The maidservant is too charming. I want to help her become the queen.

Soon, in the Qianqing Palace, Li Xuansheng sat at the desk and carefully used a special key to open the newspaper box presented by Prince Jing.

Since he made up his mind to clean up the Zhao family, he secretly arranged for Prince Jing to keep a close eye on Zhao Ning's every move. If there was any unusual movement, the news would be immediately transmitted to the palace through the newspaper box.

The newspaper box was made of hard wood and was just the right size to hold a memorial. It was sealed with a copper lock and came with two special keys, one given to Prince Jing along with the newspaper box and the other kept by him personally.

Li Xuansheng took out the letter sealed by Prince Jing himself.

Although he had long known about the unclear relationship between the Queen Mother and Zhao Ning, when he was personally informed of their affair by his most trusted sixth brother, he could not hold back his anger and slammed the newspaper box on the table.

"Defiled harem!"

One of the people Li Xuansheng hated most in his life was Queen Mother Fang Kexin.

The current Empress Dowager was not the Emperor's biological mother. His biological mother, Concubine Rong, had died in childbirth when she gave birth to his sixth brother. Since then, Li Xuansheng was adopted by Fang Kexin.

That year, he was only four years old.

As a child, Li Xuansheng had not yet fully understood the pain of losing his mother, and was forced to call another strange woman his mother.

He refused, struggled, and hated!

But no matter how hard he tried to escape from this new mother who was a hypocrite, he was ultimately rejected by his father and accused of having no manners.

So, little Li Xuansheng learned to accumulate his own strength.

Study hard, practice, scheme, and plan.

He looked forward to the day when he would be able to become the master of the Forbidden City.

But Fang Kexin got there before him and became the empress of his father.

At that time, he even began to doubt the direction of his efforts. When his stepmother became the queen, was it she who brought him trouble, or was it he who made her successful?

When he ascends the throne, no matter how much resentment he holds in his heart, he can only honor the late emperor's queen as the empress dowager.

Now, she dares to do such obscene things with court officials!

sad! ridiculous!

"He Qing, how is the Queen Mother today?"

Li Xuansheng asked suddenly, without a trace of emotion in his calm voice, as if he was asking a stranger who had no connection with him at all.

"In reply to the emperor, the queen mother has remained indoors these days and has not been out, and has also accepted the greetings from the ladies in the palace."

"Ah."

Li Xuansheng expected this answer.

The Queen Mother appears to be living in seclusion in the palace, but she is actually doing a lot of tricks behind the scenes.

In the past, he was unwilling to care about it, always thinking that Fang Kexin was just playing womanizing tricks.

Now, what she instructed has damaged the foundation of the government, and he must break her wings!

He Qing held a whisk in his hand, eagerly awaiting Li Xuansheng's next order.

Relying on his many years of experience in serving the emperor, when Li Xuansheng takes the initiative to ask about a person's recent situation, he will definitely take action next.

"He Qing, inform the Cining Palace that I will visit the Queen Mother this afternoon."

……

Outside Cining Palace.

The red palace gate was inlaid with golden door nails, shining with the unique cold luster of metal. Above the door lintel hung a huge plaque with three big characters "Cining Palace" inscribed on it.

Different from the solemn atmosphere outside the palace, the Cining Palace inside the palace has a unique and charming scene.

Although it was already morning, the backyard of the Cining Palace was filled with mist.

Deep in the backyard, surrounded by mist and hot air, an exquisite white marble bathing pool is surrounded by gauze, and the gurgling hot spring in the pool is intertwined with the surrounding rare and beautiful scenery, like a dream.

It turned out that the Queen Mother was helped back to the palace by the palace servants last night. She was extremely tired both physically and mentally, and she fell into a deep sleep directly on the bed.

When she woke up this morning, she hurriedly had her breakfast and then quickly ordered the palace servants to help her take a bath.

Although Fang Kexin is nearly forty years old, she looks only thirty years old because of her natural beauty, great maintenance, and the occasional care and nourishment from her lover.

At this moment, she has a graceful figure in the bathtub, her long hair is like a waterfall, and a few strands of black hair are casually draped over her shoulders, swaying gently with the waves, adding a bit of casual charm.

Her maid held an ivory-carved bath comb and gently combed her wet long hair. Several other maids sprinkled milk and rose petals into the bathtub, their movements gentle and calm.

Around the bathing pool, the scent of flowers and frankincense interweaves with the steam from the hot spring to form an indescribable fragrance.

Just as Fang Kexin was indulging in the relaxation of the bath, a report from the young eunuch came from outside the gauze curtain, breaking her peace.

"Your Majesty the Queen Mother, the Emperor has ordered that I come to pay my respects to you this afternoon."

She slightly opened her blurry eyes and raised her thin lips with a look of mockery.

Who is this little emperor trying to show by coming to pay his respects for no reason?

I'm afraid that things have been going smoothly for too long and someone needs to curb his arrogance!

He's just a little kid with a bad temper.

She was leisurely and continued to enjoy the bathing service provided by the palace servants, not taking Li Xuansheng's visit seriously at all.

When Li Xuansheng came to pay her respects in the afternoon, she was still continuing her skin care routine after bathing.

In the hot summer, Fang Kexin prefers to use cool things such as green tea and lotus leaves. After brewing, she takes the juice and gently applies it on the face to keep the skin cool and refreshed.

Select leaves, grind, extract and apply lightly.

Not a single step could be missed, completely ignoring Li Xuansheng who had been waiting in the outer hall.

She was probably the only one in the entire palace who dared to leave the emperor waiting in the outer hall for an hour.

Li Xuansheng waited for a long time but still couldn't see the empress dowager, and his face became more and more gloomy. Finally, when he was about to leave in anger, the empress dowager arrived late, supported by the palace maids.

"Brother Sheng, you're here. You must be getting impatient waiting for me."

Brother Sheng?

How dare the Queen Mother address the current emperor by his name!

Eunuch Qing stood aside and took a breath of cold air.

Even if she is the emperor's biological mother, she cannot be so casual and presumptuous.

He sensed the emperor's rage and secretly glanced at Li Xuansheng, but surprisingly, He Qing did not read any anger on his face.

Li Xuansheng took a sip of tea, forced a flawless fake smile on his face, and said calmly, "I am really worried about your health, so I came here today to pay my respects to you."

After listening to Li Xuansheng's explanation, Fang Kexin found it a little ridiculous.

Worried about your body?

The mother and son have been enemies for a long time, so why did they choose the lame excuse of worrying about Feng's body?

She had a mocking look on her face and her words were full of provocation.

"Sheng Ge'er is so filial. I am sitting in front of you now, and you are worried about my health? I am afraid you are cursing me to die soon!"

Even He Qing had seldom seen the empress dowager since Li Xuansheng ascended the throne, let alone seen the two of them in such a tense state.

As soon as the Queen Mother said this, the palace maids in the Cining Palace knelt down, and no one dared to look up at the two masters in the hall.

Li Xuansheng remained calm and continued drinking his tea. Then, he slowly uttered the devil's whisper that made Fang Ke feel as if she was falling into the abyss.

"Can you ascertain the health of my mother after what happened last night?"