Cousin Chitose Chitose

After getting the news, Princess Rong An didn't dare to delay for a moment, so she went to Prince Rong's mansion.

The news was too horrifying, and it was not something she, a woman of the generation, could solve. She had to discuss it with Prince Rong, who was quite influential in the clan.

After Prince Rong's people saw Princess Rong An, they didn't dare to delay for a moment, so they led Princess Rong An to Prince Rong.At that time, Prince Rong was discussing matters with his son when he saw the anxiously-faced Princess Rong An.

"Auntie, you just came out of the palace, but what news did you get? How is the emperor's condition?"

Seeing that only Prince Rong and Prince Rong's son were present, Princess Rong'an no longer hesitated, and said anxiously: "The emperor was just suffering from a cold, and it will be fine after taking a few medicines, but the queen mother bought it for her own selfishness. The imperial physician secretly replaced the emperor's medicine!"

"What, there is such a thing?" Prince Rong was shocked: "It is said that the poison of a tiger does not eat its offspring, how could the Queen Mother..."

"For the sake of power, there is anything she can't do!" Eldest Princess Rong An was full of anger.

"Then how is the emperor doing now?" Prince Rong calmed down and asked.

"Due to limited time and the fact that the Queen Mother was watching outside, my daughter didn't tell me too much. It's just that the emperor is still in a coma, so I'm afraid it's not good."

Hearing this, Prince Rong clenched his hands tightly by his side.

The emperor was controlled by the queen mother, one of them lost the backbone of the imperial party, and the other was too stingy, unable to do anything, it was really frustrating!

"Where is the imperial concubine, can you find a way to use your strength?" Prince Rong asked.

Princess Rong An wryly smiled and shook her head: "Now the Empress Dowager is watching her closely. When I went to find her, the people sent by the Empress Dowager were extremely arrogant, and they were unwilling to leave her all the time. By her side. One can imagine what kind of life she is living now."

Saying that, Eldest Princess Rong An wiped the corners of her eyes again, her eyes were full of hatred for the Queen Mother.

"No matter what, we can't just sit and wait like this. The queen mother has already dared to attack the emperor. If it happens in the future... what else do we have to survive!"

The queen mother has a deep foundation in the palace, but Prince Rong also has someone in the imperial hospital.It's just that in the past, in order to avoid suspicion, Prince Rong never used these contacts.Now, it doesn't matter that much!

On the second day, an upright censor stood up: "I have something to say! I recently heard that the emperor was only slightly ill. It was the empress dowager who deliberately changed the emperor's medicine and delayed the emperor's treatment. The condition is getting worse, I don't know how the Queen Mother can explain it!"

After hearing this, the queen mother was furious: "It's nonsense! The emperor is the son of the Ai family, how could the Ai family harm him! You ministers have complaints about the Ai family's meddling in the affairs of the government, and it's nothing more than targeting the Ai family on weekdays. Use these non-existent things to frame Aijia, but don't even think about it!"

After the queen mother finished speaking, she asked the female officer next to her: "What is the crime for framing the current queen mother with empty words!"

The female official said blankly: "Reporting to the Empress Dowager, slandering the royal family is a capital offense."

The empress dowager was about to speak, but the censor laughed loudly: "I haven't finished my words, how does the empress dowager know that I have no evidence in my hand? The emperor's condition and the medicines used by the emperor are all recorded in the imperial hospital. Clearly!"

After speaking, he took out a stack of papers and threw them on the ground.

When the rest of the ministers saw it, they inevitably took a few glances, and then found that this was indeed the diagnosis result of the Tai Hospital, and it didn't seem like a bluff.

"The empress dowager doesn't have to ask me how I got these things. I admit that I was worried about the emperor and spied on the emperor's pulse case. I know that I have committed a capital crime, but I don't regret it. If I don't do this, I'm afraid the emperor will It will die quietly one day!"

"It is said that the poison of a tiger does not eat its offspring! The empress dowager is so cruel, even worse than animals!"

"My late emperor, you went too early! Why didn't you restrain the queen mother! Now the queen mother is ambitious and wants to kill her son and usurp the country. Did you expect this to happen?"

Seeing the censor crying bitterly, the rest of the ministers felt sorry for him, and several young civil servants stood up to support the censor: "Please let the queen mother let the emperor live! Please return the queen mother to the royal family! Please don't go your own way, Queen Mother, and become a sinner of Daqi!"

The female officer next to the queen mother stood up and yelled loudly: "Presumptuous, how dare you be so rude in front of the empress!"

She was about to reprimand her a few more words when she heard the censor say, "Come on! No matter what I say, the queen mother won't listen to it! I can't stop it! Now, I can only die to repay the kindness of the late emperor, and I hope that my death will wake up the rest of the people!"

After finishing speaking, he slammed his head against the pillar, blood-splash-on the spot!

His move shocked the entire ruling and opposition parties.The ministers began to put pressure on the Queen Mother, asking the Queen Mother to announce the emperor's illness.

Families with daughters entering the palace as concubines, such as the Li family where Concubine Li Xian lived, the Wu family where Concubine Wu Shu lived, and the clan forces behind the imperial concubine all asked to enter the palace to visit the emperor, and to see their own daughters by the way!

If Empress Dowager Liu refuses to agree, she must have a ghost in her heart!But if she agrees, I'm afraid that the things she has done will be exposed to everyone immediately!

Concubine Li Xian may have no heart, Concubine Wu Shu and Concubine Huang Guifei are not stupid!

Empress Dowager Liu immediately fell into an extremely passive situation!

The officials in the court hall were not fools, so they naturally knew that there was something tricky when they saw this, and some civil officials immediately knelt on the ground and begged the queen mother to spare the emperor's life.

Empress Dowager Liu looked ashen, and walked away with a flick of her sleeves: "If you want to kneel, kneel!"

Scholar-rebellion-rebellion, three years failed.

She wants to see what this group of people can do!

The number of Korean and Chinese officials accounted for more than half. Now that these people are on strike, the entire court will be paralyzed.

Moreover, Empress Dowager Liu discovered that even the people outside the palace began to talk about it when she left the palace in micro-clothes.

The news that "The Empress Dowager intends to kill her son to ascend to the throne" has spread throughout the entire capital. Even if the Empress Dowager Liu issued a password-blocking order, it was useless. The commotion this time was really too great!

Fortunately, the imperial guards are now completely in the hands of Empress Dowager Liu, and a general in the court who supports Empress Dowager Liu has also secretly dispatched troops, ready to help Empress Dowager Liu put down the chaos at any time.

Thinking of this, Empress Dowager Liu's restless heart finally calmed down a little.

The news of the capital quickly spread to the border.

When he learned that the emperor was being persecuted by the Empress Dowager Liu and imprisoned by the Empress Dowager Liu, General Zhuang locked himself in the meeting hall and meditated for a long time.

When Zhuang Qin saw General Zhuang coming out of the conference hall, he seemed to have made up his mind.

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Not long after, the news that General Zhuang at the border led the army to defeat the people of Beiliang came back to the court.Those courtiers who really took their family and country as their own responsibility were overjoyed, but the expression on Empress Dowager Liu's face was intriguing.

She didn't seem very happy, especially when she found that Jiang Lian's name was on the celebration list.

They are all trash, not even Jiang Lian can get rid of them!She spent so much effort in vain!

The palace servants serving Empress Dowager Liu have been extra careful recently, because Empress Dowager Liu has been extremely irritable these past few days, if one is not careful, the people around will suffer.

Empress Dowager Liu glanced at the emperor again, only to see the emperor lying pale on the bed.

Originally, according to her intention, as long as the child in Concubine Li Xian's womb was born, she would find a way to push that child to the throne.But now, the ministers are on guard against her, and they all unite to stop her, which makes her in a dilemma.

"How has your Majesty been doing in recent days?" Empress Dowager Liu asked.

Xiao Xizi, the eunuch serving the emperor, looked at Empress Dowager Liu vigilantly: "The imperial doctor said that the emperor's illness will be cured slowly, and I'm afraid it won't get better in a while."

Although the queen mother controls the entire palace, there are still some loyal people around the emperor. Therefore, the queen mother cannot completely control the Qianyuan Palace where the emperor lives, just like controlling the palace of the three concubines.Unless, she really went to the last step and was ready to seize power from the emperor.

But—the time is not right now.

Thinking of Concubine Li Xian's belly that was only a few months old, Empress Dowager Liu felt a sense of irritability.

"Since that's the case, you should serve the emperor well. If something goes wrong with the emperor, you are the only ones to ask!"

Since the emperor cannot die for the time being, his condition cannot continue to deteriorate.

"Yes." Xiao Xizi looked at Empress Dowager Liu with a half-smile: "Don't worry, Empress Dowager, everyone in the palace knows your 'concern' for the emperor. If there is something wrong with the emperor, we will take care of it." Preparations for the emperor's burial."

"It's good that you know!" Listening to Xiao Xizi's words, Empress Dowager Liu always felt that he was mocking herself, but he had a respectful face, and the Empress Dowager couldn't find a reason even if she wanted to punish her.

After Empress Dowager Liu left, the emperor lying on the bed suddenly opened his eyes.

Seeing this, Xiao Xizi covered her mouth in surprise, "Hu... Huang..."

He didn't dare to call out too loudly, for fear that there would be people from Empress Dowager Liu around.

"Thank you for your hard work these days." The emperor's voice was hoarse. He had just woken up, his body was very weak, and he spoke every word very slowly and with great pains.

When Xiao Xizi heard the words, hot tears welled up in her eyes immediately, and there was a suppressed sob in her throat: "It's not hard, it's not hard, as long as the emperor is good, slave..."

"This time, I lost." The emperor closed his eyes, gasped for a while, and then said: "I'm afraid I'm going to die, and I should consider the successor."

The emperor was acquired by the first emperor in his later years. He was born with insufficiency. Even with careful recuperation, he would not be able to live the life span of a normal person. Now he has committed such a serious crime... For ordinary people, maybe they can gradually recover after a few years of recuperation , but for the emperor, this toss was almost fatal.

"Your Majesty, you must not say such unlucky words. Now that you have woken up, you will naturally recover slowly."

"Okay, life and death are fate, why do you have to act like a child crying." The emperor lightly reprimanded.

Although he was young, he seemed quite open-minded when facing life and death matters.

"I once promised my father that I would never let Lu Wu's misfortune happen again. Unexpectedly, I still broke my promise."

"Back then, before his father died, he left two secret decrees. One was for General Zhuang to find the orphan of his brother and bring him up. The other was for his mother to be buried."

"At the beginning, father and emperor wanted to imitate their ancestors and kill their mother and set up a son, but I stopped them. At that time, I thought that if I was canonized as the crown prince, I would have to pay the price of my mother's death. Wouldn't it be sad? At that time , because of my persuasion, and because the queen mother noticed something and strengthened her defenses, the emperor finally let go and agreed not to move the queen mother."

"However, before my father died, he was worried about my mother and left me such an imperial decree. If my mother still refuses to return the power when I become an adult, then let me take out this imperial decree and force my mother to die. -burial."

A trace of sadness flashed in the emperor's eyes: "I originally thought that although the relationship between me and my mother has not been close these years, there is a mother-child relationship after all. Unexpectedly, I and my mother have finally come to this point."

"My mother's intention is in the world, but I just can't give up the Zhou family's world to my mother. You find a way to let the cousin who lives in Changning Hou's mansion come to the palace. I have something important to tell her."

Although Xiao Xizi didn't understand why such a big event had anything to do with a woman in the back house, but he never questioned the emperor's words, so he followed suit.

The emperor had the grace to save his life, even if the emperor wanted his life immediately, he would not frown.

Before Xiao Xizi left, the emperor once again solemnly told him: "Remember, bring her into the palace quietly through the secret way, and don't let her fall into the hands of the queen mother."

"Yes."

After exhorting Xiao Xizi, the emperor lay on the bed and closed his eyes to rest his mind.His physical condition is really terrible, just saying those words exhausted his strength.

He recalled many past events.

When he was young, the first emperor taught him by hand. At that time, the first emperor was already in bad health because of Kang Yu, the crown prince, but he still insisted on teaching him every day.He knew that the fact that Crown Prince Kang Yu and Empress Cishun were forced to commit suicide was an untouchable pain in the late Emperor's heart.

This throne should belong to his elder brother.Now, he returned the throne to his elder brother's son, and it was his due intention.

As for his own son, one was conceived by the imperial concubine and is gone, and the other is in the womb of Concubine Li Xian and has been targeted by Empress Dowager Liu.This child is still so young, if this child is established as the heir of the emperor, this child will definitely become a tool in the hands of others, and he does not know whether he can grow up safely, so it is better to let him be a virtuous king...

The picture turned in his mind, and the emperor "saw" the first emperor holding his hand before he died, feeling worried.It wasn't until he promised the first emperor that he would be a good emperor and treat the pair of children left by Crown Prince Kang Yu kindly that the first emperor finally left with peace of mind.But now, he hasn't had time to fulfill his promise to the late emperor, he still has all kinds of ideals and revenge that he hasn't had time to implement, and he still has so many worries...

He sighed, with deep regret and reluctance in his eyes.

The emperor didn't know that when he ordered Xiao Xizi to call Jiang Yuanwan into the palace, Empress Dowager Liu also had her eyes on Jiang Yuanwan.

Empress Dowager Liu hated Jiang Lian so much recently, but the people she sent back failed.

Now that the border has just won the battle, General Zhuang has sent people to protect Jiang Lian, and has stepped up the investigation in the army. If anyone is found to be doing anything wrong, he will be arrested immediately.Empress Dowager Liu can't find a chance to attack Jiang Lian at all now!

The old woman beside her was afraid that she would be suffocated, and she wanted to let her vent her anger, so she said, "Jiang Lian's place, we can't do anything for the time being, but doesn't Jiang Lian still have a younger sister in Beijing?" , didn't you just find out her whereabouts earlier?"

Empress Dowager Liu was reminded by the old mother, and instantly thought of such a person: "Speaking of which, the Ai family never thought of that girl's hiding place."

Empress Dowager Liu's voice became extremely cold: "Where do you know that girl is hiding? That girl is actually hiding in the Marquis of Changning, under the eyes of the Ai family!"

She also found Jiang Yuanwan's whereabouts not long ago when she was looking for Jiang Lian's whereabouts.

"This... the Marquis of Changning actually had a disagreement with you at that time?" The old mama couldn't believe it.

"Oh, I'm afraid he has never returned his heart to Ai's family! Ai's family even regarded him as one of their own because he married Ai's niece!" Thinking of this, Empress Dowager Liu was filled with anger.

"The Marquis of Changning, you have plenty of time to clean up in the future. You might as well call that girl into the palace first, one can clean her up and vent her anger, and the other is to pinch her in your hands, which can be regarded as a constraint Jiang Lian If Jiang Lian cares about this sister, that would be the best, with his sister in our hands, he would not dare to act rashly, if he doesn't care about this sister..."

A stern look flashed in the old mama's eyes: "His reputation is actually forfeited! Such a cold-hearted guy who doesn't even care about his own sisters, don't those people under him have some ideas? "

"That's right." Empress Dowager Liu nodded in satisfaction, and ordered the eunuchs under her command: "Go, pass on an order from Ai's family to announce that Jiang Yuanwan, the cousin of Changning Houfu, will enter the palace!"