After being forced to travel through time by accident, I became famous in the entertainment industry

"Of course I believe in Prince Anding's character. Otherwise, I wouldn't have trusted Qinghe to him for so many years."

Su Yao is not young anymore. Although she was sent to serve Emperor Showa, who was still the crown prince, at a very early age, it can be said that she watched Shen Yu grow up.

Prince Anding was spoiled since childhood, but he did not develop an arrogant and willful character. Instead, he was humble. Even though he was distant to others, it was not difficult to see that he was not a person with bad intentions. Otherwise, he would not have taken the initiative to ask to guard the border after he grew up.

"But many years ago, something happened that caused your Majesty to have no brotherly love in his heart."

Xu Zhao immediately pricked up his ears!

It turned out that when Shen Yu was still a child, Emperor Showa wanted to have a good relationship with him, so one day he brought a plate of snacks for him to share with his younger brother.

Emperor Showa never imagined that it was this plate of snacks that almost put him in an irretrievable situation.

That day, Shen Yu had a stomachache and had no appetite for snacks. He just drank a few sips of milk. Emperor Showa didn't want to waste the pastries, so he ate them himself. As a result, he had unbearable abdominal pain and foamed at the mouth after a while.

Now everyone knew that the snack served by Emperor Showa himself was actually poisonous.

When the late emperor found out, he was furious. He ordered the imperial physician to save Emperor Showa. At the same time, because he felt sorry for his youngest son who was almost killed, he held everyone around Emperor Showa accountable, even Su Yao. It was that incident that completely injured Su Yao's body and he would never be able to have children in this life.

Because the pastries were sent to Shen Yu by Emperor Showa, the late emperor wanted to take this opportunity to depose Emperor Showa from his position as crown prince.

It was Su Yao who firmly said that this matter had nothing to do with the prince. If the prince really wanted to kill Shen Yu, there was no need for him to personally deliver the cakes or eat them himself.

Because Su Yao had stayed with the late queen for several years, she swore to her with her life that the plate of poisonous cakes had nothing to do with the prince. Or perhaps after so many years, the late queen let go of the past and asked the late emperor for a thorough investigation for the first time. In the end, the case was handed over to the Dali Temple for handling.

The Dali Temple was indeed skilled in handling cases, and within just a few days, they quickly found the real murderer. The late emperor then realized that the mastermind behind all this was actually the imperial concubine and her third prince.

"I guess the imperial concubine and the third prince were both executed by the late emperor." Xu Zhao made a bold guess.

Since the youngest son was safe and sound, the late emperor suspected that the crown prince was poisoned and even wanted to depose him. It can be imagined that the late emperor was also a ruthless person.

Su Yao nodded. "Yes, it was at that time that I realized how ruthless the emperor was. He could kill his own son so casually."

"The emperor is not heartless, he just doesn't allow his subjects to disobey him."

Su Yao continued, "Even if the case is investigated, His Majesty is still injured by the poison. The imperial physician said he won't live more than two years. A short-lived prince will not be needed by a country."

Well, I'm afraid the late emperor will propose to depose the crown prince again.

Xu Zhao was already very familiar with the late emperor's tactics. He really wanted to leave the crown prince position to Shen Yu, and he repeatedly thought of reasons to deprive the crown prince of his title.

Perhaps it was because of such deceitful parents that Emperor Showa developed a distorted mentality towards his younger brother Shen Yu, feeling that his existence was a threat.

No wonder, Shen Yu had told her before that this was what he owed Emperor Showa.

Originally, she thought that Shen Yu felt that she owed her brother because of her parents' favoritism, but she didn't expect that there was also poisoning involved.

If Emperor Showa had not felt sick that day, he would not have eaten the plate of cakes. If he had eaten the cakes himself, Emperor Showa would not have been poisoned.

"I think it was from that time that Your Majesty completely entered His Majesty's heart."

Historical records say that Concubine Su Yao was a childhood sweetheart of Emperor Showa and had always been inseparable from him, which is why she had the honor she had today.

Although what is written in history books may not be true, it does provide some basis for reference.

"Indeed, after His Majesty was poisoned, I was the one who took care of him day and night, staying by his side. Perhaps His Majesty didn't want to be known for mistreating his eldest son, so he didn't actually strip him of his title of Crown Prince, but waited until his death to appoint a new one."

Thinking back on what happened in the past, I feel a little dazed now. It turns out that so much time has passed.

"At that time, we depended on each other in the Eastern Palace. I tried my best to take care of him, and he also tried his best to get better. God is still kind to him. The two years that the imperial physician said passed quickly, and his body is recovering well."

"The late emperor missed the perfect opportunity to depose the crown prince. As long as the crown prince does nothing wrong, no civil or military official would allow him to do so at will."

"Afterwards, Prince Anding volunteered to go to the border, and Your Majesty never mentioned the matter of deposing the Crown Prince again."

After hearing the story of Su Yao and Emperor Zhaohe, Xu Zhao sighed, "Everyone thinks that Your Majesty, born a palace maid, is unworthy of His Majesty's favor, but how can we decide our birth? Moreover, Your Majesty has been by His Majesty's side during his humble years. There is truly no one in the world who can compare to Your Majesty. Your love for His Majesty is truly enviable."

"Someone has said this to me before." A hint of darkness suddenly appeared in Su Yao's eyes.

Xu Zhao was close and could see very clearly that she was sad!

But what is Su Yao sad about?

She pretended to be surprised, also to liven up the atmosphere, "Who is as reasonable as me?"

Su Yao chuckled when she heard this, and the sadness that had just accumulated in her heart immediately dissipated. It was the first time she had heard such boastful words.

"That person was Empress Renyi. She once said something similar to me." Su Yao fell into memories again.

When Emperor Showa reached a certain age, His Majesty granted him a marriage and he married the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Revenue. At that time, Su Yao could only be a small concubine because of her status.

I originally thought that the Crown Princess would make things difficult for her after entering the Eastern Palace, but I didn't expect her to be so gentle and not look down on her status at all. She even stood up for her when she was bullied by other concubines.

Unfortunately, she died of childbirth complications before Emperor Showa ascended the throne, and was only posthumously named empress.

After listening to the story of Su Yao and Queen Renyi, Xu Zhao became more convinced that Queen Renyi's death was probably just an accident.

"So the Imperial Concubine herself doesn't want to sit on the throne of Queen?"

Emperor Showa wanted to enthrone Su Yao as empress, but was rejected by his ministers. Emperor Showa finally agreed, probably because Su Yao herself was unwilling.

"That's right. In my heart, that position can only belong to Empress Renyi, and the position of Crown Prince can only belong to Qinghe. I will guard it well for them."