The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Zhao Yao had a sullen face and said nothing.

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 said nothing, he did not speak for the time being.

Zhao Yao was silent for a long time before speaking: "The Third Mother Concubine was of humble origin, with average appearance and timid temperament. The slightest disturbance could scare her half to death. After she entered the palace, she was favored only once by her father. So she was thrown into the side hall of Kunde Hall by her father and left to fend for herself." There were many unloved concubines like Pan Cairen in the harem. "Fortunately, she met her mother-in-law, who protected her, and she lived a good life in the palace. Later, when the mother-in-law gave birth to me, she devoted herself to me and treated me as her own child. . Before I left the capital, she was very reluctant and often hid in the quilt and cried alone. After I left, my mother-in-law said that her eyes were swollen from crying..." At this point, 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 have no hope, they will turn into haggard trees, and then they will die quietly in the palace soon. I am the hope of living for the third mother concubine. I told her before I left. , let her live well in the palace. When she gets old in the future, I will take her to live with my mother and concubine in my palace, and I will provide for her until she is old. When she heard this, she laughed and cried at the same time. ." Zhao Yao will always remember her moved and excited expression when he said these words to Pan Cairen. "She treats me like her own child, and I treat her like my own 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..." At this point , Zhao Yao's face was already full of tears.

He continued: "A few days ago, my mother-in-law wrote to me, saying that the third mother-in-law has been talking about me and is always worried that I will not be able to eat, drink or sleep well in Lingnan. She is also worried that I will suffer and be wronged in Lingnan. ." In fact, Pan Cairen doted on Zhao Yao more than Liang Bin. "I was the one who killed the third concubine."

Seeing Zhao Yao's face filled with self-blame, He Lianfang comforted him gently and said, "Pan Cairen hanged himself, and it has nothing to do with you."

"Second uncle, do you really think that the third mother-in-law committed suicide?" Zhao Yao didn't believe it. "She is still waiting for me to return to Beijing, waiting to see me get married and have children, waiting for me to take her out of the palace to live in the future, she How could he hang himself?"

He Lianfang pointed to the secret letter placed on the table and said calmly: "Sun Kui will not check for mistakes."

"Yes, the third mother-in-law hanged herself, but she was forced to do so." Zhao Yao's eyes turned scarlet, and his tone was full of anger, "If someone hadn't forced her, she would never have hanged herself."

"You doubt King Dai or King Jing, but do you have evidence?" He Lianfang asked, "Even if it is really them who did it, what can you do? Now set off back to Beijing to seek revenge on them?"

Zhao Yao said angrily: "It's okay."

"How do you seek revenge against them?" He Lianfang raised the corners of her lips and mocked, "Go directly back to Beijing to kill them and comfort your third mother and concubine's spirit in heaven?"

"They killed my third concubine. Shouldn't I kill them to avenge my third concubine?"

Seeing Zhao Yao's furious look, He Lianfang was not angry and said in an indifferent tone: "If you want to go back to the capital and kill King Dai and King Jing, you can set off now. I won't stop you."

When Zhao Yao heard this, he was startled at first, and then looked at He Lianfang in surprise: "Second uncle, are you really not going to stop me?"

"Pan Cairen is just like your mother. The hatred for killing your mother is irreconcilable. If you want to return to Beijing to take revenge, that is what the son of man should do. Why should I stop you?" He Lianfang asked, "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." He Lianfang's words just now were full of yin and yang.

"Why don't you leave?" He Lianfang urged, "Hurry up and leave now, so that you can kill King Dai and King Jing in time for the Lantern Festival and avenge your third mother and concubine."

Just as Zhao Yao was about to say something, he heard He Lianfang continue: "On the Lantern Festival next year, I will send someone to visit your grave."

"..." The corners of Zhao Yao's mouth twitched fiercely. In terms of Yin and Yang's strange energy skills, there is absolutely no one in the world who can compare with his second uncle. "Second uncle, then I really want to thank you."

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

He Lianfang's tone was obviously very calm, but it made Zhao Yao's scalp tingle.

"Second uncle, I won't go back to the capital. Please stop being so evil."

"You are a filial son, how can you not go back to avenge your third mother and concubine?" He Lianfang picked up the tea cup and drank tea slowly, "I advise you to go back as soon as possible."

Zhao Yao sighed deeply and helplessly in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face.He said sternly: "If I return to the capital at this time, I will play into the hands of King Dai and the others. Besides, even if I return to the capital, I will not be able to kill them."

"Aren't you quite capable? Why can't you kill them all with your own hands?" He Lianfang said with a smile, "I believe you are capable of killing them."

Zhao Yao: "..." He quickly admitted his mistake, otherwise He Lianfang's strange aura would not stop. "Second uncle, I was wrong, please forgive me."

Hearing Zhao Yao's begging for mercy, He Lianfang stopped sarcastic.

"It seems that you still have some brains." He was really worried that Xiao Shi would run back to the capital regardless.

"Second uncle, third mother and concubine were forced to death by King Dai and the others. It's normal for me to lose my mind when I'm angry, okay?" Zhao Yao made a small excuse for himself.

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

"Second uncle, you can't say that." Zhao Yao smiled bitterly and said, "Besides, I haven't returned to the capital."

He Lianfang glanced at Zhao Yao and said angrily: "If I were not here, you would be on your way back to the capital now."

"No, even if I lose my cool for a moment, I will quickly regain my sanity." Zhao Yao said seriously, "If I really impulsively return to the capital, there are only two consequences waiting for me. One is to obediently agree to go with them If you cooperate, the other is to die in the capital."

"Since you don't plan to return to the capital to kill your enemy, what are you going to do next?" He Lianfang asked, "Pretend that nothing happened, or take revenge secretly?"

"They have all bullied me, how can I pretend that nothing has happened." Zhao Yao's expression turned sinister when he said this, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I will remember this grudge for the time being, and I will definitely do it in the future. Will report.”

"Then what are you going to do now?"

"Of course I won't make it easy for them." Zhao Yao laughed ferociously, "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 King Dai or King Jing, the one who forced the third concubine to death in the palace must be the Queen or Concubine Rong." Zhao Yao tapped his fingers lightly on the table, "Then let's deal with the Queen first."

"Queen?" He Lianfang raised her eyebrows in surprise, and then asked in confusion, "Why not deal with Concubine Rong first?"

Zhao Yao suddenly smiled maliciously: "Second uncle, if the queen is deposed, King Jing, the legitimate son, will become a bastard. Hasn't King Jing always relied on his status as a legitimate son to gain power in the court and in the country? He has gained a lot of support among scholars and among the people. If he loses his status as a legitimate son, then his only advantage is lost. How can he be proud?"

He Lianfang instantly understood the real purpose of Zhao Yao's move: "In addition to making King Jing lose his status as his legitimate son, your biggest purpose is to make King Dai, the eldest son of the concubine, an advantage, so that he and King Jing can fight each other."

"That's right." Zhao Yao smiled meaningfully, "Without a legitimate son, everyone is the same. No one is nobler than anyone else. When the fourth brother grabs the throne, no one will make irresponsible remarks."

"You are such a good brother, thinking so much about King Chu." He Lianfang sarcastically said, "Aren't you afraid that after Queen Xie is deposed, your good father will let Concubine Rong become the queen? Don't forget, Concubine Rong wants nothing more than Concubine Rong. To be a queen, the king also wants to be a prince in an upright manner."

"Second uncle, do you think my father will make Concubine Rong the queen?"

He Lianfang: "Concubine Rong and your father were childhood sweethearts. If the Xie family hadn't interfered back then, your father would have married Concubine Rong as his wife." "For this reason, do you think your father would have conferred Concubine Rong as the queen?" ?”

"King Dai is your father's eldest son, and he has made many military exploits. For the sake of King Dai, your father should make Concubine Rong the queen." He Lianfang added, "The most important thing is Concubine Rong. They are from your father's and mother's clan. The only people from your father's and mother's clan are Xuanping Houfu and Rong Guifei."

"Father will not make your concubine the queen."

Hearing what Zhao Yao said so categorically, He Lianfang joked: "Why, do you think your father dotes on your mother and concubine and will make your mother and concubine the queen in the future?"

"This is even more impossible. My father will never make my mother a queen."

"Then who do you think your father will make the queen, Concubine Li?" Concubine Ying has no heirs, so it is impossible to make her the queen.

Zhao Yao: "Father will not establish another queen."

This answer was something He Lianfang did not expect. "The harem cannot be without a queen. Even if your father does not want to establish another queen, the ministers will not agree. Furthermore, the queen plays a great role and can contain the harem of the previous dynasty."

"Second uncle, do you think my father will pay attention to the protests of the ministers?" Among the emperor's sons, the one who really understands him is Zhao Yao, "As you said, the post is very important, so my father will let it Be free."

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

"Are you going to use the former Queen's affairs against the Queen?"

Zhao Yao nodded: "Yes, the death of the late Queen was the Queen's fault. If this matter is revealed, the Queen will be deposed."

"You have no evidence that the late empress was killed by the empress." Many years ago, Zhao Yao asked He Lianfang to send someone to investigate the late empress' death, but the old lady of Laozhen was too powerful and did not leave any evidence. There are no clues.

Zhao Yao had no evidence, but he had a way to make Queen Xie admit it.

"I can first spread the news to everyone in the capital that the queen killed the first queen. Second uncle, do you think the queen can still sit still after hearing 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 herself.

"Second uncle, if rumors spread too much, many people will believe it. Although there is no evidence, will the ministers and people not doubt the queen?" Zhao Yao said with a sly smile, "Won't my father be suspicious? Besides, father The emperor is waiting for a high-sounding excuse to depose the queen."

He Lianfang nodded slightly and said, "This is what you call a war of public opinion."

"Second uncle, people's words are terrible, and the queen has a guilty conscience." Zhao Yao originally planned to use the queen's murder of the first queen in the most critical place, but now he can only use it in advance.However, it’s not bad to use at this time. "The person who encourages the acting king again proposes to make Concubine Rong the queen."

"The Xie family will think it is a rumor spread by someone sent by King Dai. When the queen is deposed, King Jing and the Xie family will hate King Dai even more." He Lianfang praised, "Kill two birds with one stone."

"It kills three birds with one stone. King Dai and King Jing are incompatible and will definitely kill each other. By then the two sides will fight even more fiercely, and they won't have time to cause trouble for me and my concubine."

Zhao Yao talked to He Lianfang for a while before returning to his yard.

"Tongxi, go and call Liang Guan. I'll see him if I have something to do."

"The slave is going here."

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 suicide, and then told him, "The third mother and concubine committed suicide in the palace, and it was before the Chinese New Year. This is a big taboo, and it is also Her family will definitely not dare or be willing to let her be buried in the ancestral grave for a serious crime. After you return to the capital, send the third mother and 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 his daughter, so that the third concubine can be buried in the Liang family's ancestral grave with dignity." Zhao Yao continued, "If there is a suitable candidate, we can adopt a child to the Liang family." In the name of the Third Mother Concubine, someone will worship the Third Mother Concubine."

"Your Highness has thought carefully."

"The funeral will be held in Yangzhou, and it should be grand." All he could do was to arrange the funeral and let the third mother and concubine be buried in glory. "Ask the eminent monk to perform rituals for the Third Mother and Concubine."

"Yes, Your Highness."

"For what I just said, my grandfather and the others should not tell my mother and concubine that I arranged it, just say it was your idea."

Zhao Yao gave some more instructions before letting 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 calm down your mind."

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 court, it will not arouse the jealousy of King Dai and King Jing, and then the third mother concubine will not die." Zhao Yao felt guilty, "I was the one who really killed the third mother concubine."

"Your Highness..." Tong Xi was stupid and didn't know how to comfort Zhao Yao for a while.

Zhao Yao waved his hand, signaling Tongxi to retreat.

Tongxi retreated with worry on his face.

Zhao Yao crossed his hands in front of him.His head was lowered, and the face behind his folded hands was expressionless.

Zhao Yao was very sad about Pan Cairen's death, but he did not lose his mind.He would not run back to the capital for Pan Cairen. 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 and impulsively run back to the capital to die. But the fact was that he cherished his life very much and would never return to the capital for this matter and put himself in danger.

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

Why did the emperor specially ask the dragon guard to tell him about the death of the third mother and concubine at an accelerated speed of [-] miles? (End of chapter)