After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

Yue Zhongchi and the others understood.

In other words, Fang Nanzhi has a way to remove the poison based on books and random thinking, but it is definitely not a formal method like the Miao people.

It's like a folk remedy.

Fang Nanzhi was still unskilled and might have some requirements on how the environment should be arranged. At that time, the prince was poisoned and it was too late for the East Palace to arrange for the detoxification, so he could only be taken back to the general's mansion.

It was also due to good luck that I succeeded.

"Your Majesty, a strange phenomenon occurred that night."

Yue Zhongchi said cautiously.

"Master Yue, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory has calculated that the Crown Prince is blessed by heaven and is born extraordinary. Therefore, he will face a catastrophe. After the catastrophe is over, the stars will return to their positions, and there will naturally be strange phenomena."

This was said by Eunuch Fu.

Whether the important officials believed it or not, they could not question it openly.

They understood from these words.

The prince was not only appointed by the emperor, but also recognized by heaven, which is why the golden dragon appeared. Adding these two factors together, doesn’t it prove that the prince deserves the title?

The prince is destined to ascend the throne and reach that position.

Several important officials had different thoughts. Some sighed, some doubted whether the celestial phenomenon was real, and some, like Meng Yi, the Minister of Personnel, and the Minister of War, were mostly happy.

By the way, Minister Zhao is not a member of the prince’s party, he is still the emperor’s man.

He was happy simply because he truly felt that Qing Yan was the most outstanding among the princes.

It would be better to hand over the government affairs to him than to someone else.

"The Crown Prince's misfortune is my fault. I didn't eradicate the root of the problem back then. I didn't give the Crown Prince a good father when he was young."

The emperor suddenly spoke, with regret and heartache in his eyes, all directed at the late queen and prince.

The phrase "eradicate the problem completely" was directed at Wang Ruolan.

The tragic story told by Aunt Hua about how she missed the throne, fell in love with him at first sight, and gave birth to a child alone after being abandoned might move others, but it did not move the emperor.

During the election that year, some people believed that a daughter of the Wang family should be the queen because the Wang family was very powerful among the aristocratic families and wanted to influence the royal family.

Whether out of consideration for imperial power or his personal feelings, the emperor would not choose a girl from aristocratic family as queen.

Love at first sight? To the emperor, it was just wishful thinking.

He and the queen were truly in love with each other. The queen was tolerant and generous, virtuous and courageous, kind yet sharp. She was the woman the emperor truly loved.

As for the other women in the harem, most of them were there to consolidate the imperial power, while others were there for desire, love, and profit. It was not a question of whether they were attracted to each other or not.

The emperor knew very well that he owed the queen a lot for the throne.

Wang Ruolan was originally a balance between him and the Wang family, but she was not satisfied.

Greedy, vicious, and calculating, the emperor and the empress tolerated her for the sake of the overall situation, but Wang Ruolan dared to plot against the empress to lose her innocence, which was clearly a recipe for death.

If this matter did not need to be kept secret, and if it was not to give the Wang family a little face, the emperor could have sentenced the man to death.

Who could have thought that leaving this glimmer of hope and letting Wang Ruolan give birth to a child would be exploited by someone with sinister intentions and almost kill the prince.

The emperor really hates Wang Ruolan.

But Aunt Hua couldn't accept it.

"Your Majesty, before the young lady died, she was thinking of you all the time. When she was boating on the lake, she almost fell into the water, and it was you who saved her. That look..."

It's a lifetime.

The emperor looked at her with disgust: "I saved her, and she plotted to harm the queen. Is this how she repays me?"

Aunt Hua didn't know what to say for a moment.

"She must have used the Life-Control Gu on the Queen, right?"

"The Queen was giving birth, and the baby happened to the Prince by accident." The Emperor said coldly.

Imperial Physician Zhou had said more than once that the prince's strangeness seemed to have been brought from his mother's womb.

Aunt Hua turned pale in an instant.

"No, it wasn't the Queen who did it, it was us..."

She still wanted to quibble.

"Gu worms are such a rare thing, how dare you use them without the approval of the Wang family?"

Meng Yi glared at Wang Jilai again, but this time he didn't move his feet.

Aunt Hua was speechless.

She was so cooperative before, and I thought there were no loopholes in what I said.

Ninety percent of things are true, and only ten percent are false.

It is true that Wang Ruolan is determined to die, but she hates the queen so much that she wants to drag her down with her.

Without her family's consent, she used the Life-Saving Gu on the Queen.

But he still couldn't control it well, and by mistake, when the queen gave birth, the poison got into the prince's body.

After the Wang family found out, although they disliked Wang Ruolan for acting on impulse, the thing was already done, so what was there to pursue?

Later, Aunt Hua analyzed that the queen's short life was actually related to her being poisoned by a Gu.

This is also the reason why she lied about this matter. She didn't want her master to die and be hated by the emperor even more.

She is willing to take all the blame, but unfortunately some things cannot be hidden.

The emperor's eyes were slightly red, obviously, he also thought of the queen's death.

He stood up and said in a cold voice, "Master Wang, what do you think should be done with this cunning slave?"

Wang Jilai was kneeling on the ground, almost like a wooden stake.

He swallowed hard and said, "I'm afraid even if I were cut into pieces, it wouldn't be enough to atone for my sins."

"Then let's cut him into pieces, Lord Wang, do it yourself."

The emperor spoke in a light tone.

Wang Jilai said respectfully: "Yes!"

Even though Aunt Hua was determined, she couldn't help but feel scared.

The most torturous thing about being cut into pieces is that the prisoner is conscious and can feel the extreme pain with each cut.

This was the emperor's return of torture.

"Your Majesty, I deserve death, but the little prince is innocent, he has a pure heart, and he is your own flesh and blood."

"He doesn't know about many of the plans that Aunt Su and I have made."

"Please spare his life, please spare his life."

Aunt Hua wailed and cried for help.

She cooperated so well today just for the little prince in the cold palace.

That was the child she and Nanny Fang raised, and in their hearts, he was almost like their own child.

The emperor did not respond and left.

After leaving the Ministry of Punishment, the sun was shining brightly outside, but the emperor's heart was still cold.

"The matter in the southwest is almost resolved. I would like to go and see it myself. The Crown Prince will then be the regent. What do you think, my dear ministers?"

Yue Zhongchi and others were shocked.

I finally understood why the emperor wanted to let them know such a secret matter. It turned out that he was paving the way for the prince and was really going to delegate power.

"I believe that the Crown Prince will not disappoint Your Majesty!"

The Minister of Personnel was the first to express his opinion.

His voice trembled with excitement.

After considering it, Meng Yi and Zhao Shangshu also expressed their opinion that the emperor was wise.

Yue Zhongchi and others were tactful and did not object, but there was no point in objecting.

The emperor made up his mind.

"Well, this matter is not urgent. Before I leave the capital, I still have to take care of Wang's affairs."

The emperor said coldly.

Everyone felt a chill in their hearts and sighed for Wang.

They just heard that the Wang family should not be aware of the matter of poisoning the queen and killing the crown prince by proxy.