Xiao Zhige's biological mother, Li Concubine, was originally just a selected beauty. Because of his beautiful appearance and good dancing skills, he was favored by Emperor Anqing. It was just that the favor did not last long. Later, when Xiao Zhige was born, there was a bad omen. Li Concubine begged for death to keep him, but the mother and son lost the favor of the emperor.
Later, when he was nine years old, he went to the Spring Mountain Palace for autumn hunting with Emperor Anqing. When he came back, the queen said that Li Concubine could not bear the loneliness of the cold palace and committed suicide.
Concubines commit suicide in the palace.
He also had doubts about the queen's words and refused to believe that the mother-in-law would choose to commit suicide and leave him behind. And why is it so coincidental that something happened when they were not in the palace
But later he checked it many times, but he didn't find the slightest doubt.
Now Shu Ling stopped these words, but it aroused the doubts that he once hid in his heart.
The atmosphere in the hall was condensed for a while, and An Changqing looked at Xiao Zhige worriedly. In the memory of the previous life, the matter of Li Concubine has not been revealed.
Seeing that Xiao Zhige was silent, his brows were already filled with anger. Knowing that the purpose of this trip has been achieved, Shu Lingting sighed with a pretentious sigh.
"There is no basis for what you say, why should this king believe you?" Xiao Zhige tried his best to maintain an expressionless face, but his hands on his knees were already tightly clenched into fists.
Shu Lingting sighed: "The evidence of what happened back then has already been cleaned up... I only knew about this incidentally. If it wasn't for the prince's rescue this time, my conscience would be really uneasy, or I wouldn't have turned up this old story. Come… "
"However..." He finished his posture, and then changed the subject: "Although I have no evidence, there is one person who must know the truth."
An Changqing's eyelids jumped suddenly, and just as a person appeared in her heart, she heard Shu Ling stop and say, "If the lord doesn't believe what I said, you can go to find the eldest princess for proof, she should know."
The eldest princess, Xiao Youxi.
The only daughter of the Empress Dowager Zhao, the arrogant princess. Among the three sons of Emperor Anqing, she is the only one who loves Xiao Zhige the most.
An Changqing asked her before, and she said that she felt sorry for Xiao Zhige's loss of his mother at a young age. But this reason is far-fetched. But if you add Li Concubine's death, maybe it can be explained.
An Changqing looked at Xiao Zhige subconsciously, and saw that his expression was tense, his eyes were so deep that he couldn't see the bottom, and his thin lips were pressed together with great force. Frightened and vulnerable.
Her heart tightened, An Changqing turned her gaze to Shu Lingzhang, her eyes instantly turned cold, and she got up to see off the guest.
"It's true or false, we'll check it out. If General Shu is okay, please come back."
He unceremoniously ordered the eviction, and Shu Ling was not annoyed when he stopped. He shook his head and sighed, "...I didn't think about it, maybe I shouldn't have said it."
An Changqing's eyes were cold, with a smile that was not a smile: "I think General Shu is too thoughtful."
Shu Ling stopped pretending not to understand, and laughed with him haha.
An Changqing escorted him outside the hall, and looked at him with a stern expression: "General Shu's love for the Northern War Royal Palace has been recorded, but the debt of human life is not so easy to pay off, and the rest will be paid by the prince himself in the future."
Shu Ling stopped smiling, and bowed his hands to him perfunctorily, then strode out.
An Changqing's expression darkened slightly, and then he reached out and rubbed his face again. After adjusting his expression, he returned to the hall.
Xiao Zhige was still sitting in the same position he was in before he went out, only the blue veins protruded from the sides of his neck and the back of his hands, and the blue meridians suddenly ran through the skin, looking a little terrifying.
As if he didn't realize it, An Changqing stepped forward and squatted down, covering his hand and said, "Whether what he said is true or not, let's go to find the princess and ask. Find the enemy and avenge her."
Although he felt that Shu Lingting dared to say these words today, eight out of ten are true.
Moreover, most of Li Concubine's affairs have nothing to do with the Queen. Shu Lingting said that it was to repay his gratitude, but he wanted to take the opportunity to provoke a fight between them and the queen.
Xiao Zhige looked up at him, his pupils trembling slightly. An Changqing clenched his hand harder: "Today is late, I will go to the Princess Chang's mansion tomorrow, do you want to go with me?"
The two looked at each other for a long time before Xiao Zhige uttered the word "go" with great difficulty, his voice hoarse.
The Northern War King has always been invincible. He is a sturdy man who can kill the enemy with a gun even if he is wounded. An Changqing has never seen him so fragile. The truth of Li Concubine's death instantly penetrated his copper skin and iron armor. , beat him to the ground.
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Although he still behaved calmly, An Changqing looked at Xiao Zhige, who had just returned from the palace that year, but suddenly learned of the death of his mother-in-law.
An Changqing didn't say those empty and useless words of comfort, but kept holding his hand tightly and accompanied him silently.
Xiao Zhige lowered his eyes and stared at the hands that the two of them were shaking. After a long time, he said in a hoarse voice: "After my mother died, I searched in secret for a long time, but I didn't find any clues. Everyone told me that my mother couldn't stand it. The cold palace was hard, and I chose suicide."
He didn't believe it at first, but later, when he couldn't find any evidence, and after listening to it more, he gradually believed it, and actually gave up and continued to investigate the truth.
But his mother-in-law is obviously a tough and cheerful woman. Even if she falls out of favor and moves to Xifeng Palace, which is no different from the cold palace, even if the servants below see the wind, even the food and clothing must be restrained, and the mother-in-law has never shown it Sad color.
She was from a commoner background, and the evil slave withheld his meals. He was so hungry that he cried, so she went to the garden to find edible flowers and plants, and made a cake for him with the flour she asked for. When the clothes were deducted, she pulled the curtains to make fabrics, and made him a jacket to keep out the cold.
Li Concubine once enjoyed the grace of the emperor, and I don't know how many people's eyes have been offended. Later, when they lost their power, they didn't need those nobles to do anything, but there were many minions who could wink and use all their tricks to toss them. For many years, the mother and son have survived by relying on each other. But her temperament has always been gentle, she loves Xiao Zhige, does everything she can to give him everything she can, and protects him to grow up safely.
How could such a tenacious mother be willing to abandon her nine-year-old son and choose suicide
"I shouldn't believe it." Xiao Zhige's voice trembled slightly: "She died in a wrongful way, but I believed what an outsider said and gave up searching for the truth. Let her die in an incomprehensible way..."
He muttered to himself: "Mother and concubine must be disappointed,"
"It's not like that." An Changqing felt sour when he heard it, and hugged him into his arms: "You were so young back then, and those people combined to deceive you, how could you find out?"
"Mother concubine definitely won't blame you." An Changqing patted him on the back and said softly: "She loves you so much, she must be hoping for a good life for you. Besides, it's not too late for us to avenge her now... "
Feeling the increasing strength on his waist, An Changqing sighed and hugged him back.
This night, Xiao Zhige was exceptionally silent, and the brief moment of vulnerability in the hall seemed to be just an illusion. He calmly ate dinner with An Changqing, took a bath, and even went to see the two children. Then he rested with An Changqing.
The whole person calmly called An Changqing a little scared.
This night, no one slept.
Xiao Zhige got up just as it was getting brighter. He didn't seem to be any different from the past, but An Changqing was frightened by the anger that occasionally flashed across his eyes.
After breakfast, the two went to the Princess Chang's house together.
The palace of the eldest princess was built magnificently, but the courtyard was neglected. Since the eldest princess and the concubine had a rift, they moved back to the princess mansion from the Cai family. Since then, the couple have been living in other places. The eldest princess' mansion is closed door to thank guests, and rarely interacts with people.
Xu was rarely visited, and the concierge was stunned when they saw the two, and then hurried in to report.
After waiting for a while, the maid next to the eldest princess came to greet her in person, her eyes narrowed with laughter: "Princess Wang Ye is really a rare guest, the eldest princess misses you the most on weekdays."
Xiao Zhige was silent, An Changqing smiled politely, and followed her into the main courtyard.
The two walked, and from a distance they saw the eldest princess standing at the gate of the courtyard looking this way, her eyes touched the two of them, and her indifferent expression instantly brought warmth, she slowly greeted her, and said in her mouth: "Why suddenly coming?"
An Changqing looked at her. Perhaps in her own mansion, she was dressed very casually, with no grease or powder on her face, but this way, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes and brows were revealed.
With a sigh in his heart, An Changqing didn't beat around the bush, looked into her eyes and said, "My lord has something to ask Auntie."
Xiao Youxi was stunned for a moment, the smile on his face faded, and then he went to look at Xiao Zhige and saw that his eyes were heavy. The last smile on his lips faded. She pursed her lips, her expression became extremely light, it seemed like a moment and a long time, she sighed silently, and instructed the mama who was serving: "Tell the people to wait outside the yard, and you will guard the door yourself."
He said to An Changqing, "Come with me."
The three entered the room together, and then the mama closed the doors and windows, and the light in the inner room dimmed.
This should be the resting place of the eldest princess on weekdays. There is a small table and four futons in the middle of the house. A few scrolls of Buddhist scriptures, a pot of tea.
Compared with this splendid princess mansion, this inner room is much simpler.
The three were seated. An Changqing and Xiao Zhige sat on one side, and the eldest princess sat across from them alone.
Having poured tea for them in person, Xiao Youxi could even smile lightly at this moment. She had a feeling of trembling with fear but anticipation. After so many years, she finally had a relief.
"Whatever you want to ask, just ask," she said.
An Changqing did not speak, and went to see Xiao Zhige. Xiao Zhige's pupils trembled slightly, and he asked in a deep voice, "How did my concubine die?"
Xiao Youxi was in a trance for a moment, then let out a long breath: "You really know."
She lowered her eyes and pondered for a while, as if thinking about what to say. The sealed past events in her mind came up again, and after a long time, she said, "It was the prince who accidentally killed her."
An Changqing was taken aback for a moment, he thought the murderer would be the queen, how could it be the prince
Xiao Zhige obviously didn't want to understand, but then he remembered something, his face was colder than before, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent.
Xiao Youxi didn't see their expressions, she knew that they must be as shocked as she had just learned the truth.
That year, the prince was only fourteen years old. He is the direct son of the middle palace, and has a strong mother's family as the backing. At birth, he was canonized as a prince, and he was taught as a prince since he was a child. The queen mother and the queen have very strict requirements on him, and he has performed very well. No matter his studies or ability, he is a lot better than his brother. From the age of twelve, he was taught by Emperor Anqing by his side.
So that year when Emperor Anqing went to the Spring Mountain Palace for the autumn hunting, he left the crown prince to supervise the country. No one would have imagined that under his courteous appearance, there was a lunatic hiding behind him.
That year, the concubine Cai Cong did not accompany him and stayed behind to take charge of the defense of the palace. Xiao Youxi and his teenage husband and wife naturally did not go to the autumn hunting, so they entered the palace to accompany the queen mother. She recalled what she had seen that night, and for many years to come, she even fantasized that she never knew about it, so that she would not have to bear the deep sin.
She closed her eyes, and her straight back was slightly bent: "The queen's teaching is strict, and the prince is obedient on the surface, but secretly, he is gradually rebellious. Xu has seen Li Concubine love you very much, and he gradually became jealous. "
No one could understand what he was thinking at the time. The fourteen-year-old young man said that it was too early for a man, but he already knew about the personnel.
It happened that Emperor Anqing took Xiao Zhige to the palace, and only Li Concubine was left in Qifeng Palace, so he had a strange thought. Later, the prince argued that he was just jealous of Xiao Zhige's loving and caring mother, and he had never felt her mother's love, so he went to look for Li Concubine.
The prince said: He just wanted Li Concubine to love him like Xiao Zhige.
But Li Concubine was not only unwilling to get close to him, she even wanted to go out and call someone. The prince panicked just now and forcibly dragged the man back. Under the entanglement of the two, the prince accidentally strangled Li Concubine to death.
This statement was believed by the Queen Mother and the Queen, and later by Emperor Anqing.
Xiao Youxi has always felt that the prince may not have such a simple mind. Li Concubine was the emperor's concubine, she was only twenty-five years old at the time, and the crown prince was fourteen years old.
This kind of speculation is too dirty. Maybe everyone knows it well, but no one has announced it. After all, Li Concubine was not violated.
The crown prince is the heir of a country, and he must not carry such a stain on his back.
The royal family cannot spread scandals, the Anqing Emperor does not allow it, and the Zhao family does not allow it.
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