Reborn to marry ex-husband's nemesis

Chapter 573 Dusty Memories: Old Things
After the sandalwood box was opened, there was a letter inside.

Seeing that it was a letter, Chu Zhi suddenly hesitated: "If this is the queen's last words to the prince, it would be out of style for us to open it like this."

Meng Wan said: "If it is true, then why not hand it over to the prince, besides, don't you think it's strange? What can the queen not say, insist on writing a letter, and hide it in the secret compartment? She is afraid To be discovered or not to be discovered? It was also because we hit it in a crooked manner, what if?"

After understanding the meaning of Meng Wan's words, Chu Zhi gritted his teeth: "Then let's have a look."

It's just that no one expected that the opening of this letter would reveal a secret that had been hidden for 20 years, causing an uproar in the whole Daliang.

In the letter, he briefly described the half life of the first queen, Li Meishu.

When Li Meishu was still a girl, she was caught by Xiao Qirong's eyes, and asked to marry her as his wife. The marriage was bestowed by the heavenly family, and the late emperor personally presided over it. The glory of the Li family reached its peak for a while.

No matter how many concubines Xiao Qirong has, his favor and respect for Li Meishu has never changed, and the Li family is also honored and favored infinitely, so Li Meishu knows that His Majesty loves her.

After two years of this, the state of Chu and the state of Liang had a truce for peace, and sent two princesses, Lingji and Lianji.

Princess Lianji was born of the Queen of Chu State. She used to be known as a saint. People of the Wu clan are deeply loved by the high priest of Chu State, and they are also people of great status.

The state of Chu sent these two princesses to marry, which shows their sincerity.

The queen thought that Emperor Xiao would keep both of them behind, but Qin Tianjian said that Lian Ji and His Majesty's destiny conflicted, and if she became a concubine, it might bring disaster to Liang Guo, and General Han took the initiative to ask for a marriage. General Han had known the princess for a long time, and this time, Lian Ji got married with General Han's promise.

Seeing that Emperor Xiao was in a dilemma, the queen took the initiative to make peace: "In this case, it is better to give Lian Ji to General Han as his wife, and confer Ling Ji as Ling Concubine, just to have the best of both worlds."

Han Zhishan won the battle. He wanted nothing but Lian Ji. Coincidentally, Lian Ji was in conflict with Emperor Xiao's fate, and Ling Ji was beneficial to Jiangshan Sheji. The queen's arrangement was the most reasonable.

Han Zhishan, who adopted Princess Lianji, became more and more loyal to Emperor Xiao. The queen knew that the safety of the Liang country was thanks to Han Zhishan's protection, so she treated Lianji with great courtesy and kindness. However, for some reason, Lianji didn't like to come to the palace. Whenever the concubine sees Lian Ji and the queen in the same frame, she will always say something meaningful. Although the queen is kind, she is not stupid. There was not much harmony in the state of Chu, if you ask the two of them to meet, it’s fine if they don’t fight.”

Not to mention Chu State, even the princes and princesses of Liang State had discord everywhere, so the Empress understood what was going on, and from then on, they never asked the two of them to meet again.

And Concubine Ling said to the queen: "The empress is really kind, you treat my sister as a fairy and make her your confidant, but you don't know it's just a story about a farmer and a snake."

At that time, the queen felt that Concubine Ling was trying to sow discord, after all, the two of them had always been hostile.

Until later, Lian Ji fell ill suddenly, and Lord Hou came back to take care of her. Not long after, Lian Ji became pregnant, and she was injured when giving birth to Han Zhan. All the banquets recuperate in the Hou's mansion.

As for the loyal and brave Hou Xiaoyong who was good at fighting, his majesty valued him very much as he made military achievements one after another. Even Han Zhan felt pain in his heart, and even his majesty's princes and princesses were not favored by Han Zhan.

I remember that a concubine once fell in love with her, and in order to make His Majesty happy, she said that Han Zhan's eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to Emperor Xiao's!
If these words were spoken out, it would definitely cause an uproar, but Emperor Xiao was not angry at all, but laughed out loud, feeling extremely smooth.

Somehow the queen heard about this, so she found Emperor Xiao.

At that time, the queen always thought that Xiao Huang simply liked Han Zhan, and only then would she show her true feelings, so she warned her majesty that although she loves Han Zhan, she should also pay attention to her words. If it gets worse, the Zhongyonghou Mansion is the pillar of the country, and it must not be offended.

Emperor Xiao suddenly realized after hearing this, and was very moved: "Thanks to the empress for reminding me, otherwise I would almost make a big mistake."

Then Emperor Xiao put the concubine into limbo, thanks to the fact that the people who heard this were just slaves, and the empress strictly ordered them not to speak too much, thus avoiding a storm.

Later, when Lian Ji passed away, Emperor Xiao thanked the Zhongyong Hou for his hard work in protecting his family and the country, and went to the mansion to express his condolences in person, accompanied by the Empress Lingfei.

Concubine Ling also said at that time: "It's a pity."

When she said this, she took a special look at Emperor Xiao, but Emperor Xiao didn't show any expression.

Although the queen was puzzled, she didn't ask any further questions.

After returning to the palace, Emperor Xiao locked himself in the Zichen Palace because he was busy with government affairs, and no one could face the saint. The queen was worried about Emperor Xiao's body, but her majesty couldn't see anyone, and the queen didn't want to disturb Emperor Xiao, so she went for a walk in the imperial garden .

Unknowingly, she came to a secluded place, the queen realized that she was near Lenggong, and was about to leave, when she heard Concubine Ling say: "Your Majesty must be very sad to lose a beautiful woman, isn't it?"

"Concubine Ling!" Emperor Xiao's tone was full of warnings, "Please watch your words."

The queen was surprised for a while, isn't His Majesty in the Zichen Palace?How come here?And Concubine Ling, why is she here?
At this time, the empress was separated from them by a rockery, and she was waiting to go out when she heard Concubine Ling say: "What? Did I poke your Majesty's sore spot?"

The wise queen felt that it would be inappropriate for her to go out at this time, and it was not easy to leave, so she could only order her close maid to keep quiet, and found a stone behind the rockery, sat on it and waited quietly.

Anyway, there are flowers, plants and stones here, and she can't be seen. After His Majesty and Concubine Ling leave, she will go out again, so that there will be no embarrassment for each other.

After Concubine Ling said this, Emperor Xiao didn't open her mouth. Concubine Ling seemed puzzled, and continued: "At first, Your Majesty traveled thousands of miles to ask to marry my sister Huang, but it's a pity that my sister had long been in love with Han Zhishan and rejected Your Majesty." Your Majesty is very angry at this request, and because of the face of the emperor, it is difficult to say clearly, I took the initiative to ask you to marry your Majesty, so as not to cause disasters in the two countries, otherwise, why would you marry me, who is in good health, because of the well-being of Chu? Come to Liang State? Wouldn’t it be good to stay in Chu State? It’s not because His Majesty was fighting at that time, and Chu State has no princess of the right age, so the King of Chu State agreed to my request, and only the Empress Dowager A person kept in the dark, thinking that Lian Ji really gave Han Zhishan his wife because of a conflict with you, and even reconciled with it, I really feel sorry for the painstaking efforts of the empress."

(End of this chapter)