After wearing a sick and weak cannon fodder as a prince

"What's the matter?"

Qing Que continued to reply: "His Royal Highness, Concubine Shu Gui was the one who made a hindrance. She tricked the empress and the prince into making His Majesty think that the empress and the prince had a private meeting in the palace, and the majesty was so angry that he ordered someone to conduct a blood test with you." Dear. At that time, the empress repeatedly stated that she and the prince were innocent, and so was the prince, but His Majesty just didn't believe it."

Qin Xuechuan frowned after hearing what she said... The woman he loves the most has private meetings with other men, no matter how much Qin Yuan loves Xiang Muling, he should be suspicious, right?

Qin Xuechuan asked again at this moment: "Did Emperor Father know that my mother and uncle were not biological?"

Qing Que replied again: "Reporting to Your Highness, His Majesty's thoughts at that time were all on the empress, and the old prince kept the empress's life experience very well. According to the servants' knowledge, His Majesty probably didn't know that the empress and the prince were not biological."

"Since he doesn't know the real relationship between my mother and uncle, why does he insist on blood testing?"

Qing Que replied at this moment: "This is the second thing I want to say, and it is also the most important thing. I don't know when, suddenly there were many bad rumors about the empress in the palace. Everyone slandered that the empress had an affair with others, and some people even said that His Highness was not His Majesty's own flesh and blood. But His Majesty did not believe it at the time. When Concubine Shu framed the Empress and the Prince, His Majesty also believed that the Empress and the Prince were just brothers and sisters So I didn’t blame him, it’s just that I was suspicious afterwards. But as time went by, there were more and more rumors about the imperial city, and His Majesty became more and more suspicious.”

As for Qin Yuan's suspicion, Qin Xuechuan has seen with his own eyes that as long as there is one thing that makes him suspicious, he will continue to investigate. Since he has already become suspicious, this matter will definitely not be ignored.

"It's fine once or twice, so many rumors are detrimental to the reputation of the empress, so at that time, His Majesty ordered that anyone who discussed the matter of the empress behind her back would be killed without mercy. Later, there were fewer rumors in the palace, but the courtiers began to discuss it. Of course, the empress and her relatives wiped out a country, they said that the empress..."

When she said this, Qing Que seemed to be choked up, and she suddenly stopped: "Forget it... Your Majesty has accepted all the unclear and unreasonable words that day, but your Majesty said that it is enough for the slaves to pretend not to hear."

"She's not in a hurry to defend herself?"

After hearing Qin Xuechuan's question, Qing Que replied: "Your Highness grew up in the palace, so you should know His Majesty's temperament better than your servants. Your Majesty is suspicious by nature. Even if Your Majesty defends herself at this moment, Your Majesty will still be your Majesty. Justify yourself. Therefore, in order to test His Majesty's loyalty to her, Your Majesty is not in a hurry to justify. And what His Majesty has done has not disappointed Your Majesty, he has dealt with all those courtiers who confuse the public with false words and mess up the court plan."

"However, after that, all kinds of rumors about the empress still came one after another. Your Majesty has just ascended the throne, and the foundation is not yet stable. The old prince of Nanling has only passed away for a few years, and the power in the prince's hands has not been fully recovered, so they Don't dare to go against some courtiers easily. His Highness may not know that Concubine Shu was just the maid of the Empress, so the slaves guessed that Concubine Shu may have been instigated and instigated by other people. I have treated the palace people harshly, and the servants don't know why Concubine Shu framed the empress."

At that time, Concubine Shu was just a maid beside Xiang Muling, and after Xiang Muling died, Concubine Shu climbed up.So Qing Que also stayed in the palace for a while after Xiang Muling's death.

Concubine Shu was able to climb so high in such a short time after Xiang Muling's death, except that she had two sons and a daughter, her ability is not small.

Qing Que said again: "Because many ministers in the court wrote to ask His Majesty to abolish the empress, in order to stabilize people's hearts and the court and society, His Majesty had no choice but to agree to do a blood test with Your Highness."

After hearing what she said, Qin Xuechuan suddenly realized... It turns out that Qin Yuan and his blood test were not because he suspected that Xiang Muling had an affair with others, nor was it because of Concubine Shu's frame and instigation, but because he wanted to stabilize his own country……

Qing Que explained to Qin Xuechuan the events of that year in detail: "Your Highness, it is about you. At that time, you were only three years old, so His Highness sent someone to take you to the main hall without telling you, and then Prick your finger and drip blood to test your marriage."

After Qin Xuechuan heard what she said, his disgust towards Qin Yuan instantly increased.

He felt that Qin Yuan might not like Xiang Muling that much, at least he loved his country more than Xiang Muling.But this is also human nature, he was born in the emperor's family and his power is far more important than other things.

"Then what happened afterwards?" Qin Xuechuan asked hastily.

Qingque replied: "Your Majesty tested your blood with you, and it was in front of all the ministers. After this incident, it was confirmed that you are indeed His Majesty's own flesh and blood. No one mentioned this matter. But on the third day after His Majesty and you had a blood test, His Highness went to play in the back lake of the palace. Fell into the lake while playing at that time."

When Qin Xuechuan heard what she said, he remembered that Pei Xing had told him that his life was hanging by a thread when he was a child, so it couldn't be because of this.

He looked at Qing Que with disbelief at the moment: "Could it be that the person who laid a spell on me to save my life was actually my concubine mother?"

Qing Que nodded: "Return to Your Highness, that's right."

After hearing her answer, Qin Xuechuan suddenly stepped back, his eyes suddenly widened... He once suspected that the emperor suspected Xianglu, but he never doubted his biological mother.

"Your Highness, please don't misunderstand your majesty, your majesty is doing this to save your highness's life."

After Qin Xuechuan calmed down, he raised his forehead: "Then what happened next?"

Qing Que continued to answer: "Not long after your highness recovered from illness, your majesty said that your mother had died of illness, and the prince also led troops into the palace to question your majesty. His move was tantamount to treason, but when your majesty and the prince talked about it in the palace, After one night, the prince returned with his family soldiers, and since then it's as if this incident never happened."

Qin Xuechuan frowned after hearing what she said: "It was my father who said that my mother and concubine died of illness, and you haven't seen my mother and concubine when she was dying?"

Qingque said again: "During the few days when the empress returned to the light, only His Majesty was by her side, and His Majesty did not let the slaves get close. Later, after the Empress passed away, His Majesty refused to enshrine the Empress' Zi Palace in the imperial tomb. After the lord knew about it, he went to the palace overnight, and the slaves didn't know what the lord and His Majesty talked about.

What Qin Xuechuan didn't expect was that the truth of the matter turned out to be like this...

"Later, the prince built her mausoleum in Qinchuan according to the mother's last wish. Later, the servants also willingly came to Qinchuan to guard the tomb for the empress. As for the Gu insects that His Highness saw when he came just now, they were all fed by the empress. And the tomb The bones in it are those of the tomb robbers who are not afraid of death, and the servants will guard the tomb of these wolves and the empress, one of them will guard until he dies."

After hearing her words, Qin Xuechuan pointed to the empty coffin and asked, "Then you know that there is no body of my concubine mother in this coffin at all."

Qing Que wasn't surprised when she heard Qin Xuechuan's words, she smiled and said: "The servant has guarded here for so many years, so of course she knows, the servant knows that the soul of the empress must be lingering here, so even if she knows that there is nothing inside, It will still keep going.”

"........."

Qin Xuechuan was silent for a long time after hearing her words, and finally raised his head and said to her: "I know your feelings for my concubine mother, and I will send someone to come here with you to guard the mausoleum after I go back."

When Qing Que heard Qin Xuechuan say this, she quickly shook her head: "Your Highness, please don't do this! Your Majesty likes to be quiet when she was alive, and I don't want anyone to disturb my peace, so please don't let anyone come, Your Highness."

Qin Xuechuan was stunned for a long time after hearing her words, and finally he nodded and agreed: "Okay, I understand. I already know the truth of the matter. It is not suitable to stay here for a long time. I will go back first."

When Qingque heard his words, she watched Qin Xuechuan go away, and when the stone gate fell, Qingque suddenly knelt on the ground and saluted Qin Xuechuan.

This kind of etiquette is the highest etiquette in the Chu country, and everyone will only perform this kind of ceremony when the emperor dies and ascends the throne.

***

When Qin Xuechuan walked out, he found that the sound of soldiers fighting each other would disappear when there was no wind, and it would reappear once there was a gust of wind.

Qin Xuechuan seems to understand the truth about Qinchuan's haunting... Those mottled stone walls on Qinchuan are "memory stones", as long as the wind blows, they will reproduce the voices left over from many years ago.

In fact, this place is quite good, because people are afraid of ghosts, so they dare not approach here. Xiang Muling chose to bury herself here because she wanted to be at peace after her death.

When Qin Xuechuan left just now, he didn't ask where Qingque Xiangmuling's real body went... She probably didn't know about this question, and if she knew, she wouldn't be guarding an empty tomb.

When Qin Xuechuan went down the mountain again, it happened that the sun was rising from the east of the mountain, and the time had passed overnight.

And Wu Lin, who had been waiting for him at the foot of the mountain, saw him come back and hurried up to meet him: "Your Highness, where have you been?"

Qin Xuechuan got on the horse at this moment, he grabbed the rein and turned it over, and when he was about to leave, he suddenly looked back.This glance may be a farewell to Xiang Muling and Qingque, he turned around and said: "It's nothing, everything that should be done is done, it's time to go back."

After finishing speaking, Qin Xuechuan took the rein and let out a loud yell: "Drive——"

Fei Ma's neighing sound resounded in the valley...

***

On the day when Qin Xuechuan went to Qinchuan, Xiao Yu was going to meet him with the porridge he made himself, but he was stopped by the guards just as he arrived at the door.

Those guards said that the national teacher had ordered that the prince was sick and needed to rest, and that no one was allowed to see the prince except him during this time.

Xiao Yu naturally wouldn't listen to them, and just when he wanted to force his way in, Qin Xuechuan's voice came from the room: "This palace is very good, you don't have to worry about your son... Now the army has set off to return to the court. To avoid suspicion, you should go back now."

Xiao Yu had never seen Qin Xuechuan treat him so indifferently, and now it was difficult for him to even see Qin Xuechuan.Xiao Yu wanted to defend himself again, but in the end, he found that he couldn't say anything while holding the hot porridge in his hand.

Finally he sneered: "That's right, you've hated me a long time ago, and I won't pester you anymore." After finishing speaking, he dropped the hot porridge in his hand to the ground, then turned and left.

As soon as Xiao Yu left, Qin Xuechuan came back from Qinchuan.When he returned to his room, he found porridge scattered all over the door.

Qin Xuechuan frowned suddenly, which was a little uncomfortable for him who had a slight obsession with cleanliness. He looked at the guard guarding the door: "What's going on?"

"Your Highness, this is the world..."

Just when the guard was about to answer, Wu Lin behind him suddenly winked.Qin Xuechuan saw that the guard suddenly glanced in the direction of the national teacher, and Wu Lin lowered his head at the moment, looking very cautious.

And the guard continued to answer: "His Royal Highness, it was a maid who accidentally knocked over the bowl, and my subordinate ordered someone to clean it up."

After hearing what he said, Qin Xuechuan frowned slightly, then he opened the door and walked in. When he entered, he suddenly found an old man in brown clothes coming out of his room.

Seeing this, Qin Xuechuan felt even more uncomfortable: "Who are you? Why did you appear in my room? I have issued an order that no one is allowed to enter my room."

At this moment, Wu Lin quickly stepped forward and explained: "Your Highness... this person was arranged by the minister. I saw that His Highness's room was a little messy, so I asked the servant here to clean the room for Your Highness."

Originally, Qin Xuechuan suspected that Wu Lin was tricky, but now that he is explaining to others, Qin Xuechuan's suspicions are even heavier, and he frowned and asked: "If you ask someone to clean it, let the people from this palace do it. Well, why do we need outsiders to come in, the national teacher should know that I don't like outsiders entering my room, right?"

After Wu Lin heard his words, he knelt on the ground and said, "This is all my negligence, please forgive me, Your Highness!"

After hearing what he said, Qin Xuechuan frowned even tighter. The national teacher didn't even have any words to defend himself.And...he always felt that there was something weird about it, did Wu Lin have something to hide from him?

If there is really something to hide from him, is it good for him or bad for him?

Qin Xuechuan thought for a while, and then said: "Back off, don't do it again next time."

Wu Lin hurriedly said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness!"

After speaking, Wu Lin and the old man in brown retreated.Although Wu Lin flattered him on the surface, he didn't know if he was sincere behind the scenes. Qin Xuechuan suddenly felt that no one could be trusted at this moment.

At this moment, he took out the key found in the coffin from his clothes. The shape of this key did not seem to match the keys of most locks today.Qin Xuechuan always felt that he had seen the shape of this key before?

He lowered his head and pondered for a while, at this moment he suddenly remembered that in the pile of musical instruments in the East Palace, he had seen a very delicately painted box, and the lock hole on the box seemed to be somewhat similar to this key.

Could this be the message Xiang Muling left for her son?

Qin Xuechuan originally wanted to rest in Ning'an Prefecture for a while before going back, but a person wearing a white cloth scarf on his head and body rushed to Ning'an Prefecture the next day.

The man's condition was very bad, and the horse he was riding was also dying.

Because that person had the imperial badge from the palace, Qin Xuechuan met him directly.

And the first thing he said when he saw Qin Xuechuan was to kneel on the ground and cry loudly: "Your Highness, Your Majesty...Your Majesty, he passed away—"

After Qin Xuechuan heard the news, his face was full of surprise and disbelief... Although Qin Yuan has been in poor health in recent years, but he has only been away from Fengdu for a few months, Qin Yuan is not like this.

Qin Xuechuan was shocked for a long time after hearing this, and finally he looked at the man and asked, "Who sent you here?"

"His Majesty, it was His Majesty who informed the servant before his death, and asked the servant to inform His Highness of this matter. Your Highness, this servant has been rushing day and night, and has not been negligent for a moment, just to tell His Majesty about this matter as soon as possible. This matter has not yet been announced. All over the world, please return to Fengdu quickly to ascend the throne, Your Highness, and keep the court safe!"

After Qin Xuechuan heard his words, he ordered to return immediately.

***

In fact, Qin Xuechuan didn't have much father-son relationship with Qin Yuan. He was more surprised than sad... because he couldn't believe that Qin Yuan was still alive and well when he left, but he drove away after not seeing him for several months. collapsed.

Because this matter has not been known to others, the people of Da Chu still think that Qin Yuan is living well.

As for Qin Yuan's doubts, Qin Xuechuan couldn't be more clear.At this time, Qin Yuan, someone took advantage of the chaos to monopolize the power, so even if he died, he couldn't let others know.

But what Qin Xuechuan never expected was that Qin Yuan would think of him at this moment.According to the itinerary of the army, Qin Luochuan should have returned to Fengdu a few days ago. Instead of sending someone to find him to inherit the throne, it would be more convenient for that Qin Luochuan to inherit the throne directly on the spot.

The carriage drove faster than before, Qin Xuechuan endured nausea and dizziness and returned to Fengdu.

But when he returned to Fengdu, he also saw Xiao Yu riding a horse into the city.

At this time, Qin Xuechuan had already started to have a fever because of the exhaustion of the boat, and he almost didn't recognize it as Xiao Yu just now.But when he saw Xiao Yu, he was puzzled... Didn't he leave a few days earlier, why did he only arrive at Fengdu now?

But Xiao Yu caught a glimpse of him from afar in the city, and he saw Qin Xuechuan's pale face, looking very bad.It's just that he was more indifferent to Qin Xuechuan than usual, Qin Xuechuan thought that Xiao Yu was still angry with him because of what happened that day, so he didn't think much about it.

As soon as he returned to Fengdu, he hurried to the imperial palace without even returning to the east palace.

When he arrived at the emperor's bedroom, all the people in his palace were dressed in white mourning clothes and knelt on the ground and wept bitterly.

And Qin Xuechuan walked slowly to the bedside... Qin Yuan was lying on the bed at the moment, his lips were as blue-purple as those of the dead, he had been dead for a long time now, and around his dragon bed were many The ice delayed the decay of his corpse.

Seeing this, Qin Xuechuan suddenly knelt down on the ground, lowered his head and began to cry, two lines of clear tears ran across his cheeks.Just like what he thought, he had no relationship with Qin Yuan, but at this moment he felt that he should be crying like this.

He suddenly remembered his experiences along the way, and at this moment he suddenly realized that none of the past was important.

Because the ending has changed, and now he is the emperor.

After Qin Xuechuan cried for a while, he suddenly said to the palace people kneeling all over the hall: "Issue this palace order and call the world——His Majesty has passed away."

As soon as the words fell, the palace servants who were kneeling on the ground and only felt sobbing suddenly burst into tears, while Wang Ping, the personal eunuch who had served Qin Yuan since childhood, went outside and shouted loudly, "Your Majesty— crashed—"

As soon as the words fell, the death knell in the palace rang.

As soon as the voice sounded, everyone in Fengdu City knew it.People spread word of mouth that the emperor had passed away...

Overnight, white onyx was hung in the imperial palace and in the streets and alleys of Fengdu City.

Even though some people didn't like the dead emperor, they still had to cry as hard as they could to get by.

***

Just when the emperor put on the most gorgeous dragon robe of his life and was about to be put into the Zi Palace, Qin Xuechuan suddenly found black spots appearing on his body. It stands to reason that the spots on the corpse should be blue-purple. It should take some time before it turns black, it shouldn't be so fast!

Qin Xuechuan could tell at a glance that the emperor's death might not be that simple. After the emperor was put into Zi Palace, Qin Xuechuan ordered everyone to retreat.He said that he wanted to stay with the emperor for a while, but some concubines, princesses and princes who were crying in the palace refused to leave.

Among them, Concubine Xiao Xian cried the most. She was almost five months pregnant, and it was inconvenient for her to be pregnant with the emperor's heir. Crying blind.

If Jia Changsheng hadn't told him everything about Concubine Xiao Xian before, then he really thought that Concubine Xiao Xian had a deep affection for the emperor.

Qin Luochuan was nothing unusual. Since the emperor passed away, apart from being very sad, he had always kept his duty, and Qin Yuan also fainted from crying several times.After all, when Qin Yuan was alive, he loved his daughter, and since his daughter said goodbye to him three months ago, she has been separated forever.

None of the three brothers and sisters had seen Qin Yuan for the last time, so Qin Xuechuan didn't know what happened to Qin Yuan before his death.

However, he heard from Wang Ping, the eunuch next to Qin Yuan, that when the emperor was about to die, he dismissed everyone and stayed alone for a long time in the bedroom with the portrait of Xiang Muling hanging on it.