Zhu Qiyu didn't say anything more. After resigning, he left Cining Palace.
Not long after, the voice of the servant shouting "Let's drive" came from outside. However, the uneasiness in Queen Mother Sun's heart did not diminish by half.
It was such a straightforward agreement again, and the more it was like this, the more uneasy Empress Dowager Sun became.
After taking a long breath, Queen Mother Sun fiddled with the jade beads at a slower pace. She leaned gently on the back of the chair and asked slowly.
"Prince Jiao, why did you stop Aijia just now?"
Again, regarding the Habayashi defender, she, the Holy Mother Queen Mother, would either be choked back before she could speak.
But as long as she is given the opportunity to speak, Zhu Qiyu will not be able to veto it. This is the respect she deserves.
The situation at that time was obviously something that could be fought for.
Although she finally stopped talking under Jiao Jing's hint, she still needed a reasonable explanation.
Jiao Jing cupped his hands, but his face looked a little hesitant. He looked around again and again, but never spoke.
So Queen Mother Sun understood what he meant and waved her hand.
"Don't worry, no one will talk nonsense in this Cining Palace. The Ai family still has this."
However, even after Empress Dowager Sun said so, Jiao Jing still hesitated.
When Empress Dowager Sun didn't frown, but looked a little impatient, Jiao Jingfang fell to the ground and lowered his voice.
"Holy Mother, I am doing this just to protect the Supreme Emperor!"
Empress Dowager Sun said nothing, waiting for the next step.
So Jiao Jing continued to explain and said.
"I know that the Yulin Guards are responsible for guarding Nangong, and it is very important, so the Holy Mother wants to let one of her people go up so that she can rest assured."
"But, Holy Mother, please think about it, if this matter were spread to the outer court, what would be the discussion?"
Queen Mother Sun thought he would give some reason, but it turned out to be this.
Subconsciously, her tone became a little unhappy and said: "It's just that the Ai family interferes in court affairs, what can I say?"
The Yulin Guards are specially designed to protect Nangong. In the future, they will control the defense of the entire Nangong. In other words, they will control the life and death of the Supreme Emperor.
Therefore, even if she was discussed for interfering in government affairs, Queen Mother Sun did not care.
"The Holy Mother was wrong."
As he spoke, Jiao Jing shook his head, but his expression became solemn and he asked.
"When the Emperor was here just now, Our Lady was hesitant. Are you wondering why the Emperor is so submissive today and obeys Our Lady's will in all matters involving the Supreme Emperor?"
This sentence struck a chord in Empress Dowager Sun's mind, causing her to put away her dissatisfaction immediately, sit up straight and ask, "Why?"
Jiao Jing sighed and said: "If my guess is correct, it should be to avoid suspicion!"
avoid arousing suspicion?
Empress Dowager Sun was deep in thought and seemed to gain a lot of clarity all of a sudden.
Jiao Jing continued: "In the morning, Yu Shangshu's military report was read out by the court. The whole court was overjoyed that the Supreme Emperor was about to return to the court."
"It is conceivable that in the next period of time, the eyes of everyone in the court will be fixed on this matter."
"As the Holy Mother can imagine, many ministers in the outer dynasty naturally have concerns in their hearts, but no one dares to speak out."
"Especially after the incident involving the Ministry of Etiquette broke out, these matters have become even more sensitive."
Queen Mother Sun then remembered that in fact, Zhu Qiyu had not accepted all of her requests in the conversation just now.
At least, he tactfully shied away from the matter of the gift of welcoming the emperor on the grounds that the edict had already been issued and it would be difficult to recover it.
However, this matter was originally just used by the foreign court to start a conversation. Empress Dowager Sun had no hope at all, so she subconsciously ignored it.
However, remembering it at this moment made her calm down inexplicably.
To be honest, compared to Zhu Qiyu's unfathomable obedience to him in everything, Empress Dowager Sun would rather see him oppose her proposals.
At least this way, you can still know that what you are doing is indeed moving in the right direction.
After a brief pause, Jiao Jing continued.
"To be fair to the Holy Mother, the Ministry of Etiquette has paid attention to this matter. Although the emperor has not shown much inclination, it is very abnormal for Hu Hui's character to insist on it."
"Hu Hu is the father-in-law of the young prince, so I asked the young prince privately about this matter. The young prince said that when the minister of the imperial court impeached the Ministry of Rites, he went to the government to ask, and Hu Yan only said to him, no need to Don’t worry, just mind your own business.”
Empress Dowager Sun frowned and gradually gained some meaning.
"So, it seems that the Ministry of Rites is making trouble for Yi Zhu, but in fact, there is someone behind it?"
At this point, there were some taboos, so Jiao Jing couldn't care less and nodded.
"It should be so good. There is no one else but the emperor who can make Hu Hui abandon his old face and make such a fuss."
"Although no one in the court has thought of this incident for the time being, there are already voices accusing the Ministry of Rites of wanting to embarrass the Supreme Emperor and go against the rules of a minister."
"Now that the emperor has approved the etiquette notes of the Ministry of Rites, there will inevitably be people in the court who question the emperor's motives. The so-called people's words are fearful. This kind of thing cannot be explained clearly by explanation alone."
This truth is not difficult to understand.
Queen Mother Sun nodded and said hesitantly: "So, is this what you call avoiding suspicion?"
Although until now, Empress Dowager Sun has not yet figured out what use such a grand welcome ceremony would have for Zhu Qiyu besides embarrassing the Supreme Emperor.
However, this did not prevent her from drawing this conclusion.
Everything has a price.
As Jiao Jing said, the Ministry of Rites made such a big fuss over the matter of etiquette. No matter what method Zhu Qiyu used to get it right in the end, his intentions would inevitably be questioned, just because of the pitch of his voice.
Therefore, in order to restore his image and show that he had no intention of disrespecting the Supreme Emperor, he must take some actions.
Old God Jiao Jing was there and said: "Don't worry, Holy Mother, if your guess is correct, in less than two days, the emperor's agreement with you will be publicized. His attitude towards the Supreme Emperor is so respectful, it is enough." It can eliminate all rumors and rumors.”
At this time, Queen Mother Sun finally felt relieved.
The scariest thing in this world is never letting the opponent achieve his goal, but not knowing what the opponent's goal is.
Knowing the reason why Zhu Qiyu did what he did, she felt reassured.
But it only took a moment before Queen Mother Sun frowned again and asked.
"If this is true, then this is the right time to get the Yulin defender in hand. Why do you want to stop the Aijia?"
From the court meeting at Zuo Shunmen, Queen Mother Sun realized that she was facing a slippery little fox.
In the secret battle between the two sides, he often loses more than he wins, and rarely has the opportunity to control the opponent.
Now that I know that he has taken care of it, I should take the opportunity to get all the benefits that I can get. Why...
Jiao Jing gave a bitter smile and sighed: "Too much is too little!"
Seeing that Queen Mother Sun still didn't understand, he gritted his teeth and asked.
"Let me ask you this, Our Lady wants to take this Yulin Guard. Could it be said that she wants to borrow this Jingwei...?"
Even if they knew that this was Cining Palace, Empress Dowager Sun's own territory, not a single bit of their conversation would spread.
However, Jiao Jing still didn't dare to say those two words. He just moved his lips, as if his voice had been silenced.
But Empress Dowager Sun understood. After understanding, she became sullen, her face darkened and she roared in a low voice.
"Jiao Jing, you are too presumptuous!"
