In the early snow, the entire palace is like a plain dress, and the sun shines on the crystal on the roof, which looks even more splendid.

A palace maid in a plain blue skirt came out of the house, looked around left and right, lifted the corner of her skirt, and quickly passed through the second gate, wanting to run out of the palace. Unexpectedly, as soon as she opened the door, she was stopped by the guards guarding the door. Two shiny silver spears crossed her eyes, and she took a step back, only to see that the two guards were both raw, but they both had cold faces, and looked colder than the snow on the tile.

The palace maid patted her chest, retracted her heart, and then plucked up her courage, put on a straight face, and scolded sharply: "Get out of the way, I am ordered by the Queen Mother to go to the imperial doctor." ”

The two guards were like wood, they didn't move, their eyes didn't blink, and they said in unison: "You are not allowed to go out, no one can go out without the emperor's order." ”

The palace maid was so angry by their unanimous answer that she immediately crossed her waist and pointed at their noses and shouted: "Presumptuous! Do you know who I am, I'm the big palace maid next to the Queen Mother. Yingshang Palace specially instructed her to take the words out.

Now the emperor said to the outside world that the queen mother was not in good health and no one was allowed to disturb her, and asked the queen to come and take care of it herself. Not to mention outside the palace, even the people in the palace can't approach the queen mother's bedroom, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that the emperor is under house arrest at all. But even if they knew, they wouldn't ask for trouble, after all, for the concubines, as soon as the queen mother fell, the queen would lose her support, and the ministers of the He family would be in a mess. The maidens of the palace concubines have brought news, asking them to be pregnant with the dragon seed as soon as possible before the queen lifts the ban. If she can conceive a dragon seed and give birth to a prince, no one can say that she will be the next Empress Dowager He.

Empress Dowager He is still the bloodline of the He family for the next emperor, and she has strangled many formed children, which has already aroused the anger of the heavens, so when the emperor put the Empress Dowager under house arrest, everyone was happy to watch the play.

The guards guarding the Empress Dowager's bedroom are the iron guards specially trained by Yan Kaizhi for the emperor, different from other soldiers, all of them are strong in martial arts, and they have nothing to do with the emperor's relatives and relatives, and they really belong to the emperor's guards. Although there are few people, all of them are worth ten, even the guards of Pingzhou sent by Jin Zhaocheng at the beginning are not their opponents.

said that it was the Iron Guard, not only did their faces live up to their names, but even their voices were like their names, so cold that they couldn't hear a trace of temperature. "The emperor has decreed that no one is allowed to go out!"

The palace maid has served in the queen mother's bedroom for so many years, even if the palace concubine sees her, she has to be polite, so she knows that the two wooden people in front of her actually put a face on her face. She thought about it, and had to come up with a killer idea, "It's really a group of dead minions, if the Queen Mother has any three strengths and two weaknesses, can you be responsible?" ”

Tie Wei was still not familiar with the rules of the palace after all, although the emperor asked them to guard the queen mother's bedroom, they only watched this door, and nothing else.

But listening to the tone of the palace maid, one of them is younger, and his mind is more lively. They don't know about the Queen Mother's illness, but the Imperial Doctor often comes and goes, and they know that if the Queen Mother is really sick and dead, they will definitely not be able to escape responsibility. He frowned slightly, and hesitated, "This...... If you wait, I'll go and ask the Queen Mother for a doctor. ”

He nodded to his companion, the other party seemed to disagree, and after the two exchanged eyes silently, he was about to leave, and the palace maid was in a hurry to grab him: "No need, I'll go by myself." ”

The other resolutely refused to retreat, and his tone became even worse, "No, the emperor has an order ......"

The palace maid was so angry that she kicked him, but she didn't kick the other party down, but she covered her feet and jumped straight in pain. "Ouch, you're made of wood, it hurts me, get out of the way, my foot is going to break." The guards looked at the pain, and the two looked at each other, but they didn't expect the palace maid to take the opportunity to get into the gap between the two and slip out.

"You can't go out." The two of them were very tacit, and at the same time, one of them grabbed one of her arms, and the whole person was caught in the air, dragged back, and scared the palace maid to scream. The palace maid's cry soon attracted people, and the guards saw that it was Lian Qing, and the emperor's chariot had just stopped outside the door. The two immediately let go, threw her to the ground, and hurriedly knelt down before the emperor.

Lian Qing made a straight face, looked at the palace maid who got up from the ground and knelt trembling, and snorted coldly: "What are you doing here, haven't you even seen the emperor coming!" ”

Hongyi was helped down and glanced at the palace maid condescendingly, so frightened that she didn't even dare to speak, and almost buried her head in the ground. The younger guard replied loudly: "Your Majesty, this palace maid said that the queen mother was uncomfortable, and she had to go out to ask for a doctor by herself, but we didn't let her, so she quarreled with us." ”

Hongyi didn't speak, nodded to Lian Qing, glanced at the palace maid with his eyes, and walked straight to the queen mother's room. After Hongyi left, Lian Qingqi reprimanded them, "Knowing that Niangniang's health is not safe, she dares to make noise in the Queen Mother's dormitory, disturbing Niangniang's recuperation, who can afford it!" He said to the guards who came with him: "Take this palace maid away, and if anyone dares to make trouble in the Queen Mother's Palace, they will all be arrested and dealt with strictly." ”

The palace maid's eyes widened, and she was so frightened that she wanted to shout, but she was knocked unconscious by the guards and taken down.

Hongyi left all the guards outside the door, and walked into the Empress Dowager He's house alone, and a strong smell of medicine came to his face, and the green plants by the window were smoked listlessly. As soon as the palace maid outside saw Hongyi, she hurriedly asked for peace, but let Hongyi drive them all out, and he heard a cough before he entered the inner room.

Hongyi walked in, and at a glance saw the pale woman on the bed, her puffy outline could barely see her original appearance, "Auntie, you have been feeling better recently." ”

Yingshang Palace was about to feed the Empress Dowager He medicine, but he didn't expect Hongyi to come in quietly, and hurriedly put down the medicine bowl and greeted him. However, Empress Dowager He yelled at Hongyi as if she had seen a powerful ghost: "What are you doing, get out!" I don't want to see you. She grabbed the pillow and threw it at Hongyi, but unfortunately she didn't have much strength and couldn't throw it at Hongyi's feet.

"!" Yingshang Palace let Empress Dowager He's words frightened her too much to speak out, she shouted urgently, immediately turned around, and kowtowed to Hongyi, "The emperor forgives the sin, the Empress Dowager has been in a trance recently, please don't take Niangniang's words to heart, Niangniang didn't mean to ......"

Empress Dowager He was so angry that her pale face turned red, and she saw Yingshang Palace kneeling in front of Hongyi, and scolded: "Ying'er! Shut up, there's no room for you to talk here. ”

As soon as Yingshang Palace turned around, Empress Dowager He's red and white face had a pair of cloudy eyes staring fiercely, and her heart was pounding. She was very aggrieved in her heart, she was also for the good of the Empress Dowager He, why did the Empress Dowager He blame her.

Hongyi took two steps, bent down to pick up the pillow, and handed it to Yingshang Palace, with a warm smile on his face, as if he didn't see Empress Dowager He's angry expression. "Ah Niang, Yingshang Palace is not your original wedding maid, she has done so many things for your good, how can you blame her. The son could not serve in his presence all day, thanks to this group of loyal minions. Yingshang Palace, you go down first, here I personally serve the Queen Mother. ”

Hearing Hongyi's words, Yingshang Palace was like catching a life-saving straw, and immediately kowtowed to Hongyi and retreated cautiously.

Empress Dowager He is now weak and weak, and she can't get out of bed at all, watching Yingshang Palace leave eagerly, her teeth itch with hatred. Hongyi walked over, helped Empress Dowager He up, and put two soft cushions on her back to make her more comfortable.

Although Hongyi behaved like a complete filial son, the Empress Dowager He didn't accept his affection at all.

The original dignified temperament is not there, and the puffy and pale face of the Empress Dowager He looks like a swollen steamed bun, and her hands are no longer delicate, but have grown uneven pieces of meat. It makes people feel like an old woman in the village with poisonous sores, without the slightest aura of a harem and the demeanor of a mother.

Empress Dowager He stared at Hongyi with dead eyes, "You want to kill me personally." ”

After following Mrs. Yan for so many years, she knew better than anyone what was going on with her current appearance, but she didn't expect that it would be caused by the son in front of her who she had raised for more than 20 years, and even he appeared casually. Empress Dowager He only hated that she hadn't discovered Hongyi's conspiracy earlier, otherwise she would rather kill him and help her youngest son ascend the throne.

Hongyi's voice was very soft, and anyone who listened to it would think that he was a twenty-four filial son, "Ah Niang, look at you like this, let the son see it, and feel uncomfortable." ”

Empress Dowager He sneered, "Did you hear it, I told you to get out, you should never appear in front of me." ”

Hongyi bent his eyebrows, his tone was very relaxed, and he acquiesced in his behavior, "A-Niang means that she doesn't forgive me?" ”

Empress Dowager He spat him and said viciously: "Forgive you? Hehe, you are really a good son raised by me, how do you want me to forgive you, the foundation of the He family for hundreds of years has been uprooted by you, your grandfather is angry with you, what do you want me to forgive you! ”

Hongyi frowned, wiped the saliva from his face, turned around and walked to the table, and sat down face to face with Empress Dowager He. "My grandfather is old, old and frail, and he can't help but have some problems, this time it scared him, but A-Niang can't say it's my fault."

However, Empress Dowager He was not angry that her body was poisoned by Hongyi, but that Hongyi actually took advantage of her illness to poison the He family. not only locked He Wanru in her dormitory, but also did not let others come to visit them, so that when she learned about the He family, it was irretrievable. Only then did Empress Dowager He realize that the son she had raised by her side for so many years was simply a white-eyed wolf, "Nonsense! Your grandfather was strong and strong, and he went to Beijing in person the year before last, and you even said that he died of illness. ”

Hongyi didn't care if Empress Dowager He believed his words or not, anyway, things had already happened, even if he didn't believe it, it would be impossible for people to come back to life after death.

"Whether you believe it or not, my grandfather has passed away, and I have also instructed the Ministry of Rites to have a grand funeral. I know A-Niang is sad, but you still have to put your body first, if you also leave, what can I do. ”

Empress Dowager He felt a suffocation in her chest, and in the face of Hong Yi's smiling expression, her whole body trembled, "You, you, you actually cursed me to death!" ”

Hongyi looked very innocent, "A-Niang heard it wrong, didn't I ask the imperial doctor to come over to see you every day." It's just that ......" his eyes fell to the window, leaving traces of the dried potion, he hooked the corners of his mouth and chuckled, "A-Niang seems to refuse to take medicine, this is not good, the body will not be fine without medicine." ”

Listening to Hongyi's words, Empress Dowager He couldn't help but raise her head and laugh, too hard, laughing so hoarse that it sounded more like crying.

She regained her composure, looked at Hongyi who did not change her face, and began to murmur coldly: "Hehe, my good son, I worked hard to pull you up and fight for you in the world, you are like this to me?" As he spoke, his eyes lit up, and his tone became evil, "If there is no He family, you can have today's status, you touch your conscience, are you worthy of me, worthy of the He family!" ”

From the throne of the first emperor to the throne of Hongyi, the He family spent a lot of effort for their father and son, but in exchange for their cold-blooded and ruthless treatment.

Hongyi put away his smile and said calmly: "A-Niang's words are serious, even though this throne is mine, strictly speaking, it is our Qin family." The He family is just a foreign family, if this can be remembered, it will not fall to the point where it is today. ”

Empress Dowager He was so anxious that her whole face turned into the color of pig liver: "You! ”

Hongyi decided not to argue with her anymore, he came over today, and he did have something to say to the Empress Dowager He, "A-Niang doesn't have to be angry, if you don't want to see me, I'll leave." I came here today just to tell you that Qin Tianjian has chosen an auspicious day for the zodiac, and on the ninth day of the first lunar month next month, I will posthumously crown the first emperor and concubine as the empress dowager Zhuang Xiaoxian, and move the mausoleum of the first emperor. A-Niang has a companion after a hundred years. ”

Empress Dowager He coughed for a long time before she came back to her senses from the suffocation, and looked at Hongyi incredulously, "You actually posthumously named her the Queen Mother?!" ”

Hongyi chuckled: "As the emperor, doesn't the son even have the qualifications to posthumously crown his biological mother as the queen mother?" ”

Suddenly, Empress Dowager He felt that the world was spinning, and the moment that made her most frightened appeared without warning: "You know...... When did you find out?! No way, you were young at the time. She looked incredulous and muttered to herself several times.

Hongyi's smile became indifferent, and his tone was still very brisk, as if he was recalling the past, "Yes, A-Niang told me at the beginning that because you were weak, you put me in Concubine Xian to raise me." At that time, I cried for a long time, thinking that I had been abandoned by you, and then you refused to let me go to her, saying that she was not in good health and needed to recuperate. Until one day she was sick, and the palace maid came to ask for a doctor, but the doctor knew that she refused to go, so she had to come to me crying. But when I went, she was already dying, and do you know what Concubine Xian told me before she died? He suddenly winked mischievously at Empress Dowager He.

"What did she say?" Empress Dowager He swallowed hard.

Hongyi's expression became mocking, indifferent, and even cruel, "She said let me honor you well and don't hate you." Ah Niang, how ridiculous you say, a person who can't even save his life, but still has the mood to care about other people's mother-son relationship. ”

Empress Dowager He exclaimed, "Weren't you outside the palace at the time?" How could it be known that she was dead. ”

"I only went out later, and Concubine Xian was afraid that you would know that I was with her, so she asked the palace maid to send me away." Hongyi's words made Empress Dowager He no longer find her senses, but Hongyi still refused to give up, "I know you must still be very confused, why do I know that my biological mother is Concubine Xian?" Because Hong, my half-brother and half-mother, unfortunately, he also has a biological mother, and it's not you. ”

Once again, it seemed that someone had stepped on her neck, and Empress Dowager He didn't expect that Hongyi would know so many things. Obviously, only a few credible maids around her, as well as Mrs. Yan, know about these things, could it be ......

Hongyi didn't care about Empress Dowager He's expression, and said to herself: "Hongyi's biological mother is not as lucky as Concubine Xian, not because she is from a humble background, but because Hongwei looks too similar to her, so you don't like to let the first emperor see Hongwei, for fear that he will find out the clues." But A-Niang, you made one of the biggest mistakes, that is, you are too merciful, you shouldn't have left Ping Zhaoyi by your side for so long, as early as after she gave birth to Hongwei, you should have killed her, so that there wouldn't be so many things. ”

After listening to Hongyi's words, Empress Dowager He unexpectedly calmed down, "You know everything, so do you want to take revenge on me and the He family?" ”

Hongyi replied: "How come, I thank you for being too late, if it weren't for being your son, you wouldn't be Hongyi now." But as soon as the words changed, his tone changed sharply, "You shouldn't have been, the last thing you shouldn't have done is that you shouldn't poison Concubine Xian, and let people belittle her." How she was beaten into the cold palace, you must know better than me, and the poison, maybe you didn't want to kill her, but just used her to test the medicine. ”

Empress Dowager He naturally knew about these things, especially Ping Zhaoyi, because she was too disobedient, she had to fight in front of the emperor to complain, and she was angry, stripped naked and thrown into the compound, and ordered ten guards to torture her to death.

"Of course, in the end, you also poisoned the person you wanted to poison the most." Hongyi's words ignited Empress Dowager He's bottom line, and she began to go crazy with some restraint: "Presumptuous! You, get out, get out of here, ahem, I don't want to see you again! Get the hell out of here. ”

Hongyi's mood was strangely happy, and he smiled: "Don't worry, I won't come in the future, at least while you're still alive." Before leaving, he suddenly turned back to the Empress Dowager He and said: "By the way, I will tell you, Rouwan, your most beloved princess, your only biological daughter, she died worse than Ping Zhaoyi, Xu Ziang really knows your means, and he really deserves to be your good son-in-law." ”

Empress Dowager He spurted out a mouthful of blood, and screamed angrily: "You get out of here!" You slut, why don't you kill me! Why don't you let me die. ”

As soon as Hongyi came out, Lian Qing hurriedly followed, Hongyi lowered his face, looked back at the room, and said in a deep voice: "Show me all the people in the yard, no one is missing, they are the most intimate servants of the Queen Mother." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Lian Qing knew in his heart that it was impossible for these people in the Queen Mother's palace to get out alive, so it would be the same sooner or later. He followed Hongyi's footsteps and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the queen mother has been waiting for you outside, do you want to see her?" ”

Hongyi didn't have the slightest good face, and sneered: "Let her serve the Queen Mother well, and don't worry about the rest." ”

Lian Qing understood that Hongyi was tired of the He family manipulating him, but He Wanru didn't do anything wrong in the end, "But the emperor, it's a little inappropriate for you to leave the queen mother in the queen mother's bedroom, the harem has no owner, I'm just afraid of ......"

Hongyi was suddenly furious and yelled at Lian Qing inexplicably: "What's wrong!" Is it still wrong to be a daughter-in-law to serve everyone who is sick? What's more, they are aunts and nephews, so they must be a little more attentive than others. As for the lord of the harem...... I'm not young, I still don't have a son under my knees, and she's too derelict as a queen! Inform the Ministry of Rites to draw up the candidates for next year's palace concubines, and I will personally see them. Seeing that Hongyi had said this, even Qing could only nod and obey.

"Also, send a holy decree to Kaizhi, let him station the troops on the spot, and don't come back for the time being...... Let Li Sinian go. ”