Chapter 1210 There is still a secret
For a moment, Fu Zhaoning didn't know how to evaluate the master of Youqing Temple.
If he really escaped from the marriage for this reason and did not marry the Crown Princess, and if he had been paying attention to the national destiny of Dongqing and guarding Xiao Lanyuan, the new emperor star, for the next twenty years, could he be considered a great man?
No wonder he is so obsessed with interfering in Xiao Lanyuan's marriage and bringing Princess Fuyun with him.
"Ah Yuan," the Queen Mother held Xiao Lanyuan's hand and sighed, "Actually, I don't want you to go back to Dongqing. I don't want you to carry such a heavy burden on your shoulders. Dongqing was destroyed for unknown reasons back then. The Emperor Retired once told me that Dongqing might be a special place in the natural world. So it's hard to say when the sun waxes and the moon wanes, and the mountains and rivers change. There will be shifts in the mountains and rivers, and the day and night will be confused."
The Queen Mother paused and looked at Fu Zhaoning again, "So, even if we find the old site of Dongqing, even if we can restore Dongqing to the light of day, who knows decades or centuries later, with all the changes that have taken place, will there be another huge change there? What if it is destroyed again?"
"Besides, it's already difficult to find Dong Qing, and it's even more difficult to bring him back to the light of day. Aren't there several factions eyeing Dong Qing? If we really deal with this matter, it will be very dangerous. If A Yuan's identity is exposed, it will be dangerous."
"I still hope that you can live a peaceful, happy and joyful life. Zhaoning will give you a few children, and your family will live in harmony. Isn't that better than suffering?"
"So, the temple master should also know what I am thinking. He didn't want to see me when he came to the capital this time. A Yuan, you can respect him, but you don't have to listen to him in everything."
The Queen Mother seemed very tired after speaking so much. She then said to Fu Zhaoning, "Zhaoning, you have to persuade A Yuan as well. The abbot doesn't want you to get married with A Yuan. I know this. I didn't think it through before and thought that what he said made some sense."
Fu Zhaoning looked at Xiao Lanyuan, and he was looking at her. Their eyes met, and he shook his head gently at her, indicating that she didn't need to take it to heart.
Now the Queen Mother has a lot to say, so they just need to listen and not refute her, but whether or not to obey her in the end is up to them.
"A Yuan, in the past two years, I also felt that Zhao Ning was not a docile person. I felt that she was quite troublesome. I was afraid that you would suffer if you were with her, or that she would lead you astray. But this year, I have seen that she is very capable, which means she has her own opinions, and she is not troublesome. You are also a child with your own opinions. It will be fine if you two can discuss and get along well with each other."
Fu Zhaoning had already withdrawn the needle.
But the Queen Mother had said so much and her spirit was almost gone.
"Queen Mother, please take a rest. Zhao Ning and I know everything. We will live our lives together." Xiao Lanyuan said.
The Queen Mother closed her eyes and did not move for a long time.
Xiao Lanyuan waited for a while and was about to let go of her hand when she was startled again and opened her eyes.
"By the way, A Yuan, I have something else to tell you."
"You say."
"There is a tunnel in the capital that leads to the outside of the west city gate. The emperor drew a map of this tunnel and hid it in the seal of Zhao State. So the emperor told you that if you think the emperor is reliable or in danger, you should hand the seal to him, right?"
"Yes." Xiao Lanyuan was a little surprised.
In fact, after the seal was given to him, he just glanced at it and put it away. Over the years, he just made sure it was there and never looked at it carefully.
He always believed that he was just keeping it for safekeeping and would return it to the emperor or the new emperor sooner or later.
Xiao Lanyuan had never thought of seizing the throne of Zhao State, as he had promised the emperor.
But the emperor never believed him.
Not only did the emperor not believe it, but the empress dowager might also be thinking that she should not tell him the secret until she was sure that the emperor was trustworthy and handed it over to the emperor before telling him?
The Queen Mother always stood on Zhaoguo's side, and subconsciously felt that he had half Dongqing blood and could not inherit Zhaoguo.
She also wanted him to be loyal to Zhaoguo, but without ambition, so that he could live a happy and stable life as a leisurely prince.
However, being in this position, how can he live in peace and leisure?
"After leaving the west city gate, there is another route that avoids the roads known by the official post station and the imperial guards. There is also a secret place in Feiyan Mountain halfway. The terrain there is dangerous and complicated. If you don't have a map, it is easy to get trapped and die. There is a cave inside that hides some military supplies and food. It is the retreat route for the royal family."
"A Yuan, when you find an opportunity, you can use this to talk to the emperor and ask him to promise not to do anything to you again and to ensure that you will have no worries for the rest of your life."
When the Queen Mother spoke to this point, her voice gradually faded.
"The Queen Mother?"
The Queen Mother did not respond, her eyes were closed, and no sound could be heard. Xiao Lanyuan also felt her hand go limp and powerless, and as soon as he let go, her hand fell down.
"Queen Mother!"
Fu Zhaoning reached out his hand, slowly shook his head at Xiao Lanyuan, and said, "The Queen Mother is gone."
The maids and the palace maids had just retreated away, but when they saw this scene, their faces changed and they ran over hurriedly.
"Princess, the Queen Mother?"
"The Queen Mother has passed away."
"Queen Mother!"
Suddenly, the palace maids knelt down and cried.
Fu Zhaoning looked at Xiao Lanyuan, "Leave quickly."
Xiao Lanyuan had originally entered by avoiding the guards. If he had been here when the Queen Mother died, the Emperor would probably have seized the opportunity to frame him.
"Ningning, you should leave the palace too."
"I can't leave. The emperor knows I'm here. I can handle it. You leave quickly."
Xiao Lanyuan looked stern. He knelt down and kowtowed three times to the Queen Mother, then stood up immediately. "Ningning, you must be careful. I will be back soon."
After he gets out, he will come back to the palace as soon as possible under the pretext of having received news.
"I'll be careful."
Xiao Lanyuan glanced at the nanny and palace maid kneeling on the ground, "You should know what to say and what not to say."
"Your Highness, we know." The nanny nodded with tears in her eyes.
Those who are still here are all loyal to the Queen Mother, and they only listened to what the Queen Mother said after they saw Prince Jun coming.
They all knew how much the Queen Mother loved Prince Jun, so they naturally believed that Prince Jun would not do anything to the Queen Mother.
Xiao Lanyuan flashed away.
Soon, the emperor learned the news.
He stood up suddenly.
"I felt that my mother looked strangely good in the Imperial Garden. She looked sick a while ago, but today she looks rosy. It turns out that..."
A flash of light.
He did not doubt that Fu Zhaoning would take the Queen Mother's life.
There is no motive.
In other words, he couldn't find a reason to throw dirty water on Fu Zhaoning. If Xiao Lanyuan was here, it would be easy to deal with, but he would find a crime to lean on.
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