The queen raised her hand lightly, indicating that he should open it and take a look.
Lin Qin hesitantly opened the cloth bag, but saw only four ordinary pebbles. On one of them, he could vaguely see the word "East" written on it.
"Keep the four corners of the dungeon from being touched casually. Can you do that?" the queen asked him calmly.
This should have been done long ago, but the Supreme Court was as impenetrable as an iron barrel, and the dungeon's defenses were under the control of Lin Qin, so there was no chance of breaking in.
Lin Qin was a little confused, but he nodded quickly, "Your humble servant is fine."
He didn't understand, but he didn't know either, so he didn't ask what he shouldn't ask.
The Queen raised her hand and said, "Do it as soon as possible."
Lin Qin hesitated and did not leave. The queen had waited for nearly two years and helped him save his mother. Was it just for such a small thing?
Is this a bit of an overreaction?
The Queen raised an eyebrow, "Do you have anything else to say?"
Lin Qin shook his head and bowed to say goodbye.
When they arrived at a deserted grove, they couldn't help but take out four stones. They were indeed written with red cinnabar on them.
What exactly is the Queen going to do?
…
"The question your majesty wants to know will soon be answered. Aren't you happy?" A gust of wind blew, and the leaves rustled. A man's clear voice came from behind the queen.
"If this kind of thing is proven to be true, what is there to be happy about?" The queen smiled bitterly without looking back.
"That's true." Chu Guannan nodded in agreement, stood beside the queen, and overlooked the dense pine forest.
"Sometimes I really envy my brother the Emperor for having such a mother who thinks of him in everything." Chu Guannan said with a smile, "But he still always wants to disobey you. He really doesn't know how to appreciate his blessings."
"Your mother also left you a lot of backup plans. Without her final arrangements, do you think you could have survived safely all these years?" The queen laughed.
"Yes, but if she were still alive, why should I be so cautious as I am now?" Chu Guannan raised his hand, holding a pine leaf picked from the mountain on his fingertips. With a shake of his wrist, the leaf shot out like a sharp arrow, and the thick pine trunk broke with a sound, and the huge pine head fell into the dense pine forest.
The leaves swayed, and the queen was slightly shocked. Chu Guannan had made rapid progress in the past two years.
But in the eyes of the world, he is just a useless prince who can't even draw a bow.
"The second brother is in danger this time, which may buy some time for the prince, but Concubine Liu is not going to sit there and wait for death. My people got the news that the Taoist priest Chang Fengshun who was with Concubine Liu has left the city. If he sees the second brother, he should be able to rescue him." Chu Guannan said.
The queen's hanging hands tightened slightly.
"Actually, it's a good thing for me no matter who dies..." Chu Guannan said indifferently.
The Queen said, "...Chu Guannan, the premise for me to cooperate with you over the years is that the Crown Prince can survive."
"But then again, do you think the prince will listen to you?" Chu Guannan looked at the queen, who had pursed her lips tightly, her expression full of solemnity.
The Queen's throat rolled.
After a long while, he could only force out a smile that was uglier than crying.
She is now in a difficult situation.
But she is a mother after all, and she can't help but make arrangements for her son without expecting anything in return.
"I'll try to convince him." The Queen was silent for a moment before saying, "Nothing is more important than living a peaceful life. That position really isn't as glamorous as it seems."
"Misfortunes sent by heaven can be blamed, but those brought upon oneself cannot be forgiven. Your Majesty, I know that you have a loving motherly heart, so I came to you, but you must also make sure that what you want to give is what the prince wants." Chu Guannan looked at the queen with a smile and turned to leave.
In the blink of an eye, the tall figure disappeared into the jungle.
The words left by Chu Guannan were still echoing in the queen's mind.
What does the prince want?
She laughed out loud.
Her son Chu Guandong was made the crown prince when he was one year old. From the beginning of his enlightenment, he was taught to love the people like his own children and learn the art of ruling as an emperor.
Ever since he was old enough to understand, everything he came into contact with was for the purpose of sitting in that position.
Has everything she has done carefully in cooperation with Chu Guannan over the years gone against her son's will?
…
"What the master gave must be a good thing." In the night, Shen Qingwu and Chu Guannan no longer concealed themselves. Chu Guannan climbed into Wutong Garden at dusk, and the others retreated very tactfully.
"I've had that thing in my hand for two years, and only now have I found the opportunity to put it in." Chu Guannan shook his head helplessly.
I don’t know how many things have happened in the meantime.
"But why would the Queen agree to cooperate with you?" Shen Qingwu asked.
She said that Chu Guannan was hiding something from her.
"Before my mother passed away, she met with the Empress and told her that the Emperor would prolong his life by having a son. However, my mother also anticipated that the Empress would not believe her and would think that she was trying to sow discord until her death."
"My mother also knows a little about divination. She told me that the prince would be in trouble and gave me a way to gain the trust of the queen. When I was eleven years old, I got the opportunity to cooperate with the queen." Chu Guannan said.
As the Queen said, his mother left him a lot to rely on.
Before her death, the mother cursed the emperor with her blood, saying that he would have no more children. Therefore, the sons who were given to the emperor to prolong his life became particularly precious.
In order to successfully reach a cooperation with the Queen, he arranged for the Emperor's most trusted eunuch Zheng Hong to poison the Emperor, making the Emperor think that his life was coming to an end and he had to reveal his true identity to save his life.
Shen Qingwu had seen this before in Zheng Hong's past. After Zheng Hong poisoned the emperor, he felt guilty for several days and secretly went to Chu Guannan to ask if he would really kill the emperor. He felt sorry for it and was also afraid that Chu Guannan would use him as a shield.
"But the Queen was only pretending to cooperate with me. She was secretly trying to kill the Emperor. She even accidentally fostered Prime Minister Su's ambition, making the Emperor even more wary of the Su family." Chu Guannan stroked the wine glass in his hand and said softly.
"The Queen is not a fool. She seems to be valued by both sides, but once the conflict arises, she will be abandoned by both sides. If something happens to her, it will give opportunities to both sides. But she is a kind mother after all, and she finally took the initiative to ask me for cooperation." Chu Guannan poured himself a glass of wine and raised the glass to celebrate with Shen Qingwu.
Shen Qingwu said, "You were the one who instigated Prime Minister Su's ambition. From the beginning, Prime Minister Su wanted to create a puppet emperor, and later he wanted to replace him. You played an indispensable role."
"That seat is really tempting, isn't it?" Chu Guannan drank it all in one gulp.
"If what you said is true, then your mother's soul may not have been reincarnated, but is trapped in the palace." Shen Qingwu held the wolf cub in his arms, stroking it occasionally. The sycamore tree above their heads was covered with a barrier, so their conversation would not be leaked.
"Trapped in the palace?" Chu Guannan frowned. "What does this mean?"
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