There was a frenzy in the palace because the emperor suddenly ignored Concubine Xu, but the excitement in the palace had nothing to do with the people guarding the imperial tomb.
Even though the woman sleeping in the imperial mausoleum was once the emperor's beloved, with her death, the ups and downs of the palace had nothing to do with her anymore.
There are grave keepers and guards beside the imperial mausoleum. However, during this period, there are two more noble masters guarding the imperial mausoleum, Princess Jiaoyang A'man and Crown Prince Su Jinxuan.
In addition to them, there were also the former Duke of Zhenguo and his prince. After the queen was buried, they came to pay their respects every day. However, the princess and the crown prince had a very good relationship, and the prince doted on his cousin very much. Only the Duke of Zhenguo had a cold face and could not say a few words all day.
These days, Ah Man has been waiting for her uncle to speak, but apart from worshipping her mother every day, her uncle just watches over them in silence.
"Uncle, is there something wrong with Concubine Xu in the palace? I always feel that they..." Looking at the news coming from the palace, Ah Man was hesitant to speak.
She always felt vaguely that her uncle knew something, but he had been silent for some time and had no intention of sharing anything with her, so Ah Man could only test him again and again.
"Your father always has his reasons for what he does. You don't need to worry about it. Just protect Jinxuan. The best comfort to your mother is for the two of them to be well."
The Duke of Zhenguo, who rarely spoke, expressed his attitude towards Concubine Xu's affairs this time, just asking them to stay out of it.
"Uncle, we can't hide here for long. We have to go back to the palace eventually." Ah Man spoke bitterly and looked embarrassed. If she had a choice, she really wanted to live here with Jin Xuanzai. However, the Zhenguo family was still in prison, and the cause of her mother's death was unknown.
"Well, I guess your father will have me taken to the Heavenly Prison on the day we return to the capital. Don't try to stop him then."
"I plan to leave you and your cousin here to guard the tomb, so..."
"No, your father will not wrongly accuse a loyal minister, nor will he let a treacherous person go. You must trust your father."
"Uncle, my father has changed."
Ah Man's words were helpless and sad, but the Duke of Zhenguo Chu Zhenhua gently patted Ah Man's shoulder without saying anything.
"Uncle, you wouldn't be having an affair with father..." These days, Ah Man has always had this guess in her mind, but this guess is too bold, so bold that she thinks it is just her own fantasy.
The death of my mother is definitely related to my father, so it was my father who killed my uncle's closest relatives. There is a blood feud between the two of them, so how could they possibly join forces
However, even though she knew this fact, this strange feeling in her heart still existed...
"What are you thinking? Your father is the culprit who killed your mother. How could I possibly be related to him... If there must be a relationship between him and me, it would probably be a feud that will last forever."
Chu Zhenhua's words landed in a resounding voice, with a firmness Ah Man had never seen before.
"You, Jinxuan and Nanfeng should not get involved in what happens between us. This is a matter between our fathers." Chu Zhenhua continued to instruct, but Ah Man's heart had already drifted away.
The bold guess before had made her excited and happy, but her uncle's words shattered this slim hope and made her heart sink to the bottom again.
Just when Ah Man was confused and didn't know how to find the clues among the complicated clues, suddenly a guard came to report that the third prince of Da Zhou had arrived.
Hearing this, a light suddenly blossomed in Ah Man's heart. She hurried out to greet him and looked at the young man standing in the morning light. He was as handsome as jade, with a faint smile and a pair of watery eyes, which seemed to have concealed the splendor of March on earth.
Seeing Ah Man coming out, the smile on his face spread out, and he gently called out, "Ah Man, here I come."
(End of this chapter)