Chapter 250: The Death of the Prince (Part 1)

Yun Fenghuang went out of the inner room of Xingxin Hall without thinking, and was still a little dazed when he returned to Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion.

At this hour yesterday, she was still sitting in front of the dressing table, carefully dressing up, thinking about the arrangements for the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. It's only been a day, but the world has turned upside down.

It's really like a lifetime away.

"Niang Niang, Mrs. Qi Guo, please see me." The left and right knew that she had just met the emperor, but they dared not bother her, but Jiang Shi was Yun Fenghuang's biological mother after all, so he couldn't help but say, "The way is that I heard the news yesterday and thought about it." You are so worried, you have held back for a day, and can't wait to see you."

Although Jiang's family background is not high, but since the emperor canonized Mrs. Qi Guo, the status is naturally different. Yesterday's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was originally attended.

It's just that she ate too much cold food on the eve of the banquet and coughed a little, fearing that she would be considered sick to the banquet, so she was charged with the crime.

I didn't think about it, but I avoided yesterday's chaos by mistake.

But now that the matter is spreading, I think it is because of my daughter and grandson.

Yun Fenghuang cheered up and ordered someone to lure her in. Jiang looked her up and down, saw that the Queen was behaving as usual, and then he was relieved, and said: "I was really scared to death when I heard the news yesterday. If the messenger hadn't told me that you were fine, King Jin and the others were fine, and told me not to come and visit immediately, so as not to disturb your serious business, I really couldn't survive this night."

"There is no danger, mother doesn't have to worry." Yun Fenghuang forced a smile and said a few words to her, and told everyone to go down, Jiang's expression changed at this moment: "I heard that you were almost killed yesterday. Killing with one arrow? It was His Majesty who saved you at the critical moment? Is this true?"

Seeing her daughter nodding, Jiang took a small breath and said, "I really can't see that His Majesty would do such a thing!"

"I was also very surprised." Yun Fenghuang sighed, "He woke up just now, I went to the Xingxin Hall and said a few words to him, and he said that it was impulsive, if he did it again, he might not do it like this."

"That's what I said, but he was willing to protect you at that time, which shows that he always misses you in his heart." Jiang said softly, "Anyway, it is a good thing that the emperor cares about you so much. I must accept it." Come down, the courtiers are sympathetic to Shangyi, and it is time to propose the king of Jin as the heir apparent."

Yun Fenghuang pondered for a while, and said: "Mother doesn't seem to be surprised by the death of the crown prince?"

"What's the accident?" Jiang asked back, "This matter has been spread all over the world now, and it is said that Mao Wang and the others are insane, planning to kill the king, not to mention, even the queen and the prince!"

"Really?" Yun Fenghuang said abruptly with a lot of preoccupations, "I thought it was my mother who did it."

Jiang's eyes darkened, and he said noncommittally, "Why did you suddenly think of me?"

"Mother probably doesn't know that the royal family has suffered such a big loss these days, but the perpetrator is not King Mao." Yun Fenghuang said indifferently, "And there are other people! And these people would not go after the prince... So in today's world, I am the one who is most suspected of having the ability to murder the prince. But I did not arrange for that maid. After thinking about it, the most likely person to do this for me must be my mother. Of course, the mother herself , presumably does not have this ability. Probably like Naishi, doing things under my banner."

Jiang frowned: "Yi? Is there something wrong with Yi? It's also because of your kindness. I said earlier that she was beautiful. After Zhaoqing landed, you should give her a ride."

Yun Fenghuang sighed, and said: "Mother, why bother to talk about other things? You know, if you are not quite sure, you and my mother and daughter, I would never say such things to you. Now that I think about it, the former Shengjia You brought the crown prince back to Beijing and was assassinated on the way. The reason why the crown prince was injured was also your arrangement? I said, why the crown prince has always been calm, but after that time, he seemed to be a different person, and he said he was sick for many days and refused to come out. Donggong. At that time, I sent people to inquire, and they said that his injury had healed long ago, and it was not that serious. After being assassinated, he seemed to have some disputes with His Majesty... It should be that the crown prince discovered your handwriting, thinking that I was going to tear my face to death. , but was suppressed by His Majesty?"

"So he has always been able to hold his breath, and he can't hold his breath anymore."

After all, Gong Xiangbing's forbearance is based on the fact that he knows that forbearance can win in the end, rather than just waiting to die.

But his power and strength are unable to fight against the queen.

In this case, the only person he can turn to for help is the Son of Heaven.

However, the emperor did not give him enough protection, how could he continue to endure it?

Chunjia's deterrence is enough for him not to contact the previous court to do anything.

The queen gave a wry smile, "He refused to leave the East Palace even after his injury recovered, he must have been afraid that I would attack you again... Mother really kept it a secret, how many times I discussed with you at that time, and you didn't even talk about it at all. Nothing leaked!"

"..." Jiang was silent for a while, and finally nodded slowly, "I originally wanted to hide it from you, so even if the matter is exposed, it is my own plan, and your Majesty's affection for you will not be dragged down on you. "

"Why do you want to do this?" Yun Fenghuang said tiredly, "Your Majesty is still in his prime, even if you enroll Gong Xiangbing as a child, the future will be long..."

"The future will be long?" Jiang interrupted her and said contemptuously, "Then do you know that there is another saying called night long and dreamy? Our family has no powerful ministers in the previous court. Xie Wuzheng, who eats inside and out, harms both the family and the family." Because of your situation, you have not had the time to spread too much virtuous reputation since you entered the palace. That old fellow Yi Guogong, in name, is your uncle of the same clan, but in fact he can drag it with all his strength. You are on the back foot... Under such circumstances, how many people from the former court officials support you, King Jin? Those who support you are just the emperor's favorite!"

"But as you grow older, sooner or later these people will shake!"

"It's Gong Xiangbing's son, if he wasn't raised by you, nor was he born to you, which one of his things would not be liked by His Majesty and the courtiers?"

"Even if King Jin's aptitude may not be worse than him, but King Jin has you as his biological mother, you are famous for being strong and resourceful! Even though you have been pretending to be virtuous all these years, will Your Majesty and all the ministers forget your nature? "

"You are much younger than His Majesty!"

"How can we not prevent the events of the Ji family from happening again after the collapse of the mountain? Yes, the Xie family has already been destroyed, and you no longer have any blood relatives to your mother's family!"

"But Mrs. Xie still has distant relatives, and you still have Mrs. Yun... As long as you become the Empress Dowager, how many relatives do you want?"

"If it doesn't work, if you personally go to battle to suppress King Jin, can King Jin be your opponent?"

"When the time comes, the Son of Heaven will pass on the throne to King Jin, how will he know whether it will be passed on to King Jin or to you?"

"And Gongxiang Bing's biological mother has passed away, and his adoptive mother has fallen. If he ascends the throne, there will be no misfortune for the Ji family in the future!"

Jiang Shi said coldly, "Admit it yourself! Apart from the emperor's love for you, Gongxiang Bing is more suitable to be the East Palace than King Jin!"

"How can it be so simple?" Yun Fenghuang pursed his lips, "Gong Xiangbing is the grandson of the Ji family. After he ascends the throne, if he overturns the case of the Ji family, it will not be a good thing for His Majesty's reputation!"

Jiang sneered: "These are all side matters. Your Majesty cares about the country, and what he cares most about is the continuation of the glory of the Gongxiang family! Then it is his own selfishness! Although Gongxiang Bing is young, he is not a good stubble. If you don't strike at him while his foundation is not stable, is it possible to wait until he is full-fledged and threaten your mother and son?! Due to your status, it is not convenient to do it, otherwise once you hurt the relationship with the emperor, the gain will outweigh the loss. But I don't care .”

Tears welled up in her eyes, and she said sadly, "I have not had too many children in my life, and I was always envied and envied for my children's deep fate, but in the end, everyone except you called me a white-haired person to give a black-haired person! Even if you can't die well, then what's the point of enjoying the riches and honor for a hundred years by myself? Why don't you go down and find your brothers and nephews sooner!"

Yun Fenghuang was speechless for a moment, and then said after a while: "You are too risky. Your Majesty is seriously injured now, and all the officials are too busy to pay attention to this matter for the time being. But after a thorough investigation, I am afraid that it will not be possible to hide it. "

"What are you worried about?" Jiang asked back, "Could it be that I will make things difficult for you?"

"How do you want to explain?" Yun Fenghuang also asked back, tears also fell, "Do you want to die? You also said that now your brothers, sisters, sisters and fathers are gone, you only have me as a child , I only have you as my biological mother, if you go too, how do you tell me to live in the future?"

Jiang Shi said coldly: "Parents always go before their children, so I went, and you live by King Jin and them! You go, I have no flesh and blood in this world, but I really can't live on... ..."

"So you're blaming me for not making every effort to find you these years, and not thinking about you all the time?" Yun Fenghuang burst into tears, "I also thought about whether you are actually still alive, and whether you are waiting for me somewhere Sending someone to find you? When Weihe was defeated, I was full of expectations, but Xie Wuzheng's true face had not been exposed at that time, and he said that there was really no trace of you. I believed most of it, and asked people to inquire in private However, I thought that he probably didn't want you to come back. After all, if you came back, I would definitely persuade me to favor Xie Fuwang and Xie Li, and squeeze him out... However, my people have traveled all over the grassland and found no clues. Who would have thought that you have been in Gyeonggi all these years?!"

Jiang was silent for a while, then said slowly: "You think too much, you are my child, I won't blame you for what you do... I know, with your temperament, you may not be willing to obey King Jin, But you ask yourself, when have I ever been impatient with you? At that time your brothers and sisters were still there, but now I only have you, I will blame no one and I will not blame you. "

After a pause, he said in a low voice, "Well, to be honest with you, I actually don't really want to live long ago. You probably don't know that the reason why I was detained in Xie's family and brought to Gyeonggi back then was even given to me. You didn't even have the chance to report the letter, not because of other reasons, but because your father personally cooperated with outsiders. Do you know how I felt at that time? Although I don't have a deep and loyal relationship with him, what is the end? Husband and wife, they have many children like you. I always thought that although there is no deep love between me and him, it is still a husband and wife. I don't agree with them dragging you down too much. If I quarrel and make some troubles, that's all."

"But how can we do it directly?"

"Of course I don't want to live because of him, but your brother, sister-in-law, nephew... You left home at the age of twelve, and after coming to the Imperial Capital, you met many new people and things, and you have your own flesh and blood again. Maybe you will be more sad about this, I can get through it after all.”

Jiang stretched out his hands to hold his chest, and said with a miserable smile, "I can't make it through!"

"I have four sons and two daughters. When the eldest daughter left, although I was sad, I could still comfort myself. After all, it was not my own. I still have four biological sons and a daughter, and many grandchildren..."

"But now, I only have a few children like you. After all, you are still young, and your temperament is different from mine, and you don't take children very seriously. Taking care of yourself is the most important thing.”

"Do you know why?"

"Because you always take care of yourself first, I can continue to see you!"

"I can't do it myself."

"Over the years, my children and grandchildren have rarely left my presence and stayed with me day and night, especially your nephews. I dreamed that they crowded in front of me until the middle of the night, vying to call me 'grandmother'... This kind of tearing up after waking up Heartbroken, you will probably have to wait until King Jin is full of descendants before you can understand."

"There are also other members of the Xie family. Although they are not up to date and are not even a thing, but you know, I have presided over the back house for many years as the fourth daughter-in-law, and I have devoted half of my life to the Xie family... but they said no. No more, stay with my children and grandchildren... I will only live because I care about you."

"I only have you as a child, no matter what the price is, I will try my best to pave the way for you!"

She took out a letter from her sleeve, and said sadly, "Here are the people who were coerced and lured by me, and bought under the guise of your order. I also used some people in front of them by contacting the heirs. Even if you can't see In fact, I will tell you the truth sooner or later. I am afraid that those who were teased by me are not very reliable, so you should find a chance and deal with them."

"Don't worry about the death of the prince anymore."

"What I did, I naturally thought about how to deal with the aftermath. No matter how outstanding and capable you are, to be honest, I always taught you. If your mother enters the palace at a young age like you, she may not be worse than you."

"I said it won't involve you, so I definitely won't."

"..." Yun Fenghuang pinched the letter paper, her lips trembling all the time, after a while, she threw the letter paper away and burst into tears, "You keep saying that I am your only child, and you are willing to abandon me?!"

Jiang choked up and said, "But I'm also your brother's mother. I've left them behind for too long...I really can't hold it anymore...You know, your brother's aptitudes are all ordinary, especially Xiao Yu, That child is so stupid that I want to hang him up and beat him! Only you are the smartest, and I am the most proud of you since childhood... Gong Xiangbing died, and the emperor cares about you so much, the next prince must be Jin Wang, even if it's not King Jin, it must be King Wei and King Yan... You will be fine in the future, and there is nothing to worry about... But why do you have to drag me to be tortured in this world?"