Chapter 228 The Queen Mother Goes Crazy
The Yun family is very famous in Dongxi. Although it has only been three generations since its rise, because it was made by students from poor families, for these students from poor families, the Yun family is their top pursuit.
Who could have thought that such a famous family would be spies planted by the Nanzhao Kingdom and even intend to rebel? It is really incredible.
For a time, public opinion was in an uproar. Many common people spontaneously threw smelly stones and splashed manure at the gate of Yun Mansion to express their anger.
In the Yun Mansion, Madam Yun heard this and her face turned pale instantly. She screamed in horror: "Impossible, how could the master be a spy from Nanzhao?"
But some clues from the past kept emerging in her mind, those meetings that avoided her, and those babies who were killed as soon as they were born.
And there was her son who was sent to Dianzhou. All the letters that were unique to them, cruelly hinted to her that all this was true.
Madam Yun's legs went limp, and she slumped down on the ground, her eyes empty as she kept muttering, "Impossible, impossible..."
She can't live like this for the rest of her life.
She is the high and mighty wife of the Grand Tutor.
Her husband was the one whom the Queen Mother loved but could not have.
She is even better than the Queen Mother. She is the most noble woman in the world.
She is not the wife of a spy, no!
She knelt in the Buddhist temple for a long time, praying that Yun Yizi's rebellion would succeed, so that she would become the queen in the future.
Also the most noble woman!
"Gods and Buddhas are everywhere, and believers are praying..."
After the people had vented their anger, the emperor put the Yun family in a prison van and paraded them through the streets, and then threw them into the Sky Prison.
Of course, the second branch of the Yun family is an exception. Chi Ming has done what he promised Yun Shiwei.
He just ordered them to leave the capital after the matter was over.
When the Queen Mother in the palace learned about this, her reaction was even more intense.
She was furious and went on a rage in the Cining Palace, smashing everything in the palace to pieces. Then she cried and demanded to see the emperor.
She threatened that if the emperor refused to see her, she would immediately find a rope and hang herself.
The emperor dragged his sick body and forced himself to step into the Cining Palace.
What caught my eye was the mess on the floor, the bed curtains scattered on the ground, the candlesticks tilted, the tea cups broken, the room was in a disarray.
He felt helpless and forced a bitter smile on his face.
This is his mother. She goes crazy whenever she hears any news about Yun Yizi.
"Mother, why do you insist on seeing me?"
His Majesty spoke, his voice sounding a little tired.
The Queen Mother suddenly raised her head, her eyes full of madness and paranoia: "You said Yun Yizi is a spy from Nanzhao? Impossible! Their Yun family has been in Dongxi for generations, how could they be spies?
If you want to discredit him, find a credible reason!
If you don’t give me an explanation today, I will die here and let the people of the world see how you, the emperor, forced your own mother to death! ”
The emperor's helplessness faded away, leaving only calmness, and he reluctantly sat down on a relatively clean stool.
The respect he once had for the Queen Mother had disappeared, replaced by a look of indifference.
At this moment, his heart seemed to be covered by frost, and this mother could no longer stir up any waves in his heart.
"Mother, Yun Yizhi's grandfather, Yun Chengzong, was originally from Nanzhao, but the truth was not found out back then.
Look at Yun Shiwei from the second branch of the Yun family. She looks just like someone from Nanzhao. This is irrefutable evidence.
Over the past hundred years, at least dozens of babies in the Yun family have died inexplicably.
I sent people to dig up the graves of those babies, and after inspection, I found that their facial bones were very different from those of the Central Plains people. Doesn't this prove that the Yun family are spies? ”
The emperor paused for a moment, a cold light flashing in his eyes: "Besides, he even attempted a rebellion. Who else could be the mastermind behind Prince Jian's rebellion except Yun Yizhi?
As the Grand Tutor, he held the highest position among the ministers, but he was still not satisfied. He wanted to become the emperor himself, control the world, and make Dongxi submit to Nanzhao.
This is Nanzhao’s evil ambition. How could the Queen Mother not understand such a simple truth? ”
"Impossible! Yizhi is not that kind of person!"
The empress dowager held her head in her hands and shook her head desperately. All that came to her mind were the sweet moments she and Yun Yizi had shared when they were young.
She was unwilling to believe that the man who had been with her so affectionately could be a spy with evil intentions.
The answer to her was His Majesty's silence.
"What about Yuxiang? She gave birth to your child. If Yizhi was a spy, why did he marry Yuxiang to you?"
"Humph, Chi Zhuoxu is not my son at all."
The Queen Mother shouted hysterically, "How could he not be your son? Yuxiang loves you so much, she would never have an affair with someone else. Zhuo Xu must be your blood!"
The emperor closed his eyes, the pain in his heart surged like a raging tide, almost suffocating him.
"Mother, how long will you continue to be confused?"
"I have a hidden illness and cannot have children. I'm afraid my mother still doesn't know about this?"
When the Queen Mother heard this, she was struck by lightning. She looked at the Emperor in shock, tears solidified in her eyes, as if the whole world was collapsing at this moment.
“How could it be…”
The Queen Mother's face lost all color and her lips trembled.
The emperor smiled bitterly, his eyes full of pain: "What did you do after you gave birth to me? Do you still remember?"
"You are obsessed with Yun Yizhi and cry all day long. Have you ever cared about me or taken care of me?
Madam Yun bribed the wet nurse and molested me when I was less than two years old, so that I would not be able to survive..."
His Majesty's voice was a little choked. Although he had no memory of those dark pasts, he learned the truth when he interrogated the wet nurse.
How much torture he suffered back then.
His crying in pain didn't even attract the Queen Mother's attention.
Even once, even just once, if she took the initiative to care about him, the servants would not be so arrogant.
It ruined his life.
The Queen Mother certainly knew that there were some psychologically twisted maids and nannies in the palace who would have affairs with eunuchs, or who would have affairs with each other.
But he is a prince, the eldest son of the late emperor. How dare they do such a cruel thing?
"Why didn't you say so earlier?"
The emperor's eyes turned completely cold, full of despair and ridicule: "What does it matter if I say it? Are you going to give up the fight for the throne, or stop the Yun family's daughter from marrying me?"
I’m afraid the Queen Mother is thinking the latter.
The Queen Mother was speechless, because the first thought in her mind was that if she had known earlier, she would never let Yu Xiang marry him. She would never ruin Yu Xiang's life.
"Then, whose son is Chi Zhuoxu?"
The emperor said lightly: "He is just a beggar I picked up from the street."
"It is not an insult to the daughter of the Yun family to be favored by a beggar."
The Queen Mother was still stubborn: "Why do you treat Yuxiang like this? She likes you so much..."
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