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Chapter 247 The Queen Mother’s Crimes.

Finally, he had to speak up: "Empress Hua, you asked me to enter the palace this time because of the things that were spread outside?"

Concubine Hua put down the pearl hairpin in her hand and explained hurriedly: "Yiyi, I believe you are not such a person."

"My lady, you have only met me once, and you are so sure that I am not the person they say I am?"

Concubine Hua lowered her eyes slightly, then gently placed her hand on Lin Yiyi's and said softly, "I am always right in judging people."

Lin Yiyi lowered her eyebrows and said, "Your Majesty is willing to believe in me, I am very grateful."

"Yiyi, come and sit down." Concubine Hua pulled Lin Yiyi to sit down.

Lin Yiyi looked at Concubine Hua and said softly, "Does your Majesty have anything to say?"

"Yes." Concubine Hua nodded slightly, and then said: "In fact, I have experienced these family affairs before. I thought that since I am an experienced person, I can also give you some advice."

Lin Yiyi's eyes suddenly lit up, and she said, "My Queen, do you have a solution?"

"Do you know why the Prime Minister has no opinion on this matter?"

Lin Yiyi shook her head, "I don't know."

Concubine Hua smiled and said, "That's because he doesn't trust his wife in his heart, so he would rather let others misunderstand than punish you."

"Madam, what you mean is... does my father know what Zeng Qin did?"

"To be precise, the Prime Minister is just guessing."

"Then what should I do?"

"What you need to do is to expose her true colors and let the Prime Minister confirm his suspicions."

Lin Yiyi frowned after hearing this, "But Zeng Qin is very cunning, I..."

"After all, fire cannot be hidden. If you can make the fire burn more vigorously, the paper will be burned to ashes soon."

Lin Yiyi's eyes suddenly lit up, and she suddenly realized something. She then stood up and said gratefully, "Thank you for your guidance, Madam. I know what to do now."

Concubine Hua looked at Lin Yiyi tenderly and said, "Once this matter is settled, I will ask the emperor to order you two to get married as soon as possible."

Lin Yiyi blushed slightly after hearing this, and whispered, "Thank you, Madam."

"Okay, stay for dinner later. I haven't talked to you in a long time."

"Okay." Lin Yiyi nodded with a smile, and then continued to look at the jewelry next to her with Concubine Hua.

It was dusk when Lin Yiyi finished her dinner and was about to leave when she saw Lan Yu rushing in and said anxiously, "Madam..."

He turned his eyes and saw Lin Yiyi beside him, so he hesitated to speak.

Concubine Hua put down the teacup in her hand and said softly: "Yiyi is not an outsider, go ahead and speak."

"Yes." Lan Yu bowed slightly, and then said, "Something happened in Baohua Palace."

After hearing this, Concubine Hua frowned slightly, then looked at Lan Yu seriously and asked, "What's going on?"

"The Emperor invited the abbot of the Yuan Temple of the Fahua Temple to help the Empress Dowager resolve her inner demons today. Unexpectedly, as soon as the Empress Dowager entered the Baohua Hall, the hall door was closed tightly, and all the candles inside were extinguished. Only the Empress Dowager's voice was heard in the Baohua Hall."

"Your Majesty, can you send someone in to check?"

"No, the palace door seems to be locked by someone from the inside, and people outside can't get in."

Concubine Hua stood up anxiously and said, "Let's go to Baohua Palace."

Seeing this, Lin Yiyi followed.

At this moment, guards, maids, and eunuchs were standing outside the Baohua Hall. Hong Fu stood by Li Lingchen and looked at the abbot of Yuan Temple anxiously and said, "Abbot of Yuan Temple, please think of a way to open this door."

The abbot of Yuan Temple also frowned, put his hands together in front of his chest, and began to recite the secret of rebirth.

Xuan Yi stood aside and bowed solemnly, saying, "Your Majesty, I will lead some men to break open the palace door."

"Who among you dares?" Li Lingxuan's cold voice sounded from behind.

Li Lingchen frowned and turned to look over. Li Lingxuan was walking slowly towards him in a black robe, with cold eyes and brows, as if he was the King of Hell who came out from the Shura world to claim lives. His aura was so intimidating that Xuan Yi couldn't help but take a step back.

Li Lingchen looked at Li Lingxuan who stopped in front of him with a cold brow and said, "What are you doing?"

"Oh, what are you doing?" Li Lingxuan raised his lips wickedly, staring at Li Lingchen with deep eyes, "Didn't my royal brother always refuse to believe that she wasn't the one who killed dozens of people in Baohua Palace?" Then he glanced in the direction of Baohua Palace and said with a smile, "Look, those unjustly killed souls will never mistake their enemies."

"But she is the queen mother after all!" Li Lingchen said gritting his teeth.

"But their lives are also lives!" Li Lingxuan said word by word.

Li Lingchen stared at the corners of Li Lingxuan's eyes, which were gradually turning red, and then he sighed deeply and said, "Lingxuan, do you have to do this?"

"Why, your heart softened after taking the throne? I remember that the emperor was decisive in killing people before. He would rather kill those talkative palace maids than put all the blame on the queen mother."

Li Lingchen clenched his fists silently, thinking of how he had killed dozens of palace maids in order to protect the empress dowager. This incident has always been a thorn in his heart. No one knew about it, so how did Li Lingxuan know about it?

Li Lingxuan looked at Li Lingchen's frowning brows, then smiled and said softly: "Brother, all I want is the truth. I just want to know who killed my mother. Is that wrong?"

"You are right..." Li Lingchen lowered his eyes, then turned to look at Baohua Hall and said to Hong Fu: "Let them all go down."

Hong Fu nodded respectfully, "Yes."

After a while, only Li Lingxuan and Li Lingchen were left outside Baohua Hall, and even Hongfu retreated.

At this time, inside the palace, the Queen Mother's screams had completely stopped, and Li Lingxuan said, "Royal brother, you can go in now."

Just as she finished speaking, the door of Baohua Palace was slowly opened. It was pitch dark inside and only the empress dowager's breathing could be heard.

Li Lingxuan walked in first, and the candlelight in the hall gradually lit up. The Queen Mother's disheveled figure was illuminated by the light. Her hair was disheveled, and her jewelries were scattered all over the floor. Through the marble floor, the Queen Mother's pale face was reflected.

Li Lingxuan walked up to the Queen Mother sarcastically and asked coldly, "How is it? Did you hear the hatred those dead souls have for you?"

The Queen Mother shuddered, then looked up at Li Lingxuan, and then screamed in fear, because what she saw was Concubine Rou with a ferocious face.

She immediately cried and kowtowed, "Sister, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have killed you out of jealousy, and I shouldn't have regarded you as a thorn in my side because you gave birth to a prince. I deserve to die. I shouldn't have framed you for having a male lover, and I shouldn't have pushed over the candlestick and tried to burn you to death when the truth was revealed. I'm sorry."

The Queen Mother choked with sobs.

Li Lingchen was standing at the door and heard what the Queen Mother said. He was shocked. This was not what the Queen Mother told him at that time, otherwise he would not have killed those palace maids.

He immediately strode in, looked at the empress dowager who was crying and kowtowing to Li Lingxuan, and asked, "Is what you just said true?"

The Queen Mother stopped and looked at Li Lingchen with tears in her eyes, and continued, "Chen'er, I'm sorry for you too."