Conan's physique? The Crown Princess is involved in a murder case again

Emperor Yanning sighed, "Of course, it was the death of his mother that left a knot in his heart. Back then, Concubine You died of the Hongyanku poison, and all the evidence pointed to Mingzhen as the culprit. I don't believe it, but I am the emperor, and I can't just do things for my own pleasure, so I could only punish Mingzhen a little amidst the endless doubts. Unexpectedly, it was this incident that broke Mingzhen's heart and she died of depression. Chen'er has always been brooding over this, and in the final analysis... it is indeed my fault."

Xu Xingyin had heard similar statements from Jing Zhichen before, but he always felt that this matter was quite strange.

There is no doubt that Empress Mingzhen loves Emperor Yanning, but as an emperor, Emperor Yanning never stops having concubines in his harem.

If Empress Mingzhen had lived only on the word "love", she would have been angry to death thousands of times.

Moreover, she was already the mistress of the six palaces at that time, and she should have been shouldering more responsibilities than romance.

If even a little girl like Xu Xingyin could figure it out, there's no reason why Empress Mingzhen couldn't figure it out?

Thinking of this, Xu Xingyin frowned and complained to Emperor Yanning as if he was feeling unfair.

"If Father really felt that he was responsible for this, why did he rush to establish a queen right after the mourning period for Mother? Not to mention that Your Highness is angry, even an outsider like me feels that Father is not doing the right thing!"

Although scolded by the junior, Emperor Yan Ning showed no anger on his face, and just responded dejectedly.

"This is what I promised Mingzhen... the last thing, I have to do it. Even if no one understands, even if everyone in the world insults me, I have to do it."

Xu Xingyin did not expect this answer from Emperor Yanning.

"You...promised my mother to make little Lu the queen?"

"Yes."

Xu Xingyin didn't understand at all and said anxiously with a frown.

"Why?"

You know, little Lu was good friends with Empress Mingzhen, and was invited to the palace to play, which gave her the opportunity to climb into the bed.

The conflict between Empress Mingzhen and Xiao Lu had a long history. Moreover, apart from Jing Zhichen, Prince An, born to Xiao Lu, was the only prince at that time.

How could Empress Mingzhen build up momentum for young Lu when she was dying?

Given Xiao Lu's despicable character, once she ascends to the throne, she will definitely suppress Jing Zhichen, the son of the empress.

Knowing that she would not live long, shouldn't Empress Mingzhen have done her best to take care of her affairs after her death?

Only by taking care of these things can she ensure that her only son can survive in this cruel harem.

Xu Xingyin put herself in his shoes and thought, if this happened to her, then the successor she would have hoped for before her death would be -

Princess Lian.

This can be seen from the fact that Concubine Lian took care of Jing Zhichen for decades without any regrets.

This made Xu Xingyin even more confused.

However, Emperor Yan Ning's thoughts slowly drifted away under Xu Xingyin's angry questioning, and he sighed dejectedly.

"Because she hates me."

Xu Xingyin was a little slow to react, "Ah?"

"Back then, the biggest rift between Mingzhen and me was Xiao Lu. Before Mingzhen passed away, she asked me to make Xiao Lu my successor, so that the rift would always stand in her original position. It is a cruel act to kill someone and destroy their heart. Mingzhen wants to use the rest of her life to mock me for my momentary confusion back then!"

Xu Xingyin was so stunned that he even forgot the honorifics and asked hurriedly.

"Is that her exact words?"

Emperor Yan Ning nodded, and nodded sadly, "It's about the same."

Xu Xingyin, who was standing by, became interested and excitedly approached Emperor Yan Ning.

"Father, can you please think carefully about what the Queen Mother said back then? This is crucial to His Highness's detoxification!"

Emperor Yanning was a little confused, but he still responded cooperatively. After thinking for a long time, he lowered his eyes and slowly began to describe the scene on the day when Empress Mingzhen passed away.

After the incident of her beauty withering, Empress Mingzhen refused to meet with Emperor Yanning under the pretext of house arrest.

At that time, Emperor Yanning thought she was just throwing a tantrum, and as the south was experiencing a flood, he planned to wait until the disaster was dealt with and Empress Mingzhen was in a better mood before going to ask for peace.

Who would have thought that Empress Mingzhen had been ill for three months and had kept it a secret from him for three months.

When he got the news, it was Empress Myeongzhen who was keeping him alive with ginseng soup and notifying him to go and see her for the last time.

Emperor Yanning remembered that it was a sunny afternoon.

In the flourishing Fengyi Palace, he saw the most beautiful flower in his heart wither and turn gray.

Empress Mingzhen did not want Jing Zhichen to see her in this state, so she sent him away early.

In the huge palace, there were only the couple.

She ignored his hysterical questioning and just smiled.

"During the ten years that I have been with Your Majesty, I have experienced happiness and pain. As my life is coming to an end, I have only one wish that Your Majesty can grant, so that we can complete the friendship that we have had for more than ten years."

He felt regretful, in pain, and unwilling to face it, but he could only ask with sobs.

"What do you wish for?"

"I hope that Your Majesty will appoint... Little Lu as the new queen on the day when my three-year mourning period is over."

He jumped up from his seat excitedly, "You, what do you mean?!"

Seeing this, Empress Mingzhen smiled as if gloating, "Look at you, after so many years, you still refuse to admit your mistakes."

"What happened back then was indeed caused by my insanity after drinking. After all these years, you still care about it! Are you even willing to gamble your future position to get angry with me?!"

"Yes." Empress Mingzhen replied with a smile, "Arui, I'm leaving. How about using this method to atone for what you owe me?"

Rui is the courtesy name of Emperor Yanning. He hasn't heard Empress Mingzhen call him so intimately for many years.

But after such an intimate name, the words were so heartless that it made people's hearts feel like they were falling into an ice cave and were completely cold.

He asked, "Why?"

"Because, becoming your queen... is the greatest humiliation of my entire life."

Empress Myeong-jeong smiled as she said this, a smile brighter than the sunshine that day, just like the year they first met, when she stood under the peach tree in April and smiled sweetly at him.

But now when she smiled again, her already pale face became almost transparent, and only those heart-piercing words fell on his heart.

This proves that her vindictive nature is still the same as before...

Vivid.

"So, I gave this humiliation to the person I hate the most. I want her to be like me, standing in this position and watching the person she loves soberly, falling into the arms of others again and again, but not even having the right to be angry, and can only calmly take care of all the affairs in your harem for you."

……

The memories came to an abrupt end. When Emperor Yan Ning said this, he could hardly contain the grief in his eyes.

Ten years of life and death are boundless.

That warm and bright woman, after all, became the deepest pain in his heart, his eternal regret and pain.

At this moment, Xu Xingyin stood up suddenly and spoke loudly in excitement.

"wrong!"