Yinzhen just stared at the empress dowager for a long time, and neither the mother nor the son spoke.

"The Empress Dowager has always been cautious in her work. Zong Jing's maternal grandfather is Chen Daru. You must know that."

"So what? His grandson dared to use Fourteen and challenge the royal majesty. Shouldn't he die?"

"Madam Queen, if it weren't for the death of his daughter, Chen Daru wouldn't be sad to return home. Even so, Chen Daru's influence among the world's students cannot be underestimated. Why would you do this, Queen?"

"Humph! I am the Queen Mother of a country, but I was actually schemed against by a boy without any official position. Does the Emperor want to embarrass his own mother for others?"

"Emperor, you must remember that this world belongs to you. If any of your subjects dare to take credit for themselves, then you can follow the example of the Nian family."

"Speaking of the Nian family, I heard from Longkodo that Nian Gengyao formed a clique for personal gain, accepted bribes, and abused his power in the previous dynasty. Now that the emperor has the fourteenth son to help you, when does the emperor plan to deal with the Nian family?"

Yinzhen stood up and said, "Su Peisheng, inform the six palaces that the empress dowager is old and has been sincerely worshipping Buddha. She has been thinking about the late emperor's death and has been unable to let go for a long time. Her health is getting worse and worse. She has requested to be a monk in Baohua Hall in the palace with her hair untied, pray for the Qing Dynasty, and refuse all visitors."

"This Yuanmingyuan is too noisy, which is not conducive to the Queen Mother's practice. Let's send the Queen Mother back to the Forbidden City. The servants around the Queen Mother are not serving her well. Except for Aunt Zhuxi, everyone else should be replaced."

"Since the Empress is practicing, there is no point in keeping the Blue Luan Guard. Moreover, as a Blue Luan Guard, they can't even do a simple thing like assassination. Incorporate them into the Flying Guillotine and train them well!"

The Queen Mother's face was full of disbelief. She pointed her armored finger at Yinzhen and said, "Emperor, what are you going to do?"

"Xia Zi, go and pass on the imperial decree. Zong Jing of the Socho Luo clan is a man of great talent and extensive knowledge. He is the pillar of the future imperial court. Ulanara Zhezhe is also an indispensable talent for the future Qing Dynasty because of her outstanding talent and both virtue and appearance. I now grant them a marriage. I wish that they can work together, grow old together and marry on a chosen day."

"My Queen Mother, I have made it very clear just now. You are old now, and it is time for you to have a few days of leisure."

Are you going to lock me up?"

"The Empress Dowager has misunderstood me. I dare not do that. I feel sorry for her and cannot bear to see her worrying about me at such an old age."

"Well, you are indeed my good son. Yinzhen, you have confined your mother to her house. Aren't you afraid that you will be known as an unfilial son?"

Yinzhen no longer looked at the empress dowager and turned to leave.

"Yinzhen, if you insist on doing this, I will die here!"

Fat Orange only paused for a moment before striding away.

The noise coming from behind still did not affect Fat Orange's pace of leaving.

"My queen, no, you still have the Fourteenth Master. If you go, the Fourteenth Master will be sad."

Wu Ya was supported by Sun Zhuxi and leaned against the couch, with resentment flashing in her eyes.

"I have been in the harem for so many years, taking every step carefully and worrying about everything for him. Now he has grown strong. It's great. He is worthy of being raised by that bitch Tong Jia."

"Go back to the palace."

The six palaces were in an uproar, especially the old man in the palace. How could he reach his current position by being a vegetarian and chanting Buddhism?

Taohuawu

The Queen is practicing calligraphy. She is in a good mood today.

"Jianqiu, which set of jewelry do you think I should wear to the palace banquet tonight?"

"Your Majesty is so beautiful, I feel that no matter what jewelry you wear, it is not worthy of you. It is a blessing for you to choose a set that pleases your taste."

"Alas, although I am the Empress of the Central Palace, my jewelry is very shabby, unlike Concubine Hua, who has all kinds of fine things."

"Your Majesty, those things are Concubine Hua's death warrant."

"That being said, I really envy Concubine Hua for having the support of her family, the love of her brother, and the favor of the emperor."

"My lady, I still say the same thing. No matter how powerful the Nian family is, as long as the Nian family falls, Concubine Hua will not be a threat."

"But I feel that the emperor seems to be letting the Nian family go recently."

"My queen, something happened." Jiang Fuhai knelt straight on the ground without even having time to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

"What's going on? What could possibly happen?"

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager was sent back to the Forbidden City by the Emperor's men, and they said she was going to the Baohua Palace to practice and was closed to visitors."

The Queen almost dropped the cup in her hand. "Say it again."

"Your Majesty, this is the order from the Emperor himself. He is already on his way back to the palace. Except for Aunt Zhuxi, everyone around the Queen Mother has been replaced, not even our nails are left. And~"

"It's already late, what else do you have? Tell me now!"

"It seems that the Qingluan Guards were also taken away by the emperor."

"Also, the Emperor has granted marriage to the son of the Sochorolo clan and your cousin of the Ulanara clan."

The queen fell back onto the stool. "How could this happen? How could this happen?"

"My queen, has the emperor known about the assassination?"

"But even if he knew, the emperor shouldn't and wouldn't treat the queen mother like this. This is going to sever the relationship between mother and son!"

"Jianqiu, help me back to bed."

"Jiang Fuhai, you should report to the emperor later and tell him that I have a headache and need to rest for a while. I'm afraid I won't be able to attend Princess Wen Yi's first birthday party today."

"My lady, why do you have to wrong yourself like this?"

"It's not that I feel wronged, I'm just trying to avoid the emperor's attack. I'm afraid that the emperor will know my methods. As long as I show weakness, the emperor won't push me too hard. The queen mother, the queen mother, she is too confident in the mother-son relationship between her and the emperor."

"She doesn't even think about it. She treated her two sons with such double standards. Given the emperor's mind, how could he not bear a grudge?"

"As for those two young people, wait until Jiang Fuhai comes back and ask her to check to see if my good cousin still has the good things I gave her."

Before the palace banquet started, the six palaces knew that the two big men in the harem would not attend the banquet tonight.

Everyone came to the banquet one after another. Because it was summer, the sun still stayed at its post, hanging in the sky, and was reluctant to leave for a long time.

Because it was the princess's first birthday party, besides the concubines in the palace, these brothers were present.

Su He looked at everyone present and found that the Tenth Brother and the Seventeenth Brother had also returned. They had both become much darker, especially the Tenth Brother, who was not only darker but also thinner. However, he was still as arrogant as before, with his nose in the air, and he looked down on everyone except his wife.

The musicians were already busy, only the Emperor and Concubine Hua had not arrived yet. The clan members were toasting each other, the concubines were laughing and talking, and everything was very harmonious.

After a while, the emperor came to Jiuzhou Qingyan holding Concubine Hua's hand. Yinzhen did not let Su Peisheng shout "The emperor has arrived" and ask everyone to salute him as he did in the past. Instead, he naturally held Concubine Hua's hand and walked to his seat.

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