693

After a thunderstorm, a butterfly that was hiding under the leaves of a tree to take shelter from the rain flew out, flapping its wings and lingering among the flowers.

It was so quiet all around, as if time had stood still. The butterfly also seemed to be puzzled, and could not bear the dullness of this place, and flew away, until it flew over the palace wall to the outside of the palace.

Invisible pressure enveloped the front and back harems, and the palace people everywhere in the forbidden palace shrunk their shoulders and lowered their heads, as if they had committed a great sin.

Many people fell ill, the crown prince, the crown princess, the queen, and even the emperor.

So no one ever asked about the third prince anymore, only the palace people who brought him food every day remembered that there was such a master in the palace.

The queen was dizzy and heartbroken, and the death of the second prince hit her too hard.

She didn't even have the courage to look at her youngest son's body, she was afraid that she would go crazy.

At the beginning, Liu Guiren became crazy because the child in his womb died, and he was just a fetus that had not seen the light of day.

But her son Uyoshi is already a lively, heroic and powerful young man! He was supposed to live a rich and carefree life, and in the future he would be crowned a prince, have his own fiefdom, and marry a wife and concubine, and have children and daughters.

But all of this was ruthlessly slashed by the blade of the sword and came to an abrupt end.

On the third day of the second prince's suicide, the emperor personally came to Fengyi Palace to visit the queen.

At this time, the queen no longer had the extreme madness she had at the beginning, and she closed her eyes tightly and refused to look at the emperor.

"I know that you are sad, and I also know that you hate me, but unfortunately there is no regret medicine in the world, the big mistake has been made, and I also regret not being at the beginning." The emperor stood beside the bed, looked at the queen and said, "I have sent someone to investigate this matter thoroughly, and I will definitely find out about it." But no matter what, Uyoshi will not come back from the dead, he is also my son, and I don't feel good. ”

Although the queen's eyes were tightly closed, tears still flowed down the corners of her eyes. But he refused to open his eyes to the emperor from beginning to end.

She can no longer force herself to pretend to the emperor as before, she seems to have been stripped of all her strength, and acting is very energy-consuming.

The emperor sighed helplessly, he has aged a lot in the past three days, and he often has a sense of powerlessness.

The palace maid came to serve tea, but the emperor didn't drink it. He wanted to say something more, but looking at the queen's appearance, he obviously didn't want to listen to himself.

Uji's temperament is too strong, too rigid and easy to break, the emperor can be regarded as having seen it.

The emperor finally left, and the queen did not say anything to stay.

They were supposed to be the closest people, but now the gap between them is too deep to bridge.

Whoever came to visit the queen was turned away, and the queen turned Fengyi Palace into a cage and locked herself inside.

Lord Duanmin was with her, but she couldn't say a word of comfort.

No one can forcibly comfort a heartbroken mother who has just lost her son, because the grief is too great to be resolved in words.

After another two days, the county lord of Duanmin couldn't hold it anymore, so he went back to his dormitory for the time being and rested for a while.

Bai Lu cautiously walked to the queen's bedside and said in a low voice, "Niangniang, Miss Yu Shan asks to see." I said you didn't see anyone, but she begged bitterly. ”

"Let her in." The queen had not spoken for a long time, and her voice had become hoarse.

Bai Lu then went out to call Yu Shan in, which was the first outsider the queen saw besides the emperor.

Yu Shan walked in with Bai Lu, and as soon as she saw the queen, she immediately knelt down.

"Queen Mother, please condemn me." Yu Shan pleaded: "The cause of the incident is all me, if it weren't for my random idea, the second prince would not have gone to Tanzhou, and there would have been no follow-up." ”

"I can't blame you for this, I was willing to do it at the beginning. If there is responsibility, the greatest responsibility lies with me. The queen said with a blank expression.

These days, she blames herself all the time, as a mother, she should take care of and protect her children, she is the mother of a country, but she can't even do this.

"Niangniang is really generous-hearted, it really makes me ashamed." Yu Shan said with a face full of shame.

"Do you know who's behind this?" The queen finally turned her gaze and stayed on Yu Shan's face.

"I don't know the whole story, so I can't jump to conclusions. But I think Concubine Zeng Li is very suspicious," Although she knew that there were no outsiders here, Yu Shan couldn't help lowering her voice: "In the past few days, I heard that the second prince took the initiative to ask the emperor and did not agree, but then suddenly allowed it again, in fact, it was Concubine Zeng Li who said good things in front of the emperor for the second prince." If the queen doesn't believe it, she can order someone to investigate. ”

"Concubine Zeng Li? Why would she intercede on Jill's behalf? The queen frowned.

"If the second prince sends troops to suppress the bandits, it will be harmful to her. Not only did she not block it, but she also pushed it, which means that she has made up her mind and will not let this matter hinder her interests. Yu Shan analyzed in detail.

"Someone has told me before that if something happens to see who is most beneficial after it happens, then she is probably behind it." The queen said bitterly: "Jill has been framed, and the original credit has become a crime. He will lose the emperor's favor even with me and the crown prince, so that Concubine Zeng Li can even take the throne with her favor. ”

"Yes, it's a pity that she ignored one point," Yu Shan said, "She should be ready how to confirm the charges of the second prince." It's just that she didn't expect the second prince to be so strong that he killed himself to prove his innocence. ”

"You mean Jill died right?" The queen looked at Yu Shan coldly and said, "It's not true, Jill didn't do those things, of course she will find out." ”

"The queen still thinks of her too much, as long as the second prince is locked up, they can naturally do it, don't forget Xu Zhixi at the beginning." Yu Shan reminded.

"Yes! They're going to make Jill look like they're committing suicide in fear of sin. The queen said bitterly.

"Mother, I know you're heartbroken right now, but don't be discouraged. Now that we have come this far, either the east wind overpowers the west wind, or the west wind overpowers the east wind. We have no way back. Yu Shan said: "Concubine Zeng Li doesn't know who to plot against next, as long as her goal is not achieved, we will never have peace." ”

"Yes, my son can't die in vain. It's a big deal! Do you have a plan? "The queen said categorically, she has never been so ruthless.

"Of course, there is a strategy, but not now, we have to wait for the right opportunity." Yu Shan said firmly: "Please take care of your body, no matter what, we must not admit defeat before we win." ”

n.