Quick Wear: Who said soft girls have to be obedient! biu!

More and more guards rushed in and quickly subdued the assassin. The prime minister and several others were forced to their knees on the ground.

The situation was quickly controlled by Murong Zhi.

But he had no time to deal with these people. He hugged Gu Zhen and kept shouting for the imperial physician to come.

Gu Zhen was strangled by him and felt pain. She raised her hand with difficulty and tugged at his sleeve: "Emperor, I'm fine. There's no need to call the imperial physician."

"How come you're okay! You were stabbed by a sword..." Murong Zhi realized something was wrong, why was there no blood?

Gu Zhen pushed him away and stood up, her face flushed as she covered her stomach: "Anyway, I'm fine, don't call the doctor."

Murong Zhi held her and touched her belly without any explanation. Gu Zhen was anxious because she was the queen mother. But when she looked around, everyone was kneeling with their heads bowed and no one dared to look over there.

"..."

"what is this?"

Murong Zhi couldn't believe it: "Why did you hide so many snacks? Did I give you food or drink?"

There were several snacks wrapped in the handkerchief, one of which was large and had been shattered by the tip of the sword.

"Can't I take it back and eat it?" Doesn't she have any dignity? The queen mother actually hid the snacks.

But the snacks at the palace banquets were not usually available. The imperial kitchen really didn’t take her, the empress dowager, seriously!

"......" Murong Zhi was speechless for a while, "Okay... ahem, come, send the Queen Mother back first, if anything happens, bring your head to see me."

He pointed at his captain of the guards and asked him to send Gu Zhen back personally.

The other party respectfully accepted the order, and Murong Zhi stuffed the snacks back into Gu Zhen's arms and said, "The Queen Mother is frightened. Please return to the palace first. I will go and apologize later."

Gu Zhen wanted to say no, but the emperor ignored her and ordered his men to escort the assassins and ministers to the Qianqing Palace.

Jinping had been pushed outside by the crowd just now. Seeing that the Queen Mother was fine, she breathed a sigh of relief: "My Queen, I was scared to death."

Gu Zhen gave her the snacks: "Thanks to my little appetite!"

See if anyone else says she can eat it!

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When Murong Zhi finished dealing with this matter, it was already late at night, but fortunately it was not yet midnight.

His hands were stained with blood, and he washed them carefully before going to Changning Palace.

I have many questions to ask the Queen Mother.

Besides, how could this birthday party end so easily when I haven’t received the gift prepared by the Queen Mother?

At this time, Gu Zhen thought that Murong Zhi would not come, so she had finished washing up and was lying on the bed, almost falling asleep.

I was pretty frightened tonight and I feel really tired.

Now, from top to bottom, Changning Palace is full of Murong Zhi's people. To him, Gu Zhen's most private inner room is like a deserted place.

Jinping knelt outside, not daring to breathe, nor to tell the empress dowager that the emperor was coming again.

Gu Zhen's eyelids felt heavy. He changed direction, facing outwards, and put his hands under his face, piling up the flesh on his face, like a soft bun.

Murong Zhi suddenly wanted to pinch it to see if it was as soft as he imagined.

But before he moved, Gu Zhen had already noticed that someone had come into the room. She hadn't fallen asleep yet, so she was naturally startled again.

"Emperor! Why didn't you let anyone know you were coming?"

Gu Zhen sat up, hugging the quilt, her black hair draped over her shoulders, making her look even more delicate.

Murong Zhi's eyes were dark and obscure: "It is my fault. I apologize to the Queen Mother."

This doesn't look like an apology, but he is the emperor after all. Gu Zhen curled his lips and didn't dare to refute.

"The Emperor is here so late, is there anything you need from me?"

It felt a bit uncomfortable to sit on the bed, so Gu Zhen stood up, casually put on a coat, put on his shoes, and stood aside.

Murong Zhi curled his lips and approached her calmly: "I want to ask the Queen Mother, how did you know today that there was something wrong with the wine?"

Gu Zhen played dumb, blinking her big eyes with a puzzled look on her face: "Ah? What's the problem? I don't know!"

When she lied, she didn't even dare to look at him. Murong Zhi chuckled, "The wine was poisoned. I just fed it to the Prime Minister and several others. They are bleeding from all seven orifices and twitching. They died in just half an incense stick of time."

Gu Zhen shuddered, it was so cruel.

"The assassins have been dealt with, Ling Chi. Is the Queen Mother satisfied?"

For those who dared to hurt him, lingchi was already a mercy.

"...very...satisfied. Your Majesty, there is no need to tell me this. I am timid and will have nightmares if I hear this."

Gu Zhen touched his chest. No wonder there was a smell of blood. Could it be that Murong Zhi did it himself?

"Don't be afraid, Queen Mother. This kind of thing will never happen again."

The guards in the palace should be strengthened. Those ministers of the previous dynasty have forgotten their own surnames if they have not been disciplined for a few days.

Gu Zhen had a premonition that there would be another bloody storm.

For Murong Zhi's safety and her mission, Gu Zhen thought for a moment and said, "Emperor, I have something to say, but I don't know if I should say it or not."

Murong Zhi sat down and poured himself a cup of tea. "Queen Dowager, please speak. There is no need to be so formal with me."

"I feel that this former minister is also a human being. As leaders, shouldn't we use both hard and soft tactics, and emphasize both kindness and severity, and be gentle and conciliatory?"

"I was just saying that. When I was a kid in the countryside, there was an old man in the village. He always beat his servants and wanted to kill them. As a result, he aroused the anger of the people, and they ganged up on him and hanged him to death!"

"But the other young man is not like that. He often gives rewards and says nice things to people. Everyone is happy to work for him!"

Murong Zhi listened quietly. If his staff knew that the Queen Mother could say such a thing, they would definitely be shocked.

Who says a peasant girl from the country knows nothing? She lives deep in the palace and knows everything clearly.

However, after this incident, Murong Zhi realized that being a king does not only require an iron fist, but also needs to win the hearts of the people.

"Your Majesty, what you said is very true. I have benefited a lot from it," Murong Zhi seemed to have realized something. "I will come often to listen to your teachings in the future."

Gu Zhen smiled awkwardly, "I don't deserve it, I just said it casually."

Murong Zhi did not delve into the suspicious points about Gu Zhen. After all, she should not have the intention to harm anyone, otherwise she would not have blocked the knife for him twice tonight.

The young empress dowager is young and has never met many men. She won’t be influenced by those storybooks. She must be attracted to this young and handsome emperor, right?

Thinking of this, Murong Zhi's heart softened, and he put aside his doubts and gently comforted Gu Zhen.

Gu Zhen touched his arm, not understanding why the other person was suddenly so gentle.

"Oh, Queen Mother, didn't you prepare a gift for me? Why didn't you bring it up?"

"Huh? A gift?"

Gu Zhen was stunned. Just when she was about to ask if the palace servants were not prepared, she saw Murong Zhi's face visibly darken.

Her intuition told her that it was better not to say no at this time!

"Oh, yes, yes! I'm ready! I almost forgot!"