Emperor Zhou was a person with sharp instincts, and although Concubine Hui's tone sounded nothing unusual at first glance, he still caught the slightest hesitation. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Of course, this is deliberately done by Concubine Hui.

"Concubine Hui, there are only me and you here, you tell me the truth, do you really think that this is just a nonsense story deliberately spread rumors by someone with a heart? No wind, no waves. ”

When Emperor Zhou said the last half of the sentence, his tone suddenly became meaningful, and his originally slightly closed eyes slowly opened.

Since Cen Feng revealed in front of him that it was very likely that the forces of Nanchu were operating in the dark behind this rumor, even if Emperor Zhou did not believe it, he really believed it in his heart.

Because of this, the extremely small suspicions that I originally had about Gao Heng in my heart have now dissipated to the point where there is very little left.

The reason why she asked Concubine Hui, a woman in the deep palace who didn't care about the world, about this matter at this moment, in addition to knowing that she didn't like to make waves and play right and wrong, was also to know if she would use this excuse to attack the prince and queen who had been enemies of their mother and son for many years.

In the face of Emperor Zhou's straightforward question and the deep meaning revealed in his words, Concubine Hui pursed the corners of her lips, and actually had some concerns in her heart.

Even though she hadn't had such a long talk like this for a long time, she knew the thoughts of the emperor in front of her.

Every word he said next might not only affect Emperor Zhou's opinion on this rumor, but even involve Gao Heng, who was already on the edge of danger, and he was really not sloppy.

Of course, on the surface, Concubine Hui still did not show the slightest concern or panic, and still said calmly.

"The crown prince was born in October when the queen mother was pregnant, and now he is the prince of the prince, and he will be the heir of the Great Zhou Dynasty in the future, and he must be the blood of His Majesty and the Great Zhou royal family, in the eyes of the concubines, this is beyond doubt. ”

Concubine Hui's tone was very firm, but the strength of kneading her shoulders in her hands gradually became lighter, as if she was hesitating because she had something unspeakable.

And Emperor Zhou naturally noticed this, and after glancing at her slightly sideways, he couldn't help frowning suspiciously.

"What's wrong with you? I always feel like you're hiding something from me. ”

"Your Majesty is too worried, the concubine is fine. ”

Concubine Hui smiled softly, hurriedly opened her mouth in response, and just wanted to continue the movements in her hand, but saw Emperor Zhou tighten her pupils, and then turned sideways and looked at her slightly solemnly.

"Concubine Hui, you have never had a city government, but everything on your mind is written on your face. I haven't been here for a long time, and it's rare to set foot in your Guangling Palace today, do you still want me to cure you for the crime of bullying the king?"

"Please forgive Your Majesty, the concubine did not intend to deceive Your Majesty. ”

Concubine Hui's heart tightened when she heard this, and she hurriedly let go of her hand and knelt down in front of Emperor Zhou, her eyes were full of a hesitant and uneasy sense of embarrassment.

Seeing Concubine Hui's panicked and worried attitude, Emperor Zhou knew that she really had something on his mind, so he got up and helped her up, but there was a bit more sharpness and irresistibility in his tone.

"Okay, I believe that you didn't mean to deceive, so now that I give you this opportunity, you must tell me everything and not hide anything. ”

"Yes. ”

Concubine Hui replied cautiously, slowly raised her head, and when her eyes came into contact with the hidden sharp color in Emperor Zhou's eyes, her complexion tightened solemnly as if she had finally made up her mind.

"I don't know, does Your Majesty still remember the Jing Concubine of Huai'an Pavilion back then?"

"Jing Concubine ......"

Emperor Zhou repeated the name thoughtfully in his mouth, and soon stared at him and nodded with a complicated expression.

"I remember that because the evidence of her intention to murder the queen and the crown prince was conclusive, and she herself confessed, she was imprisoned for life by me, and she had just hanged herself in prison a few days ago, and I had already buried her as a concubine. ”

He said with emotion in a tone of emotion, and the grief for Concubine Jing's death had not yet spread to his eyebrows, and he looked surprised.

"Why did you mention her all of a sudden?"

"Doesn't Your Majesty think it's strange, although Concubine Jing was not a pampered person at that time, but Her Majesty often saw pity, and there was a well-behaved and sensible child like King Huai under her knees to be sustenance, and her life in this palace was already stable and quiet, why did she risk her life to murder the queen and the prince of the dynasty, and cut off her future?"

"Your suspicions were thought about at the time. Emperor Zhou pondered and said, "But since she herself repeatedly admitted that she was jealous of the grace of the queen and the crown prince, and was loved by me, she resented that the poison used to poison was found from her palace at that time, and the human and material evidence was there, and it was an extrajudicial grace to spare her from death." Everything is a sin that she has done in her ghostly mind. ”

Emperor Zhou said in a cold tone, and in the blink of his eyes, he suddenly thought of Empress Zhao's previous use of bitter meat tricks to slander Concubine Hui and Gao Heng for poisoning, and his heart suddenly chuckled, and his eyes began to become deep and dark.

"Concubine Hui, do you think that there was actually another secret in the matter of Concubine Jing back then? Or do you know the secret at all?"

Speaking of which, in fact, this matter has been in the concubine's heart for many years, and the concubine at that time only thought it was a few words of nonsense and laughed it off, if it weren't for the rumors outside today, the concubine didn't really care about it.

Concubine Hui seemed to be telling a major event, her expression was very serious and solemn, and Emperor Zhou couldn't help but tighten his cheeks, and gradually realized the importance of this matter.

"The concubine never told anyone about this. In fact, on the night of Jing Concubine's accident, the concubine went to the imperial garden alone on a whim, wanting to collect some night dew and nectar to make some flower tea, but she never thought that she saw Jing Concubine suddenly rushing into the garden, her frightened appearance, as if she was being chased by some jackal, tiger and leopard, so that the concubine still remembers it vividly. Later, sure enough, after a short time, a few fierce and evil people came after him, and by the moonlight, the concubine recognized that the person who took the lead in chasing was Chang Rui in the queen's palace. Although the concubine and Concubine Jing had no personal relationship, they saw that she was very helpless and panicked at that time, and finally couldn't bear it, so they used the hibiscus flowers blooming around her to block this catastrophe for her, until those people searched for nothing and left angrily. And when Concubine Jing was leaving, she told her concubine that the reason why she was being chased was because she ......"

"Tell me why?"

Seeing that Concubine Hui suddenly stopped talking about this, Emperor Zhou's breath stagnated, and he raised his voice excitedly, obviously eager to know the next answer.

"It's because she knows a big secret about the queen mother and the crown prince. ”

Concubine Hui took a deep breath, said with a trembling voice, and after glancing at Emperor Zhou's cloudy deep eyes, she buried her head in some fear.

"I'm afraid... I'm afraid I won't live long. ”