She noticed that there were only Fu Lin and Fu Cheng in the mourning hall, so she cleared her throat with a serious look.
"My father said, "As for what you requested on behalf of Concubine Tong, I will not agree to it. Concubine Tong is my lifelong love and my ghost in death. Only in this way, and only in this way, will Xuan'er be able to do what he wants with justification, and his accomplishments will be justified. In the future, your and Xuan'er's children will also be legitimate members of the imperial family, and no one will deliberately use this matter to seriously harm you, Xuan'er, or my grandson."
Bei Mingxuan and Xu Zichu were stunned, looked at each other, and then looked at Gu Changan at the same time.
"What do you mean? Did that silly old man change his nature? Or was he possessed by a ghost?"
Chang'an shook his head, indicating that he didn't understand either.
"Let's go!" Bei Mingxuan had a strong feeling at this moment. He needed more reasons to support his idea.
Bei Mingxuan pulled Changan back to the room directly, "What happened?"
Chang'an told Bei Mingxuan exactly what the emperor had said, and then handed the letter he brought back to Bei Mingxuan.
After Bei Mingxuan finished reading, Chang An asked, "Do you believe it?"
"If it were you, would you believe it?"
"I don't know." Chang'an really didn't know. This kind of thing had never happened to him, and he was just a bystander. "Although I can understand your shock, I can't empathize with you. You can only ask your own heart."
"I want to believe it." Bei Mingxuan hesitated, "But there's no basis for me to believe it. What you said and what was written in the letter are just his one-sided words. To put it bluntly, there is no physical evidence or verification. So..."
"I understand." Chang'an snuggled into Bei Mingxuan's arms and said softly, "Don't worry. If that's the case, then let's just be an outsider and let him give us the answer himself. How about that?"
"Okay." Bei Mingxuan agreed, "Your Majesty's heart is unpredictable. We should just continue as usual."
"Your Highness, Princess." Fu Lin reported from outside the door, "Eunuch De has arrived and is outside the door right now."
Bei Mingxuan glanced at Chang'an in surprise.
"I'll go open the door." Chang'an was also surprised why Eunuch De came back at this time.
"Your servant pays his respects to Princess Xuan." Eunuch De said politely.
"I dare not, Eunuch De, please come inside and talk. It's cold outside." Chang An invited him into the room. "Why are you here at this time?"
"Not long after Princess Xuan left the Imperial Study, the Emperor asked about you. But he heard that you had already left the palace, so he wrote this and had this servant deliver it to me."
Eunuch De took out a letter from his pocket and said, "Also, the news of Master Tong's death has been announced to the world by the Emperor, who has posthumously conferred the title of Empress Jiade and buried her in Changling with the honor of Empress.
The emperor also said that Prince Hyun was the beloved son of Empress Jiade, and he specially allowed the remains of Empress Jiade to temporarily stay in Prince Hyun's mansion, and that the remains of Empress Jiade would be brought to the palace after midnight [23:00-1:00 Beijing time].
To avoid the Empress Jiade, I have changed my name to Xiao Chengzi and to Eunuch Cheng.
This news was another bombshell, leaving Bei Mingxuan and Chang'an at a loss as to what to do.
Eunuch Cheng left.
Bei Mingxuan opened the letter.
There are two more envelopes inside the envelope.
One of the letters was written, "From Xuan'er personally."
The other letter was addressed to Yi Tong himself.
"How could this happen?" Chang'an's heart was pounding, and there was anxiety in her eyes.
Bei Mingxuan didn't say anything, but just patted Chang'an's hand to reassure her.
The one he opened was naturally the one that Xuan'er had opened personally.
[Xuan'er] I believe you should have learned a lot from Chang'an by now. Whether you believe it or not, your father doesn't care.
Over the years, Father has had his own difficulties and doubts. I cannot explain them clearly. If you want to know the answers, you have to find them yourself.
After midnight tonight, your mother's body will be brought into the palace and buried in my Changling Mausoleum with the honor of empress. A hundred years later, I will sleep in the same tomb with her.
This way, you will have time to say goodbye to your mother properly.
Now I have issued an edict that no civil or military officials in the court will come to your house anymore. Tomorrow they will go to the palace to pay their respects to Empress Jiade.
Bei Mingxuan finished reading the letter and handed it to Chang'an.
Chang'an read it without saying anything. She didn't want to disturb Bei Mingxuan, so she put the letter on the table, looked at it, and prepared to leave.
"Chang'an." Bei Mingxuan looked at the person who had already walked to the door, "You don't have to leave. I'm not that fragile."
"I know." Chang'an smiled. "Actually, this is good for everyone, but..."
As he spoke, Chang'an suddenly thought of Eunuch De. "Then, does this prove that the Emperor has discovered Eunuch De..."
Bei Mingxuan frowned slightly. He picked up the letter on the table and quickly read it twice. Finally, his eyes fell on the word "farewell". "Farewell? Do you think these two words have another meaning, or are they just literal?"
"Of course it's literal. Otherwise, why would I worry about Eunuch De?" Chang'an said, "The Emperor must have discovered it."
"There is another possibility." Bei Mingxuan's eyes fell on another letter.
Chang'an was shocked. Her thoughts were the same as Bei Mingxuan's, but she was not sure.
At this time, Bei Mingxuan had already opened another letter.
[Cousin] By the time you read this letter, my Empress Jiade, Bei Mingxuan's mother, Consort Xu Yitong, has passed away.
From then on, there was no Xu Yitong in this world anymore.
I know, I've always known, that what Yi Tong wants in this life is freedom, and a lifelong companionship, but these are the only two things an emperor cannot give... Cousin, from now on, you and I will never see each other again, whether in this life or death. Take care! [Beiming Jue]
Chang'an felt a little down, especially when he thought about the letter's statement that "these are the only two things an emperor cannot give." "So, the Emperor never intended for Mother to die. It's just that Eunuch De De has overdone it this time."
"You can't blame Eunuch De. Who could have imagined such a thing? Father is always a suspicious person." Bei Mingxuan's lips showed helplessness. "From the words between the lines of these two letters, it is not difficult to see that the wine that father gave mother should only make her unconscious. She will wake up in a few hours.
Eunuch De thought that the Emperor really wanted Mother to die, so he secretly replaced the drug with a fake death drug, which would make things easier, but someone discovered his plan.
"Since the emperor is so willing, this matter will be much easier to handle. I will go to the little servant to see if he has any ideas to help mother wake up sooner.
Also, the Emperor said that after midnight, Empress Jiade's body will be brought into the palace. Once it's in, someone from the palace will naturally examine it. I'm afraid we'll have to find another body."
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