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Chapter 168: It turns out that the Queen Mother is also a chess player?

Yueyao has always been known for being gentle and overly kind. She is not good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, or painting, nor is she good at arguing with others. Whenever she attends large-scale flower parties for women, she never steals the limelight from those talented women. She seems inconspicuous, but her noble status and non-competitive character make her even more popular.

Although the talented woman is outstanding, she is too competitive. If she is born into a noble family, it is not a good thing. On the contrary, it is rare for a woman like Yueyao, who is the most noble woman in Dajin, to have such a gentle personality.

But perhaps no one expected that such a girl with such a good reputation outside would coldly issue an order to kill her own mother in the palace.

"What are you waiting for?" Yue Yao said coldly.

"Yes," the two men disguised as eunuchs responded immediately with cold eyes.

As a daughter, she didn't care, so why should we worry about it? As for the consequences?
If a man from outside the palace trespasses into the harem, it is a crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of his clan. He is already a desperado, but as long as he does not expose his master, what is there to be afraid of?
"How outrageous!" The queen stood up, her face as cold as frost.

It wasn't that she was really afraid of death. After the emperor discovered her affair, even if he mistakenly thought it was Cui Yan, she already knew that she would not have a good end. She just didn't expect it to be this way. She had endured in the harem for decades, but in the end she died at the hands of such a beast, and at the hands of a man outside her. She was still a little unwilling to accept it.

"Why does the Queen Mother have to bluff?" Yue Yao sneered, "What other chess pieces do you have in your hand besides that top-level Nanny?"

"Where is she?" the queen couldn't help but ask.

"After the Queen Mother leaves, I will find a chance to send her down to accompany you. After all, she is the old lady who has been with you for decades, isn't she?"

Seeing her daughter saying such cruel words so lightly, the queen felt relieved.

Although her daughter was vicious, she was not someone who could accomplish great things. Nanny came from the Yuchi family and had sacrificed herself for decades. How could she not have any ulterior motives? As long as she knew that she was dead, she would definitely disappear. It was a ridiculous delusion to want to attract the Yuchi family by her own death.

If the eldest brother were still alive, there might be a one or two chance. But now that the eldest brother is gone and the Yuchi family has suffered such a heavy blow, why would they come to the capital to take a gamble for a daughter who married out?
What a pitiful and hateful girl.
Yue Yao was stunned. She could clearly see that the woman opposite her was actually feeling sorry for her?
Why should she?
"You two, what are you waiting for? Why don't you take action?" Yue Yao's face was ferocious!
A woman who was exploited by her father, a woman who had been a queen for decades but had no power at all, still felt sorry for herself?
How ridiculous!

She wanted to see with her own eyes today whether this woman could still be like this when she died tragically.
Suddenly, the thoughts in my mind came to an abrupt halt.

The two first-rank masters' walking movements suddenly became extremely stiff, like zombies, and there was even a crackling sound between their bones. In just two breaths, they turned into two ice sculptures in front of him!

"you."

Yueyao was shocked, but managed not to panic. She just asked in a stern voice, "Who?"

From the shadows, a woman in white slowly walked out, and Yue Yao immediately looked surprised.

How could it be her?
Of course she recognized that beautiful face.

The day of the Crown Prince's birthday was supposed to be her home turf. No matter who the woman was in the world, no one could suppress her, the eldest princess of the dynasty. But it was this woman who stole the limelight on that day, and all the topics were focused on this woman afterwards.

With her celestial beauty, extraordinary temperament, and the ability to turn the tide, some arrogant noble ladies all spoke of her with admiration.

It seems that if a woman could reach this point, wouldn't it be much more interesting than getting married and having children?
As for the men, most of them were bewitched. Some guards could not help but stare blankly when talking about her. It seemed that such beauty could make people fascinated just by thinking about it.

Even my father. Even in his study, there is a portrait of her!

"Why are you here?"

She would never have thought that the woman would appear in her mother's bedroom.

The woman ignored him and walked to the queen, bowing respectfully: "Your Majesty."

The queen's heart trembled and she almost couldn't hold back her tears.

This damn ghost.
That day he said he would not let me get hurt. I thought he was just talking, but I didn't expect he could really protect me when I was in danger.

"Yes," the queen nodded gently, as if she had always been by her side. "Are you my mother's man?" Yue Yao was shocked.

How can this be?

She knew exactly what this woman did that night. She was a top-notch sorcerer who could force Master Yi to retreat. Even the Minister of Personnel Jiang Linfeng was saved by her. The mysterious woman who amazed everyone that day was actually her mother's person?
No, it shouldn't be.
For so many years, the Queen Mother had no power of her own, and everyone knew it. She did not make friends with noble ladies, did not win over military honors, and never spoke for the Yuchi family. In the harem, she directly delegated power to the Imperial Concubine Qin. Almost all the eunuchs who benefited from the harem revolved around the Imperial Concubine Qin. After all, the Imperial Concubine Qin was the richest.

She had seen this woman since she was a child. She was as weak as a fool. How could she possibly have such a card in her hand?

"Isn't it possible?" The queen looked at her daughter with wide eyes with amusement.

I don't know why, but it feels quite interesting.

"It turns out that my mother is the one who hid the deepest!" Yue Yao gritted her teeth and stepped back, feeling extremely regretful but also extremely resentful.

"Since you are so capable, why don't you help your brother, the prince?"

"No help?" The Queen said coldly, "Since he was born, he has been the crown prince designated by your father. His position is unshakable. Even if the Qin family you mentioned supports Li Yu, do you think any of the court officials are willing to stand on Li Yu's side? Although the Yuchi family has not entered the capital, his uncle is the most likely master in the world to become a master. He is only one step away. As long as he stays in the capital safely, the throne will naturally be his. He will also have a master uncle to support him. After Li Qingtian dies, the old men like Wei Shangshu will also be more inclined to support the new emperor."

"A great move, what's the result?"

"What happened in Beihai was that my brother was plotted against."

"If he hadn't been so ambitious and insisted on going to Beihai to provide disaster relief, who in the capital could have plotted against him, as the crown prince?" The queen mother sneered, "In the pre-Qin period, the crown prince was plotted against while away from home and was ordered to commit suicide. After that, many dynasties insisted on the principle that the crown prince should not leave the imperial capital, but he insisted on showing off here. Now he tells me that he was plotted against? Didn't he think he would be plotted against before he went there?"

When the queen said this, the resentment she had been suppressing for many days burst out, her voice was cold, after being a queen for so many years her aura was finally unusual, once she got angry, Yue Yao was so scared that she stumbled to the ground.

Only then did she see clearly that her mother actually had such a side to her!
No wonder my father never dared to neglect my mother, and no wonder my mother never bothered to win over military honors or plot against the harem. It turns out that she has such military power in her hands.

If nothing happened to my uncle, then my mother would be like having the most powerful in-law and the most mysterious sorcerer at her disposal. Wouldn't she also be one of the players on the chessboard of power in the world?

How could such a person have the mood to care about Concubine Qin?
"Mother." Yueyao burst into tears: "Mother, Yueyao is wrong"

The queen sneered. This girl had been showing such pitiful behavior since she was young. At first, it was just some small mistakes. At that time, she would occasionally be soft-hearted and deceived. After that, it started to become more and more excessive. First, it was the pets in the palace, and then people. Especially that time, the new little palace maid was tortured to death. The tragic scene made her completely lose the idea of teaching this child well.

That year, the child was only nine years old!

Now, more than ten years have passed, and she has become more vicious, and has acquired some tricks, even able to win over such masters to work for her. But after suffering setbacks, the only trick she can think of is still to act pitiful like when she was a child.

The Queen sighed.

"Let her go!"

Zhang Rui nodded and waved his jade hand. The two ice sculptures shattered into pieces, turning into countless pieces of flesh and blood that fell in front of each other.

Yue Yao stepped back in fear. Those two men were the top talents in the sect, but in front of this woman, they were not even as good as an ant. To crush an ant to death, one has to do it personally.

The woman raised by the Queen Mother is probably at least of the rank of a Nine Ministers!
"Your Highness." Zhang Rui looked at the rumored Princess Yueyao and said coldly, "Take her away and don't dirty the Queen's bedroom."

Yueyao looked at the frozen corpses on the ground and her face turned even paler.

"If they haven't cleaned it up before I come back, you should go and stay with them."

The queen waved her sleeves, turned around and left the palace with Zhang Rui, leaving Yue Yao kneeling there, biting her lips tightly.
(End of this chapter)