Chu Heng stayed in the inn for the past two days and rarely went out, waiting for the coronation ceremony to be held.
That night, Northern Qi entered autumn earlier than Eastern Mausoleum, and the night was already somewhat chilly.
Chi Zhang and the other man pushed the door open and walked in.
"Your Highness, we found quite a few things during this investigation."
Chu Heng's gaze shifted from the book to Chi Zhang, waiting for his next words.
"Since the Fourth Princess and Miss Cheng arrived in Northern Qi, they have been treated coldly. The Fourth Princess was better. Considering her status, she was treated with all the respect she deserved, except that the Crown Prince of Northern Qi did not stay in her room. As for Miss Cheng, she was punished and sent to the Xinzheku."
"Later, when the Northern Qi crown prince was assassinated, it was Miss Cheng who blocked the knife for him, and the two of them had some interactions."
"According to Cui Luo who is beside Miss Cheng, many of the problems that the Crown Prince of Northern Qi encountered in the court were solved by Miss Cheng, so she is so favored. In fact, they are not husband and wife."
Shan Lan said, "I have also found some interesting things. According to the records of the Northern Qi Imperial Hospital, the old emperor of Northern Qi could have dragged on for a few more months. He didn't want to die suddenly. When the old emperor passed away, only the crown prince of Northern Qi was in the room. According to our people, she heard the two arguing at the time. After the old emperor died, his face turned purple."
Chu Heng lowered his eyes and thought, his face turning purple. He might have been suffocated to death due to the attack, or he might have been... suffocated to death.
The Northern Qi emperor had five sons, two of whom died young, leaving three.
One is still young, only five years old.
Crown Prince Qi Zhen and Prince Anchang Qi Yu, just like Chu Jing and Chu Ze, had been fighting for more than ten years.
The difference is that his father appears to be extremely fond of Chu Ze, which is why the two of them are so closely tied to each other.
However, the old emperor of Northern Qi was extremely fond of Qi Zhen. Over the past ten years, Qi Yu had almost always been suppressed by Qi Zhen.
Qi Yu is a person who will do anything to achieve his goals, and he is very humble. Such a person is extremely difficult to deal with, and will never give up even if he fails.
Fortunately, the old emperor fell ill in recent years, and Qi Yu's life has improved.
The old emperor loves Qi Zhen so much, what are they arguing about?
Chi Zhang suddenly spoke again: "By the way, Cui Luo also said that Miss Cheng has been secretly investigating the Northern Qi crown prince recently. She believes that the Northern Qi crown prince is not interested in women because of some kind of stimulation he received when he was young."
Chu Heng curled his lips: "Let her investigate. The closer she gets to the truth, the more dangerous it will be."
……
The coronation ceremony was very grand. Chu Heng sat on the viewing platform, watching Qi Zhen walk step by step to the highest point with a smile on his face to be knelt down by all the officials.
The scene in the dream appeared before his eyes again. The blood all over the ground in the dream made the smile on his lips tinged with bloodthirstiness.
Even if Dongling and Beiqi were to form an alliance, peace would not last long.
Qi Zhen is a warlike person by nature.
In particular, he knew that the Wei family's military achievements were in name only. Wei Tiankuang might be able to suppress others, but he did not pose much of a threat to Qi Zhen.
There will definitely be a battle between Northern Qi and Dongling.
Fortunately, Qi Zhen had just ascended the throne and his foundation was unstable, so Dongling still had time to plan and lay out its plans.
After the coronation ceremony, envoys from various countries will leave.
At the farewell banquet at night, Qi Zhen and Chu Wan sat at the top.
Chu Qing was wearing a phoenix robe. Although she had a smile on her face, her eyes were full of grievance and resentment.
From time to time, she would secretly glance at Cheng Yunge who was standing beside her, wishing she could skin her alive.
This bitch wanted to irritate her. The color of her clothes was very similar to her phoenix robe, and even the patterns looked the same at a glance.
The phoenix pattern on her clothes has nine tails, while Cheng Yunge's has eight tails.
She really has no restraint in her mind!
Chu Qing looked at Chu Heng aggrievedly, but Chu Heng held up his wine glass and pretended not to see it.
Chu Qing gritted her teeth. If her royal brother was here, he would definitely take action on the spot and support her.
Bai Lu saw everything and the corners of her lips curled up slightly.
Of course she knew that this would anger Chu Qing.
She has no power or influence, so if she wants to get to that position, she has to use some risky tactics.
Qi Zhen doesn't like women, and he hates domineering women even more. But now Qi Zhen still needs her and will not let anything happen to her.
She just wanted to provoke Chu Qing and make Chu Qing attack her, so that Qi Zhen would hate Chu Qing even more.
She was so provocative in front of envoys from various countries, and she didn't believe Chu Qing could sit still.
Sure enough, before the dinner was over, Chu Qing left on the pretext of feeling unwell.
As soon as he left the hall, the smile on Chu Qing's face completely disappeared.
She turned around suddenly: "Nanny, you saw it! That bitch is so arrogant!"
The nanny quickly comforted her: "Princess, I know you are angry. Let's go back to the palace and talk about it."
As soon as he returned to his palace, Chu Qing smashed things and cursed Cheng Yunge.
Tired of hitting and scolding, she fell down in front of the couch.
The nanny asked the maid to clean up the room and comforted her as before.
"Princess, I will take care of her. Please wait..."
"Wait, wait, you're just going to make me wait! Make me endure! How long should I wait?!"
"Princess, no matter how arrogant she is, you are the queen, you are the empress!"
"I can't even handle a powerless bitch. I, the queen, am just a decoration and a joke!"
"Please believe the wet nurse. She won't live long..." The nanny whispered softly to comfort her, and Chu Qing slowly calmed down.
"My lady, take a good rest and don't think too much."
"You go down first, I want to sleep."
After the nanny left, two maids came in and removed Chu Qing's makeup and hair.
When Chu Qing was the only one left in the room, a maid came in.
"The Queen."
"what's up?"
The girl took out a letter from her sleeve pocket and said, "Someone asked me to give this to the queen."
Chu Qing took the envelope doubtfully. There was no writing on the letter, only a faint scent of flowers.
She had smelled this scent before.
In front of the pavilion, on Qi Yu’s body.
She quickly opened the envelope. The content of the letter seemed ordinary, but it was actually a hidden love poem.
There was no signature at the end of the letter, but she knew who it was from.
Chu Qing was startled and looked at the girl suddenly: "Who gave it to you?"
"It's a little eunuch."
Chu Qing's eyes fell on the letter again.
She is not a fool. She has lived in the palace since she was a child and is accustomed to conspiracies and intrigues.
She immediately sneered, looked at the girl, and said in a cold voice: "Kneel down!"
The girl trembled and fell to her knees on the ground.
"You were the one who collected those words. Where were you that day in the pavilion? And now there's this letter. Do you think I'm stupid?"
The maid kowtowed repeatedly: "Your Majesty, please understand. I just saw that you were depressed all day long, and I felt distressed. I dare not lie to you. That person did a favor to me, but I was also sincere in doing this for your good."
"For the good of this palace? How dare you do such a treasonous thing for the good of this palace?"
"I feel sorry for you. You love the emperor so much, but he doesn't care about you at all, and he lets Cheng Liangdi bully you like this. Even if Cheng Liangdi is gone, there might be someone else in the future. Do you plan to live like this for the rest of your life? You deserve a man who will only have you for the rest of his life!"
"If your majesty thinks that I am guilty, please sentence me to death. I will not complain at all!"
The reason why she dared to say this was that after so many days, under the influence of those stories, Chu Qing had been obviously shaken.
Coupled with Cheng Yunge's continuous provocations these days and the emperor's cold treatment, Chu Qing would fall completely into the abyss if he were given another dose of drastic medicine.
If the Queen was really that determined, she would have shouted for someone to drag her away and punish her, and would never have said a word to her.
"Your Highness, I am truly innocent. The prince is devoted to you and he will definitely protect you."
Chu Qing took two steps back, his face full of shock, and after a while he said, "You guys are really brave..."
After a stick of incense, the maid came out of Chu Qing's cold palace safely.
She looked back at the closed door, a sneer on her lips.
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