"The fourth prince died because he overheard someone plotting to eradicate the prince beside Yuhua Lake!"
"He wanted to go back to remind the prince, but he accidentally exposed his traces, and was drowned in the lake and killed!"
"Lord Qiao, during the Dragon Boat Festival last year, I actually followed the second prince and heard with my own ears the conspiracy between him and Yu Zhaoyi!"
"There was a strange noise in the bushes at that time. I was worried that I would be discovered and ran away in a hurry. Obviously, the fourth prince was hiding in the bushes at that time."
"It's just that for some reason, the fourth prince did not drown as I saw in my dream, but survived safely."
"I didn't dream about some of the details, but I can probably piece together a truth using dreams and reality."
"I think the second prince must have someone tell the prince. In fact, the Holy One already knew the real cause of the fourth prince's death."
"It's just because the matter involved the second prince, and the Holy One was partial, so he raised it high and put it down gently, so that the fourth prince died in vain for no reason!"
"The prince was originally worried about the premature death of the fourth prince. Now that he has learned that the fourth prince was actually killed by someone, and the Holy One favored the second prince and allowed the fourth prince to die in vain, he almost lost his mind. !”
"Master Qiao, the emperor and the empress have long since left their hearts. Do you know how the fourth prince came to be?"
"The Holy Emperor was drunk and forced the Queen to be Princess Yuliu, so he became the Fourth Prince!"
"The Empress also suffered a lot and couldn't tell her. It wasn't until she lost the fourth prince that she was overcome with grief and finally let it slip."
"Lord Qiao, can you imagine how guilty, remorseful and desperate the prince felt when he learned everything?"
"It was under such circumstances that the Holy Emperor met with the Crown Prince, and after the meeting, the Holy Lord's first words were to ask why the Crown Prince coveted Princess Yuliu and defiled the harem!"
"Not even the second prince's informants heard the details of the subsequent confrontation between the Holy Emperor and the prince and his son."
"I think that even if you are as calm and intelligent as a prince, you may find it difficult to maintain your sanity in such a situation."
"The prince must have spoken fiercely that night, and he would not hesitate to disobey and contradict the Holy One, but he would also seek justice for the fourth prince!"
"After this night's meeting, the prince returned to the East Palace and was found dead on his couch early the next morning..."
"Master Qiao, I think that even if the above is different from the truth, there should not be a big deviation."
Qiao Zhongguo's face turned pale when he heard this. He had held on for so long, and now the fatigue and fatigue from a hard night's battle came to him.
He took a few steps back until his heels touched the table, and then he barely stood still.
"How...how could it be like this..."
Qiao Zhongguo covered his face with his hands, his eyes were sore, and he could hardly continue acting in front of Meng Guxue.
He knew that the sudden death of the prince was true, and he believed in Meng Guxue's current character, so what Meng Guxue just said should be the cruel truth!
What a gentle and kind prince the prince is. He respects the king and loves his father, respects his brothers and sisters, is kind and virtuous, and has the world in mind.
It was such a prince who could become a wise king and benefit the world, but he died at the hands of his biological father and the plan of a wolf-hearted thief!
There is a secret medicine in the palace that can make people die silently without detecting anything unusual.
The Holy One must have been so furious that night that he gave His Highness the poisonous wine!
Then...then what mood did His Highness have when he drank that cup of poisonous wine?
Afterwards, no one in the East Palace was in trouble, and the queen was not implicated. Did the prince endure the pain and ask for a life-saving grace for everyone before he died?
The road from the Imperial Study Room to the East Palace is so long. What was His Highness thinking when he walked alone on the palace road...
At this point in his thoughts, Qiao Zhongguo was already in tears.
He served in the army for half his life and fought bloody battles to defend the northern border. He witnessed with his own eyes the bones of many sons of the Yong Dynasty buried forever in that land.
The territory they had fought so hard to defend was handed over by the Holy Emperor to the traitors from the North!
Holy lord, holy lord!
I, Qiao Zhongguo, do not know the king well and have no defense against others. I deserve to die!
But how can you be worthy of the thousands of heroic souls who fearlessly die on the battlefield!
Meng Guxue was extremely surprised when she saw the tears rolling down Qiao Zhongguo's chin.
Mr. Qiao, does he believe what she said?
"Master Qiao, are you...are you okay?"
Qiao Zhongguo calmed down for a while, raised his sleeves and wiped his face. When he lowered his arms again, he pretended to smile lightly.
"Princess, the story you told is so shocking that I accidentally fell in love with it."
Upon hearing this, Meng Guxue hurriedly defended: "It's not a story! Mr. Qiao, this is true——"
"Princess, no matter what, your minister will pay attention to your words." Qiao Zhongguo added seriously.
Meng Guxue was stunned for a moment, then suddenly felt relieved when she saw Qiao Zhongguo's serious look.
She already has the filter of "benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom and trust" towards Qiao Zhongguo. In her heart, Qiao Zhongguo should be the most upright person in the world.
"Master Qiao, then I...continue?"
Qiao Zhongguo nodded quickly when he heard this.
Meng Guxue knew that when she went to Nanli Country, she would probably never see Qiao Zhongguo again in her life, so she no longer concealed it!
"Master Qiao, you also saw that all the Second Prince's men in last night's battle were Northerners."
"King Jinyu of the Northern Kingdom is sincere to the second prince. King Jinyu is weak and has no offspring. Therefore, there are signs of civil strife in the Northern King's court."
"So King Jinyu has always wanted to take the second prince back and train him to be his successor."
"But the second prince aspired to the Yong Dynasty and refused to leave. In the end, King Jinyu had no choice but to compromise and hand over all the people trained in the Yong Dynasty to the second prince, hoping to support him to become the co-owner of the two countries!"
"It's just that the situation has changed drastically now, and the second prince has been frustrated again and again, so I think..."
Qiao Zhongguo raised his eyebrows and took over the conversation.
"So the princess thinks that the second prince is very likely to flee to the North after discovering that nothing can be done?"
Meng Guxue nodded heavily, "That's right!"
Qiao Zhongguo thought suddenly that if the second prince were really allowed to go to the Northern Kingdom, it would be like letting the tiger return to the mountain. Then there would be another war between the Yong Dynasty and the Northern Kingdom!
The people of the Northern Kingdom are persistent in their evil intentions, and this battle will be fought one day, but Qiao Zhongguo believes that there is still something to be done in the Northern King's court.
Even if this battle was to be fought, he hoped that the Yong Dynasty would pay the minimum price!
Last night, the second prince had taken blood under Jiaojiao's instructions. After returning, they were going to join forces with the prince to attack the second prince!
If by then it is confirmed that the second prince is not of the Holy Emperor's blood, wouldn't it be the end of his rope?
Thinking of this, Qiao Zhongguo was instantly stunned.
No matter what, the second prince’s retreat must be cut off!
