"I went to see my mother a few days ago. The imperial doctor also said that her body is getting better and she just needs to take care of herself. Why did she vomit blood today? What happened?" Chen Xueying asked proactively.
The eunuch who came to pass the news carefully glanced at Chen Xueying, showing a slight hesitation.
"You have something to say." Lu Zhao frowned and said coldly.
The eunuch who was initially hesitant immediately tensed up his body and said slightly nervously: "Today, several concubines and concubines came together to visit the Queen Mother. They mentioned that the Queen Mother came in and acted inappropriately, and asked the Queen Mother to reprimand the Queen..."
After listening and looking at each other, the two of them had a somewhat solemn expression on their faces.
After the death of the late Emperor, the Queen Mother's mood became much more relaxed and she was able to take good care of her body. However, she was actually weaker than the average person. This time she was so angry that she vomited blood and was probably going to return to her sickly state.
When a group of people arrived at Shoukang Palace, Nanny Wei was already waiting there. When she saw them, she immediately took the lead to lead the way.
The two walked to the inner hall and saw the Queen Mother lying on the bed, dozing with her eyes closed, looking very fragile.
Neither of them spoke, obviously not wanting to disturb the Queen Mother's rest, or the Queen Mother only opened her eyes after hearing the noise.
"Queen mother, how are you?" Chen Xueying asked.
The Queen Mother's originally distracted eyes gradually became clearer, and after she saw the person in front of her clearly, her expression immediately darkened.
"The Ai family has heard about what happened before. Do you know your fault?" the Queen Mother asked through gritted teeth.
In front of these juniors, the Queen Mother always calls herself "I" and rarely uses this kind of honorific. It seems that she is really angry.
"I know my mistake." The two looked at each other and lowered their heads to admit their mistake.
"What's wrong?"
Chen Xueying looked at Lu Zhao, hoping that he would answer. She must be his biological mother, and he would be the one to handle it.
When the man received her signal, he couldn't help but sigh and said calmly: "I don't want to deceive the queen, and I don't think I have done anything wrong."
After saying this, he refused to say another word.
Hearing that Chen Xueying's palms were sweating, she immediately pinched him under the cover of her sleeves.
"Mother, I was too impulsive. I should not have had a head-on conflict with those civil servants. I should have calmed down. Now this situation has become irreversible and we are still in a dilemma..."
She explained subconsciously, but before she could finish, she was interrupted by the Queen Mother.
"That's enough, the queen is simply wrong. You are in charge of this harem, how could you allow those concubines and concubines to have the opportunity to collude with people outside the palace, and even cause trouble in front of me. You are now the sixth palace Lord, is it not easy to control them?"
When Chen Xueying heard the first half of the sentence, she was still a little downcast, waiting to be scolded.
Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother changed the subject and talked about other things.
"Queen mother?"
Both of them were startled and looked at her doubtfully, but before they could speak, the Queen Mother appeared one after another.
"The same goes for the emperor. Why do you let the queen suffer such injustice? Aren't you the most noble person in the world? If you can't even protect the person next to you, how can you be considered a noble person?"
This was the first time the Queen Mother had taught someone like this. Both of them were shocked. The Queen Mother they usually came into contact with was kind and gentle.
It once occurred to me that she also had a temper tantrum. ()
Moreover, the anger was so strong that instead of reprimanding them for being too impulsive, he actually encouraged them.
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Chen Xueying stood there in a daze. For the first time, she knew that the Queen Mother was so eloquent, and her exquisite words could not be stopped one after another.
It wasn't until the Queen Mother said enough that she had the opportunity to ask, "Queen Mother, are you okay with your health?"
"It's okay, I just don't want to get involved with them. They all come with a purpose. If I argue with them, it won't be over at all for a while. I might as well just pretend to be stunned. Not only can I get out of trouble, but I can also Tell them to shut up, after all, the reputation of making the Ai family faint is enough to punish them."
After the Queen Mother explained, she sat up directly.
As soon as she stretched out her hand, Nanny Wei next to her immediately handed over a handkerchief. The Queen Mother wiped her face with a little force, revealing her original appearance.
It turns out that her haggard face was painted with powder.
When everyone saw that she was pretending, they couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
Chen Xueying's face showed a bit of a dumbfounded expression: "Mother, why are you still lying? It scared me. Along the way, I have been thinking about how to calm you down. A bad mood will affect your health. "
"I just wanted to joke with you because I was in a good mood. The Ai family is fine. Does the emperor still have a lot of court affairs to deal with? You go ahead and do your work first while I talk to Xueying."
The Queen Mother waved her hand and sent Lu Zhao out, obviously she had something to talk to Chen Xueying alone.
"How do you feel after becoming a queen?" The Queen Mother held her hand and asked softly.
"I originally thought I would have more freedom, but in fact I have more responsibilities." After Chen Xueying thought for a moment, she gave her answer seriously.
The Queen Mother pursed her lips and smiled, "It is a blessing for Northern Qi and the Emperor that you think so."
"Queen Mother really doesn't blame me for starting a war with civil servants?" Chen Xueying couldn't help but ask.
"Why should I blame you? I became a queen, but I was controlled by others everywhere. Even my children were taken away, and I became sick. I had no choice but to hide in this silent palace. But even if I gave in, , What's the use? Knowing that you are confronting them in the court hall will make me happy, at least I won't be so regretful." The Queen Mother sighed softly, and she still couldn't let go of the old things.
If there was any way, she would not keep herself trapped in the palace, unable to even see her own son.
It wasn't until the old pervert passed away that she completely relaxed as if her serious worries were gone. Otherwise, it would be like there was a rope wrapped tightly around her neck until she died.
"Queen Mother, you are suffering."
Chen Xueying said comforting words, but as soon as she opened her mouth, the Queen Mother held down her hand.
"Now that all the hardships have come to an end, I am keeping you here just to say that there has been no congenial emperor or empress in this palace for a long time. I hope you can always work together to advance and retreat together and not be confused by others. What happened today is just the beginning, and there will be more in the future. There are more troubles. Leave these concubines and concubines to me to take care of. If you have something that you can’t clean up in the future, you can come to me."
"I have never cared about my posthumous reputation. It's just that when the late Emperor was here, I had the will but no power. Now I can do whatever I want..."
The Queen Mother spoke neither hastily nor slowly, she was gentle yet firm,
() is like a spring breeze when getting along with (), and people can't help but feel close to her.
Just like at this moment (), she was holding Chen Xueying's hand, just like a mother and daughter having a heart-to-heart talk, and she spoke her own words.
When Chen Xueying came out, she found Lu Zhao waiting outside the door.
She was slightly surprised: "Why didn't you leave?"
"My mother doesn't talk for long. She is always considerate and is afraid that others will be bored, so I just wanted to wait for you."
Although Lu Zhao did not have a deep relationship with the Queen Mother and her son, they understood each other very well.
Chen Xueying took the initiative to hold his hand: "If you tell your mother this in person, she will be very happy."
"Didn't the queen mother only whisper to you?" he asked.
Chen Xueying was startled, then chuckled: "What, are you jealous? Then let's go back and see you and the Queen Mother for a few words?"
She took his hand and wanted to walk back, but he pulled her back.
"Husband and wife are one body. If I whisper to you, it's equivalent to me listening."
Soon, word spread throughout the harem that the Queen Mother refuted the decrees of several concubines and concubines.
The young concubines were all so ashamed that they wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in. They never dared to mention the queen again, so they closed their doors and did not leave the house.
At night, Concubine Cui was lying on the bed tossing and turning. She had lost a lot of face today. She felt that everyone in the harem was watching their joke, and she was so worried that she couldn't sleep at all.
Suddenly, there was a regular knocking sound outside the back window. Concubine Cui's eyes lit up, she immediately jumped up from the bed and quickly opened the back window.
A little palace maid jumped in from outside. This palace maid was thin and had a very tender face. She looked to be only eleven or thirteen years old.
"You're here now, what does that adult say?" Concubine Cui asked impatiently.
After the little palace maid climbed in, she quickly scanned the window to make sure no one was following her, and then closed the window.
"Your Majesty, why did you mess up the matter? Your Excellency asked your slave to come and ask what happened?" the little palace maid asked.
Concubine Cui said angrily: "How did I know! Originally, everyone followed your instructions and went to Shoukang Palace to anger the Queen Mother. It would be best if she could make her vomit blood. She was angry, but she did not turn against the Queen and even turned against the Queen. She turned around and scolded us, saying that she was so angry that she fainted, and the emperor would definitely punish her."
"Did any of you mention the hateful things about the Queen?" The young palace maid seemed to be a little disbelieving and asked softly.
"Of course I mentioned it, and each of us went on to explain all the evil deeds the queen did after entering the palace, as well as the impact on the women in the palace. The Queen Mother initially said that the queen was ridiculously wrong, and I thought it was funny. Wanwan Unexpectedly, she said next that the queen didn’t send anyone to teach us the rules and let us run around blindly.”
"Your Excellency said, as long as I am willing to encourage people to put eye drops on the Queen Mother, you will find a way to get me out of the palace. The late emperor has passed away and life is a stagnant place. These slaves who look down on others can crawl into me. Come on, I can't wait even a moment!" Cui Taibin urged urgently, her words never stopping.
With this anxious look, he obviously couldn't wait for a moment.
"Concubine, don't be anxious. Your Excellency still has a mission to give you -"
The little palace maid obviously came to give orders again, but Concubine Cui didn't listen at all. She grabbed her collar directly and shouted in a low voice: "Now the emperor and empress have the final say in the palace, how can we widowed women What to do? I want to
() Get out of the palace. You adults said you would put on eye drops and send me out of the palace. I have done the work. As for the failure to achieve the expected results, that is because you adults have missed it, but the reward must be given to me! "
"Concubine, don't worry, just do one more small thing."
"You ask him to get me out of the palace first, and then we can talk about the future, otherwise there will be no need to talk. Send me out of the palace quickly, or I will tell you all your secrets, and let the emperor punish you, the rats in the gutter. !”
Concubine Cui didn't want to hear what she had to say, so she grabbed her collar and shook her, almost strangling her to death.
The little palace maid's eyes were stern, she pushed her away with one hand, and touched her sleeve with the other hand, pulled out a dagger, and stabbed Concubine Cui directly in the throat.
Before Concubine Cui could react, she suddenly felt the person in front of her being kicked away, and the dagger fell to the ground.
The little palace maid was kicked to the ground and couldn't get up for a long time. She even vomited a mouthful of blood and looked paralyzed.
Concubine Cui opened her mouth to scream, but someone covered her mouth.
"Which master is colluding with you?"
This man was wearing black night clothes, and his voice was hoarse and harsh. It was obvious that he was using a falsetto, and it was impossible to tell what the real voice was.
Concubine Cui immediately shook her head.
The man in black said again: "This man clearly wants to kill you and silence you, to eradicate the roots. You are about to die, and you still want to hide it?"
Concubine Cui struggled slightly, and the man in black let go, giving her a chance to speak.
"I really don't know. Everything was communicated through her. She kept talking about that adult, so I just followed her."
She has understood that the little palace maid just wanted to kill her. If she wants to survive now, she can only confess and be lenient. But she really doesn't know much, just because the little palace maid has many connections and has helped her a lot before.
The man in black let go of her and immediately ran towards the little palace maid. Unfortunately, this man had already expired, his face was black and blue, and he apparently died by biting open the poison sac that had been hidden in advance.
"Trouble." The man in black tutted.
He directly carried the body, and before leaving, he told Concubine Cui: "If you want to survive, don't talk too much. If you want to survive in the deep palace, you have to keep your eyes open and see clearly who is the master."
In the imperial study room, Lu Zhao was looking at the sand table, while Chen Xueying was reading the military books.
The two of them were in the same room, except for the occasional sound of turning the pages of books, it was silent and unusually harmonious.
At this moment, the candlelight on the table flickered for a moment, and a black shadow fell.
"Master, the matter has been investigated."
"The queen asked you to investigate this matter and report it to her." Lu Zhao raised his hand.
The shadow guard immediately turned around, saluted Chen Xueying, and presented a roster with both hands.
"The concubine who was in contact with Concubine Cui committed suicide by taking poison, but the connections she used inside and outside the palace have been investigated and are all on the list."
Chen Xueying looked through it, nodded with satisfaction, and tapped the wooden box at hand with her index finger.
"This is your reward, take it."
The shadow guard suddenly hesitated and subconsciously looked at Lu Zhao, wanting to seek the emperor's opinion.
"The queen has always been generous. In order to buy a few words of praise, she spent a lot of money on the streets twice and bribed all the people in Jicheng. This time you do things for her, she will not treat you badly. Let's see if there is anything Take your precious things to your master's eyes." Lu Zhao teased.
Chen Xueying raised her head and rolled her eyes at him.
"Your Majesty, you haven't seen anything valuable yet, and why are you still making sarcastic remarks here?"
The shadow guard stepped forward cautiously, took the wooden box with both hands, opened it and handed it to the side, letting the emperor see it first. Inside was a banknote.
Lu Zhao waved his hand and told the shadow guard to retreat.
"You live in a remote village in Northern Qi. All the valuable things I have seen are from you. Also, I have done a lot of things for you, why don't you reward me?"
This was obviously a joke, with a hint of flirting. Chen Xueying put down the military book in her hand. She couldn't read a word of it.
She stood up, walked directly to him, reached out and patted the man's face.
"What kind of reward are you asking for in the middle of the night? Do you want a slap in the face?"!
