This thunderstorm is not a pleasant night no matter how you look at it.

But because of the news of Zhou Xianyu's death today, Empress Xue, who was in Fengxiang Palace, even if there was lightning and thunder outside, it still didn't affect her mood in the slightest.

And originally as a foreign minister, it was so late at night, it stands to reason that even if he was Empress Xue's biological brother, Xue Yuan should never continue to stay in Fengxiang Palace.

However, the Prime Minister's Mansion was calling for wind and rain in the previous dynasty, and Empress Xue was also covering the sky with one hand in this harem, so even if Xue Yuan really stayed, no one would dare to say anything.

And seeing that Xue Yuan obviously came to Fengxiang Palace, he didn't stop talking, his voice was a little dry, and after taking a sip of tea, he continued to preach excitedly:

"I said sister, let's wait for the opportunity this time, and the eye-catching Zhou Xianyu will never come back. However, Yeying was too greedy, and even wanted to cede five cities to them after Xiantai ascended the throne, so he was willing to help each other, which was simply a robbery while the fire was burning. ”

Hearing Xue Yuan's angry words, Empress Xue did not complain angrily at all, but said with a slight smile:

"Brother, why should I be angry, if Yeying doesn't help us get rid of Zhou Xianyu, then Tai'er can't ascend to the throne, and how can the country of the Great Zhou be held in his hands. With five cities, in exchange for his ascension to the throne, we will not suffer a loss no matter how you calculate this purchase. ”

Speaking of this, suddenly the cold color in Empress Xue's eyes flashed, and then he snorted and said:

"What's more, the current agreement may not really be fulfilled in the future, and when Tai'er ascends the throne, Yeying, that small country, will directly destroy it when the queen annoys it. Not to mention that none of the five cities will be lost, and the territory of our Great Zhou will be even more vast. ”

Hearing Xue Hou's words, Xue Yuan was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but nod and laugh, just when he was just about to speak, suddenly Zuo Wen walked in from outside the hall.

"Queen Mother, someone in the palace replied, saying that after Xiao Jinxuan came out of the imperial study, she fell into the lake and died because she couldn't stand the blow of the royal king's death."

As soon as Zuo Wen said this, Xue Yuan on the side couldn't help laughing, and then said very happily:

"This Xiao Jinxuan, I always listen to the queen's sister how resourceful you say about her, even at the expense of Gu, you have to put her away for your own use. But according to my brother, she is just a woman, and she died of love, what a fool. ”

Xiang Xue Yuan, a person from a noble family, marries a wife and takes a concubine, just to please himself, and then continue the incense.

Although Xue Yuan also has the most beloved concubine, if the other party has three longs and two shorts, he has no interest in following the martyrdom to die.

Therefore, Xiao Jinxuan's practice, which loves like bones and follows life and death, is a foolish and big joke in Xue Yuan's eyes.

However, seeing Xue Yuan's smile of relief, Zuo Wen shook his head slightly, and then continued to him:

"Second master, you listen to the slave maid first, Xiao Jinxuan is true that she has thrown herself into the lake. But she was rescued by the people who rushed to Yanqing Palace to find her, and now she is being rescued by the imperial doctor at Concubine Liang, and it is not clear whether she can survive. ”

Xue Yuan, who was smiling, couldn't help but look ugly when he heard this, and then said with resentment in his eyes:

"If it weren't for this Xiao Jinxuan, how could the king put me in front of the emperor until he vomited blood and fell into a coma. Sister Queen, you have to avenge me for what you say, anyway, you also regard the Zhaoyang County Lord as a thorn in your side, so why not take advantage of her when she is in the palace again, and end her little life, and it will be considered a future trouble. ”

After all, it was ten years at night, and Empress Xue would rub her forehead slightly, and her demeanor also showed a trace of tiredness and laziness.

However, after listening to Xue Yuan's words, she couldn't help but squint her eyes slightly, and said calmly:

"Brother, I have already told you, you are my important minister of the Great Zhou court, and you are the maternal uncle who will assist Tai'er in the future. Don't always be so small, now that Zhou Xianyu has died in battle, your little resentment should also disappear, so calculating, how can you achieve great things in the future. ”

Although he is his own brother, Xue Hou taught the other party without mercy.

And as soon as he finished saying this, Empress Xue couldn't help but chuckle lightly, and then said with a hint of depth in his tone:

"What's more, I was afraid of Xiao Jinxuan before, it was because of her strategy, which was simply the eyes of Zhou Xianyu, a tiger. The original Zhou Xianyu was not involved in the party and government, although he was keen, he was used to doing things casually, but this kind of person was brave but not troublesome. But once Xiao Jinxuan was on the side to help mention it, Zhou Xianyu turned into a sharp sword, and he pointed at the throat of Ben Hou all the time, this feeling really annoyed me. ”

Seeing that Xue Yuan would calm down, he listened carefully to his speech.

Empress Xue's slightly narrowed eyes, after a trace of cruel coldness flashed, he continued:

"Now that Zhou Xianyu, the tiger, is dead, leaving Xiao Jinxuan, an eye that can see everything, it will be difficult for her to set off any waves. Now whether Tai'er can force Gong to ascend the throne is the most important thing. It's not a good time to make a difference, I don't want to make our emperor vigilant in order to kill a Xiao Jinxuan at this juncture. ”

knew that what Empress Xue said made sense, but he remembered the kick that Zhou Xianyu kicked at him.

There is also Shicai in the imperial study, who was forced to be speechless by a woman like Xiao Jinxuan, Xue Yuan couldn't swallow this breath when he said anything.

Therefore, Xue Yuan pondered slightly in his heart, and then suddenly he thought of a good idea that could talk about Xue Hou, and then saw him hurriedly speak:

"Sister, what you said is indeed right, we should start from the overall situation. But if this Xiao Jinxuan is really resourceful, even if she doesn't have Zhou Xianyu's military power to help her now, don't forget that there is Yongchang Wangfu behind her. Therefore, when we force the palace to make trouble, she may not be a big obstacle to us. ”

Hearing this, Empress Xue frowned imperceptibly, and after thinking for a long time in silence, she said in a low voice:

"Brother's concern is also quite reasonable, after all, we are going to kill the king and usurp the throne, and any potential hidden dangers will not be allowed to happen in the future. But after all, this Xiao Jinxuan is Zhou Xianyu's nominal quasi-princess, and the other party died in battle, and now she wants the life of the Xiao family's daughter, which is easy to be condemned. ”

Nodding secretly in annoyance, Xue Yuan couldn't help but say depressedly:

"What the queen's sister said is that just now my brother could have used Xiao Jinxuan's trespass in the imperial study as an excuse to convict her of disturbing the holy driver. But this damn concubine used the identity of Zhou Xianyu's surviving wife to claim herself, and in the end, she forced all our ministers to be helpless with her. ”

As soon as Xue Yuan finished his words with unwillingness, he suddenly laughed out loud when he was the first to sit on Xue Hou.

"The surviving wife, yes, yes, since Xiao Jinxuan has claimed to be in this capacity. If she was lucky enough to not die after falling into the lake this time, she would have personally issued a decree to call this Xiao family concubine, and she was not allowed to go out of the Shuai Mansion for half a step in filial piety, and she would have been filial piety for Zhou Xian for three years. If you trap her alive like this, you don't have to worry about the big things that will affect Xiantai. ”

Although Empress Xue still did not agree to kill Xiao Jinxuan, when she thought that the other party was Miao Ling's age, she had to wear filial piety clothes and was trapped in the mansion for three years.

Xue Yuan only felt that his evil breath was gone.

As soon as Xiao Jinxuan's matter was finished, Xue Yuan looked around twice. Although he knew that Empress Xue's bedroom would be safe, he still said in a low voice:

"Sister, my father asked me to ask you if I have time, have you already succeeded in the kind of medicine you gave the emperor. As long as you succeed in this, your father will return to the court and pave the way for Xiantai to ascend the throne as emperor. ”

As soon as he heard that his prime minister's father was finally about to go out of the mountain, Xue Hou immediately smiled and said confidently:

"Second brother, you can rest assured, after so many years of business planning in the palace, it is just a breeze for my sister to drug Emperor Ming. Now in his entire imperial front, nearly half of the people have been restrained by me, so as long as he has confidence once he forces Miyamoto, he can take the life of Emperor Ming in an instant. ”

As soon as he heard this, Xue Yuan was immediately completely relieved, and now he understood what he should know.

Therefore, Xue Yuan, who was in a hurry to report the matter to Prime Minister Xue Cheng immediately, did not waste time and immediately got up and left the palace.

Seeing that Xue Yuan was leaving, Empress Xue asked Zuo Wen to hand her Jiufeng waist card to the other party.

"Remember to leave through the South Sparrow Gate. The forbidden army there is our people, and if you hold this waist card, they will naturally open the city gate and let you out. ”

After sending Xue Yuan away, the sound of rain outside was much quieter.

And Empress Xue, who is planning big things in her heart, will be a little tired. But after all, there was still no sleepiness.

Seeing this, as the other party's most trusted confidant, Zuo Wen immediately came to Empress Xue's side with ginseng tea, and then said comfortingly:

"Queen Mother, everything is going according to your plan now. First, the disaster relief funds were withheld, forcing King Rui to leave Beijing and go to the disaster area to investigate. And now the king, because we lured the Yeying Kingdom in advance, the other party also took action to get rid of this trouble. The crown prince is just a mediocre person, and without the help of these two princes, he has nothing to fear. ”

took a sip of ginseng tea, Xue Hou couldn't help but look at the lightning and thunder outside the window, and a trace of the scorching fire of power lust burned more and more in her eyes.

"Yes, the people who hinder me have all been removed, but the closer Zuo Wen gets to the apex of that power, the more uneasy I feel in my heart. Because you know, what the Empress wants is absolute control of this Great Zhou, and I'm really worried that after sending Tai'er to the throne of the emperor, he will become my worst enemy. ”

Hearing this, Zuo Wen couldn't help laughing, and then hurriedly said:

"Queen Mother, Prince Tai is your own blood, and if you become the queen mother in the future, he will naturally be submissive to you, and he will never dare to disobey you."

Xue Hou, who had already drunk a cup of ginseng tea, flashed a dark light in her eyes, and then murmured:

"No matter who it is, even if it is my own son, or even my relatives, who dares to stand in my way to power, I will eradicate them one by one, and I will not be merciful."

As soon as he finished saying this, Empress Xue, who was also about to go to rest and sleep, couldn't help but sit up again after walking to the phoenix couch and lying down.

"By the way, I almost forgot about Xiao Jinxuan. My brother is right, I have to guard against this girl. Therefore, Zuo Wen will go to Yanqing Palace early tomorrow morning. Kick that concubine out of the palace, I am imperative for Tai'er to ascend the throne this time, and I will not allow it to appear at the slightest hidden danger! ”