Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 382 Wishful Thinking

His fingertips gently stroked the thin line, and he could not make the decision to open the secret passage. All kinds of memories surged in Long Mohan's mind, and Shui Furong's words just now kept echoing in his ears.

He kept telling himself that even if Concubine Hui's death was related to the little prince, she could not be the murderer of the little prince. Because when Concubine Hui jumped into the well to commit suicide, she was still saying that she was going to save the little prince.

If she was the murderer, why did she go to save people? Thinking of this, Long Mohan's frantic heartbeat finally calmed down.

He let go of the thin wire in his hand, and had no intention of opening the secret passage. Even if they had lived in the same room, so what? Concubine Hui could not be the murderer. Maybe... she was the benefactor who almost saved the little prince's life.

Long Mohan finally found an answer that could bring peace of mind. He didn't want to stay in this place full of memories of the past for long. He turned around and was about to leave, but at this moment he heard footsteps coming from outside the door.

The next moment, the general appeared at the door.

"Your Majesty, this place has been abandoned and has not been cleaned for many days. Why would Your Majesty come here?" The general pretended to be worried and walked to Long Mohan.

Long Mohan sighed in his heart. The speed at which the guards reported the news was really fast. Moreover, the speed at which the general arrived here was so fast that it shocked him.

Because the speed was abnormally fast, Long Mohan couldn't help but wonder if there was really some secret hidden here, otherwise the general would never be so nervous about this place. From the few drops of sweat on the general's forehead, it can be seen that he rushed all the way here.

Long Mohan skillfully concealed his doubts and said to the general politely, "I occasionally pass by and feel a little nostalgic, so I come in to take a look - the general is too sensitive."

Having said this, he chuckled softly, as if intentionally using this leisurely attitude to contrast the general's excessive nervousness.

The general took a breath, walked into the room and said, "Your Majesty, if I remember correctly, this should be where Concubine Hui lived before she died, right?"

As he spoke, he walked around the room, his eyes carefully scanning every inch of the wall, as if conducting a search.

Long Mohan saw that the other party didn't believe that he was just here to take a look and was sure that he had other intentions.

"General, if you remember correctly, this is where my mother and I used to live." Long Mohan still hid his true emotions very well and continued to talk to the general in a casual tone.

At this moment, the general's eyes fell on the wall where the thin wire was hidden.

Long Mohan was afraid that he would see the secret on the wall, and he unconsciously showed a slightly nervous expression.

Although the general's eyes fell on the wall, his eyes never left Long Mohan's expression. Even if he couldn't guess 100% of what Long Mohan was thinking, he could guess 80%. But guesses were just guesses after all. As long as Long Mohan didn't tell him the truth, he would never know the truth.

After thinking for a while, the general laughed heartily and said to Long Mohan, "Your Majesty, Concubine Hui loves you very much. After you were sent to the Qi Palace, she missed you every day. She wanted to take you back to the palace, but she was born in a humble family and had no ability to take you back. Her greatest wish in her life was to see you wearing a dragon robe and ascend the throne to become king."

Long Mohan smiled but said nothing. In fact, he had already begun to speculate in his heart why the general suddenly mentioned Concubine Hui's wish.

The general continued, "Now that the emperor has finally returned to the palace to inherit the throne, although Concubine Hui did not see it with her own eyes, she can finally rest in peace in her grave."

He drew out his voice, and at the end there was a long sigh, and it sounded as if he was deeply moved.

Long Mohan had no intention of responding, but after hearing what the general had just said, he felt that the general's attitude when talking about Concubine Hui was a little strange, so he said, "General, you are too kind. Mother is not a person who values ​​fame or wealth. She only hopes to be reunited with me one day, and she doesn't necessarily want me to be king."

Hearing this, the general laughed, and that rough laughter sounded like a mockery of Long Mohan.

"General, am I wrong?" Long Mohan no longer concealed his displeasure and asked the general directly.

The general put away his smile and said sternly, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly, but the person who really doesn't understand Concubine Hui is you, Your Majesty."

"Oh?" Long Mohan's brows sank and he stared warily at the strange smile on the general's face.

Not many people dare to say that they don't know their mother in front of their son. The general's words just now have already hinted that he knows Hui Fei better than Long Mohan. Hui Fei and the general, one lives in the deep palace, the other is a master on the battlefield. They are two people who don't even have the opportunity to communicate. How can they know each other deeply? Long Mohan feels that things are not simple.

"Your Majesty," the general closed the door, "perhaps before you left the Holy Heavenly Blessing Dynasty, Concubine Hui was indeed a woman who was indifferent to fame and fortune, but... Your Majesty, you forgot that people can change."

This was already an abandoned house with no one around. The general even closed the door before he spoke, proving the secrecy of his words.

"Change..." Long Mohan's heart sank as he repeated the key words in the previous sentence in a low voice.

It’s not that I don’t know people will change, but I can’t imagine what Hui Fei will become…

"General, are you and my mother familiar with each other?" Long Mohan couldn't help but ask this key question.

This time the general did not laugh, but nodded seriously and said, "Your Majesty, this old minister is not only familiar with Concubine Hui, but also... was the person Concubine Hui trusted and relied on the most during her lifetime. If it weren't for Concubine Shui Cong's sudden pregnancy, perhaps... this old minister would be the biggest contributor to Concubine Hui's welcome you back to the palace to be king. It's a pity..."

Having said this, he let out another long sigh.

Long Mohan's mind, which was originally clear, was now completely confused by what he had just said.

"What exactly do you want to say..." Long Mohan subconsciously pressed down his wildly beating heart.

"Your Majesty, when you were sent to the Qi Palace more than ten years ago, everyone thought that the late emperor would soon have a new heir. But unfortunately, the late emperor only has two descendants, you and Tianning. No, Tianning is not the late emperor's daughter at all. In other words, the late emperor only has you as a prince, so naturally, you should be the crown prince."

The word "Crown Prince" struck Long Mohan's heart hard. He had never expected to become a crown prince, he only hoped to be reunited with his mother.

"But who would have thought that when I was actively planning for Concubine Hui to welcome you back to the palace, I suddenly received news that Concubine Shui Cong had given birth to a little prince. Not long after the little prince was born, Concubine Shui Cong died mysteriously. The little prince adopted by the Queen Mother, who was then a noble concubine, was named the new Queen by the Emperor, and it was only a matter of time before the little prince was named the Crown Prince. Therefore, I had to give up the plan to welcome you back to the palace..."

Hearing this, Long Mohan's mood became heavy. Far away in the Qi Palace, he didn't know that Concubine Hui had secretly formed an alliance with the general in order to take him back to the palace...

The general sighed, "Concubine Hui must have been very unwilling at the time. Why did her son have to go to Qi as a hostage, while other people's sons were destined to be princes from birth. If Concubine Shui Cong had not been pregnant, or if she had given birth to a princess... perhaps everything would have to be rewritten now..."

"General." Long Mohan couldn't bear it any longer and interrupted the general. "I really don't understand what you are saying. Do you think... Mother will be jealous of Concubine Shui?"

The general said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I have no such intention. I sympathize with Concubine Hui very much, but..."

"That's enough." Long Mohan interrupted loudly, "I don't want to hear you hypocritically mourning my mother here."

The general said calmly, "Your Majesty, if you and I had not had the same doubts, you probably would not have come here to commemorate Concubine Hui, right?"

The deep light in his pupils seemed to be able to see through Long Mohan.

Long Mohan sneered, "Haha, same question... Does the old general think that my mother is the murderer of the little prince?"

The general said, "At least she is a suspect. Your Majesty, maybe you could still deceive yourself and tell yourself that Concubine Hui is innocent and she has no motive to kill the little prince. But after listening to what I just said, do you still think she is innocent?"

"Of course, of course..." The words came to his lips but he couldn't say them. Long Mohan didn't want to admit it. He simply couldn't say frankly, "Of course I believe that my mother is innocent."

"Your Majesty, no matter what the truth is, I no longer want to delve into it... Anyway, all the charges now point directly to the Queen Mother, so let her be the criminal and bear all the charges for Concubine Hui." The general's eyes sparkled.

"Stop talking, stop talking..." Long Mohan lost consciousness and fell backwards, almost falling to the ground.

Why, why can we hear from the general's tone that he has determined that Concubine Hui is the real murderer.

Originally, Long Mohan was still trying to find excuses for Concubine Hui in his heart, trying to prove her innocence. But now, every word uttered by the general seemed to have sentenced Concubine Hui to guilt, making Long Mohan feel that all his efforts were in vain.

"Your Majesty, the matter of Concubine Hui ends here. I will not discuss the past with you anymore. If you want to commemorate Concubine Hui, I will have a few servants clean up this place..."

"No." Long Mohan uttered these words almost subconsciously. He regretted it right after he said it, because it was as if he was hiding the secret of this room with a guilty conscience.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Hui is no longer the Concubine Hui in your memory..." The general sighed again, echoing the beginning and the end.

This sentence suddenly made Long Mohan furious. He pointed the spearhead at the general and growled, "I don't believe that it was my mother who asked you to take me back to the palace. You must have seduced her. She is a woman who does not fight with the world, but why did you give her hope that she shouldn't have? If you hadn't given her hope, she wouldn't have had such wishful thinking!"