Yongshou Palace.

The spring is in full bloom outside, but the door of the house is closed, and the sunlight shines in through the window panes, casting mottled light and shadow on the cold bricks and stones.

The queen mother still knelt on the futon and chanted scriptures upright. She closed her eyes and looked solemn. The beads in her hands were twirling regularly in accordance with the tone of the chanting scriptures. There was a "squeak" sound of opening the door behind her. Her movements paused, and then Continue to chant sutras without any interruption.

The light and shadow cast on her thin back.

Han Qingyang stared at her back for a long time, wondering if she liked chanting so much because she was lonely in the palace and needed to find something to pass the time, or because she had done too many bad things and needed to repent in front of the Buddha to seek her soul consolation.

The sandalwood smell in the room is very strong, but it makes people want to vomit.

"Your Majesty, you are so brave."

The maids in the room were sent out by Han Qingyang early in the morning, and there was no one around to wait on her. The queen mother just stood up slowly on her knees. She turned around and saw that the sunlight was a bit dazzling, and the man was standing in the light and shadow. He was dressed in a suit. In the black long gown, there is a cool taste on the perfect face.

"As long as the surname is Zhou, the Ai family will be a legitimate queen mother."

Han Qingyang didn't comment, but the corners of his lips twitched.

"Since this is the case, why does the Queen Mother have to fight against us?"

The queen mother was stunned for a moment, and stared at him fixedly, trying to see something from his face, but in Han Qingyang's black and white eyes, the black eyeballs shone breathtakingly like obsidian. She has no way of noticing.

Han Qingyang didn't want to be long-winded with her, so he simply pointed out why he came here.

"When I first entered the palace, the Empress Dowager ordered someone to give me the anti-children medicine. I don't care about it. I can also say a word about the quarrel between you and Your Majesty, so that Zhou Yanzong doesn't care about it. As long as you are willing to hand over the antidote , I can protect you and your Xu family's glory forever, if not..."

His tone suddenly lowered, and there was a cold killing intent in his eyes.

The Queen Mother lowered her eyes.

"I do not know what you're talking about?"

Han Qingyang walked over quickly, stretched out his hand and grabbed her neck, "I'll ask you one last time, are you going to pay or not?"

The queen mother looked straight at him, with a mocking smile on the corner of her mouth.

"If you have the ability, kill me now!"

Han Qingyang let go and straightened his clothes.

"If the queen mother has any request, just ask, as long as I can do it, I will never refuse."

The Queen Mother chuckled.

"Aijia is the queen mother of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the most honorable woman in the world, she has nothing to ask for."

When Han Qingyang saw that she didn't want to get in, he just sneered. The reason why she was so confident was because he cared about Zhou Yanzong. He didn't believe that the Queen Mother was hard-hearted, so he didn't care about people and things?

"The Empress Dowager will think about it in the palace with peace of mind. I will come back in the evening. I hope you will figure it out by then."

The Queen Mother tried her best to compete with Han Qingyang, but she left after saying a few words, feeling powerless as if she had hit the cotton with a heavy fist.

When the door was closed again, her tense body collapsed in an instant, and she slumped softly on the wide chair.

She frowned and heard the footsteps getting further and further away.

For some reason, the right eyelid twitched wildly.

......

After coming out of Yongshou Palace, Han Qingyang's face was tense, his whole body exuded a cold breath, and he ordered in a cold voice: "Duofu, you go and tell Qi Meng and Li Zhuang to show everyone in the Xu family to me." In addition, Xu Zhicheng, Xu Ruyue, and people who are close relatives of the Queen Mother Xu will all be escorted into the palace for me."

He wanted to see how long the empress dowager could keep her mouth shut.

After finishing speaking, he instructed Duozi: "Go and tell Wang Shou, and he must investigate the matter clearly during dinner."

When he returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he calmed down in the corridor before pushing the door open.

Zhou Yanzong was reading the scriptures, occasionally writing Zhu Zhu, with a particularly concerned expression.

Han Qingyang personally poured a cup of tea for him, and said softly: "Why don't you just rest, didn't you agree earlier? I'll go through the memorial first, and let you read it if it's important or undecided."

Zhou Yanzong stretched out his hand and pulled him into his arms, buried him in his neck and smelled the faint scent of his body, only the scent of incense was mixed with it today, he didn't even lift his head, his voice was buzzing.

"Have you gone to Yongshou Palace?"

Han Qingyang was stunned for a moment, never thinking of hiding it from him.

"Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you."

Zhou Yanzong hated the feeling of being sick, but this time it was different, it was a kind of weakness from the inside out, like countless blood-sucking leeches hidden in his body, eating away at his vitality.

He hugged him greedily.

Han Qingyang caressed his back, and coaxed softly: "The spring is just right outside, why don't we go for a walk in the Royal Garden?"

Zhou Yanzong agreed, and the two went to the Imperial Garden hand in hand.

Hundreds of flowers are blooming in the imperial garden, with colorful butterflies flying among them, and there is a vibrant scene everywhere.

Zhou Yanzong picked a red flower and stuck it in Han Qingyang's hair, and praised it like a sigh.

"Qing Yang, people are really more delicate than flowers."

Han Qingyang also picked a flower and wanted to wear it for Zhou Yanzong, but Zhou Yanzong was taller than him and refused to wear flowers. He just jumped up and down on his arm and made a fuss, and finally looked at him with red circles.

Seeing this, Zhou Yanzong quickly hugged him into his arms.

Han Qingyang took advantage of the situation and tiptoed to insert the flowers in Zhou Yanzong's hair, and then pecked lightly on Zhou Yanzong's lips happily.

"Husband wears flowers, and it has a special flavor."

The two wandered around the garden for a long time, and when the sun went down, they returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Xu walked around a bit during the day, and in addition to being in a good mood, Zhou Yanzong ate a lot during dinner, and Han Qingyang accompanied him to digest, finally coaxed him to lie down, and hurried to Yongshou Palace.

The gate of Yongshou Palace was wide open and brightly lit.

Dozens of people kneeled in the courtyard, filling the entire courtyard to its full.

As soon as Han Qingyang entered the room, he saw the queen mother rushing over, "What exactly do you want?"

Before the person could get close, he was torn away by the guards.

Han Qingyang smiled lightly, "I'm just drawing a picture from a gourd, how come the Queen Mother knows to be anxious?"

There was a serious expression on his face.

"I'll ask you one last time, where is the antidote?"

The Queen Mother's lips trembled slightly.

Han Qingyang winked at the outside, and soon there was a hair-raising cry from outside, the voice was extremely shrill.

After a while, someone brought in a bloody finger and presented it in front of the Empress Dowager.

"If the queen mother refuses to say, I will order someone to chop off a finger of your brother Xu Shangshu every other incense stick. After chopping off ten fingers, if the queen mother still doesn't say anything, I will let you watch the punishment. Finally Let you do it yourself, the Xu family is a big family with a large population, if the Queen Mother is not in a hurry, let's take our time."

The Queen Mother shuddered shiveringly.

"you......"

Han Qingyang sneered and said, "The life and death of the Xu family are all in your hands, Queen Mother. Of course, if you don't care about their lives, I have no choice but to kill your nine clans and let the whole Xu family be buried with Your Majesty."

After a short period of panic, the Queen Mother regained her usual composure. She drew out the dagger hidden in her sleeve and pressed it against her neck.

"If Ai's family dies, Zhou Yanzong will definitely die."

Han Qingyang glanced at her.

"The world is full of wonders, and there are many capable people and strangers. I advise the Queen Mother not to talk too much. Besides, as long as you dare to die, I will immediately order the entire Xu family to be destroyed."

Crying and begging for mercy came from outside at the right time.

The palm of the Queen Mother's hand holding the dagger was sweating, "How can I trust you?"

Han Qingyang smiled sweetly, and this smile instantly revived the lifeless room.

"If the Queen Mother doesn't believe it, she can put poison on me and use it as a threat."

The queen mother snorted coldly.

"This is a blood curse. It can be casted at will. Besides, it requires the blood of close relatives, and the blood of parents is used as a guide..."

The conversation stopped abruptly.

Han Qingyang's face suddenly darkened, he never expected that the Queen Mother would deal with Zhou Yanzong in such a vicious way.

"How to break the curse?"

The queen mother pursed her lips.

"My family doesn't know."

Han Qingyang also guessed that this kind of secret technique could not be mastered by the queen mother, so the person who cast the curse must be someone else.

"Think slowly, Queen Mother, Mr. Xu still has nine fingers."

He sat down in a leisurely posture, picked up the cup of tea, and took a sip with his head bowed.

All he could do now was wait.

Let's see who can't hold back first.

......

Hall of Mental Cultivation.

As soon as Han Qingyang walked away, Zhou Yanzong got up.

When Prince Rui hurried over, Zhou Yanzong coughed up a mouthful of blood, his face was extremely pale.

He joked with a smile: "Brother Huang should also take it easy and pay attention to his body. Although the wife of the emperor is stunning in the world, she should not indulge too much. I used to see Brother Huang with a strong physique, but this time he came back sick. Like a soft-legged shrimp, it can be seen that the beauty is misleading..."

He rambled on and on.

Zhou Yanzong glanced over, Prince Rui shut up.

"Gu came to you because there is something I want to entrust to you."

Seeing his solemn expression, Prince Rui also put away his joking expression, cupped his hands and said: "But please order, Brother Emperor, my younger brother will definitely go through fire and water, and I will not hesitate to do so."

Zhou Yanzong patted him on the shoulder.

"It's not a big deal, just ask you to help me pick someone up."

Prince Rui took his order and left.

Zhou Yanzong called Wang Shou again, and after two calls, a young eunuch came outside to report that Wang Shou was sent by Han Qingyang to work. He was worried, so he ordered someone to call Wang Shou back.

Wang Shou, who was busy all day, didn't touch the ground with his heels, and now he just got the result, and was rushed back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

When Zhou Yanzong asked, Wang Shou naturally explained everything.

He hurriedly took people to Yongshou Palace.

As soon as he entered the palace, he heard Han Qingyang's voice coming from the room.

"Queen Mother, have you thought about it clearly? One is the life and death of everyone in the Xu family, and the other is to undo the curse for His Majesty and poison me..."

As soon as the words fell, the door was kicked open vigorously.

Seeing Zhou Yanzong walking in with a livid face, Han Qingyang was about to step forward, but was pushed away by Zhou Yanzong, and he sternly said, "I'll settle the score with you later."

Han Qingyang felt resentful, so he had to stop.

Zhou Yanzong strode up to the Empress Dowager, picked up the dagger that was on the table, and stabbed it fiercely into her body.

"You shouldn't have touched him."

The empress dowager's pupils were so dilated that they almost popped out of their sockets, and large balls of blood froth overflowed from the corners of her mouth.

"Are you really not afraid of death?"

Zhou Yanzong whispered next to her ear: "I have been alone since I was a child, and I have never been afraid of death. Only now that I have Qingyang, I want to live, and live for a long time."

The Queen Mother's voice was intermittent.

"Blood... Curse... There is no solution... You can go to hell with Aijia..."

Her hands were tightly clutching Zhou Yanzong's skirt, and the veins in her hands were bulging.

Zhou Yanzong showed a ruthless expression, and brushed her hand away.

"Queen, you can go to hell with your Xu family with peace of mind! As for Gu..."

He smiled contemptuously and whispered his name in a low voice.

"Cao Huan."

The Empress Dowager fell down with a bang, dying with regret.

Zhou Yanzong walked away with a flick of his sleeves, and said coldly: "The decree continues, the Xu family will murder the king and seek rebellion, all adult men will be beheaded, all women will be made slaves of officials, and the rest will be sent to the southwest, and they will never be allowed to enter Beijing."

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