Seeing her blaming herself so much, Lingli couldn't help but say, "Princess, don't be silly. Do you think the emperor really wants you to treat her? He just wants to force the prince to rebel."
"What do you mean?" Zi'an looked up suddenly, his eyes filled with horror.
"Do you know what the Emperor said to the prince when he entered the palace that night?"
"You knew? Why didn't you tell me?" Zi'an was so angry that she was stunned. Unexpectedly, Lingli also hid it from her.
Lingli said honestly: "Because, even if I tell you, there is no way, it is better not to make you worry."
"Tell me, tell me, what did the Heavenly Dog Emperor say to Old Seven?" Zi'an said angrily.
Lingli said, "In fact, you asked me to go to the master and ask about entering the palace. It just so happened that the prince was in the Taiwei Mansion. When the prince heard that you were asking about this, he told me everything and asked me to play along. He told you to go to Prince An to find out about this matter. In fact, he wanted to coax you to leave."
She also sat down, looked at Zi'an's angry eyes, and continued, "That day, the prince entered the palace, and the emperor asked him to abort the baby in your belly and divorce you, and then take the medicine to stop having children. After that, Prince An entered the palace to find the emperor, and the emperor also gave him two choices. The first one was to kill the regent. The second one was to kill you and force the prince to take the medicine to stop having children."
Zi'an had never expected that the emperor would actually do this. Was he too impatient? How long had it been since Lao Qi and she returned from their meritorious service? Why didn't he even give them a few days of peace
No wonder, after the Seventh Prince came back from the palace, he refused to allow her to enter.
but…
"I don't understand, why does the emperor want to kill me? Doesn't he want me to cure his illness?" Zi'an was really puzzled. If it wasn't for this purpose, the emperor didn't have to clear her name. Wouldn't it be better to let the world misunderstand that she was a vixen
Lingli said coldly: "If he doesn't show favor, how can he negotiate with the prince? Not with the regent, but with Prince An. Prince An always remembers that you are the daughter of the county lady and has a special feeling for you."
"That's weird. If you want to show favor to Prince An, why do you give him two choices and ask him to kill me?"
"Because he knows that Prince An will not choose to kill you." Lingli said softly.
"Could it be that the Emperor thinks that Prince An would rather kill his own brother, the Seventh Brother, than protect me?" Zi'an thought it was impossible. The Emperor would not think so.
Lingli was stunned for a moment, "This, this is really hard to understand."
Zi'an's mind was in great confusion, with all kinds of thoughts constantly popping into his head. There must be something fishy about this matter. There must be something fishy.
It is certain that the Emperor wants to force them to rebel.
However, the emperor must also know that they have more than one way to rebel, they can also escape.
But if I escape, I will definitely rescue my mother first.
If the emperor had anticipated this, the defense of Xiwei Palace would have been stricter than before.
Who knows, some trap might be set, waiting for Lao Qi and the others to die.
The emperor forced the seventh brother to rebel just to kill him with justification.
However, he could also kill him without justification. After all, he was now shameless. Did he still need to explain to the people of the world
Instead of going to great lengths, even at the cost of losing troops, to force the Seventh Brother to rebel, what is the ultimate goal
Zi'an racked his brains to think about it, but couldn't figure it out.
Unless, unless his purpose was not to kill Lao Qi, but to capture Lao Qi to threaten someone, who? Her
No, she was not worth the emperor's trouble, and she had told the emperor before that she had no way to save his life, so her value was not high.
That’s right, he will threaten anyone who can save his life and who is nervous about Lao Qi.
Looking around the world now, who else can save him except Doctor Wen Yi and Old Prince An Ran
A person suddenly popped out of Zian's head, it was the Empress Dowager Long Zhanyan!
While Zi'an was struggling with his thoughts, someone quietly walked in.
She raised her head and quickly stood up to greet him, "Meet the old prince."
"Well, what are you thinking about?" The old prince with white hair and beard walked in, sat down, and asked slowly.
Zi'an said: "I am wondering what the emperor's real intention is."
Old Prince An Ran looked at her, "Have you thought about it?"
Zi'an looked at him and blurted out, "Grandfather?"
Old Prince An Ran nodded approvingly, "Yes, it's the ancestor."
Lingli was startled, "Grandfather? Why? But the princess could think of it, why didn't the master and the prince think of it?"
"Because they are all confused by the situation. The emperor directly threatened the prince. How could the prince think of anything else in his anger? But the prince was able to think that the emperor wanted to force him to rebel, which was considered calm."
Lingli didn't understand, "If the Empress Dowager returns, will she help him deal with the prince and princess?"
"Won't."
"Then why did he force the Empress Dowager to go back?" Lingli asked.
Old Prince An Ran sighed, "Because the only one who can save his life is the ancestor."
It is true.
Zi'an felt relieved after receiving the affirmation.
The emperor knew that the ancestor cared about the seventh son, so he would only arrest the seventh son but would not really hurt him.
"Where are Sun Fang'er and Linlin? I want to see them." Zi'an said.
In Beijing, everything is normal.
It is quiet, yet stormy, like the sky with clouds rolling and unrolling, and also dark.
Ever since the emperor bestowed the mansion on Prince Nan Huai, he went to supervise the construction whenever he had time, watching his mansion being repaired bit by bit.
The setting sun was as red as blood, and a hawk was circling in the sky, adding a bit of loneliness to the evening.
The new Nanhuai Palace is located on a higher ground. Standing on the intact pavilion and looking into the wind, one can see many houses with smoke rising from the chimneys and lights gradually lighting up.
Prince Nan Huai felt a sharp pain in his heart.
It was a pain that was craved but could not be received.
In his life, he had never tried to get what he really wanted.
When he was young, he was loved by his father, later he was gentle with Rouyao, and later he was the throne. He did not get anything he wanted.
And that man had all three of these things at his fingertips, but he didn't care.
His father loved him, but he just took it for granted.
Rouyao liked him, but he turned a blind eye to it.
He could have grabbed the throne once, but he gave it up. What's hateful is that he didn't want it, but he didn't let his younger brother get it either.
He had tried his best to fight for it, and now he had nothing left. Even the Southern Kingdom would soon be in his pocket.
Why do the descendants of the Murong family have such different fates
I'm not willing to accept this.
"Your Highness, Murong Jie will take action tonight." Shangqiu came to his side and said softly.
The wind suddenly blew his robes up. He smiled arrogantly, with a bit of malice in his eyes. "Good, very good. The water is already very muddy anyway. Let's stir it up even more muddy, so that people can hardly tell the difference between gods and ghosts."
"I have calculated with my fingers, Sun Fang'er should not be dead yet, so the same fate Gu can be cured."
Nan Huai Wang shook his head, curled his thin lips, and uttered a string of cruel words, "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter whether you untie him or not, I don't intend to kill him, but if I hold him in my hands, I can tease him and torture him, that's good."
(End of this chapter)