Mrs. Xuan knelt on the ground with a look of fear on her face. When she heard Emperor An's question, she suppressed her fear and trembled:
"After entering the palace, I went to Shoukang Palace to chat with the Queen Mother for a while. Seeing that the time for the palace banquet was approaching and the Queen Mother was also tired, I was led back to Zichen Palace by Tan Xia from the Queen Mother Palace. But who would have thought When passing by the imperial garden, I bumped into two palace men discussing the demise of the queen."
"My wife was extremely shocked at the time. She just thought it was some talkative palace official and wanted to stop it. Who knew they were talking about Your Majesty again..."
When Emperor An heard her mention Empress Lu, his face darkened: "What are you talking about me?"
Mrs. Xuan's body trembled suddenly and her face turned pale.
"They said... they said..."
"say what?"
Emperor An was impatient when he saw her timid appearance: "If you have something to say, just say it, why are you hesitating?!"
Mrs. However, the king’s affairs have always been provoked and ignored, and he has tolerated and indulged in indulgence.”
"You deliberately fostered the ambitions of the Lu family. You arranged for Xiao Yan to set up a trap to frame the Lu family. After the Lu family was exterminated, you burned the queen alive to silence her..."
"presumptuous!!"
Andy slammed the table and the drink spilled all over the floor.
Everyone in Zichen Hall was shocked by Mrs. Xuan's words.
Mrs. Xuan's face turned paler, and she knew how rebellious her words were. She knelt on the ground and trembled.
Cui Lin said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Those palace people who dare to slander Your Majesty deserve to die, but since Madam Xuan is listening, why not let Madam Xuan finish her words first."
Emperor An's face was livid, and after a while he said in a cold voice: "Keep talking!"
Mrs. Xuan put her forehead to the ground: "The palace man said that he was from the imperial kitchen. He was responsible for delivering meals to the cold palace before. The day before the queen burned herself, she begged him hard and said she wanted to see your majesty."
"Before the deposed queen entered the cold palace, she hid some gold and silver items close to her body. She gave him a gold ring and begged him to send a message to His Majesty, saying that the fourth prince was of His Majesty's blood. Someone was harming her. The palace servant was greedy. I received the gold ring but never conveyed it.”
Mrs. Xuan seemed to be extremely scared and swallowed before continuing.
"The palace man said that after the deposed queen was put into the cold palace, he could see her through the small door where the food was delivered every day. Although the burns on her body were severe, the deposed queen had no intention of dying at all."
"That day before the fire broke out in the cold palace, he happened to deliver food. He heard from a distance that the deposed queen seemed to be stimulated and shouted hoarsely that your majesty could not allow the death of the fourth prince. She also shouted that she wanted Governor Xiao to see her. She said that Governor Xiao The Lord said that His Majesty would spare the life of the fourth prince, and he could not break his promise, but as soon as he said the words, he was knocked unconscious by the guards in front of the cold palace."
"The palace man was extremely frightened when he saw this, fearing that he would accidentally run into the harem and escape secretly. Unexpectedly, not long after he returned, news came that the queen had set fire to herself and burned down the cold palace."
Mrs. Xuan spoke tremblingly, because she was afraid that her words would be awkward, and her voice was very small, but when it fell on the ears of everyone in the hall, it was like a loud bell, deafening.
Yu Yanfeng was furious: "Don't talk nonsense. How can a mere eunuch hide the secret from the guards and collect the bribe from the queen?"
He personally selected the guards of the Cold Palace, and he personally escorted Queen Lu to the Cold Palace.
He knew that Emperor An was angry with the Queen, and also knew that the Lu family could never stand up again. To ensure that Queen Lu would not make His Majesty angry with her nonsense, the people he sent to guard the Cold Palace were the most trusted people.
But Queen Lu not only kept a gold ring on her body to bribe the palace people, but she openly avoided the sight of the guards. Later, the guards of the Leng Palace even knocked out the queen, and then a fire broke out in the Leng Palace...
Doesn't this mean that the fire in the Cold Palace has something to do with the Forbidden Army? !
Mrs. Xuan seemed to be frightened. She trembled suddenly and defended hurriedly: "I'm not talking nonsense. Tanxia and I heard these words from those two people with our own ears."
"The palace man in the imperial kitchen said that he knew that the cold palace was burned to death and all the guards on duty that day were executed. He was afraid that someone would find out that he had been to the cold palace that day and heard things that he shouldn't have heard, so he spent money to smooth things over. Because of the relationship, I want to fake death and leave the palace to save my life."
"He was worried that his younger brother, who was also an eunuch, would be in danger if he stayed in the palace, so he wanted to take him away with him, so we met him in the imperial garden. Unexpectedly, Tan Xia and I bumped into each other while we were talking. .”
"I was shocked by what they said, and accidentally made a noise that alerted the two people. When they saw Tan Xia and me, they immediately looked fierce."
"Tan Xia took me and ran towards Zi Chen Palace, but... but those two people were chasing after me. I finally escaped, but Tan Xia was beaten by them until his head and face were covered with blood in order to hold them back. …”
"Your Majesty, everything I say is true, and there is absolutely no lie. Please send someone to save Tanxia...save her!"
Mrs. Xuan was obviously really frightened. She began to cry as she spoke, and the only sound left in the entire hall was her extremely frightened cries.
Others couldn't help but change their color because of her words.
Rong Yue grabbed Tang Ning's hand and watched her lips move.
Tang Ning...
Tang Ning's body was stiff. She felt Rongyue's fear. She stretched out her hand to press Rongyue but said nothing. She raised her eyes and looked at the frowning Xiao Yan in front of the high platform, her heart beating violently.
She knew that Brother A would take action tonight and would ask Prince Hate to start the matter, but she had never heard him say that he would expose his private relationship with Queen Lu in public.
Mrs. Xuan's sudden appearance made Cui Lin eager to try. After all, this was brother's plan.
Or did Cui Lin really find out something?
Will something happen tonight? !
When Tang Ning pressed Rongyue's hand, her fingertips turned a little white, and her heart started to lift. She couldn't help biting her lips and suppressing the worry in her eyes.
Emperor An was a suspicious person. After hearing Mrs. Xuan's words, he immediately grasped the important point: "You said, the palace man said that the queen wanted to see Xiao Yan before she died?"
Mrs. Xuan sobbed: "That's what he said."
Cui Lin suddenly said: "This is strange. The deposing of Queen Lu was your Majesty's personal decree, and it was His Majesty who ordered the death of the fourth prince."
"Governor Xiao did not stay in the palace for a long time after taking charge of the Privy Council. Even if the queen really wanted to intercede with His Majesty, she should have sought out Eunuch Feng and the others who served before the Holy Emperor. How could they find Governor Xiao?"
"Yeah, that's really weird."
Princess Ji pretended to be surprised and pointed out something: "The Queen committed a serious crime of deceiving the king, and the matter between her and Prince Cheng caused a lot of commotion."
"The royal family has lost face because of her. Although His Majesty is kind, he cannot tolerate such offense. The palace has already ordered the death of the fourth prince. How could he let Governor Xiao say such words as to spare the life of the fourth prince? Such words Who told Queen Lu?"
