The Destiny of Going to Hell

Seeing this, Qianlong didn't want to offend the empress dowager, so he just gently held An Hui's hand, as if giving her silent comfort.

At this moment, Xiaoyanzi rushed towards the Queen Mother in a hurry.

Her headband was worn crookedly, and as she ran, a few strands of hair flew around in disarray.

Behind her were several palace maids and eunuchs, who were running panting and looking anxious.

Xiaoyanzi came to the Queen Mother, bowed hastily, and said loudly: "Xiaoyanzi pays respect to the Queen Mother. Long live the Queen Mother!"

As soon as she squatted down, she heard a "pop" and the flag on her head fell directly to the ground.

This sudden scene shocked everyone present.

Everyone widened their eyes in shock, not knowing how to react for a moment.

Qing'er was also stunned by this scene.

Her cherry lips opened slightly, and her left hand subconsciously touched her lips, trying to cover up her gaffe.

Her eyes were full of surprise, and she thought to herself: Why does Princess Huanzhu have such etiquette?

However, if you look closely, it does have some cute aspects.

Her straightforward appearance was like a breath of fresh air in this palace full of rules.

This was the first time that the Queen Mother saw her biological daughter whom her son had found.

However, when her eyes fell on Xiaoyanzi, she was greatly disappointed.

I saw that Xiaoyanzi behaved recklessly, her flag was crooked, and her etiquette was improper, which was really disrespectful.

How could such a person enter the palace? It was a complete disgrace to the royal family.

The Queen Mother glanced at An Hui with dissatisfaction, but An Hui seemed very calm.

After all, it wasn't her who brought Xiaoyanzi into the palace.

She was also scolded by the emperor for not having a loving mother's heart because she bluntly advised him not to let Xiaoyanzi enter the palace, and she even fell seriously ill because of this.

This blame cannot be put on her head.

Unlike An Hui's calmness, Lingpin's face turned pale instantly and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

She was afraid that the Queen Mother would have an attack, and she felt very uneasy.

Xiaoyanzi's behavior brought shame to the previous dynasty and made Qianlong very embarrassed.

In a rage, Qianlong ordered that Xiaoyanzi be confined to copy books and had Xiaoyanzi taken away.

After the banquet, the Queen Mother called the Queen and Concubine Ling to the Cining Palace.

Anhui gracefully knelt down to pay respect to the Empress Dowager and said softly, "Your Highness pays respect to the Empress Dowager. May the Empress Dowager be always in good health!"

But the Queen Mother was only concerned with talking to Concubine Ling, and deliberately left An Hui alone.

An Hui didn't hesitate and stood up and sat down at the first seat.

When the Queen Mother saw this, she was about to reprimand her, but she heard An Hui shouting.

"Lingpin, you are just a concubine, yet you dare to accept my gift. Do you still have the respect for me, the queen, and the distinction between the superior and the inferior?"

An Hui slammed the table beside her, and the sound was particularly abrupt in the silent palace.

Lingpin was so frightened that she immediately knelt down, holding her stomach, and begged for mercy.

"I was just chatting with the Queen Mother and didn't notice the Queen Mother bowing. I hope the Queen Mother will forgive me."

An Hui gently lifted the lid of the cup, looking leisurely, watching the tea leaves rise and fall in the cup at leisure, her eyes never on Lingpin from beginning to end.

"I am thinking that you are pregnant with the heir, so I will record the twenty strokes of the cane for you and will give you the bonus after you give birth. From today on, you will go back to the palace and copy the palace rules a hundred times. Come, take Lingpin away!"

An Hui's voice was neither hurried nor slow, yet it carried unquestionable authority.

The empress dowager looked at the strange queen in front of her, and with just a few words she confined Concubine Ling and completely ignored her existence.

The Queen Mother was so angry that she was shaking all over and her face turned blue.

Qing'er was standing by and seeing this, she hurried to calm the empress dowager and consoled her softly.

"Master Buddha, don't get angry and take care of yourself."

"Queen, you are so outrageous! Do you still have me in your eyes? How can you punish Lingpin when she is pregnant with the heir to the throne?"

The Queen Mother's eyes widened with anger and her voice trembled.

She would never allow the Queen to hold power. Only when the concubines kept fighting would the Queen Mother have value in existence and be able to better control the harem.

"Please calm down, Madam Empress. There is no order without rules. If you set a precedent, won't people disregard rules in the future?"

An Hui looked directly at the Queen Mother without fear, without any sign of retreat in her eyes.

An Hui was not going to pamper the Queen Mother.

Since he is called the Old Buddha, the one who sits high in the temple and does not care about worldly affairs is called a Buddha.

The affairs of the mortal world are none of her business!

As soon as Qianlong came out of court, someone from the Cining Palace came hurriedly to summon the emperor.

As soon as An Hui left, the empress dowager hurriedly called the imperial physician.

When Qianlong arrived at the Cining Palace, he saw the empress dowager lying on the bed with a sad face, her complexion haggard and she kept crying.

Qianlong was anxious, and he quickly held the empress dowager's hand, then turned to the imperial physician and asked anxiously, "How is the empress dowager's health?"

The imperial physician was extremely speechless and secretly lamented that it was really difficult to be a doctor and treat illnesses well.

This was clearly a battle between the Queen and the Queen Mother, and she was caught in the middle and was in a dilemma.

What can I do?

"The Queen Mother is fine, she's just a little angry and hurts her body. She'll just need to take two doses of liver-soothing and depression-relief medicine to recuperate."

The imperial physician replied respectfully.

At this time, the nanny in the Empress Dowager's palace took the opportunity to tell the Emperor what had just happened in the Cining Palace with exaggeration.

She wiped her tears as she spoke, describing in a moving voice how wronged and difficult the Queen Mother's life was.

Looking at the scene, people who didn't know would have thought that the Queen Mother was slapped in the face by Anhui.

Qianlong naturally knew that the Empress Dowager wanted him to reprimand the Queen, but on the way here, he had already learned everything that had happened from the eunuchs.

He really didn't think An Hui did anything wrong.

However, the Empress Dowager was in poor health and used filial piety to pressure him. Qianlong was forced into a corner by his own mother and had no choice but to reluctantly give in and allow An Hui to come and take care of him every day.

An Hui had long expected that Qianlong was unreliable, so she didn't react.

The Queen Mother found all kinds of trouble with An Hui in the Cining Palace and deliberately made An Hui stand there holding her tea.

An Hui's anger grew, but she couldn't attack the empress dowager too obviously. But could she not touch a maid?

Thinking of this, An Hui poured all the tea in her hand on the nanny who was taking advantage of the power of others without hesitation.

The Queen Mother's tactics were resolved one by one by Anhui, and she even suffered a lot in many confrontations. Her old bones were exhausted.

The Queen Mother never thought that she could not defeat a junior, and this junior was her previous pawn.

Thinking of this, the Queen Mother was filled with resentment and unwillingness.

The Empress Dowager was really sick from anger at this moment. The Cining Palace was in chaos and everyone kept summoning imperial doctors for consultation.

When Qianlong learned about this, he quickly realized that the empress dowager had pretended to be sick in order to control An Hui.

Not only did she control An Hui, she even ordered me around and suppressed me with the excuse of filial piety.

Qianlong thought to himself that no matter how deep the love between mother and son was, the Aisin-Gioro family would not tolerate the emperor's mother being manipulated.

The mother-son affection that Qianlong had for the Empress Dowager was completely shattered, and there was only indifference left in his eyes.

Qianlong was not raised by the Empress Dowager since he was a child. Emperor Kangxi loved him very much and often kept him by his side.

Therefore, he and the Queen Mother did not have a very deep mother-son relationship.

Therefore, the Empress Dowager never gave direct instructions to Qianlong, but always achieved her goals indirectly.

The Queen Mother really lost more than she gained this time and she is regretting it so much.

She knew very well that the rift between her and her son could never be repaired.