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Chapter 256 The Real Cause of Death of the First Empress
When Tong Xi said, "Isn't this the same as the empress?", Zhao Yao's first reaction was that the former empress did not really die of illness, but might have been killed by Empress Xie.However, he soon felt that his idea was too terrifying, but after hearing the real cause of Princess Dai's death, Zhao Yao felt that his previous horrible guess might be right.

Liang Zhaoyi was frightened by Zhao Yao's words, she hastily denied, "Impossible."

"Concubine Mu, nothing is impossible." Zhao Yaoyue thinks more and more that his guess may be right, "Concubine Mu, think about it carefully, when the empress died of illness, the empress was already old enough?"

Liang Zhaoyi thought about it carefully, and immediately his face changed drastically.

"Yes, before the empress died of illness, the queen concubine passed away. I remember that the concubine concubine's concubine ceremony was very grand. On the one hand, it was because the empress was the daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo, and on the other hand, it was to celebrate the empress's congratulations. .”

Zhao Yao continued to ask: "Is it possible that the Empress Empress died of illness not long after Jiji?"

"No, the first empress died of illness at the end of the year that the empress concubine Jiji was born." Liang Zhaoyi tried hard to recall the events of that year, "By the way, I remember that after the empress empress Jiji, the former empress's illness suddenly improved. At that time, everyone It is said that it is because of the Empress Empress and Ji Li's joy, and because the Emperor rewarded the Empress Empress with a lot of things."

She also said: "At that time, everyone praised the empress, saying that her ceremony washed away the sickness of the former empress."

Zhao Yao said in shock: "Is there such a thing?"

Liang Zhaoyi nodded, and her tone was very sure: "I remember correctly. At that time, Empress Xian's condition improved, and we went to Changle Palace to visit her. Her complexion improved a lot, and she talked to us for a while, telling us not to Worry about her. Before the concubine's Jiji ceremony, the former empress was very ill, the imperial doctor said that the first empress would not last long, at most a month, but after the concubine's concubine's Jiji ceremony, the former empress' body suddenly began to improve."

Zhao Yao asked again: "How long did the queen last for better?"

"It seems to be more than a month. I remember that the first queen recovered a lot at that time. The imperial doctor said that if this continues, the first queen will be able to get out of bed in a short time. There was no improvement in medical treatment." Liang Zhaoyi recalled, "At that time, the empress also specially prayed for the late empress and went to Huguo Temple to chant scriptures for the late empress. Unfortunately, the condition of the late empress did not improve at all, but became more and more serious. "

"Didn't the imperial physicians discover that the first queen was poisoned?" Zhao Yao guessed in his heart that the first queen might have been given chronic poison by the empress.This kind of slow poison will not kill the first queen immediately, but it will eat away at the health of the first queen little by little, making the first queen's body gradually weak, and eventually die of illness.

Liang Zhaoyi shook her head and said: "No, the emperor also suspected that the late empress had been poisoned, and specially asked the imperial physicians to take the pulse of the late empress carefully. The imperial physicians did not have the poisoning of the late empress."

"Where's the genius doctor at the Duke of Zhen's mansion, did my father ask him to check the empress's pulse?"

"Yes, the genius doctor of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion did not diagnose the poisoning of the former empress." The emperor attached great importance to the serious illness of the former empress, and the concubines were also very concerned about it, so Liang Zhaoyi remembered this matter very clearly. "The miraculous doctor said that it was due to the exhaustion of the first queen, and the fact that the first queen was ill and did not take a good rest, so the first queen's body is so weak."

Zhao Yao thought to himself: the empress at that time might have bribed the genius doctor of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, and she might even have obtained chronic poison from the genius doctor.

Liang Zhaoyi saw what Zhao Yao was thinking, and said, "Impossible, if the genius doctor is really bought by the empress, with the queen's temperament, it is impossible to keep the genius doctor, but the genius doctor has been working hard in the Zhenguo mansion."

He said again: "Empress Xian is gentle and kind, and treats everyone very well. I heard that it was Empress Xian who saved the genius doctor, and then the genius doctor was willing to enter the Duke of Zhen's mansion. It is impossible for the miracle doctor to be bribed by the empress."

Zhao Yao showed surprise on his face: "It turns out that the genius doctor was brought into Zhen Guogong's mansion by the first queen."

"That's right, the genius doctor in Zhen Guogong's mansion is superb in medical skills. If the first queen was poisoned, he couldn't have failed to discover it." Liang Zhaoyi said, "It is impossible for the first queen to be killed by the empress."

After hearing Liang Zhaoyi's words, it seemed impossible for the first empress to be killed by the empress, but Zhao Yao still felt that it was the empress who killed the first empress.

"Mother concubine, with the nature of the empress, how could she allow a concubine of the former empress to be the empress, and this empress originally belonged to the empress, but because she was too young to marry the emperor, the Xie family let the empress take her place. She married her father."

"If the father didn't become the emperor in the end, the empress might not mind the fact that the former empress replaced her to marry the father, but the father became the emperor, and the first empress and mother will honor the world. Do you think the empress will be willing?"

Zhao Yao's question made Liang Zhaoyi stunned.Although Queen Xie has remained elegant and dignified all these years, she hates people comparing her with the former queen.At first, Empress Xie would pretend not to care, but it seems that Empress Xie no longer hides this in recent years.

"For the empress, all the dignity, glory and wealth that the former empress had belonged to her. If the ex-empress did not die, she would marry someone else. How could she allow herself to be inferior to the former empress, especially the empress? The position was originally hers."

He continued: "Only when the first queen dies can she marry the father and take back the position of queen that originally belonged to her, so she will let the first queen die after she reaches her age."

Zhao Yao's analysis was very correct. After hearing this, Liang Zhaoyi showed a terrified expression on his face again.

"After the first empress died of illness, the queen empress became the empress as she wished." Zhao Yao said, frowning, "However, I don't know what method the empress empress used to kill the first empress."

Liang Zhaoyi's heart sank suddenly, and she asked Zhao Yao with a heavy face, "Do you really think that it was the empress who killed the former empress?"

Zhao Yao nodded vigorously and said, "Well, I think it is probably true."

Liang Zhaoyi gasped in shock, she said in disbelief: "The empress was only so old at that time, she actually..."

"If I'm not wrong, it's very likely that the Queen's Majesty murdered the former Queen when the father was the crown prince."

"Why do you think so?"

"Grandfather established the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the father was crowned as the crown prince, and the first queen was also canonized as the crown princess." Zhao Yao said, "At that time, the emperor had only one son, the father, and the prince, the father, would definitely become the emperor's son in the future." , and the crown princess will also become a queen in the future, how can the empress allow the former queen to remain a queen forever?"

"I'm afraid that from that time on, the empress made up her mind to get rid of the first queen, but she was still very young at that time, and she was still a few years away from Jiji. If the first queen died before she reached Jiji, then she would not be able to be a queen. So she didn't get rid of the first queen immediately, but let the first queen live until she reached the age of Ji. When she reached the age of Ji, she couldn't wait to kill the first queen."

"When the emperor was still the prince, the empress was a child, how could she be so vicious?"

"Mother and concubine, do you think that at that time, Mrs. Zhen Guogong would let a concubine daughter step on the head of their mother and daughter?" Zhao Yao thought to himself, isn't it written like this in the scriptures? , the concubine's mother is very bad to the concubine's daughter, and it can't be seen that the concubine's daughter is better than the concubine's daughter. "I think the murderer who killed the first empress back then, as well as Mrs. Zhen Guogong, is very likely to be the poison found by Zhen Guogong's wife, and then let the first queen eat it without anyone noticing."

Liang Zhaoyi felt that her son was right, and sighed softly, "If it's Mrs. Laozhen, it's not impossible."

The current Zhen Guogong is the elder brother of Queen Xie.Mrs. Zhen Guogong is the sister-in-law of Queen Xie.

Laozhen Guogong's wife died of illness in the third year after the emperor ascended the throne.Laozhen Guogong died of illness two years before Queen Xie Jiji.

"Therefore, nine times out of ten the first queen was killed by the queen's mother." Zhao Yao said, "Just like the generational princess was probably killed by her concubine sister."

"Alas..." Liang Zhaoyi let out a heavy sigh.

"However, regarding the matter of killing the first queen, the wife of Zhen Guogong and the empress should have done it very secretly, so that people could not detect it." Zhao Yao scratched his head and said, "I am afraid that everyone who knew about this matter back then would have been killed." Mrs. Laozhen Guogong has been removed, and now, I am afraid that there is no evidence at all."

Liang Zhaoyi recalled how the previous empress cared for her when she first entered the palace.Thinking of the tenderness of the former empress to all the concubines in the harem, she felt sad and angry at the same time.

"Empress Xian is such a gentle and kind person, but because of..." She clenched her hands into fists, with an angry look on her face.

"Mother and concubine, in these aristocratic families, isn't it normal for you to hurt me and I hurt you, even though it's wrong." Seeing Liang Zhaoyi's angry face, Zhao Yao was afraid that she would rush to tell the emperor about it impulsively. Regarding the matter, he hurriedly persuaded, "Mother, this is just our guess, we have no evidence, you must not impulsively go to tell the father that the first queen was killed by the empress."

Upon hearing this, Liang Zhaoyi let go of her clenched fists, and the angry look on her face was replaced by helplessness.

"I will not impulsively tell your father about this matter."

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 left alone." Thinking of the death of such a gentle and kind empress, Liang Zhaoyi was furious, "We must investigate this matter clearly."

"How to investigate?" Zhao Yao asked blankly, "Old Mrs. Zhen Guo will definitely not leave troubles for the empress. Before she dies, she must have cleared up all the hidden dangers for the empress, and she will not leave any clues. Down."

"That's what I said, but it still needs to be investigated, and the queen should be fair first."

It was the first time Zhao Yao saw Liang Zhaoyi so indignant, he felt very surprised.You must know that Liang Zhaoyi has a very gentle temper. In Zhao Yao's impression, she has never lost her temper.

"Mother Concubine, do you like the First Empress very much?"

"Everyone likes Empress Xian, she takes good care of us." Liang Zhaoyi said, "Empress Xian is the best person in the world."

Zhao Yao has never met Empress Xian, so he has no 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.

"Concubine Mu, do you want to avenge the late queen?"

"No, I just want to give the queen justice." Liang Zhaoyi's eyes flashed coldly, "Let the empress get the punishment she deserves."

"Mother, what do you want to do?"

"Let your second uncle investigate what happened back then."

"Second uncle doesn't have the ability to investigate the affairs of Zhen Guogong's mansion. Besides, if Second Uncle really investigates the affairs of Zhen Guogong's mansion, it will be dangerous." Zhao Yao didn't agree to let Liang Run investigate, he thought for a while and said , "I'd better ask my second uncle to help me investigate."

Liang Zhaoyi didn't want to trouble He Lianfang, but she knew in her heart that Liang Run couldn't investigate, nor could she investigate the affairs of the Duke of Zhen.

"Then ask your second uncle to help with the investigation." With He Lianfang's methods, maybe something can be found.

"Father really didn't have any doubts about the death of the first queen?"

"The emperor had doubts and sent people to investigate, but nothing unusual was found."

"Father's people didn't find any abnormalities, which means that Mrs. Laozhen Guogong destroyed all the evidence or clues, and the second uncle probably couldn't find anything." Zhao Yao looked at Liang Zhaoyi and said, " Concubine Mu, you'd better not have any expectations."

Liang Zhaoyi nodded solemnly and said, "I know."

Seeing that Liang Zhaoyi's face was still ugly, Zhao Yao felt a little uneasy, and asked again: "Mother Concubine, are you really okay?"

"No problem." Liang Zhaoyi smiled reassuringly at Zhao Yao, "Don't worry, I won't act impulsively."

"Okay, then I don't worry about it."

Liang Zhaoyi raised her hand and gently tapped Zhao Yao's head: "It's getting late, you should go to rest."

"Then I'm going to rest." Zhao Yao smiled brightly at Liang Zhaoyi, "Concubine Mother, you should also rest earlier."

Looking at the bright smile on her son's face, Liang Zhaoyi's heart softened, and her eyes softened: "Okay."

Zhao Yao waved to Liang Zhaoyi, and immediately went back to his room, seeing Laiyi sleeping on Xiao Jin's body.With a thought in his heart, he immediately had an idea.

"Come and wake up."

Laiyi, who was dreaming sweetly, was woken up by Zhao Yao, stared at him dissatisfied and said: 【Yao Yao, you better have something to do. 】

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."

Come one: [you say. 】

"Do you know the parrot in Zhaoyang Palace?" There is a white parrot in the corridor of Zhaoyang Palace, which is very rare.It is said that it is a foreign parrot.

【You mean that unlucky parrot? 】Come on, of course they know the white parrots in Zhaoyang Palace.They used to fly to the white parrot to play, but the white parrot was very arrogant, looked down on them sparrows, and said they were not qualified to talk to it.

Hearing the dissatisfaction in his tone, Zhao Yao asked suspiciously: "Do you have any grudge against it?"

[There is a grudge, there is a very big grudge...] Next, come and chirp to Zhao Yao about how annoying that white parrot is.

After Zhao Yao finished listening, "..." I didn't expect the white parrot in Zhaoyang Palace to be so annoying.

【Yaoyao, what do you want to do with that unlucky parrot? 】

"Forget it, don't look for it anymore, come here, you send your sparrow to guard Zhaoyang Palace..." Zhao Yao leaned into Laiyi's ear and whispered something to him.

[Although we hate that unlucky white parrot very much, for Yaoyao you, we are still willing to go to Zhaoyang Palace to guard. 】

Zhao Yao lowered his head and kissed Laiyi's little head.

"Then trouble you."

Laiyi raised his wings and patted his chest, saying: [Leave it to us. ] After finishing speaking, Laiyi flew out to arrange this matter.

Xiao Jin said: [I will also go to Zhaoyang Palace to guard. 】

Zhao Yao touched the feathers on Xiao Jin's back lightly, and said with a smile, "You can't, you are too eye-catching, you will definitely be found if you go to Zhaoyang Palace."

Xiao Jin looked at Zhao Yao unhappily.

"You have other things to do, and you will send a letter to my second uncle later."

Hearing what Zhao Yao said, Xiaojin was happy.

Zhao Yao couldn't leave the palace for the time being, so he wrote to He Lianfang every day, and the messenger was of course Xiaojin.

He Lianfang was sitting at the table reading a book, when he heard a sound suddenly, and then saw Xiao Jin swaggeringly flying in front of him.

Xiao Jin took the initiative to lift his right leg, and a letter was tied to his right leg.

He Lianfang smiled slightly, and immediately reached out to untie the letter on Xiaojin's right leg, and then gently touched Xiaojin's little head.

When he read the letter from Zhao Yao, he couldn't help showing a look of surprise on his face.

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