In the Xuanqing Hall, the Imperial Army quickly came to the palace gate with a Taoist priest in green shirt, and whispered: "Your Majesty, Taoist Master Tianqi is here."
"Come in!" A deep voice came from the hall.
The door of the palace opened, and Taoist Master Tianqi quickly walked in, knelt down and saluted, "I am here to see the emperor. I am late, please forgive me."
The emperor was sitting on a cross-back chair, with light and shadow cast on the wall. He raised his eyes with sinister eyes, "Taoist Priest, the twins have been born, and I have followed your original instructions."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Now that it's been done, the crisis has been resolved." Lin Tianqi said.
The emperor let out a sob that was worse than crying, "I don't know if this is the right thing to do. She...she has been married to me for more than twenty years."
There was a cold look in Lin Tianqi's eyes, "The twins were born and killed the imperial grandmother. If the empress committed suicide, she must have taken poison. In this way, Ming Wudao was consecrated as empress, and then spread the news that she was murdered in order to ascend to the throne. Queen, no matter whether this is true or not, there are always people who believe it. After destroying her virtuous reputation, the East Palace will not dare to use her again. In fact, the East Palace will break away from her. In order to protect herself, she can only try her best to help the emperor, the biological mother of the prince. After committing suicide, the Pindao Society publicized it to the public, saying that the prince was unfilial and unfilial, and ordered him to observe filial piety for three years and not to interfere in government affairs. Three years was enough for his power to fall apart. From now on, he will still be the obedient prince he was. You and the prince can also slowly repair the relationship between father and son. Although the queen and mother-in-law have been sacrificed, the country and the country will be peaceful, the father and son will be close, and the queen's spirit in heaven will be happy."
He took a step forward and said softly: "If the twins are punished, the people will naturally not think that they are lucky stars. Your Majesty, this step is not wrong."
The emperor's eyes were heavy, "When the queen was leaving last night, I said something to her not to take what I said to heart. Perhaps, she did not take this step."
Lin Tianqi was startled, "Your Majesty, why are you soft-hearted? This is about your country, the country, and the father-son relationship between you and His Royal Highness. You cannot be soft-hearted. If the Queen did not commit suicide this time, you still have to talk to her. .”
"I can never bear it."
"If you can't bear it, how can you break this predicament? Unless you depose the prince, otherwise, you will be restricted by the prince."
"I will not depose the prince. I have said that I will never depose him." The emperor said solemnly.
"Then we can only sacrifice the queen to contain the prince."
The emperor closed his eyes, pain lingering on his face, "Could it be that there is no other way? My dear, since you are capable, there may be other ways to solve this situation, right?"
Lin Tianqi said anxiously: "There is no other way, and there is no need to delay. The light of Ziweixing has been taken away. To put it disrespectfully, it is a celestial phenomenon that your power is being checked."
"I thought about it for a long time, but I never thought of the queen's fault. I can't bear it."
"This is not the time to be merciful. You are just too merciful. That's why you allowed the rebellious minister Leng Zhenhuan to be lawless. Do you want His Highness the Crown Prince to follow in his footsteps? The Crown Prince has a destiny from heaven, and once he rebels, he will definitely succeed."
The emperor's eyes were half closed. In fact, he had already chosen the former between power and marital relationship.
After making the choice, I felt uncomfortable and couldn't give up. I thought about it over and over again, but still didn't send anyone to the queen's chamber to stop it.
He also recalled many things about the queen. After so many years as a couple, they had become accustomed to her being around and in charge of the overall affairs of the harem. He was used to talking to her about all kinds of love and hate entanglements with the imperial concubine. He was used to her being no matter what time or what happened. No matter what happens, she will stand firmly by his side.
When he thought of her, he wanted to treat her better, but when he saw her, he felt bored. He felt that even if he treated her badly, she would not complain.
