bu family's military power would have been in your hands now, Your Majesty."
"There has never been such a big incident on the Great Zhou's Blessing Day. Why did the thunder strike the emperor this year when Bu Ruo appeared?"
"Your Majesty, Bu Ruo...either she knows some evil magic, or...or she is a demon."
The emperor's eyes moved back and forth between the three people's faces, and no one knew what he was thinking.
"You guys go down first, let me think about it."
Eunuch Li looked at the emperor sitting alone in the imperial study, lost in thought, and said distressedly, "Your Majesty, you've been tired all day. Have a cup of tea and rest."
The emperor looked at Eunuch Li with an unsure expression: "Li Defu, tell me...what exactly happened today? I...suddenly can't understand."
"You said... Is it possible that the prince is not my son?"
Li Defu was so startled that the tea in his hand spilled out and he knelt on the ground in fear.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. This...this is not something I can say."
The emperor sighed and said, "Get up. It's just you and me here. You've been with me since you were a child. There's nothing you can't tell me."
"Get up, what are you still standing there for? Oh, I suddenly feel like I'm all alone. Apart from you, I don't even have anyone to talk to."
"Today, tell me whatever comes to your mind. I will forgive you no matter what you say. Just treat it as... a chat between old friends."
Eunuch Li stood up tremblingly and poured the emperor another cup of tea. "Your Majesty, if you don't have solid evidence, you must not say that the prince is not a dragon seed."
"Even if it's the Empress... the Crown Prince is already twenty years old this year. If the Crown Prince is not the Emperor's biological son, then doesn't that mean the Empress was unfaithful to the Emperor twenty years ago?"
"Besides, Your Majesty, the person who could do such a thing with the Empress in the palace without being seen by others must be someone in the palace. As long as Your Majesty is determined, he will definitely find out. There is no need to rush."
"As for today's prayer day, I do have my doubts. Even if Princess Zhan is suspicious, she can't be more powerful than the Heavenly Master."
"Furthermore, in previous years, the warnings from heaven on the Day of Prayer were always about major disasters. Why is it that this year, it's about asking the emperor to abdicate and the crown prince to succeed him?"
"Also, the Queen's incident just happened, and the revelation tells you to treat her well. Isn't that a bit too coincidental?"
"What shocked this old servant the most was that right after the Heavenly Master finished speaking, a thunderbolt struck him on the head. To be presumptuous, could this be Heaven punishing him for lying?"
"Your Majesty, I should say something that shouldn't be said. Those involved are often confused. Your Majesty...why don't you investigate the Heavenly Master and the Empress?"
The emperor's eyes widened, something flashing through his mind but he couldn't grasp it. After a long time...
"Li Defu, go and lift the Queen's house arrest, and restore all supplies to their previous state."
"Also, I noticed today that the Queen's personal maid has been replaced. Do you know what happened?"
Li Defu paused, frowning. "Your Majesty, I heard that Caifeng was found dead in her room the morning after the Empress was confined. The cause of death is unknown."
"The cause of death is unknown? How can it be unknown?"
Eunuch Li sighed, "Your Majesty, it's quite normal for a maid to die in the palace. Countless maids and eunuchs have died of unknown causes over the years."
"Although Caifeng was by the Queen's side, she was completely incapable of investigating her cause of death under those circumstances. Furthermore, I heard from the young eunuchs that Caifeng looked like she had been frightened to death. The Queen remained silent for a long time after she went to see her, and the matter was eventually dropped."
The emperor narrowed his eyes and said, "Go and investigate. I have a feeling that the cause of Caifeng's death is not simple."
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On the second day, Bu Ruo, who had a good dream, was awakened by someone's sincere cry.
"Ruo'er, Ruo'er, don't sleep. Something big has happened! Something big has happened!"
"I know you're not awake yet, you can't freeze me. I really have something serious to do this time. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare disturb your sleep even if you killed me. I want to live. I'm wasting my life."
"Bi'er, dear Bi'er, please shield me. I'm afraid Ru'er will attack me again. She's so cruel to me, as if I'm not her biological child."
Beau: ...
This is said as if you are his biological child.
Bu Ruo rubbed his ears, covered his head with the quilt, turned around and wanted to continue sleeping, but Jin Congcong was shouting in the yard.
Finally, unable to bear it any longer, Bu Ruo jumped up from the bed, put on his coat and rushed out without even putting on shoes.
"What are you yelling about? Did someone step on your tail or something? What's so serious that you can't even let me sleep?"
"Jin Congcong, let me tell you, if you don't tell me the truth today, I'll hang you on a tree and let you dry!"
Jin Congcong hid behind Bi'er and shrank his neck: "Talk nicely, why are you yelling? Don't get excited. Have you forgotten that you have lost your mind? What if you lose control again after being stimulated too much?"
Bi'er looked at her master who was about to explode, and said to someone: "Master Jin, if you have something to say, just say it. Didn't you see that the princess has raised her hand?"
"Say, I said it's not enough, something really happened."
Jin Congcong poked his head out from behind Bi'er and said, "A rumor came out this morning from somewhere, saying... Ruo'er, you're a monster practicing evil magic."
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