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

Looking from afar at the entrance of the Cining Palace, one can sense something unusual.

Whether in his past life or this life, Xie Yaoqing had never seen such a scene in the imperial palace. Those who knew the inside story knew that the queen mother lived here, while those who didn't know thought that this was a place to hold prisoners.

Xiao Chengxu had issued an order to forbid anyone from entering the Cining Palace, and also forbid anyone inside from stepping out of the palace gate. But this time, because he came in person, Xie Yaoqing was able to enter the Cining Palace smoothly without any obstruction.

When Xie Yaoqing stepped into the Cining Palace, his first feeling was cold.

Although it was not a bright spring day with lush grass and blooming flowers, and the weather was getting colder, the chill emanating from the Cining Palace was far from coming just from the weather. It was more of a deep and biting cold, as if the wind blowing in the face was filled with a sense of bleakness.

If Xie Yaoqing hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that the place he was seeing was the Cining Palace.

Xie Yaohuan had been to the Cining Palace many times before, and was very familiar with it. She was even familiar with every plant and tree in the courtyard. However, she had never seen the Cining Palace so dilapidated and without all its splendor.

Xiao Chengxu only left two deaf-mute maids to serve the empress dowager, and no other maids or eunuchs served her. On weekdays, the empress dowager could not even find anyone to talk to, and could only face the empty palace alone all day long, with worries in her heart. Even if a person is healthy, if he is in a secluded and lonely environment for a long time, he will most likely get sick.

Entering the palace, the Queen Mother was in low spirits, her eyes were dull and lifeless, her face was haggard, and she looked several years older. It was obvious that she had been having a hard time over the past month, and there was absolutely no peace between her and her husband.

When Xie Yaoqing and Xiao Chengxu appeared before the empress dowager, she did not come to her senses immediately at first and thought she was seeing things.

She blinked and confirmed that the person in front of her had not disappeared, then she suddenly realized that this was not an illusion.

Although they were people she disliked, a pair of treacherous couples, they were still living people who could speak.

The Queen Mother cleared her throat, snorted coldly, and said in a sarcastic tone: "What wind is blowing today? It blew the Emperor and the Queen to my Cining Palace together. Did the sun rise from the west? Have you finally remembered me, your mother?"

The Queen Mother was in confinement, so she was naturally resentful. Seeing the culprit who imprisoned her, Xiao Chengxu, and Xie Yaoqing, who in her opinion must be an accomplice and instigator of Xiao Chengxu's unfilial behavior, it would be strange if the Queen Mother had a good attitude. It was absolutely impossible for her not to make some sarcastic remarks.

Xie Yaoqing looked at the layout of the room. All the gorgeous decorations and valuable ornaments... were gone. Her eyebrows slightly raised. It seemed that the Queen Mother's life was really not very good. At least this environment was definitely not what the Queen Mother wanted.

"My mother is ill. I dare not disturb her without the emperor's permission. My mother's health is the most important thing to me. I am very happy to see that she is full of energy and has a rosy complexion. It shows that the time of rest and recuperation is very effective. I am relieved." Xie Yaoqing said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother's eyes widened in anger, as if they were about to spit fire, and she almost died from anger.

What kind of good life is this? The queen is really good at lying with open eyes.

And her unfilial son, the emperor, is exactly the same as her. They are in cahoots with each other and none of them is a good person.

"If the Queen's eyesight is not good, she should consult an imperial physician as soon as possible." The Queen Mother said coldly, her words full of sarcasm.

Then, the Queen Mother turned her gaze to Xiao Chengxu. The expression on her face instantly became earnest, and her tone became much softer: "Your Majesty, as the Queen Mother, I have been living in the deep palace for a long time without showing up for a long time. After all, it is not appropriate. Now that I have recovered from my illness, it is time for me to walk outside the palace and stretch my muscles and bones."

At first, the empress dowager didn't believe that Xiao Chengxu dared to really imprison her. After all, she was the empress dowager, the mother of the emperor. Who in the world would dare to disrespect her?

Even though her most trusted confidante, Nanny Lian, was captured, all the familiar palace maids in the Cining Palace were transferred away, and even outside the Cining Palace were filled with rows of guards taking turns to guard...the empress dowager still felt that all this was just a temporary bluff.

However, as the days passed, the Queen Mother found that her situation had not changed at all.

She was trapped in the Cining Palace, unable to get out, and people from outside couldn't get in either. Worse still, since she had no reliable people around her, she couldn't even get in touch with the Qi family. Originally, she was hoping to use the Qi family to put pressure on Xiao Chengxu in the previous dynasty, so that she could return to her former life of luxury and wealth.

Until this moment, the Queen Mother finally realized that Xiao Chengxu was not only her son, but also a ruthless emperor with absolute authority and power.

Xie Yaoqing chuckled, "I think your mother's illness has not yet fully recovered, and she still needs to rest. Otherwise, if something happens, it will be unlucky for the whole country to be in mourning at the end of the year. I believe your mother will not cause trouble to the emperor at this time."

After hearing this, the Queen Mother glared at Xie Yaoqing fiercely and angrily scolded: "I am talking to the Emperor, how can you have the right to talk too much? Don't think that you can be ignorant of the world just because you are the Queen."

"Your Majesty, open your eyes and take a look. Your queen has no filial piety towards me. As a daughter-in-law, who is so disrespectful to her mother-in-law? The queen has been like this all these years. There are some things I cannot say, but today I really can't stand this cowardice. I dare to ask, is there any mother-in-law in the world who can tolerate her daughter-in-law climbing over her head and bullying her? I have raised the emperor with great difficulty and did not ask for anything in return. But if there is such a troublemaker, the harem will never be peaceful."

The Queen Mother became more and more excited as she spoke, and her voice became louder and louder.

Xie Yaoqing rolled her eyes and curled her lips in disapproval.

Putting aside other things, the Queen Mother was an expert at confusing right and wrong, making things up, and throwing dirty water on others. She did not dare to claim that she was the most filial daughter-in-law in the world, but in the past few years, she had always been respectful and filial to the Queen Mother, treating her like an elder from the bottom of her heart. She visited her every morning and evening, greeted her, showed her utmost concern, and served and cared for her at her sickbed... She did everything with all her heart and soul, without any negligence.

However, based on just a few words, the Queen Mother tried to accuse her of being "unfilial". Could it be that the ghosts who served the Queen Mother in the past were the wronged ghosts, not her? She was so shameless that she lied to her face without any guilt.