Princess Qixia... That beautiful but thin shadow passed through Eunuch Zhang's mind, and he felt his body stiffen. Until now, he could not forget the scene on the day Princess Qixia died. At that time, Princess Qixia's mental state was very unstable, so they, the eunuchs and maids, took turns to watch over her carefully. But one day, her mind was inexplicably clear, and she was very happy, and specially invited His Majesty to come and talk. Even though they only spoke for a while, His Majesty was already extremely happy. The servants thought that the princess's condition had improved, and they felt relieved. So that night, no one expected that something like that would happen. The next day, as soon as His Majesty woke up, he heard someone screaming, "Oh no, there's someone here, they're dead, they're dead -!" He got up in a hurry, only to find that Princess Qixia was missing, and he and others were in a panic. When he rushed to the lotus pond in a panic, he saw a pair of beautiful embroidered shoes neatly placed next to the lotus pond.
Princess Qixia walked out of the palace step by step, through the garden, and arrived at the lotus pond. Everyone could see the princess in her favorite dress, drowning in the lotus pond full of pink hibiscus flowers. When she was fished out, she had a smile on her face. This kind of scene will never be forgotten by anyone who has seen it. It's really terrible...
His Majesty watched her die in front of his eyes, and his heart was torn apart by a thousand blades, and a large mouthful of blood spurted out with a loud sound...
Eunuch Zhang didn't dare to think about it anymore, he just looked at Yuan Lie and warned him again: "My lord, please don't say that name again. This old slave is scared when he hears it!"
"Really? What's there to be afraid of?" Yuan Lie smiled thoughtfully.
Eunuch Zhang looked at Yuan Lie's face, and a strange thought suddenly passed through his mind. His voice suddenly dropped three octaves: "My lord, I heard someone mentioned that you grew up outside the palace when you were a child. Why didn't you come back before?"
Yuan Lie looked at this very shrewd eunuch and said calmly: "I was not in good health, so my father asked me to stay outside to recuperate. You must also know the situation in the household. If I come back, I'm afraid I won't grow this big."
What he said was very clear. Eunuch Zhang smiled sheepishly: Indeed, the old Princess Hu is not easy to deal with.
"Eunuch Zhang has been here for so many years, so he must know a lot of things."
Yuan Lie's tone was very easy-going, as if it was just a small talk. But Eunuch Zhang was a little nervous and said: "This slave is old and has forgotten many things in the past."
All of the members of the Yuexi imperial family are gorgeous, but no one can compare with Princess Qixia. Eunuch Zhang suddenly remembered that Princess Qixia had given birth to a son, but he died just after being born. If he had survived, he would have been as handsome and extraordinary as Grand Prince Xu in front of him. Turning his head, Yuan Lie looked at him intently, and Eunuch Zhang was shocked. His eyes and expression not only resembled that person, but also resembled the current Emperor. God! Could it be that that child was still alive back then? How can this be! He obviously watched that child die with his own eyes...
Yuan Lie just smiled, knowing that the old eunuch must be a clever person to survive to this day. He did not expose it, but simply changed the topic and said: "His Majesty's headache, has it gotten better these past two days?"
Eunuch Zhang's expression remained unchanged, but he felt much more relaxed and said, "It's getting better. Since the prince returned to the capital, His Majesty's headache has been getting better day by day."
The death of Princess Qixia was a huge blow to the Emperor. He became suspicious and felt that Princess Qixia was murdered. He searched for the murderer everywhere and killed many people in the palace, which caused rumors for a while. Even when dealing with courtiers, his temperament changed drastically, and he had the Head of the Ministry of Industry killed for a joke. The Imperial Censor Zhong Cheng protested that Princess Qixia should not be buried with such high standards of etiquette, and the Emperor immediately ordered him to be dragged out and torn apart; General Wu Lin, who was talking about Princess Qixia, was shot more than a hundred times with arrows by the Emperor himself and died... The Emperor was always wise and had never done such ridiculous and terrible things before. During that time, almost everyone was in danger, and even the Empress shut her doors and did not come out. The concubines in the palace also did not dare to go to his bed, for fear of offending the Emperor with just one word and ending up with a tragic end.
