After returning home, Old Lady Qin has been paying attention to the news from the Ministry of Justice. She is very sure that Qin Zhou will commit suicide in order to exonerate her.
After all, Qin Zhou believes that the world is at peace now.
This girl has been sacrificing for the Qin family all these years, and finally sacrificing her life, which can be regarded as the last thing she did for the Qin family.
However, after waiting for two days, there was still no news.
She couldn't help but feel a little anxious, because the trial would start the day after tomorrow. When the trial started, if Qin Zhou saw that she did not take the blame as she had said, what would he think
Will she change her mind
Although she was anxious, she didn't show it at all.
"Mother, are you really sure that Zhou'er will commit suicide?" General Qin could not sit still and seemed extremely uneasy.
"Don't worry, she has always been filial." Old Lady Qin took a deep breath and glanced at her son unhappily. "But you shouldn't have said so much in front of her before. What you said about sacrificing for the family made her feel disrespectful to the family."
General Qin said confidently: "This is the fate of the Qin family. She should understand and accept it. Even if it were her son, he would sacrifice for the family without hesitation."
"That's you. Don't impose your ideas on anyone else. Zhou'er is much more promising than you were back then. She is even more promising than any of our Qin family's ancestors. The reason why I can still control her is that I taught her well since she was a child. If it were someone else, with such high achievements, I'm afraid they would have rebelled long ago."
General Qin sighed, "If she was born a man, this Northern Desert would belong to our Qin family... No, that's not right," he suddenly became serious, "Mother, even if she is not a man, she holds the military power. If she rebels, wouldn't the throne belong to our Qin family?"
Mrs. Qin's expression suddenly changed, and she scolded him fiercely, "What nonsense are you talking about? My Qin family has been a good family for generations, and we would never do such a treasonous thing. Don't mention it again in the future."
General Qin always respected the old lady. Seeing her angry, he was frightened for a moment, but he couldn't help but said, "No matter how close he is, he is just a grandson after all. But I am your biological son. Can't you think about your son and the Qin family?"
"You..." Old Lady Qin was so angry that she was stunned. "You are confused, confused. Do you think that this world is a piece of fat meat that anyone who has the ability can grab it? The country is still owned by the Chu family. If it eventually falls into the hands of the Qin family, our Qin ancestors will all be branded as traitors. Are you crazy about becoming the emperor? You don't even want your ancestors anymore?"
General Qin was scolded by her and dared not say anything more. However, with such thoughts in his mind, how could he give up easily
Traitor? After he became the emperor, who would dare to call him a traitor
He is only sixty years old this year. If he wins the throne, he can at least sit on the throne for another twenty years. In the future, the Qin family will be the legitimate emperor, which will bring honor to the family.
Old Lady Qin always knew what he was thinking. Seeing his expression change, she said sternly, "I'm warning you, give up this idea as soon as possible. Today I can sacrifice Zhou Er, and I can also sacrifice you."
General Qin said with a serious expression, "Don't worry, mother. I just mentioned it casually. I don't dare to have such treasonous thoughts."
"That's the best!" Old Lady Qin was upset. "Go and find out what news is there from the Ministry of Justice."
"Yes!" General Qin stood up and took his leave.
——I am the dividing line between General Qin who is determined to become the emperor——
Nanjun, Prince Luo’s Palace.
"Your Majesty, Princess An has entered the territory of Nanjun."
"An Ran?" A middle-aged man with a full beard was slightly startled. "In the past, when I invited her, she refused to come. Why is she coming this time?"
"I don't know, but after the princess entered Nanjun, she was ambushed and attacked three times. Fortunately, she brought secret guards with her, so although she suffered some minor injuries, she is not seriously injured." The guard replied.
"Ambush and murder?" Prince Luo stood up suddenly. "Who ambushed and murdered her? Can you find out the identity of the assassin?"
"Your Highness, although our people chased the assassin, they do not know the assassin's identity."
Prince Luo secretly doubted, "An Ran has always been a peaceful person, who wants to kill her?"
He waved his hand and said, "Alright, send someone to pick up the princess first and make sure she is well protected."
"Yes, I'll take my leave!" The guard turned and left.
Prince Luo looked at a middle-aged scholar sitting beside him, "Sir, what do you think is An Ran's purpose in coming here?"
He is the aide of Prince Luo’s Mansion, Tianjizi.
Tianjizi smiled slightly, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it has something to do with the Emperor."
"Your Majesty? Are you talking about my brother or that traitor Chu Yue?"
"Of course it's not Emperor Kangping."
Prince Luo cupped his hands and said, "I'd like to hear the details."
Tianjizi said: "Although Princess An did not directly participate in this turmoil, it can be seen that she is happy to see Emperor Kangping ascend the throne. In other words, the princess probably knows that the emperor is not dead yet, and also knows that the emperor has written to the prince for help. The princess is here to stop you."
"Confused." Prince Luo looked slightly annoyed. "She is a princess of the royal family, and has received great favor from the emperor, but she actually sided with the traitor? And what right does she have to stop me? Does she think I will listen to her?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty." Tianjizi picked up the tea, took a sip slowly, and continued, "Princess An is very thoughtful and far-sighted. She supports Emperor Kangping after careful consideration. I think the emperor must have made Princess An unhappy. Otherwise, with her ability, although she may not be able to stop Qin Zhou and Emperor Kangping, she can argue for a while. However, she did not do so."
Prince Luo nodded, "Well, sir, please continue."
"Princess An supports Emperor Kangping for two reasons. The first is that she cannot bear what the emperor has done to the disaster victims. The second is because of the emperor's policy of advocating war. Princess An has been trying to exclude herself from the royal family over the years, not enjoying the treatment of a princess, and living like an ordinary citizen. She probably foresaw that if the emperor continued like this, it would lead to a rebellion by the people. Princess An has been actively accumulating wealth over the years, but she has used all this wealth on the people. Why did she do this? Your Majesty, do you understand?"
Prince Luo waved his hand and said angrily, "She is just doing this for the sake of reputation! Although my brother cannot be called a wise king since he ascended the throne, he has at least been good to the people. As for the rumors about burning Wolf Tail Mountain and killing the victims, they were just spread by the people of the Great Zhou. Murong Jie of the Great Zhou is worthy of death, and Qin Zhou and Chu Yue are even more ambitious. I don't believe anything they say."
Tianjizi sighed slightly, "Your Majesty, the people of the Great Zhou do not have such a great influence in my Northern Desert. This matter may not be exactly as people say, but the emperor probably really treated the victims wrongly."
"I don't believe it," Prince Luo shook his head, looking unhappy. "What you said today was all over the place, and you are totally lacking your usual calmness and wisdom. It seems that you were also influenced by rumors. Kyoto is hundreds of miles away from Nanjun. The rumors have spread here and have distorted the original facts. In addition, my brother stated in the letter that he has done his best to rescue the disaster. I believe him. He has always been an upright person."
(End of this chapter)