In Changchun Palace, Ye Zhilan sat in the tea room with a solemn expression, his whole face looked terribly gloomy.

Grandma Kong was watching with fear in her heart, her heart rising to her throat.

"Queen, please don't be angry, even for the sake of the Crown Princess and the eldest grandson," she advised carefully.

Ye Zhilan was extremely angry. The entire Liyang City probably knew the news of the emperor's death, but she was the only one who was kept in the dark.

He also knew that his daughter-in-law was worried that he would not be able to accept it, so she kept the secret from him. But this girl had forgotten that this was Jiangzuo, the territory of the Ye and Lu families, and there was nothing that could be hidden from her.

"Don't be angry, don't be angry."

Ye Zhilan kept comforting himself: "Even if it was His Majesty, he had devoted all his energy and efforts to the country of Daning. He deserved the people of Daning and did not disappoint the ancestors of the Lu family."

But Lin Zhi has worked tirelessly for the Lu family over the years without any complaints. How could that evil creature be so cruel to him and make him into what he is now?

Cheng Kui was very worried watching from the side. He was guarding the place so well that not even a fly could get in. He really didn't know who leaked the news to the Queen.

Seeing that Lu Bing was about to come over, he quickly sent a servant to Chuxian Palace to report.

As soon as the people sent out left, Lu Bing was led into Changchun Palace by Nanny Jiang.

Lu Bing was feeling very nervous at the moment and didn't know how to report the situation on the front line to the Queen.

Looking around, there was no sign of the Crown Princess. Only Cheng Kui was waiting at the palace gate, shaking his head and winking at him.

Lu Bing understood what he meant. He was worried that he would talk nonsense in front of the queen. He immediately knelt down and confessed bitterly: "I failed to protect the emperor and caused damage to your majesty's health. Please punish me, queen."

Hearing the noise outside, Ye Zhilan walked out quickly, looked at Lu Bing who was kneeling in front of the palace gate, and said sternly: "I will not pursue your failure to protect the emperor today. I just want to know how the emperor died, and why Prince Zhong is in such a state today."

"Your Majesty, your old illness has relapsed because of the injury you received from the arrow shot by Prince Jinyang," Lu Bing reported truthfully.

"nonsense."

Ye Zhilan said: "If it was because of Prince Jinyang, why would Prince Zhong be so insane, disobey the Crown Prince's order, and occupy His Majesty's body and refuse to bury it?"

She was very familiar with Lu Bing. Even if he was good at concealing his thoughts, she could see through him.

"Lu Bing, you have fought with His Majesty for many years, and you have always been loyal to the Lu family, not just one person. His Majesty's decision to let you return south with the coffin was by no means a random arrangement."

Ye Zhilan said in a deep voice: "If you have nothing to hide from me, why did you rush to the Crown Princess's bedroom as soon as you returned to the city, instead of coming to see me, the Queen, your old sister-in-law?"

After a pause, she shouted sternly, "This is not your style. If you dare to hide a single word from me today, I will not tolerate you."

Lu Bing was also feeling very aggrieved. His Majesty wanted the prince to live in guilt, so he went into danger himself and saved the situation with his death.

He couldn't let His Majesty down, but the prince was the new king, and he couldn't bear to see a rift between the queen and the prince.

I had just wanted to tell you the truth. Your Majesty's injury was indeed aggravated by Chen Lin's arrow, but the torture of the Crown Prince being pierced by thousands of arrows was the most fatal.

"Queen, I deserve to die."

Lu Bing had no words to express his pain, so he burst into tears and said, "Today I have successfully sent your Majesty's coffin back to your hometown. I only wish to die."

"It's easy for you to die, but what about your family?"

Ye Zhilan angrily said, "You watched Lin Zhi grow up, and you personally sent him to the Fourth House on behalf of your brother. Don't you know what kind of life he has been living these years? How can you bear to watch him become like this today?"

She became more and more angry, and her face became very bad. Madam Kong was worried and kept persuading her: "Queen, you must take care of yourself."

Lu Bing cried bitterly, "Please accept my condolences, the Crown Princess has good intentions, but it has not been good. She informed the Queen of the death of His Majesty because she was worried about her health. The Queen must take her health as the most important thing."

He refused to tell the truth, which made Ye Zhilan even more angry. He spat out a mouthful of hot blood with a surge of blood in his heart.

"Queen."

Madam Kong and Madam Jiang were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they hurried forward to support them.

Ye Zhilan pushed the two of them away fiercely.

She knew everything. Even though her son could not be with her these years, she was afraid that even the couple in the fourth room would not understand his personality better than her.

"Linzhi has never had any selfish motives. He would never turn against the prince just to compete for credit. He thinks that he has made the prince suffer since he was a child and feels guilty about it. Even if he is given his life as compensation, this child will not even frown."

Ye Zhilan looked at Lu Bing with a determined look: "He is now openly disobeying the Crown Prince. There is only one possibility. Only the death of his father will make him lose hope in life."

And his death was unjust.

"Lu Bing, tell me honestly, was His Majesty's death caused by the Crown Prince?"

Ye Zhilan finally questioned.

Lu Bing choked and dared not look up.

"That rebellious son has now summoned the Crown Princess's entire family to Wengcheng as hostages, and has also asked Lu Yan to lead the army back to monitor Linzhi and the Liren Gang. If he wasn't guilty, why would he do such foolish things that would destroy his own foundation?"

Ye Zhilan said angrily: "Your Majesty's body is now in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Do you want me to go and collect the body for Your Majesty myself?"

Lu Bing closed his eyes and could only report the truth: "Your Majesty went into the ambush set by the Crown Prince to protect Prince Zhong, and was pierced through the heart by thousands of arrows and died."

Fu Guiyun had just rushed over from Chuxian Palace with his men when he heard Lu Bing's answer and was stunned.

"The traitor."

Ye Zhilan choked up and no more tears could flow from his eyes.

The wind was cold and the surroundings were in complete silence.

The piercing pain in her lower abdomen felt like her entire body was being torn apart, leaving her in excruciating pain.

The blood at the corner of her mouth kept accumulating. Nanny Jiang seemed to notice blood flowing out of the Queen's lower body, dripping onto the ground.

"Queen."

She was so frightened that she screamed out, and together with Madam Kong, she supported the limp body.

The palace was suddenly in chaos.

Sensing something was wrong, Fu Guiyun rushed over quickly. When he saw the blood on the ground, his heart started pounding.

"Go and get Imperial Physician Liu."

She shouted loudly and hurriedly sent someone to carry her mother-in-law back to the bedroom.

"Linzhi."

Ye Zhilan bit the corner of his pale lips, tightly grasped Fu Guiyun's hand, and kept calling, "Yun'er, let mother see Lin Zhi."

Fu Guiyun was extremely anxious at this time. She never expected that Lu Linchu would kill her father-in-law.

It's like feeling the pain of thousands of arrows piercing your heart. This is something a son cannot do to his father.

Even though Lu Linzhi had made some achievements, as my mother-in-law said, Lu Linzhi had always liked to live a carefree life and had never thought of competing with him for anything. How could he have the heart to set up such a cruel and brutal trap.

Thinking of Lu Linzhi's appearance just now, she couldn't help but feel distressed.

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