"Mother, my daughter has always been respectful to the Empress Dowager for so many years, and she has never disobeyed a single word. Firstly, it is out of filial piety, and secondly, she does not want to embarrass the Emperor. I also do not want to be that villain. If Princess Yihe is good, How could this palace go to great lengths to let Qinglin take over?"
Empress Zhao didn't understand Zhao Zun very much. Could it be possible to disregard filial piety for a woman
"Ma'am, Yan'er is not Zhan'er, and he has weak feelings for Xiyue. Perhaps Yan'er has been with Princess Yihe much longer than us. After going through all kinds of things, Yan'er came to Xiyue to help Xiyue."
Mrs. Zhao smiled wryly, "No, rather than helping Xiyue, it is better to say helping the Zhao family. The emperor is not just a son of the crown prince. Madam, I have done enough. It is possible that the country will be destroyed. We used the banner of family affection to deprive Yu'er time and time again, forcing him to do things he does not want to do, and hurting the people that Yu'er cares about time and time again. Yu'er is heartbroken. In order to protect Yihe Princess, I have to fight back."
Mrs. Zhao understood Zhao Zun's actions very well at this moment. Zhao Zun had resentment towards the Zhao family, but he never posed any threat to the Zhao family.
"Princess Ke Yihe..."
Mrs. Zhao smiled slightly, "Ma'am, if Princess Yihe is a bad person, how can Yan'er look up to her? Home, and you, Madam."
From the first time she met Xiao Concubine, Mrs. Zhao noticed it, but she didn't think too much about it. Zhao Zun didn't care about the crown prince, so why bother to coax Xiao Concubine
The only explanation is that Xiao Concubine is pretending. Although her reputation is ugly, at least she is happy in her heart.
"Your Majesty, Yan'er is not the emperor, and Princess Yihe is not the empress. How can we compare them together? Princess Yihe didn't come here for the position of Crown Princess at all, she only wanted Yan'er."
Mrs. Zhao took a deep breath, Queen Zhao may be a good daughter, always thinking of the Zhao family,
But she may not be a good wife. Subconsciously, she is restraining Emperor Xiyue with her feelings. Empress Zhao is not a good mother. While caring about her children, it is also because of interests.
Mrs. Zhao didn't know whether she was relieved or disappointed, her thoughts were a bit complicated.
Empress Zhao moved her lips, and Mrs. Zhao said again, "Mother, we are forcing Yan'er, we don't care about him at all, we just use him, it's all for the benefit of the Zhao family, why not selfish. "
At this moment, Madam Yu entered the door with a strange expression, "Your Majesty, Your Highness is gone."
Empress Zhao stood up abruptly, "What's going on?"
"Madam, the old slave and Eunuch Li waited and waited at the door for a full two hours. The old slave noticed something was wrong and immediately entered the mansion with Eunuch Li, only to find that the Prince's Mansion was already empty, not even the things that His Highness usually used. Now, there is only a set of prince's uniform and crown on the table."
Nanny Yu couldn't figure out, why did Zhao Zun leave so well.
Queen Zhao's body swayed, Mrs. Zhao hurriedly supported Queen Zhao, "Your Majesty, you have to pay attention to your body."
"Mother, why did Yun'er just leave like this?" Queen Zhao thought for a while and hurriedly said, "Quick, go and tell the emperor to send someone to chase after him. After walking for two hours, it shouldn't be too far."
Nanny Yu nodded, and immediately turned and went out.
At this time, Princess Chaoyu suddenly ran in, with an angry expression on her face, "Mother, there are rumors spreading in the city right now, saying that the minister and the eldest brother are not twins, and that the minister is the queen's daughter, how could he not be the heir of the emperor, this must be false right?"
Upon hearing the news, Princess Chaoyi was stunned, extremely angry, and went directly to Queen Zhao.
How could Empress Zhao have the mood to say this to Princess Chaoyi, she rubbed her forehead, "Okay, I'm annoyed now, so don't make trouble."
Princess Chaoji was stunned, she had never been reprimanded by Queen Zhao in such a tone, and she was a little dazed.
"Princess, Your Majesty is not feeling well. She didn't intend to target the princess. Princess, don't be provoked by others..."
Mrs. Zhao hurriedly comforted Princess Chaoyi, but Princess Chaoyi noticed something was wrong, and stared at Queen Zhao, "Queen Mother, this son is your own, right? How could the elder brother be impersonated? Maybe the elder brother was impersonated by someone else?" I was instigated, I was fascinated by Princess Yihe, that's why I used all means to make such a deliberate act of anger, didn't I?"
Princess Chaoyi and Song Zhan grew up together, and they were very familiar with Song Zhan, and they didn't separate until they got married.
However, Zhao Zun, who I met recently, made Princess Chaoqi very strange. Although she looks the same, her way of speaking and eyes are very different from Song Zhan. A pair of twins, whose child is he
"Queen, elder brother has a tiny mole on his ear, but this one in front of him doesn't have one..." Princess Chaoyi said tentatively.
Empress Zhao was suddenly drained of strength, and fell down on the couch, "Yes, you are indeed not my child!"
Princess Chaoxi's eyes widened, she couldn't believe this fact at all, "No, it's impossible. How could I not be the queen mother's child, then whose child am I?"
Mrs. Zhao sighed, "I am your own grandmother, you should call your uncle father."
Princess Chaoxi couldn't believe it even more, "How is this possible? My eldest cousin and I are two years apart, and Qinglin and I are four years apart. How could it be uncle's child?"
"No, your aunt is not your biological mother. You are Aunt Ye's daughter, the eldest daughter of the Zhao family. Twenty years ago, the second prince I raised under my knees is the second prince, who is now His Royal Highness." Mrs. Zhao said After finishing this sentence, the whole person fell into memory.
Princess Chaoxi widened her eyes and shook her head. She couldn't believe it all. She was the daughter of heaven, the only concubine of the empress of the dynasty, and the most honorable concubine of Xiyue. How could she be born of an aunt? What about women
"No, it's all fake, it must be all fake, I don't believe it!" Princess Chaoyi immediately collapsed, grabbing Queen Zhao's arm, "Queen Mother, please tell my son, it's all fake, This son is your own, right?"
Empress Zhao glanced at Princess Chaoyi, "Chaoyi, it doesn't matter what your identity is anymore, you will always be my daughter."
When Princess Chaoyi heard the words, she felt as if her strength had been pulled from her body, she stepped back a few steps, muttered to herself, and soon turned her head up to the sky and laughed, tears almost came out of her laughter.
"Mother, since the second brother is back, why do you do all kinds of persecution?" Princess Chaoyi really couldn't figure out how selfish a person could be to persecute his own son in this way for the benefit of the Zhao family.
Empress Zhao's eyes moved, and she looked at Princess Chaoyi with displeasure. Princess Chaoyi suddenly sneered, "Your servant is worthy of being a child of the Zhao family. He is equally selfish and will do anything for his own selfishness."
Princess Chaoxi looked at Queen Zhao as if she were a stranger.
"Princess?" Mrs. Zhao wanted to pull Princess Chaoyi, but was pushed away by Princess Chaoyi, and said coldly, "At the beginning, I was clearly pregnant, but you insisted on forcing my servant to marry Yingchuan Hou. My son, I suffered all kinds of humiliation just to help the crown prince with the military power in the hands of the Marquis of Yingchuan, this minister has only lost her husband for three months, do you know how this minister survived all these years?"
Princess Chaoyi burst into tears, and was extremely disappointed with Queen Zhao. It was Queen Zhao who persuaded her to remarry and not to abide by the three obediences and four virtues, just because she was a dignified princess.
You shouldn't spend your whole life for the sake of a person who passed away. Just as the war in West Vietnam was in turmoil, under the begging of Queen Zhao, Princess Chaoyi nodded in agreement.
"Princess!" Mrs. Zhao was taken aback, and hurriedly stopped Princess Chaoyi, "Your Majesty is still pregnant with a child, so she did that for your own good."
Princess Chaoyi sneered again and again, "Father, if Emperor Xiandi had three points of decisiveness, he should wipe out the entire Zhao family and leave no future troubles. The Zhao family is Xiyue's burden!"
"Slap!" Empress Zhao slapped Princess Chaoqi with her hands in a rage, "Shut up! What qualifications do you have to accuse the Zhao family? This Palace has given you a status of supreme glory. You are the one who will replace Xi What's wrong with dividing worries and solving difficulties?"
Princess Chaoji covered her face with a sneer, and looked at Queen Zhao's eyes alienatedly, "The queen mother is really selfish. She persecuted the eldest brother, and now she is forcing the second brother. I wish everyone would circle around the Zhao family. No, when the eldest brother ascends the throne, say Don't be afraid to let the elder brother change Wanli Jiangshan to Zhao's surname, and inherit it from generation to generation!"
These words can be said to be outrageous, Princess Chaoyi had already had this idea, and she just took this opportunity to say it.
Empress Zhao stared angrily at Princess Chaoyi, "Get out, I want to see you!"
Princess Chaoxi snorted twice, turned her head and left.
Mrs. Zhao was startled by Princess Chaoyi's words, and she didn't recover for a long time, but it cannot be denied that what Princess Chaoyi said was right.
Queen Zhao was so angry that she couldn't calm down for a long time.
On this side, Emperor Xiyue got the news and cursed angrily, "Chasing! Send people to chase immediately, no matter what the situation is, you must chase him back!"
There were still many ministers waiting in the main hall of the former court, and Emperor Xiyue felt a headache when he thought about it. He opened the letter left by Zhao Zun and glanced at it. Emperor Xiyue's face changed drastically.
"Your Majesty, eight waves of people dispersed and left Shengjing two hours ago. Your Highness disbanded the Jinwei three days ago. In addition, the secret guards around Princess Yihe are protecting them. It may be difficult to find them for a while. The guards in the city have also been transferred away from the scattered It’s amazing, it will take four or five hours to convene at once.”
Emperor Xiyue frowned, probably because Zhao Zun had already wanted to leave, the fire was a trigger, Emperor Xiyue even regretted it, he shouldn't let the Zhao family go so easily.
"Chasing! Send more people, and we must catch up to the two of you!"
Emperor Xiyue was worried, afraid that the two of them would go to Dongming and never come back again. If they went to Dongming, Emperor Xiyue would have nothing to do with them.
"Your Majesty, all the ministers are begging the Emperor to come out outside the hall." The little eunuch hurried forward to report.
Emperor Xiyue's face was gloomy and displeased, and he heard another guard rushing over, "Your Majesty, hurry up the document within eight hundred miles."
Emperor Xiyue took a look at the document, and his face became even more gloomy, "It's unreasonable, Dongchu is so wicked, and dares to provoke Xiyue!"
After returning to the court hall, everyone asked Emperor Xiyue about the rumors in the city. Emperor Xiyue ignored the rumors in the city and only talked about the invasion of the border by Eastern Chu, which caused an uproar.
"Your Majesty, it is most appropriate for His Highness to lead troops to attack Eastern Chu."
When one person said nothing, everyone followed suit, and the Emperor Xiyue was even more annoyed, he had nowhere to vent his anger, left a sentence to discuss this matter later, waved his hands and walked away.
As soon as Emperor Xiyue sat down, Eunuch Li said, "Your Majesty, the empress is here."
Emperor Xiyue frowned when he heard the sound, "When I returned to the queen, I said that I was busy with official duties and couldn't take time off."
"yes."
When Empress Zhao learned about it, a wry smile rose from the corner of her mouth, and it was the first time in so many years that she rejected her from the door and ignored her.
Mrs. Zhao came with her, and when she saw Emperor Xiyue's attitude, her heart was half cold, and she hurriedly persuaded, "Your Majesty, don't be petty, the Emperor may be really busy."
Empress Zhao nodded and left while supporting Nanny Yu's hand.
Mrs. Zhao sighed, and returned to the Zhao family exhausted.
Zhao Zihan and the people from the second room all came up to welcome them, and asked in unison, "Mother, is Princess Chaoyi the daughter of the empress?"
Mrs. Zhao took a deep breath, glanced at several people, "Don't think about it, rumors are just rumors after all."
As for the others, Mrs. Zhao didn't mention a word, but because she didn't mention it, Zhao Zihan was startled.
Half an hour later, the emperor issued an imperial decree, dismissing all positions of Zhao Zihan and the second master Zhao, taking back all glory, demoting them to common people, not leaving the house without an edict, and those who disobeyed the order will be killed without mercy!