Reborn as a concubine's sister, the eldest lady went crazy

Lu Anyuan above did not seem to be in a hurry to use the Queen Mother as a bargaining chip. He just slowly asked about a seemingly unrelated past event.

Xu Yixing saw that the emperor in front of him finally no longer looked like a clay figure, and his hand hidden in his wide sleeves moved.

What's going on? Why did Lu Anyuan say that? Could it be that... the Queen Mother did this?

Xu Yixing closed his eyes tightly. Only now did he feel how good it was to have two people supporting him. Otherwise, he would definitely be furious.

But she was more worried about herself! The emperor brought her here because he was obviously worried about Lu Anyuan and was afraid that he would take the opportunity to rebel and use her as a handle. But after hearing the secret, would the emperor still let her leave the palace alive?

"The emperor has been poisoned... I naturally know that." The Queen Mother's voice did not sound panic or any emotion. She just paused in the middle and immediately turned her attention to Lu Anyuan: "Could it be that you, the rebellious son, did this? Good, good, you are so bold!"

The emperor sneered softly and seemed to shake his head with a feeling of regret.

"Then my grandson will ask again, how did my second brother escape from the outer palace when he was plotting a rebellion, how did he get to my fourth brother's house, and how did he know the secret passage to Prince Cheng's mansion?"

"What on earth do you want to say?" The Queen Mother's voice had a hint of sharpness, but down there it sounded like a spent force.

Could it be that the Queen Mother was also involved in the incident? That would explain how Lu Chiyan escaped from the outer palace, after all, it was the outer palace that was searched by Prince Cheng.

Prince Cheng... Xu Yixing pondered over this title in his mind and found that he had ranked him as the least suspicious at the time, but now it seems that he was wrong.

"My grandson also wants to know, when you said you accidentally gave spoiled sugarcane juice to us grandchildren, was it really unintentional?"

Xu Yixing's heart trembled. Oh my god, even such a question was asked. It seemed that both the emperor and Lu Anyuan were planning to completely break off relations with the empress dowager today.

The Queen Mother was silent. It was unclear whether she was stumped by the question or because she felt there was no need to say more to the rebel.

The cloth strip on Xu Yixing's mouth had been struggling all the way and was now loose, but she still didn't speak rashly because she already knew roughly why the emperor was waiting in this damn place.

Sure enough, there seemed to be a sound from above that Lu Anyuan was about to take the Queen Mother away. The emperor turned around and just as he raised his hand, a man walked quickly from the inside of the passage: "Your Majesty, Prince Cheng led his troops into the secret passage and has been captured."

Xu Yixing saw that the emperor's hand, which had just been raised, froze in mid-air. He let out a heavy breath from his nose. With a wave of his finger, the people around him immediately lifted the coverings, and all the soldiers hidden in the passage rushed out and poured into the Yian Hall above.

Xu Yixing then noticed that the iron plate used to isolate the opening of the secret passage was wide open, with only a thin layer of carpet covering it. No wonder the sound was so obvious.

The Tibetan soldiers rushed into the Yian Hall and ran into Lu Anyuan who was holding the empress dowager in one hand and preparing to withdraw with a knife in the other. Before he could react, the empress dowager shouted first.

"All soldiers, step forward and capture the traitor!"

Lu Anyuan reacted immediately, thinking that these were the Queen Mother's hidden troops. He was about to command them to fight, but he caught a glimpse of a half-exposed metallic token hidden on the waist of one of them. He had an idea in mind and loosened his hand holding the knife.

"Who are you? How dare you hide in Yi'an Palace and refuse to tell the truth!"

After pretending to shout this, he turned around and saw his father, who was dressed differently today, behind the screen.

"Alas!" The emperor sighed heavily, attracting all eyes. Then in just a few breaths, the dozen or so rebels brought in by Lu Anyuan were all killed, and the sound of fighting was heard outside the palace.

Lu Anyuan slightly avoided the emperor's gaze, but saw that there was another person following behind his father. His hair was messy at the moment, and a wet cloth with saliva was tied around his neck. Who else could it be but Yixing!

But he did not move. Until his father gave the order, he still wanted to play the role of the rebel.

When the Queen Mother saw the Emperor coming out of the secret passage, her expression was as if she had seen a ghost, and her eyes widened in fear. However, she hesitated for a moment, and the situation in the palace did not allow her to think, so she could only speak out instinctively:

"The Emperor is here, why don't you surrender now, you traitor!"

A person climbed up from a corner. It was Nanny Han who was still half alive. "Emperor, Emperor! The rebels are rampant. Please rescue the Queen Mother!"

"Alas." This was the second sigh the emperor uttered after coming out of the tunnel. "Prince Xiaoyi, put down the knife."

The emperor's voice was neither happy nor sad, just like a sentence in a book. When Lu Anyuan heard this, he seemed to have heard a sound of the universe. He loosened his grip and put the knife down heavily, even throwing it far away as if to show his goodwill.

As soon as he put down the knife, he was immediately controlled by the masked guards, one on his left and one on his right. Now he was facing Xu Yixing, with a half-transparent screen between them. The situation between the two was as funny as looking in a mirror.

The empress dowager's body was out of control and she swayed forward a few times, but she insisted on not falling down. Instead, she managed to keep her steps steady and was supported by Nanny Han, who looked seriously injured.

No matter how stupid she was, she could now see what the emperor's appearance here meant.

I can only put justice first and let the people in the palace hear clearly to avoid hurting myself later: "Emperor, I'm fine. This villain took advantage of the chaos to break into the palace and wanted to kidnap me and force the emperor to abdicate. Fortunately, he failed. Today, every guard in the palace will be rewarded!"

Xu Yixing was standing behind the emperor and happened to see the expression on the empress dowager's face. She spoke passionately, but it was obvious that no one in the room, except Nanny Han, was moved by her words. It seemed like she was just performing a monologue.

"Alas!" The emperor sighed again, and even Xu Yixing could feel it this time. The emperor was shrouded in a deep sadness. He walked to the first seat where the empress dowager usually sat. Although there was no blood on the seat, it was a little messy.

The emperor acted as if he didn't see those dirty things, and sat on the seat with airs. Then the situation in the hall was that there were more than a dozen masked men, two of whom were holding Prince Xiaoyi, and two of whom were holding Princess Xiaoyi. The Queen Mother stood in the middle of the hall, supported by Nanny Han, staring at the top with a pair of slightly cloudy old eyes, not knowing what that man was going to do.

"Bring him up." The emperor spoke in a deep voice. Xu Yixing only heard a voice coming from the tunnel beside him. He turned his head to look and saw Prince Cheng, who was wearing heavy armor and was trapped like a dumpling, being pushed up.

"Yin'er!" The Queen Mother staggered a few steps, wanting to get closer to Prince Cheng, but Xu Yixing was over there, and she didn't want to go over. She could only stare at her own son, and only felt a little relieved when she saw that he was in a mess but not injured.