The hall was quiet for a long time.
The Queen calmed down and sat back on the chair. She raised her hand and wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief. She took a deep breath before speaking again: "Your Majesty, you still remember that after something happened to my son, I felt so strongly." Asking to see the child? The emperor was also present."
Emperor Mu glanced at her quietly and nodded: "I'm a little impressed."
"There is a red mole on the child's butt. Does the Emperor remember it?"
Emperor Mu thought carefully: "That seems to be the case."
"It's on Rong Cang's buttocks." The queen said, and couldn't help but let out a long breath, "And to be honest with the emperor, I also have a red mole on my buttocks. This is the best proof of our mother-son relationship. "
Emperor Mu frowned: "Just a red mole?"
"Isn't it enough to just have a red mole?" The queen's face darkened again, "Isn't it enough to add the causes and consequences that I just mentioned, plus the solid marks as evidence?"
Emperor Mu choked: "That's not what I meant."
"If the Emperor doesn't believe it, why not ask Concubine Gu personally if she was pregnant back then? She has treated Rong Cang like an enemy over the years. Besides Rong Cang is not her son, is there any better explanation?"
Emperor Mu remained silent, actually believing what the queen said.
If she hadn't found her biological son, a queen in the middle palace who had been calm for more than 20 years would never have lost her composure, let alone be so bold as to curse the emperor.
Moreover, Rong Cang has been adopted as his legitimate son, so there is no need for the queen to fake Rong Cang's identity and deceive him.
Moreover, Rong Cang was raised by Concubine Gu all those years, but he was completely different from Concubine Gu’s biological son, Prince Chen. His temperament, ability, and demeanor were more like those of the Xie family... Of course, it cannot be ruled out that he inherited the emperor from his father. The royal style.
Emperor Mu tried his best to bring out Rong Cang's good qualities, and then calmly said to the Queen: "What did the Queen Mother tell you?"
"She said that she was the one who put Rong Cang in the name of the concubine. Originally, the concubine Gu was not pregnant, but bribed Po Wen to cause an accident for the concubine's son, just to take away the concubine's child without anyone noticing. But Something unexpected happened during the process. The stable woman was so anxious that she took the child to the Queen Mother's Palace. The Queen Mother spent the middle of the night trying to wake the child up." The Queen's voice was a little tired, "The Queen Mother explained that it was because Gu Guifei was in the limelight back then. Taisheng, she was worried that if the legitimate prince was safe, Concubine Gu would take action next time, so she used a trick to treat Rong Cang as a child outside the palace, and had her confidants take her to Zhaochen Palace, pretending to be Concubine Gu's child."
Emperor Mu almost understood the cause and effect. What he was wondering now was, what did the Queen Mother want to do when she suddenly appeared in the Shou'an Palace for so many years?
"The Queen Mother did not want Rong Cang to be the prince. She sent Rong Cang to Concubine Gu. In addition to protecting Rong Cang's safety, she also wanted to deprive Rong Cang of the right to fight for the crown prince, because Concubine Gu would never help Rong Cang plan." A cold expression appeared on the screen, "I don't know whether I should thank the Queen Mother or resent the Queen Mother."
Emperor Mu frowned: "The Queen Mother really made this request?"
"Nonsense." The queen said angrily, "I am now the queen of the middle palace, and my son is the prince. Is it necessary to frame a queen mother who has been hiding in the palace for more than 20 years?"
"That's not what I meant." Emperor Mu raised his hand and rubbed the center of his brow, unable to resist the Queen's temper. "I just want to judge the Queen Mother's intentions."
The Queen sneered: "What's your intention? I think the Emperor should know the Queen Mother's intentions better than anyone else."
Emperor Mu frowned: "What do I know? I don't know anything. Please don't accuse me unfairly, Queen."
"After I came out of Shou'an Palace, I summoned my sister-in-law at home." The queen leaned on the phoenix couch and gently closed her eyes. "My sister-in-law was given the gift of marriage by the Queen Mother back then. Does the emperor still remember it?"
Emperor Mu was startled and understood something instantly: "You mean, Mrs. Xie was also involved in the change of children back then?"
"She did not participate, but she has always been an insider." The queen laughed at herself, "I have been suffering for so many years. As my sister-in-law, she watched my children being abused and remained indifferent. She never disclosed it in front of me. One word.”
"How audacious." Emperor Mu was furious, "Mrs. Xie actually——"
"She is my concubine's sister-in-law, but she is also a member of the Queen Mother's family. What does the Emperor plan to do?" The Queen frowned and looked at Emperor Mu displeased, "What's more, Xie's family has no knowledge of this matter at all, and my sister-in-law will not report anything except concealing it. In fact, she didn’t do anything excessive, I don’t know where to start if I want to punish her.”
And if she hadn't found an opportunity to remind Yun Fei before, Yun Fei wouldn't have discovered the truth about Rong Cang's life experience so early.
Emperor Mu picked up the tea cup and took a sip. Several thoughts came to his mind, and a complicated look appeared on his face: "The Queen Mother should be doing this for King Jin'an."
"Concubine Hui was the emperor's true love back then." The queen said lukewarmly. "The empress dowager saw how ruthless Concubine Gu was, so she hastily suggested to the emperor that the eldest prince should be named King of Jin'an and leave the imperial city to go to the fiefdom to temporarily escape the limelight. In the eyes of the emperor, going to the fief means cutting off the possibility of fighting for the crown prince, but in the eyes of the queen mother, this is just a temporary measure, and now she wants Rong Cang to give up all this."
"The emperor of Chu's surname is Rong, not Chen." Emperor Mu said calmly, "Besides, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, and the queen mother cannot decide who will be the heir apparent."
"The Queen Mother really can't decide, but she can let the Emperor decide." The Queen said coldly, "She can make the Emperor believe that Rong Cang is not of your blood. She can be moved by her feelings and remind the Emperor of his deep love for the late Concubine Hui. Let the emperor feel sorry for the fact that King Jin'an left the imperial city at a young age and suffered so many years in the fiefdom, and let the emperor regain his fatherly heart——"
"Queen." Emperor Mu frowned and interrupted her coldly, "If you have a temper, you should stop it in moderation. Don't always be yin and yang."
The queen stood up and knelt down: "I know my mistake."
Emperor Mu: "..."
"I understand your feelings, but you have to give me some time." Emperor Mu stretched out his hand to help her up, "Don't worry, I will not listen to the Queen Mother's words. I will definitely send someone to investigate the events of that year in detail."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The Queen stood up, her eyebrows slightly lowered, "The stable women who delivered babies back then have been silenced long ago, and the imperial doctor who was responsible for diagnosing Gu Guifei's pulse at the Imperial Hospital had already received a large sum of money and retired and returned to his hometown. I’m afraid it will take a lot of effort to get up.”
