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

The Queen Mother's expression changed slightly, and her heart skipped a beat. She keenly realized that Xiao Chengxu's words clearly had a hidden meaning.

She knows what loving is. Isn't this the same as pointing fingers at her and scolding her for not being a loving mother?

The Queen Mother could not help but lower her voice and warned, "Your Majesty, you must be careful with your words and actions. I am your mother."

The implication is obvious - even if you are an emperor with supreme authority and pomp, you must never be disrespectful or unfilial to your mother.

However, facing the empress dowager's warning, Xiao Chengxu didn't even raise his eyelids, but just raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing an elusive smile.

Then, he said slowly, "In my opinion, your mother is getting older now, and her mind may not be as clear as before. Therefore, from today on, it is best for you to rest and recuperate. During this period, you should try to avoid going out, so as not to aggravate your condition and cause any accidents, which would be bad."

Xiao Chengxu naturally wanted to deal with the empress dowager as soon as possible, but the timing was not right. Since he couldn't kill her for the time being, he would just let her stay "sick". Birth, aging, sickness and death are all normal for human beings. It would be reasonable for her to die one day if she continued to be "sick".

Besides, it is better to destroy the heart than to kill the person. Rather than killing him with a sword and solving the problem, it would be too easy and cheap. It would be better to keep him and torture him slowly. He wanted the empress dowager to see with her own eyes the demise of the Qi family, and those people she cared about most, all met with a miserable end one by one.

On the way here, Xiao Chengxu had already decided the fate of the empress dowager.

Isn't he well connected? He eliminated her spies.

Isn't he the one who loves to stir up trouble? How can he stir up trouble when he can't even leave this small Cining Palace?

"How dare you!" the Queen Mother shouted angrily.

What kind of recuperation? It's obvious that they are trying to imprison her in various ways. She has been in the palace for so many years, and if she still can't see through this trick, then she has lived in vain.

"If there is any illness, the imperial physician will treat it. I don't need to rest."

"Your mother is so seriously ill, so don't bother the imperial physician. I will arrange the best palace maids and eunuchs to serve her." Xiao Chengxu said lightly.

The Queen Mother was so angry that her face turned blue. She pointed at Xiao Chengxu and cursed, "You rebellious son, how dare you put me under house arrest? You are so unfilial, aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?"

"What am I afraid of?"

Xiao Chengxu raised the corner of his mouth slightly, with a hint of disdain in his eyes, and asked the empress dowager indifferently, as if he didn't take her anger seriously at all.

He just raised his hand slightly and a team of well-trained guards immediately came forward like ghosts. They moved quickly and efficiently, and moved out all the antiques, calligraphy and paintings, jewelry and other precious items in the Cining Palace one by one.

When you are recuperating from an illness, you should naturally act like you are recuperating from an illness. It is better to live a simple and frugal life, and you naturally cannot keep luxurious things.

When you kill a snake, you have to hit it at its most vulnerable part. The Empress Dowager was very fond of luxurious and extravagant things, and the monthly expenses in the Cining Palace were huge.

When the Queen Mother saw this, her eyes widened, her face full of astonishment and anger. She stood up suddenly and shouted sharply, "Put it down, put it all down for me. My things are not something you servants can touch at will."

She turned to the palace servants around her and shouted angrily: "Are you all dead? Hurry up and stop them for me!"

When the palace maids in the Cining Palace heard the empress dowager's order, they hesitated for a moment, but finally chose to obey her instructions and rushed forward to try to stop the guards.

However, the strength of these palace maids and eunuchs could not compare with that of the strictly trained guards. During the shoving and pushing, many precious objects accidentally fell to the ground, making crisp cracking sounds and instantly damaged. The queen mother looked at the mess on the ground and felt distressed, and the anger in her heart burned even more fiercely.

Her Doucai lotus-patterned high-footed cup, with bright colors and exquisite patterns, was a treasure she had collected with countless efforts; her twined flower-patterned pot, with smooth lines and delicate patterns, was a treasure she had cherished for a long time; and her Fanhong fish algae-patterned jade vase, with unique shape and exquisite craftsmanship, was a treasure she had always cherished... However, each of these extremely precious items was now in tatters, and was destroyed by a group of rough-handed guards. These things were the result of her years of hard work! How could they afford to pay for it? Even their lives would not be enough to pay for it.

However, the empress dowager was overthinking. The guards were only following orders. Without Xiao Chengxu's instructions, how could they dare to touch a table, a chair, a needle and a thread in the Cining Palace? As for compensation for any losses, they did not need to pay.

"Oh, by the way, mother, there is one more thing. I want to take Nanny Lian away. She is a spy from the enemy country."

Xiao Chengxu would certainly not forget Nanny Lian. As one of the Queen Mother's most trusted confidants, Nanny Lian knew too many of the Queen Mother's secrets.

After making the empress dowager lose some of her external luxury, Xiao Chengxu also wanted to cut off her left and right arms.

Hearing this, the Queen Mother became even more furious and shouted, "Impossible! Nanny Lian is a daughter of the Qi family. She has been serving me since she was a child. How could she be a spy? Your Majesty, don't make up stories like that."

Everyone else in the Cining Palace can evacuate, except Nanny Lian.

However, Xiao Chengxu obviously would not listen to the empress dowager. He was just informing her, not discussing with her. After all, he had already put such a big hat of "enemy country spy" on Nanny Lian's head. If he raised it high and then put it down lightly, wouldn't it be a joke?

Moreover, Nanny Lian is not a person who would settle down. If she is allowed to stay with the Empress Dowager, who knows how many evil ideas she would give her.

"Whether it is true or not, we will know the answer after we enter the Ministry of Punishment."

Xiao Chengxu gave a look and Feng'an immediately sent four tall, strong and powerful maids forward, pretending to capture Maid Lian.

Nanny Lian was naturally unwilling to surrender, and she struggled hard for several times, but it was useless, and she was soon completely subdued. Her hands were handcuffed behind her back and tied tightly, and a rag was stuffed into her mouth. She could only make whimpering sounds, and could not even utter a complete sentence, but her eyes were always fixed on the Queen Mother, with pleading eyes.

Seeing with her own eyes the usually dignified and majestic Nanny Lian in such a miserable state, the empress dowager felt both distressed and furious.

However, facing the current situation, she felt helpless. After all, in this palace, Xiao Chengxu was the supreme and unique ruler. Although the queen mother could use filial piety to suppress Xiao Chengxu, if he insisted on not listening and did not accept it at all, how could the queen mother compete with him?

Xiao Chengxu was not a child of a few years old with an ignorant mind, nor was he a puppet emperor in name only. He had already held power.

Just like now, if they want to move things from the Cining Palace, they will move them immediately, and if they want to detain people, they will detain them. This kind of arbitrary, overbearing and tyrannical behavior is the authority of the emperor and the majesty of the emperor, and no one can offend it.