"That's right! There is only one Empress Dowager in Nanyue. This woman is the biological mother of the Emperor and also the biological mother of Murong Qingyun."
"So Murong Qingyun is really the Emperor's brother. It's so sad that two brothers ended up like this. And the Empress Dowager, why is she one-armed?"
"Ah... Although the emperor is kind to us, isn't he a little too harsh on his mother and brothers?"
"What do you know? Since ancient times, emperors have always been solitary and ruthless. He is indeed good to us, but he can't let go of someone who covets his throne, right? And this person is from the Murong family."
"Yeah! That's true! But I still think it's a bit cruel for brothers to do this."
Listening to the conversations of the people, the secret guards were sweating profusely while also admiring the Queen's extraordinary abilities in their hearts.
When the Empress Dowager rushed to the Meridian Gate, the Empress immediately ordered them to dress up as ordinary people and blend into the crowd, acting as a guide. Otherwise, not only the Emperor's reputation would be ruined, but also the image that the Emperor had worked so hard to build in the minds of the people during his long reign would be destroyed.
The Queen said that the people were kind and easily influenced. Even though Murong Qingyu had caused their families to be broken up, they had already been compensated. At this time, as long as there was one person who felt sorry for him, with so many people gathered, this person would influence countless people, and eventually the Emperor's image would be greatly damaged.
At first they didn't believe it, thinking that the emperor's kindness was deeply rooted in people's hearts and it would not be so easy to break it. However, they had all been secret guards in the prince's mansion and had full faith in the queen's ability, so after receiving the order, no one dared to neglect it, and they all rushed into the crowd as quickly as possible.
After hearing what the people said, the secret guard immediately defended his master, saying, "What do you know? The Empress Dowager and the Murong family have been too harsh on our Emperor. I think the Emperor is too merciful. He should be hacked to pieces along with the Empress Dowager!"
The secret guard's words instantly attracted a large number of people to come and inquire.
"Huh? What happened? Tell us quickly!"
"My brother used to be a guard in the Crown Prince's Palace, so he knows a lot about the Emperor. You all know that our Emperor was once known as the Sickly Prince, right?"
Seeing the people nodding, the secret guard continued, "How can the emperor be considered weak? He's simply poisoned! He's been poisoned since childhood with a deadly poison that no one can cure!"
"Ah?" The people gasped and asked distressedly, "How is the emperor's health now? Has the poison been cured?"
"The Emperor is such a good person, please don't let anything unexpected happen to him!"
"The emperor has been poisoned since he was a child. Who poisoned him? Was it Murong Qingyu?"
"Hey, you're only half right!" The secret guard pointed at the last citizen who asked the question and said, "The emperor's poisoning is indeed related to Murong Qingyu, because he was the one who found the poison, but the one who poisoned him was the one on the high platform, crying heartbreakingly in front of Murong Qingyu and Murong Qingyun. She is the emperor's biological mother—the Empress Dowager!"
"ah--"
The secret guard's words drew almost simultaneous gasps from the people. This was definitely a sign of excessive surprise.
"That's impossible! After all, the Empress Dowager is the Emperor's biological mother!
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