Chapter 425 Accomplishment
The Emperor of Northern Qi looked at the Queen with a gloomy gaze, and a nameless anger surged up in him.
The King of Qi was imprisoned in Guangyang Palace. His crimes will not be announced to the public for the time being. The matter will be discussed after the virtuous King returns to the capital.
Now that the queen has volunteered to guard the imperial mausoleum, the ministers in the court are all smart people and will definitely guess what has happened in the palace.
"Are you angry with me? Are you blaming me for punishing Chong'er, or for asking you to examine him?" The Northern Qi Emperor suppressed his anger, believing that the Empress had guessed his thoughts and was deliberately using this tactic to force him. "If it's the former, I've shown mercy. If it's the latter, I had to resort to this desperate measure to protect your reputation and Chong'er's."
The empress looked up at the Northern Qi Emperor. From the first moment they met, she knew he was not someone she could trust with her life. The Emperor's subsequent behavior also confirmed this.
She longed for freedom, but was imprisoned in the deep palace. For the rest of her life, she could only see this small piece of sky above her head.
The only thing she did for herself was to risk the death of her entire clan and adopt Chong'er as her own son. Her life seemed to have found meaning again - supporting the King of Qi to ascend the throne and defeating the Northern Qi Emperor and Concubine Shu.
For so many years, she worked hard for her goal until Zhao Yi returned to the capital, and the imperial teacher supported Zhao Yi behind the scenes. In order to save the whole family and Chong'er's life, she persuaded Chong'er to give up the fight for the throne.
Unexpectedly, complications arise. Lord Feng finds the female doctor and reveals Chong'er's life experience.
The only people who knew about it at the time were his close confidants and the female doctor.
She erased all the traces that could be erased.
The only variable is the female doctor.
For her, killing the female doctor would be the only way to eliminate the trouble forever.
But she didn't attack the doctor.
Because the female doctor once said that she came from a poor family, fell seriously ill when she was young, and her parents had no money to treat her, so they abandoned her at the door of the doctor's office.
Seeing her pity, her master took her home to raise her and taught her the art of medicine, allowing her to practice medicine and save people. She also took this as her ambition and studied medicine with great effort, but in the end she was trapped in the deep palace, which was really helpless.
She was moved with compassion and released the doctor from the palace. She also gave her some money and allowed her to realize her ambitions and help more people in need.
Because she believed that the female doctor, who was full of love and compassion, had not been dazzled by the glitz and glamour of the palace for several years, and had always adhered to her original intention, would never betray her.
What's more, if she betrayed her and confessed that Chong'er was not her son, the female doctor would also be guilty of deceiving the emperor.
Help her, maybe there is still a glimmer of hope.
She hadn't expected that when Lord Feng asked for a physical examination, the Northern Qi Emperor actually agreed. She had initially thought she was doomed, but the physical examination nanny sided with her.
She has been holding on alone for too long. If the fate of the entire clan was not on her shoulders, she would not want to struggle anymore and would accept her fate calmly.
That way...she would be free.
"I am not angry with Your Majesty, but Chong'er committed treason. Your Majesty spared his life out of consideration for our father-son relationship, and I am deeply grateful to you. You, out of consideration for our husband-wife relationship, did not punish me, and I am deeply moved. However... I failed to teach Chong'er well, and I feel ashamed of the ancestors of the Chu family and Your Majesty. I am truly ashamed to continue to sit in the harem and enjoy all the wealth and glory. I wish to go to the imperial mausoleum to apologize to the ancestors."
The Queen rested her forehead on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, please grant me your blessing."
The Northern Qi Emperor gritted his teeth and stared at the Empress. Her eyes were firm, as if no matter what he did, she would not change her determination.
A surge of anger surged into his head, and his head felt like it was pricking with needles.
He suppressed waves of dizziness, but the discomfort in his body made him seethe with anger. He angrily said, "You don't want to be the queen anymore, but you insist on guarding the imperial mausoleum. I will grant your wish." He growled at Eunuch Liu, "Go to Changle Palace and retrieve the queen's golden seal and golden treasure!"
Eunuch Liu was so frightened that he trembled and dared not answer.
The queen thanked him calmly, then stood up and slowly left the Yangxin Palace.
The Northern Qi Emperor picked up the inkstone on the dragon table and smashed it to the ground. He said to Eunuch Liu with a fierce look, "While you're at it, go explore the secret room in Changle Palace."
Eunuch Liu's heart skipped a beat as he suddenly realized something. Even if the Queen cleared her name, Lord Feng had still planted a seed of doubt in His Majesty's heart.
He didn't dare to delay and left as ordered.
The Northern Qi Emperor looked at the female doctor kneeling in the corner and said coldly, "Take her away and deal with her."
The doctor shuddered and slowly loosened her clenched fists. She slowly stood up and allowed the guards to lead her away.
From the moment Lord Feng came to her door, she saw through her fate.
She should have died twenty years ago, but the queen, merciful and merciful, spared her life, allowing her to realize her wish. She lived for another twenty years, cured countless patients, and trained many apprentices.
Now even if I die, I have no regrets.
Only the Emperor of Northern Qi was left in the hall. He could no longer endure the discomfort as a severe headache came over him. He was exhausted and tried to support himself on the table, but he missed and fell to the ground. He opened his mouth to call the eunuch outside the hall in, but no sound came out.
He was sweating coldly from the pain and took out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve with difficulty. With trembling fingers, he poured out a few pills and stuffed them into his mouth and swallowed them all.
The dim candlelight reflected on his face, revealing a gloomy atmosphere.
An unknown amount of time passed before Eunuch Liu came back with the golden book and golden treasure. He was shocked to see the Emperor of Northern Qi lying on the ground. He quickly put down the things in his hands and helped the Emperor of Northern Qi lie down on the bed.
The Northern Qi Emperor asked with an unsteady breath, "Did you find anything in Changle Palace?"
"Your Majesty, in the court, it's either the east wind that prevails over the west wind, or the west wind that prevails over the east wind. Conspiracies, tricks, and frame-ups are endless. With so many eyes watching, if there really was something wrong with the Queen, why would it take twenty years for it to be exposed?"
Eunuch Liu advised, "I didn't find anything unusual in Changle Palace, so you can just relax."
The Northern Qi Emperor, restless, pressed his aching head. "You...order the cabinet to draft an edict, summoning the virtuous prince back to the capital." He paused, then added, "Arrange an elite force to secretly bring the virtuous prince back. Be sure not to alarm the various factions."
Eunuch Liu immediately understood that the Northern Qi Emperor wanted to make the virtuous prince the crown prince. He agreed and prepared to pass on the message.
"Wait." The Northern Qi Emperor ordered, "Send someone to keep a close eye on Prince Guangling."
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At this moment, Zhao Yi was sitting in a quiet teahouse, holding a teapot and pouring a cup of tea, which he handed to the imperial teacher opposite him.
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