There was no intention to conceal Xiao Juesong's death. Shen Xihe and Xiao Changqing did not mind delaying for a few more days. It was a good opportunity for Xiao Changqing to make arrangements. No one knew more about Xiao Juesong's affairs than those who knew Xiao Juesong. Shen Xihe handed the rest of the people over to Xiao Changqing.
As for these people, Shen Xihe was actually very curious about how Xiao Juesong raised them. It seemed that they lived just to inherit Xiao Juesong's obsession. When they heard that the person they were going to deal with was His Majesty, they would not retreat even at the cost of their lives.
His Majesty still claimed to be ill. In recent years, he has worked hard to govern the country. The three provinces and six ministries in the court are in order, and most things can be handled in an emergency. But I am worried, speculating about His Majesty's physical condition and uneasy about the changes in the future situation.
"Is that all?"
In the East Palace, Shen Xihe closed the last book and looked up at the place where he was standing with his head bent to one side.
"Your Highness, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has never stopped investigating what happened back then. These are all I have been able to find." The local official replied respectfully.
Shen Xihe's hand rested lightly on the closed book. She stared at the Pingzhong leaf bonsai on the desk and fell into deep thought.
The room was silent, with cigarette smoke slowly rising.
Tian Yuan could see that his brother was a little nervous. He had just been handed over to the Crown Princess by the Crown Prince and didn't know the Crown Princess's temperament, so he asked, "Why did Your Highness the Crown Princess investigate what happened back then?"
Tian Yuan is the person Xiao Huayong trusts the most. No matter before or after Shen Xihe married into the Eastern Palace, Tian Yuan is the person Xiao Huayong has the most contact with. After Xiao Huayong left, Shen Xihe also regarded Tian Yuan as her confidant and valued him as much as Zhenzhu and others.
"Back then, the Queen and Princess Qian were pregnant at the same time. Princess Qian gave birth to Beichen, but what about the Queen?" Shen Xihe had been thinking about this question ever since Xiao Huayong mentioned his life experience.
It was just about Xiao Huayong's scar, which was not a serious matter, so she did not mention it.
"According to the circumstances of that year, Your Majesty did not kill everyone. Therefore, it can be inferred that the Queen did successfully give birth to a child, and it was a boy." Otherwise, Your Majesty would have definitely killed everyone.
However, local authorities found out that the midwife who delivered the Queen was still alive, and had died of illness the year before last. His Majesty asked her to let people know that the Queen had really given birth to a child, so that others would not suspect that the Crown Prince was the son of Prince Qian, and thus associate him with killing his brother to seize the throne.
At that time, the conspiracy was against the couple of Prince Qian, and since the Queen was involved in it and paralyzed Princess Qian, it can be seen that His Majesty trusted the Queen and did not intend to make her a discarded child at the beginning.
The reason why the queen became an abandoned child was that the queen mother was furious when she learned the truth, and the current situation forced her to support her youngest son. However, both sides of the hand are flesh and blood, and Prince Qian fought all his life and only had Xiao Huayong as his only child.
The Queen Mother did not want Xiao Huayong to become the orphan of Prince Qian, otherwise those who followed Prince Qian would become unstable and would not be loyal to Your Majesty, which would put Xiao Huayong in an unfavorable situation. That's why she forced Your Majesty to change his son and make Xiao Huayong the crown prince.
How could the queen be willing
Therefore, the queen must die.
The Queen and His Majesty conspired to plot against Prince Qian and his wife, and the Queen Mother was disgusted with them, and her anger towards His Majesty was also directed at him, which was the Queen's death warrant.
However, the child is innocent, and he is his own grandson and son. The Queen Mother and His Majesty would not kill the child just for Xiao Huayong.