Chapter 363 Crybaby Shi Yu
"She thanked me for finding a doctor for her and for keeping the baby a secret."
Qing Wu fell into reminiscence, "At first, she looked unhappy, but as she spoke, she started to laugh again.
That was the first time I saw her smile so brightly. She said that soon she would be able to live the life she wanted.
She also asked me if there was any miracle doctor who was good at treating congenital deficiencies. It was then that I learned that her child was born with a disease.
Maybe I showed sympathy at the time, she smiled and comforted me, saying that she would find famous doctors all over the world to cure the child.
So, when the palace coup happened the next day, I thought she was talking about the life of luxury and wealth after her rebellion was successful, and that she would be in a high position of power and have all the famous doctors in the world at her disposal."
It turns out that the life she wanted was to go to Mobei and reunite with her son.
"It's a pity that her child had already been switched. The day after the queen gave birth, I held the prince in my arms, and he was a healthy child."
Knowing that Shi Yu and the others were curious about what happened back then, she began to explain, "The Queen gave birth a month early. At that time, someone broke into the imperial mausoleum and found signs that the late emperor's coffin had been tampered with. This was a great shame for the royal family, so it was not made public.
The Emperor personally led people to investigate secretly, and it was then that the Empress went into labor prematurely. I didn't pay attention to the specific date when Lin Qianning gave birth."
A few days ago, I suspected that the prince was Qian Ning's child. When I wanted to investigate, there was nothing I could find. Even Chun Xing had been dealt with.
"Xie Rongyu's father was once the head of the Imperial Hospital. He and another female doctor named Sun were responsible for the empress's pregnancy.
But two months before the Empress gave birth, Dean Xie was found to have embezzled money and passed off inferior medicinal materials as good ones when purchasing medicinal herbs. The inferior herbs nearly caused the Empress to miscarry. The evidence was irrefutable, and the entire Xie family was executed.
"Sir Xie knew that there was something wrong with the Queen's unborn baby, so the Queen killed him to silence him?"
Shi Yu was puzzled. "If there was something wrong with the fetus, why didn't Dean Xie tell my father?"
Qing Wu sighed, "This is Lin Wanzhi's strength. She is very good at manipulating people's hearts. Dean Xie must have some leverage over her.
The same was true for Doctor Sun, who ultimately died in the fire during the palace coup. However, the Sun family rose to prominence because of this, and the current head of the hospital is Doctor Sun's father.
I didn't know that before the two children were switched, some things would not be connected together. Now that I know, many things cannot stand up to scrutiny.
"So, Shi Yu, I can confirm that you are Qian Ning and the Emperor's child.
Everyone says that you were made the crown prince when you were born because your brother the emperor loved the queen deeply, but that is not entirely true.
Because when the emperor brother rushed back from the imperial mausoleum and held you in his arms, you, who had been crying non-stop, suddenly opened your eyes and smiled at him.
After that, whenever you cried and made a fuss, you would stop as long as you were in his hands, even though you were a very crybaby when you were young.
The wet nurse couldn't coax you, and the queen was in confinement, so your royal brother would take you to the imperial study during the day. At night, you were even more noisy and had to lie on his shoulder to fall asleep.
Many nights, he would sit at the head of the bed and spend the entire night there. During that time, he looked visibly tired, but he enjoyed it.
He once said to me with a smile, "You were probably originally a girl, but were born as a boy by mistake. Since you are so attached to him, you are delaying his government affairs. So I will punish you by making you a prince so that you can handle state affairs for him sooner in the future."
The Emperor is not reckless. You are the eldest son, and he likes you, so he plans to personally educate you and train you to become the next emperor of Feng Zhao."
Thinking of that crybaby who was taken to Wei at just one month old, and who knew how much suffering he had endured along the way, Qing Wu's eyes turned red. "When the emperor brother woke up from his serious injury, the first thing he said was, 'Is my little crybaby crying again?'
By the time he realized what was happening, you had already died in the fire, his face covered with tears. I don't know when he found out that you were still alive, but in the past few years, he always blamed himself for not being able to protect you.
Shi Yu, you are the prince he personally appointed. Considering how much he loved you, you will shoulder the responsibility of supporting the country for him, okay?
Unexpectedly, Qingwu stuffed the half of the national seal into Shi Yu's hands and said, "Promise your aunt that you will take back your father's kingdom."
Shi Yu looked at the half of the national seal, his nose sore. It turned out that when he was young, his father had cherished it so much. "Okay."
Seeing that he agreed, Qingwu's red eyes slowly curved.
Shi Yu calmed down and asked, "Did she... Lin Qianning die in the fire on the day of the palace coup?"
The people of Fengzhao were very secretive about the palace coup that year. They didn't find out any information, and what they knew was what they heard from Xiao Zhian before.
“No, she inhaled too much smoke and was unconscious when she was brought out, but she gave the Emperor a push at the last moment, allowing him to avoid the falling beam in time.
The emperor, remembering that she had saved his life, spared her body and gave her poisoned wine while she was unconscious.
"So, she didn't confess?"
Shi Yu's pupils shrank slightly, "Then how can we conclude that she participated in the rebellion?"
Qing Wu glanced at him and said, "Besides Chun Xing, there is also a maidservant named Tao Ye beside Lin Qianning. They have both been with Lin Qianning since they were young.
Tao Ye and Xiao Pei both pointed out that Lin Qianning was involved. After the incident, Xiao Pei would take Qianning as his concubine. She went to the harem to kill the prince. Other palace servants saw that the fire was indeed set by Lin Qianning.
It was previously rumored that Qian Ning was infatuated with Xiao Pei, so no one doubted the authenticity of her conspiracy with Xiao Pei.
Including her.
"Now it seems that Chun Xing was the one who betrayed her, so Tao Ye might have betrayed her as well. No, maybe Chun Xing and Tao Hong were the Queen's people from the beginning."
When the queen was eight years old, she was able to instigate her younger uncle to elope in order to win the position of head of the Lin family for Lin Guozhang. So it is very likely that she had already placed her own people around her half-sister a long time ago.
And did Xiao Pei, who was infatuated with the queen, help her lie?
Shi Yu knew that there was no evidence for his thoughts, but for some reason, an indescribable grief and anger spread from his heart to his whole body, as if he felt sorry for Lin Qianning and was unwilling to accept the injustice.
He didn't even know where this inexplicable emotion came from.
Is it because he now knows that Lin Qianning is his mother, and the mother-son blood relationship makes him act like this?
Wei Qingyan held his hand, "I remember Zhian said that everyone thought Chunxing also died in the fire, and Taoye was Miss Lin San's personal maid, so her identification is very convincing.
We will investigate and we will eventually find out the truth."
When Xiao Zhian told her these things before, she just treated them as stories, but now that she knew the relationship between Lin Qianning and Shi Yu, Wei Qingyan decided to dig deeper into the matter.
She asked Qing Wu, "Princess, in your opinion, is it possible that Xiao Pei is collaborating with the Queen to frame Lin Qianning?"
"Yes." Qingwu said firmly.
"I can't even describe to you how obsessed Xiao Pei is with Lin Wanzhi. He's like crazy. For her, he's willing to turn against his brother, the Emperor, and even rebel. If I just lie, Xiao Pei will definitely cooperate.
But in fact, he didn't like Lin Wanzhi at the beginning, and even complained to me privately, how could the emperor like such a contrived woman who was not pretty.
But not long after, he himself was also bewitched by Lin Wanzhi and lost his mind. I just complained to him about Lin Wanzhi's faults, and he slapped me hard.
My father has only two sons and two daughters. Although we have the same father but different mothers, we have always had a good relationship. He has never said anything harsh to me before."
After so many years, Qingwu can still feel the pain in her cheek when she thinks about it. Xiao Pei was completely irrational that day and hit her with all his might. After that slap, her face was swollen for several days.
She said hatefully, "It was Lin Wanzhi, she was the one who ruined my two brothers.
Shi Yu, even though you know the truth now, you must not let her find out until you are sure that you can compete with her.
My father was so afraid of the Lin family, but he still agreed to let my brother, the emperor, marry her. I was also deceived by her for a while. She is a very resourceful person.
However, the tricks I used to deal with you these days were too clumsy, and this abnormality makes me very uneasy.
It's my own fault. I've been around her for half my life, but I still don't understand her. Sometimes I think she's incredibly smart, but then when I consider her to be one of the smartest people, she acts mediocre. In short, don't take her lightly."
"good."
They both nodded.
An idea flashed through Wei Qingyan's mind, and he asked, "Xiao Pei suddenly fell in love with the Queen, and fell deeply in love with her all of a sudden, right?"
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