Chapter 174 Only the dead cannot speak



"Yes." Nanny Zhong went to do it immediately.

The prince's face was calm and indifferent. If his mother had still had a glimmer of hope for his father before, she was extremely disappointed when she learned that his father had ordered her to be poisoned.

After all, my father has to deal with not only me, but also my mother and her family.

After the prince left, the queen slumped down on the chaise longue, tears falling for a long time.

She really loved the emperor. In order to please the emperor, she asked the men of the Cui family to quell wars for his country and even sacrificed several of her nephews.

In order to make him happy, the queen personally helped him select concubines and filled his harem. Watching him lingering in the harems of other concubines every night, the queen could only endure the heartache and sadness and pretend to be magnanimous.

Over the years, she gave everything for him and endured grievances, even watching him and Concubine Xuan living in harmony. But what she got in the end was that the emperor poisoned his own son and was wary of the power of his mother's family.

If the prince did not discover that he had been poisoned, he would have died without anyone noticing a few months or even years later. The queen could not imagine how painful and desperate she would be at that time.

Her only son died. Even if she was still the queen, what did it matter? Even if she adopted a son, everything the Xiao family had planned would end up being a favor to others.

This would be a huge joke.

The queen laughed coldly, then she started to cry while laughing, then she started to laugh again while crying.

For her efforts over the years, and even more for her blindness.

Meanwhile, Concubine Xuan woke up, and the emperor was pleasantly surprised: "Concubine Xuan, how do you feel? Are you feeling unwell?"

Concubine Xuan was confused and looked at the person in front of her strangely: "Who are you, why are you here, and who am I?"

The emperor's heart sank: "Don't you recognize me?"

"Who am I? Do you know yourself?" Concubine Xuan was puzzled.

Seeing Concubine Xuan like this, the emperor felt distressed and worried: "I am your husband, and you are my Concubine Xuan. You don't remember me because you are injured. But it doesn't matter. I am here for you. I will do my best to heal you."

Concubine Xuan looked at him blankly: "Husband?"

"right."

"Mother, do you know me?" Prince Mo spoke immediately.

Concubine Xuan glanced at him and said, "My son? I don't know him."

Prince Mo frowned and said, "Mother, you are my mother and I am your son. It's all my fault that I came too late and failed to protect you."

The emperor was moved by what he heard: "How can you be blamed for this? It's all the damn assassin's fault. I will catch the assassin who hurt Concubine Xuan even if I have to dig three feet deep in the ground."

"Thank you, father." Prince Mo said gratefully.

"Imperial Physician, come and treat Concubine Xuan immediately. No mistakes can be made before she recovers!" the emperor ordered.

"Yes." The imperial physician came immediately to treat Concubine Xuan.

"Father, can I stay and take care of mother?" Prince Mo asked.

"It's rare that you have such filial piety. I approve it." said the emperor.

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister and other ministers are waiting in the side hall. They said they have something to report." Eunuch Wu, the chief eunuch, came to report.

"I understand. Prince Mo, please take good care of Concubine Xuan. I'm leaving first."

"yes."

The emperor left and the imperial physician brought medicine.

"Give me the medicine. I will serve my mother with the medicine. You all may leave." Prince Mo took the medicine bowl.

"Yes." The servants and the imperial physician all went out.

Prince Mo then spoke in a low voice: "Mother, everyone has left."

The originally silly Concubine Xuan's face immediately turned cold: "This time, if I hadn't been quick-witted and pretended to be crazy, I'm afraid I would have been overthrown by the Queen and Concubine Ji.

But I clearly only wrote down the Crown Prince's date of birth, and did not write His Majesty's. It is obvious that Concubine Ji and the Queen framed me. I will never let them go!

Go and deal with Taoist Qingshan and Ye Qiu immediately. Only the dead cannot speak."

"Mother, you are wise. I will get rid of these two people in a moment. Don't worry, I will definitely seek justice for you." Prince Mo said angrily.

"Don't act rashly. His Majesty has become suspicious of me now, and you must not cause trouble at this time." Concubine Xuan warned.

"Don't worry, mother. The sacrificial ceremony will be held in three days." Prince Mo said proudly.

Concubine Xuan nodded with satisfaction: "As expected of my son."

In a blink of an eye, it was three days later and the sacrificial ceremony took place.

Early in the morning, all the court ministers and royal relatives gathered outside the altar, and the people surrounded it in three layers inside and outside. After all, today was the annual sacrificial ceremony, and everyone hoped that the gods would bless them.

The streets of the entire capital were packed with people. When Ye Xingchen saw this scene when he went out, he was also shocked: "Why are there so many people today?"

"Miss, today is a grand sacrificial ceremony and everyone wants to see the gods. Although there has been no sign of gods in Cangyue Kingdom in these years, everyone can't help but look forward to it. We must always have dreams." Tang Yu explained.

"This is too exaggerated." Ye Xingchen curled his lips. Ancient people were really superstitious.

"Miss, please be careful and don't get squeezed." Tang Feng said worriedly.

"Let's go quickly." Ye Xingchen took Ye Xiaoan and headed straight for Luo Mansion.

Princess Fuyang and Luo Jinxiao had been waiting at the door for a long time. When they saw Ye Xingchen coming in men's clothes, looking so heroic, Luo Jinxiao felt his heart beating faster.

Princess Fuyang is the niece of the Empress Dowager, so Luo Jinxiao is also a royal relative. Ye Xingchen asked him to help take her to the altar, and Luo Jinxiao and Princess Fuyang naturally would not refuse.

"Miss Ye, nothing has been prepared according to your instructions. Are you sure you don't want to bring anything?" Princess Fuyang asked worriedly.

"No, as long as we can enter the altar, it's enough." Ye Xingchen replied.

"Then let's go." Luo Jinxiao said.

"Okay." Ye Xingchen and Ye Xiaoan followed him into the carriage.

"Xiao'er, take good care of Miss Ye." Princess Fuyang advised.

"Don't worry, mom. I will."

In the carriage, Ye Xingchen immediately took out the disguise she had prepared from her sleeve and smeared it on her face. Luo Jinxiao couldn't help but admire her as he saw her transform from a heroic figure to an ugly servant.

"Miss Ye's disguise skills are really amazing."

"No big deal." Ye Xingchen smiled indifferently, wiped Ye Xiaoan again, and then put away the things with satisfaction.

"Mr. Luo, wear this on your body. No matter what you see on the altar later, don't be afraid. They won't hurt you." Ye Xingchen promised.

Luo Jinxiao nodded: "Well, I believe Miss Ye."

Here, the emperor walked towards the tall altar, followed by the crown prince, Prince Mo and other princes. The emperor looked down at everyone.

The ministers and royal relatives immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty."

"Please stand up. Today is the annual blessing festival of our Cangyue Kingdom. The Regent prays to the gods on behalf of the Cangyue Kingdom, hoping that the gods can bless our Cangyue Kingdom. Where is the Regent?" The emperor said softly.


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