Yunnan
Mrs. He's lips were pale. She frowned and put down the cup in her hand. She stared at Su Yao seriously and asked, "Yaoyao, is there something wrong with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
How could Su Yao go to Yunnan for no reason? Considering that Xiao Heng and his companions had been in Yunnan for two or three months, she naturally guessed that something must have happened in Yunnan.
She was still very worried about Xiao Heng, after all, he was Queen Hu's grandson.
Su Yao brought the cup to the table beside her, whispered "yes", and then told her that Xiao Heng and Su Rong had been reported dead.
Mrs. He's pupils shrank. She guessed that something happened in Yunnan, but she didn't expect it to be such a big deal. She was shocked and asked, "What happened?"
"I don't know the specific situation yet." Su Yao shook his head and just repeated his guess, then looked at Mrs. He steadily: "I came here to say goodbye to you. Grandmother said that she sent many messages here, but you didn't respond. I was afraid that something happened to you, so I came to see you."
Mrs. He pursed her lips and said nothing. She just leaned her head back on the soft pillow, as if thinking about something.
She slept for too long, and when she woke up she heard such huge news, which was a little difficult to digest.
Su Yao watched her quietly from the side. Seeing that Mrs. He seemed to be having trouble making a decision, she simply asked, "Grandma, what happened when you were in Qingzhou? Do you know why you have been sleeping since you returned to the capital?"
The candle flame jumped a few times, and Mrs. He smiled bitterly: "I thought you were in a hurry to leave and wouldn't notice. Yes, I guessed it. I am so sleepy, it must be your aunt's fault, right? Is she afraid that I will do something irrational at that time?"
At this point, there was nothing to hide anymore. Su Yao held her hand and said, "Aunt is also afraid. Can you tell me what's going on?"
Mrs. He suddenly closed her eyes. When she opened them again, tears were in her eyes. After a long while, she gritted her teeth and said, "My sister died because she was mad at the emperor!"
After Queen Hu died, Emperor Yuanfeng's temperament changed drastically. He lost his temper with many officials and was even more harsh on his concubines. Any concubine who did not cry sincerely and sadly enough was stripped of her position.
Su Yao had heard of this.
However, this was the first time she had heard of Emperor Yuanfeng forcing Empress Hu to death, from the previous life to this life.
After all, everyone knows that Emperor Yuanfeng respected and loved Queen Hu very much, so he loved the prince as well.
It was precisely because Queen Hu died that the Crown Prince was suspected, which led to such a big incident later.
Mrs. He clearly thought so before.
Su Yao was stunned for a moment, then immediately came to his senses: "Grandmother, where did you hear this? I remember you said at the beginning that the Queen died of illness."
Empress Hu and Emperor Yuanfeng were deeply in love. After her death, Emperor Yuanfeng's longing for her was genuine. Until now, Emperor Yuanfeng still misses Empress Hu very much and cannot bear to hear anyone say anything bad about her.
Mrs. He clenched her hands tightly and looked at Su Yao: "I saw Aunt Liu in Qingzhou this time. She was the eldest maidservant by my sister's side. She followed my sister from our home to the palace and served her all her life. She told me in person that my sister was so angry that she fell ill because she saw the scandal between Qi Yunxi and the emperor..."
The benefactor whom she had raised for several years had an affair with her husband. Queen Hu was proud all her life, so how could she bear this blow
However, Emperor Yuanfeng did not explain. Instead, he told Queen Hu that he wanted to enthrone Qi Yunxi as his consort. The two were in a cold war for a while. Queen Hu's old illness relapsed, and she finally died of exhaustion.
Whenever she thought about it, Mrs. He felt as if her heart was being pricked by needles.
Su Yao understood.
She said that Emperor Yuanfeng treated Madam He with great courtesy. Madam He certainly did not have no grudges against Emperor Yuanfeng, but even for the sake of her family, she would never have any thoughts of regicide.
It turned out that he had heard about this matter in Qingzhou.
Perhaps because she was always calm, she did not get as indignant as Mrs. He when she heard about this. She thought about it seriously and asked Mrs. He, "Grandma, don't you think this is too coincidental?"
Mrs. He immediately looked up at her and shook her head: "No, Aunt Liu has been a member of our family since I was a child. She raised me up. She wouldn't lie!"
"Because if it wasn't for her, you wouldn't believe it." Su Yao said the truth, stretched out his hand to hold her hand and shook it vigorously: "Grandma, I now suspect that my uncle had an accident while in office, and maybe it was aimed at you, just for Aunt Liu's final move."
Mrs. He found it hard to accept. She turned pale and shook her head: "Yaoyao, you don't know that Aunt Liu..."
"Okay, then wait a minute." Su Yao held Mrs. He's hand tightly. Although Mrs. He struggled, she still did not let go. She said word by word: "I have to go to Yunnan to deal with my brother's affairs first. Please wait for me to come back. When the time comes, I will give you an explanation of what happened."
Mrs. He had a severe headache and it took her a while before she grabbed Su Yao's hand: "Then how can you go to Yunnan? It's so dangerous there!"
She was now more sober, thinking that even Xiao Heng and Su Rong had died in Yunnan, which must mean that someone in Yunnan was colluding with others both inside and outside. If Su Yao went there at this time, wouldn't he be walking into a sea of fire and sword
It's a sea of fire and swords, but you have to go there anyway.
In fact, ever since she received the news that Su Rong and Xiao Heng were in trouble, she has been busy, dealing with matters in the capital without stopping. She also has to make time to discuss the situation in Yunnan with Cui Daru. She has no time to think about other things.
But now, when Mrs. He asked this question, she suddenly thought of Xiao Heng.
Xiao Heng has always been her backup in past and present lives, so this time, let her be that backup.
After comforting Mrs. He, Su Yao held her hand and sighed softly: "Grandma, the situation is tense now, but no matter what, the emperor always hopes that the grandson and my brother will return safely, but..."
But if something happened to Emperor Yuanfeng at this time, the situation would be chaotic and who would care about Xiao Heng's life or death
Xiao Heng and Su Rong were truly in a dead end.
And after losing Xiao Heng, Emperor Yuanfeng passed away. For the He family and the Su family, wasn't this a calamity
Mrs. He understood what Su Yao meant. When she thought about her own thoughts at that time, she couldn't help but shudder.
Yes, if she really did something stupid, then the Su, He, and Song families would all be destroyed together...