"When someone first mentioned the selection of a successor to the crown prince, it was about eight years ago." The Empress Dowager began to tell the story of that year. "Although the eldest prince Xuanye is the eldest son of the monarch, he is not a descendant, so if the first successor to the crown prince's throne is concerned, it should be the second prince Xuanyi from the queen......"

At that time, the position of the crown prince was vacant, and many officials in the court urged the monarch to determine the candidate for the crown prince as soon as possible.

There is actually a reason why the monarch has not decided on the candidate for the crown prince for a long time.

The monarch's preferred candidate for the crown prince is the second prince Nangong Xuanyi, and most of the officials and ministers expressed their support for the eldest prince Nangong Xuanye to ascend to the throne.

The second prince Xuanyi is talented and intelligent, and often has his own unique views on court affairs, and it is also natural for him to ascend to the position of the crown prince.

But the officials thought ...... The eldest prince is the eldest son of the monarch, and he is more suitable to serve as the crown prince than the second prince in terms of age and experience.

Although the monarch is the lord of a country, the candidate for the crown prince cannot be determined by his own will, and he must conform to the will of the officials and the people.

In desperation, the monarch had to negotiate with the officials and ministers many times, and the selection of the crown prince was delayed again and again.

The monarch and officials were fighting wits and courage over there, and the second prince and the eldest prince were in another scene.

The second prince is actually not interested in the position of the crown prince at all, and he just wants to be an idle prince in the future, ignoring the political affairs of the court, and he does not have to cheat me, and he is happy to be at ease.

The eldest prince attached too much importance to the position of the crown prince, and did not see the true thoughts of the second prince, and thought that the second prince wanted to compete with him for the position of the crown prince, so he targeted the second prince everywhere.

Finally, the reason of the eldest prince was gradually devoured by his strong desire for power, and he had murderous thoughts against the second prince.

When Gu Yanran heard this, she couldn't help but panic. "The prince wants to make a black hand on Xuanyi, is this the cause of Nangong Xuanyi's disappearance five years ago?"

The Empress Dowager bowed her head and continued to preach. "One day five years ago, the maid in my palace overheard the conversation between the crown prince Xuanye and his attendants, saying that he would lure Xuanyi out of the city that night and then take the opportunity to attack......"

The Empress Dowager has lived in the deep palace for a long time, and although she is recuperating in her old age, she also has more than a dozen dead soldiers who can be dispatched at any time.

After hearing that the eldest prince wanted to be unfavorable to the second prince, the queen mother didn't think much about it, and directly asked these dead soldiers to rush outside the city to save the second prince.

In the middle of the night that day, the eldest prince's men lured the second prince outside the city and killed the second prince.

The secret guards around the second prince protected each other with their lives, and the dead soldiers on the queen mother's side also arrived at the critical moment and fought to the death with the manpower of the eldest prince.

"And then?" Gu Yanran asked.

The Empress Dowager said. "Later, more than half of the prince's men and horses were killed and wounded, and Xuanyi's secret guards and the dead soldiers sent by the mourning family were almost all wiped out, leaving only one secret guard and one dead soldier to escape with Xuanyi."

Gu Yanran couldn't help but be stunned. "There are only two people left on Xuanyi's side, so how did he survive?"

"One life for another." The Empress Dowager paused before she said again. "That secret guard exchanged his life for Xuanyi's life."

"......" Gu Yanran was speechless.

The Empress Dowager told the process at that time. "Xuanyi and the three of them panicked and fled to a cliff, Xuanyi let the two escape, but the secret guard stunned Xuanyi, changed into Xuanyi's clothes, and entrusted Xuanyi to the dead man, not long after, the prince's men and horses rushed to the edge of the cliff, and what they saw was the scene where the secret guard wearing Xuanyi's clothes accidentally fell off the cliff."

Gu Yanran was anxious. "What about Xuanyi?"

"The fracture of the cliff should protrude from the mountain wall, looking down from the cliff, it is impossible to see the mountain wall under your feet, the dead man stabbed the mountain wall with a dagger, and just protected Xuan Yi and hung on the mountain wall for two whole hours, and then Xuan Yi woke up, and only then used his last strength to bring the dead man to the cliff."

"Whew......" Gu Yanran breathed a sigh of relief.

"The dead man first placed Xuan Yi in a hidden place, and after making sure that he was worry-free, he came back to return to the mourning family." The Empress Dowager smiled. "I once asked Xuan Yi if he wanted to help his family, but he said...... The prince has always been in the same vein as the mourning family, and he does not want the mourning family to worry about it. ”

Gu Yanran tilted her head. "Then, do you know the whereabouts of Xuan Yi in the past five years of disappearance?" It's about staying in Taoyuan Valley for five years.

"Yes." The Queen Mother bowed her head. "That child remembers the life-saving grace of the mourning family, and in the past five years, people will be sent to spread the word to the mourning family."

Gu Yanran suddenly felt a little congested. “…… Well. "Although it shouldn't be, I am so jealous that the Empress Dowager Jun can know about Nangong Xuanyi's unknown five years.

"There's something about you." The Queen Mother is a mysterious secret way.

"My business?" Gu Yanran was very curious. "What's the matter with me?"

The Empress Dowager gave an example. "For example, being loved at first sight by someone."

"......" Gu Yanran.

"Another example, inadvertently breaking into someone's boudoir but being suddenly hugged and making a fuss."

“……”

"Another example is something that always makes someone angry but doesn't know how to fix it."

“……”

"For example, I want to take advantage of the concubine selection banquet as an opportunity to let someone do his wife's thing."

Gu Yanran immediately covered her face. "Don't talk about it." This Nangong Xuanyi, how far did he reveal everything to the Empress Dowager? !

"Yanran." The Empress Dowager looked at Gu Yanran. "After all, the mourning family is a member of the Du clan, and they have an unavoidable responsibility for the entire Du family.

"Prince, you also have the blood of the Du family in your body, so you can't." Gu Yanran understood the embarrassment of the Queen Mother.

The Empress Dowager Jun held Gu Yanran's hand into her palm, and her tone was full of helplessness. "Meng Yao's matter, it is also the Du family who is sorry for you, but the mourning family must take care of the Du family, so ...... Yanran, are you willing to let Meng Yao go for the sake of the mourning family? ”

"Leave her alone, you can." Gu Yanran looked back at the Empress Dowager. "But the imperial grandmother, she didn't target me once or twice, I can ignore the old accounts before, and I can also let go of this matter, but if she designs it for me again in the future, do I still have to forgive this way?"

Gu Yanran is not the kind of person who doesn't know anything, it's just that some people can be spared, and some people can't.

"As long as you can let her go this time, the mourning family promises you that they will marry her away as soon as possible, and will not let her have any chance to trouble you again, how about it?"

"Okay." Gu Yanran agreed very happily. "Since the imperial grandmother said so, then Yanran will no longer worry about the past with Du Mengyao."

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