Chapter 737 The truth comes out
Chapter 737 The truth comes out
The Queen knew that she had injured herself during childbirth, so she personally selected some tonics and sent them to her in Weiyang Palace.
Concubine Li was very moved and expressed many words of thanks to her.
Every woman has to go through the gates of hell when giving birth.
The Queen had always believed that Concubine Li had contracted an illness during childbirth, and had specifically instructed Imperial Physician Zhu to take good care of her.
But unexpectedly, it turned out that Concubine Li had taken drugs to induce labor, which caused the disease.
She said, how could it be such a coincidence that the two women in the harem gave birth on the same day?
The Queen had never suspected anything like this before.
Now that she heard Ji Yuntang and Luo Junhe say this, she felt terrified when she thought about it.
After the queen calmed down, she asked with a pale face: "But why did Concubine Li do this?"
"Prince Nan Xiao has already resigned from the court. She could obviously become the emperor's favorite concubine. If she gives birth to a son in the future, she will have a chance to compete for the throne. Why does she still want to collude with Prince Nan Xiao?"
The Queen couldn't understand Concubine Li's train of thought.
In her opinion, Prince Nan Xiao is now powerless, and the noble ladies in the capital are not fools. No one would be willing to marry a prince without status.
On the contrary, every year a large number of women try their best to enter the palace and participate in the selection.
Isn't it clear from their actions that being a concubine of Emperor Jingyang is more valuable than being a woman of King Nanxiao?
Not to mention, Concubine Li's collusion with him not only put her in danger and risk, but she also had no official status.
The Queen felt that her behavior was unreasonable.
Luo Junhe knew the queen's inner confusion, and he said: "Mother, I have found out that before entering the palace, Concubine Li had already fallen in love with Prince Nan Xiao."
"The Prince of Nan Xiao was the only son of the late Queen, and was also the candidate for the Crown Prince favored by all the ministers in the court. No matter what aspect, my father was no match for the Prince of Nan Xiao."
"If the late queen had not betrayed the late emperor, how could she have been deposed? If the King of Nan Xiao had not been implicated by her, how could he be willing to resign from the court?"
"To put it bluntly, this throne was obtained by my father through luck. He and King Nan Xiao have been fighting for more than ten years, but there is no clear winner."
"Do you think, mother, that Prince Nan Xiao will willingly give up the throne that is within his grasp?"
After hearing Luo Junhe's explanation, the queen understood everything.
She said: "So, Concubine Li loves Prince Nan Xiao, not your father."
"For love, she was willing to be the pawn of King Nan Xiao. After she got pregnant with his child, she replaced me and her child."
"In this way, her son will naturally become the crown prince and inherit the throne, while my son will have to suffer their abuse and be separated from me and my son, right?"
Luo Junhe didn't say anything, everything was implied.
His reaction made the queen realize that her guess was probably completely correct.
She couldn't help but think of many small details in her mind.
These are details that the Queen would never have thought about before.
For example, Luo Jingshen, as her son, has never been close to her over the years.
The mother-son relationship between the two is sometimes good and sometimes bad.
Luo Jingshen would only think of her when he needed money or got into trouble.
Also, there was a time before when the Queen and Emperor Jingyang had a disagreement and had some arguments.
She immediately knelt on the ground and said that she no longer wanted to be the queen. She asked Emperor Jingyang to take back the phoenix seal and arrange for someone else to take charge of the harem.
At that time, Emperor Jingyang was about to agree, but Concubine Li was the first to kneel down and plead for her.
She said that even if the queen had no merits over the years, she had worked hard, and asked Emperor Jingyang not to take back her phoenix seal, and let her continue to be in charge of the harem and be a good queen.
The Queen didn't think much about it at the time, but now it seems that the purpose of Concubine Li doing this is because she is afraid that if she loses the throne, it will affect Luo Jingshen's position as the Crown Prince?
In this palace, not only is the mother honored because of her son, but the son is also honored because of his mother.
Luo Jingshen was able to become the crown prince because his mother was the current queen.
The fact that the queen was able to hold on to the throne was closely related to the fact that she gave birth to a son.
All in all, Luo Jingshen’s own abilities are average, and the reason he was able to become the crown prince was entirely due to the support of her, the queen, and the Su family.
If the queen was deposed, Luo Jingshen would definitely be affected.
Isn’t this what Concubine Li is planning?
Also, the last time Luo Qingge and Luo Qianxue got married at the same time, Emperor Jingyang did not attend either party because he was not feeling well.
Luo Jingshen, Luo Qingge's biological brother, actually went to Luo Qianxue instead of coming to Luo Qingge.
The explanation he gave was that he and Luo Qingge had been siblings for many years and their relationship couldn't be better. Even if Luo Qingge got married, it wouldn't matter if he didn't go, because their relationship didn't need to be proved in any other way.
As for Luo Qianxue, she is his half-sister and they don't have such a good relationship. As an elder brother, he should show up on behalf of Emperor Jingyang and the Queen.
Furthermore, most of the ministers in the court went to the Duke of Rong's Mansion to attend the wedding of Luo Qingge and Xie Liuzheng.
The guests at Xue's house were bustling and the scene was very bleak.
Luo Jingshen went to the Xue Mansion, also thinking of helping Luo Qianxue increase her popularity and add some atmosphere.
When the queen heard these explanations, she felt very uncomfortable.
She felt that Luo Jingshen was really too disloyal.
Even though Luo Qingge was getting married, which was such a big thing, he didn't even show up. What kind of brother is he?
In addition, Luo Jingshen later forged evidence and falsely accused Su Taifu of treason.
If the queen had no answers to all the events that had happened before, now she understood them all.
Don’t these details prove that Luo Jingshen is not her biological son at all?
He wanted to get rid of the Su family because Luo Junhe's leg was healed.
He was afraid that the Su family would become Luo Junhe's helper, so he decided to go all out and caused such a thing.
Unfortunately, she was kept in the dark.
If Ji Yuntang and Luo Junhe hadn’t found her today.
The queen couldn't believe that such a thing would happen to her.
When she thought of this, she felt heartbroken, as if her heart was being tortured by thousands of knives.
So, she had watched Concubine Li abuse her son, leaving him paralyzed in bed, unable to live or die.
And she almost died apart from her own son, never to see him again.
Tears welled up in the queen's eyes. She walked up to Luo Junhe and looked at him with heartache.
"Jun He, it is the Queen Mother who is sorry for you. The Queen Mother has made you suffer."
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