Hibiscus Tent: The Prime Minister’s palm is reborn

Chapter 651 Taking advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble

"Queen! You're back!"

Seeing the person coming, Gu Ya's face lit up with joy. She quickly put aside the lantern in her hand and went to help the person.

The sky was about to brighten, and the palace lanterns dimmed slightly.

Liang Qian glanced around vigilantly to make sure that no one was around before she opened the entrance to the secret passage. Then a few unfamiliar faces walked out.

Gu Ya looked around quietly, but saw that they had covered the secret passage very carefully.

The wintersweet forest that was densely covered when I left is now just a pile of burnt embers and scorched earth.

Liang Qian watched silently and asked, "What's the situation in the palace?"

Gu Ya came to her senses and said hurriedly, "Don't worry, Queen Mother. Lord Gong Yang is guarding outside the Merlin, knowing that you are coming back."

Liang Qian looked back at Qing Zhu and the others, and said to Guya, "Let's go."

As soon as he took a step, someone pulled his sleeve.

Liang Qian looked at her strangely.

Gu Ya raised her eyes hesitantly and asked carefully, "Queen Mother, I think...should you wash and change clothes first?"

Liang Qian was stunned, looked down at her clothes, and seemed to be thinking about something.

During her time in Zhou's military camp, she only dressed casually.

Gu Ya blinked her bright eyes and said, "I have already prepared everything for you in advance."

"You have thought it through." Liang Qian smiled faintly, without saying much, and led a group of people to the treasure hall.

Merlin was not far from the palace, and while they were walking, Gu Ya had given her a general idea of ​​what had happened in the past few days.

Liang Qian already knew that Xiahou Zhao had been dismissed from his post by the Meng family.

Fortunately, she had a plan in advance.

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Before the hour of Mao, many people were already waiting outside the Changhe Gate.

After entering the Tai Chi Hall, the people who were talking in low voices before stopped talking and stood at a distance. Only silent eye contact was exchanged between them.

After waiting for a long time, the emperor and the empress dowager still did not come out.

Those who arrived early felt anxious and waved impatiently for the eunuchs to come closer.

Before he could open his mouth to ask, someone came hurriedly from the door. The anxious footsteps attracted the attention of those who had been waiting for a long time.

"Why are you so flustered?" The Minister of the Ministry of Finance lowered his voice.

"He, He Sir."

The man glanced at the person who was speaking, paused, licked his lips, and said with difficulty: "Zhou, the Zhou army is attacking on a large scale, the King of Xiangcheng sent someone to inform him, and he is now waiting outside the palace to see the emperor!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked and there was an uproar in the room.

Everyone no longer cared about the etiquette in front of the hall, and everyone was talking and discussing.

Some people were anxious and discussed how to fight.

Some people objected, saying that they should not blindly defend Jinye, but should make preparations while the situation was still under control. Otherwise, if the city fell, wouldn't they be at the mercy of others?

Some people support it, some people oppose it, and some people are secretly planning it.

As the debate continued, someone pushed through the chattering crowd and stepped forward.

"Why haven't you seen the Lord and the Queen Mother yet?" The Minister of Zongzheng Temple frowned, his tone very dissatisfied.

The emperor was young, the Meng family had no ideas, and the Meng family was not a prominent family. There was only one Meng Tao who liked to show off, but he was just a clown. They had always had the final say on important matters in the court.

The Minister of the Imperial Household looked around and fixed his eyes on the eunuch in front of him: "Did Mr. Meng take leave today?"

When he asked this, everyone noticed that Meng Tao was not there either.

This Meng Tao, ever since his sister ascended the throne of the empress dowager, has changed his previous attitude of being submissive and fawning, and has been showing off in front of people whenever he gets the chance.

The eunuch answered truthfully, "Yes, he said he was seriously ill yesterday afternoon, and the Queen Mother even sent Doctor Yao to diagnose his pulse."

The Minister of the Imperial Household snorted coldly: "Why did you get sick at this time, even if you didn't get sick earlier or later..."

How could everyone not know what he meant?

From the beginning of the war between the two countries, Meng Tao was not optimistic about the Qi army and tried his best to advocate peace. After that, the Qi army was defeated one after another, and he repeatedly proposed to move the capital. However, he was outnumbered and ignored.

"The fear of getting sick is fake. The real reason is that you are trying to make peace or escape." Someone ruthlessly exposed it.

The originally noisy hall suddenly became quiet, and everyone's eyes were cast towards the person who was speaking, with increasingly complicated expressions.

In the past, they despised Meng Tao for being useless and were unwilling to include him in their camp. But if he could really escape today, compared with them staying in the city, it would be more than just luck.

Everyone was silent, their thoughts changing again and again.

The Minister of Zongzheng Temple glanced at everyone and realized that the person he was concerned about right now was not Meng Tao.

His voice became a little harsher: "The Zhou army is invading, please go to the front of the battle to boost morale!"

Without waiting for the eunuch to respond, he went to the west hall of Taiji Palace with a gloomy face.

"What are you standing there for? Why don't you lead the way?"

"This……"

The eunuch's heart trembled and he looked up timidly. How dare he break into the emperor's bedroom without an imperial edict?

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But the orders of these important royal officials were not something that a small eunuch like him could disobey.

The Minister of Taifu Temple frowned slightly, and when his eyes met with the Minister of Zongzheng Temple's, he immediately walked around the eunuch who was blocking his way and walked away.

As soon as they left, a group of people followed them.

Unexpectedly, just as I reached the door, a woman with black hair and elegant palace dress walked in.

"The court is really becoming more and more unruly."

"...Liang?"

When they saw who it was, they were stunned, their eyes wide open. Soon, they began to buzz and talk.

As everyone knows, Liang's last appearance was in Pingwu. Not only did she claim to be the empress dowager, she also held the empress dowager's seal in public and read out the declaration of war together with Pengcheng King Gao Lan.

But before Gao Lan could take any further action against Jin Ye, King Zhou chopped off his head and displayed it to the public, and Pingwu City was also incorporated into the territory of Zhou.

As for Liang, his life or death and whereabouts are unknown.

Of course, there are also rumors that Liang not only surrendered to the Zhou Kingdom, but was also taken into the harem by the King of Zhou.

Although it is unknown whether it is true or false, there is no smoke without fire.

But no matter what, why did she suddenly appear in the palace?

Looking at the surprised crowd, Liang Qian smiled slowly, her laughter was extremely cold. "Liang?"

"You bold witch! You colluded with the traitor Gao Lan, yet you still have the guts to return to Jinye!"

Liang Qian frowned and smiled, her cool eyes swept across the crowd. "Why don't you dare to come back?"

The sarcastic smile was really glaring.

"Well, don't blame us for being rude," the Minister of the Imperial Household shouted, "Come here! Hurry up and take down this evil woman!"

As soon as the words fell, someone made a move to take action.

"How dare you! How dare you act so impertinently in front of the Queen Mother!" A guard held a knife in front of Liang.

The palace maids and eunuchs dared not move forward.

The two sides in the stalemate were in a state of silence.

"Empress Dowager?" The Minister of Zongzheng Temple said coldly: "Liang, you took advantage of the situation to cause trouble and rebel against your superiors. You have long been a traitor and a traitor. How dare you shamelessly call yourself Empress Dowager!"

He glared at the stunned people again: "Why don't you take him down!"

"is it?"

Liang Qian suddenly laughed and stretched out her hand, and someone respectfully handed her a small box.

Without even looking at it, she took the seal, held it high for everyone to see, her eyes extremely cold.

"Here is the Emperor's Seal. Capture them all!"