East Palace.

The crown prince Li Changze's face was pale, his hands were holding the table, and the green tendons on the back of his hands seemed to be beating one after another.

"Hanging?"

He raised his head, his eyes blood-red: "I don't believe it!" ”

Weiyang Palace, East Warm Pavilion.

The emperor looked at the high jade tower kneeling there, and looked at it deadly.

Gao Yulou crawled on the ground and trembled: "The slave knows that the death penalty is inevitable, no matter what, the slave and the maid failed to protect the queen mother, but please believe in the slave and the maid, the queen mother really didn't think about it for a while...... The queen drove the slave and the maid out, and by the time the slave noticed that something was wrong, it was too late. ”

His voice was trembling, too, and he was clearly genuinely frightened.

"Niangniang is gone, and the slaves and maids will not be able to atone for their sins if they die."

The emperor let out a long breath, and waved his hand a little dejectedly: "Send someone to the Internal Affairs Office to investigate, and let Han Zhaozhi enter the palace." ”

Dai Fangzhou hurriedly waved his hand, and several attendants came up and escorted Gao Yulou down.

The emperor sat at the window and was silent for a long time, then turned around: "How is the prince now?" ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already arrived at Yanfu Palace."

Dai Fangzhou bowed his head: "Your Majesty also wants to go over and have a look?" ”

"I ......"

The emperor stood up with his hand on the table, shook it involuntarily, and Dai Fangzhou hurriedly went over to hold the emperor up: "Your Majesty be careful." ”

"I'm going to see it."

The emperor walked out of the table, and he didn't know what he remembered, but he tidied up his clothes before stepping out the door.

When the emperor arrived at Yanfu Palace, he didn't see the prince, and asked his subordinates, saying that after the prince arrived, he only looked at the body of the queen mother and fainted, and was treated by the imperial doctor and woke up, and then went to the internal affairs office with red eyes.

No matter how the queen died, whether she really hanged herself or was killed, the people in Yanfu Palace were unforgivable.

But sometimes, people will make some actions that they can't even control, and they can't understand it.

"Your Majesty?"

Dai Fangzhou glanced at the emperor: "Do you want the imperial doctor to follow His Royal Highness the Prince......?"

"Go and command."

The emperor walked to the queen's body, stretched out his hand to lift the white cloth covering it to take a look, but his hand stopped in the air, the hand trembled violently, and finally did not lift the white cloth, it seemed that even the emperor was a little afraid to see that face.

He turned, "Go back." ”

Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The prince sat there, his face white without a trace of blood.

"Gao Yulou, you tell me the truth, what's going on?"

"Your Highness......"

Gao Yulou couldn't stop kowtowing: "His Royal Highness also knows about Bai Xiaoluo's invasion of Yanfu Palace, maybe Niangniang is really angry, or she really feels wronged, Niangniang first wants to strangle the slave and maid, and then wants to execute the palace maid Xiao'e, smash everything in the dormitory, and then drive out the slave and maid and others, after a while, the slave and maid heard no sound, and was afraid and worried about Niangniang, so she hurriedly rushed into the dormitory ......"

Gao Yulou glanced up at the prince, and quickly lowered his head.

But at this moment, the prince also saw clearly the heavily colored finger marks on Gao Yulou's neck.

He closed his eyes, and his mind involuntarily appeared that his mother was crazy, so real.

"You know, no matter what happened to the queen mother, none of these subordinates in your Yanfu Palace will survive."

"The slave knows."

Gao Yulou was still kowtowing: "The slave and maid are also guilty." ”

The crown prince exhaled slowly: "You go back to the East Palace with me, and the others ......"

He paused: "Take off your chin first, and then strangle it." ”

Half an hour later, the East Warm Pavilion.

The emperor looked at his son with distress in his eyes, he knew that the prince's feelings for the queen were far closer than his own, and anyone in the world might not be able to withstand the blow of losing his mother as long as he was normal, especially the prince, the queen treated him too well, so good that it was the only one for the queen.

"Did you bring Gao Yulou back to the East Palace?"

The emperor asked.

"Yes."

The prince bowed his head: "Erchen still has to check carefully, what Gao Yulou said Erchen didn't fully believe it, so Erchen planned to keep him first, and if he didn't ask his father, he would make his own decisions and ask his father to punish him." ”

"It's up to you."

The emperor shook his head slightly: "Others, it's okay to deal with it." ”

The crown prince lowered his head and said: "No matter how the queen mother happened, it is better to hang herself because of grief and indignation than other statements, if there is really anything more embarrassing, it is the shame of the royal family, the shame of Daning...... This matter can only be said to the outside world now, and the blame is attributed to Bai Xiaoluo, which is ...... Sort it off. ”

He choked up, his eyes still red.

The emperor was distressed, and suddenly couldn't help but want to go over and hug the prince, but the moment he got up, he saw a trace of hatred in the prince's eyes, it was not hatred for others, but for him.

So his hand stopped in mid-air with some embarrassment.

The crown prince took a step back: "Erchen asks my father to take care of the dragon body and rest early." ”

The Emperor also took a step back and returned to the back of the table: "Okay...... You can go back too. ”

The prince hummed, bowed down, and then turned around and went out, without saying a word or looking back, at that moment, the emperor suddenly felt that the prince had suddenly become strange, or rather, he had matured all of a sudden.

There is nothing inappropriate about the prince's disposal in the internal affairs mansion except for leaving Gao Yulou unexpectedly, and leaving Gao Yulou, the emperor can also understand the prince's mood, the queen died so inexplicably, how can the prince easily accept it, Gao Yulou is alive, not only is it not the prince's benevolence, but the prince's murderous spirit.

The jaws were removed before strangled the palace maids and eunuchs because some people would talk nonsense out of fear before they died.

At this time, it seems that decency is more important than how to die.

Han Zhaozhi had been waiting outside the Dongnuan Pavilion, and the emperor asked people to call him in after the prince left, and after entering the door, Han Zhaozhi subconsciously looked at the emperor's face, and then he was shocked...... It's been many years since I've seen His Majesty in such a bad state, and the whole person seems to have aged ten years all of a sudden.

"Why do you think the prince took Gao Yulou away?"

The emperor asked.

Han Zhaozhi naturally thought about why, but he didn't dare to say it, and at this time, he couldn't say it.

The queen mother just died, it is still a blow to Your Majesty, even if the queen mother has been dying by herself all these years, Your Majesty has not treated her well, it is enough to show that Your Majesty still cares, let alone the prince's side? The prince took Gao Yulou away, but he was afraid that it was not just as simple as trying to find out how the queen died.

"Say."

The emperor glanced at Han Zhaozhi.

Han Zhaozhi hung his head: "The minister ......"

"I know what you're thinking, and you know what I'm thinking, but at this moment you're more sensible, sober, and calm than me, so your words are important to me."

"The minister thinks that His Royal Highness's taking away of Gao Yulou may be related to the three organizations of heaven, earth and man that Bai Xiaoluo said......

When these words came out, even Han Zhaozhi himself was startled.

It's really out of place.

The queen is gone, because of her words, Your Majesty may still have some bad thoughts about the crown prince, which is a double blow for Your Majesty...... Especially the calmness of the crown prince's seemingly crazy will indeed make His Majesty's mood even more chaotic, what will the result of this idea in the end, Han Zhaozhi doesn't know, no one knows, even the emperor himself doesn't necessarily know.

But he still said it, because he is Han Zhaozhi, because His Majesty said that you are more sensible, sober and calm than me, so your words are very important for me to make judgments.

"Hmm."

Unexpectedly, the emperor just snorted.

"Your Majesty."

Han Zhaozhi lowered his head and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is kind-hearted and knows right from wrong, Your Majesty doesn't have to worry too much......

"My son, I know."

He actually didn't understand the prince's thoughts, so he went to the Internal Affairs Mansion before Han Zhaozhi came, and ordered the chins of those palace maids and eunuchs in Yanfu Palace to be removed and strangled to death, because he didn't want them to say something, although it seemed that he wanted to protect the queen's dignity, but it was hard to guarantee that he was not worried that Han Zhaozhi would force something out of these people after he entered the Internal Affairs Office.

Second, Gao Yulou obviously knows some secrets of the queen, secrets that even the prince doesn't know, so he was taken away by the prince instead of being executed together, and there is no way to check if he takes away Gao Yulou Han Zhaozhi, Han Zhaozhi can't go to the East Palace to find the prince.

Therefore, with the death of the queen, and with the vast majority of the people in Yanfu Palace being executed, it seems that many secrets are even more difficult to find answers.

At such a time, Han Zhaozhi knew that he shouldn't have said these words, these words were too cold, so cold that the father and son were ruthless.

The emperor let out a long breath: "You go out and take someone to see Yanfu Palace." ”

"Obey."

Han Zhaozhi bowed his body and exited the Dongnuan Pavilion, walking backwards, and the moment he raised his head before going out and turning around, he didn't know why he saw the whiteness of the emperor's temples at a glance...... His Majesty, who was sitting there, suddenly returned to the world from the clouds.

Han Zhaozhi went out and looked up at the night sky, feeling that he was so uncomfortable as if he had a big stone blocked in his heart.

He couldn't help but think of the look in the eyes that the prince glanced at him when he came out of the Dongnuan Pavilion, and that look even made him feel cold in his heart...... Because of the death of the queen, the crown prince suffered a blow and the hatred in his heart will inevitably be ignited, Han Zhaozhi doesn't know what will happen to His Royal Highness the prince in the future, he is already strange, will he become more strange?

East Palace.

The prince sat at his desk, poured a glass of wine, whispered something in his mouth, and then spilled it on the floor.

He slowly put a piece of black yarn on his arm, and after a moment of silence, his eyes fell on Gao Yulou, who was kneeling opposite.

"I don't want to ask you again and again how your queen mother died, I asked, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep you, but I still have to keep you, do you know why?"

Gao Yulou lowered his head: "The slave knows." ”

"It's good to know."

The prince closed his eyes: "I didn't care about a lot of what the queen mother said before, I always felt that it was my thing, why did I have to fight?" Now I suddenly understood the queen mother's worries...... There are some things that are only your own if you hold them in your hands, and when others tell you that they are yours, you have to wait, look forward to it, and stay up...... No matter what it is, it's better to hold it in your hands right away. ”

He didn't open his eyes, but Gao Yulou had the illusion that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was staring at him so deadly.

"There are some things that you know but I don't know yet, because the queen mother is worried that I will mess up my mood if I know in advance."

He opened his eyes: "Now, it's time for me to hold something in my hand." ”

Gao Yulou kowtowed: "The slave understands." ”