King Yan pointed at Chen Rang, his beard trembling: "Chen, Master Chen, you..."
The Queen Mother raised her eyes and glanced at him coldly: "Why is King Yan making such a fuss?"
King Yan threw away his hands in anger and turned his back to the two of them.
Eleven years ago, in the second year of Zhengning, Zhang Yin brought back an infant boy from the Villa of Prince Yan's Mansion. She told King Yan openly and openly that the baby boy was the blood of the Queen Mother and wanted him to stay in Prince Yan's Mansion. He was raised and named Yu.
King Yan was extremely shocked at that time. The Queen Mother actually gave birth to another son after the death of Emperor He, and his father was unknown. If the courtiers found out about this...
But at that time, the court was controlled by the Zhang family, and Yan Xiu was only twelve years old at the time, so no one could pose a threat to the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother promised King Yan that Zhu Siyi would be the queen.
Who doesn't want the Queen of Qin to be his daughter? The King of Yan agreed to the matter through a strange arrangement and raised Zhu Yuo into the Prince of Yan's Mansion for eleven years.
Today, eleven years later, the situation in the DPRK and China has undergone earth-shaking changes. King Yan can't help but worry that if Yan Xiu discovers Zhu Yu's affair, everyone in King Yan's palace will be crushed by him.
It would be fine to say that Zhu Yu was just the product of the Queen Mother and one of her male favorites, but it turned out to be Chen Rang!
It just happened to be Chen Rang, who looked elegant, upright, and charming!
He never expected that these two people had been secretly colluding for so many years. Is this because he was afraid that Yan Xiu had not chopped off enough heads?
But the two of them were able to hide this adulterous affair for so many years. After all, they had some skills.
King Yan was despairing. He knew that sooner or later, the three people in this pavilion would die in Yan Xiu's hands.
He asked: "The Queen Mother left the palace secretly, aren't you afraid that Your Majesty will find out?"
Queen Mother: "What he couldn't discover is that the Ai family used a secret passage in the palace."
King Yan: "There is a secret passage in the palace?"
Chen Rang: "Yes, when Emperor Taizu established the Qin Dynasty in the past, the situation was turbulent. In order to protect the Qin royal family, he sent people to build a passage to the outside world at the bottom of the palace. The passage started from a rockery cave in the imperial garden and went out. The royal palace ends three miles outside the west city gate, and this secret passage is only known to every reigning king and queen."
"But today, I don't know about this."
Before Yan Xiu ascended the throne, Chen Rang relied on this secret passage to secretly meet the Queen Mother. After he ascended the throne, according to royal tradition, the Queen Mother should personally tell him the location of the secret passage.
But how could the Queen Mother take the initiative to tell him this secret passage?
King Yan breathed a sigh of relief and did not forget to warn: "The Queen Mother should be more careful. Your Majesty has so many dragon guards."
The Queen Mother snorted coldly: "Those in Yanxuelou are just useless trash. He has been checking the Ai family for so many years, but hasn't found anything?"
King Yan suddenly understood all the "coincidences" today, and he asked: "Your Majesty has gone to great lengths to bring me here. I must have something important to explain."
Queen Mother: "If King Yan is smart, he should understand that whose family the Zhang family lags behind will be attacked by your Majesty."
"No matter what, he will not allow the next powerful relative to appear. Right now, it is your Zhu Sijia from Prince Yan's Mansion who is the most favored. But the Ai family has heard that Zhu Er is not close to you."
King Yan: "It is not the old minister who can decide whether my daughter is favored."
Chen Rang: "Your Majesty only needs to nod slightly to send troops to rescue Mr. Zhu."
It touched King Yan's sore spot, and King Yan's face was full of excitement.
"The number of men in Prince Yan's palace is very small, and it is uncertain whether Yuan Cun will live or die." The Queen Mother slowly raised the tea cup, "As for Yuan Xi, he has to go to the palace to study every day. Although the palace is the safest place in the world, it can't protect Yuan Xi. Will Xi eat the wrong thing or go to the wrong place?"
The implication is that the lives of his two biological sons are in Yan Xiu's hands.
Seeing that King Yan was still deep in thought, the Queen Mother continued to stimulate him:
"The most reliable way to survive for a woman in the palace is to have a son. Whoever Zhu Er or Siyi gives birth to a legitimate son will only benefit Prince Yan's palace without any harm. But it is not only Zhu Er who cannot give birth, but also the rest. It has been almost a year since the concubine entered the palace, and there is still no movement in her stomach."
"Why should we continue to respect a monarch who is unable to continue the bloodline of the Qin family?"
"But if Yu'er ascends to the throne of God, the Ai family guarantees that Siyi will still be the Queen of Qin. King Yan doesn't have to worry about external comments. Isn't Zhaodi's Queen a full fourteen years older than him?"
King Yan did not expect that in order to win over him, she would not hesitate to talk about Yan Xiu's body, and even let Zhu Siyi marry Zhu Yu again!
But what she said was true. If Yan Xiu's health was really fine, when Zhu Sijia or Zhu Siyi gave birth to Lin'er, the Yan Palace would at least have a Da Qin prince as a shield.
The problem is—Yan Xiu seems to be really infertile.
King Yan narrowed his eyes and looked at the two people in front of him: "Do the Empress Dowager and Master Chen know the principles of success and defeat? In the history books, those rebellious ministers and traitors who tried to usurp the throne and change the dynasty, if they failed, not only would their bodies be gone, but they would also be infamy and reviled for thousands of years. "
He really didn't have the guts to go against Yan Xiu. If it were a teenage Yan Xiu, he would have joined the Queen Mother's camp without even thinking. What if the Qin Emperor changed his name and surname? He is still the aloof King Yan.
Having offended the current Yan Xiu, he could only go to the underworld to see the King of Hell.
The Queen Mother saw that he was indifferent and could no longer maintain the pleasant look on his face. She said angrily: "Having a bad reputation for thousands of years? The Ai family has been pointed at and scolded by the Demon Queen for many years. They don't care about their reputation!"
"Both the left and the right will die. It depends on what kind of death method King Yan wants to choose. If King Yan has no intention of surrendering, the Ai family will not force it. If in the future the Ai family's previous achievements are wasted and everything is lost, I don't mind telling His Majesty that the Prince of Yan's Palace will take over for you." The younger brother he has raised for more than ten years! If the Ai family dies, the Yan Palace must hand over Yu'er to be buried with him! Do you think the Yan Palace can escape?"
At the last moment, she actually used Zhu Yu's matter as a threat. Looking at her ferocious face, she looked like a demon with teeth and claws. The Queen Mother was really crazy!
Now he couldn't help but resist.
King Yan sighed one after another, and finally nodded in agreement.
…
After Chen Rang returned home, he entered the study first.
A follower came forward to report: "Master Qi, Wei Zhong is dead."
Chen Rang: "Find a time to go to Qingzhou and exterminate his family. Remember, no one can be left alive."
The attendant asked curiously: "How can you be so sure, Your Majesty, that Your Majesty will kill him for a trivial matter?"
Chen Rang: "A trivial matter? Pretending to pass on Yizhi is not a trivial matter. Even if your Majesty is at odds with the Queen Mother, you cannot afford to make such a joke."
That day, Yan Xiu put on the new clothes sent by the Shangyi Bureau. After Wei Zhong got the news, he rushed to Taiji Palace as soon as possible to falsely convey the Queen Mother Yi's decree, saying that the Queen Mother was suddenly critically ill and wanted to explain the royal family secrets to Yan Xiu.
Yan Xiu was convinced of this. The situation was urgent and he rushed to Zhangtai Palace without changing his clothes. When he arrived, he found that it was a mistake and the Queen Mother was sitting upright.
He was busy with the affairs of the former court all day long and was indifferent to all the new rules in the harem, let alone the Queen Mother's order to ban the wearing of red clothes.
And an ordinary red dress can cut off the last trace of mother-son affection the Queen Mother has for him.
