Emperor Yongning was so angry that he suddenly heard Empress Xue asking for an audience and subconsciously wanted to refuse.
But his eyes glanced at the urgent report on the imperial case, and he immediately changed his mind: "Declaration!"
At the same time, Cui Chonggui was asked to retreat and think about countermeasures.
When Cui Chonggui exited the Zichen Palace, he subconsciously raised his head and happened to see Empress Xue stepping into the Zichen Palace.
The two looked at each other, exchanged a look that only each other understood, and then quickly moved away from each other.
Quietly, no one noticed.
Emperor Yongning looked very hesitant and said coldly: "Why do you want to see the queen?"
Queen Xue didn't seem to notice his ugly expression, and asked warmly: "Your Majesty, I am here for the Winter Solstice ceremony."
She went on to explain: "Previously, the Secretary's House made a batch of winter clothes for the concubines. Everything else is easy to say, but the dress in Fuqing Palace is the imperial concubine standard, which is inconsistent with the Jiang family's current position. I am not sure, especially Come and ask the Emperor for instructions."
Emperor Yongning snorted and said angrily: "You are here for the Winter Solstice ceremony? I think you are here for Shannan Road?"
He is not stupid. Why should the queen, the master of the harem, come over for a matter of winter clothes?
Still at such a delicate time.
Empress Xue was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said: "I really can't hide anything from the Emperor. That's right, I heard the news from Shannan Road and was really worried, so I came here to see the Emperor.".Ь.
Emperor Yongning took a fixed look at Queen Xue, and when he saw her calm and calm look, the anger in his chest could not help but dissipate a little.
He stretched out his hand and pressed his forehead, pointed at the urgent report on the imperial desk, and said tiredly: "That's all. Take a look, the reports are all here."
As soon as he said this, Xue Gong stepped forward to take down the memorial and respectfully handed it to Queen Xue.
Empress Xue took the memorial and flipped through it, then handed it back quickly, frowning and saying, "Your Majesty, I don't understand court affairs, so what can you tell by just reading it?"
Emperor Yongning lowered his eyes. Hearing this, he only raised his eyelids and said nothing.
"Your Majesty, although I don't understand, I feel that these thieves in Liyun Village are really lawless! They even dare to kill the emperor's heirs, what else can they not dare to do?"
Between Ling Hanxiao and the armory, she chose to mention the third prince first.
She did not point out that Zheng Xun had been demoted to a commoner and was no longer technically an heir to the emperor.
Bloodline is something that is constantly being purified. Not to mention that Zheng Xun was just demoted to a commoner. Even if he was thrown into prison, changing his identity was not a matter of a word from the emperor?
"These people, even if their flesh and bones are removed, will never be able to atone for their sins. Fortunately, Changding is now in Shannan Road and has restored the dignity of our royal family."
Emperor Yongning raised his eyes and looked at her: "What should I say?"
Empress Xue smiled and replied: "Your Majesty, you are angry and causing chaos. Those thieves plotted to kill the emperor's heirs and set up private arsenals. Even the general Ling Hanxiao was involved. Isn't this the same as attacking the imperial court? A slap in the face?"
"If Chang Ding hadn't made a decisive decision on Shannan Road, immediately controlled Ling Hanxiao, and captured more than a hundred bandits alive, then the court's face would have been completely wiped out."
Emperor Yongning heard what she meant and felt even more weird: "Queen, do you mean to say that there is nothing wrong with what Chang Ding did?"
It's strange, Queen Xue doesn't have much favorable impression of Jiang Guifei and her family, so why does she suddenly say good things for Chang Ding?
Empress Xue sighed and said, "Your Majesty, I do feel that it is inappropriate for me to appoint a princess to lead soldiers to suppress bandits. However, I feel that I have done the right thing by choosing a princess."
"Tell me carefully."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Empress Xue continued, "Your Majesty, just think about the situation at that time. It was so critical. As the princess of the country, Chang Ding had to maintain the dignity of the country and control the military situation. In addition to taking down Ling Hanxiao immediately, Is there a better way?"
"Wait a minute, Queen, when you say this - do you believe that Ling Hanxiao really colluded with bandits and set up a private arsenal?"
Queen Xue shook her head: "Your Majesty, it doesn't matter whether I believe it or not. What matters is..."
She deliberately slowed down her voice: "Who in Shannan Road has the courage? In other words, does Ling Hanxiao have anything to do with such a shocking thing happening in Shannan Road? Otherwise, why has Shannan Guard failed to suppress the bandits for so many years and let those Are bandits becoming more and more rampant?".Ь.
Queen Xue's appearance was dignified, and her voice was deeper than that of other concubines in the harem. At this moment, her words came out slowly, with a soothing and calming atmosphere, which made Emperor Yongning's anger dissipate even more.
Emperor Yongning closed his eyes, but still couldn't convince himself: "But, Ling Hanxiao is already a general of the Yiwei Army. What is his purpose for doing this?"
The third-grade general is already the highest level of military general, and Ling Hanxiao is in charge of 100,000 Shannan Guard soldiers. This is real power and a veritable high position.
He colluded with bandits and set up private arsenals. What else did he want? XiuShu.com
In other words, what is above a third-grade general or above a hundred thousand soldiers?
Emperor Yongning had a vague guess, but he couldn't believe it: Ling Hanxiao was not outstanding among the generals of the Sixteenth Guards, and he had never seen him have such ambitions!
Empress Xue took in Emperor Yongning's expression and knew very well what he was thinking.
So, she deliberately broke through the veil that he didn't want to believe, and said: "Your Majesty, some people, no matter how much they give to them, still feel that it is not enough. Your Majesty, this is the insatiable desire!"
After saying that, she lowered her head and said no more.
These questions of the Emperor are really ridiculous.
Even though the emperor himself has taken this position, there are still countless things he wants.
How could General Yiwei not be greedy?
However, whether Ling Hanxiao was really greedy or not, she didn't care much because - whether he had it or not, she had to make the emperor think that he had it!
The only pity is that doing so is tantamount to giving Ding a helping hand.
Queen Xue felt sad in her heart, but she had always been decisive and would not change what she had already decided.
Besides, it's the lesser of two evils. Chang Ding is just a princess, and there will be plenty of opportunities to deal with her in the future, but General Yiwei is not so easy to pull down.
Now that Chang Ding was in trouble and the opportunity to pull Ling Hanxiao down was handed to her, she would seize it no matter what.
She and her prince have been eyeing the position of General Shannan Wei for a long time.
She must replace him with someone of her own in order to make up for the regret of missing General Beiya.
Originally, she had always been worried about this, but she didn't expect that a great opportunity was right in front of her.
Well, this urgent report from Changding is great!
Fortunately, Cui Chonggui summoned her in time, so she was able to push the emperor at this critical moment.
There are some words that Cui Chonggui, the Minister of War, cannot say, but she, the queen, can definitely say them.
More importantly, the news from the chess piece she placed next to Chang Ding gave her no worries!
"First update!"
