eurekapd Chapter 198 Death in infancy
Chapter 198 Death in infancy
"Jinzhong, why is the Emperor so angry? I've served him for many years, and I've never seen him act like this. I wonder what tricks the Empress used to get these things to the Thirteenth Prince..."
Yu Hu didn't understand the trick and was very confused. He couldn't help but say to Jinzhong.
If the Empress is the Thirteenth Prince's biological mother, it would be reasonable for her to send some gifts to him, but why did the Emperor...
Seeing Yu Hu looking thoughtful, Jinzhong's eyes flashed with a sharp light and he couldn't help but remind her.
"The Thirteenth Prince died young, and the Empress went against the Emperor's wishes, which made the Emperor so angry. I think the Empress was able to do such thorough things. She regularly informed the Thirteenth Prince's servants when he was alive. In order to bring this thing out of the palace openly, apart from the servants who went out of the palace to buy it, there were only the ordinary guards who came into the palace to serve..."
He secretly pointed the finger at Ling Yunche, hoping that Yu Hu could follow the clues and expose both of them.
It was also a good way to vent the anger that had been accumulating in his heart for a long time.
"Thanks for the reminder..."
Yu Hu seemed to be thinking about something and left quickly.
Jinzhong swung the whip in his hand and led his men to the Yanx Palace.
During the year she was confined in the Yanxi Palace, Hai Lan had a very hard time. She was short of food and clothing and was tortured beyond recognition.
Fortunately, I still had a breath of life in my heart, otherwise I would have died long ago.
Upon learning the news of the Thirteenth Prince's death, she was extremely worried about the Empress's condition and wished she could fly to her side to comfort her.
Unfortunately, the guards were guarding the place tightly and she had no way to get out, and the people from Yiku Palace had no way to send anything in.
She only ate a bowl of porridge and pickles every day, and she was visibly losing weight.
It was late autumn and she was wearing thin clothes.
After a year of torture, she became skin and bones, and her old clothes were loose on her body and didn't fit her at all.
His eye sockets were deeply sunken, and he looked several years older. He even looked older than the empress dowager who was far away in the Cining Palace.
Ding-dong--
Hai Lan and Ye Xin were both delighted to hear the rare sound of the iron chain of the Yanxi Palace gate being untied and creaking open.
Ye Xin said happily to Hai Lan, "My dear, you finally got the Queen right. It looks like she has found a way to rescue you!"
Ye Xin's eyes were filled with tears of excitement, and she rushed forward to meet him. However, before she could get halfway, she was forced to retreat step by step.
The sunlight shone on his back, casting a dark shadow. As he moved, the shadow extended inch by inch into the hall.
It's like a ghost crawling out of hell, trying to force people into a corner and eat them alive.
Hailan suddenly realized something was wrong and looked up to find that it was Jinzhong.
Unlike before, he is now wearing a purple robe with auspicious clouds and python patterns, and looks very majestic.
After Li Yu left, he took over Li Yu's position.
"Jinzhong? Did the Empress send you to pick me up?"
Hai Lan felt a little uneasy, but remembering that Li Yu had respected him very much when he was alive, she chose to believe him.
Jinzhong originally wanted to bully Hailan to vent his anger for Ling Zhuer, but when he heard this, his eyes rolled and he quickly changed his expression.
He nodded slightly to Hailan, and seeing that the people who followed him were waiting outside the hall, he spoke softly.
"Noble Concubine Chun informed the Emperor, and he brought you to the Ministry of Punishment, saying that you should confess everything about the Second Prince... The Emperor was furious with the Empress for a long time because of this. Noble Lady Hai, please be careful when you go to the Ministry of Punishment. Don't get involved in other matters, and don't get the Empress into trouble..."
He pretended to side with the queen and whispered to Hai Lan.
Jinzhong said this to prevent her from revealing the incident of Empress Xiaoxian falling into the water.
Concubine Mei was also involved in the murder of Empress Xiaoxian. If she ignored it and revealed the matter, Concubine Mei would definitely not be able to escape.
It's not worth it to lose a great general because of such a small matter.
Hailan was terrified when she heard this. She fell down in her seat and was instantly at a loss.
Unexpectedly, after so many years, Concubine Chun actually told this matter.
Now that Concubine Chun has pointed it out, she is afraid that she will not be able to escape.
Hailan is very smart and understands Jinzhong's hint.
She is not stupid. Murdering the royal heir is a capital crime. If other things are involved, it will be an even more serious crime.
When she did this, she was already prepared for the truth to be revealed. The only person she couldn't let go of was the Queen.
Now, the Emperor must have become suspicious of the Empress. The more he gets involved, the worse it will be for the Empress.
The emperor was suspicious. After all, he had already suspected that she was in cahoots with the queen. Now that an old incident had been brought up, her crime was even more serious. If other things were brought up, not only she, but even the queen would be in danger.
She steeled her heart and said to him, "I understand. Please, Eunuch Jinzhong, please help me pass a message to the Empress, saying that everything was done by me and that the Empress is unaware of it. Please ask her not to...save me..."
She looked at the doll in Jinzhong's hand and felt hopeless.
With Concubine Chun as her witness and this doll, she can't escape...
The only thing I can do is to save my sister.
My sister's position as queen was hard-earned, and she lost two sons in a row. If the emperor becomes suspicious of her again, I'm afraid she won't be able to live like this.
Thinking of Ruyi, Hai Lan's eyes became firm again.
"Don't worry, I will definitely pass it on." Jinzhong said with a smile.
No way, he was too lazy to even take a step into such an unlucky place as Yiku Palace.
"Thank you very much..."
After hearing what she said, Jinzhong waved his hand, and the guards filed in and took the remaining people in the Yanx Palace to the Ministry of Punishment for severe torture.
A group of people were heading towards the Ministry of Punishment.
But just as they walked out of the gate of Yanx Palace, Yongqi rushed up.
"Mother... Mother, what's going on? The Emperor? The Emperor actually wants you to be sent to the Ministry of Punishment?"
The naive Yongqi did not know that she had plotted to murder the Second Prince. He simply believed that it was his confession that day that caused his biological mother to be sent to the Ministry of Punishment.
He was filled with remorse and tears streamed down his face.
He reached out and pulled the guard who was holding Hailan.
But he is now the emperor's most trusted prince, and the guards dare not hurt him.
Jinzhong was helpless when he saw this. He waved his hand and asked the guards who were escorting Hailan to retreat.
"Yongqi, protect your Empress Dowager!"
Hai Lan looked at Yong Qi with bloodshot eyes, and the first words out of her mouth were to ask him to side with Ruyi.
Yongqi froze suddenly. He had never imagined that at this critical moment of life and death, his mother's instructions to him would be like this...
Hailan couldn't let him be stunned. She grabbed his arms and said anxiously, "Promise mother that no matter what happens, you will stand by your royal mother. If you are still my son, Keliyete Hailan, then promise me!"
Her eyes were bloodshot and tears slowly flowed down, soaking her clothes along with her sweat.