Chapter 467 The past events between the Emperor and the Queen
Ju Mingan opened the curtain and turned pale when he saw it was Kang Shiwen, Qing of Dali Temple.
"Kang Siqing, I have something to do and I have to return home urgently. Let's get together next time!"
Kang Shiwen snorted coldly, "Master Ju, do you think this official is discussing with you?"
He waved his arms and said, "Get this person!"
Su Yizhao was in a good mood with the land deed of Zhuangzi in his arms, and walked back to the front yard, but unexpectedly bumped into Su Wenqing.
"Where did you go early this morning?"
Su Yizhao bowed and did not hide anything, "I went to the palace."
"Well! But the Emperor summoned you? Aren't you forced to face the wall and reflect on your faults? Did the Emperor change his mind?"
After learning those things, Su Yizhao looked at Su Wenqing again and felt that there was something in his words. She was in a complicated mood now and didn't know how to face Su Wenqing.
"He took me away and scolded me again."
Su Yizhao's attitude was a little cold, and Su Wenqing frowned, and then said: "My father and son have not talked for a long time. Since you are also free, I would like to check whether you have made any progress recently."
Su Wenqing took the lead as he spoke. Su Yizhao was silent for a moment and then followed.
"My father has noticed that you have many things on your mind, and your worries have been reduced a lot. If you encounter any problems, you might as well talk about it. Although my father has not become an official, he does not understand officialdom."
After hearing this, Su Yizhao raised his head and looked at Su Wenqing, his eyes full of inquiry.
However, Su Wenqing still looked leisurely and contented. He held the white piece in his hand and made the first move.
"You have always held the white piece in your hand. After so many years, your chess skills have improved very quickly, and your father will no longer let you do it."
Now that they have met, Su Yizhao no longer intends to hide it.
"Do you know Sheng Lanqing?"
Su Wenqing made a movement in his hands and remained silent for a moment before saying, "This man was the eldest son of Duke Zhen Guo at that time, but you should know about Duke Zhen Guo's rebellion, so why did you mention him?"
Su Yizhao played with the chess pieces in his hand, "Because I read the relevant history books some time ago when I was in charge of the history of the country, I was a little curious about the rebellion."
"Oh! There is no controversy about this matter. What are you curious about?"
"I'm curious why the Crown Prince didn't go to the palace with the Duke at that time? This is not in line with common sense."
Su Wenqing glanced at Su Yizhao, who was standing there, "Maybe something happened."
"What happened? Do you know?"
Su Wenqing shook his head, "Only Sheng Lan knew the reason clearly at that time."
Is this because he doesn’t know, or he doesn’t want to say anything? When it comes to Sheng Lanqing, Su Wenqing remains silent.
Su Yizhao knew that nothing could be gained from the question, so he changed the subject.
"Then can you tell me about the Emperor and the Queen?"
Su Wenqing's eyes were dark, "This marriage was personally recommended by the late emperor. It should be regarded as the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker."
"In other words, the husband and wife just respect each other as guests?" Su Yizhao nodded.
"The Emperor still respects the Queen." Su Wenqing looked at the chessboard in surprise and found that Su Yizhao's chess style today was different from before.
"Then if the emperor really respects the empress, why did he depose the prince, imprison the empress in the palace, and let concubine Ming Gui take charge of the harem temporarily?"
Su Yizhao raised a question. She felt that Su Wenqing must know something.
Su Wenqing was silent, then leaned over to Su Yizhao and said: "Actually, there was a rumor before, but it was just a rumor and may not be credible."
"Say it!" Su Yizhao hurriedly listened attentively.
"I heard that the emperor had a cousin who was as beautiful as a flower. He liked her very much and wanted to marry her at one time. But how could the late emperor like the cousin who was the daughter of a fourth-rank official? So he granted this marriage."
"What about my cousin?" Su Yizhao had heard of it before, so it should be true.
"The emperor married another man and originally wanted to make this cousin his concubine. Unexpectedly, my cousin was sentimental and had poor health. She died in a fit of anger."
Most of the ancient cousins were in poor health, Su Yizhao sighed.
"Is the Emperor displeased with the Queen because of this matter? But it is not the Queen who can make the decision in this matter!"
Su Yizhao feels that the person who blames his wife is a scumbag, and his wife may not want to marry you! This is a marriage designated by the late emperor, so we can only obey his orders.
"It seems that it's not all because of this matter. There is another matter. Not many people in the world dare to say it. The secrets of our father and son should not be spread to anyone."
"Oh? Tell me, I promise not to spread it." Su Yizhao quickly promised.
"It is said that two years before the late emperor passed away, he was quite dissatisfied with the current situation, but he thought highly of the fourth prince at that time. He always praised him a lot when he went to court, but he was critical of the current situation in every possible way."
Su Yizhao immediately remembered the records of the former emperor's words and deeds that he had found before, and he did have more praise for the fourth prince.
"He is the crown prince now. Even if the late emperor was very fond of the fourth prince in his later years, it will not affect the crown prince's status, right?"
Su Wenqing nodded, "That's right, but the late emperor seemed to be a little willful and unruly in his later years. When the late emperor passed away, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy was present and said that there was a posthumous edict behind the plaque in the Hall of Supreme Harmony."
A posthumous edict? Su Yizhao immediately thought of something.
"It happened that the fourth prince and other rebels rushed into the palace at that time, and the edict disappeared."
"Missing?" Su Yizhao raised his eyebrows, this was a bit suspicious.
"Yes! But someone saw that the then Crown Princess, who is now the Queen, appeared in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. What was she, a concubine, doing in the Hall of Supreme Harmony?" Su Wenqing looked slightly confused, and then quickly urged Su Yizhao to play chess.
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"Don't just ask around, hurry up."
Su Yizhao glanced at Su Wenqing thoughtfully, "What do you think she is going to do?"
"How could my father know? It has nothing to do with us anyway. It's all gone, so who is going to pursue so much?"
There is something in the words! Su Yizhao thought in his mind.
Suddenly the voice of the waiter came from outside the door, "Please tell me, the chief steward, I have something important to report to the young master."
When Su Huai came in, Su Yizhao had already stood up.
"I have something to do and I can't play chess with you today." Su Yizhao saluted Su Wenqing and left the study.
Su Wenqing felt a little sad because she didn't even want to call her father anymore.
Su Yizhao returned to his courtyard, and the attendant quickly reported, "Master! I have an idea."
"Speak quickly!" Su Yizhao pointed at Shi Fang and said.
"You will definitely not know who is behind the scenes. Ju Ming'an was taken away by Dali Temple just now and confessed to this person."
"Who is it?" Su Yizhao asked immediately.
"Say he's the second prince."
"Second prince?" Su Yizhao was a little surprised. She felt that things were not that simple.
"Let's go to Dali Temple!" He stood up, changed his clothes, and went straight to Dali Temple with his attendants.
When Su Yizhao arrived at Dali Temple, he saw Ju Mingan's sight again.
In the past, the high-ranking minister of humerus, who made subordinate officials look up to him, has now become a prisoner.
His hair was messy, his official uniform had been stripped off, and his snow-white undershirt was full of blood stains.
He was humming and his whole body was still shaking.