King Ning's matter was of great importance, and it brought shame to the entire royal family. The emperor tried his best to suppress the news, and even gave Yuan Tang a favor, hoping that he could keep a secret about this incident.
Yuan Tang replied, and the emperor couldn't control it in secret.
Unless Yuan Tang is killed, the gap here is foolproof. However, the emperor is not a tyrant, and even in terms of methods, it is far less ruthless than Empress Dowager Zhuang and the first emperor.
The emperor asked Rui Wang and his wife to keep their mouths shut. The two of them were the most honest, and they really wouldn't say it if they didn't say it.
Afterwards, the emperor asked Long Yingwei to capture King Ning's confidant guard Qi Fei and hand it over to Eunuch Wei. Whether it was torture or coercion, he had to ask what happened four years ago.
Eunuch Wei struggled for a whole day and night. When he came to return to his life, his hair was messed up. He was arranging his manners outside the door.
"Okay, come in!" said the emperor impatiently.
Eunuch Wei entered the house and served the emperor for many years. The relationship between master and servant was already very deep. He looked at the emperor with a complicated expression, but he hesitated.
"Speak." The emperor said, "I can stand it."
Eunuch Wei sighed: "The murderer four years ago was indeed His Royal Highness Prince Ning."
The cup in the emperor's hand smashed to the ground and shattered with a bang.
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"It's not good! It's not good, madam! Your Majesty is going to abolish King Ning!"
Inside the Yongshou Palace, a palace maid rushed in with her skirt in a panic. Concubine Zhuang changed color, and she didn't care about her makeup and hair until halfway through, she turned around and went to Huaqing Palace.
She knelt on the ground with King Ning, King Ning seemed to be crushed by the blow, and her face was ashen, Concubine Zhuang walked on her knees in front of the emperor, grabbed the hem of the emperor's clothes, choked and begged: "Your Majesty! Han'er is your own son... You grew up watching it little by little... At that time, there was only one child, Han'er in the Six Princes' Mansion... Have you forgotten how much your Majesty loves Han'er?"
She burst into tears!
Isn't the emperor sad
The son is his, not picked up by the road!
Among so many children, King Ning was the only one who grew up by his side. He personally dragged him and became the prince of a country. He changed his diapers, bathed him, fed him, and taught him his homework.
King Ning's first smile was given to him, and King Ning's first step was also towards him.
At that time, it was precisely because he was an idle prince with no major business in his hands, and accompanying the eldest son growing up had almost become the most meaningful thing in his life.
Later, he became emperor.
Later, he had Empress Xiao and many children.
The eldest son is still the most special existence in his heart, but it is not the only thing he cares about.
He has a lot of things to care about. They are the ruler and minister first, and then the father and son. They all say that the family of heaven is ruthless, but why does his heart hurt so much
Seeing that the emperor was unmoved, Concubine Zhuang's eyes became cold little by little. She released her hand that grabbed the emperor's hem, knelt back on the cold ground, raised her red eyes and looked at the emperor.
"Your Majesty execute our mother and son," she said.
The emperor frowned.
Eunuch Wei also looked horrified, not expecting Concubine Zhuang Gui to say such outrageous remarks.
Let the emperor kill his concubine and his own son, this is not because the matter is not big enough.
Concubine Zhuang raised her hand to wipe the tears from her cheeks, but just as she wiped them off, there were tears that couldn't stop falling.
She sneered: "Your Majesty has been waiting for this day for a long time, hasn't it? Our mother and son blocked His Majesty's eyes and blocked His Majesty's way."
The emperor said coldly: "What are you talking about, Concubine!"
Concubine Zhuang complained: "The concubine did not talk nonsense, the concubine is His Majesty's direct wife, but after His Majesty ascended the throne, he did not enshrine the concubine. What's the difference? When Your Majesty sees our mother and son, he will think of his disgraceful decision. We are Your Majesty's heart disease. Your Majesty's pain is worse than short-term pain. Get rid of this heart disease!"
The emperor was so angry with Concubine Zhuang that he didn't care about anyone.
"I can see it, why Han'er has become the way she is now, I let you teach it badly!"
What she thought in her heart, how she would behave on weekdays, it was she who instilled in Han'er all the thoughts that should belong to their mother and son, causing Han'er to lose balance and set foot on a road of no return.
Why didn't he let Zhuang Mingzhu be the queen back then, wasn't the reason obvious enough
With Empress Xiao and Marquis Xuanping restrained, the Zhuang family still covers the sky with only one hand. It is conceivable that if Qin Chuhan became the empress's direct son, the first thing the Zhuang family would do was to kill him as the emperor and support Qin Chuhan to ascend to the throne justifiably!
Of course, his decision at that time was based on the premise that he was jealous of the Empress Dowager Zhuang and the banker at the same time.
Up to now, he understands that his mother has no intention of harming him, but he still does not regret his original decision.
As long as Zhuang Mingzhu becomes the queen, there is no guarantee that the dealer will not attack him. Whether it was Empress Dowager Zhuang condoning the Zhuang family to murder him, or whether the Empress Dowager Zhuang tore his face with the banker to save him, it would inevitably lead to a bloody storm in the court.
At that time, he was caught by Concubine Jing's medicine, and he hated Empress Dowager Zhuang very much.
The state has internal troubles, and it is bound to provoke foreign troubles.
Concubine Zhuang Gui pleaded with the emperor to no avail, so she got up again and went to Renshou Palace.
When such a big incident happened, it was naturally impossible for Empress Dowager Zhuang to not get the news. She also expected that Concubine Zhuang would come to find her, but she did not hide, and directly asked Eunuch Qin to let him in.
As soon as Concubine Zhuang entered Empress Dowager Zhuang's bedroom, she rushed to Empress Dowager Zhuang's feet like crazy, hugged Empress Dowager Zhuang's leg tightly, and cried, "Aunt... Save Han'er... Save him... Han'er is Your grandson... is your own grand-nephew... he has the blood of the banker just like you... you save him... aunt... you save him..."
Empress Dowager Zhuang closed her eyes deeply and said, "You ask Aijia to save him, then who will save Xiao Heng and who will save Wen Yang?"
Concubine Zhuang Gui quibble: "Wen Yang's death is not a pity! He is of bad character, and his mind is not right..."
Empress Dowager Zhuang looked at her coldly: "Wen Yang has bad behavior. Your son has done such a thing, but you still have the face to criticize Wen Yang for his bad behavior and mental skills."
Concubine Zhuang said excitedly: "What I said is the truth!"
Empress Dowager Zhuang said angrily, "That's not a crime to die for!"
"Aunt!" Concubine Zhuang raised her head and looked at Empress Dowager Zhuang aggrievedly.
Empress Dowager Zhuang also looked down at her: "Okay, you said Wen Yang should be damned, what about Xiao Heng? How can he be such a virtuous person who is so unpleasant?"
Concubine Zhuang's eyes flashed, and she said, "He, he, he is Queen Xiao's most beloved nephew! It's the son-in-law of Marquis Xuanping! Aunt, the Xiao family has harmed our mother and son so miserably, and Queen Xiao and the crown prince stole the book. Everything that belongs to our mother and son, can’t Han’er just avenge herself?”
Empress Dowager Zhuang clenched her fists and trembled slightly: "You actually think so!"
Concubine Zhuang Gui knew that she had made a slip of the tongue, and hurriedly changed her words: "I, I, no, aunt, I was just angry! What I really want to say is that Han'er must not have harmed Xiao Heng, it was they who wronged him! They framed Han'er! "
Empress Dowager Zhuang said indifferently: "Really? Even the emperor wants to wrong his own son!"
Concubine Zhuang was stunned for a moment, then she gritted her teeth and said angrily, "Aunt, you really don't want to save Han'er, because Han'er sent someone to capture the new champion who looks like Xiao Heng, and my aunt is very interested in that new champion. It’s much better than Han’er! My aunt is partial! My aunt doesn’t even think about what it takes to get our status today! Without the banker, how could my aunt have today? Your Majesty used to be suspicious of my aunt. The afflictions have only fallen to this point, but now my aunt and His Majesty have settled the past, and the mother and son are deeply in love, and pity me and Han’er have become a stepping stone for all of you!”
Concubine Zhuang Gui was kicked out.
Empress Dowager Zhuang sat slumped in the chair, leaning back weakly.
Empress Dowager Zhuang couldn't be indifferent to what happened to King Ning. After all, she had hurt herself. Whether it was King An or King Ning, they were all her children who were more pleasing to the eye.
If it weren't for the comparison between King Ning and Xiao Liulang, there is not much comparison, the two feelings are different.
But in this matter, Empress Dowager Zhuang did not favor Xiao Liulang.
It was King Ning who did something wrong.
"The Queen Mother." Eunuch Qin walked in with a bowl of ginseng soup, "You haven't eaten for the past two days, your face looks bad, drink some ginseng soup to make up your body, otherwise Miss Gu and Xiao Xiuzhuan will have a bad day. Worried."
Empress Dowager Zhuang sighed: "Aijia can't drink it."
Eunuch Qin comforted and said, "You don't have to take the words of your concubine to heart."
Empress Dowager Zhuang said wearily: "She is still like this in front of Aijia. I really don't know how she teaches her children in private. Aijia is also at fault, and Aijia gave them an illusion that they shouldn't have."
She has a high position and is at odds with the emperor, so it must be thought that she will break with the emperor one day.
(End of this chapter)