Zhao Yao had a calm face and did not speak.

He Lianfang knew that Pan Cairen was a very important elder of Zhao Yao, and her death was a very heavy blow to Zhao Yao. Seeing that Zhao Yao had a cold face and didn't speak, he didn't speak for the time being.

Zhao Yao was silent for a long time before speaking: "The third concubine is from a humble background, has an average appearance, and is timid, and the slightest disturbance can scare her half to death." After she entered the palace, she was only favored by her father once, and then she was thrown by her father in the side hall of Kunde Hall and left to fend for herself. "There are many unfavored concubines like Pan Cairen, there are many harems." Fortunately, she met her mother, and with her mother protecting her, her life in the palace was not bad. Later, when my mother gave birth to me, she threw herself on me and treated me as if I were her own child. Before I left the capital, she was very reluctant and often hid in the quilt alone and cried. After I left, my mother said that her eyes were swollen from crying......" Speaking of this, Zhao Yao's eyes turned red and his tone became choked.

He Lianfang did not interrupt Zhao Yao and listened to him quietly.

"If the concubines in the harem don't have hope, the whole person will become a tree, and then it won't be long before they die quietly in the palace. I am the hope of her life for the third concubine, I told her before I left, let her live well in the palace, and when she is old in the future, I will take her and the concubine to live in my palace, and I will give her a pension and send her to the end. When she heard this, she laughed and cried at the same time. Zhao Yao will always remember her touched and excited expression when he said this to Pan Cairen. She treats me as her own, and I treat her like a mother. When I was a child, I always felt that I was very happy, because I had three concubines, and they all loved me very much, especially the third concubine......" Speaking of this, Zhao Yao was already full of tears.

He continued: "A few days ago, my mother wrote to me, saying that the third mother had been nagging me, always worried that I would not eat, drink or sleep well in Lingnan, and that I would suffer hardships and be wronged in Lingnan. "In fact, compared to Concubine Liang, Pan Cairen dotes on Zhao Yao even more." I killed the third concubine. ”

He Lianfang saw Zhao Yao's face full of self-blame, and comforted him gently: "Pan Cairen hanged himself, it has nothing to do with you." ”

"Second uncle, do you really think that the third concubine committed suicide?" Zhao Yao didn't believe it, "She is still waiting for me to return to Beijing, waiting to see me become her own son, waiting for me to take her out of the palace in the future, how could she hang herself?" ”

He Lianfang pointed to the secret letter placed on the table, and said in a calm tone: "Sun Kui will not make a mistake. ”

"Yes, the third concubine hanged herself, but she was forced." Zhao Yao's eyes turned scarlet, and her tone was full of anger, "If someone hadn't forced her, she would never have hanged herself." ”

"You suspect King Dai or King Jing, but do you have any evidence?" He Lianfang said, "Even if they really did it, what can you do?" Now set off for Beijing and seek revenge on them? ”

Zhao Yao said angrily: "It's okay. ”

"How are you going to get revenge on them?" He Lianfang raised the corners of her mouth and said mockingly, "Go back to Beijing directly to slash them and comfort your third concubine in the spirit of the sky?" ”

"They killed my third concubine, shouldn't I kill them to avenge the third concubine?"

Seeing Zhao Yao's angry look, He Lianfang was not angry, and said indifferently: "If you want to go back to Beijing and kill King Dai and King Jing, you can set off now, I won't stop you." ”

When Zhao Yao heard this, he was stunned at first, and then looked at He Lianfang in disbelief: "Second uncle, you really don't stop me?" ”

"Pan Cairen is like your mother, the revenge of killing your mother is not shared, you want to go back to Beijing to take revenge is what a son of man should do, why should I stop you?" He Lianfang asked rhetorically, "Even if I stop you, can I stop you?" ”

Zhao Yao's originally angry mood became calmer because of He Lianfang's words.

"Second uncle, you are really a master of yin and yang." Fang Cai He Lianfang's words were full of yin and yang.

"Why aren't you leaving?" He Lianfang urged, "Hurry up now, so that you can kill King Dai and King Jing on the Shangyuan Festival, and avenge your third concubine." ”

As soon as Zhao Yao wanted to say something, he heard He Lianfang continue: "On the Shangyuan Festival next year, I will send someone to sweep your tomb." ”

"......" The corners of Zhao Yao's mouth twitched fiercely, in terms of yin and yang weird kung fu, there is absolutely no one in this world who can compare to the second uncle, "Second uncle, then I really thank you." ”

"What are you still sitting there for?" He Lianfang urged Zhao Yao again, "Go back to Beijing as soon as possible and avenge your third concubine as soon as possible." ”

Obviously, He Lianfang's tone was very flat, but it made Zhao Yao's scalp tingle when he heard it.

"Second uncle, I'm not going back to the capital, please don't be weird anymore."

"You are a filial son, how can you not go back to avenge your third concubine?" He Lianfang picked up the teacup and drank the tea slowly, "I advise you to go back quickly." ”

Zhao Yao sighed helplessly in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He said with a straight face: "I will return to the capital at this time, and I will be in the arms of the king on behalf of them." Besides, even if I return to the capital, there is no way to kill them. ”

"Aren't you quite capable, how can you have no way to replace them with a blade." He Lianfang said with a smile, "I believe you have the ability to kill them." ”

Zhao Yao: "......" He quickly admitted his mistake, otherwise He Lianfang's yin and yang weirdness would not stop. "Second uncle, I was wrong, you can spare me."

Hearing Zhao Yao's plea for mercy, He Lianfang put away her cynicism.

"Looks like you're still a bit brainy." He was really worried just now that Xiao Shi would run back to the capital regardless of it.

"Second uncle, the third concubine was forced to death by the acting king, it's normal for me to get angry and lose my mind, okay?" Zhao Yao defended himself a little.

"A Pan Cairen will make you lose your cool, you really can't hold your breath." He Lianfang knew that Zhao Yao respected Pan Cairen, but he saw that Zhao Yao lost his usual reason because of Pan Cairen's death, which made him a little angry. "Pan Cairen's death is more important than your life, and it is worth your return to the capital to die?"

"Second uncle, you can't say that." Zhao Yao smiled bitterly and said, "Besides, didn't I go back to the capital?" ”

He Lianfang glanced at Zhao Yao and said angrily: "If I am not there, you are already on the way back to the capital now." ”

"No, even if I lose my cool for a while, I will quickly come back to my senses." Zhao Yao said with a serious face, "If I really return to the capital impulsively, there are only two things waiting for me." One obediently agreed to cooperate with them, and the other died in the capital. ”

"Since you don't plan to go back to the capital to slash the enemy, what are you going to do next?" He Lianfang asked, "When nothing happens, or secretly take revenge?" ”

"They've bullied me, how can I act like nothing has happened." When Zhao Yao said this, his expression became ruthless, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I will remember this revenge for the time being, and I will definitely avenge it in the future." ”

"And what are you going to do now?"

"Naturally, I won't let them have a good time." Zhao Yao laughed fiercely, "Although I am not favored, it does not mean that I am a soft persimmon." ”

He Lianfang asked with interest, "How are you going to deal with them?" ”

"Although the culprit is the acting king or the king of Jing, it must be the queen or the concubine Rong who forced the third concubine to death in the palace." Zhao Yao's fingers tapped lightly on the tabletop, "Then deal with the queen first." ”

"Queen?" He Lianfang raised her eyebrows in some surprise, and immediately asked puzzledly, "Why don't you deal with Concubine Rong first?" ”

Zhao Yao suddenly smiled maliciously: "Second uncle, if the queen is deposed, King Jing's sister-in-law will become a concubine." For a long time, King Jing has relied on his identity as a concubine to gain a lot of support in the court, among literati and students, and among the people. If he doesn't have the identity of a son-in-law, then his only advantage is lost, how can he be proud? ”

He Lianfang instantly understood the true purpose of Zhao Yao's move: "In addition to making King Jing lose his status as a concubine, your biggest purpose is to make the eldest son of King Dai, an advantage, and let him and King Jing eat dogs." ”

"That's right." Zhao Yao smiled meaningfully, "There is no sister-in-law, everyone is the same, and no one is more noble than whom." When the fourth brother grabs the throne, no one will make irresponsible remarks. ”

"You are really a good brother, so for the sake of the King of Chu." He Lianfang sneered, "Aren't you afraid that after Empress Xie is deposed, your good father will make Concubine Rong Guifei the queen?" Don't forget, Concubine Rong wants to be the queen, and the acting king also wants to become the crown prince openly. ”

"Second uncle, do you think that the father emperor will canonize Concubine Rong as the queen?"

He Lianfang: "Concubine Rong and your father have been childhood sweethearts since childhood, if it weren't for the Xie family's intervention back then, your father should have married Concubine Rong as his wife." ”

"For this reason, do you think that my father will canonize Concubine Rong as the queen?"

"The acting king is the eldest son of your father, and he has made many military achievements. For the sake of the acting king's face, your father should make Concubine Rong the queen. He Lianfang said again, "The most important point is that Concubine Rong is a member of your father's imperial mother's family. The people of your father's mother's family are left with the Xuanping Marquis Mansion and Rong Guifei. ”

"My father will not make Concubine Rong the queen."

Hearing what Zhao Yao said so categorically, He Lianfang quipped: "What, do you think that your father loves your mother and will make your mother the queen in the future?" ”

"This is even more impossible, my father will never make my mother the queen."

"Then who do you think your father will appoint as the queen, Concubine Li?" If Concubine Ying has no heirs, it is impossible to become a queen.

Zhao Yao: "My father will not make a queen again." ”

This answer was something He Lianfang didn't expect, "The harem can't be without a queen, even if your father doesn't want to make another queen, the ministers won't agree." Moreover, the role of the rear position is very large, and it can contain the front and harem. ”

"Second uncle, do you think my father will ignore the protests of the ministers?" Among the emperor's group of sons, it was Zhao Yao who really understood him, "Just like you said, the back position is very important, so my father will let it be empty." ”

After hearing this, He Lianfang understood the meaning of Zhao Yao's words.

"Are you going to deal with the queen with the matter of the first queen?"

Zhao Yao nodded: "Yes, the death of the first queen was done by the queen, and if this incident is exposed, the queen will be abolished." ”

"You have no evidence that the first queen was killed by the queen." Many years ago, Zhao Yao asked He Lianfang to send someone to investigate the death of the first queen, but the old Duchess of Zhenguo was too powerful to leave any evidence, not even a trace.

Zhao Yao has no evidence, but he has a way to get Empress Xie to admit it herself.

"I can first spread the news that the queen killed the first queen all over the capital, second uncle, do you think the queen can still sit still when she hears such rumors?"

"It's just a rumor, there is no evidence, the queen will not admit it." No matter how stupid the queen is, she will not be stupid enough to admit it.

"Second uncle, if there are many rumors, many people will believe it. Although there is no evidence, will the ministers and the people not doubt the empress? Zhao Yao sneered, "Won't my father suspect it?" Besides, the father is waiting for a high-sounding excuse to depose the queen. ”

He Lianfang bowed slightly: "This is what you said about the war of public opinion." ”

"Second uncle, people's words are terrifying, and the queen is already weak-hearted." Zhao Yao originally planned to use the queen's killing of the first queen in the most critical place, but now he can only use it in advance. However, it is not bad to use at this time. "The person who instigated the king again proposed to make the concubine Rong the queen."

"The Xie family will think that it is a rumor spread by the acting king, and when the queen is deposed, King Jing and the Xie family will hate the acting king even more." He Lianfang praised, "Two birds with one stone." ”

"It kills three birds with one stone. The acting king and the king of Jing are incompatible, and they will inevitably put each other to death, and when the two sides fight more fiercely, there will be no trouble for me and my mother. ”

Zhao Yao talked to He Lianfang for a while, and then returned to his courtyard.

"Tongxi, you go and call Liang Guan, I have something to look for him."

"Slave and maid, go now."

After a while, Liang Guan came to the palace.

"Your Highness, you are looking for me."

"You go back to the capital for me." Zhao Yao told Liang Guan about Pan Cairen's self-hanging, and then instructed him, "The third concubine committed suicide in the palace, and before the Chinese New Year, this is a big taboo and a big crime, her family will definitely not dare, and they are not willing to let her be buried in the ancestral grave, after you return to the capital, send the third concubine back to the Liang family for me." ”

"Yes, Your Highness."

"I will write to my grandfather and ask him to recognize the third concubine as a daughter, so that the third concubine can be buried in the ancestral grave of the Liang family in a dignified manner." Zhao Yao continued to explain, "If there is a suitable candidate, a child will be passed under the name of the third concubine, so that the third concubine will be worshipped." ”

"Your Highness is thoughtful."

"The funeral was held in Yangzhou, and it was grander." All he can do is what he can do after his death, and let the third concubine be buried in style. "Then ask the senior monk to do things for the third concubine."

"Yes, Your Highness."

"What I just said, let my grandfather and them not tell the concubine that I arranged it, just say that it was your idea."

Zhao Yao told some more things, which made Liang Guan leave.

After Liang Guan left, Tongxi brought Zhao Yao a cup of soothing tea.

"Your Highness, drink a cup of soothing tea to slow down."

Zhao Yao didn't drink.

"Your Highness, Pan Cairen's death is not your fault, don't blame yourself."

"If I hand over the glass to the imperial court, it won't cause the eyes of the acting king and the king of Jing to blush, so that the third concubine will not die." Zhao Yao was full of guilt, "I was the one who really killed the third concubine." ”

"Your Highness......" Tongxi was stupid, and he didn't know how to comfort Zhao Yao for a while.

Zhao Yao waved his hand and motioned for Tongxi to retreat.

Tongxi withdrew with a worried face.

Zhao Yao crossed his hands in front of him. He lowered his head, a face behind his crossed hands expressionless.

Zhao Yao was very sad about Pan Cairen's death, but not to the point of losing his mind. He wouldn't run back to the capital for Pan Cairen, he looked like he had lost his cool in front of He Lianfang before, but he was just pretending.

The second uncle was worried that he would lose his mind, so he impulsively ran back to the capital to die, but the fact is that he was very sorry for his life and would never return to the capital for this matter and put himself in danger.

Zhao Yao's forehead rested on his hands, and his expression became thoughtful.

The father deliberately asked the dragon guard to tell him about the death of the third concubine at an expedited speed of eight hundred miles. (End of chapter)