Concubine Li refused to listen to the emperor's dissuasion and began to take action against the empress.
Rumors spread from the palace to the ears of the princes and ministers outside the palace, and then from the palaces of the princes and ministers to the people.
The fact that the current queen poisoned the former queen in order to succeed her has become the latest topic of discussion among the people in the capital.
Some old people still remember Empress Jiang back then, and when they mention her, everyone sighs.
"What a queen that is!"
"Yes, I still remember the scene when Queen Jiang accompanied the emperor to the Temple of the Emerald Buddha to burn incense. I was at the foot of the mountain at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, looking at Queen Jiang from a distance, whose face was kinder than the Buddha..."
That was the only time Empress Jiang accompanied the emperor on a trip.
Afterwards, Empress Jiang fell ill and began to linger on her sick bed. Zheng managed the harem for her, but she died not long after.
At first, everyone thought that Queen Jiang was ill-fated, but now it seems that her death turned out to be a huge conspiracy.
Many years after Queen Jiang's death, people suddenly felt that Queen Jiang was flawless.
In the streets and alleys, there is a crusade against Empress Zheng.
This incident not only caused considerable repercussions among officials and people, but the most severe reaction was from Empress Jiang's mother's family.
Queen Jiang is a rare talented woman who is both virtuous and virtuous among several generations of the Jiang family.
She has been Mrs. Jiang's favorite since she was a child.
When Murong Jing first proposed that Mrs. Jiang give her son the title of concubine, Mrs. Jiang did not agree at first.
The Jiang family has been blessed with hairpins for generations, has made numerous meritorious deeds, and their sons are promising, so there is no need to send their daughter to the palace to strengthen their family name.
Unfortunately for this marriage, the Queen Mother persuaded her old father to go and make peace in person. For the sake of the good relationship between the two families, the Jiang family finally agreed to send Jiang to the palace.
When Mrs. Jiang passed away, the Jiang family just lamented that her life was short, and no one would have thought that she was killed.
From the deep palace to the private streets, the rumors that Queen Jiang was poisoned became more and more intense. How could the Jiang family not know the truth?
After learning that his granddaughter did not die of illness but was killed by the current queen, the elderly man of the Jiang family came to Murong's house tremblingly on crutches.
He questioned Old General Murong mercilessly, "Murong Tai, you old man, you and your daughter have tricked my good granddaughter!"
Murong Tai also entered his seventies. After he learned the news that Queen Jiang had been murdered, he was furious at home. At this time, Mr. Jiang pointed his nose and scolded him, and he spat out a mouthful of blood on the spot.
"father!"
"master……"
As Murong Tai vomited blood, the Murong family was in a mess.
"Hmph," Old Mrs. Jiang stamped the crutch in her hand, "Don't think that if you vomit blood, I won't argue with you. Just wait for me, this matter will never end for the Jiang family!"
The people who came with the Jiang family saw that Old General Murong was vomiting blood, and they were afraid that something might happen to their old man if he stayed here for too long, so they immediately persuaded Mr. Jiang to leave.
When she learned that her father had vomited blood and fainted, and that the Queen Mother could no longer control the harem, she hurriedly left the palace and returned to Murong Mansion to visit her father.
When the carriage arrived at the door of the mansion, Murong Jing saw Su Nianyun among the people who came out to greet him.
"Nianyun, why are you here?"
"The Queen Mother..." Su Nianyun came forward, "I heard that the old lady was vomiting blood, so I rushed here immediately!"
She had met Old General Murong countless times with the Queen Mother.
The old general has always been kind to her. He not only treats her as his granddaughter, but also often gives her delicious and fun things.
So if something happens to the old general, of course she rushes over without hesitation.
"With you here, the Ai family feels at ease!" The Queen Mother nodded happily.
Su Nianyun has superb medical skills, which she has personally experienced.
Seeing that Su Nianyun looked relaxed, it was obvious that his father was fine.
Sure enough, when I entered my father's room, I saw him lying on the bed with his clothes on, drinking the medicine handed to him by his servant.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Murong Jing walking in. He snorted and stopped taking the medicine.
"Queen Mother!" The servants hurriedly saluted Murong Jing and then left.
Only father and daughter Murong Tai and Murong Jing were left in the house.
"Father, are there any other abnormalities in your body?" Murong Jing asked with concern.
"Yes." Murongtai nodded coldly.
"Where, father, are you feeling uncomfortable?" Murong Jing was startled.
Just as he was about to call Su Nianyun to come in and take a look, his old father said, "My heart feels disgusting when I see you!"
Although Murongtai has stepped down from his military duties and has not been involved in worldly affairs for a long time, he has spent most of his life on the battlefield, and once the murderous aura in his body is released, it still shocks people.
Murong Jing fell down on the chair with a pale face, "Father, what are you talking about?"
Murong Tai suddenly said, "You are the Queen Mother, and I am now the former General Xianyun Yehe. You come to see me, but I am lying on the bed. I am really rude to you..."
"Father, what are you talking about? There are only fathers and daughters here, how can there be a former general and a queen mother?"
"If you were still my daughter, then I would ask you the truth." Murong Tai stared into Murong Jing's eyes.
"Father, just ask, my daughter will not hide anything from you!"
"Do you know that Queen Jiang was killed by Queen Zheng?"
Murong Jing was silent for a moment, then nodded, "I know."
"You..." Murong Tai was about to stand up angrily, but was met with a loud cough.
"Father, you are not in good health. Let's talk about this matter after you feel better in two days!"
When the time comes, she will definitely explain it clearly to her father.
"Do you... know..."
Murong Tai suppressed his cough, but did not want to get over this topic easily.
"When our Murong family was not yet prominent, the Jiang family was already a prominent family in Beijing."
"When I was defeated on the battlefield and the late Emperor wanted to be held accountable, it was Old Master Jiang who saved me and our Murong family."
"Even if Empress Jiang passed away later, the Jiang family will continue to support you and the emperor as always, but is this how you repay this kindness?"
"Father, I had no choice at the beginning... You also know that Yan'er has a very stubborn temper. He always puts feelings first."
"If I had dealt with Mrs. Zheng at that time, it would have only made Yan'er farther and farther away from me... I had no choice!"
"No choice?" Murong Tai repeated Murong Jing's words.
"Yes." Murong Jing nodded, "I really have no choice."
"And after so many years, I have been trying my best to make up for the Jiang family. Regardless of whether Queen Jiang is here or not, the honor and favor the Jiang family receives will always be the same as before!"
"Can that be the same?"
Murong Tai coughed violently again, "Do you really think the Jiang family cares about this honor?"