Chapter 119 Rage
It is said that the seeds of doubt are terrible things. When Marquis Dingbei thought of this, he instantly became angry again and smashed all the remaining porcelain in Zhang's house.
Although Zhang felt distressed, she was happier in her heart, which showed that Marquis Dingbei took her words to heart.
Although she dared not even think about it, as the prince and the marquis were not biological children, it was a good idea to add insult to injury at this time. No matter how the marquis confirmed it in the future, there would always be a seed of doubt in her heart.
No matter how useless Ping'er is, it's enough that she looks like him.
After Dingbei Hou finished smashing, Zhang pretended to be panicked and said, "My Lord, what's wrong with you? Are you thinking of something that's not going well? You must not get angry and make yourself sick. If you are still angry, just beat me and don't make yourself sick."
"Ping'er's weak character is just like you. It's not your fault, so why should you admit it? You are the concubine of my Marquis Dingbei, married to me in a legitimate way. You are servile in front of that woman and in front of the prince. How can you make Ping'er toughen up!!!" Marquis Dingbei shouted angrily.
"But but," Zhang covered her face and cried, but in her heart she said, but you have always respected the lady like the empress, and pampered the prince like the crown prince. If she had not been humble, she would have died without a burial place.
"But what! From now on, you must be tough for me. If there is any conflict with that mother and son, I will stand up for you and Ping'er!" Marquis Dingbei said loudly.
"Yes, I understand. Thank you for your care, Lord Marquis!" Zhang kowtowed quickly, with a gleam of light in her eyes.
Marquis Dingbei felt annoyed for a moment, waved his hands, and simply went to find a quiet place. He had to think carefully about who the man was tonight and why he looked so much like the empress dowager.
Could it be that the Queen Mother has an illegitimate child?
No, the man just now should not be much younger than him, and he looks so much like the Queen Mother...
Over the years, I have never heard of the Empress Dowager having any brothers or anything like that. Even the Emperor's biological father doesn't look like this, unless...
Marquis Dingbei thought of a terrible possibility.
He had always thought that the Queen Mother's goal was to control the government. Now that the Emperor was growing up, the Queen Mother wanted to overthrow the Emperor and support a new one in order to maintain her position. But in the last secret talk, the Queen Mother surprisingly said that she thought Du'er had more talent in all aspects and that she would recommend Du'er to be the Emperor. At that time, he just thought that the Queen Mother said this deliberately in order to win him over, and he was terrified.
It seems that if the Queen Mother is like what he thinks, and if Du'er is not his biological child, then...
He became a ridiculous stepping stone from the beginning to the end.
Marquis Dingbei clenched his fists tightly. This could not be just his imagination. He would go to the palace tomorrow to find out what was going on.
The next morning, as soon as the palace gate was opened, the croupier on duty saw Marquis Dingbei standing at the door with red eyes.
"My Lord, what are you doing?" The dealer was a little scared, as if he had never seen Marquis Dingbei in such a state before.
"Go and inform the Queen Mother that I have something important to discuss and need to see her."
"The Queen Mother has been feeling unwell these past few days and even summoned the imperial physician last night. It would certainly not be convenient for her to see you today," said the dealer.
"Which imperial physician are you summoning?" Marquis Dingbei grabbed the dealer's arm.
"That servant really doesn't know. I just saw Doctor Liu go into the palace late last night." Although the dealer said he didn't know, he had already told Marquis Dingbei indirectly.
Dingbei Hou left angrily. The dealer smiled slightly and whispered to the dealer next to him, "Go and report to the emperor. The news has been passed on to Dingbei Hou."
Unable to enter the palace, Marquis Dingbei went straight to Doctor Liu's home.
Without waiting for the servants to report, he rushed into the inner room.
Doctor Liu was resting. Seeing the unwell-looking Marquis Dingbei, he quickly put on his outer robe and bowed. "I wonder if you have any urgent business, Marquis? Can you wait outside for me? I will come out after I have sorted myself out."
"I just have a few questions, and I'll leave after I finish asking them." Marquis Dingbei said coldly.
"Please speak, sir." Doctor Liu bowed.
"Did you go into the palace late last night?" asked Marquis Dingbei.
Doctor Liu thought about it and said, "Yes!"
"Treat the empress dowager?" Marquis Dingbei continued to ask.
"I am mainly responsible for the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. When I enter the palace late at night, I am naturally in charge of two masters." Doctor Liu did not give a direct answer.
"What's wrong with the Queen Mother?"
"I cannot say, sir."
“Speak!” Marquis Dingbei stepped forward with a murderous look on his face.
"My Lord, you also know that we eat royal food, and the most important thing is to be the most strict. Your interrogation today is tantamount to asking me to lose my job? I might even lose my life." Doctor Liu did not answer.
"When this marquis asks, just say yes or no." Marquis Dingbei looked at him intently.
Doctor Liu looked embarrassed, but he did not refuse.
"Did the Queen Mother suffer any external injuries?"
Doctor Liu hesitated for a moment and said, "Yes."
"Was he beaten by someone?"
Doctor Liu gritted his teeth and said, "Yes."
"Then don't you wonder who beat the Queen Mother?" Marquis Dingbei said aggressively.
"I dare not. The Queen Mother said she fell accidentally."
"You are the chief of the Imperial Hospital. Can't you tell the difference between a beating and a fall?"
Doctor Liu gritted his teeth and said, "It's more likely that he was beaten."
Dingbei Hou clenched his fists, inhaled and exhaled, inhaled and exhaled, and finally asked what was in his mind, "Is the Queen Mother a man or a woman?"
Doctor Liu knelt on the ground, his whole body trembling, "I don't know what you are talking about."
Marquis Dingbei looked at Doctor Liu and basically understood everything.
No wonder his wife had been on good terms with the empress dowager for many years. Once she entered the palace, she would stay for a month or so, and once she stayed for half a year. Not long after she came back, he only slept with his wife once, and she said she was pregnant. People outside said that Marquis Dingbei was very lucky, because having such a wife who was appreciated by the empress dowager brought a lot of help to his mansion.
Think again about that winter, when Du'er was born, the imperial doctors all said that Du'er was only seven months old, but when he saw him, he didn't seem that weak, and they even said that he had good genes. Later, when Ping'er was born, he was a full-term baby, but he was not as big as Du'er. As a result, he always thought that Ping'er was weak and had been ignored by him for so many years.
He was so stupid. Du'er was obviously a full-term baby. It was just that the imperial doctors had changed Du'er's actual size. Think about the imperial doctor Lai at that time. Looking at him with the grassland on his head and happily watching the birth of his child, he must have smiled in his dreams.
Duer has been blessed with all kinds of honors since birth. The successor to the throne can only be decided after he reaches adulthood. However, at the age of five, Duer inherited the throne because of his extraordinary talent...