Chapter 132
Knowing that Madame Zhang in front of them was an imposter, the imperial concubines thought that it was no wonder. Madame Zhang was usually like a quail, but when she was ruthless, she even killed the Sixth Prince, which was beyond their understanding. It turned out that she was a fake. They were also worried. If this person was like this to the Sixth Prince, what would she do to them?
Princess Langya was in a good mood with victory in her hands. She smiled and said, “Do you think that I waited for an opportunity to impersonate Madame Zhang and put the Emperor under house arrest?”
The imperial concubines didn’t dare to nod. In fact, including the Emperor and King Jing, they all thought so.
Princess Langya said proudly, “Actually, Madame Zhang died long ago. Back then, I entered the palace for only three days and wanted to assassinate the Emperor. The Emperor found out and ordered me to die. Empress Xiaohui ordered people to send me poisoned wine, and the one who sent me the wine was Madame Zhang of Changchun Palace. ”
“This hateful Madame Zhang looked timid, but in fact, she bullied the weak and feared the strong. She wanted to take away my jewelry when I was in trouble. This was my last dignity. I was so angry that I used a pair of bracelets as bait and took her life instead. Originally, I didn’t care about anything, left the palace, and went far away. I’m also a person who has experienced life and death, so I should be indifferent to worldly affairs. But I really can’t figure it out. ”
Princess Langya loudly recounted the grudges and hatred that she had accumulated over the years. Her hands were stained with blood, and she was so excited that she trembled slightly. “Why should the person who caused me so much pain be able to sit on the throne without any worries? Why should I, the daughter of the emperor, force a smile and bear children for my enemy?”
“I don’t want to bow and bend my knees. You can destroy Loulan and take away everything I have. Why can’t I change your throne?” Princess Langya glanced at the Emperor and smiled contemptuously. “Your Majesty, it’s fair to reciprocate since ancient times.”
“Madame Zhang died in my hands, and no one knew, so I had the idea of replacing her. I once had a confidant who was good at disguising. I learned the art of disguise in Loulan, so I disguised myself as Madame Zhang and followed Empress Xiaohui around. She didn’t realize it at all. It can be seen that she was extremely stupid!”
Princess Langya showed a meaningful smile. She knew how to disguise herself. This was the key to disguising herself as Madame Zhang, and Li Yu didn’t expect it.
It turned out that after all the twists and turns, there was indeed the existence of disguises in this world.
Only then did the Emperor know that Madam Zhang had been impersonated a long time ago. He was so angry that his liver hurt. When he came back to his senses, he questioned, “So it was you who poisoned Xiaohui’s children?”
The Emperor had ordered Luo Ruisheng to thoroughly investigate the cause of death of the First Prince and the Fourth Prince, but Luo Ruisheng had been out of contact for some time. Recently, the Emperor had been trapped by “Lady Zhang,” so it was inferred that Luo Ruisheng was also trapped.
Since Princess Langya had long since harbored ulterior motives and pretended to be Lady Zhang, the Emperor was already suspicious of the deaths of the Eldest Prince and the Fourth Prince. At this moment, his blood surged and he blurted it out.
Princess Langya sneered, “The eldest prince’s short life has nothing to do with me. It’s just that his death allowed me to find a good way to torture you. The Fourth Prince and King Jing were indeed killed because of me. ”
“Pu Liu and Madame Zhang both worked in the Changchun Palace. She trusted Madame Zhang very much. She was the Prince’s wet nurse and had to drink nourishing medicine every day. This was originally the imperial physician’s intention. I saw the prescription and knew that there was angelica in the prescription, so I secretly put a secret medicine of Loulan into her tea.”
Li Yu was hiding in the fish tank and eavesdropping openly. The words “secret medicine of Loulan” made his fins flash. He thought that since there was a snowy mountain in Loulan, this secret medicine should be the snow crow seed that only existed in the snowy mountain. Since Princess Langya mentioned the Fourth Prince, could it be that the Fourth Prince also died because of the snow crow seed?
Sure enough, Princess Langya said, “This secret medicine was originally a great tonic, but it became a poison when it was mixed with angelica. Because the princes didn’t only have one wet nurse, the wet nurses would also rotate. I had a good relationship with Pu Liu, so I clearly knew when Pu Liu was on duty. Every time she was on duty, I gave her the medicine. When she wasn’t on duty, I gave her the antidote. The poison brought by this secret medicine wouldn’t immediately take effect. Pu Liu was fine, but it’s hard to say the same for the Fourth Prince … However, the poison was administered through milk, so the poison would be less toxic. The Fourth Prince had lived for a long time. Everyone said that his body was weak, but only I knew best that he died because of the poison. ”
Princess Langya looked at the Emperor, her tone was filled with incomparable joy, “Watching you suffer the pain of losing your son, I feel the joy of revenge. Empress Xiaohui felt deeply sorry for you, so I advised her to have another child, so that she could torture you again. I thought it was too troublesome to always poison through Pu Liu. Empress Xiaohui’s nourishing tea also had angelica, so I followed the same pattern and wanted to kill this child in the womb, but he was very tenacious. ”
Princess Langya suddenly glanced at King Jing, “This child …” Obviously, it was King Jing.
Princess Langya continued, “I originally bribed the imperial physician and midwife, wanting them to kill Empress Xiaohui when she gave birth, but I unexpectedly found that this child was actually poisoned and couldn’t speak when he was born.”
“The Emperor and Empress Xiaohui had been waiting for a legitimate son for a long time. I’m afraid that a mute legitimate son would only torture the Emperor more, not less. So I decided to keep him for a few more days and let him slowly ‘weaken’ until he died like the Fourth Prince. However, after Pu Liu discovered the secret medicine, I told her that she was also responsible for the death of the Fourth Prince. Unknowingly, she had already become my accomplice. I threatened her with the lives of her family members, forcing her to take the secret medicine on her own accord. Then, I fed the Fifth Prince milk with poison. ”
“But she couldn’t get over her conscience. She deliberately made mistakes when I wasn’t paying attention, wanting to alert the Emperor and Empress Xiaohui. In the end, she was expelled from the palace and died of poison. Her family also died tragically. This was also the result of her not knowing how to appreciate kindness … But the Fifth Prince was moved out of Changchun Palace because of this, and the Emperor appointed a new wet nurse. At that time, I couldn’t do anything.”
Princess Langya’s words sent chills down everyone’s spines. Prince Jing’s muteness had come about because of this. As for Pu Liu, whom Li Yu initially thought was the culprit behind Prince Jing’s death, she was actually a person with a bitter fate.
So it was no wonder that she tried to leave clues in the cloth tiger she made for King Jing, hoping that King Jing could find out and cure the poison in the future.
Only then did Li Yu know the truth of all this. He was heartbroken. King Jing’s muteness had become a life-saving talisman. What kind of vicious heart could do such a crime? Li Yu only hated that he was too far away from Princess Langya. He had slapped the Sixth Prince, a lackey, but he couldn’t slap this crazy princess.
Princess Langya’s crimes were too numerous to list. She then said with a smile, “The Fifth Prince was’ born ‘mute. Empress Xiaohui was in so much pain that she wanted to die. So I sent her on her way, lest she be too sad.”
“You …” The Emperor couldn’t bear the sharp pain. His heart felt like it was being twisted by a knife, “I didn’t expect that Xiaohui’s death was also caused by you!”
“So what?” Princess Langya proudly raised her chin, “After the incident with Empress Xiaohui, I also came up with a new way to take revenge. Losing my wife and son is nothing. Only by taking away your country can I appease the hatred in my heart! When you entered Changchun Palace to mourn Empress Xiaohui, I made you drink wine with added drugs, mistakenly thinking that you had already favored me. After that, I became an imperial concubine again, so it was only natural that I would have an heir. ”
“I found a child with the royal bloodline of Loulan and made him the Sixth Prince. As long as he ascended the throne in the future, this world would eventually belong to Loulan. I was originally worried that there would be a flaw. Because you didn’t have much affection for Madam Zhang, even if you went to Yongfu Palace, you just sat there casually. You didn’t discover my secret. ”
“All these years, I played the role of Madam Zhang diligently. Even Mu Tianxiao, my nominal son, didn’t know. It’s just that he was too useless and couldn’t even compete with a mute. Since he was caught by King Jing, it’s fine to abandon him. ”
Princess Langya looked directly at the Emperor and said in a deep voice, “With my current status, why can’t I let you directly abdicate me?”
At this time, Li Yu, who was listening at the side and seemed to have just woken up from a dream, was speechless.
F * ck, everyone thought that this princess wanted to help the Sixth Prince ascend the throne. Who knew that in the end, she wanted to be the Empress herself?
The Sixth Prince wasn’t the Emperor’s son at all, but a dispensable puppet?!
Villains had a bad habit of talking too much. At this time, what Princess Langya said shouldn’t be a lie, and there was no need to lie anymore.
The Emperor suddenly heard the truth and was heartbroken. In the face of Princess Langya’s blatant coercion, he didn’t react.
Princess Langya didn’t care about the Emperor. After she finished speaking, she looked at everyone present with disdain and her gaze fell on King Jing.
She smiled at King Jing and said, “Although I didn’t expect you to be able to cure the mute, you should have found Xue Wuzi. However, you were one step too late. I was faster than you and put the Emperor under house arrest. All these years, you have been a fish that escaped the net. Although I couldn’t take your life, I was still one step ahead. Now that you don’t have a pawn to threaten me, what else can you do to me? ”
King Jing pondered for a moment and glanced at the fish tank that the Eighth Prince was protecting with his body. His hand loosened and the dagger fell to the ground.
Li Yu knew that King Jing was looking at him.
According to King Jing’s original plan, he wanted to use the Sixth Prince as a hostage to force Consort Zhang to exchange with him. This was the best strategy. However, who knew that Consort Zhang’s real identity was Princess Langya and she didn’t care about the Sixth Prince at all.
The Sixth Prince was no longer a bargaining chip to win.
After King Jing captured the Sixth Prince, Princess Langya sent the Sixth Prince to meet the King of Hell. The Sixth Prince didn’t know until his death that he had used many people in his life. In fact, he was the one who was used the most ruthlessly. How ridiculous and sad it was.
He schemed to frame the Eighth Prince and Da Bao because they weren’t of royal blood. However, he didn’t know that his identity was unknown.
Princess Langya was bent on overturning the Emperor’s country. She accused the Emperor of disregarding human lives, but didn’t she also harm many innocent people?
Empress Xiaohui, the Fourth Prince, Pu Liu, King Jing, and now even the Sixth Prince.
She hated the Emperor for a reason. However, weren’t the others also victims of her revenge?
No matter how nice it sounded, it was just for her own selfish reasons.
King Jing lost his bargaining chip, so his original plan couldn’t succeed.
He surrendered because he was afraid of implicating Li Yu.
Li Yu understood the thousands of words in her eyes.
Princess Langya ordered people to come over and take King Jing and the Emperor away.
The Eighth Prince took the initiative to walk over with the fish tank and stood next to King Jing.
“I’ll give you one more day to think clearly. If you know what’s good for you, abdicate as soon as possible. Otherwise, I can let someone replace you.” Princess Langya urged the Emperor sternly.
The Emperor’s heart trembled.
King Jing gently shook his head at the Emperor. Although Princess Langya could disguise herself, it wasn’t easy to pretend to be the Emperor. She couldn’t fake royal blood. If Prince Li of the First Rank and the members of the royal family joined forces to question her, Princess Langya’s puppet would be exposed. Therefore, she urgently needed the Emperor to abdicate.
No matter how ridiculous it was to pass the throne to an unrelated woman, it was justified when it came from the Emperor’s mouth. If Princess Langya wanted to take the throne openly, this was the only way. If the Emperor agreed, he would be used and die.
If Princess Langya changed her mind and supported the other two princes, it was very likely that it would be disadvantageous to the Emperor. However, she hated the Emperor and his bloodline, so she shouldn’t take this step.
Therefore, although they were imprisoned now, they were still safe for the time being.
The Emperor understood these key points. After they were separated from the concubines and were escorted to the side hall, the Emperor said dejectedly, “Tian Chi, it was my fault.”
“Li Yu asked me if there were any foreigners in my harem. Then, I thought of Consort Mei. In my life, I’ve only taken in one foreign concubine. At that time, I wanted to go to the Sunset Palace where Consort Mei used to live to look for clues. Unexpectedly, I met Lady Zhang on the way. I was careless and was controlled by Lady Zhang. I didn’t expect her to be Consort Mei … ”
“It was she who summoned you into the palace in my name, intending to catch you all in one fell swoop. In the end, it was I who implicated you. ”
The Emperor’s expression was miserable. After learning the truth about the deaths of Empress Xiaohui and the Fourth Prince and the reason why King Jing was poisoned, the Emperor only regretted that he didn’t exterminate the Loulan Kingdom from the beginning.
The two countries were already at odds with each other. The Loulan Kingdom’s monarch once vowed to fight his way to the imperial city. At that time, he was young and impetuous. How could he allow Chang ‘an Emperor to speak such arrogant words?
When the two countries were at war, if one could win him fair and square on the battlefield, even if one wanted his life, he would have nothing to say. In the end, the one who lost was Chang ‘an Lord. When Chang’ an Lord came to the Imperial City to present his daughter, he really thought that everything was over.
Who knew that the real evil began when Princess Langya presented to him.
At that time, he didn’t particularly like Princess Langya. He bestowed the title to appease the people of Loulan. Originally, he wanted to treat her like any other concubine. However, after Princess Langya entered the palace, she wanted to assassinate him. He knew that this woman couldn’t be left alive, so he didn’t hesitate to kill her. He also didn’t investigate the remaining power behind this woman.
He asked himself honestly. In the end, he underestimated the enemy and the enemy was too cunning.
The Emperor regretted his actions. King Jing reached out a hand and gently patted him on the shoulder.
“Imperial Father, please restrain your grief. The situation isn’t hopeless yet,” King Jing quickly said, “I would like to ask for an imperial edict from Imperial Father.”
The Emperor was speechless.
After all, the Emperor had been through a lot. He quickly pulled himself together.
Of course, the Emperor understood what King Jing meant when he mentioned the imperial edict. It wasn’t difficult for him to write an imperial edict, but it had to be in the hands of someone he absolutely trusted. This way, the imperial edict could be used to summon the guards of the imperial city to attack the palace and rescue the Emperor. If it fell into the hands of someone with bad intentions, the consequences would be unimaginable.
“Tianchi, are you … confident?” the Emperor asked.
“Yes,” King Jing said resolutely.
The Emperor looked at his son for a long time. When he thought that he was in a hopeless situation and couldn’t make a comeback, King Jing was still so calm. The Emperor couldn’t help but believe in King Jing. Only King Jing could save him.
“Okay, I believe in you,” the Emperor said.
The Emperor took out a jade box from his sleeve. This box was only the length of a finger and was empty. Presumably, this was the reason why the Emperor still had this box with him.
The Emperor threw the jade box on the ground and it shattered into pieces.
Among the broken pieces of jade, half of an iron plate that was originally embedded in the jade was revealed. The iron plate was engraved with a tiger.
This was …
King Jing was stunned.
“This is my Tiger Tally. It can be matched with the Tiger Tally of the general guarding the city to mobilize the guards. This thing was well hidden. It’s funny that Princess Langya ordered people to search my body, but they couldn’t find it. ”
The Emperor smiled and handed the Tiger Tally to King Jing.
“With this, you can rescue the Emperor.”
King Jing nodded and took it carefully.
The Emperor asked curiously, “The Palace of Heavenly Purity is already under the control of that woman. It’s heavily guarded. How are you going to send this out?”
King Jing’s gaze fell on the fish tank not far away. He took the Tiger Tally and walked towards the fish tank.
Li Yu had already sensed his presence. He was already looking up and waiting anxiously.
“Little Yu …”
King Jing squatted down.
Li Yu blew a bubble in the direction of the Tiger Tally. He knew that only he could get out without being noticed and bring the Tiger Tally to call for reinforcements.
“Give it to the fish. It won’t be a problem!” Li Yu was refreshed and wagged his tail.
King Jing did have this intention, but he didn’t hand over the Tiger Tally immediately. Instead, he dipped his finger into the water and gently stroked the fish’s spine. Li Yu was so comfortable that the tip of his tail was shaking. It wasn’t enough to be rubbed on his back. He even flipped over with his belly facing up so that King Jing could touch the fish’s belly.
There was a little cotton-padded jacket inside, although he couldn’t feel it yet. Hehehe!
King Jing paused and stroked the fish’s belly reluctantly.
“It’ll be fine!” Li Yu knew that he was also suffering internally. He quickly hooked his tail around King Jing’s finger and anxiously used his mouth to kiss the Tiger Tally.
King Jing finally nodded. He found a piece of satin and tied the Tiger Tally to the fish.
“Tianchi, are you going to send this fish to him?” The Emperor was stunned.
Sending the fish to the Tiger Tally was too …
“Imperial Father, believing in him means believing in me,” King Jing said.
The Emperor saw King Jing’s dignified expression and knew that he wasn’t joking. Moreover, King Jing’s fish was very intelligent. He had seen it slap the Sixth Prince’s face just now.
Both the Imperial Astronomer and Liao Kong had praised this fish. This fish should be blessed.
The Emperor convinced himself to accept King Jing’s arrangement.
There was a pond in the side hall of the Palace of Heavenly Purity. It was connected to the outside of the hall. Humans couldn’t pass through, but fish could.
King Jing picked up Li Yu and gently put him into the water. Li Yu entered the water and kissed King Jing from afar. He flicked his tail and quickly swam away.
After he left everyone’s sight, Li Yu put the Tiger Tally on his back into his space.
