The emperor glanced at Anle, his movements were still so slow, even a little boring:
"Your Majesty, you don't need to throw the glass. I already knew it. Now your men are surrounded outside, and my attendants have also been arrested. Since I said just now, this glass of wine
I will definitely drink it, and I will definitely not break my promise, so don’t let others break in and disturb my final purity."
After hearing the emperor's words, Anle's face became even uglier, as if she had seen a ghost. Her hand holding the wine glass was trembling slightly, and her heart seemed to have jumped out of her chest, facing her father's calm and indifferent attitude.
, she no longer knew what to say.
At this time, the emperor spoke again:
"Mingzhu, you stopped me just now because you already knew that this wine was poisonous, right?"
Mingzhu was feeling extremely nervous now. After listening to the emperor's words, she realized that the exclamations coming from outside just now meant that there had been a mutiny. She just didn't understand. Since the emperor already knew what happened at that time, why not
Take action quickly, why waste time here?
Seeing Mingzhu in a daze, the emperor smiled slightly:
"Mingzhu, don't be afraid. In fact, even if you don't tell me, I know that you were originally arranged to enter the palace by Princess Anle, with the purpose of poisoning me. Don't worry, I don't mean to blame you at all. You are just a
Servant, to put it more directly, you are just a chess piece. You have no ability to change or control everything, so you can only follow your master's arrangements! And, I think, it is very likely that you have been forced to submit.
Some kind of poison, isn't it?"
Mingzhu was getting more and more shocked. She really didn't expect that this incompetent emperor, who was well known both now and a thousand years from now, would actually have such a thorough and wise side.
Now when the emperor asked about the poison, Mingzhu could only nod her head:
"Yes, I have taken the poison, but you..."
"But how do I know?" The emperor looked at the pearl, his voice and attitude were extremely kind, "But how do I know?" The emperor smiled, "Silly boy, I originally came from this palace.
Those of you who were born in the inner courtyard, you children who were born among the people, may have had a very hard life in your childhood. You can't compare with my fine clothes and fine food. However, how can you imagine my hard work? I have been there since I was born.
I have begun to hear, witness, and personally experience countless conspiracies, conspiracies, and cruel killings. It can be said that what you are experiencing now is something I am used to."
The emperor spoke eloquently, as if he was just stating the most ordinary thing, but Mingzhu almost suffocated when she heard these words, because as the emperor told her, dark pictures unfolded in her mind one after another.
, bloody scenes, thinking of these, she couldn't help but feel that the emperor was simply the most pitiful person in the world.
The emperor's words continued:
"To be honest, it is not easy to grow up in this palace, and I not only grew up, but also became the emperor. I originally thought that in this way, I would be able to live a few days.
I have lived a stable life, but I didn’t expect that it still doesn’t work. I am still not as good as an ordinary person among the people. If he is an ordinary person, then when he reaches my age, he must have children and children, enjoying the happiness of family, but I am not
If I can't even do this, not only will I not be able to enjoy family happiness, my biological daughter, my favorite daughter, will also poison me to death with my own hands!"
The emperor's last few words suddenly became extremely heavy, and Mingzhu couldn't help but shudder in her heart. She looked at Anle, who seemed to be a little scared, but her lips were still stubbornly pursed.
At first glance, it was clear that he had not changed his mind because of the emperor's words.
The emperor paused for a while, and then his attitude calmed down again:
"Mingzhu, I just want to ask you a question. Since you are here to kill me, and you have been forced to take poison, which means that if I don't die, you will die, then why did you stop me just now?
"
Mingzhu whispered:
"Because I just heard what you said, and I feel that although you are not a good emperor, you are a good person. I don't want to kill good people indiscriminately." Tears suddenly welled up in Mingzhu's eyes. Really, she did not want to kill indiscriminately.
Good person, although she wanted to save her mother, she knew that if her mother knew that she killed innocent people indiscriminately to get the colorful feathers, her mother would not forgive her even if she was rescued.
After hearing Mingzhu's words, the emperor actually looked pleased:
"I'm very happy to hear you say that. It's true that I'm not a good emperor, but I know that I can be called a good person by others and they can't bear to poison me. I feel really relieved, because switching sides in the face of battle is a huge relief for me.
It is something very difficult for a killer who is forced to come here. Mingzhu, do you know why I want to accept you as my daughter?"
The emperor suddenly changed the topic, and Mingzhu shook her head blankly. She really didn't know.
"Because I know you are a good child who is filial to his parents, so I want to help you. It will be difficult for you to survive tonight if you are involved in this matter. Now, I just hope that I will accept you as my daughter."
Something that can preserve you and enable you to live on after my death!"
Mingzhu raised her head in shock and looked at the emperor. She really didn't expect that the emperor's decision to accept her as his daughter had such a profound meaning.
After being stunned for a while, Mingzhu whispered:
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The emperor shook his head sadly:
"You don't have to thank me. Although I did this, it's still not certain whether I can protect you. However, since I have made Anle swear a poisonous oath, I have made it clear that you were adopted as my adopted daughter.
Suing the entire royal family should still have some effect. Mingzhu, we are destined to meet each other tonight. If you can really survive, can you do something for me? "
"What's the matter?" Mingzhu asked quickly, because she really wanted to do something for the emperor now.
"If you can really survive, then every year on the anniversary of my death, you will find a deserted slope to burn some paper money for me. Although I have my own children, I know that after I die, they will not remember me.
I leave it to you to burn paper for me. If you can care about me as much as you care about your mother, even if I didn’t accept your daughter in vain. Can you promise me?"
Mingzhu couldn't bear it any longer, and tears flowed down her eyes. She knelt down in front of the emperor with a plop:
"Father, I promise you that as long as I live, I will definitely go to pay homage to you."
"Good boy, if you agree, I won't have anything else to worry about. It's time for me to get on my way."
"No!" Mingzhu suddenly knelt on the ground and shouted, "Father, please don't drink this glass of wine. Let's think about a solution again. There must be a solution. Didn't you just say that you wanted to abdicate the throne? Why don't you do it now?
Abdicate the throne soon and give the throne to the queen or princess. You don’t want to be the emperor anyway, so just let them do it. I will accompany you and enjoy your old age."
Seeing that the emperor was silent, Mingzhu suddenly raised her head and looked at Princess Anle again:
"Princess, Your Majesty has always been very fond of you. Do you really have the heart to kill your biological father? Princess, I beg you, stop it. You want to be the queen, as long as you can get the throne.
That’s enough, why do you have to bear the charge of such treason?”
Anle stared at Mingzhu with raised eyebrows, her eyes filled with anger. It was obvious that she now hated Mingzhu to the extreme.
At this time, the emperor suddenly spoke:
"Mingzhu, you are a very smart child, why don't you understand my thoughts? No matter how incompetent I am, I am still the emperor after all, and the people in this palace will still listen to me, so if I want
If you resist, you can still struggle for a while. But did you see me struggling? No, from the beginning to the end, I never thought about resisting or changing the situation. I really wanted to drink this poisonous wine.
.”
"Why?" Mingzhu cried.
"Why?" The emperor seemed to be asking himself. After a while, he said leisurely, "No matter how I explain this question to you now, you won't understand it unless you wait until one day you have your own child.
, and you will understand only when your child is bent on poisoning you with his own hands. However, I hope this day will never come."
Mingzhu understood, it turned out that the emperor was so heartbroken that he gave up the idea of living. Yes, for so many years, the person he trusted the most was his wife, and the person he loved the most was his daughter, and at this moment
, these two people actually want to team up to poison him. This kind of blow is indeed not something that anyone can bear.
Although she understood the emperor's thoughts, Mingzhu still wanted to persuade the emperor to give up this idea. Mingzhu knelt on the ground, held his knees with both hands, and cried:
"Father, things are not as bad as you think. In fact, this is all caused by the throne. As long as you abdicate, it will be fine. Father, please, it is better to live than to die."
The emperor's expression suddenly became solemn:
"Mingzhu, I know this is all caused by the throne, but I will not pass the throne to the queen or Anle, because as long as I pass the throne to them, then they will be the legitimate queens. If anyone wants to question them again
To rule under their rule, or to overthrow them, is a grave crime of deceiving the emperor. Moreover, I know that they cannot be queens and cannot govern this country well, so I cannot allow them to gain the power to legitimately harm this country, and I cannot allow them to think about it.
Those who want to overthrow them will be charged with disobedience, and I would rather die than do such a thing!"