Joy of Life: I dressed as a woman and became the Queen of Northern Qi!

Chapter 171 The Queen Mother was shocked and furious. Marquis Chang'an was captured?

The Queen Mother’s residence, Anci Palace!

It was noon outside, or to be more precise, it was already setting in the west. There was already some cool breeze in the autumn, and it was not as hot as in the summer.

In the pavilion in the center of the Anci Palace garden, the Queen Mother lay on the chaise longue, staring in a daze at the flowers in the garden that were about to wither.

The palace maid standing by was holding a cloak, hesitating whether to go up and put it on the empress dowager.

“No matter how beautiful a flower is, it will eventually wither and die. So is it not the same for people?”

The Queen Mother spoke softly, with a hint of sadness on her face.

These words were full of implications, so the maids serving around were afraid to respond, for fear of saying something wrong and making her unhappy!
Since completely handing over power to the emperor, the empress dowager has nothing to do. Every day she either sits in a daze or wanders around, and her mood is obviously getting increasingly depressed.

This also made the Queen Mother's temper worse and worse. It was precisely because of this that they did not dare to go up and ask the Queen Mother if she needed a cloak to block the cool wind.

"I heard that the Queen is back?"

The Queen Mother held her chin with her hand, her eyes were a little vague as she spoke, and there was an intriguing expectation in her expression.

She still has a very good impression of Chen Luo!

It was not only because Chen Luo had a stunning appearance, but also because even she, a woman, felt her heart moved when she saw him!

It was because of Chen Luo's appearance that the declining Northern Qi was saved and Zhan Doudou was helped to secure the throne!
So that she doesn't have to act like she is at odds with Zhan Doudou anymore, and doesn't have to worry every day about the secret of Zhan Doudou's daughter being exposed!
Although the appearance of Chen Luo led to the beheading of her brother Ning Jian, Marquis of Changning, she did not blame Chen Luo. She could only blame Marquis of Changning for being greedy!

You will have to bear the consequences of the evil you have done!
"The Queen entered the city last night and returned to the palace at midnight. She accompanied His Majesty to the court this morning!"

After hearing the palace maid's report, the empress dowager nodded in understanding, with a hint of amusement between her brows.

She stood up and walked to the lake with a few palace maids. Looking at the fat koi fish in the water, the smile on her face deepened.

"Our queen is like the koi fish in this pond. She can bring good luck to Northern Qi and to His Majesty!"

"He turned the tide with his own strength. Not only did he block the attack from Qing, he also fought back and forced Qing to send its eldest princess to ask for peace!"

"If she weren't a woman, she would definitely be a prime minister who could rule the country!"

"It's just a pity that our emperor was forced to separate from his beloved daughter just after he got her. They must have been awake all night last night, right? And they had to go to court so early in the morning. It must have been hard for them!"

"Fuyao, ask the kitchen to cook some soothing food. Call me when it's done and I'll deliver it myself!"

Upon hearing this, Fuyao, the personal maid who had always been following her, did not dare to be negligent at all, and immediately picked up her clothes and trotted to pass on the message.

As soon as Fuyao left, the remaining palace maids immediately lowered their heads even lower, not daring to breathe, for fear that any mistake would cause the Queen Mother's displeasure.

They were not the Queen Mother's trusted maids like Fuyao, so naturally they did not understand the Queen Mother. They only knew that the Queen Mother had been in a bad mood in recent days and got angry from time to time!
What the Queen Mother said just now seemed to be nothing, but they were afraid that this was the Queen Mother laughing out of anger!
After all, Chen Luo was the queen and a member of the harem. Going to the morning court repeatedly was already against the ancestral rules, not to mention that Chen Luo had never come once after returning to the palace!
He didn't come to pay his respects to the Queen Mother in the early morning!

Now that Chen Luo was suddenly mentioned, they couldn't help but think of the worst!
"Queen Mother! Something bad has happened!" Just when the atmosphere was peaceful, the sound of hurried footsteps and shouting came at the same time, breaking the tranquility and peace here.

The Queen Mother looked over with some displeasure, and when she saw who it was, her expression suddenly became gloomy, and she had a bad premonition in her heart!

The person who came was an ordinary palace maid, but what was unusual was that she had secretly placed this palace maid next to Zhan Doudou!
The main purpose at the beginning was to prevent Zhan Doudou from getting into an accident, and that some ministers would accidentally discover that Zhan Doudou was a girl!

After Chen Luo appeared, she handed over power to Zhan Doudou, and the ministers in the court were purged. In addition, with the protection of the Jinyiwei, no minister could get too close to Zhan Doudou!
Even if a minister discovered that Zhan Doudou was a girl, this news could not be spread under the supervision of the Jinyiwei!
Naturally, the palace maid she arranged was useless!

Now this palace maid suddenly ran over in a hurry, obviously something serious had happened!
"How can you behave in such a panic?"

"This is Anci Palace, not a street. How can we allow you to yell?"

"Let's forget about it this time. Tell me what happened!"

"I want to see what could have caused you to panic so much that you would even scream and shout in Anci Palace!"

The Queen Mother pretended to be calm, and her voice was slightly cold. If you listened carefully, you could hear a hint of nervousness and anxiety, but her face showed no sign of it.

But her furrowed brows made her look extremely angry!
Upon hearing this, the palace maids around were so frightened that they fell to their knees, fearing that the Queen Mother's anger would implicate them!

The palace maid who came running over also knelt down hastily. She didn't even have time to thank him. She stammered with a trembling voice, "Chang'an Hou..."

"The Marquis of Chang'an was arrested by the Imperial Guards. They said he was raising private soldiers and was planning a rebellion. He has now been taken to the Imperial Prison!"

As she spoke, she was so anxious that she almost cried. After she finished speaking, she fainted as if relieved of a heavy burden.

It's not that she was worried about Chang'an Hou Ningkang. What did that person's life or death have to do with her? She was just a palace maid!

What she was worried about was that the news would not be delivered in time, which would make the Queen Mother feel that she was incompetent. By then, she and her family outside the palace would be doomed to die!

That's why she ran all the way from the Shangshufang to Anci Palace. Now that the news had reached her, her emotions fluctuated so much that she couldn't bear it anymore and fainted!

"Raising private soldiers with the intention of rebellion? How could it be..."

The anger on the Queen Mother's face that she used to hide her worry disappeared instantly, and was replaced by stunned disbelief!

What is the crime of raising private soldiers with the intention of treason?
The family will be exterminated, and in serious cases, three or six clans will be exterminated! !

Once the charge is proven, there will be only one ending for Ning Kang, Marquis of Chang'an, and that is to be beheaded in public like Marquis of Changning!
"Brother has always been a recluse, how could it be..."

As if she remembered something, the empress dowager's face turned pale, she staggered a few times and almost fell into the pond, frightening several palace maids who were kneeling on the ground quickly stood up and supported her.

The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment, then shook her head, shook off the support of several palace maids, and walked out of the palace with a cold face.

"I'm going to see His Majesty and the Queen to get to the bottom of this!!"

(End of this chapter)