Chapter 68 The Tears of the Great Chu Emperor

Seeing the Great Chu Emperor coming in, Concubine Chen Gui, who had been waiting for a long time, stood up and greeted him: "Greetings to His Majesty."

The Great Chu Emperor took a step forward and took her hand: "How come you have time to come to Yu's study today?"

Concubine Chen Guifei tried to force a smile, but it turned out to be a bitter smile.

Seeing her like this, the Great Chu Emperor turned around and hugged Lu Xingwan into his arms, then asked seriously, "What's wrong?"

"The Defei has passed away." Concubine Chen Guifei answered bitterly, not even noticing that she did not use any honorifics in her words.

"What?" The Great Chu Emperor had just sat down when he suddenly jumped up, his eyes full of disbelief.

Jinyu, who was standing by, hurried forward to take Lu Xingwan, fearing that the Emperor of Chu might get excited and hurt her.

Concubine Chen turned around and looked at Meng Quande: "Eunuch Meng, let everyone else leave!"

He also looked at Jinyu again: "Take Wanwan out first."

Meng Quande looked at the confused Emperor of Great Chu, and seeing that he did not respond, he followed Concubine Chen's instructions, turned around and led his men out.

"This morning, the guards of Puwen Hall reported that Concubine De had gone and wanted to invite the imperial physician. I hurried to take a look." Concubine Chen was too lazy to sit down, so she whispered to the Emperor of Great Chu, "I have asked the imperial physician, and it is estimated that Concubine Fang strangled Concubine De first, and then hanged herself to death."

After hearing this, the Great Chu Emperor was even more incredulous: "My dear, how dare he do that?"

When the Great Chu Emperor was still the crown prince, Concubine De married him as a concubine. Although his relationship with her was not as strong as that between him and his principal wife, Song Qingya, she had always been by his side during the years when Qingya was gone. So the Great Chu Emperor and her also had some youthful friendship.

Moreover, Defei later gave birth to two sons and one daughter, which made her even more valued by the Emperor of Great Chu.

Even though she had done such a wrong thing, even though her mother's family was planning a rebellion, the Emperor of Great Chu did not want to punish her severely. He only hoped that she could spend the rest of her life in peace in Puwen Palace.

However, she died at the hands of others.

He died in such an undignified way, being hanged to death.

In an instant, tears actually rolled down the eyes of the Great Chu Emperor.

This made Concubine Chen Guifei feel distressed. She and the Emperor of Great Chu were husband and wife, but in fact they were more like monarch and subject. Therefore, in her heart, she could not understand the friendship between the Emperor of Great Chu and Concubine De.

But now he could not care about his feelings. The most important thing now was to deal with the funeral affairs of Concubine De and Lady Fang. He just said comfortingly, "Your Majesty, please accept my condolences."

Seeing that the Great Chu Emperor was still immersed in grief, he could only bite the bullet and speak: "The imperial physician has already been to Puwen Hall, and I have already told the imperial physician that Concubine De and Concubine Fang had eaten something wrong, that's why..."

"You handled it very well." The Great Chu Emperor quickly adjusted his mood and spoke.

"But how should we deal with this matter now? I have come here specially to ask for your Majesty's will." Concubine Chen Gui said respectfully.

"It will be announced according to your wishes. As for their positions..."

Concubine Chen sensed the Great Chu Emperor's embarrassment and said, "In my opinion, before Concubine De was sent to the cold palace, she was already promoted to Concubine, and she should be buried with honor according to her status as a Concubine."

The Emperor of Great Chu was originally hesitant because of the incident in which Concubine De assassinated Concubine Chen. If he set a high standard for her, he was afraid that Concubine Chen would not be willing. If he set a low standard, he would feel sorry for the years that she had followed him.

Hearing Concubine Chen Guifei say this, she was relieved and said, "You have always been the kindest."

Concubine Chen shook her head: "I am not a kind person, but the dead are the greatest. What about the noble lady Fang?"

The Great Chu Emperor's expression suddenly changed: "She is a murderer! She was buried with the rites of a noble, only for the sake of her father's face!"

"Your Majesty, please don't be angry. Do you want to continue investigating this matter?"

"Investigate, investigate for me!" The Great Chu Emperor suddenly stood up and said viciously, but then sat back down abruptly, "Just send one or two people to investigate quietly, don't make too much noise."

"I understand." Concubine Chen Gui just bowed, "Then I will return to the palace to deal with this matter first."

Only then did he leave Yu's study.

"Your Highness, what did His Majesty say?" Jinyu, who was holding Lu Xingwan, saw the Queen coming out and asked hurriedly, "But we need to investigate it carefully."

Concubine Chen shook her head: "It's a royal affair, so we have to look good on the surface."

Lu Xingwan on the side couldn't help shaking his head.

[As expected, being born in the royal family requires one to be ruthless and without desire. Father seemed to like Concubine De quite a bit, but when she died, he just said “forget it” and moved on.]

Concubine Chen Gui answered in her heart: That’s not the case, your father even shed a few tears!

[At most, I would just shed a few tears and comfort myself: Look, I love you, and I even shed tears for you.]

[Men are all big pigs. This line in the storybook is indeed true.]

[I wonder if the Crown Prince will become such a person if he succeeds to the throne in the future. Woohoo, it's really scary! ]

However, Concubine Chen Guifei suddenly stopped, looked at Lu Xingwan, then realized that she had lost her composure, and hurried forward again.

Wanwan, this little girl, actually sees things more clearly than herself. Even she was moved by the tears His Majesty shed just now. She was touched by the deep affection between His Majesty and Concubine De. But Wanwan was right, if they were really affectionate, how could they not investigate!

Seeing Concubine Chen suddenly stop and look at her, Jinyu was startled: "Madam, what's wrong?"

Concubine Chen Guifei waved her hands and said, "It's okay, let's go. We'll be busy these two days."

.

The first thing, of course, was to inform the six palaces, but Concubine De and Concubine Fang were already in the cold palace, and people who didn't know the specific details naturally thought it was just an ordinary matter.

Concubine Chen also instructed Jinxin to go find the crown prince and ask him to comfort the third prince, the fifth prince and the sixth princess.

Because of Concubine De's death, the Third Prince had locked himself in the Changqiu Palace for three days without going out, and did not even eat the meals that were sent to him. It was not until Meng Quande, who was beside the Emperor of Great Chu, went to the Changqiu Palace in person that the Third Prince was willing to come out to see people.

But he looked much more haggard.

In the heart of the Third Prince, his father was the one who attached the greatest importance to filial piety. Taking advantage of the passing of his mother, he might as well do the same and let his father feel his filial piety.

However, in this matter, the Third Prince was too smart and made mistakes because of his own intelligence.

The next morning, the second prince reported to the Emperor of Great Chu: "Father, due to the death of Empress Yinde, the third prince has not eaten for three days. Yesterday, I went to see the third prince with my brother. Now he looks haggard and must be very sad. It is better for me to go on this inspection."

The Great Chu Emperor nodded: "Jinchen is a filial son, but what about your injury now?"

The second prince waved his arms and said, "Look, father, I am much better now. Third brother loves me, and as an elder brother, I cannot ignore him."

Emperor Fang of Great Chu nodded again: "Okay, you two are brothers and sisters, this is the best."