Chapter Twenty-Four: Each Conceives a Ghost (Part II)

"Concubine Jing's words are wrong." Shangguan Hong suddenly spoke, causing everyone present to look at him. He bowed to the queen and Concubine Jing:

"Queen Mother, Concubine Jinggui. Since it is said that it is a matter of national prosperity, the old minister has to stand up and say a few words. After speaking, he took two steps forward and walked to the emperor's bed. The queen glanced at Shangguan Hong, and a subtle smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. Her casual expression was seen by Concubine Jing and Zhong Lishuo.

"Lord Shangguan, please speak." After speaking, Shangguan Hong bowed down again and hugged his fists, and then said:

"The talented concubine said that His Majesty is in good health, and although he is occasionally infected with the disease, he will definitely be cured in a few days. There is nothing wrong with this. However, in this way, the words of the queen mother were not ignored. His Majesty is approaching, although the crown prince has passed the age of the weak crown, he has not participated in the major affairs of the court, and the affairs of the country and society should have been decided as soon as possible. ”

When Zhong Lishuo heard this, he couldn't help frowning. Shangguan Hong did not count himself in this remark, he must have wanted to suppress himself. He squinted at the prince, only to find that he did not look as smug as he had imagined, and at this time, like himself, he frowned tightly.

What the hell are Shangguan Hong and Zhong Linuo doing? How does it seem that there is a sense of detachment.

Zhong Lishuo couldn't help but feel strange, but there was no time for him to guess these things at this time. Now how to resolve the current crisis and prevent his father from listening to the words of the queen and letting the crown prince take power is the most important thing.

"Mother, father. Erchen thought that it was not appropriate to make this decision at this time. Zhong Lishuo said slowly. Causing everyone to look at him, Zhong Lishuo paused:

"Although my father is sick now, he is slowly getting better. There should not be much disclosure in the government with Lord Shangguan and the prince taking care of them, although the ministers can't help much, but they can still put forward some humble opinions for Lord Shangguan and the prince. And the ministers thought that if it was determined who would be in charge of the country now, it would definitely cause disagreement among the ministers and officials, and then cause disputes. If the government is unstable, the people's will will be unstable, and if the people's will is unstable, the country will not be determined. Therefore, please ask the queen mother to discuss this time later. After all, now that my father's body has not yet recovered, we must not be in a hurry to move our minds and bother with our efforts. ”

After Zhong Lishuo finished speaking, he looked up at everyone present. The queen's face was obviously displeased, and Shangguan Hong frowned slightly, but there was a smile in his eyes. This made Zhong Lishuo very puzzled. Looking at the prince again, he looked like a wooden carving, frowning tightly and pursing his lips. From Fang Cai to now, the prince still hasn't said a word.

The air seemed to be frozen, and everyone present looked at each other but no one spoke. Each has a ghost, and even guesses each other's thoughts between their breaths. This excessively quiet atmosphere is unsettling.

Wen Shumei stood at the door, looking at the people in front of her, as if a circle of aura had formed on their bodies, colliding invisibly, and even fighting invisibly. This scared her, she always felt that these people were also attacking each other between words, and she began to worry about Zhong Lishuo. She looked at the expressions of these people, they were all so unfriendly, they might want to be bad for Zhong Lishuo. But he couldn't play any role, so he could only stand quietly.

"Ahem•••••• ahem••••••" A sudden cough came from the emperor who was still lying on the bed. He reluctantly raised his hand and touched the queen sitting on the edge of the bed. The queen was startled by this sudden touch, but when she looked back and saw that it was the emperor, the corners of her mouth pulled out an unnatural smile, and she said softly:

"Your Majesty is awake?" As soon as the words fell, the emperor half-opened his eyes, opened his mouth, and motioned for the queen to listen to him. The queen saw the emperor's movements, understood what he was going to do, and bowed down.

Zhong Lishuo watched the queen's face become ugly, and after a while, the queen straightened up and put on a cold expression:

"Let's stop this today. Your Majesty is tired and wants to rest. Let's all go back first. The voice was cold, and it was dissatisfied with Concubine Jing and Zhong Lishuo. Zhong Lishuo noticed that the queen was talking and glared at Concubine Jing deeply.

As soon as the queen's words fell, I saw the emperor also waved his hand at the queen, meaning to let the queen go out with everyone. The Empress's face became even more ugly, but she still greeted her with a smile and saluted the Emperor as the others came out.

Since coming out of the Feixia Palace, Concubine Jing did not stop Zhong Lishuo and Wen Shumei. Instead, he walked up to Zhong Lishuo, patted his hand gently, and then took his subordinates back to the palace.

Zhong Lishuo understood what his mother meant, she wanted to wait until tomorrow to let Zhong Lishuo enter the palace and talk to him in detail. Zhong Lishuo pulled up Wen Shumei beside him and went to the gate of the palace. Wen Shumei turned around inadvertently, but found that the queen was pulling Shangguan Hong and the prince to her palace in a hurry.

"Your Highness, you see. Is there something urgent about the queen? Why did you drag the prime minister and the prince to her palace in the middle of the night. Wen Shumei whispered to Zhong Lishuo.

As soon as Zhong Lishuo turned around, he saw that the three queens had disappeared into the palace road in the middle of the night.

I'm really anxious. Presumably, now go to the queen's palace to talk about how to persuade the emperor to hand over power. The corners of Zhong Lishuo's mouth pulled a sneer. In fact, everyone can already see the scene very clearly. The emperor fully understood the purpose of the empress and was not willing to listen to useless persuasions. So judging from the current situation, it is difficult for the queen to achieve her goal.

However, Zhong Lishuo also felt very strange because, looking at today's situation, the prince did not seem to be very sympathetic to the thoughts of the queen and Shangguan Hong. He didn't speak all the time. And Shangguan Hong's poisoning was told by the prince. If the crown prince and Shangguan Hong are not a force, then why are they standing together today. Then it is very likely that the prince's cold reaction today is what he faked.

Zhong Lishuo suddenly felt very confused. These things piled up and gave him a lot of headaches. But at the moment he couldn't think of anything else. Then let's wait until tomorrow to make an agreement with my mother before making a decision.

Thinking so, he exhaled a long breath, took Wen Shumei out of the palace gate, and got into the carriage.

It was already midnight, and the streets were silent, and there was no one in the streets. In the silence, only a few dog barks could be heard occasionally. Wen Shumei heard those voices and felt scared, so she couldn't help but shrink into Zhong Lishuo's arms. Zhong Lishuo looked at Wen Shumei's shy appearance, reflecting the moonlight at this time, and couldn't help but move in his heart.