Some words couldn't be said, and even if they were said, they couldn't be heard by the other person.
Very quickly, Consort Nguyễn's younger brother threw Imperial Censor Yun's son into Phoenix Terrace out of jealousy, disturbing the vengeful spirit of "Empress Zhou of the previous dynasty". The news of him being killed by the vengeful spirit spread throughout the capital.
The matter had already surfaced.
It turned out that that night, Ruan Chang 'an and the Imperial Uncle's second son, Cao Huayu, and the other young masters were drinking and enjoying themselves. When the boat reached the Moon Embracing Lake, they suddenly heard a woman's extremely pleasant voice. The young masters all had some romantic thoughts. Ruan Chang' an volunteered to "invite her", but he didn't expect that not only did he not invite her, he was also scolded badly by a weak scholar. At that time, he wanted to beat him up, but he had an iron-toothed Imperial Censor as a father. If he really beat him up, it would be even more embarrassing in court.
After returning, Ruan Chang 'an was really angry, so Cao Huayu gave him this rotten idea. They would drug Cloud Leaf and send him to the abandoned Phoenix Terrace to give him a good scare. They didn't expect that this scare would really happen.
However, the two debauchees were satisfied and thought that it was a ghost causing trouble. Cloud Leaf deserved to be seriously ill and had nothing to do with them. It was just that during the kidnapping that night, the Cao family's guards accidentally lost the jade pendant. The two debauchees were slightly worried, so they secretly sent someone to the Yun residence to steal the jade pendant back.
Old Princess Yu didn't expect that the three words "Empress Zhou", which had been forgotten for 25 years, would actually return to the capital in this way.
Below her, the thirteenth princess, who had always been taken care of by her, asked intimately, "Who is that Empress Zhou? Why was Imperial Mother so angry at that time and immediately threw Ruan Chang 'an into prison and summoned that Ning Shu into the palace? "
Old Princess Yu gently stroked her soft hair, "At that time, the people all said that the current Empress's family was Jingzhou's Cao family. However, in the past twenty-five years, who didn't know that the Zhou Clan of Jinzhou was truly a noble clan? Compared to the Zhou Clan, the Cao Clan was simply not worth mentioning.
The Zhou family of Jinzhou had been passed down for eight hundred years, spanning three dynasties without declining. It had produced twenty-one prime ministers, six empresses, and many other officials, both high and low, like carps crossing the river. None of the members of the imperial family with the surname Xiao could guarantee that they did not have a trace of the Zhou family's blood on them. When it was at its peak, most of the court officials stood on the Zhou family's side. This kind of honor and favor rose to the peak when it reached the late emperor.
The first empress of the late emperor was from the Zhou family, but that empress was unlucky and died of illness before the age of thirty. Shortly after, the former emperor took a second woman from the Zhou family into the palace. When she first entered the palace, she was first conferred the title of noble lady according to the ancestral rules. Later, she was endlessly favored by the emperor. In just a few years, she was promoted to noble consort. This speed of promotion shocked the entire harem. In another year, she would give birth to a prince and sit firmly on the throne of the Empress. No one would be able to stop her.
The former emperor was tightly controlled by her. Even though she was no longer young, the former emperor still spent millions to build this Phoenix Terrace for her when she was forty years old. When Phoenix Terrace was completed, it attracted the worship of countless people. Because there was already an Empress Zhou before her, the people respected her as Empress Zhou. "
Old Princess Yu was still feeling unwell and started coughing after speaking for a while. The Thirteenth Princess hurriedly served her tea.
Old Princess Yu took two sips and continued speaking. Her old eyes seemed to have returned to the glorious and bloody scene from more than twenty years ago, along with the slightly hoarse voice.
"It's already rare for a woman to have a good background, and it's even rarer for her to have a world-toppling appearance. If she also has outstanding intelligence, then the heavens really pity her. Empress Zhou is such a woman. When the former emperor trusted her the most, not only did he allow her to participate in politics, he was even willing to hold her hand and sit on the dragon throne together. "
The Thirteenth Princess asked curiously, "Isn't that very impressive? But why have I never heard Imperial Father mention this empress? "
Old Princess Yu's voice was incomparably aged. "Because no one would have thought that such a glorious Empress Zhou would suddenly go crazy twenty-five years ago!"
"She was so crazy that she didn't recognize her own family and lost her mind. She was so crazy that she personally killed the crown prince at that time. Then, she used that blood-stained sword to kill over a hundred palace maids and guards in the Phoenix Algae Palace. She didn't even let off her own daughter who was only a few years old. In the end, she burned herself to death in Phoenix Terrace!
And because the former emperor was too grief-stricken, he also passed away not long after. Everyone said that the former emperor was too deeply in love with her and couldn't bear to see her lonely in the Yellow Springs, so he specially went to accompany her. Of course, there's also a guess that he didn't dare to say … "
Old Princess Yu almost blurted out the following words, but fortunately, she stopped in time. The Thirteenth Princess was so shocked that she took a deep breath and muttered, "Such a terrifying thing actually happened. That Ning Shu exposed the matter to this extent, is she …"
Old Princess Yu nodded lightly and sighed. "Yes, terrifying things happen in every dynasty and every generation. I'm afraid that little girl from the Ning Family won't be able to survive."
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