Faced with Empress Dowager Yu's slander, Zhao Zheng did not panic at all and calmly asked questions, which immediately hit Empress Dowager Yu's pain point.
Empress Dowager Yu never expected that the cowardly emperor who couldn't fight back or scolded him would not only become highly skilled in martial arts, but also become sharp-tongued.
Indeed, the whole thing was a trap set by her and the guard commander Zhang Xiong.
After dinner, she sent someone to notify Zhao Zheng and asked him to come to her palace to discuss matters.
When Zhao Zheng arrived as promised, she deliberately bathed and changed clothes, and then let Zhang Xiong take the opportunity to catch Zhao Zheng, creating the absurd illusion that Zhao Zheng was peeping at the Queen Mother's bath.
Now that the truth has been exposed, Empress Dowager Yu remained calm in the face of danger and instead said harshly:
"Nonsense! When did I send someone to send a message? I am innocent, how can I invite Your Majesty to come and watch me bathe?"
Zhao Zheng had known for a long time that Queen Mother Yu would not admit it. He smiled faintly, walked to Queen Mother Yu with his sword in hand, then raised the tip of the sword, pointed at a maid behind Queen Mother Yu and said:
"She is the maid who came to deliver a message to me just now!"
"When she came to deliver the message, all my eunuchs and guards in Yangxin Hall witnessed it with their own eyes, and they can all testify for me!"
"Now that the evidence is conclusive, does the Queen Mother still deny it?"
After hearing this, the palace maid was so frightened that she fell to her knees on the spot. She didn't dare to say a word, but just kept trembling.
When the onlookers heard these words, they all began to feel that something was wrong. What Zhao Zheng said was logical and coherent, and it did not look like he was lying.
Could it be that spying on the Queen Mother taking a bath was indeed a trap?
Seeing that the Queen Mother's conspiracy was about to be discovered by Zhao Zheng, a delicate call suddenly came from the crowd:
"Your Majesty! Didn't I say that your Majesty should stay in bed when he is drunk? Why did he come to the Queen Mother's palace to cause trouble? How ridiculous!"
Following the sound, I saw a beautiful woman with a graceful figure, a slim waist, long legs, and fair skin, walking towards this side in a gorgeous way.
Zhao Zheng vaguely remembered that this stunning beauty was his concubine, Gu Guifei.
In the past, Zhao Zheng spent all his time eating, drinking, having fun, and not thinking about progress. It was thanks to this charming Concubine Gu.
While speaking, Concubine Gu had already come closer. She hugged Zhao Zheng's arm and said with a sweet smile:
"Don't be surprised, Queen Mother. Your Majesty drank some wine during dinner. You are acting like a drunkard."
"If His Majesty does something ridiculous, I hope the Queen Mother will not take it to heart."
Concubine Gu's opening her mouth gave Queen Mother Yu the opportunity to step down. Queen Mother Yu snorted coldly and said loudly:
"No wonder this foolish king is so ridiculous. He peeped at me bathing, killed Zhang Xiong, the commander of the guards, and slandered me and framed him..."
"It turns out drinking is all bad!"
"Hunjun is indeed unrighteous!"
Concubine Gu apologized and pulled Zhao Zheng out of the palace. After dragging Zhao Zheng to the dragon carriage outside, Concubine Gu sneered and said:
"Idiot! How dare you, a loser, to go against Empress Dowager Yu?"
"Have you forgotten that the father of Empress Dowager Yu is the prime minister of the dynasty, Yu Zhong! The Yu family is in Daqian and has great power!"
"You are just a puppet supported by the Yu family. You can sit on the throne only because of the support of the Yu family. If you offend them, I'm afraid you won't even know how you died in the end!"
Having said this, Concubine Gu suddenly put on a gentle and charming face, took Zhao Zheng's hand, and said softly:
"Your Majesty, in this palace, I am the only one who treats you wholeheartedly. As long as you obey my words, I will ensure that you enjoy prosperity and wealth..."
"Look, my concubine's new bellyband today is embroidered with mandarin ducks and lotus flowers. Does your majesty like it?"
As she spoke, Concubine Gu opened her coat, revealing her white neck, delicate collarbones, and a pink bellyband.
Seeing this, Zhao Zheng deliberately put on a greedy look, put his head forward, sniffed the white neck of Concubine Gu, looked at her bellyband with joy, and said happily:
"luv't!"
Concubine Gu smiled proudly and took the opportunity to say:
"If your Majesty likes it, just listen to my concubine and don't go against the Queen Mother again. Just be a puppet. Then you can sit back and relax."
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Zhao Zheng suddenly stretched out his big, thick hands, grabbed Concubine Gu's slender waist, hugged her into his arms, and said coldly against her small and exquisite ears:
"My dear concubine, you are so loyal to the Queen Mother! You have been by my side all these years and have done everything for the Queen Mother. It has broken your heart!"
Concubine Gu was startled when she heard this and said in panic:
"Your Majesty, what are you talking about?"
"I have always been loyal to His Majesty. Everything I did was for Your Majesty's benefit. What does it have to do with the Queen Mother?"
Zhao Zheng said in a deep voice:
"Gu Qianxi, do you think I don't know? From the beginning, you have been an informant placed by Queen Mother Yu around me. Not only are you always monitoring my every move, but you also confuse my mind, wear down my will, and make me Indulge in the sensuality of dogs and horses!”
"I was in the Queen Mother's palace just now. I was about to expose Queen Mother Yu's conspiracy and let everyone see her true face. It was you who arrived in time to rescue Queen Mother Yu!"
"What's more, I have already found out your true life experience - Queen Mother Yu is your distant cousin. Queen Mother Yu's father, the current Prime Minister Yu Zhong, is your distant uncle, isn't it?"
"The purpose of them sending you here is to stabilize me and make me a mediocre puppet emperor for the rest of my life, right?"
Hearing this, Gu Qianxi was so frightened that her face turned pale!
I originally thought that Zhao Zheng was just a fool, a heartless loser, but he actually knew everything!
By now, Gu Qianxi had been exposed, but she did not dare to break up with Zhao Zheng openly, so she could only pretend to be dumbfounded and said:
"Your Majesty, what are you talking about? I can't understand a word."
"Your Majesty must be drunk. It's better to go back and have a good rest. We can talk about other things later."
Zhao Zheng smiled when he heard this, his big hands around Gu Qianxi's waist became tighter, and he said in a deep voice:
"My concubine is really good at acting, and I believed it when she acted. Since you insisted on saying that I was drunk, I might as well act with my concubine to the end! Don't we talk about it later, my concubine? Okay, let's talk about it later! "
After saying that, he turned over and pressed down on Gu Qianxi's exquisite body, and began to demand wantonly inside the dragon chariot!
Gu Qianxi was tightly clamped by Zhao Zheng's big hands, unable to resist at all. In despair, she struggled and screamed:
"Your Majesty... don't! Your Majesty, don't..."
At this time, a guard accompanying the dragon carriage heard the movement and asked in a low voice:
"Concubine Gu, what happened? Do you need help from your subordinates?"
