The queen is so good at teasing that she makes the abstinent prince tremble

"The assassins in the palace were all arranged by the eldest prince. These people didn't plan to return alive, so naturally they didn't leave any evidence!"

She raised her head suddenly and looked into those deep eyes. "Xiao Yuxi? How dare he assassinate the crown prince so blatantly? Will His Majesty allow him to do whatever he wants?"

"My father is seriously ill, and the government is controlled by powerful officials. During the years that my eldest brother has been in the frontier, he has a huge force behind him, and even my father is afraid of him. As for the assassin, it was indeed done by someone in the palace, but the method was secretive and almost impossible to find. Although there are still people alive, they have taken poison and are dead without any evidence."

In a word, even if Xiao Yuxi is suspected, there is no evidence!

No way to find out!

Speaking of this, Xiao Yuchen's eyes became extremely complicated.

Jiang Tangxi just listened quietly, and everything that happened formed a closed loop.

However, there is always a gap.

It felt like Xiao Yuchen was deliberately hiding something.

After all, the eldest prince does not live in the palace, so how could he arrange so many assassins to go in at once without anyone noticing?

this....

If it's true, then the imperial guards are a joke.

If it's fake, then there must be a traitor in the palace!

Also, Xiao Yuchen clearly took a person away alive, so why didn't he interrogate him later? Instead of just saying that the man committed suicide by taking poison?

If Xiao Yuchen wanted to investigate further, would he let Xiao Yuxi go so easily?

Given Xiao Yuchen's personality, is this possible?

This is obviously impossible, so there is only one final result!

Xiao Yuchen knew who the eldest prince's accomplice in the palace was, but he still concealed the secret for that person.

Also, Jiang Tangxi felt that Xiao Yuchen didn't seem to want to investigate further!

If that's the case...

Why would they let Xiao Yuxi go?

Why don't you check who that person in the palace is?

This person must be very close to Xiao Yuchen, otherwise Xiao Yuchen would not do this!

Thinking of this, a face suddenly flashed through Jiang Tangxi's mind!

Could it be...her?

Xiao Yuchen continued to tell Jiang Tangxi what had happened in the past few days.

She increasingly felt that there was a reason why Xiao Yuchen could become the crown prince.

Xiao Yuchen had no intention of taking the throne, but he ended up sitting on this position. Now there are constant disputes in the court and assassinations in the palace.

What does this make people in the world think?

The first reaction is naturally that the eldest prince will do anything to get the throne!

By then, although Xiao Yuchen might be removed from the position of crown prince because of his lack of talent and virtue, Xiao Yuxi would also lose the support of the people!

What a good move! Retreat to advance! Defend to attack!

only....

Does Xiao Yuchen really have no interest in the throne?

Jiang Tangxi didn’t know and couldn’t see clearly!

Suddenly Jiang Tangxi also felt emotional.

The old emperor had a pretty good vision, if the late queen was still alive, if she had not been sent to Guquan, if the eldest princess had not suffered those decades of inhumane suffering.

perhaps....

Xiao Yuchen will be a good son! A good prince!

He will be a good emperor!

But now, I’m afraid it’s impossible!

In order to avoid being the crown prince, he really took every step carefully...

She bit her lower lip tightly, her eyes determined: "By the way, I have always wanted to ask you a question, why is the eldest prince's name Yuxi... and you are... the crown prince?"

When Xiao Yuchen heard this, his eyes dimmed a lot.

He paused for a long time.

"If you don't want to say it, then don't say it!"

Exposing someone's scars? She's not that boring!

Xiao Yuchen's voice was low and slightly trembling, as if every word carried an unspeakable weight. He slowly opened his mouth, "There's nothing I can't say!"

After he finished speaking, he took a deep breath, and a trace of barely perceptible pain flashed in his eyes: "The story behind this is far more complicated and cruel than the intrigues in the court."

"My father did not obtain the throne entirely by his own ability. Back then, he was just a prince. If he wanted to become the emperor, he needed the support of various forces. The Xiao family, as the military pillar of Kyoto, was naturally the one he tried his best to win over. Concubine Xiao, with her beauty and wisdom, became the victim of this political marriage."

"She loved my father deeply and was willing to marry into the palace just to help him. When she was pregnant with the Imperial Seal, my father promised that if she gave birth to a prince, he would be the crown prince. He also decided on the Imperial Seal long ago! She thought she could become a noble mother by having a son, but she didn't know that all this was just a dream."

Having said that, Xiao Yuchen couldn't help but clench his fists, and a hint of helplessness flashed in his eyes.

"However, fate plays tricks on us. When Concubine Xiao was two or three months pregnant, Xu, the woman who later became my mother, quietly broke into the palace as if she was pushed into this war by an invisible hand. The appearance of my mother made my father forget all his promises and even violated the covenant with the Xiao family. My father's favor for Xu made everyone look at him with awe."

Jiang Tangxi listened attentively. She had never imagined that there were so many secrets and schemes hidden in this deep palace.

This dog emperor is not a very human being. He promised something to others, but then went back on his word.

Who can swallow this?

"What happened next? Did Concubine Xiao and the Xiao family not put up any resistance?"

Xiao Yuchen smiled bitterly, and that smile contained too much helplessness and sadness: "Resistance? In front of the imperial power, the power of an individual is so insignificant. After Concubine Xiao learned the truth, she was disheartened. She tried to win back her father's heart in various ways, but to no avail. Besides, she and my mother have known each other since childhood! Considering this relationship, she couldn't do anything! So at that time, the relationship between the two was very good. When I was young, I often went to Concubine Xiao's palace to play..."

"What happened next? Why did your mother..."

Why did you go to Guquan again?

Logically speaking, how could a woman from the harem be favored by an envoy from another country?

How could there be a chance to meet him?

Jiang Tangxi's question hit the nail on the head.

Xiao Yuchen smiled sarcastically.

"This was the work of Concubine Xiao. She was the one who arranged for the envoy to see my mother. At that time, Gu Quan was trying every possible way to find an excuse to humiliate Dongli, so he naturally would not give up this opportunity. In order to protect the people of Dongli, my father could only send my mother to Gu Quan and promised to take her back!"

"But... not long after that... Guquan sent a 'Tasting the Queen Picture'... Father felt humiliated and didn't think about bringing mother back... Then... mother passed away!"

Sure enough, the first time she saw this dog emperor, she felt that he was not a good person!

She instantly understood why the emperor was so accommodating to Xiao Yuchen!

Is this relationship an attempt to make up for the guilt he feels towards the queen and to make his conscience feel better?

But Xiao Yuxi's mother... Logically speaking, after sending the late queen away, she should be second only to the emperor in the palace, right?

How could he be crazy?

In the end, the Xiao family fell into decline and was sent to the cold palace.

If it weren't for the Xiao Yuxi, the Xiao family's military power would have been divided up among those in the court!

Jiang Tangxi couldn't help but ask:

"Then... why did Xiao Yuxi's mother go to the cold palace again?"