Chapter 966 Rumors
That night, the emperor went to Zhang Jieyu's bedroom in the middle of the night and tortured her severely. He gritted his teeth and said, "Give me a son, you must give me a son!"
An adult and capable son made him feel that his position was threatened.
He was only in his forties, and it was not too late to train a prince now.
A child would not threaten his throne.
Zhang Jieyu was tortured to death by the emperor, but she was vaguely excited in her heart.
She seemed to understand the emperor's intention of wanting a son, but she didn't dare to say it.
Concubine Lin soon got the news.
A young eunuch in the Qianqing Palace had been bribed by her.
Hearing that the emperor seemed to be a little afraid of the prince, Concubine Lin felt that the opportunity had come.
If she didn't take action, she didn't know when she would have such a good opportunity.
She made arrangements overnight, and early in the morning, when the palace gate opened, she sent people to Xiao Xuan's house.
Not long after, some rumors were faintly spread in the palace and the capital.
That night, Xiao Yu returned to the East Palace with a very ugly face.
Gu Fei hadn't seen Xiao Yu in such a state for a long time, and couldn't help asking: "What happened?"
Xiao Yu's face was gloomy, "A few days ago, General Liu from the southern border submitted a letter to the court to surrender, which was originally a good thing."
"I didn't expect that in the past two days, rumors suddenly spread, saying that the world can be conquered, most of it is my credit."
"General Liu also surrendered because of me."
"It is said that the emperor is incompetent and the throne should be given to the prince."
Gu Fei was shocked, "Who spread such vicious words!"
Xiao Yu sneered, "I have asked Xue Chen to investigate. No matter who it is this time, I will never show mercy."
Gu Fei was worried, "Has the emperor known about it?"
Xiao Yu nodded, "Of course, the emperor may know it before me."
"During the morning court today, the emperor got angry at me for no reason."
Gu Fei frowned, "What should I do? If the emperor continues to be suspicious, I am afraid..."
She bit her lip and thought, now that Qiong Niang is out of favor, she can't say anything to the emperor.
Not to mention the queen, she has never been someone who can help.
Even if it is found that this rumor was spread by someone with a purpose, it will not help. The emperor's suspicion will not be dispelled.
Gu Fei sighed, "Let's check it first, find out, and then make plans."
The next morning, Gu Fei got up early and went to pay respects to the queen.
The Queen also heard about this, and quickly sent the concubines away, asking with some fear: "How could there be such a rumor? What if the Emperor hates Yu'er because of this?"
Gu Fei sighed: "Father is already tired of the Crown Prince."
The Queen was shocked, "What should we do then?"
Gu Fei said lightly: "Mother, you don't have to do anything. The son and the Crown Prince have their own plans. Mother, don't go to argue with Father."
The Queen was anxious, "Why can't you even argue?"
"After all, your father and I are married, and he will always listen to what I say."
Gu Fei laughed, "Mother, the more you argue about this kind of thing, the more guilty you appear."
"The more you say, the more mistakes you make. Now we can only stop the rumors and let things slowly pass."
The Queen was about to say something, but Aunt Xu next to her whispered: "My Queen, the Crown Princess is right. You don't have to worry about this matter."
"The Crown Prince will find a way."