The blackened marquis insists that the husband should be more valuable than the son!

Both are the pain of losing a loved one, and no one can compare the pain of losing a child and the pain of losing parents, to see which is more painful.

After hearing this, Aunt Jiang fell silent.

Xie Lang might have lied to the Queen about other things, but he would never lie to the Queen about the war ten years ago... If there really was a hidden story behind this matter, he would definitely want to reveal it the most.

But the suspect he gave was too terrifying.

Aunt Jiang thought of the Queen's astonishment at that time and her absent-mindedness in the past two days, and vaguely guessed that the Queen actually agreed with what he said in the letter!

But, that's His Majesty!

How could His Majesty murder his own son? !

Who in this world doesn't know that Your Majesty and the Crown Prince are a perfect match, and that the Crown Prince is Your Majesty's most beloved child?

Aunt Jiang was shocked, and tried to calm herself down again. She looked at the sharp-edged Marquis Dingyuan and said in a deep voice: "Since Marquis Xie wants to cooperate with the queen, please show your sincerity."

If the cooperation is confirmed, then they will be facing His Majesty.

It wouldn't be too much to be more cautious.

"Also, Your Majesty, would like to know what the Marquis wants?"

Xie Lang's eyes were sharp, with an undisguised coldness revealed between his brows. What was his request?

He said coldly: "The emperor himself should write the confession."

Aunt Jiang was slightly stunned, then lowered her head respectfully and responded with a "yes".

It was this action that made her miss the ridicule in Xie Lang's eyes.

In order to win over the Queen as an ally, he was doomed to not tell her the truth, and this reason was the most appropriate.

But when it really comes to that, what Xie Lang wants is not just a confession, but——

The emperor's crimes are the same as those of the common people.

·

A quarter after 3 p.m.

Two carriages drove out from the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, one headed towards the city gate, and the other headed towards the palace gate.

Xue Mingyue and others naturally headed towards Chunxia Town.

Xiao Yu, who had sneaked out of the palace, naturally returned to the palace, but as soon as he returned, he was taken to Queen Lu's palace. Queen Lu gave him a light lecture and then let him go gently.

Aunt Jiang stayed.

Queen Lu, now in her forties or fifties, looked visibly more haggard than she did during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Even with many charcoal basins placed in the palace, her complexion could not be made rosy.

After all the other palace servants were dismissed and only the two of them were left, Empress Lu asked, "What did you see when you met Marquis Xie today?"

"Replying to the Queen, I have not noticed anything."

Aunt Jiang shook her head: "However, Lord Xie was indeed very passionate about this matter, and it doesn't seem like he was faking it."

When Empress Lu heard this, her eyes dimmed slightly, and she only whispered, "How about what I asked you to do?"

"I have failed to live up to your trust. Marquis Xie said that he would only hand over the evidence to you when your majesty truly agrees to cooperate with him."

Aunt Jiang knelt down immediately.

She lowered her head, remembering Xie Lang's cold expression, and her tone became solemn: "Your Majesty, he said frankly that what he wanted was for His Majesty to write a confession in person. If that's what he wants, I'm afraid..."

Before she could finish her words, Empress Lu completed them in her mind.

What are you afraid of? I am afraid that by then I will have to make the confession known to the world and completely clear myself of the charges that were put on Prince Dingyuan.

——It’s not the general’s fault, but the emperor’s fault.

Once Your Majesty really writes a confession, the majesty of the emperor will be gone.

Your Majesty actually pushed him to this extent.

It can be seen that the events of that year involved more places than she had guessed. Just based on the sporadic evidence that Xie Lang brought to her now, it was enough to make her shocked, and these were all done by His Majesty.

...Then how did her Yao'er die?

At this moment, there are only three options left for her: one is to cooperate with Xie Lang, the second is to inform His Majesty, and the third is to watch this dispute between the monarch and his ministers coldly.

After an unknown amount of time, a very light voice was heard in the hall, as light as the misty wind.

"What choice do I have?"

She and His Majesty have been married for decades. When it comes to understanding His Majesty or guessing his thoughts, who can compare to her, the person who shares his bed with him?

Could it be that she really couldn't see that something was wrong with His Majesty back then?

No, of course she could see that.

Queen Lu coughed twice, retracted her gaze from the distance and looked back at Aunt Jiang in front of her. An unprecedented firmness and calmness appeared on her slightly pale face.

"You know, I only have this one child."

That was her only child.

That was the child she had carried for ten months. She watched him grow from a toddler to a handsome and intelligent young man.

The day before he went to the battlefield, he happily told her:

——"Mother, I heard that the barbarians outside the Great Wall always like to eat meat and dance around the bonfire. When I return, I will capture the leader of the barbarians and have him and his men dance for you and my father at the banquet."

Queen Lu slowly closed her eyes.

She wanted revenge for her child.

Even the emperor couldn't stop her.

·

Above officialdom.

Xue Mingyue felt drowsy in the carriage. She stared at the chessboard in front of her for a long time, but could only see that the white pieces representing her side were powerless to turn the tide.

How can I continue playing chess if it’s like this?

She yawned lazily, raised her round almond eyes to look at him, confidently pushed the white chess piece in her hand to his hand, and said, "Let's switch pieces!"

Xie Lang was stunned at first, then he started laughing.

While taking the white chess piece into his own hand, he gave the black chess piece to her, and said with a helpless smile: "You only know how to play tricks on me. You didn't seem to be serious when we played chess just now."

"How am I not serious?"

Xue Mingyue couldn't help but stare at him with her eyes wide open. How dare he blame her?

Why didn't he open his eyes to see if he was playing chess? He played so fiercely and mercilessly that if you didn't know, you would think the person sitting opposite him was his enemy!

Xie Lang paused for a moment: "Is he really that fierce?"

Xue Mingyue nodded dejectedly.

Otherwise, with her chess level, although not to mention how good it is, it is impossible for her to be like this now. Almost the entire white chess territory was penetrated by him. It is no exaggeration to say that she was completely defeated and in an extremely embarrassing situation.

She almost lost her temper.

Xie Lang picked up a white chess piece, rubbed it between his fingers twice, and then made his move.

"I'm sorry, I just... maybe I'm not in a good mood. I will be more careful next time."

When Xue Mingyue heard this, she just wanted to roll her eyes. Of course she knew that he was in a bad mood. If he couldn't even see that, she should go get a new pair of eyes.

Xie Lang considered it for a moment and simply threw the chess piece into the chess basket.

"It's not an accident that the Sixth Prince came here today. It's because Queen Lu sent someone to discuss cooperation with me. This reminded me of what I learned from the interrogation in the past two days, so I'm not in a good mood."

Xue Mingyue opened her eyes wide in surprise.

What does it mean that Queen Lu wants to cooperate with him?

How can we cooperate to oust Emperor Jingping?