"I don't know. I just finished giving birth and heard the midwife say that the emperor's son was no longer breathing, and the baby was indeed not crying. I thought that the emperor's son had died in infancy."
Queen Zhen looked at Long Fei, "Who thought he was still alive."
"Go check the midwife!" Emperor Ming finally followed what Empress Zhen said, Amitabha.
The reason why Empress Zhen dared to say this was because the midwife had died at home of old age, and there was no evidence of her death.
But this also shows that although Emperor Ming cannot find clues, Queen Zhen will also lose the truth.
There were too many mysteries in her mind, which were confusing, unclear, and uncomfortable.
…
A few days later, Luo Yunchu invited his sister Luo Bingxuan and his brother-in-law Long Fei to have a gathering in the East Palace.
Then it happened that Xiao Beichen also invited Queen Zhen, so some truth was about to surface.
"Long Fei and his wife pay their respects to the Queen. I wish you good health and good fortune."
Empress Zhen personally helped Long Fei and Luo Bingxuan stand up, "Son, my mother owes you everything in this life..."
"Long Fei, it's time for you to change your words. My father has already ordered people to join you in the royal jade dish." Xiao Beichen said.
Queen Zhen looked at Long Fei kindly and expectantly.
Long Fei changed from his usual icy face and blushed shyly, "Mother...Mother."
"Hey!" Empress Zhen gently held Long Fei's hand, "Your hands are so cold, please warm them, Queen Mother."
Luo Bingxuan stood with frowning eyes, but Empress Zhen waved her over with a smile, "Good boy, this is a meeting gift for you."
A pair of gold hoop earrings with Dongzhu were placed in Luo Bingxuan's hands.
It is easy to count the rivers without a single clam, and when the clams are gathered together to fill a boat, there is not even a pearl. The Eastern Pearl is not easy to come by, so it is very precious.
Although in Beiming, only the emperor, the queen mother, and the empress could wear dongzhu, Luo Bingxuan could only take the dongzhu earrings gifted by Queen Zhen home as an offering, but this showed that Queen Zhen loved her.
"Thank you, Queen Mother." Luo Bingxuan was smart enough to change her words directly, making Queen Zhen smile happily.
Luo Yunchu's voice trembled, and he had no choice but to temporarily break the warm scene at this moment, "Mother, I did a paternity test for Long Fei and you. You are a genuine mother and son.
However, the blood test between Long Fei and his father does not count. Simply saying that two drops of blood dissolved into a ball does not mean that they are father and son. Do we need further testing? "
Queen Zhen's expression fluctuated as she remembered the past.
She, Xiao Xuchuan, Emperor Ming and Xiao Chengyun's biological mother Lu Yuanyuan have known each other since childhood.
She and Xiao Xuchuan loved each other, and Emperor Ming and Lu Yuanyuan were lovers.
But it happened that she was engaged to Emperor Ming. Emperor Ming was a man, so even if he reluctantly gave her the position of his wife, he could still marry Lu Yuanyuan.
Unfortunately, she and Xiao Xuchuan had to be separated.
After her wedding to Emperor Ming, she had been restraining her feelings and never met Xiao Xuchuan in private again.
She was drunk that day and wandered around the imperial garden for an hour without even leaving. Finally, she saw a familiar figure under the acacia tree.
She wiped her eyes and looked carefully at the person in front of her. It was indeed her third prince, Xiao Xuchuan.
He was tall and tall, with raised eyebrows. He smiled softly at her, but he called her "Sister-in-law" as soon as he opened his mouth, which really made people angry.
She did not return the greeting to him, but pointed to the albizia flower above her head and asked, "Can you pick it off for me?"
"What's so difficult about this?" Xiao Xuchuan jumped up from the tree trunk, and when he landed again, there was already an albizia flower in his hand.
She picked up the albizia flower and pinned it on Xiao Xuchuan's hair. She clapped her hands and said it looked good. She was not at all like the dignified queen she usually was.
"Sister-in-law, you are drunk."
"Xiao Xuchuan, you are so annoying, do you know that?" She folded another crape myrtle flower and threw it on him, turned around and left, "I'm not drunk."
Xiao Xuchuan followed her, "You're not drunk, why are you throwing flowers at me?"
"To seduce you," she suddenly stopped and turned around, "Do you want to have a casual affair with me?"
Xiao Xuchuan was stunned as he held the crape myrtle flower in his hand.
"The tips of your ears are red." She took another step forward and looked up at Xiao Xuchuan, brave and stubborn, "Do you want it?"
The two of them were in a stalemate like this for a long time, until she wanted to give up. Then Xiao Xuchuan reached out and held her shoulders. He nodded seriously, "Yes."
Later, she thought countless times that if she had not been drunk that day, then they would not have crossed the line.
If they had not crossed the line, then she would not be pregnant, Xiao Xuchuan would not be so eager to get her back, and he would not initiate the palace coup.
Then he won't die.
She still remembered that day when it was snowing heavily, he fell in front of her, and the bright red blood scattered on the snow was shocking. It was a nightmare that she could not let go of for the rest of her life.
It was only later that she learned that the albizia flower not only represented love, but also meant forgiveness and resurrection from the dead.
A tear fell from the corner of Queen Zhen's eyes. If Xiao Xuchuan was still here, could he forgive her drunken impulse that day?
Immediately afterwards, a line of tears burst out of her eyes. Empress Zhen felt she had lost her composure and quickly wiped them away. She asked in a low voice: "If I continue to test, will it alarm others and bring trouble to Long Fei?"
"No, I only need one hair from my father and one hair from Long Fei. It won't alarm anyone." Luo Yunchu replied.
"Then let's get tested. People always need to know their roots."
…
Several "dong dong" knocks were heard outside the door, and a maid said anxiously: "It's not good, Mrs. Zhen has passed away."
Luo Yunchu and Xiao Beichen looked at each other and said in surprise: "How could it be? I personally gave my grandma a physical examination before she left the palace. She was in good health, so how could she die suddenly?"
In order to find out the situation, the two of them left the palace and went to the Zhen family's old house that day.
The person who greeted them was Zhen Quanan, who lived in the side room of the Zhen family, "Greetings to His Highness the Crown Prince and greetings to the Crown Princess."
"Get up, why did grandma pass away suddenly?" Xiao Beichen asked.
"My mother missed her granddaughter and she became ill and died of vomiting blood. Before she died, she even said that if she hadn't taken Li'er to the palace to meet her cousin, Li'er would not have died."
Although the Zhen family has been separated, as the concubine Zhen Quan'an still calls Mrs. Zhen her mother.
It's just that he, a big man, still has yin and yang. Didn't he mean that Zhen Li'er died because of her cousin Xiao Beichen, and Mrs. Zhen died of excessive grief?
At this time, the onlookers who did not know the ins and outs of the incident at Zhen's house were incited and began to whisper.
People always sympathize with the weak. If there is no intervention, the story of a weak woman and an old lady dying tragically under the power of the royal family will have to be made up by the people tomorrow.
The story may be like this - His Royal Highness the Crown Prince poisoned his weak cousin regardless of family ties.
It is also possible that this is the case - His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ignored his filial piety and made his grandmother angry to death.
Luo Yunchu would never allow such a thing to happen, "Zhen Li'er was bitten to death by a poisonous snake. It was seen by many palace people and had nothing to do with His Highness. The cause of my grandmother's death must be investigated to find out why."
