The Queen sealed her heart and locked up her love, and the Emperor was trapped in the crematorium

When the empress dowager listened to Xie Yaoqing's words, she felt a tightness in her chest, and the breath was stuck in her throat, making her extremely uncomfortable, and she almost wanted to spit out blood.

She was secretly angry in her heart. Why was the Queen so aggressive today?

However, the Queen Mother knew very well that she would never really follow the Queen's suggestion and kill all the concubines in the harem. Is she such a crazy person?

But if he didn't do so, wouldn't that be tantamount to acquiescing to the Queen's suspicion and admitting that his concern for the Queen was all false and could not stand up to scrutiny?

He has really become more articulate.

The Queen Mother rubbed her brows, sighed deeply, and tried to change the subject: "I am a little tired today, Queen, you should go back first."

Although it was an excuse to get rid of her, the Queen Mother really didn't want to get entangled with Xie Yaoqing anymore.

Seeing this, Xie Yaoqing tactfully stopped asking questions and said, "Since your mother is not feeling well, you should take a good rest. I will come back another day to discuss the details with you."

Queen Mother: "..."

Are there any details that need to be discussed?

No matter how they discussed it, all the concubines in the palace had died. How could it not cause an uproar in the former dynasty and an uproar in the harem?

The Queen Mother waved her hands impatiently and said, "Queen, I guess you didn't sleep well last night. You are talking nonsense in broad daylight. Today, I will just treat it as the Queen joking with me. Don't mention such shocking things again in the future."

Xie Yaoqing was slightly startled, and then revealed a look of resentment, and his words were full of dissatisfaction, "I am not joking, but my mother is unwilling to help me with such a trivial matter. I am still young, timid and cowardly, and I really don't want to stain my hands with blood. I thought that my mother cared about me very much, but in the end it was just empty talk. Today, I finally see through it. People's hearts are really fickle."

"My son, please retire."

Xie Yaoqing suddenly stood up, bowed to the empress dowager, and without even a glance at her, turned around and left resolutely, leaving behind only a receding back.

The Queen Mother saw this and her face was filled with anger. Her lips trembled as she said, "Rebellion! Rebellion! Is the Queen planning to rebel? She actually doesn't take me, her mother, seriously at all. She is really just like the Emperor, an ungrateful bastard."

The Queen Mother was so angry that her chest hurt, and the rage in her heart made her unable to help but curse.

Originally, the Queen Mother had always believed that Xie Yaoqing was just a puppet that could be manipulated at will, extremely stupid and without any opinion of her own. However, what she never expected was that even a chess piece would no longer obey and rebel.

Over the years, the Queen Mother had put a lot of effort into winning over Xie Yaoqing. Now, due to a disagreement, the two sides had different opinions, and Xie Yaoqing started to quarrel with her. This caught the Queen Mother off guard and she was extremely surprised.

To even think of poisoning concubines for no reason is simply wishful thinking.

The more the Queen Mother thought about it, the angrier she became. She had never expected that in just two months, the Queen would become so difficult to control. In the past, as long as she put a little pressure on her, the Queen would obey obediently, but now it was completely different.

The Queen Mother felt extremely regretful when she thought that she would no longer be able to manipulate the Queen as she did in the past and make her obey her orders. If she had known that the situation would be like this, she would never have chosen to leave the palace to worship Buddha.

Nanny Lian beside her hurriedly whispered to comfort her, "Queen Dowager, calm down and don't be anxious. You know the Queen's temperament. A daughter of a marquis who grew up being pampered cannot stand being wronged. Wait until she has made enough noise, then slowly comfort and persuade her. In this huge palace, besides you, Queen Dowager, who else can be trusted by the Queen?"

After hearing what Nanny Lian said, the Queen Mother's emotions gradually calmed down. Thinking carefully, it was indeed as Nanny Lian said. She had always treated the Queen well and could be said to be a kind and generous mother-in-law. The Queen should not easily turn against her and have a complete fall-out.

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On the other side, Xie Yaoqing returned to Kunning Palace feeling relaxed and without any psychological burden.

She felt that her idea made sense. It was a permanent solution and would prevent endless troubles. How could a person who was dead compete for favor? Would he turn into a fierce ghost to compete for favor? I'm afraid Xiao Chengxu couldn't bear it either. He would just avoid it like a flood or a beast. Maybe he would even ask a few monks or Taoist priests to perform rituals to exorcise the ghost.

Whether one is sincere or not can be distinguished with just one try. Although the Queen Mother usually speaks eloquently and talks about big and small principles very well, her true colors will be revealed once she is asked to take action.

Isn't it just killing some people? What's the big fuss about? It's as if the Queen Mother is so innocent and has never killed anyone.

Whenever Xie Yaoqing thought of the astonishment, surprise, horror and disbelief on the Queen Mother's face at that time, he couldn't help wanting to laugh, and his mood became particularly relaxed and happy.

However, what Xie Yaoqing had not expected was that the empress dowager was someone who could not afford to lose. Although she could not defeat Xie Yaoqing with words, she could not swallow her humiliation in her heart, so she asked someone to go to the Qianqing Palace to invite Xiao Chengxu, to complain to him and make trouble.

"Your Majesty, I think the Queen is becoming more and more unmanageable. The things she said are not at all tolerant and kind-hearted as the mother of a country. Although government affairs are important, you should not neglect the supervision of the Queen. Otherwise, if she does not know her limits and causes a disaster in the future, even if you are the Emperor, how long can you protect her? I have already told you that the Queen is narrow-minded and intolerant, and cannot bear the throne of the master of the harem..."

The Queen Mother was still nagging and complaining about Xie Yaoqing's mistakes here and there, when Xiao Chengxu interrupted her unexpectedly.

"Mother, I think the Queen is right. What she said makes a lot of sense. If you are willing to be a bad guy for me and get rid of the troubles in the harem, I swear in the name of the Emperor that I will protect you and let you enjoy your old age. What do you think?"

Xiao Chengxu had a blank expression on his face and his tone was extremely indifferent, as if in his eyes, all the concubines in the palace were ants, and the lives of ants were of no importance and did not matter at all, so he just killed them.

The Queen Mother was shocked again, and it took her a while to come back to her senses.

"Your Majesty, you are simply foolish. The concubines have done nothing wrong. Can you just kill them? Concubine Yi's father was a third-rank imperial censor, Concubine Zhuang's grandfather was a royal tutor, and Concubine Wan was from a Jiangnan gentry family... Which of them has a family that is not helpful to you? If you kill them at will, won't it chill the hearts of the court officials?"

Although the empress dowager had never known her son Xiao Chengxu very well, she thought she knew him somewhat. This was the first time she felt that the emperor in front of her was so strange and cold that she could not understand him at all.

The emperor who looks like a wise and benevolent ruler may be as crazy as the queen. Two crazy people got together and became husband and wife.