Liu Mingzhi glanced at Ren Qingrui's unwilling eyes, walked gently to Ren Qingrui and put his finger on his neck.
"In order to prevent you, the Demon Queen, from being stubborn and confusing the public with your evil words and stirring up trouble, please be quiet for a while first!"
Ren Qingrui's face changed with shock. She wanted to speak but found that she couldn't speak at all.
Liu Mingzhi looked at Li Ye, who still hadn't reacted to the situation of changing from 200,000 elites to 300 cavalry.
"Your Majesty, I have no choice but to obey the authority in urgent matters. Now I will appease the Imperial Army. Later I will go to the Qinzheng Hall to appease the officials who came to the palace and explain the reasons to persuade them to go back."
"Now that the Chinese New Year is approaching, the people's minds are at peace, and big things are turning into small things instantly. Once your Majesty handles some matters, you can wait until the next year to announce them to the world."
"It's especially inappropriate to publicize the Demon Queen's affairs now. It would be troublesome if the people behind her get wind of it."
Liu Mingzhi knew that tens of thousands of forbidden troops had witnessed today's situation, and that Ren Qingrui's capture could hardly be hidden. He still held on to a slim chance in his heart, and everything could only depend on God's will.
Li Ye nodded blankly: "Uncle is right, I understand!"
Li Ye adjusted his dragon robe and took a few breaths to make his face no longer look so pale.
"The officers and soldiers of the Imperial Army have listened to the order. My dragon body is safe and sound, and I am not a monster... As the Queen Mother said, all officers and soldiers do not need to be alarmed. They can retire in peace and return to their respective positions and perform their duties."
"We obey the decree, long live long live long live."
Looking at the tens of thousands of forbidden troops retreating with their respective commanders, everyone present finally felt completely relieved.
Liu Mingzhi glanced at Youwen Zhuo, who was lying half-dead on the ground: "Your Majesty, this person is so bold that he just intended to do evil to Your Majesty. We need to conduct a rigorous investigation to see if we can uncover his accomplices behind the scenes."
"Uncle is right, Tong Aiqing!"
Tong Yang hurriedly walked to Li Ye and knelt down on one knee: "I'm here!"
"Suppress You Wenzhuo and You Aiqing, and conduct a thorough investigation of those related to him."
"I obey the decree!"
Seeing that the situation at the scene was basically under control, Liu Mingzhi turned towards Nangong Meng and Chen Jie and walked over.
"Mother, the emperor's sister-in-law, I did something wrong and almost frightened you two. Please obey the authority in urgent matters. Please forgive me for beheading first and reporting later."
Nangong Meng shook her head with joy in her eyes, watching Liu Mingzhi turn around and hold Qinglian's wrist who was standing beside Liu Mingzhi.
"Mingzhi doesn't have to be like this. You are also thinking about your majesty and the court, and Dalong's country and the country. What's the crime? Not only will the Ai family not blame you, but they will also let Ye'er reward you heavily."
"Thank you, Queen Mother!"
Chen Jie also stood aside and nodded slightly: "There is no need to be polite, King Bingjian. The Aijia understands your good intentions."
"Thank you, Madam-in-law, for your understanding."
Nangong Meng chuckled and looked at Qinglian, who was holding her hand a little restrained: "This girl is your concubine Qinglian from Miaojiang, right?"
"Reporting to my mother, it's Qinglian!"
Qinglian also hurriedly bowed: "Reporting to the Empress Dowager, my concubine is Qinglian!"
Nangong Meng patted the back of Qinglian's hand with a soft look: "Hey, you kid, don't call me the Empress Dowager. It's too different. You and Yan'er are sisters, so we call them Queen Mother of the Ai family."
Qinglian was startled and looked at Liu Mingzhi with bewildered eyes, not knowing what to do.
Liu Mingzhi glanced at the joy in Nangong Meng's eyes when he was staring at Qinglian, and he knew in his heart that Qinglian had truly won the favor of the great Empress Dowager Nangong Meng because of her removal of the poison for Li Ye. .
He nodded imperceptibly towards Qinglian, indicating to her to follow Nangong Meng's wishes.
After receiving her husband's response, Qinglian finally felt confident and saluted Nangong Meng with a smile.
"Son...my son, Yu Qinglian, pays homage to the queen mother!"
"Good boy, hurry up and forgive me. You have made great achievements today. The Ai family will definitely be richly rewarded. Tell me what you want. As long as the Ai family can do it, the Ai family will promise you anything."
"My son and I don't dare. As a courtier, it is my duty to fulfill my duties for the country. As my husband's concubine, my son and I must naturally put her husband first and help her as much as possible."
When Nangong Meng heard this, her smile became even more charming. She looked at Qinglian with phoenix eyes and said with a smile: "You child, your words are really comfortable to listen to. You are really a dignified, virtuous, well-educated and good woman."
"Let's do this. The Ai family's greatest power can only reward you with a fifth-grade imperial wife. Don't you dislike it?"
"ah?"
Liu Mingzhi looked at Qinglian's slightly open mouth in shock, and smiled helplessly. As a concubine in this dynasty, Lian'er was the only one with a scorpion tail.
"Lian'er, why are you so stunned? Why don't you quickly thank your mother for the reward!"
"Yes, husband!"
"My son, Yu Qinglian, thanks my mother for the reward. My mother is a thousand years old."
"Get up, get up, you kid, don't keep making such big gestures. Just like your father, the Ai family doesn't like you kneeling down every time."
"When your father was still alive, he often said that groveling is a bad habit and it destroys a person's spine."
"The Ai family has been with your father for decades, and he has also been influenced by him. He does not tolerate people kneeling. Remember the words of the Ai family. In the future, just follow the etiquette of a woman when you meet the Ai family. Never kneel down. The Aijia will not be happy if they kneel down."
"Yes...yes, I know it!"
"That's right. Is it okay for the Ai family to call you Lian'er?"
"Of course, it's my honor."
Nangong Meng looked at the Qinzheng Palace where the sound had already been heard. He held Qinglian in one hand and the third princess in the other and walked towards the harem.
"It's not suitable for women like us to get involved in the previous matter. Come on, let's go to the harem to talk. After your father's great success, the palace suddenly became deserted. The Ai family hasn't spoken to other people in a long time."
"You two sisters will tell the Ai family and the Queen Mother carefully about what you saw and heard in Northern Xinjiang, and it will also open our eyes as caged birds."
"My son, take your orders!"
"Old Zhou!"
"I'm here, old slave, to pay my respects to the Queen Mother."
Nangong Meng looked at Old Zhou's withered face and snow-white hair with sadness.
"Long time no see. You have aged so much. You have worked hard guarding His Majesty's tomb. You have to take care of yourself. If you leave again, the Ai family will really have no old acquaintances!"
"Alas, time is ruthless. I'm afraid I won't live for a few more years. However, my empress is still as beautiful as before and has not changed much. Seeing that your empress is in good health, we can rest assured."
What Lao Zhou said was not flattery. It had been three years since Li Zhengdu passed away, but Nangong Meng didn't look old at all.
Perhaps because there is everything in the palace, including all kinds of treasures for maintaining the body, Nangong Meng, who is about fifty years old, looks like a young woman in her thirty-seven or eighty-year-old at first glance.
Compared with Qinglian, the three princesses and the others, who are young women in their early thirties, Nangong Meng has a reserved temperament, charming and enchanting, as mature as a peach, as if she can drip water.
Coupled with her graceful and luxurious temperament, which often resides in high positions, it is difficult for people to believe that this is a woman who is almost fifty years old.
It's a pity that Li Zheng passed away, and there was only one man in the palace, Li Ye. No matter how well-maintained it was, flowers that no one could appreciate would eventually wither under the erosion of time.
For Nangong Meng, Chen Jie, and He Shu, today's harem is no different than the cold palace. It is worse than those concubines who were not buried by Li Zheng and died alone in the clan mansion!
At least there are more people to talk to and meet men!
Nangong Meng raised his hand and patted Lao Zhou on the shoulder.
"Take care of yourself, protect Your Majesty, and come to the palace often to talk to the Ai family when you have nothing to do."
"Hey, old slave, I obey!"
Liu Mingzhi silently looked at the backs of Nangong Meng and the four of them walking towards the harem, especially the slightly lonely figures of Nangong Meng and Chen Jie and sighed silently.
As soon as you enter the palace gate, you are as deep as the sea. Under the halo of glory, there is a price that ordinary people cannot imagine.
Folk women can remarry after their husband dies and spend the rest of their lives together.
Even if women like Nangong Meng and others have the idea of remarrying, the key is who the hell dares to marry.
Young Master Liu was thinking about whether to copy some small toys from later generations and give them to Nangong Meng and the others, so that he could secretly relieve his loneliness in the deep palace compound when no one was around.
After a few words of inner discussion, Young Master Liu hurriedly shook his head, throwing away this unrealistic and even less reliable idea.
You are living well, why do you have to seek death?
