The queen has four sons and six daughters, and she can call the wind and rain

It’s strange, this feeling, why is it wrong?

Before he could react, his chest was pierced by an unknown weapon and he fell straight to the ground.

The sound of the body falling to the ground instantly woke everyone up. The assassins quickly moved towards Yun Zhining, wanting to kill her before the guards came in. In this way, even if they died, the buyer would pay the balance.

Otherwise, they will fail this time.

Unfortunately, they couldn't see in the dark and could only run around like headless flies. Yun Zhining, however, had a buff and could see their position clearly. Then, she used the musket bought from the mall to kill them all, one by one.

When Cheng Qi came in, all the assassins were lying straight on the ground with a small black hole on their chest. Yun Zhining had put away her musket, and the fired bullets were cleaned up with the help of the system.

Everyone could see that they were dead, but no one knew what weapon had killed them.

Cheng Qi's eyes also changed when he looked at Yun Zhining.

However, he was not afraid that Yun Zhining would use this mysterious weapon against him and his companions. He just felt sorry for Yun Zhining. She had mastered so many life-saving skills in less than three years since entering the palace. This showed how hard her life was in the palace!

"Mother, are you okay?"

Yun Zhining shook her head.

"I'm fine, it's them who are in trouble."

Cheng Qi nodded, and just as he was about to order people to drag all the bodies out, he saw a figure flash past the door. At the same time, he heard a shrill scream in his ears.

Yun Zhining covered her eyes and slowly fell down.

Chang'an City, the inner courtyard of the imperial palace.

"Oh no, Your Majesty, something terrible has happened!"

After court dismissal, Qi Yejing first accompanied Empress Dowager Xiaoci for breakfast, and then took her for a stroll in the yard. As they were strolling, they saw Dong Ling stumbling in, with panic written all over his face.

"Your Majesty, something bad has happened to the Queen!"

As soon as these words came out, Qi Yejing's face turned pale instantly.

"What did you say?"

"What on earth is going on? Why did something happen to Aning?"

"Didn't I ask Cheng Qi to bring people to protect her? Where is Cheng Qi? Why didn't he protect her and let something happen to her?"

"What about Little Grape? Could something have happened to her?"

Dong Ling shook his head.

"According to the informant, the eldest princess seems to be fine."

"Everyone is fine except the queen."

Qi Yejing punched the tree and his hand started bleeding instantly.

"Who did it?"

"Who did this?"

"I don't know, but there is something more serious than this."

"The messenger said that the queen wrote many letters to the emperor, but the emperor did not reply to any of them."

"Nonsense, I haven't seen a single letter from you. I wrote her many letters, but she didn't reply to any of them."

wrong!

Qi Yejing reacted suddenly.

They both wrote to each other, but received no reply.

Something must have gone wrong.

Someone must have been so bold as to take advantage of his distraction and intercept the letters between him and Yun Zhining.

"check!"

"Dong Ling, take your men to investigate immediately to find out who is so bold as to ride roughshod over me."

"But, Madam, she..."

"You don't need to worry about Aning's affairs. I will take care of it myself."

Dong Ling breathed a sigh of relief and nodded silently.

"Your Majesty, calm down. I will take people to investigate right away. We will get to the bottom of this matter within three days."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense and go."

After watching him leave, Qi Yejing then turned his gaze to Empress Dowager Xiaoci with a hesitant look.

"Mother, ..."

"No need to say more, I understand."

Empress Dowager Xiaoci patted his hands and said with a smile.

"Aning almost lost her life for you. Of course, I cannot watch someone who loves you so much being schemed against by these women in the palace, and being exiled and humiliated outside the palace."

"Just go ahead. My mother has already suffered once, and she won't make the same mistake again. What's more, I have Queen Mother Xiaoyan by my side to protect me. Those evil spirits will definitely not be able to hurt me easily."

"Just go and come back quickly."

"If you are really worried, take me with you. I haven't seen Aning and Xiao Pu Tao for a long time. I miss them so much."

Although Empress Dowager Xiaoci was not as smart and ruthless as Empress Dowager Xiaoyan, who could not intimidate the monsters in the harem, she was the one who accompanied Empress Dowager Xiaoyan through the fighting in the previous dynasty. She had seen a lot of such things. After a little thought, she knew that someone was using her to delay her son and then took advantage of this time to send people to hunt down Yun Zhining.

If she were in the palace, Yun Zhining could still run to her son for help, but outside the palace, she would have to fend for herself.

Regardless of whether Yun Zhining's feelings for her son are genuine or fake, she will not do anything to hurt her son. Such a woman staying by her son's side is naturally much safer than those cruel and ruthless people who only have the position of queen and empress dowager in their eyes.

So whether out of personal feelings or considering the overall situation, she would not stop her son from getting close to Yun Zhining.

The road to imperial power is very lonely, and she hopes that someone will accompany her son so that he will not be lonely.

"no!"

Qi Yejing glared at her and said unhappily.

"Your body is not fully recovered yet, so just stay in the palace and recuperate. Otherwise, Aning will definitely scold me when she sees you."

"I don't want to be scolded."

Empress Dowager Xiaoci covered her mouth and smiled.

"Ah Jing, Ah Jing, you are becoming more and more cowardly. You can't even defeat Ah Ning."

"I am a real man and I don't care about a little girl."

"Okay, okay, man, hurry up and go. Your little girl and your little daughter are waiting for you in the town. If you go too late, be careful that they will be kidnapped by others. By then, it will be too late for you to cry."

"Bah, bah, bah, stop talking nonsense. Aning will always be mine, and no one can take her away from me."

The mother and son quarreled for a few words, and Qi Yejing left in a hurry.

After watching him leave, Empress Dowager Xiaoci turned and went to Empress Dowager Xiaoyan's bedroom.

She has been promoted to the position of Empress Dowager for several years, and she has always been amiable, but some people take advantage of this and constantly suppress other concubines.

It's time to give the harem a little shock and let them know that she, the Empress Dowager Xiaoci, can also use cruel means when necessary.

Her methods are several times more cruel than those of Empress Dowager Xiaoyan.