usatvline Chapter 165 I Did It
Chapter 165 I Did It
Concubine Yu was the first to discover that something was wrong with the third prince.
Perhaps because of the bond between mother and child, she felt very uneasy today.
Especially after nightfall, when it’s time to go to bed, I toss and turn and can’t fall asleep.
At first, she thought it was because of anxiety that the emperor suddenly fell ill and worried that they would not have enough time to make proper plans.
He asked the palace maids to light some calming incense, but he woke up from a nightmare after less than an hour of sleep.
In her dream, she heard the third prince calling out for his mother in a heart-wrenching voice.
Concubine Yu could no longer lie down, so she put on her clothes, stood up, and asked someone to inquire about the whereabouts of the third prince today.
After the Third Prince visited the Emperor, he never came to her palace to say goodbye. Normally, whenever he entered the palace, unless there was something else, she would look at him when she left the palace.
The eunuch learned from the palace gate that the third prince did not leave the palace today. Instead, the fourth prince and the fifth prince returned home early after seeing the emperor.
There was no news from the Yangxin Palace that the third prince stayed behind to take care of the sick, but he did not leave the palace.
Concubine Yu felt even more uneasy and went to the palace in front of the Third Prince's residence in person.
The palace servants told them that the third prince had never returned, but a palace maid saw him going to the East Palace.
Concubine Yu didn't know why her son went to the Eastern Palace for no reason, but her intuition didn't allow her to think too much. She led people to the Eastern Palace in person. When they were halfway there, they saw thick smoke billowing in the direction of the Eastern Palace.
By the time the fire was extinguished and the people were rescued, the third prince was already dead.
The emperor was alarmed and after a period of grief, he ordered people to send the third prince back to the Third Prince's Mansion for funeral.
Upon hearing this, Concubine Yu went crazy and held on to the Third Prince's body, refusing to let go.
The Third Prince was burned beyond recognition, and when she hugged him, some of his flesh and skin stuck directly to her hands and clothes, which was extremely tragic.
This further irritated Concubine Yu, and she cried out, "Your Majesty, the emperor's death is suspicious. Please investigate thoroughly."
The emperor also looked extremely sad. "First, settle the third child down. The cause of the fire will be investigated by the Ministry of Punishment.
Your health is not good to begin with, so don't be too sad. If anything happens to you, I, the third brother, will not rest in peace.
Come, help the imperial concubine to my Yangxin Palace to rest."
Since the emperor ascended the throne, no other concubines except the empress were allowed to spend the night in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
This is a great honor.
But Concubine Yu was filled with grief over her son's death and was unwilling to leave.
But nothing could tolerate her.
Two palace maids from the Yangxin Palace went to support her. Concubine Yu tried to struggle, but suddenly she felt a pain in her heart, vomited blood, and fainted.
Eunuch Wu was extremely anxious. "The Imperial Concubine has fainted from grief. Quickly, send her to the Yangxin Palace to get the imperial physician."
Then, the emperor, supported by Eunuch Wu, returned to the Yangxin Palace, coughing with every step.
Everyone left, and the emperor changed his previous sick expression, took out a pill and put it into Concubine Yu's mouth.
After swallowing the medicine, Concubine Yu woke up faintly. Seeing that it was the emperor, she burst into tears and wanted to hug him, "Your Majesty, the third son died so tragically. Please make a decision for him..."
"I did it."
"What does your Majesty mean by this?"
Concubine Yu looked at the emperor in disbelief.
"You choose a princess from a good family for him, and I promise to hand over the kingdom to him. I even let him see how the Eastern Palace should be renovated."
The emperor said indifferently, "His brothers will think that the throne of crown prince has been decided upon him.
But he has no talent and no achievements. He only has the advantage of being older. How can others accept him?
Naturally, they took advantage of the haunting of the East Palace to set him on fire."
"Your Majesty, are you deliberately trying to sow discord between the brothers, making them think you favored the third brother as the crown prince, and killed my son to vie for the position?"
The emperor smiled and said, "Yes."
The blood drained away from Concubine Yu's face in an instant, and her eyes were as red as the fire that had just burned in the Eastern Palace. Her heart sank deeply, falling into an icy abyss, and her whole body was cold.
She stiffened and raised her head with difficulty, "Why?"
But she already had the answer in her heart. The emperor knew everything and was taking revenge on her.
can.
She suddenly burst into a hysterical roar, "But he is also your son. He has your blood flowing in his body. He is your biological son."
"From the very beginning, all I wanted was Huiyue's child. The rest was simply my frustration as a king. As Huiyue's close friend, you should know this best."
The emperor stood up and looked down at her, "But you misled me into doubting the late crown prince's identity, causing me to personally destroy the lives of me and Huiyue's flesh and blood.
Back then, Huiyue and I's child was also burned to charcoal in the fire. You must have been extremely happy at that time, right? "
"I don't have any."
Concubine Yu shook her head vigorously, "I was not aware of the former Crown Prince's identity, so how could I have misled you?"
"It seems that in your heart, I am indeed stupid. Even now, you are still trying to make excuses."
The emperor leaned over and pinched her chin, "Because the queen wanted to return to the palace, Yi Qing deliberately asked you to come to me to reminisce about the queen in order to keep her, and took the opportunity to say those words about the boat trip, right?
You have calculated that I am concerned about the past affairs between the Queen and Yi Qing, and you have calculated that there has been a misunderstanding between the Queen and me for many years. When you find out that her coffin is empty, you will conclude that she faked her own death in order to elope with Yi Qing.
I deliberately said that the time of their boat trip was our wedding day, one month before the Queen became pregnant with the Crown Prince, so that I could believe that the Queen was unfaithful to me and that she and Yi Qing had never lost contact.
In addition, the queen was abducted by pirates and refused to reveal the person who saved her. All this is leading me to suspect the prince's background.
Only if I kill the former crown prince will the queen hate me and stay with Yi Qing, and your son will have a chance, right?"
Concubine Yu avoided the gaze.
The emperor really knew everything.
She tried to remain calm, "No, I don't."
The emperor's revenge has not yet been taken, she cannot plead guilty, she must live to avenge the emperor and get everything she wants.
"Snapped!"
After slapping him, the emperor growled, "You still dare to quibble, Yu Yan. If I want your son to be buried in peace and if I want the lives of your entire Yu family to be saved, you'd better confess the truth.
Otherwise, I will destroy your entire Yu family and destroy your son's soul."
Concubine Yu's body trembled uncontrollably. "You can't. They are all innocent."
"Aren't my queen and my prince innocent?"
The emperor looked at her coldly, "It doesn't matter even if you don't say anything tonight.
I have sent people to Wuli, they will welcome the queen back to the palace, and I will tell her that all this was planned by Yi Qing and you, the vicious woman.
She is kind-hearted and will forgive me. I will spare your life and wait for her to avenge the late Crown Prince with her own hands."
Then, he looked outside the door and said, "Come here, the Third Prince coveted the throne of the Eastern Palace and poisoned me, causing me to fall ill. He is a patricide criminal and should be removed from the Jade Butterfly clan and his body should be scattered to ashes.
Concubine Yu bribed Lin Yuanbo to murder the late crown prince, and Yu Degui concealed the evidence, and his entire family was executed.
Eunuch Wu wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied, "Yes."
Then he pretended to take a few steps and then quietly stood guard outside the door again.
Concubine Yu thought that the emperor had really given such an order, and immediately ignored everything and pointed at the emperor and cursed.
"Third brother is filial, and my brother is certainly not a wicked person. He hid the evidence of his crime under your orders. How could you be so vicious?"
The emperor looked at her coldly, as if he were looking at an ant.
Concubine Yu couldn't bear the look in his eyes and cried, "It's you who are weak-minded and unwilling to trust the Queen. You were the one who planned the death of the late Crown Prince. How can you so despicably shirk all responsibility?"
"How good are you?"
The emperor kicked Concubine Yu and asked, "Who was so shameless that he lay on the bed in Fengyi Palace and put all the blame on the queen?
If it weren't for the Queen's mercy, I would have killed you, the shameless bed-climber."
This is extremely humiliating.
Concubine Yu was so angry that she was shaking, "The Queen is kind? Hahahaha... She is not kind, she is just protecting Yi Qing."
The emperor's eyes hardened, and he grabbed her collar and pulled her up, "Explain it to me clearly."