The legitimate daughter was reborn, and the emperor’s little Jiaojiao went crazy.

The man said, "My last name is Jin Hai, and I used to be the steward of Prince Ling's mansion. Because I almost lost my life while working for my master, and my arm was crippled, His Highness Prince Ling threw me to work in the stables..."

Emperor Mingde closed his eyes and looked like he was dying.

As Jin Hai spoke, he looked up at the Empress Dowager. Seeing her nod, he continued, "Prince Consort Haiyan had been in touch with His Royal Highness Prince Ling more than a year ago. I have seen him several times with my own eyes. Although the Prince Consort was not dressed so gorgeously at that time and always came to see Prince Ling at night, I have always had a good eye and would never make a mistake."

Emperor Mingde said weakly, "I won't believe your empty words."

Jin Hai suddenly remembered something and hurriedly took out the letters from his pocket, "Your Majesty, I have letters, correspondence between the two of them."

This is irrefutable evidence!

Emperor Mingde did not expect that Cen Yuan actually had correspondence with the fourth brother. Was she cultivating the fourth brother for a long time?

Emperor Mingde called Eunuch Qi in and said, "Read the letter!"

Eunuch Qi just wanted to say, Master, you are already poisoned like this, can you take a break? This Empress Dowager is really good at torturing people...

When he opened the letter, he found that it was actually correspondence between the Prince Consort and Prince Ling.

His eyelids twitched and his heart skipped a beat. He felt that this matter was a little too serious.

Fortunately, there was nothing out of the ordinary in the letter. It was basically advice from the Prince Consort to Prince Ling, such as the flood in Fenzhou and the snow disaster in Yucheng...

That’s right, Prince Ling also made a lot of efforts in the snow disaster in Yucheng this time. Emperor Mingde often praised him for this.

There have been disasters of all sizes over the past year... No wonder Prince Ling goes wherever there is a disaster and is away from the capital for most of the year.

Can this be called collusion? This is clearly cooperation.

Emperor Mingde suddenly realized that for more than a year, he had been sitting on the dragon throne without any worries. Except for the snow disaster in Yucheng that scared him, all other disasters, big and small, were resolved by Prince Ling, and some were not even reported to the court.

The Queen Mother felt more and more upset the more she listened, and glared at Jin Hai with hatred.

I asked you to find some handwritten letters between the two of them, and this is what you found?

At that time, when she heard Jin Hai swear that he could find the letters between Prince Ling and his wife, she was a little surprised.

It seems the surprise came a little early...

Emperor Mingde sighed softly, "Among these sons, only the fourth son can do something."

The Queen Mother: "..."

Is this the point? How did you come to this conclusion?

She hurriedly snatched the letter, but heard Emperor Mingde say, "Youen, put all the letters away."

I won’t have to pretend anymore, I’ll get up and watch it slowly!

Jin Hai was taken away and Eunuch Qi also went out.

The Queen Mother's sadness had not yet fully developed, so she closed her eyes tightly and repeated Shi Anrou's words in a different way, "After Emperor Rongguang died, the country was surrounded by enemies, and the northern wing was in danger. I... had no choice but to lead the army in person..."

She didn't have the confidence to say the words "the emperor personally led the army" with justification.

Emperor Mingde listened to her nonsense and suddenly opened his eyes.

His eyes were clear and cloudy. "The Empress Dowager said, if I can't cure this poison, who should succeed me?"

The Queen Mother said sadly, "As long as it's not Prince Ling, anyone will do. I'm just scared! Emperor, you don't know how miserable the people of the North Wing are. You don't know how it feels to watch the country being shattered... I don't want to see it again."

"I don't want to see the country broken into pieces." Emperor Mingde closed his eyes gently, as if he no longer had the strength to speak. "So after I die, Prince Ling will still succeed me. I have already drafted the imperial edict and will not change it."

"You!" The Empress Dowager was heartbroken. "Emperor, you still don't believe what I said?"

"I have eyes!" Emperor Mingde's cold and hoarse voice was filled with disgust. "Besides, I will lead the army in person! People should still have some dignity."

The Queen Mother's face was burning.

Emperor Mingde still doesn't believe her! It seems that there will be a battle in the end!

Emperor Mingde shouted in a hoarse voice, "Youen! Youen!"

Eunuch Qi hurried into the palace and said, "Your Majesty, this old servant is here."

"Send the Empress Dowager out. I'm tired." Emperor Mingde said weakly and closed his eyes again.

Eunuch Qi was terribly frightened when he saw the deathly look on his master's face. He was fine before, how could he suddenly be poisoned?

The Empress Dowager slowly stood up from the sedan chair, "Since the Emperor insists on having his own way, I will purge his entourage."

She was wearing a heavy dress and walked towards the palace door step by step.

The hard edges of the dress scraped against her injured and festering legs, but she felt no pain at all. Instead, she felt a faint excitement in her heart.

She opened the palace door herself and shouted sternly, "Dongyu Guards, protect the emperor and do not allow any suspect to leave this palace."

Lou Yuxiao, the chief of the Eastern Feather Guard, stepped forward and knelt before the Empress Dowager, "Eastern Feather Guard obeys your order!"

Lou Yuxiao is the man in black whom the Queen Mother has always relied on, and is also the "Jiang Zhe" mentioned by Booth.

Several generations of the Lou family have been the commanders of the Imperial Guards. It can be said that one-third of the security of the imperial city is due to the Lou family.

But Lou Yuxiao is a bastard's son. Although he has not been abused or oppressed by the Lou family since he was a child, his resources are always inferior to those of his legitimate brothers.

His mother was a maid brought as a dowry by the mistress from her own family. She was made a concubine by the mistress. A few years after giving birth to Lou Yuxiao, she fell into the water and died while releasing river lanterns on the Lantern Festival.

He always believed that his mother died at the hands of the mistress, but he had no evidence.

Lou Yuxiao only knew that on the day his mother died, his father and mistress looked very unhappy, and the housekeeper who had worked in the Lou family for decades also disappeared.

He didn't believe there was something fishy going on.

Lou Yuxiao did not rely on the Lou family, but he still worked hard to make a good future. He secretly took refuge with the Queen Mother and gained many benefits and advantages from her over the years.

Moreover, he was very skilled in martial arts, and the Empress Dowager relied on him very much, and entrusted the most secret matters to him.

Lou Yuxiao was even more favored by the Empress Dowager than the Li family. As long as the great event was accomplished, the Empress Dowager promised him that he would be made the Grand Marshal of the Imperial City and command the Imperial Guards.

By then, Lou Yuxiao must put all the brothers of the Lou family in jail to pry open the mouths of his father and stepmother. He must find out the real cause of his biological mother's death.

He had already placed people in the Imperial Guards under the command of his uncles, uncles, and brothers, and they were always on standby.

The Queen Mother asked in a low voice, "Have all the imperial guards been arranged in various places?"

Lou Yuxiao nodded, "Don't worry, Queen Mother. The entire imperial city is now under our control."

"Don't be careless." The Queen Mother raised her head and her eyes met Shi Anxia's.

Both sides felt the surging undercurrents and the crashing waves against the shore.

The Empress Dowager lowered her dark brows and said, "Princess Haiyan and her husband poisoned the emperor. The evidence is irrefutable. They will be taken to the prison for custody first."

The Dongyu Guards led by Lou Yuxiao immediately stepped forward and surrounded the two.

Cen Yuan smiled faintly, "Dong Yuwei!"

Lou Yuxiao thought someone was calling him and his heart skipped a beat.

Unexpectedly, another group of people came in from outside the door. They were the Dongyu Guards led by Ma Chuyi.

He shouted loudly, "I am late in protecting you, Your Majesty, please forgive me!"