Queen's scheming

Chapter 338 Past Events ([-])
When the queen mother heard that the little father-in-law came to pass the message, she was a little strange, and she didn't understand why Li Tianyou brought Yang Guogong to pay his respects.An Qingyao was serving the queen mother, and said casually: "Speaking of which, it was thanks to Prince Cheng that night. If Prince Cheng hadn't sent a signal to attract people, I'm afraid the lives of the empress and the prince would be in danger."

An Qingyao carefully adjusted the fan-shaped agarwood wood blessing and longevity pattern pendant on the queen mother's skirt, supported the queen mother and said, "Speaking of which, it was also taught by Duke Yang."

The Empress Dowager knew that Gu Yiran was the father and son of Yang Guogong, who raised a dead man privately. The emperor would definitely punish him for such a serious crime. She still can't get over it, but she won't punish Gu Yiran to death because of this crime.Yang Guogong has gone through two dynasties, there is no reason why he can't see through this truth, and he will definitely not intercede.Could it be that something else happened that made Li Tianyou angry?

The Empress Dowager sighed inaudibly, what could be the reason why she became angry with the crown.Li Tianyou refused to let go, and Gu Yiran also refused to give in. These two people, sooner or later, will fight to the death, until they die. I thought it was a fight between women, but I didn't expect that it would be like this between men. Tragic.

Yang Guogong and Li Tianyou greeted the queen mother, and they sat down separately.

Li Tianyou said, "Duke Yang can speak now!"

Seeing that Li Tianyou sent out the servants as soon as Li Tianyou entered the palace, even An Qingyao and Madam Xu were sent out. It can be seen that the matter is extremely important, so she couldn't help but feel a little puzzled, so she turned her eyes to the silent Duke Yang!

Yang Guogong Gu Zhiheng got up and saluted again, and said calmly: "I originally thought that this matter would never be brought up again, and I also promised the late emperor that I would not tell the Queen Mother and the Emperor about this matter anyway, but now Things have changed, and for Dali's national interests, I have no choice but to break my oath!"

The Empress Dowager's expression changed slightly, what did the late emperor want to tell Yang Guogong that he kept from her and the emperor?There is almost no doubt that it must be about Concubine Lian.

The empress dowager paused slightly as she turned the hand of the prayer beads, and then laughed at herself. It has been so many years, why can't she let it go? Obviously she won. She is now the empress dowager, and her son is doing very well as the emperor. There is a faint aura that surpasses the late emperor. That woman has been dead for more than [-] years, so what else can she care about?

Concubine Lian was favored by the late emperor alone, and after she was left in the middle of the palace in the cold, he still minded that Concubine Lian died in front of the late emperor's spiritual seat and went down to accompany the late emperor to stay and fly together.It's not that she didn't have the courage to go down to accompany the late emperor, but she knew that even if she went down, the late emperor would not look at her again. The late emperor only had Concubine Lian in his eyes, didn't he?If I also go down to accompany them, do I still have to go down underground?
The only comfort for the Empress Dowager is that even if Concubine Lian died, she could only be buried in the concubine's mausoleum. The one who really accompanied the late emperor in that empty mausoleum was herself, the empress of the palace!

The queen mother sighed, and said in a low voice: "Tell me, after so many years, the Ai family doesn't mind anymore, no matter what, can it be worse than when the emperor was born?" The queen mother couldn't imagine, I don't know how I survived those more than ten years!

Yang Guogong took a deep breath and said: "Back then, the late emperor knew that his health was failing and Concubine Lian had no children. He worried that after the emperor ascended the throne, the Empress Dowager would settle accounts with Concubine Lian, so he arranged a way out for Concubine Lian."

The Empress Dowager was very surprised, and said softly: "Didn't Concubine Lian go with the late Emperor? We left behind?"

Yang Guogong Gu Zhiheng nodded and said: "Let's start from the beginning, lest there be any doubts about the Queen Mother and the Emperor!!"

"Concubine Lian has been favored by herself for many years, but she has never had a child. Later, the imperial physician said that Concubine Lian's body was cold, and she was afraid that she would not be able to conceive for the rest of her life. The first emperor planned for Concubine Lian. Wei Chen grew up with him since he was a child, and the first emperor was worried that Concubine Lian would have no one to rely on after his death, so he promoted Concubine Lian's clansmen to become officials in the court early on!" Yang Guogong recalled the old emperor Now I feel that the first emperor was really dazzled by love.

It is said that the person who knows you best is not your relatives, but your enemy. The Empress Dowager knows Concubine Lian like the back of her hand, and immediately said: "Isn't Concubine Lian the daughter of a ninth-rank master book? Not long after she entered the palace, there was a In a disaster, the whole family lost their lives in a flood, where did she find her family?"

Yang Guogong pursed his lips, knowing that this matter is a thorn in the Empress Dowager's heart, whenever it is touched, it will be extremely painful, but this matter must be explained, and he said: "When the late emperor told the minister, it was already done. , it was the late emperor who ordered the secret guards to find someone, and this person is the previous Duke Feng!"

"Feng Guogong!" The queen mother never thought that Feng Guogong was actually a member of Concubine Lian's clan!
The queen mother leaned back and leaned on the arhat, laughed at herself, her nose became a little sore, and said with a sneer: "Yes, Duke Feng was promoted so quickly back then, if it wasn't because the first emperor loved Concubine Lian, how could There will be such young talents."

Yang Guogong was a little indifferent, not knowing what to say to comfort the Queen Mother.The queen mother suddenly thought of something, laughed, and said: "Yes, it's strange that Feng Guogong and the original Feng Guogong's wife are not beautiful, but there is a daughter with Shen Qingyi's appearance. The concubine is a bit similar. The things in this world are really strange. They go around and around, but they are always inseparable from these people. It’s strange that the emperor is the son of the late emperor. The family decides to welcome Shen Qingyi into the palace as the queen, if she insisted on making Yurou the queen, wouldn't Yurou follow in the footsteps of the Ai family?"

The queen mother smiled sadly, and there was a little water in her always wise eyes. The person she has been thinking about for a lifetime, is she just guarding against her like that?But the queen mother didn't know that the first emperor guarded against her was not the only thing, and the next words made the queen mother even more sad.

Yang Guogong decided to quickly explain the whole story, which is better than such a soft knife grinding flesh, so he continued: "Not only that, the late emperor also left a life-saving talisman for Concubine Lian, which is a ring-shaped blood jade the size of a palm. Carved with strange lines, the late emperor once confessed to Wei Chen that the blood jade was the key to a secret passage in the Dali Palace, which could lead directly to the suburbs of Beijing from the palace. In addition, in order to protect Concubine Lian, the late emperor was fighting with Chuyue Han When Qi was fighting, he took advantage of the defeat and secretly sent [-] elite soldiers back to Dali and scattered them all over Dali. Some of these [-] elite soldiers were former secret guards, so they were placed in the capital!"

Li Tianyou frowned, and said in surprise: "According to what Duke Yang said, the people who entered the palace with Mi Ji that day and descended out of thin air were the secret guards hidden in the capital. No wonder they are so skilled in martial arts and can easily deal with the harem." The Praetorian Guards!"

Yang Guogong nodded and said: "These [-] soldiers were ordered by the first emperor to obey the order of the blood jade, and their masters were Concubine Lian and Fengguo Gongfu, but the late emperor was worried that Fengguo Guild would betray Concubine Lian, so this matter , did not tell Duke Feng, but only told the [-] elite soldiers that if Concubine Lian is killed by the emperor or queen mother...they can go to find Duke Feng!"

The Empress Dowager had no intention of listening any longer, the person she adored wholeheartedly had guarded against her so far, if Concubine Lian hadn't committed suicide before the late Emperor's spirit, the [-] soldiers would have swallowed her and Li Tianyou alive!In vain I have been guilty for half my life, Concubine Lian has no heirs, although the Queen Mother did not do it herself, but the Queen Mother knew it clearly, but she still pretended not to know.For this matter, she bowed her head in front of the late emperor for half her life, but it turned out that the late emperor was so guarded against her!
Li Tianyou was puzzled and said: "Back then, Concubine Lian committed suicide before the spirit of the late emperor. Everyone knew that I and the Queen Mother did not make things difficult for Concubine Lian. Then why did these [-] soldiers come to the palace?"

Yang Guogong sighed and said: "I also thought that with the death of Concubine Lian, the matter came to an end. At the beginning, the late emperor gave the blood jade to Wei Chen for safekeeping, but not to Feng Guogong, because he was worried that Fengguo Guild would take advantage of it. Endangering the lives of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, I only told my minister that if there is such an event, I will let the minister carry the blood jade and secretly take Concubine Lian out of the palace. Concubine Lian died, and when I went to look for the blood jade The trace disappeared, and Weichen was so anxious back then that he had no way to deal with it. Fortunately, only Concubine Lian and Weichen knew about the blood jade in the palace. Concubine Lian died, and Weichen kept his mouth shut. Naturally, there would be no abnormality, but... ..."

Li Tianyou frowned and said, "But this piece of blood jade appeared out of thin air again. Those [-] elite soldiers all obeyed the order of the blood jade, which means that whoever gets the blood jade can command these [-] elite soldiers!"

Yang Guogong nodded and said: "I thought this blood jade would never appear again, but after Feng Guogong died, a masked man came to me with a blood jade!"

"The masked man?" Li Tianyou stared at Yang Guogong without moving, as if he was trying to distinguish the truth of this sentence.

Yang Guogong sighed and said: "Isn't the emperor always wondering why Weichen didn't tell the truth immediately when Mrs. Weichen told about the exchange?"

"Because the masked man brought the blood jade and told the humble minister that Concubine Lian died, and the emperor will destroy Fengguo's mansion in one fell swoop. It is in line with what the former emperor said back then. The emperor and the queen mother were unrighteous first. Now the [-] elite soldiers will replace them Concubine Lian and the Duke of Fengguo seek justice! The courtiers tried hard to persuade him to no avail, but the blood jade is in his hands, a secret passage that can be made quietly, and [-] elite soldiers are enough to overthrow the Dali Palace overnight! Therefore, I have no choice but to not explain the truth!" Yang Guogong paused and said: "The blood jade was lost by this official, and all the crimes should be borne by this official. Gu Yiran is the son of this official. The son inherits his father's career, he has the ability to block the emperor's catastrophe, so he must stand up!"

(End of this chapter)