Chapter 248 Poisoning Gu Qingning?
When Su Tanxin heard Ming Hedi's voice, a light suddenly flashed in her eyes.
She knelt on the ground, crawled to the feet of Emperor Minghe, and hugged his legs and cried.
"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong! For the sake of my years of serving you and the fact that I gave birth to Ah Ye for you, please forgive me!"
Ming Hedi reached out and lifted her chin, "What did you do wrong?"
Su Tanxin was stunned.
She has been thinking a lot during this period.
Considering Qin Mingyue's imprisonment and Concubine Rou's attitude towards her, the matter of the child swap must have been exposed.
Even Emperor Minghe already knew that Lu Jingyu was his son!
Thinking that his son was replaced, Emperor Minghe was so angry that he sent her to the cold palace, right?
Su Tanxin thought of this, gritted her teeth, and admitted:
"I shouldn't have traded my cousin's daughter for Concubine Rou's son out of jealousy!"
"Your Majesty, I was just jealous, and you see, I didn't kill the child."
"I also let him grow up well in the Duke's Mansion!"
Emperor Minghe: "You really never harmed him?"
Su Tanxin: “…”
She made up her mind, "Yes, I tried to harm him, but I failed!"
"Isn't he still alive and well now, and is he a talented scholar and warrior? Has he become your confidant?"
"Even if I have committed a great sin, Your Majesty, can you forgive me this time for the sake of our past friendship?"
"At worst, you can just let Lu Jingyu resume his status as a prince, and let Qin Mingyue return to the Duke's Mansion."
"Your Majesty, I really know that I was wrong, but I did that because I was jealous and because I loved you too much!"
Su Tanxin knew that Emperor Minghe had always doted on her, and this incident did not cause any serious consequences.
As for having Concubine Rou separated from her biological son for more than 20 years...
What does it matter? With Concubine Rou's personality, if Lu Jingyu grew up under her lap, he might become a weak-willed loser.
In fact, at this moment, Su Tanxin felt a little regretful.
If I had known this earlier, I would have not changed the child, and instead found a way to let Concubine Rou make Lu Jingyu a cripple.
It was a long time after Su Tanxin finished speaking, but Ming Hedi didn't say anything.
She frowned slightly.
Could it be that there are other things that Emperor Minghe discovered?
However, Emperor Minghe didn't care about the things that happened in the harem, or the concubines and children she killed.
How could she be punished for those women and children?
Su Tanxin raised her head and a thought flashed through her mind.
Could it be that the last time he tried to kill Lu Jingyu, he joined forces with the people from Southern Xinjiang and was discovered by Emperor Minghe?
But that matter was all led by the Ninth Prince!
Not to mention, Southern Xinjiang has now formed an alliance with Da Chu.
At this moment, Ming Hedi's gentle voice came from above.
"Besides stealing Concubine Rou's baby, what else have you done?"
"I, I didn't do anything!"
"Xin'er, think about it carefully, have you done anything wrong?"
Although Emperor Minghe is old, he is still handsome and elegant, and he has been as gentle to Su Tanxin as ever for twenty years.
The emperor in front of him was handsome and held great power.
Even at the beginning, Su Tanxin knew that she was chosen to enter the palace and continued to be favored because she looked like the previous queen.
But, so what?
Su Tanxin thought that the late queen was already a dead person after all.
After waiting for a long time, His Majesty can only have her, Su Tanxin, in his eyes and heart!
She was madly in love with him and truly loved him deeply.
Su Tanxin looked at Ming Hedi's deep gaze, her eyelashes trembled, and she admitted:
"It is true that I have done something wrong. When I wanted to kill Lu Jingyu, I followed the advice of the Ninth Prince and planned to kill him on the battlefield."
"But Your Majesty, I don't know how to operate on the battlefield, and how to cooperate with the people of Southern Xinjiang. These are all contacted by the Ninth Prince."
"He colluded with the people from Southern Xinjiang a long time ago!"
Su Tanxin sold out the Ninth Prince completely in almost an instant.
Su Tanxin knows better than anyone else the principle that a fellow Taoist would rather die than let himself be killed.
At this time, the only thing you can do is protect yourself and survive.
I’ll try to make a comeback later!
When Emperor Minghe heard about the Ninth Prince's collusion with the people of Southern Xinjiang, his expression remained calm.
The curvature of the corners of the eyes and eyebrows has not changed.
He is still as gentle as ever, with a smile on his face.
But Su Tanxin's scalp tingled when she saw this. She asked cautiously, "Your Majesty?"
Ming Hedi sighed, "It seems that Xin'er still doesn't realize what she did wrong."
"Then you should continue to stay in this cold palace and think about it carefully."
He stood up and walked out.
Su Tanxin was stunned for a moment. When she reacted, she looked up and saw only a hint of bright yellow clothes.
"Your Majesty! Don't leave!"
She chased after him, but was stopped by the palace servants guarding the door.
The vermilion door closed again in front of Su Tanxin's eyes, and her eyes were filled with despair.
Could it be that the matter between her and Sun Jiufeng was known to His Majesty...
When Emperor Minghe left the cold palace, it started to drizzle outside.
Eunuch Shun said worriedly, "Your Majesty, it's raining. Shall I take you back to your bedroom to rest?"
Emperor Minghe shook his head and said, "Let's go to Luoyan Pagoda."
Eunuch Shun: “Yes.”
Luoyan Pagoda is the place where Emperor Minghe and the late Empress often played chess, drank tea, and chatted together.
It is also the place where the late queen left...
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It was drizzling at first, but then it gradually got heavier.
It was not yet dark, but the sky was slowly turning blue and dark.
The raindrops fell on the leaves, making a rustling sound.
After Lu Jingyu came back, he felt damp, so he changed into dry clothes before going to the backyard.
When he entered the room, Gu Qingning was embroidering sachets.
Lu Jingyu came over to take a look and asked, "Are you embroidering purses again?"
Gu Qingning smiled and said, "This is a sachet. Isn't the Dragon Boat Festival coming soon? I'll embroider one for you and Xiyao. Oh, and I'll also embroider one for Concubine Rou in the palace."
Lu Jingyu: "Qing Ning, you've worked hard."
Gu Qingning: "This is not hard work, it's just a small effort, but you are busy every day, it's very hard."
She paused for a moment, waved her hand to let the servants go away, and then spoke.
"It's been several days. Has Sun Jiufeng confessed?"
Lu Jingyu: "Yes, I confessed everything."
"Your grandfather saw that Concubine Rou was pregnant with a boy, but she gave birth to a princess. Su Tanxin was worried that the matter would be exposed, so he asked Lu Yun to contact the people arranged by the Ninth Prince and act together."
"Sun Jiufeng said that they originally planned to kill only your grandfather. But the Ninth Prince said that we must uproot the grass..."
After he finished speaking, he nervously put his arm around Gu Qingning's shoulders and said, "Qingning, if you feel bad, just cry."
Gu Qingning leaned on his broad shoulders and shook her head gently.
The saddest time is over.
She wants to kill her enemy right now!
"I have also wondered about this before. There is no need for Su Tanxin to do such a cruel thing to the Lin family. And the hatred between the Ninth Prince and the Lin family should be related to the deceased Ninth Prince's Consort."
They had been keeping an eye on Nanny Zhou, who was serving Cen Jue, and found out some things.
And now the evidence of this matter is in Cen Jue's hands.
Lu Jingyu nodded, "When you gave birth to the child before, Cen Jue also reminded me that you should show your goodwill to us."
"He is a very cautious person and is also testing the waters."
"He doesn't know if we have the ability to overthrow the Ninth Prince."
"But if I were a prince, then he would believe that I have the ability to overthrow the Ninth Prince."
Gu Qingning: "I don't know how long it will take for Cen Jue to come back?"
It has been a long time since they went to Jiangnan to deal with the smuggling salt case.
In just over a month, it will be the wedding date of Princess Jiamin and Ouyang Rui.
Lu Jingyu said calmly: "This matter is not easy, and the Sixth Prince and the Ninth Prince's people may cause trouble."
But Emperor Minghe did not trust anyone else, he only trusted Ouyang Rui.
Gu Qingning: "Then we can only wait patiently until Cen Jue comes back. But the Third Prince should be impatient too, right?"
In fact, Qin Xuanye really lost his patience.
Because among his former supporters, less than 30% are now willing to support him.
These people are far from enough and cannot succeed at all!
He looked for Su Yue again.
In the teahouse, Qin Xuanye had a ferocious expression, with his hands on the table, "Uncle, do you still think that the Su family can still protect themselves now?"
"Do you think that, over the years, Father has not been afraid of the Su family's power?"
"If I am not in power in the future, he will settle accounts with the Su family sooner or later!"
Su Yue frowned, "Your Highness, you must have misunderstood His Majesty. My father was His Majesty's teacher before, and His Majesty has always respected teachers."
“Not to mention, now that the Su family has retired, why would His Majesty still involve our Su family?”
Qin Xuanye: "If the Su family really retired, why are there still so many people willing to support me?"
"They are all people who have received the Su family's kindness and teaching."
"Uncle, please be clear-headed. The Su family and I cannot be separated, and the Su family and the court cannot be separated either."
"If you still don't believe it, just read this letter!"
Su Yue frowned and opened the letter.
Looking at the familiar handwriting on it, he was stunned.
"This, this was written by my father?"
Qin Xuanye nodded, "Grandfather and the others know that only if I sit on the throne, the Su family will have a future!"
Su Yue frowned, caught in a dilemma.
Qin Xuanye saw that he was wavering, so he came to his ear and whispered:
"Uncle, I know you are a scholar, so you don't need to charge into battle directly."
"As long as you can help me lobby those who left Beimo Academy but are now serving as officials in the court and use them for my benefit."
Su Yue's face was tangled. "They may not be willing to do this. Because if they fail, it will be a serious crime that will result in the execution of the entire family!"
Qin Xuanye: "Those who are too straightforward don't need to be bothered, but there are always some people who come from humble backgrounds but are ambitious."
Su Yue finally nodded with difficulty.
Qin Xuanye was very happy when he saw this, and he suddenly remembered something.
"Oh, by the way, are you with that female doctor from Medicine Valley now?"
"That female doctor seems to have a good relationship with that Gu Qingning?"
"Uncle, do you have any way to let her poison Gu Qingning?"
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