There was chaos in the palace, and all the palace residents involved were terrified, fearing that the matter to be investigated would involve them.
On the other side, Song Shuwan looked at Pei Huan beside her, opened her lips a few times, but didn't say a word. She didn't know what to say.
After a long time, Pei Huan sighed: "Are you feeling guilty?"
"No, I was just thinking about what to do..."
Before Song Shuwan finished speaking, a palace attendant came over and said, "I have met the crown prince, Miss Luo. The emperor asked you two to go to the imperial study."
The two looked at each other and walked towards the imperial study.
Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother suddenly appeared halfway, and a group of people blocked their way.
"Where is the Emperor now?"
Song Shuwan remained silent.
Pei Huan saw this and answered: "The Emperor is in the Imperial Study Room. Does the Queen Mother have anything to do with the Emperor?"
"The Aijia is not looking for him, but the Aijia is looking for you two."
The Queen Mother's scrutinizing eyes swept over the two of them: "Prince Pei, the Ai family wants to ask you something."
Pei Huan smiled: "The Queen Mother wants to ask, I may not get the result."
"no result?"
The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes: "You don't want to say it, right? Ai Jia beat her earlier, and you are angry with Ai Jia."
Pei Huan smiled and did not respond to the Queen Mother's words.
The Queen Mother didn't care, and fixed her eyes on Song Shuwan: "Miss Song also has some resentment towards the Ai family, right?"
Song Shuwan immediately denied it: "The Queen Mother is joking, but civilian girls don't dare."
The Queen Mother snorted coldly and walked past the two of them: "We are all sensible people, so the Ai family will not talk nonsense. Let's put it bluntly. The Ai family wants the emperor's abdication edict."
As soon as these words came out, Pei Huan's eyes moved over: "The Great Zhou Dynasty has always had laws that stipulate that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. Does the Empress Dowager's words go against the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty?"
"The laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty do have this provision, but the Ai family does not want to confront each other. The reason for this is because the Ai family wants to choose a wise king."
Pei Huan smiled, but if you look carefully, you will find that the smile did not reach his eyes.
"When will the selection of Mingjun be extended to the harem?"
"Now."
The Queen Mother uttered two words coldly, and in an instant, dozens of forbidden troops appeared all around, surrounding Pei Huan and Song Shuwan.
Song Shuwan frowned immediately: "Is the Queen Mother trying to seize the edict by force?"
"Whatever you say is taken by force, the property returns to its original owner."
The Queen Mother was careless, but the words she spoke made Song Shuwan frown even more.
"Empress Dowager, the abdication edict was specially given by the Emperor to the Crown Prince. In other words, the Emperor recognized the Crown Prince's choice of the new emperor. Are you doing this to confront the entire Zhou Dynasty? Or, Queen Mother, you are actually trying to betray... …”
Before the word "betrayal" could be uttered, the Queen Mother slapped Song Shuwan in the face.
The next moment, her wrist was grabbed.
Pei Huan said coldly: "Yesterday I was not here and she was slapped in vain. You can't think of doing it again today. If the Queen Mother really wants to choose Mingjun, then go to the emperor and say it. Of course, if the Queen Mother doesn't dare, I will too." If you don’t mind, please help the Queen Mother.”
After finishing his words, Pei Huan looked to the back: "How long do you want to watch the show, Prince Ning?"
Lord Ning!
Song Shuwan and the Queen Mother were both startled and subconsciously looked where Pei Huan's gaze fell.
Prince Ning walked out slowly, and dozens of his men quickly ran out from behind him, surrounding all the people brought by the Queen Mother.
This situation was beyond everyone's expectation.
The Queen Mother frowned: "Pei Huan, is this your back-up plan?"
Pei Huan remained silent.
The Queen Mother shook her head: "If this is really your back-up plan, the Ai family can only say that it is not enough."
At this time, Prince Ning said: "The Queen Mother, don't just look at Pei Huan. This king has more than just backup plans."
The Queen Mother looked cold: "Oh? A person who has been defeated and fled actually has a backup plan?"
Prince Ning was not angered by the Queen Mother, and said very calmly: "I was indeed defeated and escaped, but this does not mean that I am a waste. If the Queen Mother wants to use that incident to irritate me, then I can only Said, the Queen Mother made a miscalculation, just surrender and capture her, for the sake of past friendship, I will spare your life."
The Queen Mother took a step back: "Unfortunately, the Ai family doesn't like to put their lives on others."
Everyone present was stunned. After reacting, they quickly looked around and saw countless forbidden troops pouring out, quickly suppressing Song Shuwan and his party.
The corner of the Queen Mother's mouth curled up: "If I can catch you, it won't be in vain for the Ai family to arrange the arrangements. Send all these people to Cining Palace and lock them up."
After a moment, Song Shuwan looked at the two men opposite: "Your Majesty, Prince Ning, do you have any other arrangements?"
Prince Ning raised his eyebrows: "I will enter the palace today because of your man's arrangements. Do you think I will have other arrangements?"
Song Shuwan said lightly: "With Prince Ning's methods, who can guarantee that there will be no such thing?"
Prince Ning laughed: "Should I thank Miss Song for your compliment? It's a pity that I came in a hurry today and really have no other arrangements."
The two exchanged a few words, and Song Shuwan turned her attention to Pei Huan: "What did the prince say?"
Pei Huan walked to the window, and when he opened the window, there were imperial guards looking over from outside.
One of the forbidden soldiers said: "Prince Pei, please go in. We will not let you out without the Queen Mother's instructions."
Pei Huan nodded and closed the window: "Generally speaking, men from the previous dynasty are not allowed to enter the harem."
Song Shuwan was confused: "I know this, why would the prince bring it up?"
"Because the Queen Mother broke the rules of the harem."
Song Shuwan was startled and couldn't help but remind her: "This is not the only way the Queen Mother broke the rules. She also interfered in politics in the harem."
"Yes, she also engaged in political affairs in the harem."
Pei Huan slowly walked to the side and sat down. The words he sighed made Song Shuwan very puzzled. He said a few words in succession, what exactly did he want to say?
At this moment, Prince Ning spoke: "Pei Huan means that the Queen Mother has already made arrangements, and he needs to see the Queen Mother's arrangements before he can take the next step."
Song Shuwan's lips twitched slightly: "Should I thank Lord Ning for the reminder?"
"You are welcome."
Prince Ning replied, and then found a place to sit down.
Seeing this, Song Shuwan walked to the other side, her eyes lowered, full of thoughts.
Soon, she discovered the most critical question: "Does the Crown Prince know who the wise emperor the Queen Mother has chosen?"
As soon as Song Shuwan finished asking, another voice sounded.
"If Miss Song wants to know, you can ask me directly."
Several people turned their heads at the same time and when they saw the emperor, Pei Huan could no longer maintain the indifference on his face.
"Your Majesty, why are you here?"
"Of course the Ai family sent him here."
The Queen Mother walked out from behind the emperor and said with a smile: "The Ai family has received the edict of abdication. Naturally, some people are useless. Putting you in one place can just deal with it together."
Song Shuwan opened her eyes wide and dealt with it together? The Queen Mother is going to kill them now?
