"Are we going to even use her old man now?" Cheng Zijun asked, with deep guilt between his eyebrows.

Mu Qingqing's clear eyes flickered for a moment, and the speed was extremely fast and unpredictable, and he said again: "Now the only person who can transfer King Rui from the fiefdom back to the capital is the Queen Mother, if we don't take this first step, all our plans will be empty talk." Sister Cheng, you know my relationship with the Queen Mother best. There are only a few people I care about alive now, and the Queen Mother is one of them, and if I don't have no choice, I will never drag her old man into this muddy water. ”

Cheng Zijun hesitated for a moment, and then asked again: "So you didn't remake the cloud mud cake this morning just to make the Queen Mother happy?" Do you hope to use the cloud mud cake to evoke the Queen Mother's memories of you and arouse the guilt of King Rui? ”

The blood on Mu Qing's face gradually faded, and the long sleeves perfectly covered her knuckle-white fists. But Mu Qing is too good at hiding his feelings, even if the blood in his chest is already surging, his face is still unshocked. A wry smile rose at the corner of her mouth, and she said in a calm tone: "Sister, do you think I have a purpose and calculation in everything?" Think I'm scary? But to deal with these demons, I can only turn myself into a devil, and I will be more vicious and ruthless than them. ”

Listening to Mu Qing's faint words, Cheng Zijun only felt that the sorrow in his heart was about to gush out, flowing to the limbs and hundreds of remains. She grabbed Mu Qing's hands and said, "I'm sorry Yan'er, I shouldn't question it, I understand that you have to make this decision, you are more difficult than anyone else." I'll find a chance to do it in the next two days, but you must also promise me one condition! ”

"You say."

"In the event that the matter is revealed, I will bear the responsibility of the matter, and you will never come forward to intercede for me, let alone reveal your identity."

When Mu Qing heard this, his eyes instantly became hot, he forcibly suppressed his tears, and replied, "Okay, please be careful, sister." ”――

Prime Minister Huo Pei'an finally returned to the capital with Zhou Wenxin five days after leaving Beijing, but he didn't expect that this happy love did not last long, and it was instantly wiped out by a major event that happened in the palace recently.

It turned out that the day after the prime minister left, the Queen Mother suddenly fell unconscious for no reason, and all the doctors in the Tai Hospital couldn't explain the reason, and they were helpless. Later, the queen mother finally woke up, but she was still delirious, refused to eat or drink, and shouted all day and night to see King Rui, and it was useless to coax and deceive the palace maids around her. Not only that, but the Queen Mother even intensified, smashing all the utensils and objects in the palace, not to mention, and running to the emperor's diligent palace like crazy again and again, no one could stop it, and every time the emperor and the ministers couldn't cry or laugh.

Rui Wang Liang Yinhuan is the younger brother of Emperor Liang Yinhao and the fifth son of Emperor Xian. King Rui's biological mother died of illness when King Rui was a child, and the queen at that time, that is, the current queen mother, has no heirs under her knees, so the first emperor ordered the queen at that time to raise the five princes, and the mother and son have a deep relationship for more than ten years. Until the first emperor died of illness five years ago, the third prince Liang Yinhao ascended the throne, Liang Yinhuan was named King Rui, and moved to the fiefdom of Fuzhou. Since then, King Rui has never returned to the capital, and it is no wonder that the Queen Mother will miss her illness.

The emperor has been anxious recently because of the party and private affairs of the Ministry of Rites and Criminal Affairs, and the Queen Mother's trouble made him even more upset. After all, in the eyes of outsiders, the emperor rules the world with filial piety, and now the queen mother is terminally ill, and there is no reason to prevent people from seeing their son. So in order to calm down the matter and appease the queen mother's feelings, Emperor Liang Yinhao ordered King Rui to return to Beijing to visit the queen mother immediately without delay.

In the Qinzheng Palace, Liang Yinhao had just gotten off the court, and was sitting in front of the desk to review the folds.

Huo Pei'an knelt down and said, "Weichen see the emperor." ”

Liang Yinhao put down the pen in his hand and asked anxiously: "Huo Xiang is back, how are things going?" ”

"The minister lived up to the emperor's trust and personally brought Zhou Wenxin back to the capital."

Liang Yinhao was overjoyed, "Okay! Huo Xiang is indeed the minister of the humerus of the imperial court, and if this matter is done well, I will definitely have a heavy reward. ”

"Your Majesty." Huo Pei'an said, but there was no joy on his face.

"Back then, Zhou Wenxin insisted on resigning, and even I couldn't keep him, but I didn't expect to be persuaded by the prime minister to come back this time, and the prime minister really had a way." Liang Yinhao said with relief, his eyebrows and eyes were full of joy. In the past few days, the candidate to replace the position of Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites has changed one after another in his mind, not only to consider this person's talent and ability, but also to weigh the situation in the court, which really makes him rack his brains. And Zhou Wenxin's appearance can be said to solve Liang Yinhao's urgent need, Zhou Wenxin not only has solid experience, but more importantly, he is indifferent, he doesn't care about money and status at all, and he will never get involved in party struggle.

Huo Pei'an was anxious to cut to the topic, "Your Majesty, Weichen didn't enter the palace today just to report on Zhou Wenxin. ”

"Oh? Anything else? Liang Yinhao raised his eyebrows.

"I heard that a few days ago, the emperor summoned King Rui to return to Beijing and enter the palace to visit the queen mother."

"Oh, I thought it was something big." Liang Yinhao's expression was relieved, and he nodded, "But with this matter, I guess it should be there today and tomorrow." ”

Huo Pei sank with peace of mind and stopped: "Your Majesty, this matter must not be allowed!" ”

Liang Yinhao rubbed his sore head, and said helplessly: "You didn't see the queen mother's troubled appearance, and even vowed not to eat rice and water if you don't see King Rui, if I still obstruct and oppose at this time, I am afraid that I will be criticized by the people of the world and end up with a reputation of unfilial piety." ”

"Why did the Queen Mother suddenly change her temperament?" Huo Pei'an asked puzzledly, "What do the imperial doctors say?" ”

"Don't mention that bunch of garbage. None of them can be used at critical moments! Liang Yinhao snorted coldly, "I just said that the queen mother is thinking about her son, maybe let her see the fifth brother, and the situation will improve." ”

Huo Pei'an's brows twisted into a ball, "The emperor is confused!" There are many ways to appease the queen mother's affection, but the emperor chose the most risky one. ”

"Huo Pei'an, you are presumptuous! Do you know what you're talking about? Liang Yinhao scolded with a cold face. Although Huo Xiang was trusted by the emperor, after all, the identity of the monarch and the minister was there, and a generation of kings could not bear the courtiers to question their judgment and authority.

Huo Pei'an knew that his words and deeds were wrong, so he hurriedly knelt down and admitted his mistake. "The emperor spared his life, and Weichen was anxious for a while before he couldn't hold back. But how did King Narui win the favor of the first emperor back then, how he was so prosperous that he almost sat on the throne of the crown prince, has the emperor forgotten? Over the years, it has been difficult for us to suppress King Rui and turn him into an empty shell with no real power, how can we give him a chance to turn over? ”