The Imperial Noble Consort had been in the palace for many years. Since she said so, there must be a reason for it.
Lin Mengya also felt strange. She had carefully observed Princess Tiancheng.
She knew that under that innocent and adorable appearance, there was definitely a selfish heart.
Such a person would keep the good things for herself. How could she give them to her mother out of filial piety?
Unless she had a motive.
All of a sudden, Lin Mengya thought of a possibility.
"Sister Zhao, do you still remember that from the time that aunt took over, there was fish, beef, or mutton in her diet every day that had a strong smell? However, it wasn't steamed or stewed. Instead, it was a dish with a stronger taste?"
Zhao Ran had been in charge of the imperial kitchen for many years. In addition, she was calm. Now it was not difficult for her to think about the dishes one by one every day.
She nodded at once. After confirming it, she said, "That's right.
In the past, the Empress's taste was light, and sometimes she didn't even eat any meat. But in the past half a month, the Empress's taste has changed. But we all thought that it was because the weather was cold, so the Empress became like this. Now that Your Highness said so, I also feel strange. Moreover, every time that dish was served, the Empress would either finish it or reward it to someone else. By the way, she also gave it to Princess Tiancheng several times.
But I know that the princess never eats those things. But when the plates returned to the Imperial Kitchen, they were clean. This servant also thought it was strange. "
Although the meal sounded inconspicuous, it was just three meals a day. How could there be anything special about it?
But Lin Mengya keenly felt that there was something strange about it.
In a sense, His Majesty and the Empress were both stubborn people.
Therefore, their habits would not be easily changed.
But in just half a month, the Empress changed from a vegetarian to a carnivore.
This seemed to be a little difficult for a normal person.
After all, if a person had been a vegetarian for a long time and suddenly began to eat meat, she might not be able to adapt to it psychologically and physiologically for a while.
But the Empress and Princess Tiancheng did it. Wasn't it strange?
"It seems that although a vicious tiger doesn't eat its cubs, there is a maturing tigress who is going to devour her mother's flesh and blood."
There was coldness in Lin Mengya's eyes.
Zhao Ran and the Imperial Noble Consort were also puzzled at first, but later on, they also felt a little creeped out.
"Do you mean that Princess Tiancheng poisoned the Empress's food?"
The Imperial Noble Consort said in disbelief. After all, she had only given birth to one son, so she was exceptionally gentle and tender to other people's daughters.
Even though they had drifted apart due to various reasons, she still remembered the clever and adorable young lady from back then.
Why had she become so vicious now that she wouldn't even spare her own mother?
"I don't think the princess will go that far. Or is there something we don't know about? "
Subconsciously, the Imperial Noble Consort felt that the little girl should not be like this.
However, Lin Mengya and Zhao Ran held the opposite attitude.
"Lady Mother is kind and naturally felt that as a daughter, she would not do such a disgraceful thing. But how could those people be measured by the heart of an ordinary person? If this is true, I'm afraid I have guessed the purpose of Princess Tiancheng's doing this. "
The Imperial Noble Consort Dehui was still caught in a dilemma, but reason finally prevailed over emotion.
Because she found that what her daughter-in-law said might be the truth.
"You mean —"
The Imperial Noble Consort widened her eyes, and Zhao Ran had the same reaction as her.
Because this matter surprised them even more than Princess Tiancheng poisoning her own mother.
"Yes, I guess Princess Tiancheng wants to be the Crown Princess herself, or to be the Empress Dowager herself!"
The first Empress in the history of Jin State?
Princess Tiancheng had a lot of ambitions, and she was also a person with a lot of tricks and brains.
In this way, many things could be explained.
"This … is ridiculous! How can a woman be the Empress Dowager? She is too wishful thinking! "
The Imperial Noble Consort's pretty face was pale. In any case, she couldn't imagine how a woman could be the Empress.
Zhao Ran thought the same as her, but Lin Mengya didn't think so.
She came from a modern society. At that time, there were not only empresses, but also female presidents and female prime ministers.
Therefore, she thought there was nothing wrong with a woman in power. She even hoped that there could be a figure like Wu Zetian among the countries.
The biggest mistake of Princess Tiancheng was not that she was a woman, but that she did not have Wu Zetian's breadth of mind and ambition at all.
Therefore, she was doomed to fail.
"So, Tiancheng poisoned the Empress? Because if the Empress was there, it would be impossible for her to be the Empress Dowager, right? The Empress wanted to be the Empress Dowager, but her mind was on the Crown Prince. Even if the Crown Prince was useless, the Empress would never give up. But what I don't understand is why Tiancheng asked her brother and mother to force the Crown Prince to abdicate and rebel. If she succeeds, won't her dream of being the Crown Princess be broken? "
This was what the Imperial Noble Consort couldn't figure out.
After all, if the Crown Prince couldn't ascend the throne, Princess Tiancheng's dream could be realized.
But now, she could not see the slightest sign of that lass succeeding.
"It's because she wants to be the Empress that she has to ask the Crown Prince to force the Crown Prince to abdicate and rebel. I think she has three plans. If the Crown Prince succeeds, she will be the greatest hero. The Crown Prince is mediocre, and his mind and means are probably no match for Tiancheng. At that time, she will have power in the court, and enemies like my prince will be eliminated. If she wants to be the Empress, it will be easy for her to do so. "
Although Lin Mengya wasn't sure before, she might have considered these situations.
Therefore, now the key points were clear, and some things were connected, like a pearl necklace. All the trivial clues had a clear line to support them.
"Let's take a step back and say that if the Crown Prince fails to force the Crown Prince to abdicate. Then after that, the Crown Prince will lose the qualification to compete for the throne. But because of the Empress's participation, I'm afraid that the Empress's title will be deprived. If I were Tiancheng, I would definitely choose a suitable moment to show goodwill to His Majesty. Then, I would push all the blame to the Crown Prince and the Empress, pretending that I was innocent and implicated by others. Then, I would find a way to make His Majesty give me what I want. In this way, she could not only protect herself, but also gain His Majesty's trust. Although the throne couldn't be given to her, His Majesty would definitely give her other things as compensation and rewards. At that time, she could use the first move to achieve her goal. The last one was to seek wealth in danger. As long as those princes and His Majesty were all dead, she could naturally use her royal identity to find a puppet husband to be the regent. Then, her descendants would naturally inherit His Majesty's throne. In this way, she is the one who benefits from this game of chess. "
Lin Mengya had never admired anyone, but now, she had to admire Princess Tiancheng.
In order to become the first Empress since the founding of the country, she had done everything she could.
This war was necessary for Tiancheng. That was because through this war, the power of her brother, Long Tianhao and the other competitors for the throne would be greatly weakened.
In this world, the one with the strongest fist would have the final say.
No matter what, as long as Princess Tiancheng held a powerful weapon, no one dared to say anything wrong about her.
In a way, Lin Mengya admired Tiancheng very much.
But now, she only felt that Tiancheng was stupid and extremely stupid!
Because she had miscalculated the power that could influence the succession of the throne in the end.
It was the power hidden in the dark, only to maintain the orthodoxy of the royal family.
Tiancheng, like her father, thought that those forces would eventually protect the country for the Long family.
So no matter who died, the country would still be in the hands of the Long family.
But people's hearts were fickle, especially after seeing the sweetness of power. Who could continue to stick to their original intentions in this kind of temptation?
The answer was no.
Therefore, she and Long Tianhao had never thought of relying on the power of those people.
In fact, once Long Tianhao became the new emperor of Jin State and stabilized his power, he would have to pull out this rotten tooth.
They would never let these people disturb the country of Jin State.
The only people who could protect the country could only be themselves.
If they couldn't even protect their own things, what was the point of becoming the emperor?
Those people were now watching the show, watching the foolish descendants of the Long family fight to the death for the sake of the puppet-like throne.
When everyone's power had almost dissipated, the monster hidden in the darkness would attack them with overwhelming power.
Either they would choose a person who was most suitable to be an obedient puppet to be the emperor, or they might replace him.
It was just asking a tiger for its skin. How could her dear husband be unprepared?
Therefore, in this war, Long Tianhao not only wanted the Crown Prince to be the target of public criticism, but also wanted His Majesty to give up the high position he had occupied for more than 30 years.
More importantly, he wanted to ruthlessly deter the tiger hiding behind the throne of the Long family.
In the future, only Long Tianhao could be the master of the Jin State, and the others could only be his subordinates.
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