Chapter 558: Old Stories
The Shen family is Luo Qinghan’s maternal family, and the emperor is his father.
His father massacred his maternal grandfather's family.
How can he live his life being caught in the middle?
Luo Qinghan was silent for a long time before he spoke again, his voice inevitably a little hoarse.
"What happens next?"
The look in Queen Qin's eyes when she looked at him was very complicated, like sympathy, but also like ridicule.
"The emperor never mentioned this matter again after that, and I thought it was over, but I didn't expect that Concubine Shen suddenly went crazy."
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Fang Wujiu slowly stroked the teacup in his hand, his tone quite sad.
"Chen Zhaoyi went crazy after learning that the Shen family was wiped out. Although everyone said it was the work of bandits, she should know clearly that it was the emperor who did it.
The enemy who wiped out her family was right in front of her, but she had no ability to take revenge.
What made her even more desperate was that she gave birth to a son for her enemy.
She had no place to vent her hatred and suddenly went crazy.
There are two ways for her to go crazy, either by hurting herself or by hurting her son.
The most serious time was when she jumped into the Imperial River holding her son. She wanted to die with her son, and she felt this would be a relief.
Fortunately, they were discovered in time and both mother and child were rescued.
Luo Qinghan was young and weak, and could not withstand such torture. He developed a high fever that night. The imperial doctors tried their best to save his life, but he lost his memory after waking up. He forgot everything about Shen Zhaoyi.
The emperor didn't want Shen Zhaoyi to continue to go crazy, so he simply killed her with a cup of poisoned wine.
Luo Qinghan was only three years old at the time, and he needed to be taken care of by someone, so the emperor sent him to the Pepper Room to be raised by Empress Qin.
Fang Wujiu spoke lightly, as if these were not a big deal.
But Xiao Xixi couldn't help but clench the cup.
Shen Zhaoyi's experience is indeed worthy of sympathy, and it is understandable that she feels she can't survive.
What did Keluo Qinghan do wrong?
He was only three years old at that time and didn't understand anything. Why should we use him as a substitute for venting hatred?
Is it because he has the blood of the Shen family and the emperor?
But he has no choice as to what kind of family he is born into or what kind of parents he has.
He is the most innocent one!
Why would he forget his mother, who is so important to him?
Probably because of his self-preservation instinct.
He didn't want to be surrounded by his mother's despair, so he automatically deleted all memories of her.
But later he remembered it.
Because of Queen Qin's words, he remembered everything.
Xiao Xixi recalled the sad look on the prince's face when he said "I remember everything". Her heart felt as if it was filled with dozens of kilograms of iron, heavy and uncomfortable.
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Queen Qin: “After Concubine Shen died, you were sent to me and raised by me.
Do you know why I can’t get close to you?
Because whenever I see you, I can't help but think of Shen Zhaoyi.
The cup of poisoned wine that was used to kill Shen Zhaoyi was delivered by me personally. I watched with my own eyes as she drank the poisoned wine and slowly died in pain. I can be considered an accomplice in the murder of Shen Zhaoyi.
I always wonder, if one day you know the truth about Shen Zhaoyi's death, will you come to seek revenge on me?"
Luo Qinghan: "You could actually kill me. I was still young at that time, and any minor illness could kill me. As long as you did it cleanly, no one could do anything to you."
Queen Qin smiled coldly: "Do you think I have never thought of killing you?
But if you die, what will I use to compete with others for the position of crown prince?
I am no longer able to bear children, and I will never have any more children in this lifetime. I have no other choice but to keep you."
Luo Qinghan: "Thank you for not killing me."
When Queen Qin heard this, her face became even gloomier, and her tone revealed a hint of cruelty.
"Don't be complacent. Although you are now strong, I still have something against you."
Luo Qinghan already knew what he wanted to know and was not very interested in what she said next.
He said casually, "Really?"
Queen Qin took a step forward and stared at him intently: "The emperor sentenced Shen Zhaoyi to death for being unfaithful to her husband and having an affair with a man outside her husband. Do you think the emperor made up this charge randomly?
No, Shen Zhaoyi did have an affair with Prince Ping'an.
The relationship between the two of them is unclear.
Including you, you are also the evil creature born from Shen Zhaoyi and Prince Ping'an! "
Luo Qinghan's pupils trembled violently.
He recalled that in his dream, Shen Zhaoyi stared at him with extremely resentful eyes, and repeatedly called him an evildoer.
So, he really is a demon?
Then Queen Qin dropped another bombshell.
"There is one more thing you may not know. The man you killed in Pingtou Mountain Villa not long ago was actually Prince Ping An.
I originally thought that the emperor had killed Prince Ping'an long ago, but I didn't expect that he actually imprisoned Prince Ping'an in a villa on Pingtou Mountain.
What is even more unexpected is that you actually entered that villa by mistake and killed your biological father with your own hands."
Luo Qinghan recalled the man’s expression before he died.
It feels like sadness, despair, and even a little bit of joy.
Luo Qinghan felt that all the blood in his body had frozen at this moment.
He froze in place, his hands and feet cold.
It was like something exploded in my brain.
Sanity was completely destroyed at this moment.
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Fang Wujiu: "Chen Zhaoyi already had an old relationship with Prince Ping'an, so it's not surprising that she gave birth to a son for Prince Ping'an. They may have discussed it and tried to find a way to let Luo Qinghan inherit the throne, so as to avenge their hatred without bloodshed."
Xiao Xixi denied it without even thinking.
"Impossible! The prince cannot possibly be the illegitimate son of Shen Zhaoyi and Prince Ping'an. He is the biological son of the current emperor!"
Fang Wujiu: "You are not Shen Zhaoyi, how can you be sure that Luo Qinghan is the biological son of the current emperor?"
Xiao Xixi: "I can read faces. Judging from their faces, the prince and the emperor are biological father and son. There is no falsehood! You are simply talking nonsense!"
Fang Wujiu smiled and said, "I knew that I could not hide this from you."
He paused and continued.
"That's why I had to have you kidnapped here. As long as you're not with Luo Qinghan, no one can tell him the truth."
Xiao Xixi's expression changed instantly.
She grabbed Fang Wujiu's sleeve and asked anxiously.
"What on earth did you do to the prince?"
Fang Wujiu said slowly: "We didn't hurt Luo Qinghan, we just guided him to investigate those old stories. As for how much truth and how much falsehood there are in those old stories, it's up to him to figure it out."
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Don’t rush to scold the male and female protagonists, I’m afraid your faces will hurt later.
I had already arranged the main storyline a long time ago, and the plot has been moving forward step by step. Sometimes you feel it is slow because I am laying the groundwork.
Such a long story is bound to have twists and turns, so everyone stay calm and don't scare yourself.
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(End of this chapter)
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