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"Prince Duan isn't favoured," Xue Ronghua was still puzzled, "Why did Empress Chen want to poison Mrs. Heyi to death?"

Noble Consort Kang said faintly: "Mrs. Heyi's maternal family, for the sake of the Emperor's River and Mountain Country, have all been buried in the battlefield. Therefore, she has always had many grudges towards the Emperor, and since the Emperor is filled with guilt, he cannot bear to make a move against her.

Chu Zongge sat at the table in shock, the hand holding the cup slightly trembling. Xue Ronghua sighed helplessly. She had always thought that by relying on Mrs. Heyi's reputation, the Emperor's opinion of him had changed greatly. Unfortunately, Noble Consort Kang's words not only made him understand the cause of death of mother, but also made him understand more about the position that mother held in the Emperor's heart.

The Noble Consort Kang gently held Chu Zongge's hands, "Your mother often speaks nonsense in front of the emperor because of the matters regarding maternal family. The emperor is indeed a bit annoyed, but considering the merits of the Liu Family, I couldn't really bear to punish her, so he acted."

Chu Zongge facepalmed, "Empress Chen... There is no need for her to treat my mother like this right? "

"Yes," Noble Consort Kang looked at him with her wet eyes, "The Empress Chen loved Your Majesty too much, so he is very suspicious and sensitive. He always felt that someone would come and harm your majesty, yesterday she killed the Mrs. Heyi with just a guess, then tomorrow he will suspect me."

Xue Ronghua was startled, and immediately asked: "Why does Noble Consort Kang say that?"

Noble Consort Kang said with tears in her eyes: "You don't know, back then Mrs. Heyi's profound strength was so great that she suspected that she would borrow the prince she was born with to threaten the Emperor, and I have maternal family that is as rich as a nation's. They are all characters that the Emperor fears, so the Empress Chen will naturally transfer the doubts that Mrs. Heyi has to me."

Xue Ronghua was completely baffled. The Great Qin Empire had always been a peaceful and prosperous place, where did all these famous people come from? Moreover, the Emperor did not allow others to sleep soundly, which was not something Empress Chen should worry about.

Chu Zongge sighed, "No wonder the Empress Chen and the Emperor don't like me. So it's because of my maternal family."

The Noble Consort Kang said faintly, "Empress Chen's attitude towards Yuan Ma is the same."

Xue Ronghua was afraid that would be led away by the Noble Consort Kang, and advised him in a soft voice: "Don't be sad, the Liu Family is loyal and kind for generations, and will definitely not do anything to deceive the monarch or betray the nation."

Seeing Chu Zongge's dejected face, Noble Consort Kang understood that she had finally reached the crux of the matter.

"If the crown prince were to ascend to the throne in the future, it would be difficult to protect me from being poisoned to death by the Weiyang Palace." she said sadly.

Xue Ronghua's lips curved up in a bitter smile, "Empress Noble Consort, don't think like this. You have been doted upon by the Emperor for so many years, you can naturally become an imperial concubine and have your name recorded in the annals of history."

The Noble Consort Kang laughed, "Quasi Royal Concubine really knows how to comfort people. It's just a pity that I won the position of Noble Consort by relying on my maternal family. The person who has truly been pampered for many years is that person, Changchun Palace."

Xue Ronghua's mind was filled with thousands of thoughts, the Noble Consort Kang was trying to lure Chu Zongge to the Empress Chen.

"Noble Consort is right," Chu Zongge said as he raised his head expressionlessly. "If the crown prince succeeds the throne, both I and Prince Jin will die without a burial ground."

Noble Consort Kang gave a shallow smile and held his hand, "I think that I have already told Prince Duan about everything that you two brothers should say, and it will be up to you two to decide what's good for you."

Xue Ronghua looked deeply at Chu Zongge, telling him to not act rashly, and smiled at Noble Consort Kang, "The Noble Consort is right, it's just that she hasn't explained anything to us yet."

Noble Consort Kang did not expect her to ask such a question, and couldn't help but exclaim in shock, "Why didn't Prince Jin explain things to you clearly?"

This mother and son duo were indeed weird. Xue Ronghua slightly narrowed her eyes, and said with a smile: "We just found out about the cause of death of the Mrs. Heyi, so the next thing to do is to look for the Prince Jin."

Noble Consort Kang was afraid that something might happen to him, so this time she was at ease, "Oh, then quickly go find Prince Jin, he's at Supreme Harmony Hall."

Xue Ronghua was overjoyed. This Prince Jin had indeed come to look for him.

After leaving the Weiyang Palace, he looked at Chu Zongge's hazy face. Xue Ronghua patted his shoulder in heartache, "Are you alright?"

Chu Zongge slightly sighed, "It's fine, it's just that I don't know the truth. That night, after Luan Feng Palace was used, I thought that the Mrs. Heyi was a completely different existence in the Emperor's heart."

Xue Ronghua's eyes dimmed, and said softly: "Noble Consort Kang is Prince Jin's mother, don't trust her too much. I'm afraid that she's half lying and half telling the truth, she just wants us to take down the crown prince and Empress Chen for them as soon as possible."

Chu Zongge frowned: "Why did you say that?"

"Didn't Noble Consort Kang say that she had poisoned the Liluan pendant?" A cold light flashed across Xue Ronghua's eyes. "If she really had poisoned it, how could someone as good at poison as Zhu Tong not know?"

Chu Zongge was startled, then suddenly sobered up from his sadness, "You mean that Noble Consort Kang is deceiving us again?"

"Yes," Xue Ronghua nodded with certainty. "Prince Jin definitely arrived at the Weiyang Palace before us and told us some things. Afterwards, they decided on a plan to deal with us."

"This plan is," Chu Zongge's eyes suddenly lit up, "To frame Empress Chen from poisoning me with the Luan Feng pendant."

"There's more," Xue Ronghua's eyes shone brightly. "She told us that the Empress Chen's poison was real, but the reason for it is fake."

"Why did you make such a judgment?"

"Noble Consort Kang said that she was afraid that the Mrs. Heyi's maternal family would be high and that she would sacrifice the battlefield for the sake of the maternal family, but do you think that this is something a queen should handle?"

"The harem cannot be used for political purposes," Chu Zongge frowned. "Is the Empress Chen in love with your majesty too much?"

Xue Ronghua laughed involuntarily, "How is that possible? Mrs. Heyi's maternal family lost in a battlefield, and she also died a miserable death in the palace. Right now, you no longer have any power behind you, so why must Empress Chen still worry about you?"

Chu Zongge was confused, "Because I want to get the throne."

"Would the Empress Chen be afraid of a person who doesn't have the ability to ascend the throne?"

"You mean I still have the capital?"

Xue Ronghua smiled sweetly, "If Empress Chen did this for the sake of Mrs. Heyi's maternal family, there is no need to worry about you at all. Since you don't have any backing and you don't know that he poisoned your mother, there can't be a single reason for his to care about you …"

Chu Zongge was startled, because I still have the qualifications to do so. "

Xue Ronghua laughed as she clapped her hands, "You finally reacted, but do you know what kind of qualifications you have?"

Chu Zongge hesitated for a moment, then said: "The reason behind Empress Chen poisoning Mrs. Heyi is not because of her maternal family, but the Mrs. Heyi itself?"

"Of course," Xue Ronghua laughed, "I'm afraid that Empress Chen was jealous of some part of Mrs. Heyi's body, and that's why he tried to kill me."

"Then my capital is," Chu Zongge's face stiffened, "Is it the Emperor?"

"That's right, all the jealousy in the imperial harem was just for the sake of the emperor's care and love. If the Mrs. Heyi was doted upon by the emperor for many years and made the Empress Chen jealous, then she had a reason to kill the Mrs. Heyi."

Chu Zongge thought for a moment, then said: "There are too many profound mysteries involved."

"It is a little complicated, but if we can break it one by one, it will be your best push on the throne."

Looking at her excited expression, Chu Zongge said gently, "Fortunately, you were there. At the critical moment, you were able to let me understand some things."

"I'm your advisor," Xue Ronghua pouted. "Of course I have to come up with ideas and suggestions for you."

"Since the Noble Consort Kang is trying to trick me to help them get rid of the Empress Chen and the Crown Prince, then we might as well just get rid of one of their enemies first and then deal with them."

"However, you must be careful," Xue Ronghua said word by word, "Prince Jin must have also realized what we are planning in private. Noble Consort Kang has too many things in her hands, she will only spill some during critical moments.

took in a deep breath. Prince Jin and Noble Consort Kang had failed to deceive them and instead made a mistake. This caused them to be even more wary of the mother and son. Thus, she felt that she was getting closer to the truth.

Just what sort of incense was burning in the Supreme Harmony Hall? Xue Liuhua lied on the bed in a daze. She supported herself up with her upper body in exhaustion, feeling as if her entire body was going to fall apart.

Why did it feel like she wasn't wearing any clothes? She suddenly woke up from her dazed state and lifted up the quilt to examine her body. The clothes she wore when she entered the palace had actually disappeared without a trace.

How could this be? Xue Liuhua's mind was blank. She followed the Prince Jin into the palace, then he said that she should go to the Weiyang Palace first to see if there was anything wrong with the mother. She told her to stay at the Supreme Harmony Hall. She waited in the hall for a long time before seeing the Prince Jin return, but he said that the mother was busy, so she had to wait again.

Xue Liuhua only felt a bone-piercing cold feeling penetrating her body and mind, as though she had returned to the time when she was pushed into the river by Xue Ronghua. Her heart was filled with helpless sadness and panic.

Her hand softly hung down, but when she came in contact with an unknown object, she suddenly became alarmed and panicked. She hugged her blanket tightly. There was actually someone else by her side. She watched in utter horror as a man in bright yellow bedclothes slowly emerged from the quilt and looked at her with a contented smile.

Xue Liuhua opened her eyes wide in panic, "Your majesty!"

The emperor was also stunned. "Aren't you the young miss of Xue Longhu's family? "How is it not a concubine?"

Xue Liuhua's face was pale white, she bit her lips to the point of bleeding. Her life was pure and pure, and she actually slept with the emperor.

The emperor was also extremely embarrassed, his face flushing red. "Why are you here, Zhen thinks it's a concubine." The Son of Heaven had actually slept with the daughter of the Prime Minister. Xue Longhu really did not know what kind of reaction Xue Longhu would have.

Xue Liuhua was stunned for a moment, her eyes instantly turned red, a tear dropped from the corner of her eye, followed by an extremely sorrowful wail.

The emperor also felt his heart ache when he saw her sobbing. He hastily comforted her in a soft voice, "Don't cry anymore. This emperor will definitely be responsible for you." This was Xue Longhu's direct daughter, he really didn't know what to do.

The one she wanted to become was the Prince Jin's imperial concubine, and not one of the concubine who sat empty with a head full of white hair in one of the three thousand beauties of the imperial harem.

The Emperor patted her shoulder and gently said, "Don't be sad, you are the direct descendant of the Prime Minister Xue, I will give you a good title."

He raised Xue Liuhua's face, but felt that even if the girl was to cry, it would be like a pear blossom in spring bringing rain. As expected of the young miss who came out of the Prime Minister's Mansion, she could be considered a beauty who did not lose out in the slightest to the concubines within the palace.