Li Xiaolan and the Queen have been enemies all their lives, but this is their first confrontation.
The Queen's palace is bottomless.
A pair of bright eyes, full of Buddha nature, gentle and virtuous.
I spent half my life practicing calmness to form a strong barrier.
Even Li Xiaolan couldn't see through the queen's smile.
"Your Highness, the imperial concubine is here."
The voice of the maid came from outside the temple, interrupting the undecided game of eyes.
The queen turned around leisurely and turned her attention to the Guanyin statue again.
Lips slightly parted.
Between the lines, there is no surprise between honor and disgrace.
"Are you very surprised, what kind of sin is it that makes me not hesitate to kill the saint's beloved concubine?"
"Today, I will untie your knot."
The Queen made a double entendre.
These words were addressed not only to Li Xiaolan, but also to the noble concubine outside the temple.
"In this city of Kyoto, power has clear boundaries."
"Anyone who crosses the line is a potential enemy who could shake the imperial power."
"Just like Qin Feng, the saint appreciates him and even condones him, but as long as he crosses the line, the saint will still get rid of him without hesitation."
"When the saint succeeded to the throne, his foothold was not stable."
"The Lin family is a very popular minister and firmly sits in the position of Taibao. Not only is it a wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River, but there are also noble concubines in the harem to take care of it."
"Its status is unparalleled."
"It wasn't until the imperial concubine gave birth to a dragon son that the power that a saint could tolerate finally broke through the boundaries."
Having said this, the queen slowly stood up and walked to the altar.
He asked casually after cleaning up the scattered incense ashes.
"Do you know what it means for Lin to give birth to the eldest prince?"
Although Li Xiaolan has been living among the people since she was a child.
However, under the guidance of Qin Cheng, he still had a good idea of the stakes in the palace.
At this time, he was faced with the Queen's knowing questions.
Li Xiaolan didn't hide anything and said straightforwardly: "It means that the Lin family will monopolize power."
The queen nodded, very satisfied with Li Xiaolan's intelligence.
"good."
"It is true that when inheriting the throne, respect the order of elders and younger ones."
"The eldest prince should be given priority when inheriting the throne."
"However, who will land the reserve position has never been set in stone, and it is not someone who can make the decision easily."
"This is related to the entire Daliang and even the future of the Li royal family."
Li Xiaolan already understood.
Back then, the death of the eldest prince was not an accident at all.
It is the result of deliberate arrangements by thoughtful people.
The fear is that if the eldest prince is too deeply involved with the Lin family, then the entire Liang Dynasty will be coerced by the Lin family.
As a prince, everything must be done with the future in mind!
And you can't stick to a certain family.
When the eldest prince beat the young Qin Feng, Qin Cheng filed a complaint to Dali Temple, which was the trigger of everything.
Emperor Liang knew very well that the eldest prince was not qualified for the throne in terms of character or ability.
However, the eldest prince's 'maternal background' is too strong.
It is simply impossible to depose the eldest prince.
Emperor Liang may not have participated in the Queen's plan to kill the eldest prince, and he may not even know that it was the Queen who gave the order.
But Emperor Liang must have understood that the death of the eldest prince was the best outcome for Liang.
It was precisely for this reason that Emperor Liang did not pursue the matter thoroughly.
Instead, Qin Cheng took the blame.
Li Xiaolan took a deep breath. She couldn't judge whether Emperor Liang and the Queen were right or wrong in this matter.
As relatives, they are indeed against human ethics.
But to avoid Daliang falling into the hands of a possible faint king is a feat of righteousness and annihilation of relatives.
Li Xiaolan didn't want to go into details about such a high stakes relationship, and just asked the question she was most concerned about at the moment.
"My mother-in-law accidentally stumbled into your plan, so..."
Before Li Xiaolan could finish speaking, the queen nodded her head in acknowledgment.
"Yes, this matter is of great importance."
"As the queen of the mother-in-law world, I personally designed to get rid of the prince."
"Even if you think about it in a small way, it is against human ethics and is criticized by people all over the world."
"To put it more seriously, it means the collapse of rituals and music."
"This matter has nothing to do with you mother and daughter. Even if it were anyone else, I would never show mercy."
Although when she returned to the palace, Li Xiaolan had already guessed some clues.
But at this time, I heard the queen herself admit the whole story of this grudge.
Li Xiaolan still closed her eyes, her complicated mood unable to calm down for a long time.
At the same time, outside the Guanyin Temple.
The imperial concubine clenched her fists tightly, her eyes completely filled with resentment.
"For so many years, I have been telling myself that Longzi's death was all accidental."
"The hatred towards the Qin Cheng family is just selfishness as a mother."
"It turns out that all of this is done by you secretly!"
The imperial concubine ignored the queen's maid who looked strangely beside her, and didn't care about Xiao Xiangxiang and Shufeng.
Slowly turned around and looked in the direction of the imperial study room.
I couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Sage, how cruel is your heart?"
"I have given my whole heart to you. He is your biological son, for the sake of the prosperity of the country and the country."
"Is this how you treat our mother and son?!"
The imperial concubine burst into tears, and could even clearly hear her own heartbroken voice.
She turned and left without saying a word.
At this moment, she was no longer a royal concubine, but the daughter of the Lin family, Lin Wenwan!
Looking at Lin Wenwan's resolute figure, the maid quickly reported.
"Your Highness, the imperial concubine is gone."
The queen looked up at the Guanyin statue with a pious look on her face.
"Just leave."
"She is the first of the four masters in Kyoto."
"Under the master of the mountain hidden."
"Who can keep her?"
The queen never hated the imperial concubine, but there were some things that, as a queen, she had to do.
"You should also step back."
The queen responded softly.
The warriors in front of the temple who were hiding around the Guanyin Temple and secretly protecting them all retreated one after another.
Li Xiaolan looked at the queen and asked in a deep voice.
"Is it worth all the hard work you have done and all the tricks you have done?"
The queen just looked at the Guanyin statue.
Answer from the bottom of your heart, without the slightest hint of falsehood.
"If you are not in your position, you will not seek to govern."
"Since I am a queen, this is what I should do."
"The princess has her own troubles, and I also have my helplessness."
"He is a saint. He has countless concubines in his harem, all of whom are as beautiful as gods. The world admires him, is jealous of him, and hates him."
"But who knows that the number of times the saint returns to the harem in a year is just...a number on one hand?"
The queen slowly turned around and looked at Li Xiaolan, who was dignified and virtuous, and smiled softly.
"You can hate me."
Li Xiaolan nodded firmly: "Of course I hate you."
The queen still smiled: "But you can never get revenge."
"Now that you're back, be a good princess and I won't do anything to you again."
Li Xiaolan stood up and looked directly at the enigmatic Queen without any fear.
"not necessarily!"
