Chu Yi stayed in front of the tombstone erected for her by the villagers all night.

"I had to leave the next day, I have been out for too long, and if I don't go back, I'm afraid that the world will change masters." Chu Yi didn't know what he thought, and his eyes emitted a cold and hard light.

Yuehua silently held the teacup in front of her, and didn't know how to comfort the emperor in front of her, who was high up but lonely and unaccompanied.

Chu Yi's tone changed slightly, "What's more, at that time, the DPRK and China were also quite uneasy. ”

"I agreed to send Pingdie away that day, but I didn't want her to get involved in this dispute. The first emperor died, and for some reason the throne was not passed on to my brother.

According to the law, he is the best candidate for the crown prince, and the ministers of the court have also thought so for so many years. But when the edict was read that day, I was chosen as the emperor. ”

Chu Yi's eyes were a little helpless, "In fact, when I saw the look of the queen mother in the main hall that day, I knew that the death of the former emperor was not so simple, but this edict was prepared before, so the reason for this is only known to the former emperor himself." ”

"Over the years, my brother has been trying to make me secretly stumbling, and I know it."

Yue Lao suddenly interjected, "What did the emperor say about the emperor's eldest son, Chu Huai?" ”

Chu Yi bowed slightly, "Exactly." He paused, then turned to look at Elder Yue, "What's the problem?" ”

Yue Lao stretched out his hand and stroked his beard, and said slowly, "The old man has a relationship with him, the anger between your brother's eyebrows and eyes is too heavy, although he is intelligent, but his heart is too dark, and he is not a good type." Perhaps the emperor saw his ambition and greed in his heart. This did not pass on to him. ”

Chu Yi raised his eyebrows, noncommittal to Yue Lao's words. He continued, "That said. But the brother seems to have been resentful ever since. Although he failed to sit on the throne, he had accumulated a certain amount of contacts in the court and had many courtiers who supported him. ”

"Over the years, my foundation has gradually stabilized, and I also have the strength to uproot different voices in the court, but there are always some old ministers who are too deep in hiding, and they can't find an excuse to get rid of them for a while, so Brother Wang's power in the court is still not to be underestimated."

Seeing that he stopped, Yuehua asked, "Has the emperor checked it?" Was the Anling Marquis Mansion an unjust case? "If so, I can overturn the case for Pingdie, and Pingdie will know it underground, and I will definitely be happy.

Chu Yi smiled bitterly, "How could it not be, since she mentioned it, I have always taken this matter to heart, and I have been investigating this case since she left Beijing." ”

"This case is very strange when you think about it. However, after all, it is an old case, and some people deliberately concealed the truth of the year, so it was very difficult to investigate. ”

"And I found that there always seemed to be someone who was holding me back in the way. Every time there is an eyebrow, there is turmoil among the courtiers in the court, after several repetitions. Coupled with the clues I already had, I also guessed who was behind the scenes. ”

Chu Yi paused. continued, "The crown prince back then was not actually me. The eldest son is the East Palace, if the Son of Heaven does not have a special designated heir, this is the rule, the royal brother of the year, the status in the court is very high, he was not like this time, he was indeed outstanding, and he was also comfortable in handling court affairs. ”

"But he was anxious for quick success, and when he saw that the Marquis of Anling gradually became more powerful to the government and the opposition, he instigated the courtiers who followed him in the court, and jointly wrote a petition to accuse the Marquis of Anling of being guilty of rebellion and wanted to exterminate the nine clans."

"The first emperor was forced by the pressure of the courtiers, and the Marquis of Anling did win most of the hearts of the people at that time, the first emperor was old and easy to be agitated, so he made a decision."

Hearing this, Yuehua raised her eyebrows, "The first emperor killed the important ministers of the court so far-fetched, isn't there any opposition in the court?" ”

Chu Yi nodded, but his eyes were helpless, "Naturally, there is, but at that time, the prince was in power, and most of the old ministers in the court supported him, and the remaining part, because the strength was too small, he didn't want to go against the prince, so he was silent." ”

Yuehua didn't say anything more, but she felt a lot of emotion in her heart, "Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, and the traitorous ministers can't do it, and now the loyal ministers have all ended up like this, for so long, and people's hearts are scattered." ”

Chu Yi heard Yuehua's words, and his eyes were more agreeing, "That's true, the decision of the first emperor seemed to have set off a great wave of opposition at that time, and no one in the court dared to speak, but it was not nothing, and a very small number of ministers risked their lives to persuade the first emperor to change his mind."

There are also people in Beijing, many people gathered outside the palace, begging the emperor to change his holy will and not kill his loyal ministers by mistake. ”

Chu Yi's gaze was mocking, "But the emperor's family values face the most, and the words of the emperor are the holy decree, and the holy decree has been issued, so the Anling family must die." ”

Yuehua said, "This is probably Chu Huai's purpose, if he wants to ascend to the throne, then the Marquis of Anling, who values character, is probably his biggest enemy, and most of the remaining officials in the court at this time are his people, and the future country will be firmly in his hands." ”

Yuehua glanced at Chu Yi, "It's just that the only thing he didn't calculate was probably that his father changed his mind temporarily, and actually passed the throne to the emperor." ”

Chu Yi's face has long since lost the panic of his youth, "That's right, he calculated everything, but he didn't calculate that this world didn't belong to him in the first place." ”

Chu Yi seemed to be very distressed, "It's just that he is hiding too deeply, and he probably knows that I already know that he is the mastermind behind the unjust case back then, but he also knows that I can't produce evidence." ”

"That Evidence"

"It's been too long, and they intend to destroy the evidence, I can't find enough physical evidence or human evidence to convict for a while, after all, he is my imperial brother, and he doesn't have enough evidence, and he can't give an explanation to the courtiers."

Chu Yi stood up and looked at the beautiful and beautiful Lotus that was full of ponds, his eyes were shallow, "This is the Lotus that we planted together back then, and it has been gorgeous for three years, but I can't find any trace of her, and I haven't been able to fulfill my promise." ”

His voice sounded very low, "It's my fault that I didn't give her the life she wanted, and I didn't overturn the case for her family." ”

Yuehua followed his gaze to look at the swaying lotus flowers in the pond, and Yue Lao's kind and gentle voice sounded low, "Has the emperor ever thought that maybe that girl is no longer alive?" ”

The life of the world is very fragile, not to mention that Pingdie is just a weak woman, even if she was not swept away by the river at that time, the rivers and lakes are so big, how easy it is for her to save her life.

"No, it won't." Chu Yi's eyes were full of determination, and he turned around, "I feel that she must still be in this world." ”

In fact, Chu Yi was right.

Yuehua's gaze inadvertently swept to a palace maid standing next to Chu Yi, and noticed that she had an unusual temperament, so she took a second look.

Yue Lao noticed Yuehua's movements, so he followed her gaze and looked over, and his expression was also stunned when he saw the palace maid.

Chu Yi's story was finished here, he looked at Yuehua and Yuelao, "Actually, I don't ask for anything, as long as she can return to me, I will be satisfied." ”

Yuehua and Yuelao walked out of the courtyard together, the two looked back and looked inside with a tacit understanding, and then looked at each other, Yuehua opened his mouth first, "Just now?" ”

Yue Lao immediately laughed, looking very happy, "Well, if the guess is right, it should be her." (To be continued.) )