jdhmnovel Chapter 397 The Prince's Mystery: The Cannon Fodder Bride Forced into a Substitute Marquis'
Chapter 397 The Prince's Mystery: The Cannon Fodder Bride Forced into a Substitute Marquis'
Shen Mingze's brow twitched: "Those things ended eighteen years ago. The Song family's treason is well-documented, and no matter how much you don't believe it, it's a fact."
“I am a member of the Song family. I know perfectly well how my father treated the late emperor and how he treated Tang Jinxuan!”
Just because of a deputy general's betrayal at the border, Tang Jinxuan confiscated my entire Song family's property and wiped them out. No matter how much I pleaded for mercy, he showed no leniency whatsoever.
Tang Jinxuan is heartless. Even though I gave birth to his child, he didn't care at all and showed no mercy.
Since he's heartless, don't blame me for being ruthless!
There's a cause and an effect; Tang Jinxuan brought this upon himself by provoking me.
A blood feud must be avenged!
Faced with Song Zhihua's vicious remarks, Shen Mingze was speechless: "The assassination attempt by the Song family at the birthday banquet had already failed."
The remnants of the Song family, who had been operating in the capital for over a decade, were also completely eradicated by His Majesty. Even your only reliance, Shen Huaizhi—oh, no, Tang Ruijing—has been restored to his status as a prince.
Now that His Majesty is high above, you are still a hiding, shameful rat. You have no chips left, so how can you fight against His Majesty?
Zhihua, you should just leave. Leave the capital and live your life well. I'll pretend I never saw you.
Song Zhihua remained silent, his agitated emotions gradually calming down. He then said cryptically, "Mingze, how do you know I don't have any other trump cards?"
Tang Jinxuan has been frequently ill since the end of last year, right? Do you think it's just a simple case of illness?
Song Mingze's pupils dilated in shock: "You actually poisoned His Majesty?!"
Song Mingze recalled that since last year, Emperor Xinghe had indeed been skipping court from time to time. He originally thought it was just a simple case of physical discomfort, but now, according to Song Zhihua, she had poisoned Emperor Xinghe.
The Song family was wiped out eighteen years ago. Does the Song family still have such methods? Could it be that the Song family planted a spy for Song Zhihua in the palace before?
No! Emperor Xinghe was indeed frequently ill before recognizing Tang Ruijing, but Tang Ruijing's previously weak health suddenly improved, which means that Tang Ruijing had a divine physician by his side!
Although Shen Mingze didn't know who the divine doctor was, since this doctor could cure the poison that had lingered in Tang Ruijing's body for more than ten years, he could naturally also cure the poison in Emperor Xinghe's body.
Emperor Xinghe's behavior at the birthday banquet did not resemble that of someone seriously ill. Shen Mingze felt that given the example of the Song family's assassination attempt, Emperor Xinghe would not be unprepared.
Seeing that Shen Mingze seemed to be frightened by his words, Song Zhihua smiled and continued, "Mingze, you helped me once eighteen years ago. Please help me again this time."
I don't ask for much. Now that Tang Jinxuan has recognized the child, all I want is for Tang Jinxuan to die. It's not like I want to overthrow the entire Great Xia Dynasty.
"Of course, if Tang Jinxuan dies, it would be even better if my child succeeded him..."
Regardless of what he was thinking, Shen Mingze remained expressionless: "It's kind of you to still be thinking about Huaizhi, but judging from the Song family's behavior at the birthday banquet, they don't seem to be very friendly to Huaizhi, a child who has half of the Song family's blood."
"How could that be? If we don't expose his identity as a prince, how can we get him back into the royal family? The more ruthless the Song family is to him, the more Tang Jinxuan will pity him."
"To tell you the truth, the failed assassination attempt on the Song family was part of the plan. The goal was to ensure that Tang Jinxuan would recognize him back smoothly. See, isn't it going very well now?"
Song Zhihua pretended to be relaxed as she spoke to Shen Mingze, but in reality, her heart was bleeding. She didn't know much about Song Ming's assassination plan beforehand.
Emperor Xinghe seized Song's spies in the capital, and some escaped to seek refuge with Song Zhihua, who then learned the details of the plan.
According to Song Ming's plan, he intended to use the pretext of assassinating Tang Jinxuan to kill the eldest prince Tang Ruibin and the second prince Tang Ruijie, and then frame Tang Ruijing for the real culprit. In this way, only the third prince Tang Ruiqian would remain under Emperor Xinghe's name.
If the plan succeeds, Song Zhihua's real son, Tang Ruiqian, will become Tang Jinxuan's only heir. In addition, Tang Ruiqian is Tang Jinxuan's favorite, so it is almost a certainty that he will become the crown prince.
Furthermore, Tang Jingfan poisoned Tang Jinxuan, who, in his serious illness, had no choice but to hand over the reins of government to Tang Ruiqian. At that point, the Song family's scheme would be half successful.
Unfortunately, this perfect plan was still ruined by that scoundrel Emperor Tang Jinxuan!
Song Zhihua felt regret and resentment, but what she didn't know was that Song Ming's plan had indeed succeeded in his previous life.
In his previous life, without Su Jinyue's involvement, Tang Ruijing did not receive proper treatment at the Xuanping Marquis's residence and passed away less than half a year after his marriage.
Although Song Ming's plan lacked Tang Ruijing, the assassination still succeeded. The eldest and second princes died, and Song Ming's reason for the assassination became revenge for the deceased Tang Ruijing.
Emperor Xinghe was shocked and, due to poisoning, vomited blood and fainted at his birthday banquet. After waking up, he made Tang Ruiqian the crown prince on the advice of his court officials.
Tang Ruiqian was mild-mannered and disliked court infighting. Emperor Xinghe worried that he would not be able to control the court officials, so he made a will that after Tang Ruiqian ascended the throne, Prince Jing, Tang Jingfan, would be the regent to assist Tang Ruiqian in managing the government.
In this way, the Song family could comfortably remain hidden behind the scenes.
Prince Jing, Tang Jingfan, initially betrayed Emperor Xinghe for Song Zhihua, but gradually, he was also blinded by power and developed a desire to seize the throne.
However, Tang Jingfan did not have the methods of Emperor Xinghe. Tang Jingfan also had people who had pledged allegiance to him, such as the Ye family, but in reality, the Ye family was a secret pawn of the Song family.
On the surface, Ye Jing'an and Ye Yunzhou of the Ye family faked their deaths and joined Tang Jingfan, but in reality, they were still members of the Song family.
After Emperor Xinghe died, Tang Ruiqian ascended to the throne. He first fought against his uncle Tang Jingfan, and later against the Song family who were hiding in the shadows. Fortunately, Tang Ruiqian had the Qin family behind him, as well as the power left to him by Emperor Xinghe. Although he was weak at first, he gradually grew stronger and became evenly matched. In the end, the result was tragic, and Tang Ruiqian still won.
This struggle lasted for ten years. During these ten years, due to the infighting in the imperial court, the Great Xia Dynasty not only failed to prosper, but instead showed signs of decline due to the drag from the court.
The Song family lost, but they also won, since Tang Ruiqian was Song Zhihua's child and had half of the Song family's bloodline. The Song family's bloodline from the previous dynasty's royal family was still able to continue in the Great Xia Dynasty.
In this life, with Su Jinyue's involvement, Tang Ruijing has broken away from the Xuanping Marquis's mansion, learned about her true identity, and naturally will not allow the Song family to manipulate her.
After the Song family's assassination attempt at the birthday banquet failed, their remaining forces were eradicated by Emperor Xinghe. Even if some escaped, they could no longer cause much trouble.