After the replacement of the delicate imperial concubine, my emperor will never come to court again

Chapter 254: Past events of fighting for power

Shen Yanzhi heard it and just said it.

"The Queen Mother began to try her best to help me seize the throne. For the concubines in the harem, any pregnant women would have miscarriages. Those who concealed the pregnancy were secretly executed by the Queen Mother."

"Since my birth, no more children have been born in the palace."

Ren Yuhuan felt Shen Yanzhi's body getting cold and immediately pulled the quilt to cover him.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. That's all in the past. It's okay to say it."

Shen Yanzhi calmed down for a while and said: "The rumors in the palace were not good. I was very angry at the time and did not believe that the queen would do such a thing, so I followed the queen at night."

"Your Majesty, have you seen it?"

Shen Yanzhi nodded: "I saw it. I saw my mother ordering Eunuch Daxi to go up and kill a young palace maid about fourteen years old with her own hands."

"Is she pregnant?"

Shen Yanzhi nodded: "The late emperor was a romantic man, and he visited this little palace maid when he was changing clothes in the side hall. The little palace maid didn't tell anyone, and she had no status, but she was discovered by the lady in charge and beaten. Report."

Ren Yuhuan had nothing to say, so Shen Yanzhi continued to speak, filling the gap of silence.

"After that, I stopped paying attention to anything my mother did and just immersed myself in studying. In this way, I was in a trance until I was eight years old."

"When I was eight years old, one night by chance, I heard a loud noise. I went out of the room to take a peek and found that my mother was secretly meeting with General De. The two were talking about a plan to murder the eldest prince."

Although Ren Yuhuan guessed that there must be a conspiracy behind the eldest prince's death, he just didn't want to be confirmed by Shen Yanzhi.

"When I rushed over, I only saw the eldest prince struggling in the lake, but he couldn't float."

"At that time, I was screaming and trying to find someone to come over, but General De covered my mouth and took me back."

Ren Yuhuan nodded and agreed with what Li Bin said.

"I went back and asked my mother why she wanted to kill the eldest prince. My mother said that she did this all for me. If the eldest prince succeeds to the throne, both she and I will die!"

Shen Yanzhi's eyes were deep and his expression was a little numb: "The next year, when I was nine years old, my mother poisoned the second prince. She first killed the second prince and then poisoned Concubine Mei."

"All this was known to the late emperor, but at that time General De and Prime Minister Yi were on the side of the queen. The late emperor had no other choice, so he began to look at recruiting beautiful girls, planning to have a few more, and dethrone me as the crown prince."

Hearing this, Ren Yuhuan quickly hugged Shen Yanzhi tightly.

Although Shen Yanzhi didn't mention a word, the late emperor must have focused all this hatred on him. If a father doesn't like his son, is there anything more harmful than this to his son?
"Kill the mother and queen. If the former emperor favors one, the mother will kill one."

"Finally... the queen mother couldn't bear it anymore and couldn't control the late emperor, so she attacked the late emperor."

Ren Yuhuantian didn't expect to hear such breaking news and was stunned on the spot.

Shen Yanzhi turned to look at Ren Yuhuan and affirmed: "Yes, the late emperor was killed by his mother."

Ren Yuhuan quickly straightened up his expression and said to Shen Yanzhi: "It must be difficult for you..."

Shen Yanzhi also didn't expect that Ren Yuhuan would say this, and his heart softened a little.

"After I ascended the throne, my mother had to support her mother's family to keep the throne, but General De and Prime Minister Yi refused. The two and the queen began to fight tit for tat, and finally King Yong came to join in the fun." "At that time, King Yong's soldiers arrived. On the outskirts of the capital, the queen calmly kidnapped General De's daughter. "

"At that time, the torches camped outside the city were as bright as the city square, and the people began to run for their lives. However, the queen mother held a banquet and held a wedding in the palace. At that time, I made me a virtuous concubine."

When Ren Yuhuan heard this, he just lamented the Queen Mother's scheming methods and her power to remain calm despite the collapse of Mount Tai.

"Concubine De is actually willing?"

Shen Yanzhi didn't care: "I don't know."

Ren Yuhuan believed Concubine Li's words that Shen Yanzhi had never met Concubine De and Concubine Xian.

"King Yong lost the support of General De and was beaten back into a rebel army. On the outskirts of the city, the queen mother forced me to go to the imperial court to fight in person, captured King Yong, and forced me to kill him."

King Yong is His Majesty's uncle, and Shen Yanzhi, who was only ten years old, was forced to kill his uncle.

Ren Yuhuan had no choice but to say: "Your Majesty, I thought that I had been through a miserable life since I was a child and that no one could compare to me. I never imagined that compared with Your Majesty, what am I?"

But Shen Yanzhi just blinked his eyes and said: "I know you are not suffering. It is because of this that I feel pity for you when I see you."

It turns out that this is why Shen Yanzhi values ​​her among so many women!
Ren Yuhuan felt a little bitter.

Yes, who could be a woman of her birth and status who could be canonized in the palace?
Shen Yanzhi naturally did not dare to touch those women who grew up in fine clothes and pampering, just like dark mushrooms that cannot grow under the sun.

Only like her, a poor person covered in mud and with scars both physically and mentally, would Shen Yanzhi feel comfortable in contact with her.

Shen Yanzhi never said this, but both of them understood it at this moment.

But Ren Yuhuan kept Shen Yanzhi's words: "This is fate. God only arranged for you and me. I am very grateful."

Shen Yanzhi looked into Ren Yuhuan's eyes, and for the first time there was no grudge or suspicion in his heart.

"Where is the Concubine Xian?"

"Oh, after pacifying King Yong, Prime Minister Yi sent his daughter to the palace and conferred the title of Concubine Xian in order to protect the entire Yi family."

Ren Yuhuan thought of Concubine Li's words, and she didn't dare to ask about the ending of General De and Prime Minister Yi.

However, Shen Yanzhi didn't hide anything and just finished speaking.

"General De relied on his military power and was not willing to listen to his mother. He was led to the palace and killed by her mother. He was sent out of the palace and thrown into the wilderness. He claimed to the outside world that he was killed by a wild wolf."

"Prime Minister Yi felt something was wrong, so he retired and returned to his hometown. He was poisoned to death on the way back home. He claimed that his loyal ministers were tired and could not afford to fall ill."

After Shen Yanzhi finished speaking, he felt much relieved. He turned to look at Ren Yuhuan. She also looked calm and was not scared away.

This time Ren Yuhuan understood the words of the aunt beside the Queen Mother. At that time, the Queen Mother must have wanted to deal with Concubine Virtue and Concubine Xian together to avoid future troubles.

It was obviously Shen Yanzhi who protected them. As long as Shen Yanzhi didn't see them or give them a chance, they could survive in the palace safely.

This is why Shen Yanzhi never visits Concubine De and Concubine Xian.

And the Queen Mother goes there every month, which is just for surveillance. Does she really have to meet their conditions?
Ren Yuhuan sorted out the information in his mind and said to Shen Yanzhi: "I know who flew the kite."