To be honest, as the Empress Dowager of Daqian, it is not that she has not thought about this issue mentioned by the Grand Eunuch, but she always touches on this issue briefly and has not thought about it in depth. Perhaps, her Instinct also prevented her from continuing to think deeply.
After all, although her surname is Liu, after the Liu family succeeded in usurping the throne, her status as the Queen Mother of the previous dynasty was still very embarrassing. More importantly, when she was demoted from the Queen Mother of Daqian to the aunt of the new emperor, At that time, maybe she could still live a life of fine clothing and fine food, but if she wanted to continue to maintain the luxurious life now, I'm afraid she should stop thinking about it...
After thinking about it like this, the Queen Mother suddenly felt that the result of her hard work in helping the Liu family usurp the throne was to drive her from the extravagant life of the Queen Mother into the "hard days" of fine clothing and fine food. Why bother?
However, now that the matter has come to this, it is not because she does not want the Liu family to usurp the throne that she can stop the Liu family. If she attempts to rebel, I am afraid that she will be crushed to pieces by her nephew very easily...
Therefore, now, it seems that the only way left in front of her is... to make more money while she is still the Queen Mother, and then use this to support her fall from the Queen Mother position. The luxurious life when she was the "eldest princess"...
After thinking about it, the Queen Mother suddenly became interested in the "establishing a mutual aid association to collect membership fees" proposed by the Grand Eunuch.
Therefore, the Queen Mother immediately ordered the Grand Eunuch in charge to tell her what Zhu Jingxuan had said before.
"The Queen Mother, Your Majesty is still waiting outside. How about I invite him in and let him explain it to you in detail?" the Grand Eunuch, the steward, suggested immediately.
"Okay!" After Weiwei thought for a while, the Queen Mother agreed to the Grand Duke's proposal, "Then go and invite the Emperor in!"
As for the reason why Zhu Jingxuan was still waiting outside Changle Palace and did not go back, the Queen Mother thought that it should be the suggestion of the Grand Eunuch Xiao Haizi.
"The Queen Mother!" After receiving the order from the Queen Mother, the Grand Eunuch the Steward did not immediately leave the palace to invite Zhu Jingxuan into Changle Palace. When the Queen Mother looked slightly confused, the Grand Eunuch the Steward reminded the Queen Mother in a low voice, "Follow. The few chamberlains around His Majesty are from the Liu family. The task they received is to record all His Majesty's behavior. We have now set up a 'mutual aid club' in the palace. If we are stabbed by them, When we get to the Liu family, I'm afraid it will affect our money-making plans!"
Hearing the words of the Grand Eunuch, the Queen Mother suddenly became a little nervous: "Xiao Haizi, what do you want to do? I warn you, don't mess around, otherwise, someone will easily die. If my nephew wants to If you do it, I can't stop him!"
"Don't worry, Queen Mother, isn't there a ready-made reason now?" The Grand Eunuch, the steward, showed a sinister smile, "Those chamberlains accepted bribes from Xiao Dezi and allowed the eunuchs who were loyal to Da Qian to get close to him. The Emperor...does the Queen Mother think this crime can sentence them to life or death?"
"This...it's certain, but after all, my nephew arranged for them to enter the palace to monitor the emperor. If we don't notify my nephew and directly kill these four people, I'm afraid it will arouse my nephew's suspicion. !" After hearing the words of the Grand Eunuch who wanted to kill the servants, the Queen Mother suddenly hesitated again.
"This is easy!" The Grand Eunuch named Xiao Haizi, although his ability to make money is not very good, he is the one who worked hard to get to the Queen Mother's side after all. When it comes to his ability to deceive people, he is not bad either. "Didn't the Queen Mother look not very good when she was at the flower viewing party? Looking at the two daughters of the Liu family who were so silent at the flower viewing party, after thinking about it, she went to the Prime Minister to apologize. Otherwise, the Prime Minister would not have sent someone to inquire about the situation before... Now that the Prime Minister already knows, the Queen Mother, your aunt, is in a bad mood now, and it just so happens that these few who are called chamberlains around the Emperor are actually watching. The emperor's eunuch was so greedy for money that he allowed the traitor to meet the emperor... The queen mother could use her aunt's tone to write to the prime minister and ask how to deal with such people who ignore the Liu family's orders. Nowadays, in name, she still needs The Queen Mother, you, the Prime Minister with a great reputation, knowing that the Queen Mother is in a bad mood, will probably not refute your face because of the lives of several internal servants. There is a high probability that the Prime Minister will use this method. The lives of several chamberlains were sacrificed to appease the Queen Mother’s anger!”
After hearing the analysis of the Grand Eunuch, the Queen Mother was still a little hesitant: "But if my nephew doesn't give me the face of the Queen Mother's aunt, what can I do?"
"The Queen Mother, if I want to sow discord, if the Prime Minister doesn't give you this face, then the Queen Mother must make preparations earlier!" Before the Queen Mother could scold herself, the Grand Eunuch in charge quickly explained, "Nowadays, the Queen Mother, you are still the Queen Mother of Da Qian. The Prime Minister still nominally needs your righteousness. However, in the end, he will not even give you this small face. If, in the future, the Prime Minister really usurps the throne Now that you have ascended the throne, the Empress Dowager has been demoted to the rank of 'Eldest Princess', or even just a mere 'Imperial Girl'... If the Prime Minister has a conscience, you, the Empress Dowager, who has the status of the former Empress Dowager, might still be able to live a luxurious life. In life, if the Prime Minister is more ruthless, whether you, the former Queen Mother, can... is still unknown!"
Having said this, the steward immediately took a few steps back, then knelt down directly on the ground. He kowtowed on the ground several times with "bang", "bang" and "bang", and then he softly apologized: "The Queen Mother, if there is any overstep in what I said, I hope the Queen Mother will forgive me!"
In fact, what the Grand Eunuch said today was not just because he wanted to repay Zhu Jingxuan's idea of making money. For this reason, he did not hesitate to sow discord between the Queen Mother and the Prime Minister, but also wanted to kill the few servants. In fact, the Grand Eunuch, the Grand Eunuch, Therefore, the bigger reason for saying this is because what he said today has also been his worry over the years.
As the most trusted steward of the Queen Mother, his life and future have long been bound to the Queen Mother. Even if he defected to the Prime Minister's side, if one day the Prime Minister really wanted to take action against the Queen Mother, knowing that the Queen Mother was so How could he survive with so many things going on?
In the eyes of the prime minister, killing him, an eunuch, was no more laborious than crushing an ant!
Although the Grand Eunuch in charge did not know what he had to do in the current situation to ensure his own life and that of the Queen Mother, he took this opportunity to make the Queen Mother aware of this fact and to protect his own future. Think about it... you can't go wrong!
