"The empress is the master of the harem, so she should be the mother and queen of all the princes. I am not wrong to call you son," Li Chen said.
"I only have one son, and that is the crown prince!" Queen Cui said solemnly.
"But from today on, the empress is Li Chen's mother and queen!" Li Chen said.
Queen Cui looked at him and said, "Your queen mother is in Lin Pavilion."
"No, she is no longer in Lin Pavilion. Li Chen said that from today on, the empress will be Li Chen's queen mother, and Li Chen only has one queen mother!" Li Chen said.
Queen Cui was stunned for a moment, "You won't kill your mother, right?"
Li Chen was silent.
Empress Cui laughed heartily, "Li Chen, you are so cruel, you will even kill your biological mother!"
Li Chen bowed and said, "Please give me a chance, Queen Mother!"
"Don't call me Queen Mother. You dare to kill your biological mother. If you recognize me as your mother, wouldn't you dare to kill me?" Cui Huanggong's laughter subsided.
"Li Chen only knows that filial piety comes first among all good deeds. The empress has lost her beloved son, and no one can fulfill her filial piety, so Li Chen wants to fulfill her filial piety!" Li Chen said.
"You dare to kill your biological mother, and you are worthy of the word filial piety?" Queen Cui sneered.
"Filial piety, there are small filial piety and great filial piety. The empress is the same as the mother-in-law. What Li Chen wants to fulfill is the great filial piety, the filial piety for the country!" Li Chen said.
Queen Cui stared at Li Chen for a long time, "The prince was deceived by your sweet words, right?"
"Li Chen has never deceived the Crown Prince. What Li Chen said to him are all objective facts. If the Crown Prince had listened to all my words, he would be sitting in the Golden Palace now!" Li Chen said.
"Absurd!" Queen Cui said angrily, "Are you saying that the prince brought it upon himself?"
"Li Chen doesn't dare!" Li Chen said in a low voice, "Li Chen just wants to say that we must be ruthless with our enemies and not give them any chance to breathe."
"Be cruel to your enemies. You are right. You are also responsible for the death of the prince. Then I will cut off your head today to pay homage to the prince!" Empress Cui gritted her teeth and said bitterly.
"If the empress feels that Li Chen's life can relieve the hatred in the heart of the empress, Li Chen will have no complaints, but the person who really caused the death of the prince and brother is still free. Is the empress really willing?" Li Chen said.
Empress Cui's face was changing repeatedly. She really had the urge to kill Li Chen, but by killing Li Chen, was she avenging her son?
Of course not. Her son's real enemies were Li Qian and Prince Jing. Although Li Chen deserved to die, it was not enough to commemorate her son.
"You said you have a way, take Li Qian's head and tell us about it." She suppressed the emotions in her heart and asked in a calmer tone.
Li Chen raised his head, "Actually, Li Chen's method is very simple, just let Li Qian and Prince Jing fight each other, and the empress can reap the benefits."
"This is also called a solution?" Empress Cui sneered, "Li Chen, are you here to make me happy? Who doesn't know that Prince Jing has been wooing Li Qian."
"Drag him down, give me fifty sticks, and throw him out of Kunning Palace!"
"Empress, even if you want to punish me, it's not too late to punish me after listening to Li Chen's words." Li Chen bowed without changing his expression.
Empress Cui looked at Li Chen for a long time. Someone who dared to kill even his biological mother should not have such a simple idea. She also waved away the eunuch who was preparing to be the butler.
"Okay, I'll just listen to what you have to say."
Li Chen raised his head, "Li Qian has a rift with Prince Jing because of Xu Qingfeng's death. Sooner or later, Prince Jing will not be able to tolerate him. The two of them will definitely become like fire and water!"
"You mean to use Prince Jing's hand to get rid of Li Qian?" Queen Cui said.
"No, Prince Jing cannot get rid of Li Qi'an. Li Chen wants Li Qi'an to get rid of Prince Jing!" Li Chen said.
"Let Li Qi'an get rid of Prince Jing? Wouldn't that make Li Qi'an more powerful and make it more difficult for me to get rid of him?" Queen Cui said with a serious look on her face.
"Don't you want to get rid of Prince Jing?" Li Chen asked.
"Of course I want to get rid of them, but I want them all to be buried with the prince!" Empress Cui gritted her teeth.
"Your Majesty, please don't forget that Prince Jing's grandfather was Duke Zhenbei. If his grandson died in Li Qian's hands, do you think he would let Li Qian go?" Li Chen said.
Empress Cui was startled, "Zhenbei Gong always ignores the disputes between the DPRK and China and only protects the country. Will he interfere in this matter?"
"Even if Duke Zhenbei ignores it, will Concubine Su Shu ignore her son's affairs?" Li Chen said, "Li Chen knows that Concubine Su Shu went to Prince Jing's Mansion and talked with Prince Jing for a long time, and Concubine Su Shu went there before going to Prince Jing's Mansion. Ci'en Temple fulfills the wish."
"Go to Ci'en Temple to fulfill your vow?" Empress Cui suddenly thought of something.
