bayedsolid Chapter 271 Shocking Secret
Chapter 271 Shocking Secret
Bei Su's face suddenly tensed up. He held the rattan pendant in his palm, his expression looking extremely ugly.
Emperor Jing...
That is the last bloodline of the Nanqing royal family.
He was the child that Ji Xue protected. He was the least favored prince in the harem, but also the smartest one.
Although he is still young, he already knows who is the most useful person to ask for help.
Also very cruel to myself.
Although he was only four years old, he already knew how to jump down from the rockery when he was about to be tortured to death. If Ji Xue had not caught the child at that time, there would be no so-called Emperor Jing of Nanqing.
This allowed the child to change his fate.
Originally, Zong Kui was a little surprised that Ji Xue saved people, but Ji Xue just felt like she saw herself back then.
Therefore, when Zong Kui finally massacred the Nanqing royal family, only this child remained.
In fact, the person Zong Kui originally wanted to choose was not Emperor Jing, but because of Ji Xue, he kept this child.
However, he had been sensible since childhood and would never covet what he shouldn't covet. Emperor Jing was also very humble in front of Zong Kui, except after Ji Xue was trapped. It was actually this young emperor who first noticed something was wrong.
Emperor Jing once tried to find out Ji Xue's whereabouts, and although Zong Kui evaded him, he never gave up.
Even Emperor Jing, who had never extended any tentacles before, began to make contact with those troublemakers in Liudao Pavilion.
Zongkui has been away for such a long time this time, I guess Emperor Jing must have some ulterior motives.
But Emperor Jing didn't know that his most trusted companion was actually Zong Kui's man. The little eunuch who seemed to be bullied in the harem was in the same situation as Emperor Jing. This was a nail that Zong Kui had planted when Ji Xue rescued him.
He will also give him a fatal blow at the critical moment.
Presumably, something must have gone wrong in Nanqing.
Zong Kui was not afraid of any trouble in Nanqing, but he was afraid that if Su Jixue received the news of Emperor Jing's death, he would definitely not be able to leave Dongchu.
When Ji Xue goes crazy, she would probably not hesitate to sacrifice an entire country with her.
Regardless of the consequences.
Regardless of the cost.
And Emperor Jing will be the cause of Ji Xue's madness.
After all, that was the child she raised.
Therefore, Zongkui must go!
Otherwise I really can’t leave!
"Master, why don't you ask Queen Mother Xie for help?" Bei Su said seriously. This was actually their most dangerous time. You know, the person most likely to help them in the entire East Chu region was Queen Mother Xie. If they left as quickly as possible, it would be difficult to do so without Queen Mother Xie's help.
First of all, the gate of Dongchu Capital will not be opened now.
Moreover, if they did not alarm Prince Zhan and Su Jixue and left, only Queen Mother Xie could do it.
"If she knew, I wonder what she would think." Zong Kui had never trusted Empress Dowager Xie. The two of them were only connected by interests. "I have a better candidate now."
Bei Su frowned, wondering if the candidate his master was talking about was Emperor Ming.
Emperor Ming of Dongchu was suppressed by Empress Dowager Xie for a long time, and was also constrained by people like Prime Minister Zhuang, so he was originally a very slippery emperor.
Now that the master is looking for Emperor Ming, Beisu can't imagine how Emperor Ming will play Tai Chi.
"Bei Su swears to escort the master away at his own cost!" Bei Su said with a determined look on his face. Now it's not just Su Jixue's problem. If the news of Emperor Jing of Nanqing's death spreads, the relatively balanced political situation in Nanqing will definitely be broken. If he doesn't go back to Nanqing now, he may never be able to go back.
No wonder the master wanted to leave even though he only had half the antidote.
Bei Su's nose felt a little sore. It was not easy for his master.
At this moment, Emperor Ming in the Golden Palace was already unable to hold on any longer and was ready to leave. More than half of the civil and military officials in the court were writing letters of apology, while a small number were discussing how to convict.
The War King left not long after Su Jixue left.
But after Emperor Ming left the Golden Palace, he met Zong Kui. He really wanted to turn around and leave, but he couldn't because Zong Kui stopped him.
"Emperor Ming, I have something I want to discuss with you."
Zong Kui's words immediately changed the Emperor Ming's mind, who had originally wanted to send Zong Kui directly to Prince Zhan's mansion. Eunuch Feng, who was accompanying the Emperor Ming at the moment, could not help but say upon hearing this: "Prince Regent, the Emperor is tired. Let's discuss anything tomorrow after he rests."
"What I want to say is extremely important." Zong Kui's application seemed a little ghostly in the night. His pale face made him look like a wild ghost, with an indescribable sense of horror.
Emperor Ming's face darkened. "It seems the Regent doesn't know that the affairs of state between the two countries must go through the Honglu Temple!"
This was something he didn't want to discuss with Zong Kui.
Emperor Ming was already somewhat wary of Zongkui's emergence from Empress Dowager Xie's palace. Empress Dowager Xie and Zongkui were already incredibly close, and Emperor Ming wasn't even sure if this was a result of their deliberations or if it was Zongkui's own actions. He was terrified that Zongkui might be carrying some implication from Empress Dowager Xie, and that he would ultimately become the eternal sinner of Dongchu.
Everything was going smoothly in the Golden Palace, and Emperor Ming would definitely be the most powerful emperor in the history of Dong Chu.
He didn't want everything to go to waste because of his mother.
"It's a private matter." Seeing that Emperor Ming really didn't want to agree, Zong Kui finally pointed out the purpose of his visit: "I'm sure the Emperor Ming must be curious about why Empress Dowager Xie is different from other queen mothers."
Zong Kui looked at Emperor Ming meaningfully, as if he was hinting at something.
Emperor Ming's heart sank.
Zong Kui's words were like a knife, directly piercing the vital point of Emperor Ming.
You know, Emperor Ming had met other princes' mothers before, even the previous emperor and empress. The relationships between those mothers and their sons were completely different from the ones between Emperor Ming and Empress Dowager Xie. Emperor Ming had even secretly cried in Jialuo over this, and unexpectedly, Zongkui also knew about this.
The concubines in the harem compete for favor, all for the glory themselves and for the future throne.
But none of them is for themselves.
The fact that nine sons compete for the throne is not new, but all the mothers and concubines are there to help their own sons win the throne.
But Emperor Ming's mother was different. Empress Dowager Xie seemed to enjoy the supreme throne more, but the heir had to be a prince, otherwise Emperor Ming doubted whether he could still live safely.
Not only him, Empress Dowager Xie didn't seem to care much about the children in the harem. Every time there was a new child in Emperor Ming's harem, Empress Dowager Xie only felt strong disgust.
"They say that offspring will take away the blessings of their parents. There are simply too many children in this harem."
After he said this, several children in the harem died. Emperor Ming was so frightened that he became even more timid.
He never understood why.
But at this moment, in the eyes of the Regent of Nanqing, Emperor Ming seemed to have found the answer.
What Zong Kui was going to tell was definitely a shocking secret that would even frighten him.