The Virtuous King took out a letter and handed it to the Emperor, saying, "Yesterday, my wife visited Consort Le in the Palace. When she was leaving, Consort Le gave her a letter, asking her to take care of the Crown Prince if anything happened to her. My old wife even laughed and said Consort Le was overthinking. How could she have problems before us old bones?"
The Virtuous King continued, "Later, my wife felt something was amiss and told me about it as soon as she returned, even showing me the letter. I rushed over this morning only to hear the news of Consort Le's suicide... "
The letter had already been opened by the Emperor, and it was indeed in Consort Le's handwriting. It stated that Ling Xue was carrying the Emperor's child. If anything happened to her, she asked the Virtuous King and his wife to protect the child and expressed her wish to leave the Emperor an heir.
