"That dress was made of fabric selected by the late Emperor himself. The style he chose and even the silk thread used for sewing were all ordered by the late Emperor himself. The dress was inlaid with one hundred and one ruby gemstones the size of fingernails.
, Extraordinary luxury, the only one in the world." Grandma Bingyan said.
"But, even so, Mrs. Chu can definitely say that she lost the gem, and in turn, accuse the imperial grandmother of sending someone to steal her gem and frame her up." Yu Jiujiu couldn't help but say.
"That's true, but if it's other things, Mrs. Chu can completely deny it, but with this ruby gem, she can't deny it at all."
There was a trace of sarcasm in Aunt Bingyan's words, "Toffee Chu likes to be perfect in everything, and strives to leave no excuses, but it is precisely her striving for perfection that makes her
Evidence of guilt that cannot be denied.”
Yu Jiujiu and Pei Shuyan were both quiet, listening to her continue,
"The ruby gemstone on that dress was originally a large piece, a tribute from the Western Regions. The late emperor ordered the craftsmen to cut it into small pieces. A total of one hundred and two small jade stones were cut out, but that dress only needs
One hundred and one, the extra piece was kept by the late emperor, and he planned to hang it on a jade pendant and carry it with him. However, he had not yet found a suitable jade pendant with red jade, so he kept it there.
"The Concubine Chu found that one of the ruby gems on her clothes was missing. She thought that she might have lost it with the emperor. She was worried that if the Queen Mother checked the ruby on her clothes, she would find clues, so she went to the late emperor to get the remaining rubies.
The last ruby gem was quietly taken away and embedded in his clothes.
"But the Queen Mother was wise and did not search her clothes to see if there were any gems missing. Instead, she just took the gem found in the food box and asked her if one had fallen off her clothes.
"At that time, Concubine Chu succeeded in killing the eldest prince, and also dragged the young emperor into it. She might have to be punished according to the crime, and her whole life would be over. It was when the spring breeze was triumphant, and when she saw the Queen Mother, she suddenly seemed to be old.
She looked very haggard, and the arrogance in her heart was simply uncontrollable. She immediately said without thinking that she had never worn this dress recently! She even ordered someone to take out the dress and give it to the Queen Mother.
Count them one by one to see if they are one hundred and one, there will be no more than one!”
Yu Jiujiu couldn't help but frown: "If she still denies it, I'm afraid the emperor's grandmother won't be able to do anything to her."
Aunt Bingyan nodded: "She is used to denying what she has done, but it is a pity that this time, she was exposed after all, because on the day she delivered medicinal meals to the emperor, she wore that dress during the day, and was also raped by the late emperor.
Saw it.
"The late Emperor was going to the Yangxin Hall accompanied by his ministers to discuss government affairs. He saw Concubine Chu wearing this dress. The Queen Mother happened to be present at that time.
"The Queen Mother saw that the late Emperor couldn't walk when he saw Concubine Chu, and she deliberately taunted the late Emperor, saying that if the government affairs could not be discussed until another day, she asked the late Emperor to accompany Concubine Chu first.
"The late Emperor still understood the priorities of things clearly, so he smiled and went to the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart."
Yu Jiujiu poured a glass of water for Grandma Bingyan sensibly.
Grandma Bingyan took it over with fear, took a sip, and then continued talking.
"After the incident, the Queen Mother invited the late emperor over before questioning Concubine Chu about the ruby. Therefore, Concubine Chu's denial that she had worn that dress was also heard by the late emperor.
"The late emperor immediately ordered people to go back to the Yangxin Palace to check the remaining ruby. Sure enough, it was gone. The palace attendants in the Yangxin Palace said that Concubine Chu had visited earlier.
"As for what is in the Yangxin Palace, the palace staff must check it carefully every day to prevent it from being stolen and sold out of the palace.
"Things that were obviously there the day before yesterday disappeared after Mrs. Chu went there. What this means is self-evident.
"The late Emperor didn't believe it at first, but when he saw it with his own eyes and heard it with his own ears, Concubine Chu was lying, he had no choice but to believe it."
When Yu Jiujiu heard this, he frowned when he thought of the little imperial master's previous guesses, and still asked in a somewhat unbelievable tone: "But even if he knew that it was Concubine Chu who poisoned his favorite son,
Still reluctant to punish Concubine Chu?
"This should be a capital crime, right?
"Can the late emperor really disregard the laws of the country and the rules of the family for the sake of a woman? Can he not even avenge his favorite son?
"Moreover, Concubine Chu's intentions were so vicious that she asked her father, who was only six years old at the time, to give her uncle a medicinal meal with arsenic added to it. What if his father was greedy and took a bite? Then both his uncle and his father would die together.
She is so cruel, even though her father didn't eat her, she still has to bear the crime of poisoning her own brother, ruining her life!
"The late emperor would not be willing to part with such a woman? Is he so confused?"
Yu Jiujiu is really difficult to understand.
Aunt Bingyan sighed deeply, and said in a hateful and helpless tone: "Perhaps, this is all fate, and the late emperor was a wise king, but it happened that he ruined his wise life with this woman, Princess Chu.
"He was completely obedient and tolerant to her. Even though he knew she was cruel, he was still not willing to take her life.
"It was difficult for him to accept what happened to Princess Chu, but he had to accept it, just like accepting that his favorite son had been poisoned to death by his favorite woman.
"At that time, the late emperor told the Queen Mother that he had lost his son and could not lose Princess Chu again."
When Yu Jiujiu heard this, he couldn't help but get angry.
So, did the late emperor really not like the imperial grandmother at all?
In his mind, besides his uncle, Concubine Chu was the most important, and he didn't care about the pain of his grandmother!
"Then how was this matter resolved in the end?" Yu Jiujiu asked.
"The late emperor used the emperor to threaten the empress dowager. The late emperor said that there was no conclusive evidence in this matter that could convict the concubine Chu. However, it was a certainty that the emperor personally fed the eldest prince with medicinal food and poisoned her to death."
Having said this, Grandma Bingyan became a little uncontrollably excited, and her anger and annoyance were beyond words.
But she tried her best to restrain herself, "The late emperor said that this matter should be reported to the outside world as the eldest prince being ill and not recovering. In this way, the emperor is not the culprit who poisoned his brother, and Concubine Chu is not the mastermind behind it.
"He said that if the Queen Mother insisted on convicting Concubine Chu and making Concubine Chu pay for her life, then he would have to let the emperor use his own life to atone for his crime. The emperor killed his most outstanding and favorite son, then he must
A life for a life!"
Yu Jiujiu shouted almost uncontrollably: "The late Emperor went too far! Isn't dad his son? He actually used his own son's life as a tool in order to protect Concubine Chu!"