Crown Prince's Counterattack

"What do you know..."

Wu Meiniang tried her best to look calm, but the faint tremor in her voice revealed her nervousness, her hands under her sleeves were clenched into fists, and she looked at Sima Yi aggressively.

She thought it would be an eternal secret, but she didn't expect it to be revealed so embarrassingly, and this person was her son, she didn't even dare to look directly at Sima Yi's eyes full of hatred.

"How can there be such an impenetrable wall in the world? Even if you have exhausted all your tricks, you will know everything you should know and what you shouldn't know."

"It's just that I never thought that my elder brother was really killed by you!!!"

"No, the queen mother didn't!"

Wu Meiniang glared at Sima Yi, her eyes gradually filled with resistance. Obviously, she could not accept Sima Yi's accusations against her, and what she was even more unwilling to admit was this... reality.

"You didn't kill him yourself, but do you dare to admit that if it wasn't for you, brother would never have died suddenly on the way to Luoyang.

"..."

Wu Meiniang's complexion was pale, she put down her hands in a slump, and sat down weakly, staring blankly at the window sill, tears dripping down the back of her fair hands.The all-powerful Empress Wu really cried in front of Sima Yi.

Sima Yi was also a little distracted, his reason was still there when he was angry, he suddenly didn't know what to say when he saw such a sad Wu Shi, outsiders only said that she was cruel and good at playing tricks, and she was not a qualified mother, but The kindness hidden in her heart is fully displayed in front of Sima Yi at this moment, at this moment, she is truly sad and regretful.

In April of the second year of Shangyuan, when Li Hong traveled to Luoyang with the emperor, there was another dispute over the marriage of two half-sisters, Princess Yiyang and Princess Xuancheng. Wu Meiniang made Li Hong kneel in Qiyun Palace in a fit of anger Pleading guilty, but how could the young and energetic Li Hong bow his head easily, and Wu Meiniang was even more angry at others because of the death of the little princess back then.

It's just that no one thought that Li Hong's health had always been poor, but he still stubbornly concealed his physical condition, gritted his teeth and knelt in the hall, refusing to let go. He developed a high fever that night, and the wind and cold worsened instantly. Passed away suddenly at the age of 23.

This incident happened so quickly that no one could react. When Wu Meiniang and Li Zhi arrived, Li Hong was already sick and groggy, talking nonsense. The imperial physicians held an interrogation overnight, but they did not stop Li Hong from leaving. When the early morning sun just rose, Li Hong's heartbeat also stopped, and he lay quietly on the bed with a hint of a relieved smile on his lips.During the period from his coma to his death, he kept his eyes closed and never said goodbye to anyone.

Wu Meiniang never closed her eyes that night, she kept her concerned eyes on the febrile person lying on the bed, until the imperial doctor pronounced Li Hong dead, Wu Meiniang finally hugged Li Zhi and burst into tears, her hysterical appearance could not see the grace and nobility of the past, Li Zhi, who had some blame and resentment in his heart, also sighed, and the backlog of feelings in his heart instantly turned into pity.Seeing Wu Meiniang's sad expression, Li Zhi also saw her regret, but nothing can make up for it now.

Li Zhi looked at the eldest son who was lying quietly on the bed, his head was dizzy for a while, but he gritted his teeth and survived. At this time, nothing else could happen to him. Even though his heart was full of grief, he still acted calmly After pacifying Mrs. Wu and restraining Li Hong's body, he sat quietly in the study alone, weeping silently. Sending a white-haired man to a black-haired man is undoubtedly the greatest sorrow for parents.

Although Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang blocked the news, as Sima Yi said, there are no eternal secrets in the world, and he still knew all the process after several inquiries.I have to say that he was relieved in his heart, he was really a little worried... But everything that happened is still inseparable from Wu Shi, the matter would have developed to that point in the first place, maybe it was because Wu Shi was too unfeeling.Since they knew that Li Hong was weak, why did they choose to use such a method, and those court ladies and eunuchs must have been negligent in taking care of Li Hong because of Wu's attitude, but if they could find Li Hong earlier Perhaps everything would not have happened, but those court ladies and eunuchs had been dealt with by the Wu family early on, so all the dissatisfaction hidden in Sima Yi's heart could only be vented towards Wu Meiniang.

A clean handkerchief was handed in front of Wu Meiniang, Wu Meiniang turned her body and said calmly.

"go out!"

Her eyes never fell on Sima Yi. Since what happened at the beginning, it would be useless for her to regret it, but she did not expect that this matter would be exposed by Sima Yi suddenly. After being shocked, she remembered that she had already The eldest son who passed away could no longer hide the emotions he had suppressed for a long time, and finally vented out.However, after the intense sadness, Wu Meiniang quickly recovered her calm. As for Sima Yi's last gesture of affection, she couldn't stir up any ripples in her heart.

Sima Yi took back the Jinpa, Wu Meiniang's cold reaction was also within his expectation.

"The minister then resigned immediately."

After Sima Yi left for a long time, Wu Meiniang sat alone in the hall for a whole stick of incense, and then she called Shangguan Wan'er to her side.

She had readjusted her makeup a long time ago, her face was cold, her body was majestic, and she had returned to her usual appearance. Except for Sima Yi, no one could see her gaffe not long ago.

"Your Majesty, have you got the things?"

As Wu Meiniang's confidant, Shangguan Wan'er probably knew some of the secrets back then, but she didn't expect such a big mistake. If the things in His Highness's hands were taken by others, I don't know how much trouble would be caused.It's just that Shangguan Wan'er also knew very well that His Highness would not hand over what was in his hand, and would even anger the empress in the end, so she was worried for a while, so she could only take this rare opportunity to ask around.

"He won't admit it's in his hands"

Wu Meiniang shook her head, sighed, with a dignified expression, as soon as the thing was not in her hands, she would be restless.

"Could it be... really not in His Highness's hands?"

Shangguan Wan'er tightened her fingers, pretending to be relaxed and said, she was very worried that the empress would anger the prince because of this.

"..."

After waiting for a long time without hearing Wu Meiniang's answer, Shangguan Wan'er raised her head and met Wu Meiniang's eyes looking at her with a half-smile, her heart skipped a beat.

She thought she was doing it quietly, but she didn't expect to be noticed all the time.

"Impossible, the news in my hands cannot be wrong, that thing must be in the hands of Xian'er"

Wu Meiniang withdrew her gaze, she could clearly see the thoughts of her children, but the final result would depend on Wan'er's own good luck.

"It's just that, judging by the current situation, I'm afraid he won't take it out easily."

Thinking of this, Wu Meiniang's complexion suddenly became ugly. Anyone who knows that someone is holding their handle will feel uncomfortable.

"Niang Niang, since that thing is in the hands of His Highness, and His Highness is your own son, I think he will not let that thing threaten you, why are you so worried?"

Shangguan Wan'er comforted her.

"Of course I am worried. I have never come to this day because of presumption or possibility. If this was the case, I would have become a piece of loess in the palace, let alone today, so no one but myself. Believe it. Since Hong Er was able to contradict Ben Gong for the sake of those two sluts, now that Xianer holds that thing in her hand, she may not be able to use it to control Ben Gong, so Ben Gong is really worried. take it back"

Wu Meiniang paused, and suddenly looked at Shangguan Wan'er.

"I'll leave this matter to you, be sure to get that thing back for me."

Shangguan Wan'er had no choice but to agree, and no one could refuse her order.

It's just that how can she get that thing in her hand? She really feels distressed.

At this moment, Sima Yi, who returned to the East Palace, dismissed all the maids and eunuchs, and turned around a few places until he was sure that no one was following him, then turned and went to a utility room that had been vacant for a long time. After someone came to clean it, he searched through one of the worn-out boxes, took out a locked iron box, and then took out the key from his pocket...

Manna Hall

Eunuch Chen had just sent the imperial physician away for a consultation. When he returned to the main hall, he looked at the pale Li Zhi with a worried expression, but he didn't dare to speak.

His Majesty's health is getting worse and worse. He even saw traces of blood when he was packing his things these days, which made people tremble with fear.All these years, the Queen has been silently helping His Majesty to deal with political affairs, otherwise Li Zhi's physical condition would not be enough at this moment. Since the former crown prince left, His Majesty's condition has become worse and worse, but His Majesty has secretly concealed it up.However, His Majesty's condition seems to be deteriorating recently, and Eunuch Chen, who is the chief eunuch next to Li Zhi, is undoubtedly the most clear about it.

"Cough cough..."

Behind the curtain, the man could still hear the coughing in a low voice, hunched over and leaning on the couch.

"Your Majesty, do you want to invite the empress to come over?"

Eunuch Chen tentatively asked, the relationship between the empress and the empress has always been very good, he felt that maybe the majesty wants to see the empress at this moment, but today seems to be a little different.

"No need, find an opportunity in a few days and bring the crown prince to see me. Also, remember not to let the empress know about this, understand?"

Li Zhi's weak voice added emphasis to the word "Queen".

"The old slave understands!"

Eunuch Chen's heart skipped a beat, and the expression on his face became extremely serious, and he remembered Li Zhi's words in his heart.

... The rain is about to come and the wind is full of the building