The saint passed away quietly in the Taiji Temple.

He has never woken up since he fell unconscious on the occasion of Prince Chenliu's greeting ceremony, and despite all the methods of the Imperial Physician's Office, he still failed to open his eyes, and on the second day and night after being sent back to the sleeping hall of the Taiji Palace, he exhaled his last breath and never made a sound again.

Liu Quan, who had been waiting on the side, had red eyes, and said loudly under the bow: "The mountain is collapsing......

The palace maids who were waiting in the hall also knelt down in unison, leaned down on the ground and wept bitterly.

The cry was like a stone falling into the water, causing layers of ripples to spread, and soon nine heavy bells rang on the bell tower, spreading the news of the national funeral all over the world.

The prince, who had just been frightened from the palace, knelt in front of the Taiji Hall with the princes, clans and courtiers, all wailing, one sadder than the other, I don't know whether to cry about the early death of the first emperor, or crying about their unknown fate.

In the entire palace, only the queen of heaven was the only one who did not cry, she sat alone in the main hall, did not let Gu Mingzhu and Xu Siyan in, and did not leave the palace maid, only she sat alone on the couch.

The main hall of the Taiji Hall is the hall of the hundred officials and the court, the golden splendor is noble and solemn, the marble ground is carved with nine gilded dragons, the hall pillar is also hovering with countless birds and beasts, the top of the hall is the imperial case, there is the Tang Dynasty Son of Heaven who sits, the queen of heaven's couch is behind the screen on one side, and will not appear in front of everyone, this is also the rule of the Tang Dynasty since the past dynasties, the harem shall not interfere in politics, and the iron is generally not challenged.

However, in this dynasty there are variables.

From mutual trust and dependence at the beginning, to the final confrontation, she has been sitting on the couch behind the screen and listening to the court discussions with the saints for so many years, they are dependent allies, secret enemies, and the most honorable couple in the world.

She thought that one day she would be able to help the crown prince stabilize the throne, and then she would be able to return the power in her hands to her husband, stay in the harem with peace of mind, teach her husband and children, and teach her daughter-in-law how to become the mother of a country.

But that all changed.

The mat that looked at her was empty after all.

He went before her.

She sat on her couch, looking at the empty imperial table, and did not move for a long time.

"Someone ......" Time knew how long had passed, and she finally slowly withdrew her dry eyes and spoke.

Xu Siyan had been waiting outside the hall, and hurriedly came in: "Niangniang." ”

"Cui Jialangjun should have arrived, please let him in." The voice of the queen of heaven gradually became cold, and she regained her former majesty and calmness.

Xu Siyan bowed and retreated, passing through the people kneeling in front of the hall, but walked towards the carriage that had just stopped at the side of the Taiji Hall.

Cui Lin got out of the carriage, looked up at the Taiji Hall, sighed softly, his face was a little complicated, and he walked up the jade steps quickly.

"Cui Jialangjun, you must already know my intention in inviting you here." The queen of heaven said slowly, "You also contributed to the previous palace incident, so that Gao Zhan rushed to the palace to subdue the Praetorian Guards, so that the incident could be calmed down so quickly, I want to thank you." ”

Cui Lin's face was cold, and he was also calm towards this woman who was already supreme: "The family was originally a subject of the Tang Dynasty, so they should do their best. ”

The queen of heaven looked at him coldly: "It's just that how did Lang Jun learn about the palace change?" The Guan Long family has always supported King Chen Liu, you are resourceful, and you have helped him with advice many times, is this incident also a plan by Lang Jun? ”

Xu Siyan's face on the side changed, and he took a step back, lowering his head and not daring to see and listen more.

Cui Lin smiled indifferently: "The queen of heaven should know that the family will never do such a thing." ”

And he didn't say a word about where he got the news.

The queen's smile turned cold, and she didn't want to go around in circles anymore: "Where is Li Nian?" Does Lang Jun want to say that he doesn't know? ”

Cui Lin didn't answer, but asked rhetorically: "What does Niangniang want to do with King Chen Liu?" ”

The queen of heaven looked at him, and the anger that had been suppressed for a long time surged into her heart.

For a long time, if it weren't for the family's full respect for King Chen Liu, the sage would not have valued him so much, and moved Yi Chu's heart, so that the dark tide in the court was so turbulent, and the turmoil continued to come one after another, so that it has reached this point today.

"Neither national law nor family law can tolerate him!" She gritted her teeth, word by word.

In the face of her anger, Cui Lin was sure that she was not afraid at all: "Niangniang wants to deal with him personally?" ”

The queen of heaven suddenly understood what he meant, stared at him coldly, slowly suppressed his anger, and said coldly for a long time: "No, he violated the national law and family rules, and naturally the new emperor should be convicted and punished by the court." ”

Cui Lin seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, slowly showed a smile, and said to the queen: "Niangniang Shengming." ”

The queen of heaven was not satisfied with this sentence that I didn't know whether it was praise or etiquette, and said hatefully: "Do you still refuse to say it?" ”

Cui Lin chuckled: "Niangniang has already sent someone to chase after her, and I think there will be results soon." ”

He took a bite of the buttermilk on the table, and there was a hint of relaxation on his handsome face: "I came to meet Niangniang this time, and I want to come to Niangniang will be willing to hear about it......

When he came out of the hall, the Ministry of Rites and the Shang Palace Bureau had already arranged the funeral, the coffin of the saint had been moved to the Liangyi Palace, and the prince and all the courtiers also rushed to the Liangyi Hall to guard the spirits and mourn.

He walked towards the jade steps, but suddenly stopped, and looked back at the side hall of the Taiji Palace, as if he was looking, and as if he was looking for it, and the palace maid who sent her out of the hall for a while was also a little confused, and he didn't dare to open his mouth to urge.

Gu Mingzhu already knew that the Queen of Heaven had invited Cui Lin into the hall to speak, but she didn't summon her into the hall, and she couldn't go over.

It's just that she was sitting in the side hall, but she was a little absent-minded, and she was a little distracted when she even ordered the palace maid to serve in front of the palace, and she didn't know where she was talking, but her eyes couldn't help but cast her eyes outside the hall, guessing what the situation in the hall was now.

Will the queen of heaven be angry with him about King Chen Liu, and will the Cui family also be involved in the palace change?

Is he alright? I was trapped in Luoyang for those days, but I was injured, but what happened now?

She was happy and worried for a while, and she couldn't help but sit on the couch in a daze, looking at the outside of the hall without saying a word.

After a while, I listened to the palace maid's reply, saying that Cui Lin had left the main hall, she couldn't help it anymore, got up and went outside the hall, but she said to herself in her heart, she couldn't say that the queen of heaven was going to call her, so she better go over and take a look first.

Stepping out of the side hall, I saw that the figure was in front of the jade steps, looking at her, the gaze was like freezing time, everything around me had faded, only that person was left, far away in the sky, but at this moment in front of me.

Her steps finally stopped listening to reason, and she took a few steps in that direction before stopping.