Before dawn, the white-covered carriages outside the palace gate had already been sent into a row early, and the civil and military ministers were waiting outside the palace, waiting to enter the palace.

The saint died, according to the rules of the ancestors, His Royal Highness the crown prince Li Zheng personally led the third prince Li Ran, the fourth prince Li Huan, the fifth prince Li Min and the princes and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty to guard the spirit of the saint in the Taihe Palace.

Inside and outside the palace, everyone was like a great enemy, waiting for news from the palace all day long. It's just that the atmosphere in the palace is extremely delicate, the crown prince Li Zheng has not yet held an enthronement ceremony, and the fourth prince Li Huan is even more unrelenting, in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, saying that he will thoroughly investigate the cause of his father's death, and vow to ask for an explanation for the dawn of the people in the world.

The people of the city were already in disarray, and they began to stock up on rice and noodles, as if they were about to prepare for war. However, the city gate is closed, and it is impossible to enter from all sides, which makes people feel more uneasy and depressed.

The crown prince Li Zheng and the fourth prince Li Huan have always been incompatible, but now although there is a difference between monarchs and ministers, they are still on the same page and do not give in to each other.

At present, the palace has begun to prepare for the enthronement ceremony, but Li Huan has also begun to secretly deploy and want to seize the throne.

The two of them were grief-stricken on the surface, but in fact, they were secretly competing, and neither of them wanted to admit defeat. Although the bloody struggle is still nowhere to be seen, there are already people who have been seriously injured.

King Jingrong bore the brunt of the first. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince imprisoned him in the palace on the grounds of guarding the spirit, making the talisman in his hand useless, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to save his life.

The Queen Mother looked at such a mess in front of her eyes, and she had more than enough heart but not enough strength. She knew in her heart that the matter of the saint was not involved, and the prince could not get rid of it. However, he is the crown prince and the prince, and he will become the pillar of the entire Li family in the future, no matter what he does......

In the Tai'an Palace, the candles are bright, and like all the palace rooms, the eyes are full of plain white, and they are deserted. The air was filled with a bitter smell of medicine.

The Queen Mother had been sick for a long time, and only then did she get up and sit up, her body was still weak and weak, and her brows were furrowed deeper and deeper as she listened to the palace people's reports in her ears. The white-haired person sent the black-haired person, which already made her heartache, not to mention that the black hand who was manipulated behind the scenes was her own grandson, at this moment, they were kneeling in the Taihe Hall and crying heartbroken......

The Queen Mother thought hard for a long time, but she couldn't think of who the person who murdered the Holy One was? Although the crown prince is the most suspicious, others are not completely uninvolved. Compare your heart to your heart, as a prince, who doesn't want to be an emperor?

The grandmother beside her sent the boiled medicine to the Queen Mother, and said softly: "Niangniang, you should take the medicine." ”

It's only been a day's work, and the Queen Mother's whole person has aged ten years in an instant, and there are a lot more gray hairs.

The hall was quiet, there was no sound, no one dared to make a sound, it was silent for a while, only to hear the Queen Mother say lightly: "Put it down first, the mourning family doesn't want to drink." ”

Cui Mama gently put down the pill, made an extremely subtle sound, and persuaded in a low voice: "Niangniang, you have to ensure the phoenix body." ”

Take care? The Queen Mother took a deep breath and said, "At this time, if the mourning family can take care, it will be really lucky." The saints are all dead, what are the mourning families doing with this old bone? It's better to go with him, and go to the first emperor to kowtow and confess his guilt......"

Cui Mama said again: "Niangniang, why are you so troubled? You can't do anything right now! ”

Seeing that the palace is about to become a pot of porridge, it is not possible to preside over the overall situation without someone.

"Niangniang, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sent someone to greet Niangniang and ask how Niangniang's phoenix body is."

As soon as she heard the word prince, the queen mother's face changed instantly, and her face was slightly pale: "Does he still care about the life and death of the mourning family now?" ”

When Mama Cui heard this, she groaned slightly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was personally taken care of by his mother, how could the prince not remember you in his heart?" ”

The Queen Mother sneered: "As the saying goes, three years old sees old." What kind of child His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is, the mourning family knows best. People who do not hesitate to use all means in order to achieve their goals, our Royal Highness the Crown Prince is such a person. ”

When Mama Cui heard this, she was speechless for a while.

The Queen Mother pondered for a moment and continued to ask, "How are the preparations for the enthronement ceremony?" ”

When Mama Cui heard this, her heart was relieved, and she replied: "The things used in the ceremony are basically ready. ”

The Queen Mother sighed, angry in her heart, and almost bit a mouthful of silver teeth: "What should come must come." Even if the prince is not, he is also the prince, and the mourning family is also the queen mother. The mourning family wants to protect the crown prince from ascending the throne like the saint of the year! ”

In order to protect the overall situation, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must ascend the throne, and the important ministers in the court are supporting him, and he is a legitimate prince, so all this is fate and disaster.

"The mother is wise, the mother is wise."

With the words of the Queen Mother, Mama Cui could feel at ease, stepped back and went out and said: "It's not early, Niangniang should rest early......"

As soon as her words fell, there was an inner attendant outside the hall who sang: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived." ”

When everyone heard this, they all got up to greet each other, only to see that Li Zheng, who was wearing a white dragon pattern filial piety suit, walked in, kowtowed directly to the Queen Mother, and called: "Grandson to the Queen Mother, I wish the Queen Mother a healthy body and a long life." ”

When the Queen Mother saw him coming, she immediately closed her eyes and didn't look at him.

The Queen Mother didn't speak, Li Zheng kept kneeling on the ground, and said quietly: "When my grandson heard that the imperial grandmother was sick, he was very worried in his heart, so he deliberately withdrew from the Taihe Hall and personally asked the imperial grandmother for peace. ”

When the Queen Mother heard this, she said lightly: "More deeply, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should get up and speak." ”

Li Zheng got up slowly, his figure was tall and straight, inheriting the handsomeness of his father's youth, and his face was full of his father's shadow, but there was more of a terrifying aura on his body.

The Queen Mother didn't want to look at him, and she didn't dare to look at him, for fear of arousing her sadness.

However, there were some things she had to ask clearly. The Queen Mother's eyes still fell on the prince, and she said in a deep voice: "Prince, come to the mourning family, the mourning family has something to ask you." ”

Li Zheng stepped forward according to his words, his eyes were deferential, and his demeanor was calm.

The Queen Mother stared at his young face, looked and looked, and asked with a calm expression: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, if the mourning family asks you a word, you have to answer truthfully." If you dare to lie, the mourners will never give up. ”

Li Zheng said quietly: "Yes, the Queen Mother, please ask, the grandson must know everything." ”

"Isn't it you? Did you do it? The Queen Mother asked word by word, her face was as dead as ashes, bloodless.

Li Zheng had a serious expression on his face, without any panic, and said in a correct tone: "Imperial grandmother, for the sake of the Li family, for the sake of the people of Dawn, the grandson just did what the grandson should do. ”

When the Queen Mother heard this, her face changed instantly, and she shook her head unconsciously. She sat up straight and looked at the crown prince Li Zheng, and her cold voice trembled slightly: "Sure enough, it's you...... Sure enough, it's you......"

Li Zheng knelt down in front of her again, and his voice was still very calm: "Sun Er never lies in front of the imperial grandmother, not before, not now, and not in the future." ”

"Good ......" The Queen Mother held back her tears and looked at him again, "If you don't beat around the bush with the mourning family, then the mourning family will get straight to the point with you." Because you are the crown prince, the mourning family will fully support your accession to the throne, but from now on, you are still the emperor, and you are no longer the grandson of the mourning family. ”

The more the Queen Mother spoke, the more excited she became, she gasped unevenly for a while, and coughed.

When Li Zheng heard this, he smiled coldly, "Why is the imperial grandmother doing this? I am the Son of Heaven and your own grandson, how can the Imperial Grandmother bear to say such cruel things to me? ”

The Queen Mother heard him call herself "I", her face showed a look of surprise, her body trembled with anger, she stretched out her finger out of breath, pointed directly at his face, and said: "You are not the grandson of the mourning family, the mourning family does not have a vicious grandson like you!" Your father's bones are not cold now, you dare to call "me" in front of the mourning family, you are really unfilial! ”

Li Zheng also knew that it was an extremely bold act for him to call himself "I" now, he knew that he had exceeded the rules, but he was not afraid, he just wanted to vent the breath that had been accumulated in his heart for more than 20 years.

When Li Zheng heard this, there was a faint ridicule in his eyes, and his tone was also light: "The imperial grandmother doesn't have to be angry, the imperial grandmother is not my own grandson, it doesn't matter, because I will still regard the imperial grandmother as a relative and serve you wholeheartedly, which can be regarded as a modest contribution for the first emperor." ”

After Li Zheng said this, he accidentally saw the medicine bowl on the table, got up slowly, personally took the medicine bowl and sent it to the Queen Mother, looked at her very calmly, and then slowly sat on the edge of the bed and said lightly: "The imperial grandmother should take medicine." ”

The Queen Mother opened her eyes, calmed her breath and said, "How dare you bother the Holy Lord for such a trivial matter?" There is really no blessing to mourn the family. ”

Li Zheng refused to leave, still holding the medicine bowl, and said: "I remember that when I was five years old, I suffered a serious illness, and the imperial grandmother has always been by my side, personally feeding me medicine and water. I dare not forget the kindness of the imperial grandmother, and I can't forget it...... I am about to ascend the throne, I need the support of the imperial grandmother, and I also need the encouragement of the imperial grandmother, the imperial grandmother, you want to help me! ”

When the Queen Mother heard this, her eyebrows moved slightly, and a sour feeling surged in her heart, and she couldn't help but cry again. "The mourning family is old, and the heart is more than enough but not enough. The way forward, you can do it yourself...... Earlier, Shangqing Tianzun approved a hanging, saying that our Li family's royal family will be robbed, in order to stabilize the country, we need to lead the phoenix into the palace, so that everything can be fine, otherwise Jitai will come. The mourning family has always sent people to pay attention to the fact that among the ministers of the court, only the child in the Jingguo Mansion is a phoenix, so you can do it yourself. ”