So Youran

Prime Minister Xie came out of the hall, and the servants who served him followed. Prime Minister Xie deliberately walked slowly, and usually greeted him, and those who chatted for a few words hurriedly greeted him and left, and Prime Minister Xie didn't care , He didn't care about it, he thought over and over again about the details of the palace just now, it seemed that he underestimated the emperor and fell into the trap he had set up long ago.No, after so many years of operation, we can't just sit back and wait for death.

He said to the attendants beside him; "Go to Ninghe Palace and send a message to the Empress Dowager, it's cold, it's time to chop wood and light a fire."

The attendant went down, but he didn't stop and went back home in his own sedan chair.

How did he know that the Empress Dowager had no chance to receive his message at all, because the Empress Dowager was currently torturing the maids in the palace, the whole Ninghe Palace had a bloody smell, and the few palace servants who were close to her had been beaten to death .No one from outside dared to go in and disturb him, so he accidentally forgot this message.

For such a big event in the Empress Dowager's palace, of course I should report to the emperor, who just returned to his bedroom and changed his clothes.Then the servant came to report that something strange happened in the queen mother's palace, which frightened the queen mother, and she was questioning the people below.

A smile flashed across the emperor's eyes, and he asked lightly: "Oh, let's listen carefully."

The servant said: "I heard from the servants in the palace that the Empress Dowager got up this morning and was about to dress when she suddenly screamed and threw a golden cicada in the dressing box far away, asking who put it there. Everyone said they didn't know. The Queen Mother got angry on the spot, and tied up all the people who were on duty, and she was interrogating her."

The emperor said: "There is something going on in the Empress Dowager's Palace, you should go and see it."

But the servant said: "The queen mother ordered that no one is allowed to go in and disturb me, let alone tell the emperor."

"How come I can't take charge of the matter in the palace?"

The servant hurriedly silenced, Wu Cai next to him scolded a few words, and then said to the emperor: "The emperor is naturally the most important person in the palace, but if the queen mother only handles some trivial matters in the palace, the emperor doesn't have to deal with that. heart."

The emperor said: "Since the Empress Dowager is my mother, I will certainly take care of her worries. Go and show her off."

Wu Cai stopped talking and went out to arrange the sedan chair.There were not many people brought by the emperor, and a group of people came to Ninghe Palace quietly.The eunuch at the gate of the palace saw the emperor's sedan chair from a distance, and was about to turn around and go in to report, but stopped at the door, turned around again, lowered his hands and lowered his eyebrows.It wasn't until the emperor came close that he knelt down to see the emperor as if he had just seen it.The emperor signaled them to silence, and walked into the palace gate.

The Empress Dowager had just finished the interrogation, her face turned blue and then pale, she leaned on the chair, resting her head on one hand, the look of horror in her eyes was still there.She was scared, very scared, because she saw something that should never be in the palace.That golden cicada!It belonged to that woman 30 years ago, and because it was bestowed by the first emperor, that woman wore it every day.And that woman is a stumbling block in her way to be a queen.In addition to this stumbling block, she became a queen smoothly. It was the first time she killed someone. Although she didn't do it herself, it was ordered by herself. For this reason, she was awakened in her sleep for a long time.After so many years, she has forgotten that woman and what she has done, and that Jin Chan also disappeared with that woman, so when she saw Jin Chan on the dressing table today, there was a moment of ecstasy. In a trance, followed by panic.

Someone in this palace knew what he was doing, so he let Jin Chan go, just to scare her?Or is it for warning?During the morning's torture, two court ladies died, but no one knew who they were.Isn't he from the palace?But this is the palace, who can enter her bedroom without disturbing anyone?She racked her brains and couldn't figure out who it was.

The eunuch who was interrogating at the door came in and stood there not daring to make a sound.The queen mother raised her head to look at him, and the eunuch said in a low voice, "Another one died, and I still don't know."

"Lock up the others first, and interrogate them later. Go to the Tai Hospital and prescribe some soothing soup for me."

"What's wrong with the queen mother? You are so angry."

The queen mother jumped up from the chair, stared at the emperor who came in from the door, almost lost her breath, and fell back on the chair.

The emperor looked at the panic-stricken eunuch next to him, and was about to turn around to ask the imperial doctor, but the emperor stopped him with his hand, and waved him out.

The accompanying eunuch moved a chair and placed it in front of the empress dowager, and the emperor sat down to do it in a leisurely manner.

At this time, the Empress Dowager regained her composure and said, "Why did the Emperor come in without a message? It's nothing, but I lost an important jewelry and I'm interrogating it. It's not a big deal, so I didn't alarm the Emperor."

The emperor feigned anger and said: "What do the guards do? Why do you bother the Queen Mother to ask in person?"

The queen mother laughed dryly: "I was in a hurry, so I interrogated myself. Is the emperor here for something?"

The emperor said: "It's just that the morning is coming, and I'm here to pay my respects to the queen mother."

The Empress Dowager's expression eased a lot, and she said softly: "It's rare for the emperor to think about Aijia, and everything is fine with Aijia."

The emperor said: "This is what I should do as a son. Without you, I would not be where I am today. Your birthday will be three days away. I will definitely let you have an unusual birthday this year."

The queen mother smiled and said: "There is no need to spend money. The drought in various places this year has made the emperor very worried. Where can I spend money anymore? Why not use the money on those common people."

The emperor said: "No matter how difficult it is, you can't save money here with your mother. You have treated me like a biological mother for so many years. Even if my biological mother is here, it may not be as good as you."

The empress dowager's body trembled slightly, her smile was a little stiff, but she immediately covered it up with a big smile.I always thought it sounded awkward.

The emperor said: "You don't seem to be feeling well, I'll go to the imperial doctor to have a look."

The Queen Mother hurriedly said: "No need, I'll just take a rest."

The emperor stood up: "Then I won't disturb your rest."

The queen mother got up and watched the emperor leave.As soon as the emperor was out of sight, the queen mother slumped down as if she had lost her soul. Could it be him?can you?He was still so young at that time, no one in the palace knew about it, how could he know?The queen mother kept reassuring herself that it was impossible, no way.If it was him, how could he be so calm?The Queen Mother felt much calmer when she thought about it this way.Those court ladies can't be interrogated for now. Although the emperor didn't say anything today, if he continues to toss about it, it might arouse the emperor's suspicion.Take it easy.

The emperor left Ninghe Palace, his smile disappeared, and he returned to the study without saying a word, and sent someone to call Qi Feng to the study alone for more than two hours.No one knew what they were talking about.

At the same time, the palace is intensively preparing for the Queen Mother's birthday, and the Queen is solely responsible for it. Because the Queen Mother suddenly falls ill, all the big and small matters in the palace fall on the Queen. The Queen is a little clueless at the beginning when she comes into contact with many matters in the palace, but Soon it was handy, and everything was handled in an orderly manner, with both leniency and strictness, and there was no chaos in the harem.

Shichen Di Yue made a statement, intending to return to Di Yue Kingdom in three days. Logically, they should have gone back a long time ago, but because the princess cherishes the leisurely dancing talent, he begged the emperor to stay longer.Youran was brought into the palace. The princess wanted to go to the palace to see Youran, but was dissuaded by the envoy.She could only inquire about the news from the palace, knowing that Youran had been taken care of well, so she was relieved.

The day before Taihou's birthday, the emperor issued a decree that only certain officials would participate in this birthday, and all the congratulatory gifts would be exchanged for money to fill the treasury.The officials who couldn't participate knew that the Empress Dowager's birthday was naturally attended by people from Prime Minister Xie's side, but the emperor's obvious preference for Prime Minister Xie made some people feel chilled.

On the day of her birthday, the empress dowager calmed down a bit. Although she was still restless at night, she was not so anxious.

When it was time for the birthday banquet, the Empress Dowager cheered up and changed into the Empress Dowager's costumes. The maids changed a batch, but they were not easy to use, which annoyed her for a while.

When they arrived at the Hall of Supreme Harmony for the birthday banquet, the officials were already seated, and the emperor was sitting in the middle. Seeing the arrival of the queen mother, the eunuch hurriedly announced loudly: "The empress dowager is here."

The Empress Dowager tidied up her mood and walked into the Hall of Supreme Harmony with her head held high.

Xie Xiang stared closely at the queen mother, and saw that although she was a little thinner, she looked good.

In the past few days, I have lost contact with the Empress Dowager's palace, saying that the Empress Dowager is ill, and it is forbidden to disturb her.Xie Xiang was nervous for a while, and sent people to watch the movement in the palace. Fortunately, except for the Queen Mother's illness, everything else was calm as usual.Only then did I feel relieved.

The Empress Dowager took her seat, all the officials celebrated her birthday, and the singing and dancing banquet began.Everything is just like birthdays in previous years.The queen mother was in a good mood and drank a few glasses of fruit wine.

After singing and drinking for three rounds, the Empress Dowager was also a little drunk, the emperor looked at the Seventh Prince who was sitting below, the two looked at each other, the Seventh Prince nodded slightly, Wu Caiyi left for a while, and when he came back, he was holding a gift box in his hand.

The emperor stood up. The officials didn't dare to drink too much at the royal banquet. They kept watching the movements of the emperor and the queen mother. Seeing the emperor standing up, the hall immediately fell silent.

The emperor picked up the box and came to the Empress Dowager, looking straight into her drunken eyes: "Empress Dowager, today is your birthday, and I couldn't take care of it for you. I have prepared a small gift here, wishing you a long life and good health."

The maid beside the queen mother hurriedly took the box and handed it to the queen mother.

"It's rare for the emperor to bother." The queen mother opened the box while speaking.

The Empress Dowager's face froze suddenly, and the officials looked at each other before they could react, when they heard the Empress Dowager scream, threw the box in her hand, hid in the seat, stared at the box on the ground in horror and muttered " Who is it? Who is it? Come out, don't hide behind, come out." The voice became louder and louder, and gradually became hysterical.

Xie Xiang hurriedly picked up the box that fell on the ground. The box was empty, and a golden cicada was lying beside it. Xie Xiang was also surprised when he saw the golden cicada.He hurriedly raised his head and looked at the emperor who was looking down at him from above. The emperor seemed to have expected the panic of the empress dowager a long time ago, and at this moment he just looked at himself in a leisurely manner.

Xie Xiang felt a chill in his heart, is he going to end it today?