frightfiction Chapter 211: Okay, let my uncle handle it?
Chapter 211: Okay, let my uncle handle it?
The clear pain made Ruan Dong have no doubt that what the child said was true.
He had no doubt that the small dagger would pierce his throat.
The little monster is also a monster, without any humanity.
"I really didn't lie. My prince did find all the servants that were dismissed from Princess Zhaoyang's mansion, and killed most of them. But, they found out something else. That person named Zhao Susu might not just be a servant of the princess' mansion."
He glanced at Meng Yu secretly and said weakly, "Especially since her daughter was born at such a coincidence, the prince is suspicious, suspicious... the prince doesn't want anyone who has anything to do with the Princess's Mansion to live in this world!"
"That prince is so careless about human life? Can the royal family be lawless?"
Ruan Dong curled his lips. Aren't royal relatives lawless? How could a bunch of untouchables compare to them?
In the past three years, he has seen a lot following Prince An, and he finally understood that the methods used by those powerful officials are even bloodier than those in the underworld. Once they have power, what does it matter if they take human lives lightly?
Pei Mingqiu on the other side said calmly: "The current emperor is weak and sickly. When he was young, he was almost supported by the eldest princess to ascend the throne. At that time, Qi State invaded the border with great force, captured more than a dozen cities, and killed more than 20 generals of our Shang State. The ministers were helpless, and no general dared to lead the troops. The eldest princess took up arms and fought bloody battles. She killed the general of Qi State and took back those cities. Qi State took the initiative to seek peace and ceded five cities. Since then, everyone on the border has known the eldest princess's reputation. The eldest princess fought outside to ensure peace on the border, and intimidated the ministers inside to ensure the stability of the country. Shang State has had more than 20 years of steady development."
"Why would such a powerful princess be..." Meng Yu was fascinated and felt very sad.
How could such a person, who has made great contributions to the country and benefited the people, end up like that?
Pei Mingqiu's voice was still flat and emotionless. "More than a decade ago, the emperor's condition improved, and the ministers asked the princess to return to power. In fact, at that time, the princess had already returned power to the emperor. But because of her hard work over the years, she has prestige in the court, the army, and the opposition. And before the late emperor passed away, he said: 'If the emperor's body can't bear the heavy responsibility, Zhaoyang can rule the world!' In the end, it aroused the fear of the emperor and the ministers. In those years, the princess stayed in the princess's mansion and rarely went out. She was almost in a self-contained circle. But it still didn't reassure those people. They fabricated charges and took action against the princess!"
He didn't care that the child in front of him was only six years old, nor did he care whether she could understand him or not. His voice gradually became hoarse and low. "The princess knew their plan and their purpose, but she knew that if she didn't die, those people would never feel at ease, and who knows how many troubles would arise in the court. For the stability of the court, for the Shang Kingdom to be stable, for the country to be stable, for the country that her ancestors and father had guarded to be stable, and for the people to suffer, she did not resist."
Meng Yu heard a slight tremor in the last part of his voice and felt very heavy-hearted.
A princess who was excellent in both civil and military affairs was originally the best candidate for succession, but because she was a princess, the late emperor finally passed the throne to his sickly son.
Although he said that he could rule the world, it did not mean that the prince was not capable of being used, but that the prince's body was not able to bear the heavy responsibility.
Therefore, in this world where men are superior to women, in the eyes of the late emperor, no matter how dull and stupid his son is, compared with the princess who is talented and capable in both civil and military affairs, the son is more suitable to rule the world.
It is clear that there was a empress in the history of the Shang Dynasty.
It was obvious that the queen did no worse than the men.
Is the current emperor more than just stupid and foolish?
If the princess wanted to seize his throne, why did she support him? Why did she return the government to him? During his sick years, he would have died if she had just moved her fingers.
The eldest princess cared about the relationship between siblings, but he never cared about the care of his elder sister.
Pei Mingqiu's voice seemed to contain grief and anger, but also a hint of satisfaction: "What's funny is that even if the princess confined herself in the palace, Qi State did not dare to act rashly. But after the princess and her entire family were executed, Qi State immediately invaded the border again. The generals of Shang State blamed each other, and finally begged for peace. Not only did they return the five cities ceded by Qi State, but they also ceded another eight cities, just to ask Qi State to withdraw its troops! In recent years, there have been constant riots on the border. This phenomenon never happened when the princess was here!"
That emperor really dug his own grave!
All he cares about is power and status, but not his country and people.
Is such a person worthy of being an emperor?
She could empathize with Pei Mingqiu's grief and anger. Or, in other words, all the generals who truly served their country would be grief-stricken by the unjust death of the eldest princess.
The generals worked hard to build the country and defend their homeland, but the court officials could decide their life and death with just a sharp tongue. How could it not make people sad and angry that loyal souls were wronged and even the eldest princess of a country could not be spared?
Meng Yu sighed, his brows furrowed, his little face looked very cute with this expression, even Pei Mingqiu, who was in a heavy mood, had a warmer look in his eyes.
Meng Yu still didn't quite understand: "The eldest princess's entire family had already been executed. Even if a son escaped, he was not in the court, so why did the Prince of An want to kill them all?"
Ruan Dong and Ruan Xi can't answer this question.
Pei Mingqiu said, "Because there are rumors that the late emperor left a will: 'If the new emperor has no heir, the throne will be passed to the eldest princess!'"
Meng Yu opened his eyes wide.
She didn't know what to say about the late emperor.
Knowing that his daughter was a man of both military and literary talents, and knowing that his son was sick, weak, stupid and useless, he still passed the throne to his son.
He also knew that his son's frail appearance might not only mean that he would not have an offspring, but that he would also most likely die young, so he left behind such a will.
This was not about valuing the eldest princess at all. It was clearly about using her to the fullest and then issuing a death warrant for her.
No wonder the emperor joined forces with his ministers to unjustly kill the eldest princess, because he was afraid that his throne would be lost.
"What does that have to do with Prince An?"
"The current emperor is weak and has been bedridden for many years. He can only attend court once every ten days. He has been on the throne for more than ten years, but he still has no princes or princesses. And Prince An is the grandson of the late emperor's younger brother and the emperor's cousin."
Meng Yu understood.
In other words, if the emperor had no heir, he would inevitably adopt an heir from the royal family, and he was the most likely person to be adopted.
But with the will that he didn't know whether it existed or not, he was afraid that the night would be long and full of troubles, especially when he knew that the eldest princess's son had escaped.
If one day, the eldest princess's son returned with the imperial edict, he would have no hope of retaining the imperial power.
So he was like a mad dog, killing people everywhere.
Meng Yu glanced at Pei Mingqiu and said softly, "How about leaving these two people to uncle?"
Pei Mingqiu nodded: "Okay!"
He has said enough today.
He also didn't understand why he would say so much to a six-year-old kid.
Perhaps it is because this kind of grief and uncontrollable pain has been suppressed for too long, so long that it needs to be expressed out!