Chapter 257 White silk, dagger and poisoned wine
During this period of time, Su Tanxin was locked up in the cold palace and actually thought a lot.
There is regret.
But more of it is regret.
If she had been more careful about some things, the results today would not be so bad.
She was unwilling to accept it.
Since you have the right time and place, you should be in the highest position.
But it’s okay, as long as she’s not dead, she hasn’t lost!
The only thing I can do now is to try every possible means to make His Majesty forgive me.
She still has to start over again.
Only her son A Ye can sit on that throne!
Su Tanxin hugged Ming Hedi's legs and cried bitterly.
But after a long while, Emperor Ming He did not speak.
Su Tanxin then raised her head and saw Eunuch Shun standing behind Emperor Minghe.
He held three objects in his hands.
White silk, dagger and poisoned wine...
Su Tanxin looked at Emperor Minghe in shock, "Your Majesty, what are you doing..."
Emperor Minghe said gently: "Xin'er, I don't regret loving you, but you know that you have harmed Aye."
"He joined forces with some court officials to force the emperor to abdicate."
Su Tanxin: "What? No, no, no, Ah Ye definitely won't do that! He wouldn't dare to do that either!"
Emperor Minghe: "He himself doesn't dare, but what if someone instigates him?"
"Xin'er, you still don't understand that when you teamed up with Qin Kun, you were already courting disaster."
"Why would Ah Ye favor a concubine so much and even want to kill Chen Ya?"
"Besides, Ah Ye has already become a useless person, why do you want to force the emperor to abdicate?"
Su Tanxin's face turned as pale as paper in an instant.
She understood everything.
All of this was fueled by Qin Kun, the mastermind behind the scenes!
"Damn Qin Kun!"
Emperor Minghe sighed, "He used you for many things. Even when he colluded with Southern Xinjiang, he did it under your name."
"Also, why did he suddenly tell you six years after Jingyu was born that Imperial Physician Lin could tell whether it was a boy or a girl, and was worried that he would reveal the fact that the baby was swapped, so he wanted to kill his entire family."
"The truth is, Qin Kun already has a grudge against that Imperial Physician Lin, and he is using someone else's knife to kill someone."
"Over the years, he has used your hand to do many things."
"Now that Aye's rebellion has failed, Qin Kun has put all the blame on Aye."
Ming Hedi squatted down, reached out and pinched her chin, making her look up at him.
"Xin'er, you have to admit that you are too stupid, and you have ruined A'ye."
Su Tanxin's eyes were filled with tears. She choked up and said, "Aye, I'm sorry. I thought I had Qin Kun's leverage and he wouldn't betray me."
Emperor Minghe: "What evidence do you have against him?"
Su Tanxin was a little hesitant.
Emperor Minghe: "At this point, why are you still hesitating? Or will you stop hesitating when Aye is beheaded?"
Su Tanxin gritted her teeth and said, "Your Majesty, Qin Kun killed his princess himself! But he told the public that she died of illness."
“He dared not let outsiders know about this, otherwise those people from the Cen family would make a fuss, and he would also be cursed.”
Having killed his own princess, Qin Kun would be cursed with infamy even if he was lucky enough to become emperor in the future.
But it will also leave a bad reputation for eternity.
After hearing this, Emperor Minghe slowly shook his head.
"Do you think this is Qin Kun's weakness? But in fact, before he became the emperor, only the Cen family would mind this matter. No one else would mind it."
"The Cen family is now in decline, and only Cen Jue has some ability. The others are not worth mentioning."
"Do you think Qin Kun cares about them?"
Su Tanxin's face was full of surprise.
She looked devastated.
Indeed, if he were at the end of his rope, Qin Kun's secret would not really be enough to harm him.
As for what happened after he ascended the throne, we will talk about that later.
She was careless.
Now, Su Tanxin could only cry and beg.
"Your Majesty, you also know that Aye was instigated. He is not that courageous and he is not really planning a rebellion?"
"You held him in your arms when he was born. He is your most beloved son."
"Just spare his life, okay? I beg you!"
Emperor Minghe looked at Su Tanxin who was crying bitterly and knew that she really cared about her son.
He said gently: "It's not that there is no way."
Su Tanxin suddenly raised her head and looked at him expectantly.
Emperor Minghe: "Now, the only way to save his life is to make him think that he is the son of you and Sun Jiufeng."
"Next, it depends on your choice."
As soon as his hand loosened, Su Tanxin's whole body went limp and she fell to the ground.
What Emperor Minghe meant was that only when all those who knew about the matter died could there be no evidence.
Su Tanxin was still unwilling to give in.
She wants her son to live, and she wants to live too!
Emperor Minghe added: "That Sun Duo has also been captured. He and Sun Jiufeng have already planned to kill A Ye and completely replace him after A Ye takes the throne."
Su Tanxin: "Impossible!"
Although both are her sons.
But compared to Aduo, who was born and then left to be raised by others, she definitely cares more about her son Aye, whom she raised since childhood!
Not to mention, Sun Duo’s birth was also an accident.
When she learned that she was just a substitute for the late queen, she cried and made a fuss and fell ill. His Majesty allowed her to go to the palace in the western suburbs to recuperate.
Later, it happened that Your Majesty led the troops to war and was away for more than a year before returning.
She only lived in the palace for more than a year.
It was at that time that she got drunk and lost her mind, and got together with Sun Jiufeng.
At that time, Sun Jiufeng knelt on the ground and begged her to give birth to the child.
He also said that he would enter the palace with nothing to do, be a knife in her hand, and do anything for her.
Later, Sun Jiufeng also did it!
But now, Emperor Minghe said that Sun Jiufeng wanted to kill Aye together with Sun Duo?
Su Tanxin's eyes were blurred with tears, "He lied to me!"
Emperor Minghe: "You also deceived him, because when you learned that you looked like the late queen, you deliberately met me. It was not like what you told him, that you were forced to enter the palace."
"Of course, you have also failed me. I have been so good to you, but you not only murdered my offspring, but you also cheated on me."
When Emperor Minghe said these words, he was still gentle and his tone was calm.
Su Tanxin raised her head, looked at him, and suddenly sneered.
"Your Majesty, you said I betrayed you? But didn't you also betray the women in this palace?"
"You seem to be nice to everyone, but in fact you love no one."
"You treat all of us as substitutes, but do you really have deep feelings for Jiang Nanqing?"
Su Tanxin laughed and tears rolled down her cheeks.
"You've actually been brooding over her death, right? Because you were the one who killed her in the first place!"
Emperor Minghe suddenly grabbed Su Tanxin's neck.
There was a flash of intense pain in his eyes.
"You are not worthy of Menanqing."
Su Tanxin struggled hard, and her face gradually turned pale, like a fish on a chopping board.
But she was smiling.
"Qin Chi, you are actually the most pitiful person."
Click.
Su Tanxin's neck was actually broken by Emperor Ming He!
She fell to the ground with a sneer on her face.
In the end, she chose to die and fulfill her son Qin Xuanye's wish.
At the same time, he blurted out the words that had been buried deep in his heart for many years.
It can also be considered a kind of wish fulfillment.
The eunuch Shun beside him was startled. He quickly put down what he was holding and rushed over, "Your Majesty..."
Emperor Minghe withdrew his hand and gently placed Su Tanxin on the ground.
He half-lowered his eyes and said calmly: "Su Tanxin hanged himself out of fear of punishment. The rest of the matters have been dealt with."
"yes."
Emperor Minghe walked out of the cold palace. It started to drizzle. Unconsciously, he arrived at the Luoyan Pagoda again.
He tilted his head back and let the raindrops hit his face.
Nanqing, in fact, I have always been wrong, right?
**
The case of the third prince's rebellion and forcing the emperor to abdicate has finally come to an end.
The third prince's mother, Concubine Su, hanged herself out of fear of punishment.
His trusted eunuch Sun Jiufeng also committed suicide by hitting his head against the wall after learning that Su Tanxin had died.
All the officials involved in the incident, including the masterminds, were sentenced to death, the male members of their clansmen were exiled, and the female members of their families became official slaves.
Accomplices shall also be punished according to their crimes.
What we have to mention here is that the Su family has not been involved in court affairs for a long time.
A handwritten letter from Old Tutor Su was found in his residence. For this reason, all male members of the family over the age of ten were sentenced to exile for twenty years!
As for the third prince, he was subjected to the punishment of cripple, becoming a disabled person and sent to the royal cemetery, where he remained for the rest of his life.
The result shocked the government and the public!
Everyone thought that Emperor Minghe was the most gentle emperor in the history of the Great Chu.
Even though he himself had been assassinated twice before, there was no investigation.
But this time, there was really no mercy at all.
But this result made them all realize that the emperor is still the emperor after all.
Authority must not be violated.
After hearing the result, the Ninth Prince Qin Kun locked himself in the house for a day and a night.
Qiu Shui was a little worried about him and went to knock on the door.
"Don't worry, my lord. All the tails have been taken care of."
"Xu Yingqing has died suddenly in prison, and no one can find out anything."
"besides……"
Qin Kun waved his hands after hearing this, "In fact, he knows that I did all those things."
Qiu Shui: "But His Majesty didn't do anything, which shows that he doesn't care."
"Either he's soft-hearted, or he's too arrogant to think you're a threat."
Qin Kun smiled bitterly after hearing this.
"He's not arrogant, nor is he soft-hearted."
"He can be so cruel to his own son and the Su family, let alone I am just his cousin?"
Qiu Shui frowned, "Then why didn't he take the opportunity to attack us this time?"
Qin Kun shook his head.
He doesn't know either.
But he knew that from today on, there would always be a sword hanging above his head.
His life could be taken at any moment!
Qiu Shui: "My Lord, you have been dormant for so long, don't be too discouraged, we can make a long-term plan."
Qin Kun took a deep breath and nodded.
He suddenly opened his eyes, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
"But I didn't expect that the Lin family incident back then was also dug up by Lu Jingyu!"
"Moreover, Lu Jingyu's current wife, Gu Qingning, is actually the daughter left behind by the Lin family!"
"It seems that we should have cut the weeds and eradicated them at the beginning."
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