"In my heart, the emperor and the queen have always been indistinguishable from each other. They are both the lords of the Qing Dynasty. If I can't save the queen, I can't save the emperor. I think about the friendship with the emperor over the years and feel sad. I can't bear it.
Just keep crying."
"Really?" Hongli snorted softly and said in a cold tone: "Back then, if Yingge hadn't interfered with it, today, the queen would no longer be the queen, but would be directly married to the prince. Don't you feel regretful?"
"My brother and the Queen are not destined to be together. Even if I have any regrets, it was more than twenty years ago. Now, my heart only includes Fujin and a few children."
Hongli stared at Hongzhou without saying a word. Although the latter's words were reasonable and could not find anything wrong, he always felt that Hongzhou's feelings for Xianyue were not that simple. Since he grew up, except for his own death,
After escaping from Fuzhou, Hong Zhou cried with joy. Apart from the time when Hong Zhou cried with joy, he had never seen Hong Zhou cry again. This time, he lost his temper and shed tears. It was really difficult for him not to doubt.
"I hope... what you said is true." After saying this, Hongli raised his voice and said, "Come here, tell Tao An!"
Hong Zhou was filled with bitterness, but Hong Li still passed on Tao An. This time... it seemed that he couldn't escape, but he didn't know how Hong Li would treat him in the end, whether he would demote him, abolish him, or kill him!
Not long after, Sixi came with Tao An, who was ordered to do so. The latter still had the same weird temper, and he bowed his hand to Hongli as a salute. He was the only one in the world who dared to do so.
Hong Li looked away from Hong Zhou's face and said coldly: "Tao An, I ask you, you have sworn not to practice medicine in this life. Why were you willing to break the oath when you and the prince went to find you five days ago? He said
What did I say to you?"
Tao An glanced at Hong Zhou, who was kneeling on the ground, and said slowly: "I once saved a person who shouldn't have been saved, which caused my daughter to die in vain. It also made me close the medical clinic and vowed never to practice medicine again in this life, so he came
When I met him, I was determined not to do so; however, he said something that made me change my mind.
. He said: The Queen’s reputation as a virtuous woman is known to all the world, and I don’t know how many people have received her kindness. If the Queen died in vain because I refused to save her, my sins in this life will be more serious, and maybe I will also harm others.
My daughter cannot be reincarnated, so after much consideration, I finally decided to break my oath to save others."
His answer surprised Hong Zhou. This Tao An... didn't he hate himself for threatening his daughter's bones? Why did he speak for him now?
Hongli was also quite surprised and asked doubtfully: "Is that all there is?"
"One more thing." Tao An said: "The prince promised that as long as I can save the queen, he will build an ancestral hall for my daughter so that my daughter can receive the fireworks of the world."
Hongli remained silent for a long time, then he said: "Have you found the person who caused the poison?"
"We already have an idea, but we can't confirm who it is yet. It will take another day." Faced with Tao An's answer, Hongli nodded and said, "It's none of your business here. Please step back."
After the palace door was closed again, Hongli walked up to Hongzhou, helped him up personally, and said with some guilt: "It's my fault that I misunderstood you."
"It has nothing to do with the emperor. It is someone who is deliberately using this to cause trouble and want to separate the emperor and my brother." Hong Zhou's words suddenly made Hongli look sinister and said coldly: "That's right, and he can turn things into reality.
The rumor seems to be spreading, this person has put a lot of thought into it." His eyes turned and fell on Si Xi, "Go check and see where this rumor came from."
Before Si Xi could agree, Hong Zhou already said: "Your Majesty, there is something that I don't know whether to say or not?"
Hongli said to Yan: "There are no outsiders here, just say so."
Hong Zhou carefully considered his words and said, "Sir Brother...is he dissatisfied with the Queen?"
Hongli raised his thick eyebrows and said in surprise: "Yongzhang has always been filial and considerate to the queen. The queen is seriously ill, and you know that he took the initiative to go hunting tigers in the mountains regardless of the danger. How can you ask such a question?"
"My brother entangled the male tiger at that time and asked Ning Er and San Age to capture the female tiger in the cave. As a result, the female tiger was killed in the darkness. Afterwards, my brother asked everyone who entered the cave one by one. They said they had never killed the tigress; of course, they might be lying, but my brother asked about their respective positions and the people before and after the tigress was killed. The position of third elder brother."
Hongli frowned and said hesitantly: "Maybe they didn't pay attention to Yongzhang."
"It is possible, but please think about it again, Your Majesty. The Queen is not the biological mother of the third elder brother. Will the third elder brother really risk his life for the sake of the queen?"
This time, Hongli didn't speak. He remembered that after Hongzhou returned from hunting tigers, Yongzhang didn't ask about Xianyue's condition. He just talked about how brave Hongzhou was when facing the tiger, how he risked his life to catch it, and how he shed tears... …
It was these seemingly complimentary words that made him suspicious of Hong Zhou. Could it be that... it was really Yong Zhang who did it? But he was only a fifteen-year-old boy, how could he have such vicious and cunning thoughts? He couldn't believe it.
After a long silence, Hongli whispered: "You want to say that this rumor was also created by Yongzhang?"
"My brother is not sure, but it is indeed possible. If the emperor wants to investigate, he might as well start from the third elder brother." Since Tao An spoke for him, the person who spread the rumors will definitely not be Tao An.
At this moment, there was a noise outside, and then Xiao Wu walked in, saying with a hint of panic: "Your Majesty, Alian from the imperial dining room died suddenly in the room."
"Alian?" Hongli repeated the unfamiliar name and asked doubtfully: "How could someone who was so good suddenly die suddenly?"
"We don't know yet, but she is a woman recruited from the private sector by the Hangzhou Prefecture. She was assigned to work in the imperial kitchen. When someone came back to the house just now, they found her mouth and nose bleeding. Now someone has gone to check, including the imperial doctor. "
In normal times, Hongli would not have cared too much about the death of a palace maid, but too many things have happened recently. First, Xia Yue was poisoned, and then rumors spread. Just now, Hong Zhou speculated that Yongzhang was involved in the matter, and now there is a palace maid. His sudden death made him inevitably speculate about the connection.
Hongli thought for a while and said: "Lao Wu, come with me to have a look."
"Yes." Hong Zhou responded, and followed Hong Li to the residence of the palace residents located in the far corner of the palace. In one of the rooms, many palace residents were focused, and they all stretched their necks to look inside. Seeing Hongli approaching, he quickly knelt down and saluted, and the imperial doctor who was checking in the room also hurriedly walked out.
Hongli lowered his eyes and said, "Have you ever found out the reason for Alian's sudden death?"