"Who dares to move!?"
Xue Jingruo stood in front of Lin Xu, looking at everyone with cold eyes.
Seeing this scene, the eunuchs stopped immediately and looked at Xue Rong hesitantly.
"Ruo'er, what are you doing? Are you trying to protect him? He is Lin Zhengao's son!"
Xue Rong glared and said angrily.
Lin Zhengao was the name of the late emperor.
"Everything Xu'er has done is at the mercy of the Aijia. If the Duke of Zhen has anything to do, just come to me. Why bother a child?"
"Aijia, tell me again, will you let go of this food?"
Xue Jingruo's expression remained calm. Even though she was slapped and five finger prints were clearly visible on her face, she still did not give up.
"Impossible, this grain is related to my Xue family's century-old foundation, how can it be a trivial matter." Xue Rong refused without even thinking.
"Haha, is it child's play for millions of people to live and die in the eyes of the Duke of Zhen?" Xue Jingruo smiled sadly: "The Ai family was born into such a family. It's sad and deplorable!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xue Jingruo's expression suddenly changed: "Come here! Arrest Xue Rong!"
The bodies of the dozen or so eunuchs who rushed in instantly stiffened.
Who to arrest?
The Duke of Zhenguo?
Are you crazy? Isn't he your father? He is also the powerful Duke of the country. How can you survive if you arrest him?
When Xue Rong saw this scene, he laughed angrily: "Xue Jingruo, after being the Queen Mother for more than ten years, do you really think you are awesome?"
"You forget who gave you everything you have."
"Without me, how could you sit in this position? Now you still want to use it to suppress me, is it possible?"
"This palace is all my people inside and outside. If you become my daughter, they will be your right-hand man."
"If you don't obey, they will imprison you like the emperor."
"Seeing that you have worked hard all these years without any credit, I can let it go. You just need to apologize, and dad will pretend that nothing happened."
"You are still the queen mother above all others."
After all, Xue Jingruo is still his daughter, even if her daughter is now quarreling with him because of outsiders.
Xue Rong still couldn't make up his mind.
Xue Jingruo naturally knew that her figure was swaying, and her tense face was slightly shaken.
When Xue Rong saw this scene, he immediately said: "Yes, Ruo'er! As long as you give up, you will still be my father's good daughter."
Xue Jingruo's body suddenly lost strength and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Lin Xu stepped forward in time to support her.
"Good daughter?"
"I'm not a good daughter. In order to help you fight for your rights, I gave up everything in exchange for these fifteen years of fine clothing, food, glory, and wealth."
"But similarly, the people have suffered fifteen more years. Every day I enjoy it, they suffer a day."
"I am your daughter. I am also the Queen Mother!"
"Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety cannot have both ends. Dad, please forgive my daughter for being selfish for once. I just want to live with a clear conscience in the future."
"You don't have me as your daughter. You still have older brothers, younger brothers and several younger sisters. But if the people in the world don't have me, they really have nothing."
"I, no, the Ai family must not take a step back!"
Xue Jingruo stood up straight and glared: "If you still recognize me as the Queen Mother, take down Xue Rong!"
"Those who disobey orders will be punished without mercy!"
However, still no one moved.
Xue Rong, the Duke of Zhenguo, has power over the entire government!
Now that the royal family is weak and the emperor is still a puppet, what can the queen mother do?
Lin Xu saw this scene and secretly gave Cao Zhengchun a wink.
"Haha, Ruo'er, why are you doing this? I said that the entire palace belongs to me, you..."
Xue Rong smiled lightly, but he hadn't finished speaking yet.
The palace door suddenly opened, and dozens of eunuchs rushed in and directly captured Xue Rong and the others.
Including those wavering eunuchs.
"This slave is late and deserves death. Please forgive me, the Queen Mother!"
An eunuch knelt in front of Xue Jingruo.
"Damn it, I'm Xue Rong. Keep your eyes open. You dare to catch me. Are you too brave to take advantage of me?" Xue Rong didn't expect that anyone would dare to attack him.
But there are all his confidants in the palace. Who are these people and why have they never been seen before?
Xue Jingruo came back to her senses and said calmly: "No problem!"
"Take the grass on the wall and chop it down. Since you don't obey the Ai family's orders, there is no use keeping them."
"Yes." The eunuch who was kneeling on the ground stood up and waved: "Detain him!"
"The Queen Mother, please spare my life!"
"Master Xue, help me"
…
The eunuchs who were taken away kept begging for mercy, but unfortunately it was of no use. When they were taken out of the door, their voices stopped suddenly.
"Dad, you don't really think that the Ai family has been the queen mother for more than ten years and has no confidants of her own!" Xue Jingruo said mockingly: "It is true that you have many people in this palace, but the Ai family has long guessed that you will not agree. So I transferred all your people in advance."
"No one can save you now."
Xue Rong's face was ugly. He never expected that despite being so smart, he would be tricked by his daughter in the end.
But I was still very pleased.
Although his sons are useless, at least his daughter is not in vain.
"Ruo'er, you want to kill me?" Xue Rong was a little in disbelief.
"If killing you can save millions of victims, the Ai family will not hesitate at all. At worst, the Ai family will accompany you so that you will not be alone on the road to hell."
"But it's a pity that if I kill you, millions of victims will still get no relief."
"Tomorrow, the Duke of Zhen will appear in the court. He has been working hard for the country all day long. Unfortunately, he fell ill. The mourning family is heartbroken and will temporarily leave him in the palace to recuperate."
Xue Rong's face changed greatly: "Ruo'er, you must not do it. If Mu Jiushan knows that the entire Xue family has no way out, are you going to be the sinner of the entire family?"
"So what?" Xue Jingruo said angrily: "Dad, you still don't know how to repent?"
"A sinner in the family? What the Ai family is more afraid of is being criticized by thousands of people and being infamy for thousands of years!"
"You have taught your daughter to serve the country and the people since she was a child, but what have you done?"
"The Xue family has been loyal and loyal for generations, but the Ai family doesn't know when the Xue family became what it is today."
"When it comes to the sinner, Xue Rong, you are the one!"
"Aren't you afraid of embarrassing the ancestors of the Xue family? At least, the Ai family has no shame in meeting them again!"
"You..." Xue Rong almost spat out a mouthful of old blood: "How can we have someone like you in our Xue family who eats everything inside and out?"
Xue Jingruo said with an indifferent face: "Come here, go to Xue's house and get the seal of the Duke of Zhenguo!"
"Since Duke Zhen doesn't agree, then just stay in the palace!"
"Don't worry, once this matter is over, my daughter will plead guilty to you, and she will be killed or beheaded without any complaints."
"Yes!" Several eunuchs saluted and left directly.
Xue Rong stared at Xue Jingruo, then smiled: "Ha, ha, she is indeed my Xue Rong's daughter."
"If your brothers are as courageous as you, why should our Xue family be afraid of the Mu family?"
"Ruo'er, dad doesn't blame you. You've been thinking about the people since you were a child. It's natural for us, father and daughter, to be where we are today!"
"But you have to think about the consequences. Dad is not the only one who makes the decisions in the court."
"The ministers will not let you go."
"What you did has harmed the interests of many people. Even if you are in the palace, you may not be able to escape death!"
