"When did he die? Before my mother died, or..." Ah Man's voice trembled when she spoke, because she knew her mother too well, and she also knew the loyalty of her aunts. No matter who died first or later, it would be the most cruel to the one who died last.
Lian Huan had already cried her eyes out. She looked at A Man while crying but still couldn't utter a word.
Ah Man couldn't help but stand up, squatted down, hugged Lian Huan, patted her back gently, and helped Lian Huan calm down. Lian Huan choked with sobs, and all her grievances and sadness eventually turned into tears, which fell into Ah Man's heart bit by bit.
"Before she died, my mother sent a maid to tell you that when she saw you, she would definitely ask you to take good care of the Crown Prince."
"No, less than half an hour after the maid passed the message, the news of my mother's death came. Later, Fengyang Palace was sealed by the emperor's decree. A few days later, the news of the queen's death came."
Lian Huan wiped her tears while finishing her words. She had been living in fear in the palace these days, afraid that she would not be able to escape the fate of being killed. She was also worried that she would not be able to convey the message her mother sent before her death to the princess. She had been suffering alone these days, feeling uneasy every day, and finally today she had someone to rely on.
"How much other information do you know?" Ah Man knew that any question she asked might be excruciatingly painful for Lian Huan, but she had too few sources of information. She couldn't bear to hurt Lian Huan, but she could only speak cruelly.
"After mother and the others were killed, Canyang Palace was sealed off. We couldn't go anywhere. Even if we went to Fengyang Palace to get information, we had to find someone else. Princess, we are incompetent. We failed to protect the queen. We..."
As she spoke, Lian Huan started crying again. After the incident, they had been looking forward to the princess's arrival every day. The princess was their backbone and could influence the emperor's decision. However, they had been looking forward to it for so long, and after all the tragedies had already happened, their princess finally came.
"Lian Huan, don't cry. I will avenge my mother and your mother. I will never let anyone who harmed my mother and my aunts off easily. Believe me, believe me, Lian Huan."
Ah Man made the promise softly, but her heart was desolate. No one knew better than her how weak and flimsy her promise was at this moment. She could not understand her father, who had confined her to Canyang Palace.
"Princess, although I don't know what happened, the Queen must have been murdered. You know her best. She is kind and generous, and is the greatest good person. Otherwise, we mother and daughter would not have survived. You must avenge the Queen, you must..."
Lian Huan cried and begged, but Ah Man just nodded. She also wanted to avenge her mother, but now, she didn't even know who the enemy was.
No one knows what exactly happened in Fengyang Palace on the day Aunt Jin and Aunt Huanyan died.
Because when my father walked out of Fengyang Palace, he sealed the palace and also silenced all the people who knew about it.
In other words, those who knew about it are all dead.
In fact, she had already gradually come to an idea in her heart, but she was unwilling to believe that the man was her enemy.
Her father, the emperor, once treated his mother as his own life, how could he be so cruel
However, in this palace, there is only this one person who can easily force the queen to death.
Unwilling to admit it, and even more unwilling to admit it, she told herself again and again that the real murderer in this incident was not her father. The only reason that convinced her was that her father looked haggard and thin. She reminded herself of this fact over and over again, like hypnosis, burying the answer in the deepest part of her heart.
She really didn't know what to do if her father was really the culprit behind all this.
(End of this chapter)