The legitimate daughter brings disaster to the concubine! Seize the imperial power and the throne

Xu Minghuang’s words completely shocked the Queen Mother.

Yes, is it possible that someone could overturn the table on the territory of Northern Qi?

"Queen, what we are competing for now is patience and ruthlessness. If one side compromises, victory will be not far away."

She has one last trump card.

Xu family, maybe Bu Yan doesn’t care.

What about Madam Xu who risked her life to bring Bu Yan out of the palace? It was Madam Xu who saved Bu Yan by her own efforts back then.

Otherwise, according to the rules at that time, Bu Yan would be a bad omen and would definitely die.

If the adoptive mother doesn't care, what about the biological mother, Concubine Yuexian?

Of course, Xu Minghuang didn't dare to mention Concubine Yuexian for the time being unless it was absolutely necessary.

But the Queen Mother saw through Xu Minghuang's thoughts: "Is the next step to take action on Concubine Yue's bones?"

Xu Minghuang knelt on the ground: "I dare not."

"The Queen is very careful and intelligent, so why would she be afraid to do anything? But have you ever thought that if you do this, your reputation will be ruined and you will be infamous forever." The Queen Mother stared at the other person: "Does the Queen really not care at all?"

Xu Minghuang smiled bitterly: "When a person is dead, why bother about those empty names?"

She has even put life and death aside.

I just regret that I can't take revenge myself.

She only has two enemies, Bu Yan and Lu Jingning, especially the latter, with whom she is at war to the death.

The Queen Mother curled her lips and said, "You are quite open-minded."

The next second, the empress dowager suffered from her old illness. She covered her chest tightly and almost fainted from the pain. Xu Minghuang quickly called the imperial physician.

At that time, Princess Changling also came to pay respects to the Queen Mother. She happened to see this scene. She stared at the Queen Mother blankly and cried, "Queen Mother, what's wrong with you?"

Xu Minghuang pulled Princess Changling aside and whispered, "Changling, the Queen Mother has been poisoned."

"How...how could she be poisoned? Is there an antidote?" Princess Changling leaned forward, and Xu Minghuang suddenly smelled a faint fragrance from her. Xu Minghuang held his breath and took a few steps back, avoiding Princess Changling without leaving a trace, and explained: "The Queen Mother fell into a trap and went to the Bo family. She was set up. The imperial physician can only save the Queen Mother's life for the time being, and the entire Imperial Hospital is preparing an antidote."

She turned around and looked at Princess Chang Ling, her eyes flickering, and asked casually, "What has Chang Ling been doing recently? There has been no news for a while."

"My mother has confined me to her house. This morning, she left the city to pray for blessings, so I begged her to let me go to the palace to see my grandmother and the queen."

Princess Changling looked sincere. Xu Minghuang had known her for many years and was sure that she would not lie. He pursed his lips and smiled slightly: "Why did you suddenly want to go out of the city to pray for blessings?"

"My mother had a headache and was upset, so she went to the temple."

Xu Minghuang didn't ask any more questions after hearing this: "We haven't seen each other for a while, Changling, come sit in the yard."

"Alright."

Someone brought tea and snacks, but the maid was not paying attention and her hand shook, spilling tea on Princess Changling's clothes: "This servant deserves death."

The palace maid knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

Princess Changling frowned and looked a little unhappy. Xu Minghuang said, "Changling, I remember you stayed in the Queen Mother's Palace before, and you had some clothes to change into. It's getting cold, so you should change your clothes quickly."

Because Xu Minghuang was present, Princess Changling could not get angry and had to take her to change clothes with a sullen face. Xu Minghuang winked at his trusted palace maid and she followed him forward.

After a while, Princess Changling changed her clothes and came out. Xu Minghuang chatted with her casually.

Soon, news came that the Queen Mother had regained consciousness. Princess Changling hurried to visit her, while Xu Minghuang stayed in the yard.

After waiting for a while, the trusted palace maid came to Xu Minghuang and said, "My lady, the princess only has ordinary spices on her body, not poisonous."

Xu Minghuang breathed a sigh of relief and secretly sighed that he was worrying too much.

...

The Emperor of Northern Qi sent people to search next door to Bo's house, but they didn't see the suspicious person that Zhao Zhen mentioned. The Emperor of Northern Qi was so angry that he ordered that the person must be found even if they had to dig three feet into the ground.

He just couldn't believe that someone could just evaporate right before his eyes.

"Pass the order down, there are traitors in the capital. If anyone dares to help hide them, once reported, the whole family will be executed!"

The Imperial Decree

All the civil and military officials in the court were shocked, and some lamented that things were about to change in Kyoto.

The Cheng family has a small courtyard which is usually uninhabited and the gate is closed. No one would have thought that Ji Buyan is lying in the courtyard basking in the sun at this moment.

On the other hand, the Cheng family was holding a funeral and there was crying everywhere.

Madam Cheng Da couldn't bear it and fainted several times. Madam Cheng Er knelt in front of the mourning hall in fear, fearing that her husband would be the next unlucky one.

Whenever there was any noise at the door, Mrs. Cheng's heart would almost jump into her throat.

Inside the mourning hall, Madam Cheng's eyes turned dark blue, and she frowned and said, "I don't know what the Queen Mother is thinking. She knew that it was Empress Xu who provoked the wrong people and involved the Cheng family, so why did the Queen Mother let Empress Xu take care of the sick?"

The Cheng family had already figured out the whole story these days. The Cheng family had suffered an unexpected disaster.

Madam Cheng gritted her teeth when she heard this. She went to see the empress dowager that day, but she simply sent them away.

"How can our Cheng family be compared with the emperor's country and people? Not even a finger of it. The Cheng family is just a stepping stone." Madam Cheng smiled bitterly. In her heart, she resented the empress dowager's selfishness and ruthlessness.

Even if the Cheng family had been warned in advance to be on guard, they would not have fallen into such a state.

"What about the other two children?" asked Mrs. Cheng.

One of the two grandsons is the eldest grandson of the first wife, and the other is the second grandson of the second wife. Both are well-behaved, cute, and smart at their age.

Whenever she thought of her grandson, Mrs. Cheng felt as if her heart was being stabbed by needles, and she couldn't close her eyes for several days.

The two sisters-in-law have always had a good relationship. Madam Cheng usually follows Madam Cheng's lead. This time, she said without any scruples, "The man hiding in Kyoto is going after Empress Xu. Empress Xu is ruthless and will do anything to achieve her goals, even targeting her own people. It's nothing more than Empress Xu trying to force out the person behind the scenes. If that person doesn't show up, the people detained by the Cheng family will be in danger. The people above are taking their lives lightly, but we can't just sit back and watch."

Mrs. Cheng agreed with this.

"Empress Xu deserves to die!" Madam Cheng gnashed her teeth in hatred.

Madam Cheng said softly, "Don't talk nonsense. Be careful of the walls having ears."

She lowered her voice and glanced at Madam Cheng II: "I'm only worried that if I kill that bitch Queen Xu, it will ruin the plans of the Emperor and the Queen Mother, and then they will vent their anger on the Cheng family, which will be more trouble than gain."

"This won't work, and that won't work either. What should we do then?" Mrs. Cheng was so annoyed that she lost her temper.

Madam Cheng thought for a moment and raised her eyes slightly: "The Cheng family may not be important, but what if the girl was kidnapped?"

*** is the apple of the Queen Mother's eye.

She just didn't believe that the Queen Mother would sit idly by!

The Cheng family acted very quickly and found out ***'s movements early on. They took him away when he was not paying attention and hid him away.

The news of ***'s disappearance spread quickly.

The Northern Qi Emperor was furious when he heard this: "Who is so bold as to kidnap the emperor? How outrageous!"

There are frequent actions under the feet of the Emperor of Kyoto, which is already a severe slap in the face of the Emperor of Northern Qi.