Chapter 396 The Queen Mother's Death
When Eunuch Shun next to him heard this, he suddenly became nervous.
Normally, even if he is the crown prince, he still cannot covet the throne.
Throughout history, there have been many princes who were highly respected because of their good reputations, but ended up being feared by their own fathers, leading to the fathers and sons killing each other.
That's generally the case.
The emperor can choose his favorite son as the crown prince, but the other party must not accept the throne until the emperor says yes.
Don’t even try to rob.
People in the royal family are originally indifferent in their emotions.
Once the taboo is violated, the two sides will go to war and there will be no family affection at all.
When I like you, it's real.
But the ruthlessness when taking action is also true.
Qin Jingyu didn't know whether his father was sincere or just testing him, so he shook his head decisively.
"No, I'm not in a hurry."
Emperor Minghe raised his eyebrows, "Why aren't you in a hurry?"
Qin Jingyu: "Father, you are still young and strong. You can be the emperor for at least another twenty years without any problem."
"Moreover, I have not studied comprehensively as a crown prince for so many years. I am not qualified yet and have a lot to learn."
"The most important thing is, Father, I will conquer Xiliang for you and the Great Chu."
If he succeeded to the throne and then attacked Xiliang, he would be leading the army personally.
The meaning is different again.
In fact, as an emperor, he could not lead the army in person at will.
Although it can boost morale, if something unexpected happens, it will cause turmoil in the entire country.
It would have been better to attack Xiliang when Qin Jingyu was the crown prince.
It can also deter opponents, and if anything happens to him, it will not shake the foundation of Da Chu.
Emperor Minghe said helplessly: "Jingyu, you don't have to be so nervous. I am not testing you. I am speaking from the heart."
"Moreover, you are the heir apparent that I favor. Your literary and military skills are not inferior to mine, and you will surpass me in the future."
"You will definitely do a better job as emperor than I do."
Qin Jingyu smiled and shook his head: "I don't want to succeed to the throne now."
"Father, I just want to spend more time with Ning and the children. After all, being an emperor is too busy and tiring. I don't even have time to spend with them."
"Now that you don't have to accompany your wife and children, just continue to work hard."
Emperor Minghe raised his lips slightly, his smile helpless, "You, you, don't you feel sorry for your father?"
Qin Jingyu: "I still feel bad for you, so I will do my best to help you share your worries."
"Besides, Father, don't you want to see the true prosperity of this continent while you are in power?"
The real prosperous era would be to conquer the other countries and incorporate them into the Great Chu.
Since they have been ready to make a move, we might as well just knock them down and get rid of them once and for all!
Emperor Minghe actually thought so too, but before that, there were always things going on and he couldn't calm down at all.
Right now is indeed a good time.
The look in his eyes when he looked at his son was filled with more appreciation and relief.
I don't know when the atmosphere started to become relaxed.
Eunuch Shun also breathed a sigh of relief.
Serving the king is like serving a tiger.
No one knew whether Emperor Minghe was testing or speaking the truth at that moment.
But now it seems that nothing affects anything.
The prince's answer made Emperor Minghe very satisfied.
However, when the father and son arrived at the gate of the palace where the Queen Mother was imprisoned, they both restrained the smiles on their faces.
The palace maid quickly opened the door.
It is rare that the empress dowager can remain calm after being imprisoned for several days.
She heard the voice, slowly turned her head, and saw Emperor Minghe and Qin Jingyu, father and son.
She didn't stand up, but just chuckled.
"Why, you know you were wrong, and now you and your son are coming together to take me back home?"
Emperor Minghe shook his head.
At this time, Eunuch Shun, holding a cup of poisoned wine, took two steps forward to make himself stand out.
The Queen Mother looked at the poisoned wine and her eyes narrowed instantly.
"Qin Chi, what do you mean?"
"Are you planning to force me to death just for Jiang Nanqing?"
"Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by the world?"
"I'm telling you, even if I didn't do anything, Jiang Nanqing wouldn't live long. She is a monster, and she deserves to die..."
Emperor Minghe: "Master Qingyun is the sworn brother of the King of Xiliang."
The Queen Mother paused, "What?"
Emperor Minghe: "Over the years, he used you to plant many spies in Da Chu and passed a lot of information out. Oh, and also harmed many loyal people."
The Queen Mother stumbled, "Impossible!"
Emperor Minghe: "You have known Master Qingyun for so long, are you sure you don't know?"
"Otherwise, why does he support you so much every time you want to harm someone?"
"Mother, you are very smart. You have realized something a long time ago, but you continue to play dumb, right?"
The Queen Mother shook her head violently, "I didn't! I don't know!"
Emperor Minghe: "How could you not know? Aren't you planning to go to the Royal Temple and let Qingyun Zhenren take you to escape to Xiliang?"
Queen Mother: “…”
Emperor Minghe: "Mother, I don't understand. You have already achieved the position of Queen Mother. What else are you not satisfied with?"
"Why would you collude with the enemy country to keep everyone in your hands?"
The Queen Mother was silent for a long time, and suddenly laughed out loud.
"I became the Queen Mother? Then you never listened to me. At the beginning, I planned for you sincerely and treated you as my own son."
"For you, I would even kill my own children."
"But you, on the other hand, disobeyed me and rejected me in every way just because of a woman!"
As the Queen Mother spoke, her eyes gradually became moist. "When you were a child, you were so filial and sensible. You also treated me as your own mother."
"But later, when Jiang Nanqing appeared, you changed!"
Emperor Minghe had a gloomy expression.
The Queen Mother is simply unreasonable.
Emperor Minghe: "You think I lost control, so I knew that there was something wrong with Master Qingyun, but I still chose him? And used him to do so many bad things?"
The Queen Mother nodded, "Yes, he is really amazing."
"He figured it out. If I don't take action, I will be killed by the child I raised myself in the future!"
This incident became the last straw that broke the camel's back for the Queen Mother.
She couldn't bear it. She raised him and treated him like her own son, but in the future he would kill her with his own hands?
It must have been instigated by Jiang Nanqing, so Jiang Nanqing must die!
But the Queen Mother looked at the poisoned wine in Eunuch Shun's hand and suddenly smiled bitterly, "It seems that Master Qingyun's calculations are really accurate."
As expected, she was going to die at the hands of the child she raised!
Qin Jingyu suddenly asked: "What else does Qingyun Zhenren mean?"
When the Queen Mother heard this, she raised her head and looked at him.
"In fact, I vaguely sensed that Su Tanxin would attack the child in Concubine Rou's belly. I thought she would kill you directly to eliminate the root of the problem."
"Because Concubine Rou is Jiang Nanqing's sister, I chose to stand by and watch."
"But who would have thought that Su Tanxin was not cruel enough and actually spared your life."
In fact, many things were ruined by the couple Qin Jingyu and Lin Qingning. In other words, if Su Tanxin had not shown mercy and killed Qin Jingyu directly.
Then there wouldn't be so many things happening later.
Queen Mother: "I wouldn't be in this situation now..."
Qin Jingyu was speechless. "You are in this situation because of your own fault. What does it have to do with others?"
The Queen Mother: "I am your elder!"
Qin Jingyu: "If the elders are not kind, there is no need to respect them. Not to mention, you just said that you should have killed me when I was just born. Have you forgotten it?"
Queen Mother: “…”
The Queen Mother didn't want to see him again.
After all, this grandson was not raised by his own parents, so it is understandable that he has no feelings for him.
What made her heartbroken was Emperor Minghe!
Raising her head again, the Empress Dowager looked at Emperor Minghe with red eyes:
"Emperor, the Cui family knows nothing about this. Can you let them go?"
Emperor Minghe: "Do they really know nothing? Then how can they feel at ease enjoying all the benefits you have brought to their Cui family over the years?"
"Everyone will be punished according to their crimes, mother, you don't have to worry about them."
The Queen Mother began to tremble all over.
Because she realized that Emperor Minghe had never thought of leaving him or the Cui family a chance to survive.
She looked at the cup of poisoned wine and said, "Emperor, have you forgotten that when you were sick as a child, I didn't sleep for several nights, just coaxing you and taking care of you..."
Emperor Minghe: "Didn't you do it for my father to see?"
"You planned every step, and finally became the queen as you wished. Later, when your father passed away, you became the queen mother as you wished."
"You calculated everyone, including yourself."
Queen Mother: “…”
She schemed all the time but never showed her sincerity, so it was destined that in the end, she would get nothing!
The queen mother held up the poisoned wine, her hands trembling and tears streaming down her face.
"Chi'er, mother doesn't want to die. She doesn't want to die."
Emperor Minghe: "Have you ever asked Nan Qing if he wants to die? Do those people you killed want to die?"
"When your infant daughter looked at you with admiring eyes, did she want to die?"
The Queen Mother's tears flowed even more violently.
She closed her eyes.
Finally, he drank the cup of poisoned wine in one gulp.
At the moment the poison took effect, all the scenes flashed before the Empress Dowager's eyes like a revolving lantern.
There was the nervousness and novelty when she first entered the palace and became a concubine, as well as the yearning for the future.
There is the fear, terror, and excitement of seeing someone die in front of you for the first time.
etc.
Also, before Jiang Nanqing died, he looked at the Queen Mother, and she seemed to know who had attacked her at that moment.
There are also other people who were killed by the Queen Mother, and their eyes before they died...
Finally, the Queen Mother spat out several mouthfuls of blood, and the scene before her seemed to be dyed red with blood.
The young Princess Jinse, wrapped in red swaddling clothes, kept looking at the Queen Mother and crying...
With a bang.
The Queen Mother fell to the ground, and the poisoned wine cup in her hand rolled a long way and finally landed at the feet of Emperor Minghe.
Eunuch Shun stepped forward, checked the Queen Mother's breath, and finally said to Emperor Minghe:
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is dead."
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