As the saying goes, at the beginning of man, nature is good.

There is no absolute evil in this world, let alone absolute good.

Empress Xue will become what she is now, and she loves to control power very much, because the old secrets of the year had a deep impact on her.

And what happened back then, Empress Xue couldn't explain it to her mother's family, because when she learned that Emperor Ming, the husband, only regarded her as a pawn in the stable prime minister's house.

Empress Xue really didn't dare to let the people of the Xue clan know that her so-called son had no blood of his mother's family at all.

The Prime Minister's Mansion will definitely not assist this child, and she is destined to not be able to give birth to her own biological blood under the control of Emperor Ming.

Therefore, all the sufferings and grievances of Empress Xue are borne alone day by day.

And in the process, her character gradually began to become scheming, unscrupulous, and even cold-blooded and ruthless.

And the reason why Zhou Xiantai always felt that no matter how hard he tried, Empress Xue was not satisfied, and he always kept admonishing him when facing him, and the most fundamental reason was that they were not biological mothers and sons.

Even if Empress Xue has been trying hard to imagine this child as if he was his own.

And even if there are only two people on weekdays, even if there are only two people, she and Zuo Wen, she will say that Zhou Xiantai is her biological child.

But in fact, deep down in his heart, Empress Xue never forgot for a moment.

How was she poured abortion pills in the first place, and then strands of blood flowed out of her lower body, crying bitterly, but there was no way to ask for help.

And after looking at Empress Xue's hideous eyes, eager to break him into pieces, Emperor Ming's heart couldn't help but hurt, and he let out a long sigh.

In fact, the child that Empress Xue was pregnant with back then was not Emperor Ming's biological flesh and blood.

When he first heard that the other party was pregnant, he even happily immediately quit the court, left the hall full of military officials, and immediately went to visit Empress Xue.

But when this joy lasted for about three months, when he looked at Empress Xue's father, the old prime minister of the Great Zhou, who was unmatched in the court, and could even influence his own decision.

Emperor Ming suddenly realized in horror that the child in Empress Xue's womb would never be born.

With such a strong reliance on the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the fact that this unborn child is still the prince, Emperor Ming naturally has to worry about whether his position will become precarious.

But in fact, they are all their own princes, if Empress Xue's children are indeed suitable for inheriting the unification, Emperor Ming must actually pass on the throne to the eldest son.

But what Emperor Ming had to be afraid of was that the child in Empress Xue's womb was a baby boy.

When the other party grows up, the prime minister will inevitably do everything possible to assist this child to ascend the throne, and then there will be relatives interfering in politics.

Then the royal ancestors worked hard to build the country, and from now on the surname of Zhou will be changed to Xue.

Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, Empress Xue of that meeting is quite knowledgeable, and it is indeed enough to afford the four words of the mother in the world.

Therefore, Emperor Ming did not hide it from the other party, and told his wife all his worries and thoughts about giving up this child.

Empress Xue, who thought that you were the mother of the country, would also agree to her decision from the perspective of the overall situation.

But Emperor Ming was a man after all, and he never thought that as a mother, when faced with the protection of his children, that kind of persistence and uncompromising would simply make him helpless.

Therefore, the two people who finally completely collapsed, Emperor Ming had no choice but to forcibly beat the child in Xue Hou's belly with a bowl of decoction.

But in order not to make the people of the Prime Minister's Mansion suspicious, and there happened to be a concubine in the harem who was half a month different from Empress Xue's pregnancy, so Emperor Ming stole the beams and changed the pillars, so that there was the current second son Zhou Xiantai.

And this is also the reason why His Royal Highness the Prince, although he is a descendant, is not liked by Emperor Ming, and he has never considered asking him to inherit the unification.

After all, when it comes to identity, Zhou Xiantai's biological mother is a concubine, not even as good as the ordinary concubines of the three.

How could Emperor Ming call a child of this bloodline to inherit the throne of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

And Emperor Ming, who had taken a few breaths of relief and saved some strength again, couldn't help but shake his head and said with a wry smile:

"What happened to Xue Yi back then, I couldn't stand you, but what I never expected was that you became what you are now because of this resentment. Over the years, you have asked yourself, Yingyue was forced to death by you back then, and countless concubines in the harem also died tragically in your hands. And my heirs have also lost a lot, and this pen is your masterpiece. In fact, they are all innocent, and the person you want to kill the most is me, and it is difficult for you to endure for so many years. ”

Hearing this, Empress Xue immediately raised her head, laughed a little wildly, and after a while she retracted her voice and said fiercely:

"I could have done it a long time ago if I wanted to kill you, but I want you to let the emperor also experience the pain that it is difficult for the beloved to stay together, and the blood of the biological blood cannot be saved. Now that I have been torturing you for decades, seeing that you **** live in the thoughts of the slut of Concubine Rou, and watch your own flesh and blood die in front of you again and again, this palace feels very happy in my heart. Now that you owe me something, I will free you today and send you back to the west completely. ”

As soon as she finished speaking, Empress Xue motioned to Zuo Wen, who had been holding the poisonous wine, and handed the things to Emperor Ming's table, and then she smiled calmly and said:

"The emperor's wine is called Farewell Huan, which was originally prepared for myself by Yi'er in order to prevent the failure of the palace coup d'état, and not to be spared all the scolding and capital punishment. But since it was decided to push Xiantai to the throne, thinking of the power and the country at his fingertips, the palace was reluctant to die no matter what. Therefore, this wine will be left to Your Majesty, and this last face-saving concubine will be left for you, so you still drink it yourself, or if you really ask someone to pour it for you, we will also be in trouble with each other. ”

Not long after Empress Xue finished saying this, the door of the dormitory was suddenly pushed open, and then Ji Lingfeng walked in with a not very good-looking expression.

"The queen mother, the king of Yongchang and Concubine Liang and others, their subordinates searched the entire palace and found no trace of them. If you want to search the entire palace, please ask the mother to show me. ”

King Yongchang and others can be said to be favorable witnesses who know the truth, since Empress Xue wants to poison Emperor Ming, naturally they will not be asked to continue to live.

However, the secret passage in Emperor Ming's bedroom was passed down by word of mouth by the emperors of the Great Zhou Dynasty, even if Empress Xue was the mother of the country, there was no way to know.

Therefore, thinking that it was now her people inside and outside the palace who were tightly controlled, Empress Xue couldn't help but look at Emperor Ming and said with a cold smile:

"These people are running very fast, but this palace will definitely pull them out. There will be forbidden troops outside the emperor, and they will come in to check after a stick of incense. If you don't drink the poisoned wine, they will pour it on you. ”

As soon as these words were finished, Empress Xue, who had no husband and wife relationship with Emperor Ming. didn't even look at the other party anymore, and then she turned around and walked out of the hall, ready to find out King Yongchang and the others.

And Zuo Wen, who was following on the side, glanced at Deng Chang before going out, and then said in a vicious tone:

"Queen Mother, this Deng Chang has been with Emperor Ming for many years, this person knows too many things, you must not leave him alive."

Deng Chang was Emperor Ming's first confidant, and even the other party even knew about the abortion and change of children back then. But when Empress Xue heard this, she chuckled, and then said calmly:

"Don't pay attention to it, this Deng Chang has served by Emperor Ming's side since he was a child, and if the master dies, he will definitely follow. What's more, there are so many forbidden troops guarding outside the palace, and he has nowhere to escape, so he is asked to wait for our majesty to go on the road. Now that Concubine Liang and others are found, this is what this palace values. ”

As Empress Xue finished speaking, she and Zuo Wen walked out of the dormitory.

When the heavy hall door was closed again, he saw that Emperor Ming had poured out a cup of poisonous wine from the black jade pot and held it up with a calm expression.

Deng Chang on the side saw this scene, and immediately knelt on the ground with tears streaming down his face, preparing to finally kowtow respectfully to this master who had served for decades.

But just when Emperor Ming was about to drink and handed the wine glass to his mouth, suddenly a silver needle as thin as a hair pierced the back of his hand.

Immediately, Emperor Ming felt that his whole hand seemed to be numb, and the wine glass he was holding rolled down to the ground.

And immediately after that, Ding Yizhen's familiar voice came from outside the window of the main hall on the right after a long sigh.

And the next moment, when the window frame was opened, his figure appeared there.

But before Old Man Ding could make a move, he suddenly saw a tall figure, holding on to the window and jumping in. Then he quickly ran in front of Emperor Ming, and knelt on the ground at once.

And when this person got closer, Emperor Ming really saw that the person who came turned out to be Zhou Xianchen's accompanying student, Xiao Jinxuan's younger brother Xiao Yao.

Because Zhou Xianchen has a soft temperament, he can't rest assured that Xiao Yao of the other party, after Xiao Jinxuan rescued everyone from Yanqing Palace that day, because she was worried about this friend, she simply stayed in the palace and did not leave the palace.

And now I saw him kneeling on the ground, although he was only eleven years old, but since the independent and difficult environment of Xiaomeizhuang, Xiao Yao was extremely sensible and calm.

Therefore, knowing that he is a general, Emperor Ming is the king of a country, Xiao Yao can't help but say with resolute eyes:

"Although Emperor Yao is useless, he can't compare to the ability of his grandfather and uncle to fight on the battlefield. But I won't watch you be killed by poisoned wine like this, Yao has also learned some kung fu, and he will fight for the emperor to the end, even if he dies, he will not take a step back. ”

Xiao Yao is different from Xiao Jinxuan, he is a genuine descendant of the Xiao family of the Shuai Mansion.

Therefore, in the face of this crisis, the warlike and loyal character of the Xiao family in his bones can be said to be vividly displayed in him at this moment.

And looking at Xiao Yao, who was kneeling in front of him, obviously still a half-grown child, Emperor Ming's eyes couldn't help but show love and relief.

"Yes, all the men of your Xiao family are really good. But your sister has sacrificed too much for our royal family, and I can't let her only brother have any accidents. I thought you had left the palace with Ding Lao, but I didn't want you to be still here. The child hurried away, and did not lose his life in vain. ”