Knowing that Zhang in front of them was actually a fake, the concubines secretly said that it was no wonder. Zhang was a quail at ordinary times, but she even killed the Sixth Prince when she got ruthless. It was beyond their cognition. It turned out to be a fake. They were also worried. If this person treated the Sixth Prince like this, how would he treat them?
Princess Langya was confident of victory and was in a good mood. She smiled and said, "Do you think that I took the opportunity to impersonate Zhang and put the emperor under house arrest?"
The concubines did not dare to nod. In fact, including the emperor and King Jing, they all thought so.
Princess Langya said proudly, "In fact, Zhang has been dead for a long time. I entered the palace for only three days, and I was determined to die. I tried to assassinate the emperor, but was discovered by the emperor, who ordered me to be executed. Empress Xiaohui ordered someone to send me poisoned wine, and the one who sent me the wine was Zhang, a maid in Changchun Palace."
"What a pity that Zhang, she looks timid and cowardly, but in fact she bullies the weak and fears the strong. She took advantage of my misfortune and She wanted to take my jewelry, which was my last dignity. I was so angry that I used a bracelet as bait and took her life. I could have left the palace and gone far away. I have experienced life and death, so I should be indifferent to worldly affairs, but I really can't understand it. "
Princess Langya loudly recounted the hatred and resentment over the years. The blood on her hands made her tremble with excitement. "Why can the person who gave me so much pain sit on the throne and sleep without worries? Why should I, the daughter of a king, force myself to smile and give birth to children for my enemy?"
"I don't want to be servile. You can destroy Loulan and take away everything I have. Why can't I let you change your kingdom?" Princess Langya glanced at the emperor and smiled contemptuously, "Your Majesty, since ancient times, it is fair to give and take."
"Zhang died at my hands, and no one knew about it, so I thought of replacing her. I had a confidant who was good at disguise. I learned the art of disguise in Loulan, so I disguised myself as Zhang and followed Empress Xiaohui. She didn't find out, which shows how stupid she is!"
Princess Langya smiled meaningfully. She could disguise herself. This was the key to pretending to be Zhang, and it was something Li Yu didn't expect.
It turned out that disguise did exist in this world.
The emperor then realized that Zhang had been impersonated a long time ago. He was so angry that his liver hurt. He came to his senses and asked, "So it was you who poisoned Xiaohui's children?"
The emperor had ordered Luo Ruisheng to investigate the cause of death of the first and fourth princes, but Luo Ruisheng had been out of contact for some time. The emperor was trapped by "Zhang" recently, so he inferred that Luo Ruisheng might also be trapped.
Since Princess Langya had pretended to be Zhang with ulterior motives, the emperor already suspected the death of the first and fourth princes. At this moment, his blood boiled and he blurted out.
Princess Langya sneered and said, “The eldest prince’s short life has nothing to do with me. It’s just that his death has given me a good way to torture you. The Fourth Prince and King Jing did it all because of me.”
“Pu Liu worked in the Changchun Palace with Zhang and she trusted Zhang very much. She was the prince’s wet nurse and had to drink health-preserving medicine every day. This was the intention of the imperial physician. I’ve seen the prescription and knew that it contained angelica, so I secretly put a secret medicine, Loulan, into her tea.”
Li Yu was hiding in the fish tank and eavesdropping openly. The words “Loulan’s secret medicine” made his fins flicker. He thought that there was a snow mountain in Loulan, and this secret medicine should be the snow crow that only existed on the snow mountain. Princess Langya mentioned the Fourth Prince. Could it be that the Fourth Prince also died because of the snow crow?
As expected, Princess Langya said, "This secret medicine is originally a tonic, but it becomes a poison when it meets Danggui. Because the prince will not have only one wet nurse, the wet nurses will also rotate. I have a good relationship with Pu Liu and know clearly when Pu Liu is on duty. I give her medicine every time she is on duty, and give her the antidote when she is not on duty. The poison brought by this secret medicine will not take effect immediately. Pu Liu is fine, but it is hard to say about the fourth prince... However, the poison will be less toxic if it is poisoned through breast milk. The fourth prince has lived for quite a while. Everyone says he is weak. Only I know best. He died of poison."
Princess Langya looked at the emperor, her tone filled with great satisfaction: "Seeing you tortured by the pain of losing your son several times, I felt the joy of revenge. Empress Xiaohui felt very sorry for you, so I persuaded her to have another child so that I could torture you again. I thought it was too troublesome to poison through cattails and willows, and Empress Xiaohui's health-preserving tea also contained angelica, so I did the same, hoping to kill the child in the womb, but he was very stubborn."
Princess Langya glanced at King Jing abruptly, "This child" - obviously King Jing.
Princess Langya continued, "I originally bribed the imperial physician and the nurse to kill Empress Xiaohui when she gave birth, but I unexpectedly discovered that the child was born speechless due to poisoning."
"The Emperor and Empress Xiaohui have long hoped for a legitimate son. A dumb legitimate son would only torture the Emperor more, not less. So I decided to keep him for a few more days, letting him slowly 'weaken' and die like the Fourth Prince. But later Pu Liu found the secret medicine, and I told her that she was also responsible for the death of the Fourth Prince. She had unknowingly become my accomplice, and I threatened her family's lives, forcing her to take the secret medicine on her own initiative, and then poisoned the Fifth Prince's milk."
"But she couldn't get over it, and she deliberately made mistakes when I wasn't paying attention, hoping to alert the emperor and Empress Xiaohui. In the end, she was expelled from the palace, died of poison, and her family also died tragically. This was the result of her ignorance... But the fifth prince was moved out of Changchun Palace because of this, and the emperor appointed a new wet nurse, so I couldn't do anything at that time."
Princess Langya's words made everyone present shudder. King Jing's muteness was caused by this, and Pu Liu and Li Yu originally thought that they were the murderers of King Jing, but in fact they were also miserable people.
So it's no wonder that she tried hard to leave clues in the cloth tiger she made for King Jing, hoping that King Jing would find it and detoxify it in the future.
Li Yu then learned the truth of all this and felt extremely distressed. King Jing's muteness had actually become his life-saving talisman. What kind of vicious heart could one have to commit such a heinous crime? Li Yu only hated himself for being too far away from Princess Langya. He slapped the Sixth Prince, a lackey, but failed to slap the heartbroken princess hard.
Princess Langya's crimes are too numerous to list. She then smiled and said, "The fifth prince was 'born' mute. Empress Xiaohui was in great pain, so I sent her off to prevent her from being too sad."
"You--" The emperor could not bear the severe pain, his heart was like a knife, "I didn't expect that Xiaohui was also killed by you!"
"So what?" Princess Langya raised her chin proudly, "After the incident with Empress Xiaohui, I also came up with a new way of revenge. Losing my wife and children is nothing. Only by taking away your kingdom can I appease the hatred in my heart! When you entered Changchun Palace to mourn Empress Xiaohui, I made you drink the wine spiked with ingredients, and you mistakenly thought that you had favored me. After that, I became a concubine again, and it was natural for me to have children next."
“I found a child with royal blood of Loulan and made him the Sixth Prince. As long as he ascends the throne in the future, the world will eventually belong to Loulan. I was worried that there would be a flaw because you had no feelings for Zhang. Even when you went to Yongfu Palace, you just sat there casually and never discovered my secret.”
“These years, I have done my best to play the role of Zhang. Even Mu Tianxiao, my nominal son, didn’t know about it. It’s just that he is too useless and can’t even compete with a dumb guy. Since he was caught by King Jing, I just gave up.”
Princess Langya looked directly at the emperor and said in a deep voice: “With my current status, I can let you meditate directly to me. What’s wrong with that!”
Li Yu, who was listening at this time and woke up from a dream, said: ???
Shit, everyone thought this princess wanted to help the Sixth Prince ascend to the throne, but who knew in the end that she wanted to be the Queen herself?
The Sixth Prince is not the emperor's son at all, but a dispensable puppet?!
The villains all have a problem that they talk too much. Princess Langya should not lie at this time, and there is no need to lie anymore.
The emperor suddenly heard the truth and was extremely sad. Facing Princess Langya's open coercion, he did not react.
Princess Langya did not care about the emperor. She vented in one breath, looked down on everyone present, and her eyes fell on King Jing.
She smiled at King Jing and said, "Although I didn't expect you to cure muteness, I thought you should have found out about Xue Wuzi, but you were one step too late. I was faster than you and put the emperor under house arrest. You have been a fish that has slipped through the net all these years. Although I failed to take your life, I was still one step ahead of you. Now you have no chess piece to threaten me, what else can you do to me?"
King Jing pondered for a moment, glanced at the fish tank that the Eighth Prince protected with his body, and his hand loosened, and the dagger fell to the ground.
Li Yu knew that King Jing was looking at him.
According to King Jing's original plan, he wanted to use the Sixth Prince as a hostage to force Concubine Zhang to exchange with him. This was the best strategy, but who knew that Concubine Zhang's real identity was Princess Langya, and she didn't care about the Sixth Prince at all.
The Sixth Prince was no longer a bargaining chip for victory.
After King Jing captured the Sixth Prince, Princess Langya sent the Sixth Prince to see King Yan. The Sixth Prince didn't know until his death that he had used many people in his life, but he was actually the one who was used the most. How ridiculous and sad.
He framed the Eighth Prince and Dabao for not being of royal blood, but he didn't know that his identity was unclear.
Princess Langya was determined to overthrow the emperor. She accused the emperor of wasting lives, but she herself had harmed many innocent people.
Empress Xiaohui, the Fourth Prince, Pu Liu, King Jing, and even the Sixth Prince.
She hated the emperor for a reason, but the others were also her victims of revenge.
No matter how nice it sounded, it was just for her own selfishness.
King Jing lost his bargaining chip, and his original plan could not succeed.
She surrendered because she was afraid of implicating Li Yu.
This look was filled with thousands of words, and Li Yu understood them all.
Princess Langya ordered people to come and take Prince Jing and the emperor away.
The eighth prince took the initiative to walk over with the fish tank and stood with Prince Jing.
"I'll give you another day to think it over. If you know your place, abdicate as soon as possible, otherwise I can let someone take your place." Princess Langya urged the emperor sharply.
The emperor's heart sank.
King Jing shook his head slightly to the emperor. Although Princess Langya could disguise herself, it was not easy to pretend to be the emperor. She could not pretend to have royal blood. If Prince Li and the royal family joined forces to question, Princess Langya's puppet might be exposed, so she urgently needed the emperor's consent to abdicate.
No matter how outrageous it was to pass the throne to a woman who had nothing to do with it, it was legitimate when it came from the emperor's mouth. If Princess Langya wants to ascend to the throne in an upright manner, this is the only way. If the emperor agrees and uses her completely, she will be doomed
. If Princess Langya changes her mind and supports the other two little princes, it is very likely to be detrimental to the emperor. However, she hates the emperor and his bloodline, so she will not take such a step.
Therefore, although they are all imprisoned, they are still safe for the time being.
The emperor understood all these key points. After several people were separated from the concubines and taken to the side hall with guards standing outside, the emperor said calmly: "Tianchi, I am too considerate."
"Li Yu asked me if there were any foreigners in the harem, and I thought of Concubine Mei. In my life, I only took in this one foreign concubine. At that time, I wanted to go to Luoxia Palace where Concubine Mei had lived to look for clues. Unexpectedly, I met Zhang on the way. I was not careful for a moment and was controlled by Zhang. I never thought that she was Concubine Mei..."
"She summoned you into the palace in my name, intending to catch you all in one fell swoop. In the final analysis, it was also me who implicated you."
The emperor had a miserable expression on his face. After learning the truth about the death of Empress Xiaohui and the Fourth Prince, and the reason why Prince Jing was poisoned, the emperor only regretted that he did not kill all of Loulan at the beginning.
The two countries were already at odds with each other. The King of Loulan had vowed to attack the Imperial City. He was young and hot-tempered at the time, so how could he allow Chang'an Jun to speak so arrogantly?
In the war between the two countries, if he could win on the battlefield, he would have nothing to say even if he was killed. In the end, it was Chang'an Jun who lost. When Chang'an Jun went to the Imperial City to offer his daughter, he really thought that everything was over.
Who knew that the Princess of Langya that was offered was the beginning of the real evil.
He had never particularly liked Princess Langya, and he had given her the title to appease the people of Yuanloulan. He had originally intended to treat her like other concubines, but after Princess Langya entered the palace, she wanted to assassinate him. He knew that this woman could not be kept, so he ordered her death without any regrets, and did not investigate the remaining forces behind this woman. Asking himself
, he was too underestimated and the enemy was too cunning.
The emperor regretted his decision, and King Jing stretched out a hand and patted him on the shoulder gently.
"Father, please accept my condolences. This is not a desperate situation." King Jing said quickly, "I am brave and want to ask you for an imperial edict to defend the king."
The emperor: "..."
The emperor had experienced many storms and quickly cheered up.
When King Jing mentioned the imperial edict to defend the emperor, the emperor certainly understood what it meant. It was not difficult to ask him to write an edict, but the edict had to be handed over to someone he absolutely trusted, so that he could summon the imperial city guards, attack the palace, and rescue the emperor. Once it fell into the hands of someone with ulterior motives, the consequences would be disastrous.
"Tianchi, are you... sure?" the emperor asked.
"Yes." King Jing was determined.
The emperor stared at his son for a long time. When he thought he was in a desperate situation and there was no possibility of turning things around, King Jing was still calm. The emperor couldn't help but believe in King Jing, and only King Jing could save him.
"Okay, I believe you." The emperor said.
The emperor took out a jade box from his sleeve. The box was only as long as a finger and there was nothing inside. I think this was the reason why the thing was still with the emperor.
The emperor threw the jade box directly to the ground and smashed it to pieces.
Among the broken jades, half of an iron plate that was originally embedded in the jade was revealed, and on the iron plate was engraved a tiger beast.
This is...
King Jing was stunned.
"This is my tiger talisman. It can be matched with the tiger talisman of the general guarding the city to mobilize the guards. This thing is hidden so cleverly that Princess Langya ordered people to search my body and couldn't find it."
The emperor smiled and handed the tiger talisman to King Jing.
"With this talisman, you can serve the king."
King Jing nodded and took it carefully.
The emperor asked curiously, "The Qianqing Palace is under the control of that woman and is heavily guarded. How are you going to send this talisman out?"
King Jing's eyes fell on the fish tank not far away, and he walked towards the fish tank with the tiger talisman.
Li Yu had already sensed him and had already tilted his head back, waiting anxiously.
"Little fish..."
King Jing squatted down.
Li Yu blew a bubble in the direction of the tiger talisman. He knew that only he could go out without anyone noticing and bring the tiger talisman to get help.
"Give it to the fish, it will be no problem!" Li Yu shook his tail and asked for a fight.
King Jing did have this intention, but he did not hand over the tiger talisman immediately. Instead, he dipped his fingers into the water and gently touched the fish's spine. Li Yu's tail tip was shaking with comfort. It was not enough to be rubbed on the back, so he turned over with his belly facing up, allowing King Jing to touch the fish's belly.
There is a small cotton pad inside, although you can't feel it out yet. Hehehe!
King Jing paused and reluctantly stroked the fish's belly.
"It'll be okay!" Li Yu knew that he was also suffering inside, so he quickly hooked his fingers with his tail, and hurriedly used his mouth to push the tiger talisman.
King Jing finally nodded, found a piece of satin, and tied the tiger talisman to the fish.
"Tianchi, are you going to let this fish deliver it?" The emperor was stunned.
Letting the fish deliver the tiger talisman, this is too...
"Father, trusting him is trusting me." King Jing said.
The emperor saw that King Jing looked solemn, and he was definitely not joking. Moreover, King Jing's fish was very human and would slap the Sixth Prince in the face. He had just seen it.
Qin Tianjian and Lu Kong both praised this fish, so this fish should be blessed.
The emperor convinced himself and accepted King Jing's arrangement.
There is a pond in the side hall of the Qianqing Palace, which leads to the outside of the palace. People cannot pass through, but fish can.
King Jing picked up Li Yu and gently put him into the water. Li Yu entered the water, blew a kiss to King Jing, flicked his tail, and swam away quickly.
Out of sight of the crowd, Li Yu put the tiger talisman on his back into the space.