Chapter 47 4 Striking the Grass and Startling the Snake
As soon as she returned to Yanxi Palace, Empress Dowager Li smashed two white jade bottles and a set of densely glazed tea sets.
The anger in Empress Dowager Li's heart ignited her almost entirely, and she was like an angry flame, smashing everything in the house into rubble. All the maids and eunuchs are far away, even the two maids she newly promoted dare not say a word, although these two maids are also smart and clever, and their obedience is more than twice as high as the original Qing'er, but unfortunately their courage is not even one-tenth of Qing'er's, in this situation they will never have the slightest expression to set themselves on fire.
After exhaustion, Empress Dowager Li finally stopped the pace of destruction. After sitting in a chair and gasping for breath for a long time, she finally gradually regained her composure. No amount of anger is going to help now, but what to do in the future is the top priority.
Grandfather Han Kemin was placed under house arrest, and this incident was witnessed by the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and there was no possibility of change. At first, he thought that he could stop this matter with the identity of the queen mother, but he never expected that Liu Yan, this kid, would reject his words in public, not only that, but he also gave himself and the king of Chu a grounding order. This was really unexpected, Liu Yan reversed the previous way of wrestling secretly, and began to attack with great fanfare, which caught Empress Dowager Li off guard. And as soon as Liu Yan made a move, he hit the most critical point - Han Kemin. Although he and Han Kemin's party are naturally nominally respectful of themselves, but due to the special status of the queen mother, she can't act blatantly, so the actual affairs are basically completed by Han Kemin, and now Liu Yan has restrained Han Kemin first, so he has cut off most of his connections with Han Kemin's henchmen. Although Han Kemin's henchmen are numerous. But there is no one in the team who can replace him, so that's it. The whole group has become a leaderless situation, and even if you want to control it, it is difficult to do so. What's more, even he himself was grounded by Liu Yan, and now he wants to reorganize the relationship and fight back, but he can't do it for a while.
Thinking of this, Empress Dowager Li gritted her teeth hatefully, if it weren't for the soreness of her hands and feet, I am afraid that there would be something around her that would suffer the fate of being crushed. It's useless to be anxious now, since Liu Yan has decided to make a move, then he must have closely monitored Yanxi Palace, and even if he makes any moves, he can't escape the other party's eyes. The key is to find a way and time to fight back, otherwise you will be more passive if you act recklessly.
Empress Dowager Li supported her forehead with her hand and thought carefully:
Now that his deal with the Turks has been revealed. Han Xian had already fallen into the hands of Liu Yan, so no matter how tight Han Xian's tone was, it was only a matter of time before he had to pry his mouth open. It would naturally be best if he could kill him, but now Liu Yan is bound to protect him closely, and it will be difficult for him to start, and on the other hand, doing so will also arouse suspicion, in case leaving new evidence will outweigh the losses. Then the question is what will happen if Han Xian confesses the truth after he speaks.
Knowing that Han Kemin colluded with himself and tried to lure the soldiers to oust Liu Yan from the throne, this matter was too big. It would be too hasty to convict today's servants and the queen mother just based on the words of a subordinate. Even if Liu Yan asks why, he must come up with more evidence to convict himself. This point, after Liu Yan asked, he would figure it out himself. I have always been careful in my actions, and there should be no real evidence in the hands of Liu Yan, so this case cannot finally be involved in myself and my grandfather. Liu Yan is normal if he is thinking. I should find a scapegoat to close the case, and then take strict precautions against myself and my grandfather in the days to come.
This will be very bad for the future, but at least we will be able to get through the current difficulties. As long as the green mountains are left. I will eventually have the opportunity to come up with a new way. Then the key to everything is to make Liu Yan unable to find any other evidence. Are there any flaws in your past behavior?
Empress Dowager Li closed her eyes and went through everything in her mind before and after the death of the former emperor to the present. In the end, she found the only loophole, that is, Qing'er, who she gave to her son as a concubine.
Qing'er as her own cronies. Know your own things the most. In the past, she had this confidence that Qing'er would never betray herself, but she tricked her into her son's mansion and let her serve her son, if Qing'er herself had this meaning, it would be fine, if Qing'er was not happy, judging from Qing'er's temperament, her move was undoubtedly to abandon this chess piece, in that case, Qing'er's loyalty would have to be marked with a question mark. She herself felt that this matter was inappropriate, and she had no choice but to resist her beloved son's bitter pleading, and now that it has evolved into this situation, the uncertain factor of Qing'er has become the biggest hidden danger along her way.
This woman must be made to disappear!
However, will his son Liu Xian agree? Judging from Liu Xian's sincerity in his pleading, this kid loves Qing'er very much, and he is afraid that he can't do it if he wants to get rid of Qing'er. If you do it yourself, Liu Xian will be angry with him if he knows it. To say that Qing'er is indeed a beauty, but she is not young anymore, and there are many beautiful women in the world who are more beautiful than Qing'er, why did her son just fall in love with her?
Thinking of this, Empress Dowager Li couldn't help frowning, stood up and paced back and forth in the room. The debris had been swept away by the maids, but there were inevitably some crumbs that slowed her pace.
Thinking about it, this Qing'er must be eliminated, even if she stays in the palace of the king of Chu now, it will not easily fall into the hands of Liu Yan, but as long as this person is alive, it will be a scourge, for herself and her grandfather, and for her son to ascend the throne and become emperor, necessary sacrifices are inevitable. He can't communicate with the outside world now, let alone go to the Chu Palace, so he has to send a killer to do this. Someone entered the palace of the king of Chu to assassinate, if it was used well, it might be said that the thief intended to harm His Royal Highness the king of Chu, which was good for his son to clear his suspicion.
After thinking about it, this plan gradually emerged in the heart of the Empress Dowager Li, and the Empress Dowager Li stretched her brows, nodded and called the two cronies in, and then whispered a few words in their ears.
After hearing this, the two maids immediately withdrew, and Empress Dowager Li asked the palace maids and eunuchs to wait for her to freshen up, and then unbuttoned her clothes and lay down on the couch.
Recalling today's scene, Empress Dowager Li gritted her teeth, and when she passed this hurdle, she must avenge this arrow. But this scapegoat, I'm afraid I have to give up a chess piece that is not light in order to satisfy Liu Yan, and the loss of such a chess piece in his camp can't hurt his muscles and bones, this candidate is really not easy to choose. This incident just reminded me that during the period of my grandfather's absence, I had to re-establish a system to make the whole camp work. In the future, he can also strengthen his control over these people, after all, my grandfather is old, and if something happens one day, I must be able to ensure that this camp continues to operate as before.
Thinking about it, drowsiness gradually surfaced, and Empress Dowager Li's consciousness began to dim, and suddenly she felt that this bed was really spacey and too cold, and it was inevitable to feel melancholy when something was lost. (To be continued......)