Lin Xuan vaguely remembered that at the time, the situation was urgent, and Lin Xuan did not have time to send her and the prince to the Lin family. Moreover, the men of the Lin family were all out on expedition, and the women and children in the mansion were not necessarily safe. Therefore, before entering the palace, she hid her and the prince in a very secluded secret room inside the study of the king's residence in the Wangfu, and prepared enough dry food and water for them, and warned them not to go out no matter what they heard.

  But at that time, the prince was unstable and had been cooped up in a secret room for a day, clamoring to go out. She still remembered Lin Xian's words, so she kept coaxing the prince.

  But later, the crown prince somehow found his way to the mechanism and opened the secret room, running out. Then they ran into the rebel army that had broken into the palace as soon as they left the secret room.

  Later, they hid in the rice jar in the kitchen. She had already vaguely understood the importance of the prince and Lin Xian to the Lin family, so there was a scene where she went out to lure away the rebels and rescued the prince.

  Mu Qing continued: "Actually, the Empress Dowager had made arrangements for you and the Crown Prince, as well as the Second and Third Princes. She hid them in different places to avoid putting all her eggs in one basket. In case the rebels broke into the palace, even if they found one of the children, the others would still be safe."

  At that time, there was a Wang Gongzheng in the palace, who was awarded to the emperor as a concubine by Queen Xian. However, it turned out that this person was actually someone sent by Empress Chen. Later, Wang Gongzheng found the third prince and brought him into the palace. Therefore, the third prince's intellectual disability was not due to illness as claimed, but rather caused by being poisoned in the palace.

  Lin He only now heard, just understood at that time Qi Wang and Chen Hou Gong Bian, after all, is how shocking and dangerous a thing.

  "What about Wang Fengzhi?" Lin Xiao asked again.

  Mu Qing glanced at Lin Yan and said, "After Qi Wang and Chen Hou's affair failed, she was made into a human wine jug by Cui Xian Fei, soaked in a wine vat, but not allowed to die. Every day, people were ordered to feed her and give her water until half a year later when she finally died." The Emperor turned a blind eye to this matter.

  The woman in the palace, if she wants to torment someone, her methods are really beyond your imagination.

  Lin He was also a little melancholy about this, and didn't know if it was for the third prince or for Wang Fengzhi who had been made into a human pig.

  Lin Yi had always been somewhat puzzled, Qi Wang wanted to rebel and it was still understandable, but Empress Chen's biological son, the crown prince, was already dead. Qi Wang was not her biological child, no matter which prince became emperor, it would be the same for her, and they would all respect her as empress dowager. Why did she have to get involved with Qi Wang's trouble, and if things went wrong, it would drag down the entire imperial clan.

  Mu Qing and Lin Xiao explained: "Because Empress Chen suspected that the second prince would poison the crown prince, it was instigated by the emperor."

  Lin Huan was startled and asked: "That..."

  Mu Qing shook his head and said, "It's Qi Wang. Qi Wang is extremely eloquent and can make the dead sound alive. Empress Chen also believed him."

  So, it turned out that King Qi had instigated the Second Prince to poison the Crown Prince to death, and then the Second Prince was also beheaded by the previous emperor. King Qi then shifted the blame for this incident to the Emperor, causing Empress Chen to resent the Emperor and willing to take the risk of exterminating her clan to help him rebel.

  Lin Xuan asked again, "Then why would Empress Chen hate Consort Xian so much? Empress Chen lured her aunt into the palace and imprisoned her just to threaten the Emperor. The purpose of imprisoning Consort Xian should be the same. If that's the case, since Empress Chen's goal hasn't been achieved yet, how could she be in such a hurry to poison Consort Xian to death?"

  Mu Qingdao said: "Because the former emperor loved Xianfei."

  Lin Huan was even more surprised and asked: "Wasn't it said that Xian Fei was in the previous emperor's harem and didn't receive favor?"

  Mu Qingdao said, "Yes, the former emperor was not fond of Xian Fei, he loved Xian Fei. If it is said that in the harem of the former emperor, who can enter the heart of the former emperor, I am afraid only Xian Fei."

  Mu Qing sighed and continued, "Your Majesty, you know that before Xian Fei entered the palace, she was already engaged. After the previous emperor ascended to the throne, Xian Fei's fiancé mysteriously fell off his horse and died, and then Xian Fei was brought into the palace by the previous emperor. In fact, at that time everyone suspected that the death of Xian Fei's fiancé was an accident orchestrated by the previous emperor."

  Lin Xiao didn't speak and waited for Mu Qing to continue.

  Mu Qing continued: "Xian Fei lost her father and mother at a young age, and grew up relying on her grandmother. At that time, the Qi family was not good to Xian Fei's grandmother and grandson. The head of the Qi family at that time was the outer grandfather of the imperial concubine, which is the main house, and the main house had the intention of bullying the orphaned mother and son to take over Xian Fei's family property. It was thanks to Xian Fei's cleverness that she managed to keep her property safe. On the other hand, it was the third house of the Qi family, which is now in charge, that took care of Xian Fei's grandmother and grandson back then."

  Lin Xinyi thought to herself, no wonder Wu Guifei always liked to call the emperor "brother-in-law" this and "brother-in-law" that, but the emperor didn't have much affection for this cousin of his, nor did he take kindly to being addressed in such a manner.

  "At that time, the then Prince Emperor met with Xianfei and had a private affair with her, wanting to bring her into the palace. However, the prince already had a wife, Chen Shi, and Xianfei was not willing to enter the palace either. She eventually agreed to an arranged marriage set by her grandmother instead. Not long after, Emperor Taizong passed away, and the previous emperor ascended to the throne. Then Xianfei's fiancé died, and she entered the palace."

  "After Xianfei entered the palace, the Emperor treated her with great favor, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that she was the epitome of his affection. Even Xianfei suspected that her fiancé's death was related to the previous emperor, and she coldly faced him without pretending otherwise. However, the previous emperor continued to fawn over and pamper Xianfei, even going so far as to posthumously confer noble titles upon her deceased parents. The extent of his favoritism was unprecedented, and no one in the harem could compare."

  Lin Xiao asked: "Then why did Xianfei lose favor later?"

  Mu Qing sighed and said: "Xian Fei entered the palace not late, and was so favored by God, but why did the emperor only rank seventh?"

  Lin Xiao's eyes moved slightly, and she said: "Could it be..."

  Mu Qing nodded and said, "Xian Fei had a prince and a princess before the emperor, but they didn't live past a month, so there was no discussion of their age. Even when giving birth to the emperor, she suffered from someone's sinister plot. Although she safely gave birth to the emperor, her body was damaged and she couldn't give birth again. After that, the previous emperor understood and realized that his favoritism towards Xian Fei would only bring her great danger. He gradually distanced himself from Xian Fei, including the emperor, making others think that the emperor disliked Xian Fei. However, these things can deceive ordinary people, but how can they deceive the women in the palace with deep thoughts? Chen Huanghou, Duan Guifei, and Cao Taifei all looked at Xian Fei with hatred, as if they wanted to eat her flesh and drink her blood.

  "After the death of the crown prince, although the emperor had the support of the Lin and Wu families, he was not the eldest son or the legitimate heir. However, the previous emperor still appointed him as the crown prince, which is not without reason."

  Lin Tan sighed, but only for Xian Fei's sake, and didn't feel any sympathy for the late emperor at all.

  Everyone says that the emperor loves Empress Xian, but the harem is still one after another. If his harem could be reduced a little and live in peace, Empress Xian would not be in such danger.

  Lin Xiang asked again: "Did Empress Xiao love the late emperor?"

  Mu Qing gazed at the octagonal palace lantern on the wall, as if looking into the distant horizon. After a pause, he said, "It's probably love. If not, she wouldn't have followed him so soon after his death. She probably loved and resented the late emperor."