nucmednet Chapter 137 Autumn Chapter
Chapter 137 Autumn Chapter
"It was my negligence that I didn't notice anything unusual in Kunning Palace." Nan Nan lowered her head, her tone somewhat self-blaming.
"It's nothing." Jiang Yunxi stirred the tea gently, "You won't need it later."
Nan Nan raised her eyebrows, not hearing clearly what Jiang Yunxi said, "What?"
A little palace maid ran in rashly and whispered a few words into Nan Nan's ear.
Nan Nan suddenly opened her eyes wide.
"Princess, the eldest prince is dead." Nan Nan relayed the news to Jiang Yunxi.
"The queen is so anxious that she can't wait even a day." Jiang Yunxi said calmly, as if she had expected this. "Does she think this will satisfy her?"
Jiang Yunxi looked into the yard with a distant gaze.
She suddenly remembered that in her previous life, Queen Mother Jiang Xueyi killed Concubine Wei Yanyan and the eldest prince in order to support Zhao Zheyong to ascend the throne.
In the end, Jiang Xueyi was poisoned to death by Zhao Changta.
Now that the eldest prince Zhao Zhexuan is dead, Jiang Yunxi knows that it is time to let the Queen’s frame-up of Concubine Xian come to light.
She didn't have to do that.
However, the queen was too greedy. It was not enough for her to defeat Concubine Xian and the Wei family. She even wanted to drag her and the queen mother into the water and overthrow the Jiang family as well.
Jiang Yunxi naturally had to strike first.
"I want to see His Majesty."
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The gongs and drums in the hall were deafening, and the lanterns and red silks hung everywhere showed the festive atmosphere.
Queen Meng Jingshu, who was sitting at the top, had a rare smile on her face. She didn't care about the solemn expression on Zhao Changta's face who was sitting next to her. She just sat there and accepted the worship of everyone.
The person who is most proud now is naturally Meng Jingshu, who is now the biggest worry for her.
The virtuous concubine Wei Yanyan was put in solitary confinement, and the eldest prince Zhao Zhexuan died, so Meng Jingshu naturally asked the court officials of the Meng family to hunt down the Wei family in the previous dynasty, accusing the Wei family of many crimes and driving them all out of the court.
Therefore, most of the ministers who came to participate in the Queen's Centenary Festival today are subordinates of the Meng family.
Now that the situation in the court has become clear, the faces of the Meng family's subordinates are also filled with joy. They all raise their wine glasses and clink wine glasses.
Meng Jingshu picked up the wine glass and turned to Zhao Changta, "Your Majesty, today is my birthday. I toast to your Majesty."
Zhao Changta stared at her for a long while, then raised his wine glass and said with a hint of sarcasm, "You are truly my good queen."
How could Meng Jingshu not hear the sarcasm in Zhao Changta's tone?
She looked at Zhao Changta, who had aged several years in just half a month, and at the graying hair and beard at his temples, and felt that Zhao Changta would not live long.
She let the matter go lightly.
She knew she could wait, wait for the emperor who had lost his beloved and was devastated to slowly die.
Meng Jingshu tilted her head back and poured the wine into her stomach.
A spicy taste swept through her mouth. Meng Jingshu didn't like drinking, but she insisted on celebrating for herself.
Jiang Yunxi pursed her lips, did not touch the wine in the jug, but picked up the teacup and took two sips.
Jiang Yunxi's eyes fell on the empty seat. She knew that Jiang Xueyi never attended such occasions. If Jiang Xueyi was not there today, it would not attract the attention of others.
Her gaze turned to the seat prepared for Zhao Changyu.
It was empty there too.
She sent Zhao Changyu to Guang'an Temple early, saying that she had left a Buddhist scripture there and asked Zhao Changyu to look for it carefully.
It took Zhao Changyu a long time to look for him, and he had not returned until the city gates were closed.
It’s best if neither of them is here.
Jiang Yunxi thought so in his heart.