Luo Tong's eyes heated up, and he immediately found Wu Zechen. That night he sent out a lot of troops, divided into two groups, one going to Anyuan Town, and the other going to Yecheng where Mrs. Xia stayed back then!
That night, Luo Tong immediately made arrangements. Before the next day, Feng Qianqian and her daughter were "poisoned and died"!
According to the doctor, the poison might be transmitted to other people, so Feng Qianqian and her daughter were carried out of the Xia Mansion by Xia Zhihe before dawn and dumped directly in a mass grave outside the city. , even Chunrui was kicked out of Xia Mansion.
The servants of the Xia Mansion left the two "corpses" and ran away. Not long after they left, Chun Rui and the "doctor" arrived.
Feng Qianqian and her daughter were fed Luo Tong's special antidote. After they regained consciousness, they were sent to a place far away from the capital overnight and were handed over to the care of the local Lingshan Pavilion and settled down.
After confirming that Feng Qianqian and his daughter had left safely, Luo Tong felt relieved and less worried about Xia Mansion.
Just when Luo Tong was ready to investigate the affair between Xia Zhihe and Master Sun, news came from Wu Zechen.
He has already caught some clues and is pursuing them. He thinks it won't take long for him to get the results.
It's November in the blink of an eye, and the weather is getting colder and colder, but the people in the capital feel that the current situation in the capital is even more chilling than this winter.
The emperor was ill, his body was weak, and his energy was getting worse. He slept longer than he was awake. Seeing this, several forces became more and more unable to sit still and moved frequently.
Finally, the actions of the prince, the queen and the Duke of Fengguo were too big, which angered the queen mother in Cining Palace, and the queen mother couldn't help but take action!
Before this, no one had thought that the Queen Mother, who had been living in a low-key manner in Cining Palace, would actually have such power in the capital!
Many usually secretive ministers and even the city guards stood up. The prince and queen's plan to dominate the palace was immediately aborted!
Just when the contest between the Queen Mother and the Prince's party attracted everyone's attention, Qi King Wu Fengyan took advantage of this opportunity and quietly took action. With the cooperation of the Queen Mother, he began to erode the Prince's power in the palace through various means such as coercion and inducement.
The Queen Mother has been in the palace for many years, and it is not really just for old age. She has been keeping an eye on the movements in the palace, and she also has a lot of information about people in key positions.
When the weaknesses of these people are grasped one by one, all that remains to instigate rebellion is to negotiate terms.
Under the explicit and covert actions of the Queen Mother and Wu Fengyan, the situation in the palace has quietly changed.
And not only in the palace, but also outside the palace, Wu Fengyan and the Yan family also started to take action. With the assistance of seemingly neutral forces such as Prince An's Palace and General Dingnan's Palace, the network that had been laid out for a long time began to close.
And their movements were all covered up by the fierce struggle between King Jin and King Qin, and they did not arouse anyone's suspicion at all.
The confrontation between the Queen Mother and the Prince in the palace completely disrupted the Prince's plan, and the stalemate made the people in the Prince's camp increasingly restless.
In order to break the deadlock and open up a greater chance of winning before the emperor recovered, the queen couldn't help but take action.
She actually poisoned the Queen Mother!
Luo Tong had been on guard against this move for a long time, and specially prepared various antidote drugs and manpower at the Queen Mother's side, so that he did not let the Queen succeed at all.
Even when the Queen took action, she was caught with evidence on the spot!
The queen of a country actually poisoned the queen mother!
As soon as the news came out, the whole country was in an uproar!
It is simply a shame for the great Zhou Dynasty that the majestic queen would do such a thing!
The Queen Mother snatched the Queen's Phoenix Seal on the spot and locked the Queen directly in Kunning Palace. No one was allowed in or out, not even the Crown Prince wanted to visit!
The decree to abolish the Queen can only be made by the Emperor himself, and the Queen Mother cannot make such a decision without overstepping the Emperor's control.
But just when everyone thought that the emperor would decree the abolition of the queen, there was still no movement from the emperor!
His biological mother was almost brutally poisoned, but the emperor didn't react at all? ! How can this be? !
Even if the emperor is seriously ill, he is not completely unable to handle affairs. From time to time, there are other imperial edicts coming down. Why is there no news at all about the queen? No punishment was even given, just locked up in Kunning Palace like this? !
The Queen Mother was the first to understand, or in other words, she was the first to see clearly.
But precisely because I saw it clearly, I felt even more chilled...
The emperor did this because he felt the "threat" from the queen mother. He wanted to keep the queen and use the prince and Fengguo's government to check and balance the queen mother.
The emperor did not expect that the queen mother would still hide such strength, which made him feel afraid!
Even though the prince's actions have angered the emperor, the emperor still feels that the prince and the queen are more worthy of his trust than the queen mother!
This time, the emperor's actions completely chilled the queen mother and gave her up.
He is no longer her son.
He no longer regarded her as his mother.
After a few days, the courtiers also saw some clues and guessed the emperor's thoughts.
They couldn't tell how they felt, they only knew that the chance was greater!
The Emperor and the Queen Mother are at odds! He even rejected the Queen Mother's help and had no trust in the Queen Mother!
Without the support of the Queen Mother, the so-called power in the hands of the Emperor is nothing to be afraid of!
The situation in Beijing became increasingly chaotic, and at this moment, another piece of news began to spread in Beijing.
Mrs. Xia, the mother of Xia Zhihe, the Minister of Rites, was actually from a brothel! It's a cheap job!
As soon as the news came out, it attracted everyone's attention almost instantly, from the princes to the common people. In just one or two days, it quickly spread throughout the entire capital!
This news is so exciting!
If Mrs. Xia is from a humble background, then how can Xia Zhihe take part in the scientific examination and return to the second rank of the current dynasty, the first in the first class!
Although no one knew the source of this news, it instantly attracted all the forces!
Except for the prince's camp, all forces took action and investigated the matter one after another!
This is no small matter. You must know that Xia Zhihe is in charge of the entire Ministry of Etiquette, which is related to the annual scientific examination talents!
If this matter can be used to bring down Xia Zhihe, it will undoubtedly be a heavy blow to the prince!
The prince, whose arms were cut off one after another, could no longer bear such losses!
If losses continue like this, the prince will really be unable to compete with King Jin and King Qin anymore!
But the most anxious person at this time is not the prince, but Xia Zhihe!
Because he has always known his life experience!
