"Got it." Huo Jingcheng answered Qin An, then squeezed her hand, turned around and left.

Huo Jingcheng had just walked out of the palace gate of the Wanton Palace, and sure enough, he bumped into Xie Yuanzhi head-on.

Xie Yuanzhi lowered her head and walked in small broken steps in a panic, her face was pale, her face was still colorful, and her whole person looked like a frosted eggplant.

Huo Jingcheng glanced at her out of instinct, and then closed his eyes and walked without squinting, as if he had never seen her.

But Xie Yuanzhi didn't dare to do this, and when she saw him, she was so frightened that her legs were weak, and she knelt on the side of the road with a puff, and cried: "The courtier's crime deserves death!" I beg your Majesty forgiveness! I beg your Majesty forgiveness! ”

Huo Jingcheng's footsteps did not stop, he ignored it and left as if he had not heard it.

Xie Yuanzhi saw that he ignored him, and knew that he was angry, so he knelt there and cried with remorse. I cried enough, and I still had to do what I had to do, so I was helped up by the maid, sobbing and entering the palace with red eyes.

As soon as she entered the hall, she didn't dare to look at Yao Duran, so she knelt on the ground again.

"Imperial concubine Niangniang, the courtiers have made a special trip to the palace to ask you for their guilt! The courtiers are guilty, and the courtiers deserve to die! Ask the lady to forgive the courtiers! ”

Yao Duran was angry when she saw her, stared at her coldly, and said in a hurry: "Xie Yuanzhi, do you still have the face to enter the palace?" Do you know how many people you have hurt with one sentence? ”

Xie Yuanzhi confessed to what she had done, and hurriedly echoed her, even claiming that she was not.

"It's the courtier's fault! It's the courtiers who deserve to die! I beg my mother to calm her anger! But there is also a reason for this, and the courtiers are also on the way! ”

Yao Duran frowned slightly and asked, "How do you say this?" ”

Xie Yuanzhi slowly raised her face at this time, revealing the traces of suspected scratches on her face.

"Niangniang, it was Ling Chuimeng's slut who hurt me! I drink a good amount of alcohol on weekdays, but yesterday, I was fine, but after drinking a glass of wine poured by Ling Chuimeng himself, something soon went wrong! My mind is a mess, and I'm so drunk that I'm completely irrational! ”

"Mother, I dare to swear to God! It's the problem with that glass of wine! It's Ling Chuimeng's intention to harm me! She relied on her good family background, so she wanted to squeeze me out of being the main room by herself, so she followed me to such a grand occasion, and made me drunk violently in the wine, so that I was embarrassed in public and made me ugly! I thought that Master Du would divorce me in this way! Ask for a good understanding! I really fell for that slut's way, and I got too drunk all of a sudden, and I ...... That's nonsense! ”

When Yao Duran heard it, it was really reasonable, and after thinking about it, haven't the means of competing for favor and position between women always been such open guns and hidden arrows?

"And what's the scar on your face?" Yao Duran asked.

Xie Yuanzhi's eyes were burning with hatred, and she almost gritted her teeth: "Niangniang, the courtiers woke up today, and were told by the maid about the New Year's banquet last night, and the courtiers regretted and hated, even if they went to Ling Chuimeng to settle accounts, they beat her up, and finally she ran back to her parents' house crying!" Lord Du taught the courtiers a good lesson again! If the palace doesn't forgive its sins, the courtiers really won't be able to live! ”

Yao Duran was secretly shocked when she heard this, so it seemed that the thing that Ling Chuimeng had stumbled her on was indeed a thing, forcing Xie Yuanzhi to swallow this breath anyway, so she didn't care about going to fight with her. Alas.

At this end, Xie Yuanzhi burst into tears, and said in a lamented voice: "Niangniang, please believe in the courtiers, take pity on the poor courtiers!" The courtier's life is indeed not good now, a Ling Chuimeng dared to harm the courtiers so much with the support of her mother's family, and the courtiers couldn't prevent it from causing yesterday's incident! Woo-woo-"

Yao Duran sighed helplessly: "That's it, as long as Your Majesty is willing to spare this matter, there is nothing to say in this palace, you can go." ”

"Mother!!" Xie Yuanzhi took a few steps on her knees, grabbed the hem of her skirt and pleaded with tears: "Niangniang! I beg you to persuade Your Majesty and forgive Lord Du too!! ”

Yao Duran's anger came up again: "Persuade? You're so lightweight, huh? Wouldn't this palace add fuel to the fire if he made a persuasion?! You can't control your mouth, and in the end you beg this and persuade that, and you make it difficult for others, why did you go earlier? Even if yesterday's events were not your intention, they were really what you wanted! The wine is given by others, but the words are your own! Where are you innocent? Xie Yuanzhi, this palace will take a good look, when can you hate this palace, and what can you hate! ”

"Drop-off!!"

With an eviction order, the panicked Xie Yuanzhi was finally sent away.

In the imperial study, the atmosphere between Huo Jingcheng and Du Yan was also awkward.

Du Yan lowered his head and explained: "Your Majesty, yesterday was indeed the fault of the cheap, she drank too much and lost her nonsense, which hurt the imperial concubine. However, I hope that Your Majesty will remember that she is a woman, and do not blame her. ”

Huo Jingcheng paced back and forth a few steps with a cold face, and asked, "Du Yan, what did you do to make your wife see your thoughts?" Well? ”

Du Yan sighed in his heart, and hurriedly denied it: "Your Majesty Mingjian! Wechen didn't do anything! The woman is already sensitive, in fact, when she was in North Vietnam, she was already suspicious of this, who knows that she still keeps this matter in her heart after so long, however, it is nonsense at all, ask Your Majesty to understand. ”

Huo Jingcheng frowned and said, "Okay, okay!" Don't mention these old things! A woman's mouth is such a troublemaker! Next, debunk the rumors! On the fourth day of the first lunar month, you impeached the imperial concubine in public! ”

Du Yan was stunned for a moment, and then looked up at him: "Your Majesty, impeachment of the imperial concubine?" ”

Huo Jingcheng said: "Hmm! Impeach her for dereliction of duty, as the master of the harem, but she shirks the responsibility of the harem! In order not to be abrupt and deliberate, I called her difficult to take on the big responsibility, and proposed that I take back the queen! Naturally, I will reject the queen's request and only punish the imperial concubine. ”

Du Yan understood in his heart, in order to refute the rumors, for the sake of today's plan, he could only do the opposite, everyone thought that he was secretly thinking about the imperial concubine, but he came to impeach her instead, to see who wants to say anything!

"Yes, Weichen obeys orders, Your Majesty is wise!"

Huo Jingcheng said again: "I heard that your wife sent Ling Chuimeng back to her parents' house?" Right now, you are secretly investigating the Ling family, don't let Ling Chuimeng stir up inside, and go to the Ling family to pick her up and take her back to the house immediately. Besides, it's not me meddling, your lady should have a good fight! ”

Du Yan himself was also angry, gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen has this intention!" ”

Huo Jingcheng looked at him sideways, and suddenly laughed: "Okay, I'll just talk about it, your own wife can do it yourself, okay, go ahead." ”

Seeing that he could still laugh, Du Yan immediately breathed a sigh of relief in his heart: "Your Majesty, you are really a Ming Jun, and Weichen admires him very much!" Wechen retired. ”

......

On the same day, Du Yan personally went to Ling's Mansion to pick up Ling Chuimeng. In the blink of an eye, Du Yan impeached the imperial concubine in public, saying that she was derelict in her duties and difficult to take on the big responsibility, and begged the saint to take back the queen.

Huo Jingcheng complied with his wishes and immediately punished Yao Duran for another three years. As for the matter of taking back the queen, Huo Jingcheng dismissed it.

Unexpectedly, early the next morning, a very sudden and without warning news, a big bad news came!

At this time, Huo Jingcheng had just left the morning dynasty and had breakfast with Yao Duran in the Wanton Palace.

This unexpected bad news was brought up by Qin An crying at this moment.

"Your Majesty! Xiao Fu just ordered someone to report, and the queen mother ...... The cantilever committed suicide! Woo woo woo woo - " Qin An finished his salute and knelt down to wipe his tears.

Huo Jingcheng looked at him, his hand trembled suddenly, and the teacup fell to the ground with a 'bang', shattering into tens of thousands of pieces.

Yao Duran came back to his senses in shock, and hurriedly asked, "Qin An!" You...... What did you say? ”

Qin An whimpered and said: "Your Majesty, Niangniang, it's true, the queen mother committed suicide by hanging a beam in the middle of the night last night, and she was just discovered, and the phoenix body is already cold!" If you know that you don't take care of yourself, you've been martyred! ”

When Yao Duran heard this, there was a 'buzz' in her head, and her heart seemed to be wrapped in cotton threads, a mess, which made her heart tremble.

At this moment, she didn't dare to look at Huo Jingcheng's face at all, but got up and knelt on the ground without saying a word.

Immediately afterwards, there was a sound of "swish", and everyone in the hall knelt on the ground in unison, shouting "Queen Mother" and crying.

Huo Jingchengjun's face turned pale, he got up and walked out suddenly, walking and walking, only to hear a "poof", he actually spurted blood, he shook it, and pressed his chest tightly.

Yao Duran and Qin An were shocked when they saw it! Busy stepping forward to help him, Huo Jingcheng's blue tendons on his forehead burst out, his eyes were red, his lips were bright red, and he panted and waved them away: "Get out!" ”

With a roar, he straightened his back again and stubbornly left.

Qin An hurriedly chased after him.

Yao Duran looked at their departing backs in a daze, and there was still a cry around her, and for a while, she couldn't believe it was true.

How so? How could it be so sudden? How did a good person get on such a path overnight?

Empress...... He's dead?

......

Huo Jingcheng rushed to the Xiao Mansion in a daze, and the mansion was already full of mourning, one after another, endlessly, as if he was trying his best to confirm something.

Xiao Jianzhang also turned pale, and greeted the holy car with a sad face, and then led him to the secluded courtyard where the queen was.

Huo Jingcheng's face was terrifying, white and cold, a pair of eagle eyes were red and terrifying, and there was a cold light inside. He strode with Xiao Jianzhang without saying a word, and finally arrived at the Youjie Courtyard, but saw that the door was wide open, and a large white figure was kneeling in the courtyard, crying loudly in the direction of the room.

Huo Jingcheng suddenly didn't have the courage to step into the room in front of him, as if he was afraid of seeing something. Finally, he walked with difficulty, step by step, into the room in front of him.

There was a dead silence in the room, the incense was bitter, and the daylight was no longer too much, and it was always dim. On the bed, there was a person lying quietly, calmly without the slightest rise and fall in his chest......

As he slowly approached, the queen's appearance slowly became clear.

Today, she is not stained with luxury, pure from head to toe without ornamentation, and her green silk is scattered on the pillow, clean and supple. Her eyes were closed, her eyebrows were silent, her face was white and cold, her lips were bloodless, and she had lost all her vivid color, as if she had sunk to the bottom in a certain place, and she didn't want to return, even if she wanted to, she couldn't return.