You are asked to marry in place of the tyrant, and you allow the tyrant to send you to marry?

Queen Mother Qiao had expected Du Qingwan to ask this question. She pretended to be calm, took a sip of tea, and said with a wry smile:

"Yunluo's biological mother, Liu."

"Liu Fei? ...Hasn't she been executed by you?"

When Du Qingwan mentioned Yun Luo's biological mother, Liu, she was stunned for a moment.

Through some rumors about Liu that she heard from others, she learned that after Liu gave birth to Yunluo, she was executed by Empress Dowager Qiao, and in the end she didn't even get a title.

The title of Concubine Liu was given to her on his own initiative after Zhu Yunhao ascended the throne.

It is said that Empress Dowager Qiao was very dissatisfied at the time, and the rift between mother and son began from that time.

"If only she had died like that! I wouldn't have had to fight the emperor to the death all these years."

Empress Dowager Qiao smiled helplessly and said calmly.

Du Qingwan didn't dare to interrupt and listened to her story silently.

"I ordered someone to send a cup of poisoned wine to Liu, but it was not Liu who died. The emperor is very cunning! Alas!"

Queen Mother Qiao couldn't help feeling sad when she mentioned the sad past again.

Unable to help but let out a long sigh, she quickly drank half a cup of tea.

"What happened to Liu?"

Du Qingwan got to the bottom of the matter and her curiosity grew stronger.

Having said this, Queen Mother Qiao no longer needed to hide the truth and smiled bitterly:

"The emperor knew in advance that I was going to poison Liu, so he replaced her in advance."

“Ever since that woman appeared in front of everyone, she is not the real Liu!

The real Liu family is now fighting with King Anyuan in the Northern Kingdom!"

After hearing the end, Du Qingwan seemed to understand something.

The only thing I don't understand is ---

The Liu family is an enemy of Daye. Does Zhu Yunhao know about it?

"Then...does the emperor know?"

Unable to suppress her strong curiosity, Du Qingwan decided to speak out all her doubts.

"Of course the emperor knew. He knew that Prince Changning was more capable than himself, so he voted for Prince Changning to be the regent and lead the troops to the Northern Expedition.

His goal is to get Liu to help him destroy Prince Changning."

Queen Mother Qiao spoke calmly, with an air of being in control of a strategic plan, and the corners of her lips couldn't help but curl up slightly.

After talking about the past, she seemed to have let it go a lot.

Du Qingwan was so frightened that she was speechless for a moment.

"So... does Liu really have that much power?

The emperor's 300,000 elite troops are led by Liu?

And... Liu is actually from the north?"

A thousand question marks flashed through Du Qingwan's mind, and she couldn't help feeling dizzy.

She really couldn't figure out why the problem between Queen Mother Qiao and Zhu Yunhao became so complicated in the end.

"Liu is now the Queen of the Northern Kingdom. She was sent over by the Emperor himself. It is also a condition for the friendship between the Northern Kingdom and Daye."

Queen Mother Qiao stood up gently and looked at Du Qingwan helplessly.

The corners of his lips twitched slightly, but no sound came out, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

After a moment of silence, Queen Mother Qiao took a sip of tea and continued slowly:

"Over the years, the Northern Kingdom has continuously invaded our territory of Daye. It was Liu and the Emperor who were interfering and wanted to send all my people to die in battle."

"Queen, I have said so much to you today. Do you understand everything now?"

After saying this, Empress Dowager Qiao looked at Du Qingwan with a smile.

There was suddenly a hint of helplessness in those sunken eyes.

There is also a sense of anticipation for unknown reasons.

A man who wanted to kill her on the way to the marriage---

I actually have thoughts about myself!

Du Qingwan thought about this and found it very funny.

Even so, this is a dispute between Empress Dowager Qiao and the Dog Emperor. What does it have to do with her?

"Your Highness, please forgive me for asking you one last question.

What do these things have to do with sending me to Loulan as a substitute bride?

I don't know, please tell me clearly, Your Majesty."

Du Qingwan looked at Empress Dowager Qiao with a fake smile, looking panicked.

She was really worried that Queen Mother Qiao would get angry and order her to be killed.

"Your Majesty, you may not know that the King of Loulan has sent a private message to your Majesty the Queen Mother.

The King of Loulan promised personally that if we send Princess Yunluo to Loulan for marriage, they would help the Queen Mother destroy the Northern Kingdom."

Before Empress Dowager Qiao could say anything, Nanny Tian, ​​who had been silent all the time, suddenly spoke.

But just as she finished speaking, fearing that Du Qingwan still didn't understand, Queen Mother Qiao immediately added:

"That is to say, we destroyed the emperor's 300,000 elite soldiers. Queen, do you understand now?"

At this point, not only Du Qingwan didn’t understand, even a fool would understand.

"I see! Now I finally understand. Alas..."

"I, Du Qingwan, am destined to become Daye's victim, so I can only leave it to fate!"

Du Qingwan knew that she could not change the outcome, so she could only sigh helplessly, and a layer of sadness gradually covered her clear eyes.

In fact, she still has many unresolved questions in her mind.

On second thought, she was just a deposed queen who was married off as a substitute, and some people in Daye still respected her as the queen, which was already enough respect for her.

She didn't need to push too much.

Choose your fate and live in peace.

Let's take a step by step.

"Then according to the Queen, you are not going to resist and go to Loulan to marry on behalf of Yunluo?"

Thinking about how Du Qingwan had saved her several times, Empress Dowager Qiao still felt a little guilty.

In order to make sure that Du Qingwan could be used for her own purposes, she once again brought up the topic of substitute marriage.

Du Qingwan was completely hopeless, so how could she resist?

As soon as Queen Mother Qiao finished speaking, she quickly sneered:

"What's the point of me resisting? This is fate!"

After saying this, Du Qingwan looked as if she had lost all desire to live, with a face full of sadness.

She was quite sad.

Seeing this, Empress Dowager Qiao did not continue speaking.

After quietly giving a wink to Nanny Tian, ​​the two of them left Renshou Palace.

"Zhao'er, what do you think of what the Queen Mother just said?"

After everyone in Ren'an Palace left, Du Qingwan quickly called Zhao'er over and asked foolishly.

Zhao'er had just been waiting nearby, so she could naturally understand what Empress Dowager Qiao meant, but she was still quite confused.

After Du Qingwan asked this, she pondered for a moment and said:

“Miss, there are many things I don’t understand.

I just don’t know whether I should say it or not.”

"Oh? Where? Tell me?"

Du Qingwan was also very curious and looked at Zhao'er with a smile.

Zhao Er scratched his head and smiled awkwardly:

“You said that since Daye and Loulan have made peace, Loulan will send troops to help the Queen Mother destroy the Northern Kingdom.

Since the Queen Mother asked you to marry in her place, why did she arrange to have you assassinated halfway?"

“What if the King of Loulan finds out that you are not the real Princess Yunluo, but a substitute queen?

And you were assassinated by people sent by the Queen Mother.

Will Loulan agree to send troops to help the Queen Mother?"

Zhao'er expressed all his doubts in one breath, staring at Du Qingwan who seemed to be lost in thought.

It is understandable that Zhao'er's questions are also what Du Qingwan is puzzled about.

"I thought so too. But I still have a question.

Loulan wants Princess Yunluo, why does the Queen Mother want me to marry in her place?

Didn’t she dislike Princess Yunluo before?

Why not send her to marry directly?

That would save you a thorn in your side, wouldn't it? "

Du Qingwan pondered for a moment, then gave a helpless smile, feeling very embarrassed.

She didn't really want Yunluo to go to Loulan to marry.

It's just a matter of fact.

Upon hearing this, Zhao'er was at a loss for words for a moment. He shook his head unconsciously, looking extremely embarrassed.