Xia Qingli also intended to know about the emperor and queen of the Great Han Dynasty, and nodded, "Then it will trouble King Chu." ”

King Chu wished she understood, and said with a smile, "Speaking of which, your father was not originally the first heir to the throne. You also know that the royal family basically has no family affection at all, and some are calculations and conspiracies......"

During the period of the first emperor, because there were many princes, the battle between the princes was very fierce, and the first emperor was also happy to do this. In the eyes of the first emperor, there must be a struggle between the princes in order to choose the best successor.

As a result, there are frequent conspiracies between princes for that chair, and they don't take human life seriously. Until, the crown prince was killed and died, causing a huge sensation.

It also made the first emperor understand how serious the struggle between the princes was, and he immediately set about rectifying it, but it didn't make much difference. The princes already held a certain amount of power, and the courtiers also stood in line, and they disobeyed many of the emperor's wills.

In a fit of rage, the first emperor killed many princes and courtiers, and gradually stopped this situation.

"So, your dad picked it up. The first emperor saw that he was very good, so he made him the crown prince. There is such a terrible lesson from the past, and the remaining princes and some courtiers are no longer satisfied, and they dare not do more. ”

Mu Jinghan said, "I've heard about it. It is said that at that time, there was a river of blood, and the corpses of the entire cold capital were piled up, and the people hid in their homes and did not dare to come out. ”

The king of Chu bowed his head, "There is such a thing." To put it bluntly, it was caused by the first emperor. He connived at the fight between the princes, thinking that this would be a good thing. As a result, it led to such serious consequences. ”

"I don't know if the first emperor did too many bad things, and within two years of establishing the crown prince, he died of illness. Then, the imperial brother succeeded to the throne smoothly. When the imperial brother first succeeded to the throne, his position was not stable, and he was forced by the courtiers to accept two concubines, one was Concubine Ru and the other was Concubine Lan.

In fact, these courtiers made the worst move. They thought that their daughter would be able to bring glory to the family by being a concubine in the harem, but in fact, any emperor who was threatened like this would hold a grudge, which was one of the reasons why the imperial brother did not favor Concubine Lan and Concubine Ru. ”

Xia Qingli and Mu Jinghan can understand that if they were forced to do something, they would also hate each other.

King Chu picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, "The imperial brother has been dormant for the first two or three years when he first ascended the throne. It wasn't until the royal brother was able to control the power that he showed his strength. When this matter is dealt with, no one will dare to do anything more. ”

Xia Qingli touched his chin and said, "In other words, after I arrive in the cold capital, I will face a wave of questions from the royal family and courtiers of the Great Han Dynasty?" ”

"If they want to die." King Chu said.

Xia Qingli didn't know that it was so simple, "It's about the bloodline of the royal family, and those people won't give up easily." ”

The King of Chu also understood this, "Just leave this matter to your father and mother to deal with." ”

Xia Qingli suddenly asked, "Aren't you afraid, am I not a royal princess?" Back then, the Zhu family may have changed children. ”

She carried the child all the way from Handu to Yuedu, such a long distance, it is difficult to guarantee that she will not do anything. For example, a change of child. Concubine Ru didn't know if the Zhu family had done such a thing, and the Zhu family died again, so she couldn't be sure if I was the princess of the royal family of the Great Han Dynasty. ”

King Chu sighed, "What you said is also a problem. But I believe that Zhu did not change the child. ”

"I didn't tell you a thing. At the beginning, when solving the Zhu family, there was a woman who was six or seven points similar to you, and called the Zhu family her mother. What's more, when the time comes, you can ask Concubine Ru to know, the imperial brother hasn't interrogated her yet. ”

Xia Qingli already had an opinion when she saw this concubine, "Okay, when I get to the cold capital, I'll go and see the concubine." ”

The king of Chu continued to tell her some things about the royal family of the Great Han Dynasty, focusing on the things of the saint and the queen. From time to time, he also glanced at Mu Jinghan.

Mu Jinghan, "......" King Chu's mind is too obvious, he doesn't need to ask to know what this person means.

Xia Qingli felt a little sorry for him, and when he arrived in the cold capital, Mu Jinghan didn't know what to expect.

As she thought, after the convoy arrived in the cold capital, Mu Jinghan was ignored, just like a transparent person, and none of the officials of the Ministry of Rites who greeted him could see him.

Mu Jinghan took a deep breath and looked at Xia Qingli aggrievedly.

Xia Qingli had a headache, and she glanced at King Chu.

The king of Chu coughed lightly: "This is the regent of the Great Moon Dynasty, you have seen the regent, so you can entertain him." ”

The official of the Ministry of Rites saluted him with a smile as if he had seen Mu Jinghan: "I have seen His Royal Highness the Regent." Your Royal Highness the Regent, who has worked hard all the way, my Great Han Dynasty will entertain you well. ”

Mu Jinghan said that he didn't need your good life to entertain, he just wanted to follow Qingli.

However, the officials of the Ministry of Rites did not give him this opportunity at all, and wanted to take him to the post house to rest on the pretext of entertaining VIPs.

"My Majesty wants to see the Lord of Fu'an, please ask His Royal Highness the Prince Regent to follow me to the post house.

Mu Jinghan ignored it and looked at Xia Qingli directly.

Xia Qingli had an even more headache, and she motioned to Mu Jinghan to wait at the post house first: "In the end, this is the territory of the Great Han Dynasty, and you, the regent of the Great Moon Dynasty, are better at leisure." ”

"If something really happens, it's not good for you."

Mu Jinghan was about to die of depression, he had known this, he would not have agreed to Qingli to come to the cold capital so soon.

"Well, I'll listen to you. I'll be waiting for you at the inn, and you'll be back when you're done. ”

Xia Qingli hummed.

And so—

Mu Jinghan followed the waiter of the Ministry of Rites to the post house.

Xia Qingli did not enter the palace immediately, but came to the death row of the Criminal Department, she wanted to meet the rumored concubine.

Death row of the Criminal Department.

Xia Qingli, under the leadership of Shangshu of the Criminal Department, came to the cell where Concubine Ru was held.

The death row of the Ministry of Punishment was not damp and dirty, but it was dark and could not see the light, and the cells were also made of iron, and the prisoners who were held here would be bound to their limbs.

Concubine Ru's situation is a little different, she is wearing a special torture instrument on her mouth, which will not affect her speech and eating, but it cannot make her bite off her tongue and commit suicide.

"This is the rumored Rufei." Xia Qingli entered the cell and looked at Concubine Ru with a smile.

Concubine Ru has been locked up here for a few months, and she has long since lost her elegance and dignity, and now she is no better than a beggar.

When she saw Xia Qingli's appearance, her pupils shrank slightly, and then she laughed.

"You're back! At the beginning, I should have listened to my father and trained you to be a killer to deal with the queen, and I shouldn't have let the Zhu family take you away. ”

Xia Qingli didn't expect such a thing, the tails of her eyes were raised high, "As far as I know, even if the queen is gone, you won't be able to sit on the queen's throne." And your emperor will strictly investigate who killed the queen, will you be alive when you say it? ”

"But that's what your father wanted. Use one of me to solve the empress, and then let your emperor know that it was the daughter he had been looking for many years who killed the empress, so that he would be dealt a fatal blow and your father would be able to succeed in ascending to the throne. ”

She slapped her face, "To put it simply, from beginning to end, you are a pawn in your father's hand." When you are useless, your father will use you as a scapegoat and let you take care of everything, and he is the hero of the Qing monarch's side, sitting on fame and fortune. ”

Concubine Ru had already thought of this, and she said coldly, "You don't need to say this to stimulate me. ”

"I'm not provoking you, I'm stating a fact." Xia Qingli said, "Before this, I really wanted to see you, I wanted to see how smart a woman you are, you can do such a thing more than ten years ago, but you won't be found." ”

"It wasn't until I saw you that I realized that you weren't smart, but that your father had a brain. From the very beginning, he knew what he had to do to achieve his ambitions step by step, and he also knew that he wanted to send a daughter to the palace to use. ”

Concubine Ru suddenly said, "I like the Holy One very much." ”

Xia Qingli shook his head, "No, what you like is the emperor sitting on that chair." You are a woman who knows very well what she wants, you want to enter the palace, you want to be the queen, and you know that only the man in that chair can help you make your wish. ”

"It just so happened that the person sitting in that chair was my biological father. Therefore, you have a grudge against the queen, resenting her for stealing your sweetheart and stealing your throne as queen. In order to take revenge on her, you teamed up with your father and the Zhu family and secretly took me. ”

Concubine Ru stared at her for a long time, and laughed, "At the beginning, I didn't believe that you changed from a cowardly and timid person to such a bold and scheming person, but now I believe it." ”

"No wonder the Zhu family will be defeated in your hands."

Xia Qingli hugged his arms and said coolly, "You understand very well, even if I really die, your wish will not be fulfilled." Now that you see me, you say these words to protect the last shred of your face and self-esteem. ”

Concubine Ru's smile stiffened on her face, cracking inch by inch, "You really hate it as much as the queen!" ”

Xia Qingli laughed, "I also think you are very annoying." ”

"Such as a concubine, you have lost from the beginning, the kind that you lost completely. You have been a joke all your life, since you were a child, you were a pawn in your father's hands, and even all the calculations when you grow up are your father's conspiracy. You say, "What do you have that belongs to you?" ”

Rufei was speechless, yes, what did she have that belonged to her?

Since she was a child, her life has been controlled by her father, and everything is arranged by her father. Even entering the palace as a concubine to compete for the position of queen is also the father's intention.

From beginning to end, she has never made her own decisions in her life.

Xia Qingli saw her like this, came to the next cell, and saw Prime Minister Ding.

Different from the situation when Concubine Ru saw her, Prime Minister Ding Cheng bowed lightly: "Lord Fu'an." ”

Xia Qingli sighed, "Seeing you like this, I have nothing to ask." ”

Ding Chengxiang seemed to have seen it a long time ago, "From the moment I lost, there was nothing to ask." It's me who is too self-righteous and makes a wrong move, which leads to a wrong move. ”