Chapter 256: The True Cause of the First Empress's Death
Just when Tongxi said, "Isn't this the same as the queen's mother?" Zhao Yao's first reaction was that Empress Xian did not really die of illness, but could have been killed by Empress Xie. However, he soon felt that his idea was too terrifying, but after hearing the real cause of the princess's death, Zhao Yao felt that his previous terrifying guess might be right.
Liang Zhaoyi was frightened by Zhao Yao's words, and she hurriedly denied it: "Impossible." ”
"Mother, nothing is impossible." The more Zhao Yao thought about it, the more he felt that his guess might be right, "Mother, think about it carefully, when the first queen died of illness, was the queen already in time?" ”
Liang Zhaoyi thought about it carefully, and then his face changed drastically.
"Yes, before the first queen died of illness, the queen mother and the queen were very grand. On the one hand, it is because the queen is the concubine of the Zhenguo Mansion, and on the other hand, it is said that it is for the queen mother. ”
Zhao Yao continued to ask: "Could it be that not long after the queen's mother and Xuan, the first queen died of illness?" ”
"No, the first queen died of illness at the end of the year when the queen mother and Lu died." Liang Zhaoyi tried to recall the events of the year, "By the way, I remember that the queen mother and the queen, the first queen's illness suddenly improved, at that time, everyone said that it was because the queen mother and the queen were happy, and the emperor also rewarded the queen mother with a lot of things." ”
She also said: "At that time, everyone praised the queen's mother, saying that her courtesy washed away the sickness of the first queen. ”
Zhao Yao exclaimed: "There is such a thing? ”
Liang Zhaoyi nodded, and her tone was very affirmative: "I'm not mistaken. At that time, the first queen's condition improved, and we also went to Changle Palace to visit her, her complexion improved a lot, and talked to us for a while, so that we should not worry about her. Before the queen's ceremony, the queen was very sick, and the doctor said that the queen couldn't last long, at most for a month, but after the queen's ceremony, the queen's body suddenly began to improve. ”
Zhao Yao asked again: "How long did the first queen's improvement last?" ”
"It seems to be more than a month, I remember that at that time, the first queen was much better, and the imperial doctor said that if it kept like this, it wouldn't be long before the first queen could get out of bed, but then the first queen suffered from the wind and cold, and she couldn't afford to get sick, no matter what the doctor did, it didn't improve." Liang Zhaoyi recalled, "At that time, the queen also specially prayed for the first queen and went to Huguo Temple to chant for the first queen, but unfortunately the first queen's condition still did not improve at all, but became more and more serious." ”
"Didn't the imperial doctors find out that the first queen was poisoned?" Zhao Yao guessed in his heart that the first queen might have been given chronic poison by the queen's mother. This kind of chronic poison will not kill the first queen immediately, but it will eat away at the health of the first queen little by little, so that the first queen's body will gradually become weak, and finally die of illness.
Liang Zhaoyi shook his head and said: "No, the emperor also doubted whether the first queen was poisoned, and specially instructed the imperial doctors to carefully diagnose the pulse of the first queen, but the imperial doctors did not poison the first queen." ”
"What about the miracle doctor in the Zhenguo Mansion, did my father ask him to diagnose the pulse of the first queen?"
"Yes, the divine doctor of the Zhenguo Mansion did not diagnose the poisoning of the first queen." When the first empress was seriously ill, the emperor attached great importance to it, and the concubines were also very concerned, so Liang Zhaoyi remembered this matter very clearly. "The divine doctor said that the first queen was tired, and the first queen was sick and did not recuperate well, so the first queen's body was so weak."
Zhao Yao thought to himself: It is possible that the queen mother at that time bought the divine doctor of the Zhenguo Mansion, and it is even possible to get chronic poison from the divine doctor.
Liang Zhaoyi saw what Zhao Yao was thinking, and said: "Impossible, if the divine doctor is really bought by the queen's mother, with the queen's mother's temperament, it is impossible to keep the divine doctor, but the divine doctor has been working well in the Zhenguo Mansion." ”
He also said: "The first queen is gentle and kind, and she is very good to everyone. I heard that it was the queen who saved the divine doctor, and then the divine doctor was willing to enter the Zhenguo Mansion, and it was impossible for the divine doctor to be bought by the queen. ”
Zhao Yao was surprised: "It turns out that the divine doctor was brought into the Zhenguo Mansion by the first queen." ”
"That's right, the divine doctor of the Zhenguo Mansion has superb medical skills, if the first queen was poisoned, he couldn't find out." Liang Zhaoyi said, "It is impossible for the first queen to be killed by the queen's mother. ”
After listening to Liang Zhaoyi's words, it seemed impossible for the first queen to be killed by the queen's mother, but Zhao Yao still felt that it was the queen's mother who killed the first queen.
"Mother, with the queen's mother's temperament, how can she allow the first queen to be a concubine to be the queen, and this queen originally belonged to the queen's mother, but because she was too young to marry her father, the Xie family let the first queen marry her father for her."
"If my father didn't ascend the throne and become the emperor in the end, the queen might not mind the fact that the first queen replaced her to marry her father, but my father became the emperor, and the first queen and mother of the world, do you think the queen will be willing?"
Liang Zhaoyi, who asked Zhao Yao's question, was stunned. Although Queen Xie has been elegant and dignified over the years, she hates that others compare her with the former queen. At first, Queen Xie would pretend not to care, but in recent years, Queen Xie no longer seems to hide this.
"For the queen, all the dignity and glory and wealth that the former queen has are hers. If the first queen doesn't die, she will marry someone else, how can she allow her status to be lower than the first queen, especially since the queen's position was originally hers. ”
He continued: "Only when the first empress dies can she marry her father and regain the position of empress that originally belonged to her, so she will let the first empress die after her death. ”
Zhao Yao's analysis was very correct, and after Liang Zhaoyi heard it, she once again showed a shocked expression on her face.
"After the first queen died of illness, the queen mother became the queen as she wished." Zhao Yao said, twisting his eyebrows, "However, I don't know what means the queen used to kill the first queen." ”
Liang Zhaoyi's heart sank suddenly, and he asked Zhao Yao with a heavy face: "Do you really think that the queen mother killed the first queen?" ”
Zhao Yao nodded vigorously and said, "Well, I think nine times out of ten." ”
Liang Zhaoyi gasped in shock, she said in disbelief: "How old was the queen mother at that time, and she was ......"
"If I'm not mistaken, it's very likely that the queen will poison the queen when her father is the crown prince."
"Why do you think so?"
"The emperor's grandfather established the Great Zhou, his father was named the crown prince, and the first queen was also canonized as the crown princess at that time." Zhao Yao said, "At that time, the emperor's grandfather only had one son, the father, the prince, will definitely become the emperor in the future, and the crown princess will also become the queen in the future, how can the queen mother allow the first queen to be the queen all the time?" ”
"I'm afraid that from that time, the queen mother made up her mind to get rid of the first queen, but she was still very young at that time, and there were still a few years before Ji Lu. If the first queen died before her and Xu, then she would not be able to be the queen, so she did not get rid of the first queen immediately, but let the first queen live until she was in time. After she arrived, she couldn't wait for the life of the first queen. ”
"When the emperor was still the crown prince, the queen mother was a child, how could she be so vicious?"
"Mother, do you think that the Duchess of Zhenguo at that time would let a concubine mother serve the world? Will a concubine step on the head of their mother and daughter? "Zhao Yao thought to himself, isn't it all written like this in the book, my mother is very bad to my concubine, and I can't see that my concubine is better off than my concubine." I think that the murderer who killed the former queen back then, as well as the Duchess of Zhenguo, is very likely to be the poison found by the Duchess of Zhenguo, and then let the former queen eat it unknowingly. ”
Liang Zhaoyi felt that what his son said was right, and sighed lightly and said, "If it is the old Zhenguo Duchess, it is not impossible. ”
The current Zhenguo Gong is the elder brother of Empress Xie. The Duchess of Zhenguo is the sister-in-law of Empress Xie.
The Duchess of Lao Zhenguo died of illness in the third year after the emperor's accession to the throne. Lao Zhen Guogong died of illness two years before Empress Xie and Lu.
"Therefore, nine times out of ten, the first queen was killed by the queen's mother." Zhao Yao said, "It's like the princess may have been killed by her sister-in-law." ”
"Alas......" Liang Zhaoyi let out a heavy sigh.
"However, the matter of killing the first queen, the Duchess of Zhenguo and the queen mother should have done very secretly, so that people can't detect it." Zhao Yao scratched his head and said, "I'm afraid that the people who knew about this matter back then were all eliminated by the Duchess of Lao Zhenguo, but now, I'm afraid there will be no evidence at all." ”
Liang Zhaoyi remembered that when she first entered the palace, the first queen took care of her. Thinking of the former queen's tenderness to all the harem concubines, she was sad and angry in her heart.
"The first queen is such a gentle and kind person, but because of ......" She clenched her hands into fists, and there was an angry look on her face.
"Mother, in these families, isn't it normal for you to harm me and me to hurt you, although this is not right." Zhao Yao saw Liang Zhaoyi's angry face, afraid that she would impulsively run to tell the emperor about this matter, so he hurriedly persuaded him, "Mother, this is just our speculation, we have no evidence, you must not impulsively run to tell your father that the first queen was killed by the queen's mother." ”
When Liang Zhaoyi heard this, her clenched fist was released, and the angry look on her face was replaced by helplessness.
"I'm not going to tell your father about it impulsively."
Seeing that Liang Zhaoyi returned to normal, Zhao Yao breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
"That's good."
"I won't tell the emperor about this matter for the time being, but this matter can't be counted like this." Thinking that such a gentle and kind Empress Xian died unexpectedly, Liang Zhaoyi was furious and said, "We must investigate this matter clearly." ”
"How?" Zhao Yao asked blankly, "The Duchess of Lao Zhenguo will definitely not leave a disaster for the queen mother, before she dies, she must have known all the hidden dangers for the queen mother, and there will be no trace left." ”
"That's what I said, but we still have to investigate, and the queen will be fair."
It was the first time for Zhao Yao to see Liang Zhaoyi so indignant, and he felt very surprised. You must know that Liang Zhaoyi's temper is very gentle, and in Zhao Yao's impression, she has never been angry.
"Mother, do you like the first queen very much?"
"Everyone likes the first queen, and the first queen takes good care of us." Liang Zhaoyi said, "The first queen is the best person in the world. ”
Zhao Yao hadn't met Empress Xian, so he didn't have any feelings for her. After guessing the real cause of her death, he felt sorry for her and felt sorry for her, but he was not as angry as Liang Zhaoyi.
"Mother, do you want to avenge the former queen?"
"No, I just want to give the queen justice." Liang Zhaoyi's eyes flashed with coldness, "Let the queen get the punishment she deserves." ”
"Mother, what do you want to do?"
"Let your second uncle investigate what happened back then."
"The second uncle doesn't have the ability to investigate the affairs of the Zhenguo Mansion, and if the second uncle really investigates the affairs of the Zhenguo Mansion, it will definitely be dangerous." Zhao Yao didn't approve of letting Liang Run investigate, he thought for a while and said, "I'd better ask the second uncle to help investigate." ”
Liang Zhaoyi didn't want to trouble He Lianfang, but she knew in her heart that Liang Run couldn't find out, and she couldn't find out about the Zhenguo Mansion.
"Then ask your second uncle to help investigate." With He Lianfang's methods, maybe he can really find out something.
"Father really doesn't have the slightest suspicion about the death of the former empress?"
"The emperor had suspicions and sent someone to investigate, but nothing unusual was found."
"None of the father's people have found anything abnormal, which means that the old Duchess of Zhenguo has destroyed all the evidence or clues, and the second uncle is afraid that he will not be able to find anything." Zhao Yao looked at Liang Zhaoyi and said, "Mother, you'd better not have expectations. ”
Liang Zhaoyi nodded solemnly and said, "I know." ”
Zhao Yao saw that Liang Zhaoyi's face was still ugly, and he felt a little uneasy, and asked again: "Mother, are you really okay?" ”
"No problem." Liang Zhaoyi smiled at Zhao Yao soothingly, "Don't worry, I won't do things impulsively." ”
"Okay, then I won't worry about it."
Liang Zhaoyi raised his hand and gently knocked Zhao Yao's head: "It's not too early, you should go and rest." ”
"Then I'll go rest." Zhao Yao smiled brightly at Liang Zhaoyi, "Mother, you should also rest early." ”
Looking at the bright smile on her son's face, Liang Zhaoyi's heart softened, and her eyes softened: "Okay." ”
Zhao Yao waved his hand at Liang Zhaoyi, and immediately returned to his room, where he saw Laiyi leaning on Xiao Jin's body and sleeping. His heart moved, and he immediately had an idea.
"Wake up."
Laiyi, who was dreaming, was woken up by Zhao Yao, and glared at him very dissatisfied: [Yaoyao, you'd better have something. 】
Zhao Yao reached out and touched Laiyi's little head, and said to it with a smile: "I have something very important to tell you." ”
Lai One: [You say.] 】
"Do you know that parrot in Zhaoyang Palace?" There is a white parrot under the corridor of Zhaoyang Palace, which is very precious. I heard that it was a foreign parrot.
[You mean that bad parrot?] Of course, they know about the white parrots of Zhaoyang Palace. They used to fly to the parrot to play, but the parrot was very arrogant, looked down on the sparrows, and said that they were not qualified to talk to it.
Hearing the dissatisfaction in his tone, Zhao Yao asked suspiciously, "Do you have a grudge against it?" ”
[There is a hatred, there is a very big hatred ......] Next, I will complain to Zhao Yao about how annoying the white parrot is.
After Zhao Yao listened: "......" didn't expect the white parrot in Zhaoyang Palace to be so annoying.
[Yaoyao, are you looking for that bad parrot? 】
"Forget it, don't look for it, come and send your sparrows to squat in Zhaoyang Palace......" Zhao Yao leaned into Laiyi's ear and whispered something to it.
[Although we hate that obscure white parrot very much, but for the sake of Yaoyao, we are still willing to go to Zhaoyang Palace to squat. 】
Zhao Yao lowered his head and kissed Laiyi's little head.
"Then I'll bother you."
Laiyi raised his wings and patted his chest, saying, "Leave it to us. After saying that, Laiyi flew out to arrange this matter.
Xiao Jin said: [I also went to Zhaoyang Palace to squat. 】
Zhao Yao gently touched the feathers on Xiao Jin's back and said with a smile: "You can't do it, you are too eye-catching, you will definitely be discovered if you go to Zhaoyang Palace." ”
Xiao Jin looked at Zhao Yao unhappily.
"You have other things to do, and you will help me deliver a letter to my second uncle later."
Hearing Zhao Yao say this, Xiao Jin was happy.
Zhao Yao couldn't leave the palace for the time being, so he wrote to contact He Lianfang every day, and the messenger was of course Xiaojin.
He Lianfang was sitting at the table and was reading a book, when she suddenly heard a sound, and then saw Xiao Jin swaggering in front of him.
Kim took the initiative to lift its right leg, which had a letter strapped to it.
He Lianfang smiled slightly, and immediately reached out to untie the letter on Xiao Jin's right leg, and then gently touched Xiao Jin's little head.
When he finished reading the letter sent by Zhao Yao, he couldn't help but show a look of surprise on his face.
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