Chapter 391 Who Killed the Queen?
Cining Palace.
For some reason, the Queen Mother was restless today and her right eyelid kept twitching.
Nowadays, all these people in the palace are the eyes and ears of the Emperor and the Empress. The Empress Dowager cannot confide in them at all.
The delay was too long.
It was as if the emperor was waiting for something.
The Queen Mother was very sure that Sun Fuhai would not betray her, but she was also very worried that His Majesty was reluctant to release Sun Fuhai.
If it really doesn't work, you may have to use that method.
Survive with a broken arm.
"It could be something else. Sun Fuhai has been targeted by the emperor. No, I can only give up Sun Fuhai."
The Queen Mother felt a little uncomfortable.
But she knew that no matter what, she couldn't let Sun Fuhai tell that story.
After Sun Fuhai died, she and True Man Qingyun were the only ones in this world who knew about that incident.
She can't speak.
True Man Qingyun would not even say it.
Thinking of this, the Queen Mother coldly ordered the palace attendant beside her: "Go and invite His Majesty to come down. I have something to see him about."
The palace servant responded and left immediately.
In fact, the Queen Mother also tried to send news to the Cui family during this period. The Cui family should have known that she was under house arrest.
But they did nothing.
I don't know what I'm waiting for.
The Empress Dowager knew that they were waiting for Emperor Minghe's move so as to find out why he wanted to keep her under house arrest.
If it is a small matter, then everything will be back to normal in no time.
If it was a big deal...the Cui family would give up on her.
Thinking of this, the Queen Mother became very depressed. For so many years, she had supported the Cui family openly and secretly, but in the end, the Cui family members were not motivated and there was no outstanding person until now.
But think about it, there seems to be a lack of successors in the court now.
She still has to help the Cui family improve their status through women's marriage.
The most popular person nowadays is, of course, the newly promoted King of Northern Frontier. The Crown Prince is far away in the northern frontier, but the Princess Chen Ya is in the capital.
It would be great if the men from the Cui family could marry Chen Ya.
By the way, there are also the Wei siblings who are currently on the rise.
After all, the elder sister is a princess, and the younger brother is Ouyang Rui's right-hand man. They have a relationship with Doctor Bai, and are also close to the Crown Princess.
If Wei Qingxu could marry the girl from the Cui family...
The Queen Mother was thinking about something when the palace maid came back.
Palace attendant: "Empress Dowager, His Majesty, please come over for a moment."
The Queen Mother was stunned. "Where should I go?"
Palace maid: "I don't know either, but the Phoenix Paladin is already waiting at the gate."
The Queen Mother frowned.
Is the emperor trying to trick her, or is there some other reason?
However, if the Queen Mother wanted to see Sun Fuhai for the last time, she had to go out.
Let's take this opportunity to go out.
The Queen Mother nodded and asked the palace maids to help her change clothes and put on makeup. Half an hour later, she slowly sat on the phoenix chariot.
It is now the end of February and the weather is still very cold. The sunlight shines on the glazed tiles on the red walls, casting a green glow.
The Queen Mother blinked.
She blinked, opened her eyes again, and sighed softly.
This palace is so quiet.
If Emperor Minghe had listened to her, married more women and had more children, how could this huge palace be so quiet?
She couldn't help but think of the scene when she first entered the palace.
There were many beautiful girls at that time. Each of them was of noble status, had an excellent family background, was intelligent, gentle, beautiful and generous.
At that time, she was not noticeable at all.
But who could have thought that the person who laughed last would be her?
The Queen Mother's eyes gradually became firm.
Since she was able to become the final winner under such difficult circumstances back then, it will definitely be the same this time.
But she had also made up her mind not to confront the emperor and the prince anymore.
You have to take a roundabout way.
With these thoughts in mind, the Phoenix Chariot stopped.
The Queen Mother stepped down from the phoenix chariot and was stunned by the scene in front of her.
"Why are you brought to the Ministry of Punishment?"
She knew that Sun Fuhai had been imprisoned in the Ministry of Punishment, and she also wanted to come here to see him, but she was a little surprised that Emperor Minghe actually brought her here directly?
The palace servant smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know either. These are all ordered by His Majesty. He is inside. Will you please come in?"
The Queen Mother felt a strong sense of uneasiness.
Could it be that Sun Fuhai confessed something?
But it shouldn't be.
She had been kind to Sun Fuhai in the past, and if it weren't for her, Sun Fuhai's family would have died long ago.
To this day, only the Cui family knows where Sun Fuhai's family lives.
If Sun Fuhai betrayed her, she would let the Cui family kill Sun Fuhai's entire family!
Many thoughts flashed through the Queen Mother's mind, but she remained extremely dignified.
Under the guidance of the eunuch, she slowly walked into a side hall that looked relatively clean and comfortable. There were no bloody torture instruments here, only high-quality pearwood tables and chairs.
Emperor Minghe was sitting at the table and raised his hand to pour a cup of tea for the empress dowager.
"Mother, sit down."
The Queen Mother sat at the other end of the table. She looked around with disdain, "Why did the Emperor bring me here?"
Emperor Minghe: "Mother, don't you want to meet Sun Fuhai?"
The Queen Mother wanted it very much.
But she was used to being cautious, so she didn't nod immediately. Instead, she snorted coldly: "The emperor has locked him up for so long, and now he is willing to give him back to me?"
"You promised me that you would release him after the New Year. How long has it been?"
"It seems that you didn't find out anything from the interrogation..."
Emperor Minghe interrupted her, "Mother, you are wrong. In fact, we have interrogated Sun Fuhai and found out many things."
"For example, how you killed the imperial concubine who treated you like a sister in order to gain power."
"For example, how you were so cruel that you strangled your own young daughter to death in order to raise me, who had lost her biological mother at the time."
"as well as……"
The Queen Mother stood up suddenly, "Enough!"
Emperor Minghe raised his head and looked at her calmly, "Mother, is this really enough?"
The Queen Mother could sense that, although he was smiling, the smile did not reach his eyes, which inexplicably made people feel cold.
She sat down slowly, took a sip of herbal tea, and calmed down. "Emperor, there are few people in your harem now, so you don't know how fierce the harem of your father was back then."
"I admit that I am indeed cruel. But if I were not cruel, I would be the one buried in a dry well or die tragically in the cold palace!"
"As for my daughter, she was already in poor health and wouldn't live long. I sent her away early because I didn't want to see her suffer."
The Queen Mother raised her head and looked at Emperor Minghe seriously: "Emperor, you understand my suffering, right?"
Emperor Minghe: "Since you have experienced the pain of having too many women in the harem and the scheming and fighting against each other, why did you insist on asking me and Jingyu to take more women?"
Queen Mother: "I didn't do that for the sake of your Qin family's incense..."
Emperor Minghe sneered, "For the Qin family's incense? Then let me ask you, how many descendants of the Qin family have you killed over the years?"
The Queen Mother was speechless.
After a while, she whispered, "I didn't ask for your offspring, nor did I ask for Jing Yu's offspring..."
Emperor Minghe: "When we get back down there, you should explain it to my father."
After hearing this, the Queen Mother looked up in horror.
At this moment, a heavy cough suddenly came from next door.
The Queen Mother immediately recognized that it was Sun Fuhai's voice!
Emperor Minghe also heard it.
He looked at the Queen Mother, who had a complicated expression, and said calmly, "They must have learned something from Sun Fuhai today. It just so happens that the Queen Mother is here, so let's listen together."
The Queen Mother felt a chill down her spine.
She was very uneasy.
She didn't want to hear it.
But just as the Empress Dowager was about to stand up, Emperor Minghe had already walked behind her and pushed her down again.
"Mother, don't be anxious."
Queen Mother: “…”
Behind a screen, Qin Jingyu looked at Sun Fuhai who had just been fed the medicine.
Sun Fuhai: "Ahem! Your Highness, what did you give me to eat?"
Qin Jingyu: "Nothing."
He picked up a chair and sat down, looking at Sun Fuhai leisurely.
Sun Fuhai was tortured severely and his body was covered with wounds. He did not put up any resistance and confessed other things about the Empress Dowager.
Because he knew that confessing those things would not affect the empress dowager at all.
The concubines killed by the empress dowager were all concubines of the previous emperor.
As for the dead little princess, she was also born to the Queen Mother herself... Although revealing these things would make people have a bad impression of the Queen Mother.
But so what?
As long as it doesn’t shake the Queen Mother’s position!
But for some reason, Sun Fuhai felt his head getting heavier and his consciousness was slowly becoming blurred.
Could it be that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came to kill him and poisoned him?
This is also possible.
After all, if they wanted to protect the Queen Mother, they would have to silence him for what he had confessed.
That's fine.
The Queen Mother will know his loyalty and hard work, and will treat his family well after his death.
Sun Fuhai was sold into the palace by his parents, but when he was being castrated, the old eunuch drank too much and let Sun Fuhai escape.
However, if an eunuch who had not undergone castration was discovered serving nobles in the palace, he would be beheaded.
Not only that, Sun Fuhai also met the neighbor sister who used to be very kind to him among the palace maids.
The two of them became husband and wife, and the palace maid became pregnant... If they were discovered, both would be sentenced to death with their entire families executed. Just when they were in despair, the Queen Mother, who was still a concubine at the time, helped them.
The Queen Mother helped the palace maid gain her freedom, and also transferred Sun Fuhai to her side.
Then, she asked the Cui family to help protect Sun Fuhai's wife and children, and later, to protect Sun Fuhai's descendants...
That's why Sun Fuhai helped the Queen Mother do so many bad things.
Loyal and faithful.
Sun Fuhai, who was immersed in his memories, suddenly heard a low voice:
"Who killed the queen?"
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