Before Anjiu finished worshipping the Buddha, the emperor said he was leaving.
"Where are you going?" An Jiu regretted asking, she even asked the emperor...
The emperor said, "Go to Jingshui Temple."
This is a nunnery, not far from Baohua Temple, just a short walk away. They had received the news long ago, and the emperor was led in as soon as he arrived.
In a small courtyard, An Jiu saw a woman who was dressed simply but had a beautiful appearance. She was the mother of the eighth prince, and the late emperor's Concubine Yu.
Concubine Yu looks very young, and her temperament is similar to that of the Eighth Prince. She is very cold and seems to be uninterested in anything.
"Is there anything the Emperor can do?" Concubine Yu asked as a matter of routine, without any politeness or enthusiasm.
The emperor said, "I want to ask the concubine a few things."
Concubine Yu: "You say."
It was like two strangers doing their business, one asking and the other answering.
"Does the Concubine still remember my mother?"
Concubine Yu lowered her eyes and nodded: "Of course I remember, but... I entered the palace late, so I didn't have much contact with Concubine Chun."
Moreover, the palace is so big that many concubines are just nodding acquaintances throughout their lives.
"Can you tell me what happened back then, Princess?"
Concubine Yu said it one by one.
According to her account, she entered the palace two years before Concubine Chun fell out of favor. At that time, there were already many princes in the palace and even more concubines. She was young, and the late emperor would occasionally visit her. Concubine Dowager Yu had a cold personality, and the late emperor did not like her very much.
"His favorite is still Concubine Chun." Concubine Yu said without disguising, "Men's love is really too hypocritical. Not long after, I heard that he banished Concubine Chun to the cold palace."
"Why did you send her to the cold palace?" the emperor asked.
Concubine Yu looked up into the emperor's eyes: "He suspects Concubine Chun is a spy from the State of Chu."
This is the same news they received.
Concubine Yu continued, "This is what the late emperor said when he was drunk. After Concubine Chun was banished to the cold palace, he found it hard to accept it. He kept looking for evidence to prove that she was not the one. But before he could find the evidence, Concubine Chun died in the cold palace."
An Jiu thought, Concubine Yu was really direct in her words.
"What makes you so sure that mother is a spy from the State of Chu?" the emperor continued to ask.
Concubine Yu shook her head: "I don't know, it seems that I found some letters in her room."
The emperor narrowed his eyes.
If Nanny Chang was a traitor, she could easily hide the letters in my mother's room and put the blame on her. 】
"What happened next? After my mother died, why didn't he let me investigate the cause of her death?"
An Jiu felt that if it were someone else, they probably wouldn't answer this kind of question, but Concubine Yu answered it.
"Firstly, the late emperor took a liking to you and was worried that having a mother who was a spy from another country would influence you, so he didn't want the matter to get any bigger."
The late emperor had finally found a qualified heir, and for the sake of the heir, it was very difficult to conceal this matter.
녦...It doesn't make sense...
An Jiu didn't understand. Wouldn't it be better to just find the real murderer?
Unless...he checked again and again and the result was still the same, or in other words, the result was even worse.
The emperor also had this question.
However, Concubine Yu's next words left them dumbfounded.
"Secondly, the person who testified that Concubine Chun was a spy for the State of Chu was Concubine Xian."
An Jiu didn't react for a moment.
The emperor was stunned.
[Virtuous Mother Consort... Third Brother's mother? 】
An Jiu frowned. Isn’t the emperor’s third brother King Jing?
How does this have anything to do with King Jing's mother?
An Jiu heard that King Jing's mother died of illness, and she died before Concubine Chun.
In other words, after she pointed out that Concubine Chun was a spy for the State of Chu, she died.
The death of Concubine Chun was caused by someone else...
Well, then...
An Jiu felt dizzy.
She didn't dare to think further.
Concubine Yu exhaled: "I have said everything I can and cannot say. Jingchen knows nothing. In the future, he will accompany me in the mountains to practice meditation. He will not ask about worldly affairs and will not pose any threat to you."
An Jiu couldn't help but glance at Concubine Yu. Only then did she realize that although Concubine Yu spoke lightly, her back was straight and her fingers were tightly holding the Buddhist beads. It was obvious that she was also nervous.
What is she nervous about?
An Jiu glanced at the emperor.
After the Eighth Prince came down the mountain, he never came back. Could it be that Concubine Yu thought that the Emperor had detained him and was blackmailing him, so she told him everything she knew?
The emperor held the teacup, but did not drink at all. Instead, he said, "Jingchen is also a mortal. I only let him stay for a few days. If the concubine misses him, he can come back at any time."
Concubine Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The emperor stood up and said, "Excuse me, Concubine."
After leaving Jingshui Temple, the emperor stopped at a pavilion to rest. He looked at the mountains in the distance, and after a long while, he exhaled.
[So, this is the reason why my father did not allow me to investigate the cause of my mother's death. 】
An Jiu paused.
She felt that the emperor and she were on the same page.
Because Concubine Xian testified that Concubine Chun was a spy for the State of Chu.
And when the late emperor was investigating the case, he might have also found her head...
So……
So……
An Jiu was so overwhelmed by the thought that he couldn't recover.
The emperor even more so.
[Third brother said that the virtuous mother's health had shown signs of improvement, but she suddenly died. 】
He suspected that it was the Queen Mother who killed the virtuous mother. 】
[Maybe... maybe she's not the Queen Mother...]
[But…]
[Is it my father?] ? ? 】
The emperor breathed a sigh of relief.
In the evening, the wind blew from the mountains, and the setting sun hung in the sky, dyeing the clouds in the sky red.
The emperor's originally tall figure now looked so thin.
An Jiu took a piece of clothing and put it on him.
She felt that the emperor's guess was correct.
Prince Jing's mother was very easy to be used. She testified that Concubine Chun was a spy. When the late emperor was investigating the case, he also noticed something, so he... killed Prince Jing's mother.
녦Not long after this, Concubine Chun died again.
This proves that Concubine Xian was probably wronged, and the murderer is someone else...
It's someone else...
He actually played a trick on the king of a country like this.
The late emperor might have been upset and regretful. The successive loss of his two beloved concubines had dealt him a heavy blow.
He also wanted to continue the investigation, but the person behind the scenes was so cunning that he could not find out anything. He was also afraid that his favorite son would rashly investigate the murderer and meet with an accident, so he did not allow anyone to set foot in Jinxiu Palace, and did not allow the emperor to investigate the murderer.
Knowing this, it doesn't seem worth talking about.
At least the emperor didn't open it.
His mother died because of King Jing's mother, and King Jing's mother might have been killed by his father...
The so-called brotherhood, father-son love, and husband-wife love in this royal family suddenly became hypocritical, and the emperor felt uncomfortable even thinking about it.
Another gust of wind blew.
The emperor thought, why is it still so cold when it is spring?
As soon as King Jing returned home, he received a letter.
"Your Highness, this was sent by a beggar..." Usually, such things could not be delivered to Prince Jing, but the butler remembered what the beggar said and gave it to the prince.
King Jing laughed and said, "What are you talking about?"
He opened the letter, and after reading its contents, his face instantly darkened.
"Where's the messenger?"
The housekeeper said, "It's a beggar. I'll send someone to find him right away."
After the butler left, King Jing held the letter in his hand and slammed his fist on the table.
The letter was not long, but it clearly stated the cause of his mother's death.
Poisoning.
Xin Xiao also said that the poison was given by the late emperor, and if King Jing did not believe it, he could go and ask Liu Chen, the servant who served his mother.
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