Chapter 200: Confusion (Part II)

As if hearing some absurd words, Sheng Xuanyuan was stunned for a moment, but his previous anger slowly faded, and he said unhurriedly: "Imperial grandmother, are you going to play dumb riddles with your grandson?" What post-mortem? Whose corpse was examined? He looked at the Queen Mother calmly, there was no trace of panic in his eyes, but he was very curious, as if he really didn't know.

"Ugh." The Queen Mother sighed lightly and said, "If your mother hadn't gone so early, your child wouldn't have been so thoughtful." What Concubine Chen did, the mourning family already knew. Today's fate is all her own fault. ”

These words immediately attracted Sheng Xuanyuan's attention, and he stared at the Queen Mother motionlessly, waiting for her next step. But the Queen Mother stopped talking, just rubbing the three-inch-long finger cuff on her hand back and forth.

The room was quiet again, except for the occasional sparks bursting out of the charcoal brazier, making a slight crackling sound. A vague stream of sandalwood wafts through the air, making people drowsy. A small incense burner happened to be placed next to the table where Sheng Xuanyuan was sitting, and the fragrance went straight to his nose. He waved his hand twice in annoyance, trying to shake away the greasy aroma, but in vain. waited patiently for a while, and seeing that the Queen Mother didn't mean to speak, he simply said: "The imperial grandmother must be tired." It's cold, your body is important, it's better to rest early. "After that, I got up and was about to leave.

The Queen Mother said again: "Don't you want to hear how the mourning family knows about this?" ”

Sheng Xuanyuan's body, which was already half up, paused slightly, as if he hesitated for a moment, and then said resolutely: "Sun Er is not interested in this kind of chasing after the wind and shadows. "It's about his deceased biological mother, how could he not want to know. But the Queen Mother obviously has something to say, and this trip to the troubled waters is still not good.

The Queen Mother thought that it would be enough to call the third prince to mention it briefly this time, but she didn't want her to be tempted in every way, but the third prince just refused to take over. How could he not guess the deep meaning of his words? It must have been deliberately evaded. The Queen Mother thought about it, and said with a smile: "It's all a family, why bother going around." Sit down, and listen to the mourners speak to you. ”

Sheng Xuanyuan had no choice but to sit back again.

I only heard the Queen Mother sigh sadly and said: "If it is in that ordinary people's house, it is a common thing for the ancestors and grandchildren to be homely." But on this day, the family will never be at ease...... Alas! Therefore, the mourning family can understand your scruples very much. Don't blame my old man for his troublesome words, now there are only you and the second child in the Sheng family's bloodline, and they really can't stand the toss. But the emperor insisted on going his own way, checking this today, checking that tomorrow, making it a chicken, flying and jumping. The mourning family is already at this age, how much more can they have? I only want the peace and stability of my Daxi Dynasty, and I will be satisfied. ”

Comparing hearts to hearts, what the Queen Mother said is also the truth. But her actions today hide her head and show her tail, which also makes people have to guard against it. Sheng Xuanyuan just nodded when he heard this, but he refused to agree with a word.

The Queen Mother said again: "Although there are various reasons for the death of the eldest prince and the fourth prince, in the final analysis, it is also caused by your father's refusal to establish a prince. Now that you and your second emperor brother are at peace, one is that he has a soft temperament, and he knows that his identity and qualifications cannot be compared with you, and your father has acquiesced to your status as the crown prince, so he has also broken off the idea of competing for the prince; Besides, you don't take him very seriously, and naturally you don't bother to compete with him. There is no need to elaborate on the current situation, everyone can see it clearly. But-" The Queen Mother suddenly changed her words, her cloudy old eyes suddenly brightened, and she stared at Sheng Xuanyuan sharply and said, "Do you think that in this way, the future throne is within reach?" ”

This question really couldn't be answered, so Sheng Xuanyuan simply kept silent.

The Queen Mother waited for a while and didn't respond, so she had to continue: "Think about it, if Dong Mingguang doesn't die and recruits everything, how should you deal with yourself?" How can you afford this crime of killing your brother? Don't forget, since your father can establish you, he will naturally depose you. ”

Sheng Xuanyuan hurriedly waved his hand and interjected: "Slow, you said that Dong Mingguang confessed?" Recruit what? What does this have to do with me? "At first he was pretending to be confused, but now he is really confused.

When the Queen Mother saw him react like this, she couldn't help but feel a little unhappy. This side has put his heart into this field, but there is a fool of himself. So he said coldly: "He spit out the truth after drinking, and accidentally said that he went away, so that the emperor learned that he had poisoned the four princes, and then he was escorted to the palace overnight." If it weren't for the mourning family's timely action, Yuan'er, you would be the one staying in that prison at the moment. ”

Dong Mingguang is actually related to the death of the fourth child? Sheng Xuanyuan became more and more suspicious. Obviously, Lin Zhilan was the one who gave Gu to detoxify herself, and she was forced to transfer this Gu to the fourth child due to the situation, which is why these things happened later, where was Dong Mingguang's gang mixed in? If you want to say that the reason why Lin Zhilan was Gu at that time, it was also to unravel the rare poison for the fourth child. If it weren't for her Gu, Sheng Xuanming's life would have been gone two years ago. Although it still hurt him in the end, it also made him live a few more years.

Almost in a flash of thought, Sheng Xuanyuan suddenly realized. Could it be ...... At that time, the strange poison in the fourth child was done by Dong Mingguang? He vaguely remembered that Dong Mingguang had a daughter who had entered the palace a few years ago, but there was no news later, so he thought that Concubine Nachen must have done something in it. Perhaps it was because of this that the Dong family and the Liu family became enemies. A few years ago, the Jiangnan Zhan family dared to confront the Liu family, but I am afraid that it was also because of Dong Mingguang's support behind his back. Thinking that Jiangnan Zhan's family was Lin Zhilan's husband's family, he felt a prickly discomfort in his heart.

The Queen Mother only thought that he was secretly sighing, and comforted with a smile: "Don't worry, the mourning family has been cleaned up, and no one can find out." She stretched out her hand and gently patted Sheng Xuanyuan's shoulder and said, "There are still a few things that are in the way, and it will be a trouble to keep them, and the mourning family will get rid of them for you, you just have to sit back and relax." ”

Sheng Xuanyuan Huo stood up and said: "The emperor's grandmother's kindness and grandson have understood it, but this crime of murdering his own brother is not bearable and should not be borne by the grandson." What Dong Mingguang did has nothing to do with me, I'm just afraid that you killed the wrong person. And the grandson didn't do anything that shouldn't be done, let alone involve others. "He only said that no one knew about the Gu, and he didn't have any evidence, as long as he didn't admit it, the Queen Mother couldn't take him.

"Oh, really?" The Queen Mother also leaned on the chair and slowly got up, and her old face was a little terrifying reflected in the slightly swaying firelight. "Are you still thinking about that witch of Lin Mubai's family?"