Eastward Flow

Chapter 48

Xuan Jingchen looked at the young man in front of him with the strong trace of Prince Zhaoming and sighed, "This scene looks sad today."

In her sentence, there can be three meanings.If the person in front of you has ulterior motives and uses Lezheng's wisdom, then you will know the rejection in her words.If she doesn't, then she also knows that she has Emperor Zhao in her heart.If there is a resurrection...

If so, how would the person in front of him react?Xuan Jingchen raised his eyes and saw the light shining in Zhonglisuo's eyes.The young man raised his head, looked up at the cherry blossoms hanging from the top of his head, tried his best to stabilize his voice and said: "The flowers are similar every year, but people are different every year. Your Majesty, it's really hard work."

Zhong Lisuo looked back and set his eyes on Xuan Jingchen. In the young man's clear eyes, distressed was written brightly.

It turned out that the queen really missed her and had her in her heart.No matter how much it was, it was enough to make Zhong Lisuo confess.At this moment, Zhong Lisuo began to miss his identity as Emperor Zhao.

In what way should she walk up to Xuan Jingchen, tell her that she is Zhonglisuo, and how to convince her.

Zhong Lisuo always felt that he knew the Queen very well, and that to confess to the Queen and make her accept it was definitely not something that could be done rashly.

The sudden friendship in Zhong Lisuo's heart was messed up, she looked at the queen, and wanted to say something to her, so she could secretly confide in the routine, but the queen didn't give her a chance.

Xuan Jingchen finished eating a piece of pastry, and said warmly to Zhong Lisuo, "Little Mister, I'm busy with business, and I'm going back soon. Sir and your son are here, so let's enjoy the cherry blossoms."

After Xuan Jingchen finished speaking, he got up and walked towards the cherry forest.Zhong Lisuo got up anxiously, watched Xuan Jingchen leave, subconsciously wanted to call her.But she hesitated, so Zhong Lisuo withdrew his outstretched hand, bowed and saluted, "Your Majesty, walk slowly, the government is busy, and I hope your Majesty will take care of your body and rest more."

Xuan Jingchen turned his head to look at her, nodded, and walked towards Chaohui Palace without hesitation.

Xuan Jingchen thought, the light in the young man's eyes was just pity, as if he felt sorry for her losing the one he loved.No surprise, no embarrassment, only distressed.Well, the answer can only be the second.

This is a young man who is very similar to her, even if he is exactly the same, he will not be Prince Zhaoming.She shouldn't project her emotions on an irrelevant person, especially in this period, it's better for her to stay away from this boy.

Whether it's for Le Zhengsu or for herself, Xuan Jingchen feels that avoiding too much contact is the best choice.

Without any hesitation, Xuan Jingchen took a step and left.

Zhong Lishuo watched her figure gradually go away, disappearing little by little into the cherry blossom sky, and sighed softly.

"A Su, do you like the emperor?" A clear and tender voice rang in his ears, and Zhong Lisuo looked back in shock.

She turned her head, looked at the prince Su He who was looking at her curiously, nodded a little embarrassedly, and replied yes.

After finishing speaking, the fair face of the shy young man was also stained with cherry color.Su He suddenly realized, nodded and said, "No wonder you keep looking at her."

"It's like, my dad looks at my grandma." Su He said, "My dad told me that he likes my grandma, so he always wants to look at her."

The child's innocent and simple language made Zhong Lisuo happy, and said with a smile: "The son is really a very smart child, but can we make an agreement, I like your majesty, don't tell anyone."

"En." Su He nodded, and asked again: "Why can't you say it?"

"Because I have to talk about it myself." Zhong Lisuo said, looking at the child in front of him very seriously.

Her earnestness infected Su He, and Shizi nodded vigorously, expressing his attitude.

But it's a pity that Zhong Lisuo, who thought he could say it, passed the whole spring and didn't see Xuan Jingchen again after the flowers were in full bloom.

Xuan Jingchen's business affairs became more and more busy, and the things that he started to solve at the beginning of the year, no matter what it was, there was no progress.

The commanders checked everyone who was around Emperor Zhao back then, but they couldn't find any clues about poisoning.But among so many people, the Commanders, like King Yunzhong, got unexpected news.

"The Xu family?" After hearing Si Ming's report, Xuan Jingchen frowned and looked at the person who was waiting in front of him, "You mean the imperial doctor Zhuang Zili and the Xu family..."

"Yes. Before that, Zhuang Zili, who followed Emperor Zhao, had intersected with the Xu family." Si Ming described the incident one by one, and said: "I investigated the medical materials of the Tai Hospital and found that Zhuang Zili was in the Tai Hospital when Emperor Zhao entered summer. The hospital took medicines for invigorating qi and strengthening the body. Since Emperor Zhao was ill at that time, and the Gu poison had penetrated into the marrow, the pain must have been unbearable, and there must have been painkillers among them. But there is no such thing in the medicine list of the imperial hospital."

"The ministers felt different, so they visited Zhuang Zili again. After using various means, the old doctor said one thing. It was the prescription that Emperor Zhao deliberately asked him to prescribe because he was afraid that the news of his health would leak out. As for the analgesic The medicine was secretly obtained by Imperial Physician Jiang from the Imperial Hospital for His Majesty's use."

"Before Ling Xiao, Zhuang Zili knew that Emperor Zhao was poisoned by Gu poison. He tried all kinds of things, but nothing helped. Later, after Ling Xiao found out about this, Zhuang Zili asked Emperor Zhao whether he should let him go. Open your mouth. But Emperor Zhao stopped it, and then Ling Xiao went to southern Xinjiang."

"Your Majesty also knows that there are many eyeliners in Emperor Zhao's Shitai Hospital, and Jiang Taiji is one of the rare people who is not confused by others."

"That's why, half a month before Yuanzhou City was broken, His Majesty asked him to go north with the nobles."

"At that time, it was Master Xu Renqing who commanded the reinforcements on the bank of Liangshui in Wanzhou. Therefore, after Master Xu Mingyi who led the army northward joined him, the commander of the reinforcements became Master Xu Mingyi."

"When Xu Mingyi arrived in Wanzhou, he took someone to ask Mr. Zhuang Zili about Emperor Zhao's health."

"Zhuang Zili was forced to have no choice but to tell the truth that Emperor Zhao would not survive this summer."

"Then..." Si Ming raised her eyes, looked at His Majesty who was already stunned, and said what she was thinking in her heart: "The reinforcements in Wanzhou began to retreat steadily, and they retreated to Lanzhou until the city of Yuanzhou was destroyed. .”

Because of trust, she handed over the reinforcements to Xu Renqing.Unexpectedly, when they arrived in Wanzhou, they were stopped by a large number of troops.After half a month in Wanzhou, Xu Renqing finally joined the nobles who went north.

Afterwards, the Wanzhou reinforcements continued to dispute over rights, and the Yuanzhou city was destroyed.For the sake of the overall situation, Xu Mingyi beheaded a large number of nobles, and returned to aid Xuan Jingchen without hesitation, helping her defeat the barbarians, and established the victory of the Qing Kingdom.

"Zhuang Zili said that he asked Xu Mingyi why he cared so much about His Majesty's body." Si Ming glanced at Xuan Jingchen cautiously, and said, "Xu Mingyi asked him back, how long do you think His Majesty can live? Three years or five years? She How is your talent compared to the queen?"

"The state of Chu is already falling apart, and the throne of Zhongli's family is also unstable. It should be time for the Lord of Destiny to take the throne."

After Si Ming said these words, he saw Xuan Jingchen's face turned pale.Xuan Jingchen took a step back, looked at Si Ming in front of him, took a deep breath, and seemed to force himself to say: "Besides, what else? Apart from what Zhuang Zili said, what else is there about the Xu family?" ?”

Si Ming shook his head, looked at the queen and said, "This is exactly the question I want to ask you for instructions. If Mr. Xu Mingyi did something wrong in Wanzhou back then, it means that the nobles he came into contact with are by no means open to the public now. The ministers and others believe that careful investigation is necessary to ensure that Xu Mingyi is harmless to the country and His Majesty."

Xuan Jingchen nodded, looked at Si Ming in front of him, and said, "Then, let's investigate it separately."

Whether or not the Xu family was responsible for the delay in the arrival of Wanzhou's aid, Xuan Jingchen already understood that even if the Xu family did not participate in that year, they would have allowed the nobles to fight and delayed until the Yuanzhou city was destroyed, or Emperor Zhao The day of death.

Wanzhou was slow to return aid, lost the city of Yuanzhou, and Chu State fell from then on.Xuan Jingchen has been blaming himself, but now that he thinks about it, he is not wrong.

"Kill her first, don't you kill her, wait for her to come to the city, point her sword at your throne, cut off your head and kick you out of Chaohui Palace?" The assassin's roar rang clearly in his ears at this moment, Xuan Jingchen sat on the dragon chair in Chaohui Palace, but what she thought about in her mind was the straight back of the prince kneeling in front of her that year.

"If there is a day when the crown princess really wants my throne, I don't need her to come to the city. I will send it out with my own hands. But the premise is that I have a throne in my hand. So, please abdicate, Your Majesty, in the palace. Take care of yourself."

Xuan Jingchen's heart palpitated in such a firm tone and the trust contained in it.This was the case for Xuan Jingchen, who decided to serve her monarch wholeheartedly for the rest of her life.

After Jian Tiansi's order was leaked, everyone worried that she would take away Zhongli's family.But the person next to her pillow, the future king of Chu, trusted her from the beginning to the end.

Xuan Jingchen didn't understand why the prince believed her so much after being forced into a marriage for only one year.But for this trust, she is loyal.

But she never thought that in the end, as Xingpan said, she was the one who took away Zhongli's family.

It was given by Zhong Lisuo, and she also took it from Zhong Lisuo.Even if someone else took it for her, it would still be on her head.

"If there is a day..."

"If there is a day..."

Xuan Jingchen looked at the memorial in front of the case in Chaohui Palace, and said, "I should send it off with my own hands."

So His Highness asked Su Yanqing to protect the imperial edict and the jade seal of the country, crossing thousands of troops, and bringing the country to her.

It was her who killed His Highness!