Hearing Ge Zian's words, Wei Shuxuan couldn't help but look at him in surprise. Evidence? What evidence? Why hadn't Zian told her about it? Thinking carefully, Zian must have hidden from her again and done some dangerous things. But if they had investigated together, maybe things wouldn't have developed to this point.
When the queen heard Ge Zian say this, she couldn't help but feel nervous. She didn't know what evidence this Ge Zian in front of her would produce. She just hoped it wouldn't be evidence that was unfavorable to her and her son Zheng'er.
Ge Zian took out a letter from his robe. There was nothing written on the envelope. As soon as the queen saw it, she thought it looked very much like the letter she had given to Eunuch Jin the night before last. This was the letter she had asked Eunuch Jin to take out of the palace on horseback and deliver to her elder brother. Why was it in Ge Zian's hands now? Did it mean that Eunuch Jin had betrayed her?
Ge Zian took out the letter paper from the envelope and opened it. "Your Majesty the Queen, you must know very well what's in it without me having to say it, right?"
"Queen?" As soon as Ge Zian finished speaking, Emperor Jinzheng quickly looked at the queen sitting beside him. The queen's eyes flickered.
"Ge Zian, as the mother of the nation, it's not up to you to slander my innocence like this!"
Emperor Jinzheng obviously didn't believe that his long - time pillow companion would betray him. "Yes, Zian, I hope you can produce evidence. Don't slander my queen!"
"Your Majesty, even if Your Majesty gave me a hundred guts, I wouldn't dare to do such a treasonous thing. Your Majesty, do you still recognize the queen's handwriting?"
"Of course. The queen's handwriting is elegant and the strokes are neat. I like the queen's calligraphy very much. But what does this have to do with this letter?" Emperor Jinzheng asked puzzledly.
"Your Majesty can take a look at the handwriting on this letter and see if it's really the queen's." Emperor Jinzheng thought Ge Zian was going to hand the letter to him, but unexpectedly Ge Zian didn't. He then added, "But before that, please listen to the content of the letter."
Ge Zian read out the content of the letter while looking at it. Everyone present showed incredulous expressions.
".... With the help of Eunuch Jin, my plan has been more than half successful. By using the name of the descendants of the Wei family who survived and came back to the palace for revenge, as well as the murders that happened in the palace, it's enough to make the emperor live in fear all day long..."
Emperor Jinzheng never thought that all the murders in the palace were actually masterminded by his long - time pillow companion. Looking at the queen who still stubbornly refused to lower her noble head, he showed a heart - broken expression. "Xingyu, I never thought that all these things were carefully planned by you!"
The queen bit her lip and didn't answer Emperor Jinzheng's words.
"Zian, have you finished reading the letter?" Emperor Jinzheng then looked at Ge Zian who was still holding the letter.
"Your Majesty, I haven't finished reading it yet."
"Good. Keep reading it for me. I want to see what other 'good deeds' my queen has done!" Emperor Jinzheng told Ge Zian to continue reading the letter. On the side, the queen's beautiful face finally couldn't hide her inner panic. There was full - fledged guilt in her eyes.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Ge Zian didn't even look at the queen and continued reading the letter. ".... Brother, after the fifth prince who had been wandering outside for many years came back, I deeply felt the threat he brought. I was afraid that he would take away the crown prince position from my Zheng'er. So I had to resort to this inferior plan. The emperor's health has been getting worse as he ages. I asked Eunuch Jin to put a colorless and tasteless drug in the emperor's diet every day, which would gradually make his physical functions decline..."
As soon as Xin Zizhao heard this, he became very interested. He was very curious about what this drug was. However, when Ge Zian continued reading the letter, there was not the slightest mention of information about this drug. His little bit of interest faded away.
"This drug is very effective. Seeing the emperor's health decline day by day, and with the constant murders in the palace making the emperor worried, the effect of the drug becomes even more obvious. I have to make the emperor critically ill and abdicate the throne to my Zheng'er before the emperor changes his mind. But I'm worried that things may change, so I hope my brother can give me a hand. Your younger sister, Xingyu."
After Ge Zian finished reading the letter, he looked at Emperor Jinzheng who was already full of anger. "Queen, it seems that you have a lot of nerve to do such a thing! I've wasted my love on you for so many years!"
Hearing Emperor Jinzheng's words, the queen showed a self - mocking smile. "Years of love... Indeed. But, Your Majesty, do you still remember your promise before you married me many years ago? You said you would never change your heart towards me. But as soon as you saw the mother of this fifth prince, you threw our promise behind your back. After that, you married all kinds of beautiful concubines into the palace. I've long lost hope in your so - called love!"
The queen's accusation was just a sad outcry of a woman whose man had changed his heart.
"Come here. Lock the queen up in the dungeon. I'll make a judgment after the matter is investigated clearly!" Emperor Jinzheng didn't want to listen to the queen's words anymore and ordered the guards to take the queen away.
A group of guards rushed up and were about to grab the queen, but the queen stood up, still not bowing her head. Her eyes still fixed on the front. "No need. I can go by myself. I've had enough of sitting on this queen's throne for so many years. Leave it to the concubines who want to sit on it. I decline with thanks. Thank you, Your Majesty, for your love for me over the years."
Wei Shuxuan watched as the queen, even when reduced to a prisoner, still exuded a cold and proud aura. In the end, wasn't it because of the emperor's philandering and his lust for power that she had ended up like this? Her impression of this emperor was really getting lower and lower.
Because of the queen's matter and the incident of the real and fake Wei Shuxuan, it was impossible to continue the coming - of - age ceremony. Emperor Jinzheng was also so angry that he felt chest tightness because of the queen's words and was immediately sent back to the Lingxiao Palace. Xin Zizhao also went with him.
Xin Zizhao felt Emperor Jinzheng's pulse and then felt relieved. It was just a case of being overwhelmed by anger and there was no serious problem. But he had to be well - conditioned next. He wrote a prescription and gave it to the imperial physicians in the imperial hospital, asking them to decoct the medicine according to his prescription and then send it to Emperor Jinzheng to take.
Xin Zizhao asked everyone in the palace to retreat, leaving only a few outside. There were only Xin Zizhao and Wei Shuxuan left in the room. Wei Shuxuan asked Xin Zizhao, "What are you going to do?"