Women dressed as men: powerful officials

Ci'an Palace

The Queen Mother waved her hand and dismissed the palace maids on both sides.

Bei Yao saw this and also ordered: "Cheng Xi, wait outside the door."

After everyone left, the Queen Mother finally spoke: "Yao'er, what do you think of what happened today?"

Bei Yao put down his hand that was taking the tea and said, "The Imperial Grandmother should have seen it clearly a long time ago. She also understood that no matter how big or small the matter is in the palace, nothing can be hidden from the Imperial Grandmother."

Hearing Bei Yao's words, the Queen Mother actually laughed, "From my point of view, the one who sees the affairs in this palace most clearly is you. Perhaps, this is what is called those who are involved are often confused, while those who are on the sidelines are more clear."

"Grandson doesn't dare." Bei Yao lowered his head.

"You used to be like your mother, a person who didn't fight or compete. Maybe it's because I haven't seen you for a long time, but now I feel that you have changed a lot."

"People will change, especially after they know what they want."

Bei Yao picked up the teacup and spoke the truth, "Grandmother knows that the relationship between my grandson and my mother has always been tense. In the past, my grandson wanted to get close to my mother, but now he no longer has this intention. If it weren't for the people in the palace saying that my grandson was born by the queen, my grandson would have thought that he was the child of Concubine Xing."

Beiyao's voice was a little light, with a hint of sarcasm.

"You and your mother are cut from the same mold, so how can you not be her biological child?"

The Queen Mother said angrily, "Perhaps because you were born when the late Emperor passed away, and all sorts of things happened at the same time, that's why your mother started to hate you. Giving birth is like walking through the gates of hell. She gave you life, so you shouldn't blame her."

The Queen Mother had seen such a woman before.

The queen is clear-headed and well-educated about everything, but she is particularly cold towards Bei Yao.

The Queen Mother was also an experienced person. She could not bear to blame too much, nor did she want the mother and son to be alienated.

"My grandson wouldn't dare." Bei Yao said the same thing.

The Queen Mother sighed and said, "The general Xie Xiaocheng they talked about today, is he your man?"

"My grandson has lived in the inner palace for a long time, and rarely asks about the affairs of the court. He also has no intention of making friends with court officials." Bei Yao shook his head and said, "My grandson doesn't know this person."

"If you didn't know, the prince wouldn't have pressed on so hard."

Hearing Bei Yao's words, the tenderness in the Queen Mother's eyes faded a lot, her posture straightened a little, and she said: "He is your brother, even if he does something wrong, you can just warn him, why do this?"

"Does the Empress Dowager think that the Crown Prince can be a good emperor?" Bei Yao asked back.

As soon as he finished speaking, he was not surprised to see the Queen Mother's expression change.

Bei Yao knew that for the Queen Mother, as long as Tianqi was stable, she would be able to meet the ancestors of the Bei family with a clear conscience a hundred years later.

Therefore, the Queen Mother does not care who holds that position.

All she wants is stability.

But if a person with bad morals ascends the throne, it will not only be a disaster for the Bei royal family, but also a disaster for the people of the whole world.

"If he can't do it well, can you do it?"

Bei Yao slowly raised his eyes and smiled as usual, "Grandmother, you have already asked this question a few years ago."

"You just said that people change."

The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes and said in a cold voice, "If the Crown Prince had behaved well, I would not have asked about this matter. But he is not only incompetent, but also has evil intentions. How can I rest assured?"

"Grandmother should talk to Father about this matter."

Bei Yao looked at the Queen Mother with a calm gaze, without any ripples.

Today's incident is nothing compared to the prince's use of war to support war.

However, Beiyao was not going to say it now.

After all, there is no evidence.

Even if there is, the queen will protect the prince at all costs.

If he wanted to do it, he had to win in one blow and not give the prince a chance to fight back.

"You are also a prince, and a legitimate son."

"But my grandson doesn't covet wealth and power."

"Forget it." The Queen Mother closed her eyes, not wanting to talk about it anymore. She only said, "The end of the year is approaching, you should pay more attention to the Crown Princess's matter."

Beiyao nodded, "Yes."

The Queen Mother stopped talking, and Bei Yao stood up and walked out.

Just as she reached the door, the Queen Mother remembered something and said, "Today when I went to Wenhua Palace, there was a man named Xu Yuan who was close to the boy from the Qi family. Did you know?"

Bei Yao paused, turned around and said slowly: "I know him."

"Do you understand?"

"Good character and great talent."

"A talent that is beyond measure." The Queen Mother murmured softly, then slowly opened her eyes and ordered, "Go to the Grand Tutor's residence tomorrow and tell Grand Tutor Shen that if Xu Yuan enters Wenhua Palace, please take good care of him and say that it was my order."

Bei Yao frowned slightly when he heard this, and then said, "Grandmother, you don't know that Xu Yuan failed the Wenhua Palace assessment."

"Hmm? Didn't you say that that person is extremely talented..." Before the Queen Mother finished her words, she thought of what happened in the East Palace today, and her eyes suddenly turned cold. "The Crown Prince is a little too presumptuous. Wouldn't such behavior make the scholars of the world feel disappointed?"

"In my humble opinion, my royal brother should not know about this." Bei Yao said.

Prince Beiyuan had never seen anyone make a wish before, so why would he find it difficult to make a wish?

The only person he wanted to design was Xie Xiaocheng.

But he didn't know that he was shooting himself in the foot.

"what do you mean……"

"Song family."

Bei Yao finished speaking and nodded slightly, saying, "Your Majesty, you don't need to interfere in this matter. Xu Yuan entered Wenhua Palace with a letter from the Prime Minister's Mansion. The Prime Minister's Mansion will definitely give Xu Yuan a fair deal. If Your Majesty interferes, I'm afraid some people will remember what happened before."

Bei Yao did not mention it explicitly, but the Queen Mother understood it.

The Xu family matter.

Making a wish, with the surname Xu, is enough to make many people in the capital panic.

If the Queen Mother stood up for Xu Yuan again, more people would surely become suspicious of Xu Yuan's identity.

Bei Yao didn't know how the Queen Mother knew about Xu Yuan, nor did he know what the Queen Mother knew that made her take such good care of Xu Yuan, but the Queen Mother must not interfere in Xu Yuan's affairs.

The Queen Mother has long since stopped caring about worldly affairs, but now she suddenly takes care of someone, and this person's surname is Xu. It is inevitable that people will become suspicious and doubt Xu Yuan's identity.

The Queen Mother was a little angry at first, but after hearing Bei Yao's words, she began to think. After a while, she said, "Yao'er, you seem to have an unusual relationship with that Xu Yuan."

"To be honest with you, Grandmother, my grandson got to know Xu Yuan because of Ji Huai, and they do have a good relationship."

"Yichuan." The Queen Mother murmured, a glimmer of light flashed across her eyes, but disappeared in a moment.

She said again: "If that's the case, then I'll leave it to the Prime Minister's Office to decide what to do about this matter. We must not let this make the scholars of the world feel disappointed."

Bei Yao nodded and said, "I wonder why the Imperial Grandmother is so concerned about making a wish?"

Since the emperor ascended the throne, the empress dowager began to worship Buddha and stopped caring about worldly affairs.

The Queen Mother went to the East Palace today because of the issue of the Crown Prince.

In Beiyao's impression, the Queen Mother had never cared for anyone like this.

For a moment, Bei Yao was wondering if the Queen Mother had recognized Xu Yuan, otherwise how could this happen...

But the Queen Mother recognized him, so why didn't she do anything? She didn't even think of killing him to silence him and eliminate the root of the problem.

After all, the Xu family was originally charged with treason, and what they wanted to target was the Bei family's kingdom.

Could it be that the Queen Mother knows some of these hidden secrets?