Chapter 175 Secret 2
Seeing that he had guessed it, Wang Fengyi nodded and said, "It was indeed the Saint who killed my eldest sister." She sighed slightly, "It was only because his first wife knew the secret he had tried so hard to hide."

"Before the Saint married my eldest sister, he had a concubine, who is the current Concubine Jing."

After hearing what Wang Fengyi said, Lu Ji had already guessed about 80% of it.

The girl from the Zhou family, Concubine Jing, who had a mediocre family background, was aloof from worldly affairs and ranked last among the four concubines in the harem.

It turned out to be Zhao Che’s beloved.

Lu Ji couldn't help but frown when he heard this: "The former queen was virtuous and kind. Even if Zhao Che liked the girl from the Zhou family, he wouldn't kill his first wife."

"You are right." Wang Fengyi continued, "But Zhao Che wanted to make Concubine Jing's son the crown prince. Since my eldest sister entered the palace, he secretly ordered people to put a sterilizing drug in her food that would make her infertile for life. Although the drug is poisonous, it is difficult to detect. Even a gynecologist cannot tell by just taking her pulse."

At this point, Wang Fengyi smiled bitterly: "Since my elder sister entered the palace, she has been seeking a child, but she never thought that she would be framed by the person next to her."

She sighed, "But there is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable. The palace maid who was ordered to do this for Zhao Che was sentenced to death by the inner court because she violated palace rules. My eldest sister was soft-hearted and saved her. The palace maid, in order to express her gratitude to my eldest sister for saving her life, secretly told her about this. My eldest sister was furious and wanted to break up with Zhao Che."

Lu Ji was puzzled and asked, "Zhao Che killed his queen because of this?"

"No." Wang Fengyi said: "At that time, Hexi was occupied by the Qi people, and there were vassal kings who dominated one side. The four seas were in turmoil, so Zhao Che naturally did not dare to offend my Langya Wang family."

"Zhao Che just patiently comforted my elder sister, saying that he was confused at the time and that's why he did the wrong thing. For the sake of the family's interests, my elder sister didn't fall out with him, but she was heartbroken and separated from Zhao Che."

Wang Fengyi narrowed her eyes and said, "There must be something else that made Zhao Che want to kill my elder sister."

He looked up at Lu Ji and asked, "Cousin, do you still remember Prince Qing?"

Lu Ji asked, "Is it the fourth prince born to Concubine Jing? His name is Zhao Ji?"

"Yes, that's him."

Lu Ji said: "I remember that the fourth prince died before he was six years old."

"Yes, the story that was spread in the palace at the time was that Prince Qing suddenly fell ill and died unexpectedly."

Lu Ji asked, "Is there a hidden story here? Then the death of Prince Qing was not an accident?"

"My cousin guessed well."

Prince Qing was the son of Concubine Jing. Since his mother's family was weak, the child was not outstanding among the other princes. Normally, the Saint treated the child mediocrely, and the position of the crown prince had not been decided. The Saint's explanation to the outside world was that he was waiting for the Empress of the Central Palace to give birth to a legitimate son.

Wang Fengyi smiled bitterly, "My elder sister had long been murdered by him and lost her fertility. How could she give birth to a legitimate son? This Zhao Che was deliberately plotting to protect Concubine Jing and her son."

She sighed, "I feel sorry for my elder sister. For the sake of the family's interests, she could only swallow her anger and keep this secret for Zhao Che. She watched helplessly as her husband hurt himself like this in order to protect another woman, and she had to cover up for him."

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After sighing a few times, Wang Fengyi continued to tell Lu Ji about the cruelty in the palace.

However, no matter how well Zhao Che concealed the truth, the news would eventually leak out.

Once, Zhao Che accompanied Concubine Chen to appreciate flowers in the Imperial Garden, and happened to meet Concubine Jing and her son. At that time, Concubine Chen was favored by the Saint and had given birth to a prince. She was very popular in the palace, so she would never take Concubine Jing seriously. When Concubine Jing met the Saint, she came forward to ask for greetings. Concubine Chen was in love with the Saint, and was very unhappy to be disturbed by Concubine Jing and her son. Concubine Chen severely humiliated Concubine Jing in front of the Saint, but the Saint protected Concubine Chen and even helped to punish Concubine Jing by kneeling in the Imperial Garden to reflect on her mistakes in order to please the concubine.

At that time, the power of the princes was strong, and the Concubine Chen was the most favored by the emperor. In order to win the favor of the Concubine Chen, the emperor did many absurd things, and people in the palace were used to it.

The concubine was pleased.

Unexpectedly, after returning to the palace, Concubine Duan came to her and provoked her, saying that Concubine Jing had followed the saint the longest, and today the saint was just pretending to please Concubine Chen. She saw with her own eyes that after the saint coaxed Concubine Chen out of the imperial garden, he turned back and helped Concubine Jing up with his own hands.

After hearing Concubine Duan's instigation, Concubine Chen immediately went to find Concubine Jing to argue.

She entered Zhanghuatai and saw the saint there. All the palace servants serving outside were driven away. Concubine Chen entered Zhanghuatai and the unintentional conversation between the saint and Concubine Jing and her son happened to fall into her ears.

I only heard Concubine Jing and the Saint say: "Ji'er has average talent, and his studies and martial arts are average."

Upon hearing this, the saint held Prince Qing on his knees, his face full of love, and said, "My son is still young."

Seeing this scene, Concubine Chen's heart was suddenly stabbed.

At this moment, the emperor was no longer the aloof and cold person, but just a loving father. In front of this prince who had always been unknown, he even called himself "I".

That was something that the Concubine Chen's most favored son had never enjoyed.

This unintentional scene was like a thorn that pierced Chen Fei's heart.

She murdered the child just in case.

At this point, Wang Fengyi's tone gradually became sad. "Ever since my elder sister knew that Zhao Che had plotted against her and she could no longer get pregnant, she has been living in seclusion and no longer participated in the disputes between the women in the palace. She only wanted to protect herself. Unfortunately, the tree wanted to be quiet but the wind did not stop. The evil plan of the Concubine Chen finally implicated my elder sister."

That year was Queen Wang's birthday, and the concubines in the harem brought the princes and princesses to the central palace to celebrate. Queen Wang ordered the palace maids to bring snacks to share among the princes. Prince Qi, the daughter of Concubine Chen, was next to Prince Qing, the daughter of Concubine Jing. The palace maid was about to give the snack box to Prince Qi, but unexpectedly, Concubine Chen took the snack and gave it directly to Prince Qing, saying that Prince Qi had a stomachache these days and couldn't eat.

Unexpectedly, Prince Qing started foaming at the mouth shortly after eating the snack and died of poisoning.

Lu Ji was silent upon hearing this, and said without thinking: "Since Zhao Che likes this son so much, he must have been holding a grudge against him for this."

"Of course he hates it."

Wang Fengyi said, "The food that child ate came from the Empress, so my elder sister must be implicated."

Lu Ji said: "It wasn't your elder sister who did it, it was the Concubine Chen."

No wonder the sage would exterminate all of the Qin King's clan, and even cruelly ordered the death of his own son born to him by Concubine Chen. He must have hated Concubine Chen very much, but was afraid of the powerful vassal king at the time and did not dare to pursue the matter for his beloved son.

Wang Fengyi nodded, her voice choking with sobs, and she said sadly: "Of course, the Concubine Chen poisoned Prince Qing because of jealousy, but it made my eldest sister suffer."

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