"According to the information I have gathered, the Crown Prince is now being kept by Concubine Zhu."
"Murong Kai, I want to go back to the palace. Concubine Zhu is very ambitious. She is closely related to my mother's affairs. Now the prince is in her hands. I am afraid..."
Compared with the great pain of losing his mother, at this moment, Ah Man's heart was filled with worry.
Her younger brother the crown prince was only five years old and could not understand the ugliness of human nature. Concubine Zhu was a pushover and she was afraid that if she went too late, her younger brother the crown prince would die.
Murong Kai reached out and grabbed Ah Man's hand. The warmth slowly dispelled the coldness in Ah Man's palm, and his panicked heart seemed to have found a fulcrum and gradually calmed down.
"Don't worry, my brother will be fine. He is your father's only son."
Murong Kai's words were very convincing. Indeed, his father had only one son, the Crown Prince. No matter what his mother was like, his father would not ignore the life and death of his brother. And those women in the palace should have tried to curry favor with his brother before they gave birth to their own sons.
"Empress Zhu, that woman, although she is sometimes smart, she usually doesn't play by the rules."
Although she usually doesn't want to pay attention to Concubine Zhu, but because of her relationship with Su Jinxiu, Ah Man still has some understanding of Concubine Zhu. A woman who looks gentle and kind, but hides viciousness in her heart, a typical smiling tiger.
"If she had any brains, she would have protected her brother. Since you are worried, let's hurry to the Imperial Capital. Once we have a thorough understanding, we can discuss what to do."
Murong Kai comforted her softly, but his eyes were full of worry, and all his words were to comfort Ah Man. The worry in his heart was greater than Ah Man's.
There were some questions that he didn't dare to ask in front of Ah Man. He was afraid of making Ah Man suspicious and he was afraid that Ah Man would rush back to the palace without caring about anything.
"Ah Man, there's no rush. Rest for a while, eat something, and then we'll continue on our journey."
Although the tone was clearly one of negotiation, Ah Man had no choice but to agree. She watched Murong Kai take Mu Qing and the others away, and then waited for someone to bring up the meal, but her mind was a mess.
Mu Qing followed Murong Kai into his bedroom. Before he could bow again, Murong Kai asked, "Before Queen Bei'an committed suicide, did she have an argument with Emperor Bei'an? Was there a problem with the relationship between the emperor and the queen?"
In fact, Mu Qing didn't need to answer, Murong Kai already knew the answer.
If there were no problems in the relationship between the emperor and the empress, the emperor would never have taken action against the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. If there were no problems in the relationship between the emperor and the empress, after the empress committed suicide, there would not be rumors that she committed suicide out of fear of punishment.
What kind of gap is there that even a life cannot calm Emperor Bei'an down
If there really is such a huge gap between the emperor and the empress, then can his Ah Man still enter the harem that once brought her warmth
What is the attitude of Emperor Bei'an towards Ah Man? Protecting her or...
The Crown Prince was kept by Concubine Zhu for care, or...
Murong Kai had too many questions in his mind, but he didn't know where to start. He also knew that Mu Qing was far away from the Bei'an court, so even if he knew the news there, it would not be particularly detailed.
"Our people reported that the relationship between the Emperor and Empress started to strain fifteen days ago. It seemed to be because of the Crown Prince. The Emperor and Empress quarreled for a long time that day, and finally the Crown Prince was sent to Concubine Zhu. Later, something happened in the Zhenguo Mansion, and then the Empress committed suicide."
Mu Qing’s knowledge of the affairs of Bei’an’s harem was indeed not detailed enough, but he still knew about the quarrels between the emperor and the empress.
When replying, Mu Qing looked at Murong Kai with some respect in his eyes. It was rumored that the Third Prince, who was well-behaved, was actually so smart and clever, able to see the big picture from the details. This was a blessing for their Great Zhou.
(End of this chapter)