Cining Palace

"Queen Mother, this is the latest news that has just come in from outside the palace, please take a look. ”

"Bring it. ”

Since that day, the emperor came to Cining Palace and said something to her alone, and Empress Dowager Liu has been holding her breath in her heart, not going up or down, anyway, how uncomfortable it is.

Thinking of the emperor's decision to leave that day, Empress Dowager Liu felt for the first time that things were beyond her control, and she no longer had the ability to save anything, and the uneasiness in her heart was like a sailboat floating in the vast sea, as if she was in mortal danger of being sunk by the wind and waves at any time.

The content of the letter was very brief, and the Empress Dowager Liu read it at a glance when she got it in her hand, and a face that was in her fifties but still well-maintained, as if she couldn't see the traces of time, became as white as paper in an instant, and even the body sitting on the soft couch was a little shaky.

"Don't be like this, it's important to take care of the phoenix!" Although Mama Zhu didn't know what was written in the letter, she was an old man who was waiting for Empress Dowager Liu.

"Your Majesty, he is iron-hearted, iron-hearted. Obviously, the emperor said it to her so obviously and bluntly that day, but the Empress Dowager Liu still didn't want to believe that the child she conceived and gave birth to in October could really give her up?

With such thoughts, Empress Dowager Liu was very unwilling to gamble and fight, she didn't believe that the emperor would really treat her like that, the mother who gave birth to him and raised him, even if she had stabbed him in the heart, but no matter what she said, no matter what she did wrong, she was his mother after all, wasn't she?

"Niangniang, the emperor may be a ......"

"Enough, you don't need to make excuses for the emperor, the emperor is forcing the mourning family to make a decision. Crumpled the letter in his hand into a ball, and angrily threw it into the furnace and burned it to ashes, and Empress Dowager Liu's face was extremely pale.

"The slave deserves to die, please forgive the mother. ”

"The mourning family is not happy in his heart, but he is not angry with you. ”

"The slave understands that it is a blessing for the slave to be able to share the worries of the mother. ”

"Go and study ink for the mourners. Closed her eyes heavily, the emperor pinched her weakness to death, and Empress Dowager Liu didn't think she had a second way out.

That's it, what if she does what the emperor wishes?

"Yes, sis. ”

Since Emperor Xuan ascended the throne as the emperor, and Empress Dowager Liu's mother was canonized as the empress dowager by virtue of her son, she has been hollowing out her mind to support her maternal family, Rongchang Bofu, but the mud can't support the wall after all, and sometimes it really makes Empress Dowager Liu half angry.

However, what can she do, seeing that her maternal clan is declining day by day, where can Empress Dowager Liu really ignore it?

In the end, Empress Dowager Liu and Mrs. Pang Taishi, her sister-in-law are different, no matter how much Rongchang Bofu can't support the wall, she has always supported and tried her best, and Mrs. Pang Taishi has married herself, if she can't create benefits for Taishifu, then she will definitely not make a move.

It's like when she was the master and pointed out Empress Pang to Emperor Xuan as a concubine, it was the result of Mrs. Pang Taishi entering the palace once or twice to lobby her, saying that they had no girls in Rongchangbo's mansion, and there must be one of their own people in the palace, otherwise the glory of Rongchangbo's mansion would soon be gone.

Although Queen Pang is not the bloodline of Rongchang Bofu, Queen Pang is the daughter of her in-law, the niece of Empress Dowager Liu, and the granddaughter of Rongchang Bofu.

It was with these thoughts that Empress Dowager Liu would support Empress Pang to ascend to the throne, but it turned out to be a white-eyed wolf.

"Mother, the pen and ink are ready. ”

Standing behind the bookcase, Empress Dowager Liu frowned, pinched her fingers and pinched the center of her eyebrows, but she lifted the pen after a long time but never left a word for a long time.

Rao is to this day, Empress Dowager Liu is willing to give up Queen Pang, her sister Mrs. Pang Taishi, and even the ally of Pang Taishi, but she still can't give up Rongchang Bofu.

No matter how bad the Rongchang Bofu is, as long as she is alive for a day, she must not watch it fall.

The emperor understood her mind thoroughly, and did not give her a second choice at all.

"Mama Zhu, you step back first, the mourning family doesn't need you to serve here. ”

"Yes, sis. ”

It wasn't until Mama Zhu listened to Empress Dowager Liu's instructions to retreat outside the hall that Empress Dowager Liu sighed heavily, and then she picked up her pen and wrote a letter in one fell swoop.

There is a secret means of communication between Empress Dowager Liu and her brother Rong Changbo, but this method is not allowed to be used unless it is absolutely necessary.

Now the news was sent to the hands of the Empress Dowager Liu by Rong Changbo in that way, the Empress Dowager Liu is a smart person, I am afraid that Rong Changbo thinks that his methods are secret, but he does not know that his every move is carried out under the emperor's nose.

The emperor didn't stop it, but he didn't know it, and his purpose was not to see how she, the queen mother, would choose.

"Someone. ”

"Mother, the slave is here. ”

"Arrange for someone to deliver this letter to Rongchangbo's mansion. "Her brother is brave but not strategic, he thinks very highly of himself, and it is easy to be used by others, the emperor is now just taking care of the Rongchang Mansion, once the decision she makes does not meet the emperor's requirements, then from now on there will be no Rongchang Mansion in the world.

Although the emperor's approach made Empress Dowager Liu angry, Empress Dowager Liu also had to admit that as long as the emperor was there, then the glory of Rongchangbo's Mansion would still be there.

"Mother, you need to use ......"

"It's all come to this, do you think he didn't know anything about this letter when it came in?"

Mama Zhu tugged at the corners of her mouth, lowered her eyebrows and was speechless, obviously she had been following Empress Dowager Liu for a long time, and she was still very eye-catching.

"There is no need to hide it, use regular channels to send the letter to the Rongchang Mansion, the emperor will not stop it. ”

"Yes, mother, the slave can save it. ”

Empress Dowager Liu didn't speak, but waved her hand tiredly to signal her to leave, and just now Mama Zhu took the letter, and Mama Tian's voice of respectful greetings sounded outside the hall again.

"Come in and talk back. ”

Mama Tian and Mama Zhu are the same powerful henchmen and slaves around the Empress Dowager Liu, although the steps are very fast, the etiquette is very standardized, "The slave and maid ask for peace to the mother, and the mother is blessed with gold." ”

"Tell me, what news have you found? ”

"If you go back to Niangniang, the emperor will probably start in the next day or two, and Niangniang will have to prepare early. ”

"The Emperor has waited long enough for this day. Speaking of this, Empress Dowager Liu's face was not very good-looking, she raised her head and smiled, and then lowered her head and looked at Mama Tian with a complicated face, "Even if the prince of Chu Xuan is not in Licheng, he still firmly controls the entire Licheng in his hands, if he doesn't make a move, it will definitely make some people bleed heavily." ”

"What Niangniang said is very true, for example, the Taishi Mansion did not bargain, and the slave maid heard that the Taishi Mansion had lost a lot of dark forces this time, and the partial Pang Taishi couldn't say that he was bitter, so he could only swallow it in his stomach mixed with blood. ”

"It can make that old puppet feel painful, and it can be regarded as a bad breath for the mourning family. "Empress Dowager Liu is originally a competitive character, she likes to be above the world, but she absolutely can't bear to be subservient.

is just a courtier, and he dares to put on a score in front of her, and really thinks that she needs to rely on him to succeed?

It's a joke.

"No, the prince of Chu Xuan made a move against Pang Taishi, which can be regarded as avenging the revenge of Niangniang. ”

"What about the Queen?" After a short silence, Empress Dowager Liu couldn't help but be concerned about Empress Pang's situation.

Since she has sent a letter to Rong Changbo to ask him to settle down, stay in the mansion obediently and do nothing, don't think about anything, which means that Empress Dowager Liu agreed to the conditions proposed by Emperor Xuan.

If Uncle Rong Chang disobeys her will and has to get involved, then no matter what the outcome is, Empress Dowager Liu will not interfere again, and let Uncle Rongchang fend for herself.

Although Rong Changbo thinks highly of himself and feels that he is omnipotent, he still has a shot in his heart.

His two younger sisters, one is the queen mother, and the other is the wife of the princess, but which of these two sisters is more reliable, Rong Changbo still knows very clearly.

When the Empress Dowager Liu's attitude was unclear, he still had some confidence to believe in the big cake that Mrs. Taishi painted for him, but under the situation that the Empress Dowager Liu said so bluntly, no matter what Mrs. Taishi said, Rong Changbo knew which one to choose was the right one, which could protect his glory.

In this way, on the one hand, it avoided the Taishi Mansion dragging the Rongchang Bofu into the water, so that the Empress Dowager Liu had to help Empress Pang in the palace, and on the other hand, the connection between the Taishi Mansion and the Rongchang Bofu was cut off, and there was a rift between each other.

"Replying to Niangniang's words, the queen wrote a letter to be handed over to Niangniang. As soon as the words fell, Mama Tian respectfully presented the letter from Empress Pang to Empress Dowager Liu, and then bowed her head and lowered her eyes.

After reading the contents of the letter quickly, Empress Dowager Liu pursed her lips and sneered: "It's all at this time, she is still delusional about using the mourning family, I don't know what to do." ”

"Niangniang, Rong Nuwen said something rebellious, judging from the current situation, the emperor's decision to abolish the emperor has been made, and I am afraid that there will be no changes. When she said this, Mama Tian knelt on her knees and didn't even dare to raise her head.

"Hehe... Things have developed to this point, even if the mourning family wants to help her, it is powerless, unless the mourning family is really determined to tear his face with the emperor as an enemy. "Is it worth it just for a Queen Pang who betrayed her and disobeyed her?

If there was no tearing between Empress Dowager Liu and Empress Pang, and Empress Dowager Liu did not perceive Empress Pang's ambitions, maybe she would really find a way to keep Empress Pang, but at the moment, even Empress Dowager Liu herself is a mud bodhisattva crossing the river and it is difficult to protect herself, where can she still divide her mind to take care of her.

"Burn the letter, but don't know anything. ”

"Yes, sis. "When Empress Han passed away, even if the emperor had no evidence, he was murderous to Empress Pang.

Now even the King of Han is gone, if the emperor is not allowed to do what he wants, who dares to imagine what terrible things the emperor will do.

"How's the movement in the Taishi's Mansion?"

"Back to Niangniang's words, the Taishi Mansion abandoned the queen, even the Prince's Mansion. "Queen Pang may be ruthless to everyone, but everything she does is for the prince without exception, just for the prince.

But it's the prince she is dedicated to, and she abandoned her at this time, isn't it extremely ironic?

The mourners were not at all surprised by this. ”

"The Ming Palace, the Wu Palace, is very quiet, and they have been closed, and they are completely out of the house, and they are completely out of the way. "Mama Tian didn't deliberately mention King Hua and King Jing, their brothers have always been headed by the prince, since the prince didn't make any moves, King Hua and King Jing would only hide further.

"Well, they also have a very thorough understanding of the character of the prince of Chu Xuan, and they know that as long as they have not participated in the matter of Vermilion Bird Street, then the prince of Chu Xuan will not make a move on them. ”

If Empress Pang hadn't been too impulsive, she had to force the emperor to show an attitude, and her current status would have been untouchable.

Even if the emperor wants to move her, she has to worry about it, but it's a pity that she has a good hand, but she killed herself.

"Niangniang, does His Royal Highness King Chen want to mention one or two things there?" If it wasn't for King Han's business, King Chen would not have surfaced, and the emperor would not go to Cining Palace to 'talk' with Niangniang.

His Royal Highness King Chen is the last trump card held by Niangniang in her hand, King Chen's sense of existence is very low on weekdays, and he is not valued in front of Empress Dowager Liu, even King Chen's mother is not competing for favor in the harem, and every day except for the necessary greetings, his palace gate will not take a step.

It was such a woman who fell into the eyes of the Empress Dowager Liu, and also made the Empress Dowager Liu happy to cultivate her son, with the idea of helping King Chen to ascend the throne, and King Chen was also a smart person, and his various performances made the Empress Dowager Liu extremely satisfied.

But something went wrong, King Chen, who had never had much sense of existence, was exposed, and attracted a lot of attention for a while, and even the Empress Dowager Liu surfaced, which made those people jealous.

"Hmph, if he can't handle this little thing well, and he has to mourn the aftermath for him, what is the use of mourning his family. "She really needs to cultivate an obedient future prince, but that prince can't have no ability at all, otherwise how can she block the mouth of the previous court.

"Niangniang is right, His Royal Highness King Chen was cultivated by Niangniang, and he will definitely handle this matter properly. ”

"I hope he will really clean up his exposed tail as you said, otherwise the mourning family will have to settle accounts with him, and he will carelessly expose himself to the sun, which is simply slapping the mourning family in the face. ”

Empress Dowager Liu always thought that Emperor Xuan would take the initiative to come to the door that day, because King Chen would suspect and find out about her, but Emperor Xuan had already investigated King Chen clearly and clearly.

Emperor Xuan had long known about King Chen, which even Emperor Xuan's ministers relied on did not know.

Because of King Han's health, even if Emperor Xuan wants him to be the prince, he can't pin all his hopes on him.

Among his remaining sons, although the crown prince was named the crown prince and is currently the prince of the world, the prince is too dependent on the foreign master who trusts him, and the prince has not relented after repeated teachings, which gradually made Emperor Xuan cold to him.

It just so happened that at this time, Emperor Xuan learned from the leader of his secret guard that he was quite surprised by someone, and that person was King Chen, whom he had never paid much attention to.

After a careful investigation, Emperor Xuan naturally knew that he was cultivated by the Empress Dowager Liu, and what his purpose was, Emperor Xuan could also imagine it with his toes.

After that, Emperor Xuan secretly arranged for someone to monitor King Chen, but he was still indifferent to King Chen, he didn't care, he just silently paid attention to his growth, and he also had some evaluation in his heart.

Even without anyone knowing, Emperor Xuan has already planned that if King Han really can't keep it, then the crown prince must not be able to stay, otherwise the Pang clan will only get bigger and bigger, and then affect the foundation of the Mo royal family.

After the abolition of the crown prince, another prince must be established, compared with the other two worry-free, King Chen is more in line with the expectations of Emperor Xuan's heart, and the turmoil will be very small after the good rise, and it will not shake the foundation of Jinfeng Kingdom.

His queen mother is already old, Emperor Xuan has his own way to cut off her thoughts, so that she can't have other thoughts, and the Rongchang Bofu behind the Empress Dowager Liu is simply a mud that can't support the wall, they don't drag King Chen back, how can it be possible to add help to King Chen.

Another point is that although King Chen's mother is also a concubine, Concubine Lin Shu's father is just a person who participated in politics from the Hanlin Academy of Wupin, and the Lin family is an official family of three generations, but it is really not a family, and such a grandfather's family is not worth mentioning at all in front of the family background like Taishifu.

It is difficult for Emperor Xuan to move the Pang family, but it is not easy for him to move the Lin family?

If it really comes to that day, Emperor Xuan wants to help King Chen ascend the throne, then the Lin family must be sacrificed, the Rongchang Bofu must also be sacrificed, and the power in the hands of Empress Dowager Liu will be completely hollowed out, otherwise how can Emperor Xuan abdicate with peace of mind.

"King Chen doesn't have to worry about it, let him do his own things, the queen doesn't need to reply to the letter, she should know the attitude of the mourning family, wait for Mama Zhu to send the letter back, block the palace gate of Cining Palace, and wait until the dust settles. ”

"Yes, sis. ”

……

Kunning Palace

The letter was sent out for two hours without receiving any reply, how could Queen Pang, who was sitting in the flower hall of the side hall, still not know the queen mother's intentions?

"That old witch, she didn't save her when she saw death. Without hiding her face with a low curse full of anger, Queen Pang couldn't control her temper and smashed a set of white porcelain peony tea sets.

"Please calm your anger. ”

"This palace should have thought of it a long time ago, it is easy to put icing on the cake, but it is difficult to send charcoal in the snow. "At this point, Queen Pang has no way out, although she regrets her impulsive move, she never thinks that she has done wrong.

In her opinion, all the crazy everything she did was forced, the emperor owed her, and Queen Han also owed her, and they should compensate her.

Since they don't give it, won't she be allowed to take it herself?

Obviously, her son is a noble prince, why does the emperor still favor the Han King who is about to die, what's wrong with her getting rid of the Han King to pave the way for her son?

"This palace will not lose, no one wants to snatch away what belongs to the prince, no one wants to think about it. ”

It is true that the emperor has blocked the harem, but the emperor has not stopped the news from the outside from entering the harem at all, so in the past three days, all kinds of news inside and outside the Star Death City have actually circulated in the harem.

Mama Wang and Mama Wu did the most for Queen Pang in private, and they knew in their hearts that everything Queen Pang did was for the prince and the Pang family, but when Queen Pang needed their help the most, they actually abandoned Queen Pang at the same time.

Not to mention what Queen Pang felt in her heart, even Mama Wang and Mama Wu also felt extremely cold in their hearts.

"You stay here first, and the palace goes back to the dormitory to rest, and no one is summoned to disturb the palace. ”

The two looked at each other silently, and said respectfully: "Yes, Niangniang." ”

Empress Pang glanced at the two of them lightly, got up and brushed the red palace clothes on her body, and stepped on the fine lotus steps to face the wind and snow out of the flower hall.

Even if everything she did was to help the prince ascend to the throne, when she learned that the prince abandoned her as the queen mother in order to protect herself from her involvement, Queen Pang couldn't tell what she was feeling in her heart, anyway, it was very blocked.

As for her father, Taishi Pang, would abandon her in order to protect the Pang family, Empress Pang was not surprised at all, after all, she had received such a teaching since she was a child, so where would she complain about anything.

Since she can no longer create benefits for her family, let alone just abandon her, even if she comes to end her life with her own hands.

Returning to the dormitory and sending all the palace maids out, Queen Pang dodged directly into the underground secret passage.

……

"His subordinate Lie Feng was ordered by the emperor to wait for the dispatch of the prince of Chu Xuan. ”

The Honghuang Villa outside the north city of the Star Death City, before it was investigated to the end by Mo Yan, was just like the villas of other big families outside the city, it was very ordinary and had no characteristics.

It wasn't until Mo Yan led the Red Annihilation Army to destroy Pang Taishi's small and small secret guard forces, which provoked Pang Taishi to go crazy for a short time and expose his flaws, caught some handles, and once again led Queen Pang to deal with the aftermath, this Hongmang Villa can be regarded as gradually surfacing into Mo Yan's eyes.

Although Master Pang woke up quickly, he resolutely cut off his two arms with blood, and finally returned his eyes to Queen Pang, but it still created an extremely good opportunity for Mo Yan.

"How many people were brought over. ”

"Back to the prince's words, the emperor said that too many people are easy to cause unnecessary trouble, so in addition to his subordinates, there are also twenty secret guards for the prince to deploy. ”

"Hmph!" Mo Yan snorted coldly, would he not know the emperor's careful thoughts?

It's just that he doesn't bother to bother with him, otherwise the person who is angry will have to be himself.

"Has the lord of the city started to act?"

"If you go back to the prince, when your subordinates go out of the city, it is when the troops in the city are most frequently deployed, and the county lord should have already started. ”

According to the agreement between Mo Yan and Concubine Mi, Concubine Mi will do it in the city, clear the soldiers and horses of the five cities, the commander of Kyoto, etc., and Mo Yan will take the Honghuang Mountain Villa, enter the Kunning Palace from the secret passage in the villa, and take Queen Pang right.

Since they can't get the evidence of King Han's assassination and can't pull Queen Pang off the horse, then Mo Yan and Concubine Mi can only find another way to catch Queen Pang off guard.

"Then it's time for us to act, and strive to take the Honghuang Mountain Villa as quickly as possible. ”

As soon as Mo Yan's voice fell, Emperor Xuan's secret guards led by Lie Feng said in unison: "Yes, please give an order." ”

This book was first published by Lewen, please do not reprint!