Chapter 25: Rivalry

"Concubine Gao's daughter-in-law will actually save the emperor, isn't it a good show directed and acted by herself?"

Mu Qing's eyes turned pale, but he heard a palace person behind him say: "Concubine Gao has arrived!" ”

Mu Qing was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly turned around and saluted: "See the mother concubine." ”

Concubine Gao is much older than the Queen Mother, and at this time she is stepping forward unhurriedly and dignifiedly, her eyes are clear, her fair face is still beautiful, and even if she has reached the age of establishment, she rarely sees wrinkles.

The skirt of the dark purple long skirt dragged to the ground, and the peony was embroidered with gold thread all over it, and the silver thread trim looked very luxurious, and she bowed lightly to the queen mother.

The Queen Mother and Concubine Gao have always been at odds, and naturally they don't see a good face when they meet.

The Queen Mother glanced at it with a sneer, her tone was full of sarcasm, and she said, "What, why did Concubine Gao think of coming to the palace today?" ”

"Your Majesty is sick, so the palace naturally wants to come to visit." Concubine Gao raised her eyebrows, and without waiting for the Queen Mother to give an order, Concubine Gao sat down by herself, completely looking like she didn't put the Queen Mother in her eyes.

Concubine Gao is the noble concubine of the first emperor of Taizu, and she is one level higher than the queen mother in terms of seniority, but the emperor is the son of heaven, and the emperor's queen mother is naturally a first-class and noble lord in the palace.

However, the emperor was too young to govern in person, and Mu Qing was the regent of the previous emperor's edict, and the power of the palace was in the hands of Mu Qing.

Listening to Concubine Gao's words, the Queen Mother only sneered.

Xindao This woman longs for the emperor to die early so that her son can inherit the throne, how can she come to visit now?

"The Queen Mother is afraid that she is an uneasy and kind-hearted person." Concubine Gao said leisurely, "It is well known that the princess regent is dying to save His Majesty's life, but the Queen Mother suspects that she has bad intentions. ”

Concubine Gao suddenly smiled, and then spoke: "This suspicion is just that, and now I don't let the imperial doctor treat the emperor's life-saving benefactor...... Naturally, others didn't dare to say anything, but there were gods above the nine heavens, so the queen mother was not afraid of the gods condemning crimes. ”

The Queen Mother is a person who believes in Buddhism, and she can't help but be stunned at this time, and her hand rubbing the rosary can't help but be stunned.

The Queen Mother only sneered and took a sip of tea, and said: "It is true that there are gods above the nine heavens, and the concubine Niangniang is not afraid of condemning the emperor if she designs to assassinate the emperor." ”

Concubine Gao was stunned for a moment, and then sneered: "Queen Mother, although you have the highest status in this palace, you can slander the concubine...... You. ”

The Queen Mother frowned, only took a sip of tea and did not answer.

The little emperor fell into the water was indeed done by Concubine Gao, but the Queen Mother could not find evidence.

The little emperor has a rare opportunity to go out of the palace alone, Mu Qing is the son of Concubine Gao, the concubine Lin is devoted to Mu Qing, Murong Xi is Mu Qing's wife, and everyone will definitely not save it, let alone identify Concubine Gao.

Waiting for the little emperor to drown in Jing'an Temple, and then assassinating all the people involved in the matter, the emperor's accident of falling into the water became an iron case.

The emperor has no queen, and only his own son in the royal family of Mu can inherit the unification, and during the regency, many ministers in the court are all interested in Mu Qing to regain the throne.

But Concubine Gao never thought that the princess regent, who was weak and respectful when they met for the first time, would actually jump into the water to save the little emperor.

The Queen Mother asked all the imperial doctors to go to Changchun Palace, and she had already heard about Murong Xi's illness and death, and she didn't want to get involved, but she didn't want her stupid son Mu Qing to run away to Changchun Palace, so she had to go over together.

If you don't ask the imperial doctor to treat Murong Xi today, the queen mother's arrogance in the harem will inevitably rise, and Mu Qing will lose Murong Guo's support because of this.

Concubine Gao married the first emperor when she was young, and stayed in the harem for ten years longer than the queen mother, so she was naturally scheming and calm, she only smiled and said: "This regent princess is the most favored ninth princess of Murong Kingdom, if she dies in the harem of Murong because of the future of the imperial doctor and the cure, I am afraid that it will cause discord between the two countries." ”

"This palace has its own way, Concubine Gao doesn't have to worry."

"Do you want to bring the innocent imperial doctor to accompany you to the funeral?"

"The two countries are at war, how sure is the Queen Mother that my country is still stable?"

When the two were competing, they only heard the imperial doctor behind him walk out in surprise with his official uniform, knelt in front of the Queen Mother, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to the Queen Mother, Your Majesty has escaped and woken up!" ”

When the Queen Mother heard this, her expression did not fluctuate for a minute, she only stood up slowly, too lazy to whirl with Concubine Gao's mother and son, and hurriedly entered the inner hall of Changchun Palace.

I saw that the little emperor was pale and his little face was chapped and his lips were chapped, and he seemed to be looking at the queen mother who was walking quickly from outside the door with tears in her eyes, stretching out her little hand and looking cute to hug her, but the queen mother was still indifferent, and only turned around and sat on the edge of the bed to look at her weak son.

It was as if the emperor was not her own son.

"Cong'er wants her mother to kiss ......" In the blur, Mu Cong's muttered words made the Queen Mother startled, and she hurriedly stepped forward to touch his head as if comforting, and said, "The Queen Mother is here, here!" ”

The little emperor turned a deaf ear and shouted: "Mother...... Sister Fox Fairy......"

The Queen Mother was angry and hurriedly looked at the big eunuch behind her.

The big eunuch was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly stepped forward: "If you go back to the Queen Mother, the fox fairy sister in Your Majesty's mouth refers to the regent Princess Murong Xi." ”

Murong Xi ......

Murong ......

Hearing that name, the Queen Mother's expression suddenly became a little dazed.

The constant murmuring in the little emperor's mouth made her a little panicked, and the imperial doctors around her all looked at each other.

The Queen Mother looked sideways at Concubine Gao's mother and son standing at the door, and her heart was even more panicked, and she hurriedly asked the imperial doctor next to her to go to the Regent's Mansion, and then drove everyone out and closed the door.

"Mu Qing, this palace has something to tell you."