Bai Yueguang, the stand-in for Prince Sick Jiao

Chapter 258 Introduction
After the queen woke up, she didn't cry, and she didn't ask about Lushan. She just lay quietly on the bed and stared at the ceiling.

Fu Xiuyun also comforted her at first, but seeing that she was unwilling to speak, he left after a few words of comfort.As soon as he left, all the concubines and doctors in the room also left, leaving only Ling Youyao here.

Most of the palace people in Fengyi Palace were dragged to the Criminal Justice Division, leaving only Qingdai and Chunlin.

Seeing the Queen's appearance, the two maidservants couldn't help wiping away their tears secretly.Ling Youyao was afraid that the queen would be sad when she saw it, so she sent them off.

In the middle of the night, the rain gradually subsided, and the cold wind passed through the window lattices, blowing the light blue curtains in front of the hall, and bringing a long ringing of bells.

Ling Youyao sat by the bed and said softly: "Madam, would you like some water?"

The queen's eyes were stunned, and there was no trace of blood on her face. She moved her chapped and pale lips, but did not say a word.

Ling Youyao knew that she was sad, and her family members died tragically, but she was kept in the dark, and now her child is gone.Xie Yuanting was injured and left, saying he was going back to Lushan, but Lushan had already been destroyed, where he went, the queen probably already guessed.

"Mother, the reason why we kept it from you is because we are afraid that you will be like you are now," Ling Youyao gently held the Queen's hand, "Before Mr. Xie left, he asked you to take good care of yourself, and we didn't want any accidents to happen to you again." , after all, you are his last concern in this world."

Hearing Xie Yuanting, the queen finally saw a slight change in her eyes.

Ling Youyao continued: "Your Majesty has sent someone to find Mr. Xie, and I believe there will be news soon."

"A Yuan." The Queen's lips trembled, her voice was hoarse, and her eyes were broken.

She remembered that the last time she went to see Xie Yuanting in Xuanguang Hall, he said that he would go back to Lushan to confess his mistakes to his parents and make amends.But as early as that time, Lushan was gone, how should he go back, and how should he admit his mistakes to his parents?

The queen trembled and closed her eyes, hot tears slid down the corners of her eyes.

Ling Youyao wiped away the tears from her face, and comforted her: "I know you are worried about Mr. Xie, but if you don't avenge Lushan for a day, even if you keep Mr. Xie in the capital, how can you tell him to sleep peacefully? Mr. Xie said that if someone Chances are, he will come back to see you, please wait for him to come back, okay? Not only that, but you also have the prince, who has already lost his sister, if he sees you like this again, he will be sad."

The queen thought of the child she had never met before, and couldn't bear the pain in her heart anymore, she grabbed Ling Youyao's hand and cried bitterly.

Ling Youyao caressed her back lightly, with a trace of melancholy in her voice: "It's good to cry, now it's spring, everything will be fine."

"Actually that day." The queen broke down in tears, "I guessed that A Yuan had something to hide from me, but I didn't ask. Later, A Yuan said that he was going back to Lushan. I obviously didn't believe it at the time, but, But in the end, Bengong let him go."

"He has suffered such a serious injury, but he still smiled and comforted Ben Gong. He was worried that Ben Gong would not be able to bear the tragic destruction of Lushan, but he was only 22 years old. How could Ben Gong have the heart to ask him to bear everything by himself?"

Thinking of those peach blossom eyes that were always full of smiles, it only made people feel sour. She couldn't imagine how much heartache and humiliation would be hidden under such eyes.

Xie Yuanting left home at the age of 17 and has not returned for five years. Now he is returning home, but seeing his parents die in front of his own eyes. How desperate and painful should he be?But even so, he still smiled and comforted the queen.

The white-clothed swordsman who used to be at ease died long ago on the night when Lushan was exterminated.

Xie Yuanting left here, narrowly escaped death.Regardless of whether he is alive or not, Ling Youyao must convince the queen that Xie Yuanting will definitely come back.

"Your Majesty, you have to trust Mr. Xie, he will come back, maybe next spring, he will come back."

The empress burst into tears, her grief was uncontrollable, she just held Ling Youyao's hand tightly, just like holding Xie Yuanting's hand that day, and would never let go.

Ling Youyao let her hold her hand and cry bitterly, feeling depressed.

Although it is spring, there will be another severe winter.The queen died of illness in a snowy day, but she couldn't remember which winter it was, maybe next year, or maybe this year.
She clearly reminded the queen and Sun Fuzhi, but in the end she let someone take advantage of her loopholes.

The decoctions and medicines sent to Fengyi Palace have undergone numerous inspections. It is not easy to tamper with the decoctions, but the people behind them can quietly mix barley into the medicines, and they have not been found for such a long time. It can be seen that his behavior is cautious and scheming.

Once the Xie family fell, the queen had no support in the palace. Although there was a prince, there were other princes in the palace.

Ling Youyao had to wonder whether the tragic destruction of Lushan was related to the throne.

But when I think about it carefully, I feel that it is not right.Lushan Academy is the No. [-] Academy in Dayan, most of the ministers in the imperial court come from here, and Dean Xie's students are all over the world.Just for the sake of a crown prince, he slaughtered Lushan, isn't he afraid of getting burned?
What is even more puzzling is that even if Lushan Manchu was really destroyed for the throne, who can do it and who dares to do it in the capital?
The pattering rain outside the palace gradually subsided, and a thin layer of mist floated between the palace walls. The cries and screams that lasted all night finally subsided when the sky was dim.

Dozens of corpses were lined up inside the Department of Criminal Justice. The blood on the ground was still hot, and there was a strong smell of blood in the air.

Wei Xiu looked at the dying little eunuch in front of him, handed the barbed whip to the guard next to him, stepped forward, leaned over to him, and said, "Be honest, who ordered you to do this?"

The little eunuch was hung on the wall, his body was covered with bloodstains, a large piece of flesh and blood was opened from the inside, and bones could be vaguely seen.

He was panting slightly, and he didn't even have the strength to lift his eyelids, and he kept repeating the sentence: "Slave. Injustice, in vain"

"Things that don't know how to live or die!" Wei Xiu snorted coldly, "Do you think I won't be able to find out who is behind it if you don't tell me?"

The little eunuch twitched the corner of his mouth weakly: "I really don't know why there is barley in the empress's medicine. This servant always decocts the medicine according to the doctor Sun's prescription."

"You still have to argue when you are about to die? You are in charge of decocting medicine for the empress every day, so you have the best chance to do it. Besides, after the incident, someone saw you secretly throwing the remaining barley into the well of the imperial hospital, and you have already died." We found it. Now that there are all witnesses and evidence, what else can you say?"

"So you have already found it." He suddenly laughed lowly.

Feeling bad, Wei Xiu quickly pinched his chin: "What do you want to do?!"

He snorted, the blood spilling from his mouth slipped from the corner of his mouth, and he said vaguely: "King Jingjing"

Before he finished speaking, he was out of breath.

Wei Xiu looked at the little eunuch who committed suicide by biting his tongue, and withdrew his hand angrily: "Damn it! He actually killed himself by biting his tongue."

The guard on the side reminded: "My lord, it seems that he mentioned King Jing before he died?"

Wei Xiu narrowed her eyes slightly, stared at the corpse for a long time, then strode out of the Department of Criminal Justice.

(End of this chapter)