As expected by everyone, she became the wife of the Marquis after being married off

With Meng Changce's special arrangement, Li Jing's people quickly found Mr. Chen from the Imperial Observatory. When Li Jing learned the news, he was rarely rational and struggled for a while, wondering whether to send this person over.

The Imperial Observatory has always been directly under the jurisdiction of Emperor Yingde. If he were to be called over to inquire about this matter now, and Emperor Yingde knew about it, Li Jing knew very well what the consequences would be.

Moreover, he already had a vague feeling in his heart that this matter must be very complicated, otherwise why would Li Xuli, who had the advantage of time and place, fall out with Emperor Yingde.

But in the end, Li Jing couldn't control himself and had someone secretly capture Lord Chen. The Queen's words at that time kept echoing in his mind, forcing him to be on high alert.

Late at night, Lord Chen was blindfolded, feeling anxious and worried. Although someone had informed him in advance, he was still worried about his life!

After a long while, Mr. Chen felt as if he was being pressed down on his knees. The cold temperature penetrating through his knees made his heart settle down.

"What does this mean? Quickly help Lord Chen up." A dim and unclear voice sounded.

Lord Chen already knew who it was.

After Lord Chen removed the black cloth covering his eyes, the first thing he saw was the Fourth Prince Li Jing, who was sitting on the throne and looking at him with a smile.

"Your humble servant pays respect to His Majesty the Fourth Prince!"

Li Jing looked around him calmly and said with a smile, "No need to be so polite. I have something to ask Master Chen, so I used this method. Master Chen, please don't be offended."

Lord Chen's eyes turned, he bowed in a flattering manner, and a trace of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

"I dare not. I will tell you everything I know about your Highness's questions."

"That's good." Li Jing smiled and said sharply, "Please show Mr. Chen a seat."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Li Jing had been observing Lord Chen's every move. Seeing that Lord Chen looked nervous even after he sat down, he felt a little relieved.

"I wonder what your highness wants to ask?"

"Hehe..." Li Jing did not answer immediately, but laughed. "It's not a big deal. I just thought of my brother who lives far away in the frontier, and suddenly wanted to know why he wanted to go to that remote place in just a few days?"

Even if Lord Chen knew in advance that Li Jing would come to see him, he had no idea that he would actually ask about this matter!

He was so frightened that he sat on his seat, gripping the armchair with one hand, his expression becoming serious.

Lord Chen replied in panic: "This... Your Highness... I don't know why the Second Prince left the capital."

Li Jing frowned and sneered, "Since I can find Master Chen, I naturally understand that Master Chen is also someone who knows the truth."

"minister……"

"Master Chen!" Li Jing raised his voice and scolded, "You better think about it carefully. If the answer I want to hear is not what I want to hear, you may not be able to leave here today."

The threat is obvious.

A trace of pain flashed in Lord Chen's eyes, and he realized that he had been trapped in that person's trap from the beginning.

This is no longer a question of whether I want to answer or not. It is obvious that if I want to survive, I must obey him.

"Back then, the Second Prince knew about the Marquis of Changning's family..."

Afterwards, Lord Chen told the story in detail, which was related to the family of Marquis Changning.

At that time, Li Xuli's mother was chosen from the empress's family to be the empress and presented to Emperor Yingde, simply because the empress could no longer give birth. How could Zheng give up her position as the emperor's legitimate son?

So a woman from the Zheng family was sent to the palace, waiting for her to give birth to a prince and then the prince would be registered under the name of the empress. Emperor Yingde also secretly agreed to this move, and during that period of time he often lingered with the woman sent by Zheng.

Soon, Li Xuli's mother became pregnant. The queen happily took her to her palace to take care of her until Li Xuli was born and the woman named Zheng died.

Li Xuli poured all his efforts into Chengda like the queen, taking care of him every day, for fear that he would accidentally disappear in the harem like his first child.

As Li Xuli grew older, he looked more and more like Emperor Yingde, which made Emperor Yingde very happy and felt that the queen had educated him well. During that period of time, he became more diligent in the queen's palace.

All of a sudden, the whole world knew that the emperor and empress were in harmony and deeply in love.

But the good times did not last long. The appearance of Concubine Xian gradually made Emperor Yingde partial to her and he began to visit her palace frequently.

A crisis also occurred at this time. The five-year-old Li Xuli was almost killed. It was the wet nurse who had been taking care of him. Although Emperor Yingde took action later, the real murderer was not found.

But the queen, who knew the harem well, understood that this was a warning to herself. She began to secretly arrange secret guards around Li Xuli. After that, after Concubine Xian gave birth to the child, she took the Fourth Prince, who was not much younger than her, to raise by her side.

The purpose is to divert attention. On the surface, the Queen cares more about the Fourth Prince, but in fact, she devotes everything to the Second Prince.

Li Xuli did not disappoint the Queen's expectations. Everything was arranged as planned, which made Emperor Yingde even more satisfied with him. Later, he secretly trained him to become the Crown Prince.

Time soon came to the time when Li Xuli was eighteen years old, and the Queen's intention was very clear, which was to let him marry Zheng Shurong as soon as possible and then confer the title of Crown Prince.

Emperor Yingde had agreed to it at first, as he really thought highly of this son.

Meng Changce, who had been observing all the activities of the royal family, knew that this would never happen.

Meng Changce has had a very good relationship with Li Xuli over the years. In addition, he has a pure heart and values ​​friendship, so he is very good to the brothers who grew up with him.

Meng Changce remembered that at that time, Li Xuli always patted his chest and said with youthful vigor: "If I ascend to that position, you will definitely be my Prime Minister. My General."

Unfortunately, he didn't understand the deep hatred in Meng Changce's eyes.

It was also because Meng Changce was never so much of a disguise when interacting with Li Xuli in private, and the two were one year apart in age, so they could confide in each other.

So when Li Xuli learned that Emperor Yingde had killed Meng Changce's family, he felt so guilty that he could not face Meng Changce at all. In an instant, the image of his tall and brave father collapsed in his mind.

Listening to Emperor Yingde's humiliation of Meng Changce's mother, Li Xuli felt even more ashamed. His conscience and his friendship made it impossible for him to face either Meng Changce or Emperor Yingde.

He locked himself in his bedroom for seven days, and the queen's anxious persuasion was of no use.

Seven days later, Li Xuli walked out of the palace in a depressed manner, went to the imperial study and had a big quarrel with Emperor Yingde, then applied to go to the frontier and never come back.

When the queen heard the news, she fainted on the spot out of anger. However, no matter how she tried to get Li Xuli to do so, he did not change his mind. He even threatened her with his life to get the queen to agree.

"Mother, you know everything! This place is so disgusting that I don't want to stay here anymore!"

The queen's heart was trembling with pain. She, who was always dignified and domineering, said with tears in her eyes: "My son, don't you even want to see your mother?"