Chapter 332 The Emperor is Not in the Imperial Study
Chapter 332 The Emperor is Not in the Imperial Study
Seeing that the Empress Dowager still refused to give in, Chu Chenfeng directly expressed his doubts, "It's Xu Tian, right?"
The Empress Dowager's face was pale and her lips were bleeding from being bitten by her.
"It doesn't matter if you don't say it," Chu Chenfeng's eyes flashed with murderous intent, "OK!"
"exist!"
"do not want!"
The Empress Dowager stood up in panic, "Don't..."
She knew that if Chu Chenfeng wanted to investigate, he would be able to find out the whole story of that year very quickly. She didn't want that secret to be known by others, especially in this way.
"If you don't want me to investigate, then you should just tell me yourself. I don't want to waste my time."
Nanny Qian looked at the Empress Dowager worriedly, and finally walked towards Chu Chenfeng, slightly politely, "Your Highness, I'll let this old servant talk to you about this matter."
The Empress Dowager glanced at Nanny Qian, but ultimately did not stop her.
Actually, it's a very old story.
When the Empress Dowager was still in the boudoir, she was also an innocent and kind-hearted woman. Because of her status, her family disciplined her very strictly, but fortunately she had a good heart and could understand her family, so she lived a carefree life.
The only time she acted unrestrained was when she fell in love with Xu Tian, who was still a poor scholar.
The Empress Dowager, who was still a young girl, rebelled against her family for the first time. She did not want to be the Queen and wanted to live with this poor scholar.
The result was naturally tragic. After their family found out about their affairs, the clan immediately arrested Xu Tian.
With threats and inducements, and the fact that Xu Tian was not a tough guy and his feelings for the Empress Dowager were not as deep as she imagined, he immediately promised not to contact her anymore and never see her again until he died.
The poor Empress Dowager was deeply in love and pregnant with an illegitimate child. She was so depressed that she hanged herself. Fortunately, the maid in the mansion found her in time and avoided a double death.
Her father and brothers persuaded her, and her mother threatened to commit suicide, so she gave up the idea. She also agreed to continue to enter the palace, and the only condition was that she gave birth to the child.
Originally the clan disagreed, but there was really no girl of the right age to take the place, and...if word got out that she fell in love with someone and got pregnant, the entire mansion would be implicated.
What happened next can be guessed. The Empress Dowager returned to the countryside and gave birth to a son. Later, she was placed at the gate of Longma Temple by her family members, and then she entered the palace and became the queen.
She didn't see the child for more than a decade. Until King Cheng brought him to her and even threatened her with his life...
The Empress Dowager looked numb at the moment, as if she had no emotion about the past and had completely let it go. But looking at her tightly clenched fists, she must still feel resentful in her heart.
"So, the Prime Minister attacked my brother because he was threatened by King Cheng in order to save Liaochen?"
The Empress Dowager snorted coldly, "I don't think so. Xu Tian is a man who only thinks about himself. As for other people, it is impossible for them to affect him, let alone an illegitimate child whom he has never met."
Chu Chenfeng did not respond. He no longer had the desire to continue talking to her. "Where is the medicine that King Cheng gave you?"
The Empress Dowager glanced at Nanny Qian, and Nanny Qian hurried to the inner room to get the medicine.
After returning, he handed the porcelain bottle to Chu Chenfeng, who took it and looked at it. "If King Cheng sends someone again, you just agree to it. The time of action will be set on the day of my wedding. On that day, I will come to pay my respects to the Queen Mother. It's a good opportunity, isn't it?"
The Empress Dowager pursed her lips and said, "Then this medicine..."
Chu Chenfeng stood up slowly, "I will take him away first, and I will ask Xingyi to send him back to you in two days. I will ask him to tell you what to do then."
The Empress Dowager nodded, looked at Chu Chenfeng, and said nothing more in the end.
She thought he would kill her or put her under house arrest, but she didn't expect him to do anything.
After leaving the Empress Dowager's palace, Chu Chenfeng's face turned frighteningly dark.
"Master, let the imperial physician bandage you."
"It doesn't matter." He sighed deeply. He was about to leave the palace, but now he turned around and headed towards the imperial study.
Seeing this, Xing Yi hurriedly stood in front and said, "Master, are you going to see the emperor?"
"Since you're here, take a look at him before you leave."
As soon as he took a step forward, Xing Yi reached out to stop him.
Chu Chenfeng glanced over with his cold eyes, and Xing Yi nervously could only take a step back.
"The Emperor is not in the Imperial Study."
This is not a question, but an affirmation.
Xing Yi secretly mourned for two seconds in his heart, then nodded resignedly, "I just received the news as well. The Emperor... left the palace with the Second Master and the Young Master of the Li Family and went to... the Imperial Tutor's Mansion. He should have been in the mansion when we left."
Chu Chenfeng frowned, "Too willful."
Xingyi spoke up for the young master unconsciously, "Well... the emperor is still young after all, he must have heard some news and that's why he went there."
Chu Chenfeng glared at him and Xingyi immediately shut up.
"Okay, let's go back home first."
It’s better to deal with this matter first, so as not to scare others when going to the Taifu Mansion like this.
Chu Chenfeng walked in front, and Xing Yi followed closely behind him carefully.
"Master, there is one more thing."
"Ah."
"Xu Pingting said that she found a witness who was the wet nurse of the Prime Minister's wife. But she had been given a mute drug and could not speak."
Chu Chenfeng paused, "Is it true?"
"I have had someone check it out, and it is true."
Chu Chenfeng didn't expect that news about Xu Pingting would come so soon.
Xing Yi continued, "The Prime Minister's wife intended to marry Miss Xu to King Cheng, and King Cheng's previous consorts died in unclear circumstances, so... Miss Xu should not be willing to marry King Cheng. In order to protect herself, she found our people as soon as she found out the news."
Chu Chenfeng sneered, haha, are you scared already?
"Bring the witness here, and see if someone can heal him."
"I have already arranged for the patient to be treated by a doctor. Because it has been too long, there is no way to cure him. Then I wondered if Divine Doctor Xuan could..."
Chu Chenfeng nodded, "Okay, I will ask Divine Doctor Xuan today."
"Okay, that's the best. By the way, Master, there's news from Xing Er that General Ye may still be alive."
"really?"
"More than 80% of it is true."
"Where are people?"
"Simon."
"What's the specific situation?"
"The second letter from Xing Er does not contain details. I have already sent a pigeon to him. Regardless, this is good news."
Chu Chenfeng nodded, "The Ye family has been a general for generations and has made great contributions to our Great Chu. I still hope that they can be fine. Where is Ye Feng? Did he arrive safely?"
"We arrived a few days ago. We encountered many assassinations along the way. Fortunately, the prince was wise enough to let Young Master He go with us. Otherwise, General Ye would probably..."
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