"Queen Mother, are you alright?"

The mother who was waiting with her helped the queen mother to pinch her temples with moderate strength, and the queen mother closed her eyes, and her already wrinkled face could not hide the paleness on her face even if she pounced on it with thick gouache.

"It's nothing, but I didn't sleep well at night, and the people sent out never replied, so I was always not very stable."

The Queen Mother said in a deep voice, and Mama pressed the cool Ningshen tea on the side and brought it over: "Jingzhong is thousands of miles away from the border pass, maybe the road is delayed, and the tea can be drunk." ”

The Queen Mother opened her eyes, took the tea and drank it gently, the slightly sweet tea entered her throat, slightly extinguishing a little restlessness in her heart, the Queen Mother frowned slightly, put the cup aside after drinking, and glanced lazily at Mama: "Why don't you see Concubine An come to ask for peace these days?" ”

Mama lowered her head, as if she was afraid that she would be unhappy, and hesitated for a moment before saying, "The slave maid heard that His Majesty did not allow her to come here." ”

When the words fell, the cup made a soft click, and the Queen Mother sighed: "The emperor is separated from the mourning family...... her tone was quite melancholy.

She is already the most noble person in the harem, the world belongs to her son, and there is nothing to fight for, so naturally she doesn't want to be separated from Chu Ling Zhao.

The grandmother who was waiting was the old man beside her, and hurriedly spoke to reassure: "Everything the Queen Mother does is for Your Majesty's good, Your Majesty can understand the Queen Mother's hard work." ”

Her head hurt again, the Queen Mother supported her forehead with one hand, and her somewhat cloudy eyes became distant, as if she had seen the invisible fighting and bloody rain in the long years of the past.

"The emperor has gone too smoothly this way, he is not like the first emperor, he can do anything for this position, his heart is still too benevolent, this is too fatal for the emperor!"

The Queen Mother sighed, still deeply worried in her tone.

Back then, the first emperor first borrowed the settlement family to level the world, and then borrowed the queen mother's hand to control the settlement family, seeking a good environment for Chu Lingzhao, and helping him pave the road as much as possible, but no matter how far-sighted the first emperor was, he could not foresee what would happen so many years after his death.

After all, the An family still made a mess, and the Queen Mother poisoned An Wuwu to protect the family, but pushed the An family to extinction.

The queen mother was indeed sad for a few days after the death of the An family, but it was only a few days, the hidden danger of the An family had hung in her heart for many years, and now it is gone, which can be regarded as a matter of her heart.

After the remnants of the An family were slowly purged, Chu Lingzhao could be more majestic above the court, and the throne would be more stable.

"Your Majesty's kindness is the blessing of the people of Yuanzhao Kingdom, and with the Queen Mother taking care of her, nothing will happen." Mama was relieved and began to help the Queen Mother massage again, and the Queen Mother couldn't help but snort coldly: "The mourning family is dedicated to his good, and he may not be able to see the mourning family as an enemy in his heart now!" ”

The Queen Mother's words were full of anger, the An family was destroyed, and Chu Lingzhao's approach still made her a little chilled, especially Chu Lingzhao didn't let An Ruolan come to see her now, obviously because she didn't want her to know what was happening outside.

Mama had to persuade a few more words, and the palace people shouted outside the door: "Your Majesty has arrived!" ”

After the words fell, Chu Lingzhao walked into the house wearing a dragon robe embroidered with a golden silk dragon, the golden silk dragon refracted the light, and it fit perfectly on his waist, like auspicious surrounding, handsome and abnormal, the queen mother lifted her eyes to look at him, and failed to take her eyes off.

She thought, this is the son she conceived and gave birth to in October, born with an emperor, the tired bones of the An family have been pressed under the dragon chair, no matter what happens, this world should be his, and it can only be his.

"Son to the queen mother, please be safe!"

Chu Lingzhao bowed slightly, after the Queen Mother was sick because of the An family, he came to the Queen Mother's palace less often.

On the one hand, it was because the government was too busy, and on the other hand, he didn't want to hear the Queen Mother ask about the An family.

On the issue of the An family, Chu Lingzhao can't argue with the Queen Mother about right and wrong, this is the mother who gave birth to him, even if he really did something wrong, he has no bad intentions towards him.

"Why is the emperor suddenly empty?"

The Queen Mother asked softly, a little surprised by Chu Lingzhao's arrival, and her emotions were still stuck in the conversation with Mama just now, so the words she said were not as enthusiastic as before.

There seems to be an invisible barrier between the mother and son.

"It's been a long time since I've come to see the queen mother, so I'll come and see it when I have time." Chu Lingzhao replied casually, not in a hurry to sit down, but walked to Mama's side, took her place and helped the Queen Mother massage her.

Chu Ling Zhaogui is the Son of Heaven, he has never done the work of serving people since he was born, but he is very filial, the first emperor was not in good health for a few years, in addition to helping the first emperor to assist the government, he will occasionally help the first emperor knead in the imperial study, because his movements are quite skilled, and the strength of the clear fingertips is just right, so that the queen mother squinted comfortably.

"Has the queen mother been sick for a long time and still hasn't healed?"

Chu Lingzhao asked softly, the soft temperature of his fingertips ironed the Queen Mother's heart, and easily broke the invisible barrier of Fang Cai.

The Queen Mother's heart softened, there was no one in the An family, and at this age, she was left with only this son.

"I'm old, my body is not good, it's all old problems, it's not in the way!" The Queen Mother replied casually, her body was looser, she leaned softly on the back of the chair, enjoyed it for a while, and said, "Why is the emperor's technique so skilled?" But there are some concubines in the palace who don't know the general situation pestering you to invite pets? ”

The Queen Mother had never been treated like this by Chu Huai'an, so she naturally felt that he had helped other concubines massage her, and when she thought about it like this, the emotion in her heart turned into a sore vinegar again.

"No, my father always had a headache for a while, and I helped my father press it." Chu Lingzhao replied softly, the queen mother's body stiffened for a moment, after the decline of the An family, her relationship with the first emperor was also divided, and later when the first emperor came to her palace, Chu Lingzhao faintly noticed that the atmosphere between them was not right, so he rarely mentioned the first emperor in front of her, and today is a little abnormal.

After a moment of silence, the Queen Mother said lightly: "The emperor has a heart." Her interest was not high, and she was obviously not very interested in topics related to the first emperor, but Chu Lingzhao didn't seem to hear it, and continued to diverge along this topic: "My father's headache is because of nightmares, I have heard the palace people mention it a few times, it seems that my father's headache has something to do with the second emperor's uncle." ”

The Queen Mother opened her eyes suddenly, and the bottom of her eyes was gloomy: "Which palace person dares to chew the root of his tongue in front of the emperor?" ”

"It's all a few words I heard when I was young, and the people who served at that time were probably not in the palace." Chu Lingzhao said that these words were obviously perfunctory.

If it was really just a few words he heard when he was a child, why did he make a special trip to mention it in front of the Queen Mother today?

The Queen Mother pursed her lips, raised her head and looked at Chu Lingzhao, she couldn't see through what he was thinking for a while, her heart froze, and the Queen Mother glanced at the grandmother on the side: "You go out first, and the mourning family and the emperor will say a few words alone." ”

"Yes!"

Mama left, took the palace door, the house was quiet, Chu Lingzhao stopped and didn't help with the massage, walked to the queen mother and sat down, and said casually: "What does the queen mother want to say to me?" ”

It was obviously the topic he provoked first, but now he is pretending to be stupid and asking others what they want to say to him!

"The emperor is becoming more and more capable now, and he is also a dumb riddle when talking to the mourning family!" The Queen Mother said calmly, because Chu Lingzhao was very unhappy about what he mentioned.

Chu Lingzhao pursed his lips and didn't hurry to speak again, he was actually not much older than Chu Huai'an, he was still young when the old marquis went, and he didn't remember the details of those things back then, and when he came to the Queen Mother's Palace today, he just found some old things.

The warm sunlight projected in from the window, and even the dust floating in the house shone clearly, Chu Lingzhao folded his hands and nodded lightly, hesitated for a long time and whispered: "Queen Mother, there are only two of you and me here, today's conversation between you and me, out of this door, no third person will know, the son wants to hear the truth from the queen mother." ”

He and the Queen Mother are mother and son, and they should not have a hostile relationship, so naturally they should not use the method of torture and interrogation, and putting their hearts in their hearts is the correct mode of getting along.

When Chu Lingzhao asked this sentence, the Queen Mother had basically guessed what he wanted to ask, but her face did not change at all, and she looked at Chu Lingzhao calmly and calmly: "What? ”

"Did the queen mother poison the second emperor uncle because she knew about the existence of that will?"

“……”

After Chu Lingzhao asked that sentence, the hall was silent for a long time, and when Chu Lingzhao thought that the Queen Mother would not answer this question, she was dumbfounded, and spoke very slowly and firmly: "No, the poison was ordered by the first emperor, at that time, the old marquis's body was carefully recuperated by the Tai Hospital, and there was some improvement, and the first emperor gave him a cup of poisonous wine, asking him to make a choice between Jinzhi and himself." ”

The first emperor always knew about the existence of the will, but the will was hidden by the henchmen left by Emperor Yue Zhao, and the first emperor couldn't find where the will was, seeing that the old marquis's body was about to improve, he still couldn't rest assured after all.

In the face of the two paths of desperation and self-end, he chose to let Chu Huai live in peace.

Chu Lingzhao suddenly understood why the first emperor had been so partial and conniving to Chu Huai'an for so many years, even better than several other princes.

The first emperor felt guilty, he forced his sibling to death with his own hands, and he tried his best to make amends for an innocent child like Chu Huai'an.

But it's not all about making amends.

Chu Lingzhao remembered that Chu Huai'an was not as sloppy as he is now, and once in the Spring Siege, Chu Huai'an also stood out from the princes and won the first place.

Chu Lingzhao clearly remembered that Chu Huai'an captured a fawn alive that year, the fawn was very beautiful, it was not injured at all, it was carried back to the camp by Chu Huai'an, Chu Lingzhao also went to Chu Huai'an's camp to feed the fawn, but the fawn disappeared the next day.

Chu Lingzhao didn't pay much attention to it at that time, and not long after, there were palace people who privately rumored that the first emperor gave Chu Huai'an a pair of deerskin boots.

It seems that since that incident, Chu Huai'an in Chunwei has never participated in hunting again, either sleeping in the camp, or playing with the palace maids who accompany him.

Everyone in the world said that the first emperor favored the Marquis of Xiaoyao, even Chu Lingzhao has always thought so, but now in retrospect, his back is cold, the first emperor's favor is not to expect Chu Huai'an to become a weapon, but to hope that he will be lawless and be a gentleman who does not learn and has no skills!

Chu Lingzhao knew that the royal family was cold, and he also knew that the first emperor used some means to succeed and consolidate the throne, but Chu Lingzhao had never personally experienced such a frightening plan, he thought that the first emperor's methods were all stuck many years ago.

At least after the throne is consolidated, the first emperor is a generous and benevolent father to him, an emperor with the world in mind, and a man with a martial arts strategy!

He didn't think about how he grew up under protection.

His smooth sailing was paved with other people's ups and downs as stepping stones.

He has always felt that Chu Huai'an lives heartlessly, but now it seems that Chu Huai'an is the one who lives the most clearly.

Chu Huai'an may not know the existence of the will, but he knows that the first emperor does not want him to grow into a young talent, just like the queen mother does not want the descendants of the An family to produce talents.

They are all feared by the superiors, and if they want to survive, they must grow up to cater to the posture of the superiors.

Now, this secret rule has been broken.

"Queen Mother, I will take care of the matter, please don't meddle in these things in the future, okay?" Chu Lingzhao begged, he didn't ask about the details of those things back then, because it was useless to know too much, and the most important thing was to start in front of him.

"Emperor! The mourning family knows that you have a good relationship with Jinzhi, but you were born in the royal family, and when you sit in this position, there are some things that you can't be emotional. ”

The Queen Mother softened her tone and persuaded her seriously, she was really planning for Chu Lingzhao.

"My son knows that the only person in this world who will not murder me is the queen mother." Chu Lingzhao opened his mouth, this sentence was enough to express his greatest trust in the Queen Mother, he was very sincere, he completely put down the emperor's shelf, and almost cut out the heart in his chest, the Queen Mother's eyes were hot, and her throat was so choked that she couldn't speak.

Chu Lingzhao raised his eyes to look at her, and there was a kind of firm and persistent glow at the bottom of his eyes: "The son understands the queen mother's feelings that she doesn't want her son to be hurt, but this is not the reason why the queen mother plotted to kill Zhongliang!" The son will not pursue the previous matter, and if the queen mother interferes in the government again in the future, the son will not let it go again! ”

"What do you mean by that?"

The Queen Mother was still in the warm heart of the moment and did not come back to her senses, Chu Lingzhao got up and saluted her: "Please remember the ancestral system that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics!" ”

"Hongyi!" The Queen Mother slapped the table and called Chu Lingzhao's words.

Since Chu Lingzhao was canonized as the crown prince, the Queen Mother has never called him like this again.

This time he shouted out, but it was wrapped in monstrous anger.

Chu Lingzhao's face did not change, and he turned around and left directly, no matter how the Queen Mother roared behind him, he never stopped.

Walking out of the queen mother's bedroom, the commander of the Royal Forest Army stepped forward: "Your Majesty." ”

"Send troops to watch, without my permission, no one is allowed to enter or leave the Queen Mother's Palace!"

"Yes!"

This is the blatant imprisoning of the Queen Mother, which shows how stiff the mother-son relationship between the two is, Zhang De, the chief manager of the Inner House, immediately trotted to follow, and just wanted to comfort him, Chu Lingzhao stopped suddenly, Zhang De hit him on the back and was scared half to death, but Chu Lingzhao grabbed the collar: "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty forgives your sins! ”

Zhang De was half frightened to death, but he heard Chu Lingzhao's expression fiercely spoke: "Go to Dali Temple and ask Zhao Hanzhuo to send An Wuwu's body into the palace!" ”

"What...... What the? ”

Zhang De gasped, isn't this An family young man already dead? Why do you suddenly want to send the corpse into the palace again?

"Didn't you hear?"

Chu Lingzhao asked coldly, and Zhang De immediately came back to his senses: "Okay, okay, the slave will go!" ”

Zhang De ran away, Chu Lingzhao had a cold face, took a big step, and walked straight towards An Ruolan's dormitory.

Since the palace change, Chu Lingzhao has not been fortunate with the harem concubines for some time, many officials have been arrested in the court, and many concubines in the harem have also been implicated and belittled, all of them are in danger, and they can't even take care of the excitement of the family.

An Ruolan's bedroom is not far from the queen mother's bedroom, so many things have happened, her bedroom is peaceful, there is no nervousness at all, the palace people are doing their own things in an orderly manner, seeing Chu Lingzhao coming, he subconsciously wanted to report, but Chu Lingzhao raised his hand to stop him.

The palace people didn't dare to say anything, he stepped into the dormitory, the weather was still very hot, An Ruolan was lying on the beauty couch and taking a nap, she was only wearing a thin shirt, with a thin quilt loose around her waist, and her posture was so beautiful that people couldn't take their eyes off.

Chu Lingzhao walked over step by step, An Ruolan was not alert, and only when Chu Lingzhao walked in front of her and blocked the light did she murmur softly: "Mama, I don't want to eat." ”

She hadn't woken up yet, and there was a hazy sleepiness in her voice, because she trusted her mother, and she had a little coquettishness, which was very helpful to listen to in the ears of others.

Chu Lingzhao didn't speak, just stood there and looked at her silently, and finally noticed an unusual blazing gaze, An Ruolan opened his eyes, and was startled when he saw his tall figure standing here, and hurriedly got up and saluted: "Concubine to meet Your Majesty!" ”

Her tone was undisguised panic, because she was in too much of a hurry, and the tulle on her body was slightly open to reveal a small half of her tender white shoulders and a pink belly pocket.

Chu Lingzhao glanced at it casually, but was not tempted by attraction.

"Aifei's appetite?"

"Maybe it's too hot, and I don't want to eat because my stomach is hot." An Ruolan replied softly.

Since being beaten by Chu Lingzhao for a few words that day, An Ruolan has honestly stayed in her palace and never went out again, the An family committed a big crime, An Jue escaped, An Wuwu died, and other children surnamed An were arrested and killed a lot, she changed from a strong background to a lonely person, and even the Queen Mother couldn't become her dependence.

But her state seems to be okay, and she is not terrified by these things, except for the loss of appetite and the fact that her complexion is not as rosy as before, it is no different from before.

"Concubine Ai still has to extend the heirs for me, how can she not eat? After a while, let the imperial doctor come to diagnose and treat the concubine, and prescribe a prescription to nourish the spleen and stomach. Chu Lingzhao's tone was reasonable, as if the An family's rebellion had not happened at all, An Ruolan looked up in surprise: "Your Majesty does not punish the crime of concubines?" ”

"What is the sin of the concubine?" Chu Lingzhao asked rhetorically, his expression was neither sad nor joyful, An Ruolan couldn't see what he wanted to do, and didn't dare to speak.

Chu Lingzhao stretched out his hand to help An Ruolan up: "Although the An family committed the following crimes and caused a big disaster, but Concubine Ai is just a weak woman who has no power to restrain the chicken, and I will not be angry with Concubine Ai without distinguishing between right and wrong." ”

Chu Lingzhao's words were very demagogic, and his tone was deliberately soft, as if he had a deep relationship with An Ruolan before.

An Ruolan's hand was wrapped in his hot palm, as if it was burned by fire, but she didn't dare to break free, and then she heard Chu Lingzhao whisper: "When Concubine Ai gives birth to an heir for me, I will allow Concubine Ai to collect the body for the chaos of the An family, and if An Jue is captured alive in the future, I will also spare his life for the sake of the prince." ”

An Ruolan's shoulders shook uncontrollably.

It's so similar!

Chu Lingzhao's current handling is exactly the same as the way the first emperor dealt with the Queen Mother!

The first emperor originally wanted to use the queen mother to appease and suppress the An family, but what about Chu Lingzhao?

The An family is almost extinct now, only she is an orphan girl left, and she can't afford to make any waves, what is Chu Lingzhao promising to give her a child and keep her as a concubine?

"Your Majesty......"

An Ruolan called in a low voice, and his voice was very soft and soft, like walking on thin ice.

"How much does Concubine Ai know about An's worry-free plan?"

Chu Lingzhao finally got to the point, and An Ruolan knelt down with a puff: "Your Majesty!" The concubine doesn't know! ”

Chu Lingzhao's eyes swept around sharply, and the palace people in the hall withdrew, along with the palace people guarding the door, they all retreated far away.

The hall became quieter and quieter, leaving only An Ruolan's rapid and restless breathing and heartbeat.

"Is my promise not attractive enough? So what does Aifei want? Chu Lingzhao asked faintly, he was really a very suitable inquirer, direct, honest, and powerful, and could meet almost all the requirements of the person being asked.

An Ruolan's breathing was stagnant, she didn't expect that there would be a day of confrontation with Chu Lingzhao, after all, the An family was gone, and it was easy for Chu Lingzhao to kill her.

"Your Majesty, the concubine stays in the deep palace, and the only person she can contact is An Jue, and she knows very little about it, so I'm afraid she won't be able to help Your Majesty......" An Ruolan tried to speak, but Chu Lingzhao didn't dislike it, and directly interrupted her: "Then tell me everything you know!" ”

"......" was silent for a moment, An Ruolan gave up resistance: "After the ancestors of the An family died on the battlefield, my brother became the head of the An family, he was smart since he was a child, but he was weak and sickly, and then his temperament changed greatly after his leg was wasted, and he was always gentle and harmless outside, but he was often locked in the house alone at home, and rarely came out to see people. ”

Talking about An Wuwu, An Ruolan's expression became a little dazed, and the whole person fell into a distant and long memory.

"The eldest sister warned me before marrying His Majesty as the crown princess, let me choose a person I like to marry, don't be a pawn in the hands of others, I was ignorant at that time, and then the eldest sister died in childbirth, and my brother talked to me once, he said that there was an obedient puppet of the eldest sister before, and he didn't want me to do anything, but now that the eldest sister is gone, some responsibility should fall on my head."

Speaking of this, An Ruolan laughed lowly, as if she felt that An Wuwu had said something very ridiculous to her.

"My brother said that the ancestors of the An family were killed by the first emperor, because he was worried that An Jia's achievements were arrogant, and his legs were also poisoned and mutilated by the queen mother, he asked me to enter the palace to stay by His Majesty's side instead of the eldest sister, and blow the pillow wind to His Majesty, promote people he thinks are reliable, or give the queen mother more benefits to the An family."

Before An Ruoshang died, An Ruolan actually lived a carefree life, she had not been exposed to any darkness, but after An Ruoshang died, she was forced to accept the blood feud of the An family overnight.

She herself has no grudges against the royal family, but she has the blood of the An family in her body, and after knowing these things, it seems that she will not listen to An Wuwu's words to take revenge, and she will be thundered by the sky.

"Your Majesty, in fact, I don't understand, before the eldest sister gave birth, I had seen her in the palace, she looked very good at that time, and there was nothing unusual, that day...... Did she really die in childbirth? ”

An Ruolan asked softly, if she really wanted to say that she had any obsession with entering the palace, only An Ruoshang died.

An Ruoshang has been cultivated as a queen since a long time ago, and her sisterly relationship with An Ruolan is actually not particularly deep, but compared to the people and things she encountered after being forced to marry into the palace by An Wuwu, An Ruoshang is one of the few people who really treat An Ruolan well.

After losing, people will always find the good that they once did not perceive, and then regret and regret it.

An Ruoshang has been dead for more than two years, Chu Lingzhao has never dreamed of her, and he has almost forgotten what she looks like.

She and An Ruolan are sisters, but their looks are completely different, her appearance is not very prominent, and even a little ordinary, the only thing that can impress people is her dignified and elegant temperament.

The number of gestures is just right, almost perfect, like a puppet tailored for the position of the mother of the nation.

From the first day he saw her, Chu Lingzhao knew what kind of purpose she was trying to come to his side.

This feeling of being arranged and dominated was very disgusting, so Chu Lingzhao didn't like her, and even hated her a little in the deepest part of his heart.

She is Chu Lingzhao's crown princess, married to Chu Lingzhao on the same day as Su Bangyue, and Chu Lingzhao and Su Wanyue were together on the wedding night.

Later, under the pressure of the Queen Mother, Chu Lingzhao had a round room with her, and he was very rough when he was round the room, and he didn't look like Su Bangyue at all when he was with him.

Later, when she became pregnant, Chu Lingzhao had a legitimate reason not to go to her room.

The child was had when the first emperor was seriously ill, and Chu Lingzhao didn't really want children at that time, even Su Wanyue had been fed by Chu Lingzhao to avoid the child's soup, and An Ruoshang also drank a lot, but the child was pregnant.

Xu is because of the influence of the child avoidance soup, An Ruoshang's fetal image has been unstable, and the hospital spent a lot of effort to help her recuperate her body to stabilize the fetus.

Chu Lingzhao didn't want this child, but An Ruoshang was very much looking forward to the birth of the child.

Now that I think about it, she is more dignified and decent than Su Bangyue, she is not clingy to Chu Lingzhao at all, and she nests in her palace every day, as if she only needs to guard the child in her womb for the rest of her life.

Before An Ruoshang gave birth, Chu Lingzhao and Su Wanyue had a cold war for a few days, and it was also during those days that the Queen Mother kept putting pressure on him to allow An Jue to enter the court as an official.

Before the child in An Ruoshang's womb was born, the An family began to want to enter the court as an official, and after this child was born, wouldn't the An family be lawless?

It was the situation at that time that made him think that he didn't want that child.

He is the king of a country, and his eldest son should be born to the woman he loves, not by an eyeliner that is stuck around him.

As soon as this idea sprouted, it grew like a vine and went out of control.

On the day An Ruoshang gave birth, An Jue just won the martial arts champion in one fell swoop

When the news of her death in childbirth came, Chu Lingzhao was holding a celebration banquet for An Jue, and the banquet was staggered, and the palace people did not dare to make a noise, and whispered a few words in his ear.

At that time, Chu Lingzhao's psychology was very strange, his first child and wife were gone, he didn't feel sad, but was relieved, he didn't even interrupt the banquet, and didn't go to An Ruosheng's palace to take a look until the banquet was over.

The blood in the delivery room had been cleaned up, the belly of the pregnant woman had become flat, An Ruoshang was lying quietly on the bed, her face was pale and silent, only the hair that was still sweaty showed what kind of pain and torture she had just experienced.

She is gone, and I can make Yue'er the queen.

This was Chu Lingzhao's first thought, and it was also the only thought he had when he thought of An Ruoshang for many years to come.

Recalling some old things, Chu Lingzhao came back to his senses and looked at An Ruolan seriously: "I didn't attack her, if Concubine Ai has any doubts about this, I can let people investigate this matter thoroughly." ”

Chu Lingzhao's tone was very sincere, and at this moment, he embodied the fearless responsibility of an emperor.

Listening to his words, An Ruolan's expression was slightly cracked, her throat was choked badly, her eyes were hot, her heart was clenched and hurt a little by an invisible big palm, she raised her hand to cover her chest, her red lips opened tremblingly, and she looked up at Chu Lingzhao and said word by word: "Your Majesty, it turns out that the eldest sister admires you!" She's the only one in the harem who loves you! ”

After saying this, hot tears slipped from the corners of her eyes, and An Ruolan finally understood the truth of the year.

An Ruoshang is a candidate for the queen carefully cultivated by the An family, even if An Ruoshang is not good at palace fighting, An Ruoshang will help her plan behind her back and ensure that she has peace of mind all the way, even if Chu Lingzhao doesn't like her and is afraid of the background of the An family, he will not easily move her.

It stands to reason that An Ruoshang's back seat should sit firmly.

How could she have disappeared in less than a year after Chu Lingzhao succeeded to the throne?

The person who harmed her was never Chu Lingzhao, it was An Wuwu!!

Because An Ruoshang fell in love with Chu Lingzhao after entering the palace, she did not blow the pillow wind to Chu Lingzhao as An Wufu expected, nor did she pass information to An Wuwu.

An Wuwu didn't need a disobedient chess piece, so he killed An Ruoshang and sent An Ruolan to the palace.

"Brother, you are so ruthless!"

An Ruolan gritted her teeth and roared word by word, An Wuwu kept saying that she wanted to avenge the An family and seek justice for the descendants of the An family, but she pushed everyone in the An family into the boundless purgatory step by step!

No one is his relative, and for him, all are just tools for his revenge!

"What do you mean by that?"

Chu Lingzhao twisted his eyebrows, and a bit of indescribable weirdness surged up in his chest, as if something was wrong, but his thoughts were like a mess, so that he couldn't figure it out.

"It was the elder brother who let the eldest sister kill the eldest sister and the child in her womb, because the eldest sister is unwilling to calculate Your Majesty!" An Ruolan said with certainty, Chu Lingzhao's brows tightened even tighter, and he still felt that something was wrong.

"Even if she is disobedient, but the child is also useful to the An family when it is born, why does he even want to kill the child?"

Chu Lingzhao questioned, An Ruolan was immersed in a huge shock, and he couldn't give him an answer at all, Chu Lingzhao wanted to ask again, and the voice of the palace person came: "Your Majesty, Lord Zhao asks to see!" ”

"Let him in!"

Chu Lingzhao suppressed the chaotic thoughts and ordered, the palace people retreated, and after a while, Zhao Hanzhuo walked in, and was just about to salute, but Chu Lingzhao raised his hand to stop him, he looked back, Zhao Hanzhuo immediately replied: "An Wuwu's body is parked outside, but Your Majesty wants to check it himself?" ”

"Aifei and I will take a look together."

After Chu Lingzhao finished speaking, he took An Ruolan's hand and walked out of the hall together.

An Wuwu died too suddenly, afraid that there was something hidden in it, the experienced man tried his best to preserve the corpse, but after such a long time, the weather was so hot, the corpse still inevitably emitted an unpleasant smell, and the original pale and sick skin was crawling with terrible corpse spots, making An Wuwu's sick and handsome face look weird and gloomy.

Zhao Hanzhuo handed a silk handkerchief to Chu Lingzhao to cover his mouth and nose, but Chu Lingzhao didn't answer, and looked at An Ruolan: "Concubine Ai, confirm it, is this An Wuwu herself?" ”

That day the palace changed, An Wufu was pushed to appear in the council hall to confront Chu Lingzhao, after Lu Ji killed to turn the tide, Zhao Hanzhuo took him back to Dali Temple in front of everyone's eyes, in the prison of Dali Temple, Zhao Hanzhuo and An Wuwu have been eating and living together, An Wufu has never left Zhao Hanzhuo's sight, in this case, it is unlikely that there is a possibility of dropping the bag halfway.

But An Wuwu died, making that palace chaos look like a very funny and ridiculous joke, even if it was only a possibility, Chu Lingzhao couldn't let it go.

An Ruolan knelt in front of An Wuwu, lifted the white cloth, and pulled a bead hairpin from his head to cut his kneecap.

The inside of the corpse had long since decayed, and the stench rushed out with a slight stroke of the pearl hairpin, and the terrible flesh that had begun to turn black.

An Ruolan and Chu Lingzhao had never seen such a scene, turned their heads and vomited, Zhao Hanzhuo had already prepared, covering his mouth and nose with a silk handkerchief, but he was still smoked and frowned.

vomited for a long time, An Ruolan didn't know if he was too annoyed with An Wuwu or what, but he tried his best to hold back his nausea and nausea, and took out two steel needles from An Wuwu's kneecap.

The steel needle, a finger long, embedded in the kneecap, was corroded by flesh and blood, and had apparently been nailed into the knee for many years.

After taking out the steel needles, An Ruolan threw them to the ground in disgust.

"Your Majesty, this is indeed the corpse of the concubine's brother, these two steel needles were nailed into by himself when he was eleven years old."

Nail a steel needle into your knee yourself? What kind of mindset did this lead to such a decision?

Chu Lingzhao was surprised, as if he knew the doubts in his heart, An Ruolan took the initiative to explain: "My brother has been weak and sickly since he was a child, and when he was ten years old, he suddenly had a stubborn illness for some reason, and his leg pain was often unbearable. ”

Chu Lingzhao and Zhao Hanzhuo's eyes widened when they heard this, and there was a chill in their hearts, thinking of An Wuwu's confrontation with the Queen Mother in the Council Hall that day, they finally understood why he was so angry and angry.

The poison given to him by the Queen Mother was too ruthless.

How can a ten-year-old child bear the pain of a cone?

The Queen Mother is like this, it is better to kill him directly!

Tortured like this, whoever knows who the poisoner is, will do whatever it takes to avenge himself!

But the palace rebellion was not successful, and the enemy was still safe in the world, but he passed away for a long time, what should I do if I didn't finish avenging?

Chu Lingzhao and Zhao Hanzhuo glanced at each other, and they both saw the solemnity in each other's eyes, An Wuwu must have left a back hand, and someone behind him was helping him plan to complete the revenge plan that he failed to implement!

Since the corpse was sure to be An Wuwu, there was no more point in staying, Chu Lingzhao asked the palace people to carry An Wuwu's body to be burned, and walked out of An Ruolan's dormitory with Zhao Hanzhuo.

Chu Lingzhao kept thinking back to the conversation with An Ruolan just now, and the sense of disobedience that had been suppressed came to his mind again, suddenly, he stopped and ordered in a cold voice: "Aiqing will take someone to the imperial tomb immediately!" ”

……

At night, the door of the princess's dormitory, which had not been occupied for a long time, was pushed open with a creak, and Chu Lingzhao led Zhang De in, there was no light in the house, only Zhang De carried a fluttering lantern, the lantern light was dim and faint, and the cobwebs that spread out everywhere in the dormitory were quite terrifying and scary.

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, do you want to light the lamp? ”

Zhang Deyu asked hesitantly, and the whole person was in a tense state of mental tension.

Since An Ruoshang died in childbirth, no one has lived here, and it has always been regarded as an ominous place in the palace.

Chu Lingzhao didn't say a word, he watched slowly in the room with his hands in his hands, he was very unfamiliar with the furnishings here, he didn't know how the dignified woman had spent nearly three years here, and he didn't know how she had loved herself with patience and passion.

He raised his hand and twisted a finger of thick dust from the table, and the base of his tongue was a little bitter.

Zhao Hanzhuo went to the imperial mausoleum to see it, An Ruosheng's coffin was empty, as if he had known that someone would dig up the tomb and dig up the coffin, and a letter was placed in the coffin.

Chu Lingzhao had already opened the letter in the imperial study just now, and it was written in a beautiful font on the letter, from a woman's hand, and the content was very simple, with only one sentence: Your Majesty, when you see this letter, it means that we will meet again soon!

An Wuwu is really dead, but An Ruoshang is still alive, even the child in her womb is still alive.

"Your Majesty, this place is strangely cold, the old slave is going to get you a cloak?"

Zhang De asked tentatively, goosebumps all over his body rose, he really didn't want to stay in this ghost place, Chu Lingzhao still didn't speak, and suddenly let out a chuckle for a long time, so startled that Zhang De almost jumped up.

Your Majesty Mo ...... Isn't Mo possessed by a ghost?

"Queen, I didn't expect you to be the chess player behind this!"

Zhang De: "......"

Your Majesty, who are you talking to? Can you not scare the old slave so much? The old slave has always been loyal, and he wants to live for two more years!

Plug the north border pass.

As the first morning light pierced through the clouds and spilled over the earth, the heavy gates slowly opened with a dull sound, and a four-horse carriage slowly drove in.

The carriage is very gorgeous, the wheels are hung with bronze bells with very national characteristics, and the carriage makes a calm and powerful sound as it walks, like some kind of pious road guide prayer, and the roof and windows are decorated with colorful cloth, which is very eye-catching both from a distance and up close.

The back of the carriage was protected by eight cavalrymen, who were equipped with a full moon scimitar and the handle of the knife was inlaid with colorful agate stones, which reflected a beautiful light and weakened the rough bandit spirit of the Hu people.

After that, there were twelve Hu warriors who were as tall as oxen, the weather was very hot, they only wrapped a coarse cloth around their waists to cover the key parts, and they showed their strong and powerful waists in the open, and it was still early in the morning, and their bodies were covered with shiny sweat, full of wildness.

After the entire envoy team entered, the city gate was closed heavily, the carriage stopped, Chu Huai'an stepped forward lightly on the horse's belly, and said loudly in the morning light: "On behalf of the Son of Heaven and the people of Yuanzhao, Benhou welcomes the king and the princess to come here to make peace!" ”