Hongli looked at Mingyu silently for a long time, and then he said in a deep voice: "Queen, do you still remember the time when I met you?"
Mingyu was surprised that he suddenly asked about this, and said: "Of course I remember, Your Majesty..." She wanted to ask Hongli what happened, because from just now, something was wrong with Hongli's appearance, but she didn't wait for her
After saying that, Hongli said: "I can't remember something clearly. The Queen will talk to me."
The more Mingyu looked at it, the more he felt something was wrong, and said worriedly: "Your Majesty, what happened?"
"It's okay, I just suddenly remembered those days in the past." The candlelight flickered, reflecting the shadows of the two people on the wall.
Seeing what Hongli said, Mingyu had no choice but to suppress the doubts in his heart and slowly recalled: "I remember the first time I met the emperor, before going to Beijing. The emperor looked very embarrassed at that time, and he threatened me and Fu Heng.
I hid you in the carriage and sneaked into the capital. At that time, I thought I had encountered a bandit. I remember that in addition to the emperor, there were also Zhaohui, Agui and Zhaohui's cousin Buqi."
Listening to her words, a distant smile slowly appeared on Hongli's face, "Yes, I remember that the Queen was calm in times of crisis, which left a deep impression on me, so after I regained my identity, I often went to Maqi
When I see you in my house, your kindness makes me believe that you are the woman I am looking for. Even if Xianyue interferes with it later, I will definitely marry you as my direct descendant."
Hearing Xianyue's name, Mingyu's cheeks twitched, and he smiled reluctantly: "Those things are in the past, so don't mention them."
"Yes, it's all over, and everything can never go back to the beginning." When he said this, Hongli's eyes were filled with deep sorrow, and he raised his hand to caress Mingyu's face, but stayed there for a long time.
In mid-air, he finally took it back.
Hongli's words and abnormal behavior made Mingyu feel uneasy and asked: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"
Hongli did not answer her words, only said: "Queen, are you hiding anything from me?" Before Mingyu could speak, he said again: "You can answer me after you think about it clearly."
Mingyu said inexplicably: "The emperor's question is very strange. What can I hide from the emperor?"
A flash of deep pain flashed across Hongli's dark eyes. He took a deep breath and said, "Okay, then I ask you, how did Changle die?"
Mingyu's heart skipped a beat, and she forced a smile and said, "Didn't you find out about Changle before? It was the eldest brother who accidentally caught poisonous butterflies and killed Changle. Speaking of this, it's really shocking.
It's sad that Changle is still so young, not even full moon."
Hongli said sarcastically: "So the Queen will also feel sad? I thought the Queen would be overjoyed about this."
Mingyu's cheek twitched, and she said with an uneasy expression: "Why did the emperor say such things? Although Changle was not born to me, I always liked her very much. When she left, I was sad for several days."
Hongli stared at her and said word by word: "Since you like it, why did you kill Changle? Why?"
Mingyu always felt that something was wrong with Hongli, but she never expected that he would say these words. The next moment, his heart was beating wildly in his chest, as if it would jump out of his throat at any time, and he said nervously: "Your Majesty, this is
Where did I hear this from? How could I..."
Hongli said with a gloomy face: "You are still lying. I have found out that Fuhacha's confidant went to Hejian Mansion to buy lily of the valley incense, and Fuhacha is your clan uncle!" He leaned forward slightly and looked at
Mingyu gritted his teeth and said, "The queen shouldn't say she doesn't know what lily of the valley is, right?"
Mingyu tried his best to force out a dry smile, "My concubine... I have indeed never heard of this lily of the valley fragrance. I wonder what kind of spice it is?"
Hong Li said in a cold voice: "This is a spice that can make snakes, insects, rats and ants go crazy, including... butterflies, just like when Changle died. The imperial concubine said that she once smelled something different from the queen's body.
The aroma of ordinary perfume powder, if I guessed correctly, it should be this lily of the valley fragrance; in addition, Fu Hacha also sent people to capture butterflies in order to help the queen perform a scene of killing butterflies!"
"I don't have it." Mingyu denied it with all his strength, and then said, "These words were spoken by the imperial concubine to the emperor, right? She has always hated me, so naturally she tried every means to slander him in front of the emperor."
Hongli gritted his teeth and said: "Does it mean that the imperial concubine hates you, or do you, the queen, hate the imperial concubine so much that you can't even tolerate the child she finally got?!"
Mingyu said with red eyes: "I have been married to you for so many years, don't you know what kind of person I am?"
Hongli laughed self-deprecatingly and said: "I always thought I knew very well, but it turned out that I didn't know you at all. I looked at you just now and you looked so strange. I can't imagine sleeping with such a strange person."
Eighteen years.”
"I don't have it!" Mingyu hurriedly grabbed Hongli's hand and said, "I have never harmed Changle, and I don't know anything about lily of the valley fragrance. I don't know anything. Your Majesty, don't listen to the villain's instigation!"
This time, her defense and denial only resulted in Hongli shaking his hands angrily and saying angrily: "At this point, you still don't admit it, do you?"
Mingyu gritted his teeth and said, "How do you ask me to admit to something I have never done?"
Faced with her repeated denials, Hong Li said in a cold voice: "Well, since the queen is unwilling to admit it, I have no choice but to ask Chuanfuhacha and the people in your palace. Under severe punishment, I believe they will give me a
Satisfactory answer!”
Mingyu's pupils shrank sharply, and he said in disbelief: "Is the emperor going to give in to a move?"
Hongli said expressionlessly: "The queen knows very well whether she will surrender or confess truthfully. But by that time, everything will be irreversible."
Mingyu panicked and said angrily: "How can you do this? I have already told you, why don't you believe it?"
"Because you have deceived me too many times, I don't know how to trust you." After saying this, Hongli was about to leave. Seeing this, Mingyu quickly grabbed him and said: "Your Majesty, no! Don't go!
"
Hongli stopped, stared at her and said, "So, the queen admitted it?"
"Concubine..." Mingyu bit her lower lip hard. It was really difficult for her to admit that she had murdered Changle in front of Hongli. But what Hongli just said frightened her to the extreme. She couldn't.
Redemption... In other words, once Jiyou or Fuhaca tell the truth, Hongli will probably depose her from the post and relegate her to the cold palace, leaving no room for redemption!
After a long time, Mingyu finally made up his mind and whispered: "Yes, it was my concubine who killed Changle."
Hongli thought he could bear it, but when he heard Mingyu admit it, he still felt as if someone had punched him hard in the chest. He staggered back a few steps and wanted to speak, but found that he didn't even have the strength to speak.
, could only squat down and keep breathing heavily.