went out of the imperial study with the queen mother, and on the way back to the middle palace with the queen mother, neither mother nor son spoke.

Mo Bai knew that after the incident six years ago was told, it stimulated the Queen Mother a lot.

She belongs to the palace in this life, even if she has been estranged from the first emperor for many years, but in her heart, the first emperor is still her lifelong belonging.

Now she has heard with her own ears the truth that Mo Bai has been gone for six years and has not returned, which is indeed very cruel.

If the first emperor is still there, the queen mother can also question the first emperor, and there is a channel to vent.

But now that the first emperor has died, the queen mother doesn't even have a chance to vent.

After returning to the middle palace, the queen mother finally spoke, and said to Mo Bai with red eyes: "Emperor, before you left, you came to the palace to say goodbye to me, why didn't you tell the queen mother the truth at that time?" Don't you even believe your mother? ”

Mo Bai smiled, helped her sit down, and responded: "My son naturally knows that even if everyone in the world wants to harm me, at least the queen mother will never harm me." ”

"Then why didn't you say it back then, if the queen mother knew the truth, she would have worked hard, and she would never have let you suffer for so many years." The Queen Mother burst into tears and asked in a trembling voice.

"The queen mother doesn't have to be too sad about this, anyway, I'm not okay now?" Mo Bai pretended to be relaxed.

"Can Hongu not be sad? When you came to say goodbye to the palace, you wanted to complain about the emperor, the palace didn't know anything at the time, and even taught you a lesson, do you know how much the queen mother thinks about at this time, how painful it hurts? The Queen Mother cried.

The old palace maid stood aside, she was not in the imperial study before, and now she didn't know what happened between the mother and son, and she saw the queen mother with a sad expression before, and thought it was caused by the great changes in the palace today.

At this time, I found that there seemed to be another cause and effect, and for a while, I saw that the Queen Mother was so sad that she hurriedly comforted her, but she couldn't do anything, so she could only look up at Mo Bai for help.

Mo Bai Zhengse said: "The queen mother doesn't have to blame herself for this, everyone including your son is deliberately hiding from you, if you don't know the truth, you will naturally not be able to help your son, this matter is not your responsibility." ”

"This palace wants to ask you, why do you want to hide the past from the first emperor, are you still afraid that this palace is the same as the first emperor, not only does it not help you, but also forces you to die?" The Queen Mother said sadly.

Mo Bai shook his head: "The queen mother misunderstood, when I came to see the queen mother, in fact, the son thought about telling the queen mother about it, but then he gave up." First, the son was stubborn back then, even if he said that he listened to the queen mother, the queen mother might not believe it, and she would misunderstand that her son didn't want to go to Mingzhu and deliberately made up lies. ”

Time has changed, and the king of the day and the ink white of today are not the same in people's impressions.

When the Queen Mother heard this, her eyes were slightly teary-eyed, recalling that Mo Bai had actually complained to her about the injustice of the first emperor and angrily reprimanded the quacks for their lack of virtue and skills.

At that time, the Queen Mother didn't think much about it, but when Mo Bai was hit by this blow, she was resentful, she didn't choose what to say, and she gave him a stern lesson.

Now that she thinks about it, the Queen Mother only feels that her heart is being twisted together, and she regrets it more and more: "It's the mother's fault, it's the mother's fault." ”

"The queen mother doesn't need to blame herself, you can't blame it, there is such a result, and it is all the son's own fault. When my son returned from the people, he was resentful, and felt that his father and mother should not have left me to suffer for many years, so he deliberately made trouble every day to vent his grievances in his heart, and made himself infamous in Beijing. Mo Bai reassured.

"Emperor, you are confused, how can you have such an idea? No matter how stubborn you are, it is the queen mother's own flesh and blood. If you are willing to tell the truth, it involves the important matter of your life and death, the queen mother will no longer believe you, and she will not dare to joke with your life, no matter what, she will be strictly investigated. The Queen Mother couldn't stop shaking her head, and she couldn't stop crying.

What the queen mother said was that the son thought about it later and felt that such an idea should not be, but then he decided to hide it from the queen mother. The first emperor had already made up his mind about this matter, even if the queen mother went to question the first emperor, how could the first emperor admit it? In the end, it was just a matter of sending the imperial doctor over again to prove to the queen mother that the son was indeed nothing. Mo Bai explained softly.

But the queen mother was unwilling to accept Mo Bai's statement: "The emperor thinks that the queen mother is so stupid, if you know the truth and know the severity, how dare the queen mother alarm the first emperor, she will first find a way to secretly invite the imperial doctor to find out for you." ”

"At that time, the first emperor had already made up his mind, in order to prevent accidents, I don't know how many eyes were staring at his son again, and the queen mother wanted to invite the imperial doctor to come, but she would not be able to hide it from the first emperor's ears and eyes, and in the end, the diagnosis you heard would only be what the first emperor wanted you to hear, and the result would not change in the slightest. In this way, it will let the first emperor know that his sons have learned the truth. My only way to survive is that the enemy is bright and I am dark, I can anticipate the enemy's opportunities, and I only have a little resistance ability in my hands. If even this point was lost, the situation would be even more dangerous, and the son was already a frightened bird at that time, and he really did not dare to take any more risks. ”

The white voice fell, and the Queen Mother was finally silent.

She felt pain in her heart and was unwilling to accept this reality, but in fact, everything Mo Bai said just now, she knew very well, it was not a lie, even if Mo Bai told her, she was afraid that in the end, she would still not be able to escape this result.

The old palace maid stood aside, and at this time, she finally understood what the Queen Mother and the Ming King were saying, and her face was already shocked, standing aside to look at the sad Queen Mother, and then at the King Ming with a calm face, her lips moved, but she didn't know what to say at all.

"Mother, this matter has passed, and the son is now able to tell this matter calmly, which proves that the son has been relieved. The first emperor did fail me back then, but before he died, he would not have known that I would become the great enemy of the new monarch, but in the end he spared my life. This grievance and grievance will be buried in the thick soil with the death of the first emperor. The son doesn't care anymore, I just hope that the queen mother must not be sad about this matter, no matter what, the son is still alive and well, and if it weren't for these things back then, the son may spend this life mediocre, and the Ming Wangfu will not have today's weather, all of this can only be said to be due to fate, there is a destiny, whether it is me or you, you can only see some. Mo Bai's voice was sincere.

The old palace maid stood aside and glanced at Mo Bai gratefully, and then finally spoke: "Niangniang, what Your Highness said is that you have been in this palace for decades, and you have witnessed many ups and downs of honor and disgrace. Among them, there are many causes and effects, and if you want to investigate everything, I don't know how many grievances and grievances are buried. But what's the use of that, the past is gone, as long as the mother can still be okay now, and His Royal Highness can still be well, nothing can't be passed. ”

After being comforted by the two, the queen mother was silent for a long time, and finally slowly stopped her tears, nodded, and looked at Mo Bai again: "The emperor can think like this, how can the queen mother not be pleased." ”

Mo Bai stood up and smiled: "The queen mother can rest assured that my son has seen a lot of life and death over the years, and he has slowly looked down on it. ”

Speaking of this, Mo Bai bowed: "Queen Mother, after this change in the palace, there will be waves in the palace, and the son is still busy with many things, so he will retire first." ”

"Wait!" The Queen Mother stopped him, and suddenly said: "Emperor, have you really thought clearly, really let Lao Jiu continue to hold the imperial power?" ”

Mo Bai nodded: "The dynasty can't stand the toss anymore, and it is not a trivial matter to really change another emperor." After all, Lao Jiu is the successor designated by the first emperor, which can be regarded as justifiable, and in this way, his road to the throne is also dangerous. If there is a different emperor, the name is not justified, it will only cause greater turmoil in the dynasty, and the imperial power will decline more and more. And even if I change an emperor, there is no guarantee that he will not be my enemy, and it will be even more difficult for me to do it at that time, and the emperor will not be able to change one by one, so as long as Lao Jiu can no longer mess around, for me, it is the best ending. ”

"But can Lao Jiu believe it? Today you have already faced each other with swords, he was forced by you to give in, how can he be willing? If you leave him behind, sooner or later there will be endless trouble. The Queen Mother said worriedly.

"The queen mother doesn't have to worry, I know these in my heart, and I won't be unprepared for the future." Mo Bai Dao.

"Then you gave the queen mother a word today, what do you think about the big position?" The Queen Mother is no longer going around in circles.

Mo Bai pondered for a moment and said softly: "I haven't thought about it yet, I can only say take a step and look at a step." In fact, no amount of fantasy I have now, it's useless. If the flag is undefeated, I will not be able to sit on the throne. The warlords are too jealous of me, and once I sit on the throne, they will definitely not do their best to help me fight the flag. Only when I have eliminated the banner barbarians first, and there are no external troubles, and when I enter the stage of civil war, can I consider the situation according to the situation. ”

The Queen Mother nodded, was silent for a while, and suddenly asked in a low voice: "Emperor, you give the queen mother a secret, what is going on with the changes in the forbidden army, internal guards, and courtiers today?" ”

Mo Bai was silent and did not answer.

The Queen Mother didn't force her, and asked in a different way: "The Queen Mother wants to know, how sure can you be in this palace and outside the palace?" It's not just about your success or failure, it's about your life and death. ”

The reason why Lao Jiu can be forced to submit today is that the guards, internal guards, and courtiers that Lao Jiu relied on have all rebelled.

Lao Jiu couldn't judge how deeply Mo Bai controlled the palace, so he had to compromise and didn't dare to act rashly.

But anyone with a discerning eye can see that even if Mo Bai is prepared in the palace, he should not be completely controlled, otherwise how can the arrow wound on his body be explained.

It is precisely because of this concern that the Queen Mother is worried, on the surface, most of the guards in the palace are still obeying the emperor's orders, not to mention that there is also the Gyeonggi camp outside.

"The queen mother doesn't have to worry......" Mo Bai said.

Before she finished speaking, the Queen Mother interrupted: "The palace must listen to the truth, and now it is a disaster to destroy the family at every turn, if you don't let the queen mother know the truth, and be prepared in your heart, the queen mother will only be more uneasy, and she doesn't know what attitude to act in the future." ”