The third volume of Linglong Dice An Red Bean One Five One Ask Words

  The turmoil that had been brewing in the Qingliang Hall was kept isolated from the outside world until the second day, when at the hour of Yin, Queen Mei gave birth to a baby boy. The messenger who brought the news was finally allowed by Wei Jun to enter the Zaofang Hall.

  Liu Ying got up, still unaware of what had happened, but she had already sensed that something was wrong from the anxious voice of Han Changyu outside the palace. Beside her, Zhang Yan poked out his head, rubbed his eyes and asked, "What's going on?" His voice was hoarse and sleepy.

  "He comforted her, 'It's still early. Why don't you sleep a bit more?' He patted her quilt and got dressed to go out."

  In the distance, a thin line of pale light appeared on the horizon, and the pavilions and towers of Weiyang Palace emerged from the morning mist.

  "What's wrong, why did she give birth prematurely?" Liu Ying walked hastily on the road to Qingliang Hall. The cool morning breeze dispersed his last bit of drowsiness, and he asked urgently.

  "Apparently," Han Changyu said, still not very clear about the situation himself, and could only roughly tell his master, "it started with abdominal pain in the middle of last night, and even though a doctor was urgently called, it was already too late to save him."

  When he said this, they were just by the side of the Cang Pool. Liu Ying suddenly stopped in his tracks. The imperial retinue following him was caught off guard and almost bumped into the people in front. It took a while for everyone to come to a complete stop.

  The clear water of the canal flows straight down along the flying canal, and with a splash, it falls into the Cang Pool, splashing up snow-white water flowers. The water hits the people standing by the pool, bringing a chill.

  He gazed at the clear stream for a while before saying, "Let's go."

  Although the voice was light, Han Changru had been following him since childhood and knew this moment. Liu Ying was sad for the child who was not yet born. She couldn't help but glance at the emperor with pity, feeling that his eyes today were exceptionally dark.

  Wang Jing was lying on his back on the couch, sobbing. Hearing Liu Ying's voice coming in, he suddenly turned over and called out, "Your Majesty." His expression was sorrowful and resentful.

  "Our children...the children..." She choked back a sob, almost unable to continue speaking, her breath catching in her throat. She nearly fainted.

  Liu Ying looked at her pale face and sunken cheeks. She was thinner than the last time they met, and Liu's heart ached as she comforted her, "Things have come to this, take good care of yourself."

  "Your Majesty." Wang Xuan shook his head, grasped his sleeve tightly and said sorrowfully, "You want to avenge the child." Her eyes were full of resentment and hatred as she said, "It's the Empress, Zhang Empress who wants to harm my child."

  Liu Ying was shocked and said decisively, "Impossible."

  Wang Cong was stunned. Angrily, she said, "How is it impossible? The Empress Dowager previously wanted to give me the Red Flower Soup, fortunately, Your Majesty returned in time and saved my life and that of my child. But the Empress Dowager has already become intolerant of me and my child. Zhang Huanghou has always been on good terms with the Empress Dowager, so naturally she would help the Empress Dowager deal with me."

  "Rong'er," Liu Ying comforted her, "I know that this child is gone and you are very sad. But the Empress would not do such a thing." His tone was firm.

  Ah Yan has always been the child who laughs brightly in the wilderness, all these years, never because of her noble birth would she be arrogant and look down on others, occasionally encountering a small beggar by the roadside, she would also lend a helping hand.

  Such Ah Yan would never intentionally harm someone.

  He has always believed so.

  Wang Jing was extremely disappointed and complained, "I was fine originally. If I hadn't eaten the apricot flower pastry she sent over, how would it have ended up like this?" By the end, his emotions were almost hysterical.

  Liu Ying remained silent for a while before finally saying, "You take good care of yourself. This matter, I will definitely investigate clearly." For your sake, for my own sake, and for that innocent child who died unjustly.

  Wang Kong couldn't sleep, and it seemed that as soon as he closed his eyes, he saw the child in the pool of blood staring at him with empty eyes, asking "Why, Mother?"

  She woke up from her drenched sleep, the sky was already dark, and saw a person sneaking in, startled, just about to shout, that person hastily made a silencing gesture, flustered saying "Madam, it's me."

  "It's Wei Auntie." Wang let out a breath of relief and scolded, "What's wrong with you, why can't you just be straightforward?"

  "Milady." Wei's aunt had a worried look on her face and said, "His Majesty has ordered the Minister of Justice to declare justice and thoroughly investigate this matter in the palace."

  Wang Kun was stunned, his expression dazed, and said, "Your Majesty believed Zhang Mengying like that. The half basket with red flowers and apricot flower pastry were all in front of him, but he didn't even declare Zhang Mengying to interrogate?"

  She always thought that the Emperor Liu Ying, who was in front of her, was a young emperor with a very good temper. Sometimes he would rather suffer himself than make things difficult for her. She thought she was his most beloved. But at this time, she began to waver, perhaps the deep love she had been thinking about was just one of the ways he treated people in general, and she always thought that His Majesty was only treating her like a little child, but in his heart, there was also an unusual weight.

  "Aunt." Wang Lian suddenly hugged his own shoulders and shook, uncertainly saying, "This matter, did I do it wrong?"

  Wei gazed at her with pity, until now, she still didn't dare to tell Wang Tong that the baby born prematurely, although not fully developed yet, could be clearly identified as a boy.

  It seems that her heart is also trembling, they fell into a carefully woven trap. The weaver's face was unknown, hiding behind the curtain with a faint smile.

  "Your Majesty," Xuan Yi said with a bow outside the Qingliang Palace, "the basket of cold almond cakes indeed had red flowers. According to the palace maids in the Qingliang Palace, yesterday Wang Meiren also rewarded two pieces of almond cake to her personal palace maid, and these two palace maids also showed signs of having taken the aphrodisiac ahead of time, which is a symptom after consuming the red flower."

  "It won't be the Empress." Liu shook his head and said, "Yesterday, I personally saw the palace staff of the Pepper Chamber sending out baskets of apricot flower pastry. Empress Zhang also tasted it herself."

  Xuan Yi smiled slightly and lowered his eyes. As the Imperial Censor, apart from being skilled in handling cases, he also had to learn how to fathom the emperor's thoughts.

  It seems that Your Majesty is determined to protect Empress Zhang. He also has no intention of offending Empress Lü and Marquis Ping, so he nodded in agreement with the Emperor's words, "Since Your Majesty has personally testified, it means that there was no problem with the almond cake before it was sent out of the Forbidden Temple. The problem arose on the way from the Forbidden Temple to the Clear and Cool Hall, as well as inside the Clear and Cool Hall."

  In the palace path, there are sometimes Wei Yu military patrols. It is unlikely that a small palace person can put red flowers into rice cakes. On the contrary, it is in the Qingliang Hall...

  There is actually a vague idea in Xuan Yi's heart, but he has never been able to grasp one key point.

  For Wang Meiren, being able to give birth to a prince is absolutely more beneficial than harmful. If she were to harm her own child with her own hands, it would be just to frame Empress Zhang.

  This is simply unreasonable and cannot be justified under any circumstances.

  He was frowning in puzzlement when he suddenly heard a loud and clear female voice from inside the palace, "What did you say?"

  Wang Kong was disheartened and seemed to know nothing. The only thing that echoed in his ears was the words of the little eunuch, "What a pity, that young prince."

  Your Highness, Your Highness.

  She resolutely sacrificed what she had been dreaming of - her beloved prince.

  What does all this add up to?

  She was stunned for a moment, then suddenly burst out laughing and turned around to see Liu Ying. Suddenly going crazy, she begged, "Your Majesty, you must avenge our son."

  Xuan Yi frowned. Suddenly, a connection was made in his mind. He summoned his subordinates, "Investigate and see if there have been any unusual behaviors among the palace attendants near the Qingliang Hall recently."

  "Uncle seems very quiet these days." Zhang Yan said softly, looking at Liu Ying sitting quietly inside the Xuan Shi Hall.

  "Yes." Han Changyu accompanied him with a soft sigh. "In any case, the young prince's passing is a blow to Your Majesty."

  Zhang Yan lowered her eyes.

  She had thought that Liu Ying would come to the Zhai Fang Hall to question her after hearing Wang Cong's accusations. However, he chose to trust her without any reason, even before Wang Cong mentioned the basket of apricot flower pastry. This made her feel moved and also a little guilty.

  Uncle, I don't want to do something that will make you sad again. And you, don't give me such an opportunity again either.

  Liu Ying suddenly felt tired, picked up the teacup and took a sip, but found that the tea was fragrant and had the taste of Zhang Yan's personally brewed tea. She couldn't help but smile slightly, feeling warm in her heart, and asked, "Has Empress Zhang just come?"

  "Yes." Han Changyu bowed and said, "The Empress just came by, saw that Your Majesty was busy, didn't disturb you, and left."

  "It's hard for her." Liu Ying said lightly, but as long as the matter of Wang Kong was not cleared up, Zhang Yan would still bear the suspicion and bad reputation that could not be washed away, yet she still smiled in response to the palace people, only crying and complaining to him once at night when it was quiet.

  "Your Majesty." The eunuch outside the Xuanzhidi Hall announced, "The Minister of Justice, Xuan Yi, requests an audience."

  Liu Ying hastily invited him in and asked, "It's already been a whole week, has the case of Qingliang Hall been solved?"

  Xuan Yi bowed and said, "I have something to report to Your Majesty, please ask the attendants to withdraw first."

  After Emperor Xian of Han retired, Liu Ying sat alone in the Xuanshi Hall for a long time and suddenly asked Han Zhangyi, "Was I not good enough to her?"

  Han Changyu's heart skipped a beat, and he forced a smile, saying, "I don't know who Your Majesty is referring to."

  Liu Ying nodded slightly and said, "I want to go to Qingliang Hall for a while."

  Half a month after giving birth, Wang Jinglei's body rapidly declined, but when she saw Liu Xiang come, her eyes sparkled with spirit again.

  "Your Majesty," she said earnestly, "have you found the one who killed my child? Are you going to avenge him?" Her voice was almost hysterical, but under Liu Xuan's strange gaze, it gradually became unnatural, and she forced a smile, saying, "What's wrong, Your Majesty?"

  "Yes." Liu Ying nodded, "I should avenge my child." He changed his tone and asked, "Do you know the female doctor with the surname Tan in the East City of Chang'an?"

  Wang Kun's face suddenly changed color.

  "Xinfeng City Medical Hall, the doctor said that last month an old lady bought a packet of red flowers, and after identification, it was confirmed to be your mother. Rong'er, I did not expect that you have been preparing for so long?"

  "Why?" Liu Ying asked, "Am I not good enough for you?"

  Cough, Uncle may not have realized his mistake elsewhere, but at least he has no problem with trusting Ah Yan.

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