Because of the heavy snow outside, Zhang Xiong hurriedly returned to his house, changed into thick clothes, and then called a few little eunuchs, and quickly went in the direction of Renshou Palace.

Renshou Palace is the dormitory of the Empress Dowager Zhang, there is a Buddhist hall inside, during the day, the Empress Dowager recites scriptures and prays in this Buddhist hall, and the days are plain and stable.

Under normal circumstances, these big eunuchs would not come here, because the queen mother likes to be quiet and does not want others to disturb them.

When he arrived at the gate of Renshou Palace, Zhang Xiong bowed his hand to a palace maid guarding the door and said very politely. Although his status in the palace is extremely high, he does not dare to take it big here in the Queen Mother.

"It turned out to be Father-in-law Zhang, the Queen Mother was worshipping the Buddha, and it is estimated that she will not have time until a while. The palace maid hurriedly returned the salute and said with some embarrassment.

Although the Queen Mother has a good temper, she is very respectful to the Buddha, and when she worships the Buddha, others are not allowed to disturb her.

"In that case, I'll wait here for a while. As soon as Zhang Xiong heard this, he stood aside with his hands tied. He wasn't in a hurry, anyway, the scholars outside had already left, so it didn't matter if he waited a little longer.

They waited for an hour before the palace maid came to inform them, saying that the queen mother had time and asked them to come in and talk.

Zhang Xiong saluted, patted the snowflakes on his body, and quickly walked into the palace. Renshou Palace is paved with geothermal heat, and the house is warm, and as soon as you come in, several people have an extra layer of warmth, and they only feel extremely comfortable.

The furnishings in the palace are extremely simple and not very luxurious. The first emperor advocated frugality, so Empress Dowager Zhang also liked to live simply. A curtain was lowered, and Zhang Xiong and the others only vaguely saw someone behind the curtain.

"Slave Zhang Xiong, knock to see the Queen Mother. Zhang Xiong and a few other eunuchs quickly knelt on the ground and respectfully kowtowed to the Queen Mother.

"Let's all get up, Grandpa Zhang is a busy man, how can he have time to come here to mourn his family?" Empress Dowager Zhang's voice was slow and orderly, revealing a peaceful taste.

"The Queen Mother, the slave maid came this time in the hope that the Queen Mother could persuade the emperor not to be willful anymore. Zhang Xiong didn't get up, kowtowed again, and there was already sadness in his tone.

"Persuade the emperor? What's wrong with the emperor? A few days ago, I heard that the emperor was back, and he didn't come to greet me again, who did you get angry with?" Zhu Houzhao used to live in the leopard room and rarely went back to the palace, so it was rare for him to see the queen mother, and the queen mother didn't know about his illness.

"Queen Mother, listening to the little eunuchs who accompanied the emperor, the emperor fell into the water in Qingjiangpu and seemed to be seriously ill. But after the emperor came back, he did not allow the imperial doctors to enter the Qianqing Palace, nor did he see the ministers, and the emperor did not approve the excerpts handled by the cabinet. Therefore, we hope that the Queen Mother can come forward to see if you can let the emperor come out and meet with the ministers. Zhang Xiong said the matter roughly, he seemed to just state the experience, but intentionally or unintentionally, he pointed out all the key points, and vaguely hinted at something.

"Is the emperor sick? still refuses to leave the Qianqing Palace, and does not want to see the minister?" Empress Dowager Zhang's voice immediately raised a few points, and her tone was no longer as flat as before, although she had not experienced the struggle of the palace, she also knew that something was not good.

"Yes, I don't know how the emperor's health is now? Zhang Xiong looked anxious and said to the Queen Mother.

"Quick, prepare the sedan chair, the mourning family is going to see the emperor. Empress Dowager Zhang behind the curtain stood up and was no longer as calm as before.

"Yes. Several eunuchs and palace maids from Renshou Palace answered yes, and then quickly walked outside, not daring to delay in the slightest.

Zhang Xiong's eyes showed joy, as long as the Queen Mother came out, everything would be easy to do. Even if the Qianqing Palace is heavily guarded, he doesn't dare to be disrespectful to the Queen Mother.

The Empress Dowager's sedan chair was quickly prepared, and the Empress Dowager Zhang, supported by a palace maid, stepped onto the sedan chair. Several eunuchs lifted up and walked steadily in the direction of the Qianqing Palace.

Zhang Xiong hung his hands between his knees and carefully followed the side of the sedan chair. His mind turned a few times, ready to say a few more words to the Queen Mother. And at this moment, he seemed to see several black shadows flickering in the corner of his eyes.

He looked up and found that it was a few little eunuchs squatting not far away. Seeing this scene, Zhang Xiong's heart was a little angry, it seems that the palace has to be rectified, why don't these people understand the rules at all?

Just when his face was gloomy and displeased, several of his eunuchs suddenly strode towards him.

"What are you guys doing? The queen mother's sedan chair is here, why are there no rules at all?" Zhang Xiong couldn't hold back anymore at the moment, and scolded those people directly.

However, the eunuchs still ignored it and rushed straight over. "Not good!" Zhang Xiong's heart suddenly mentioned, he felt a trace of danger in these people.

"Protect the Queen Mother......" His first reaction was that someone wanted to assassinate the Queen Mother, and these people were too bold to dare to do such a rebellious thing.

However, as soon as he spit out this voice, several little eunuchs suddenly pounced and pressed Zhang Xiong to the ground. Although Zhang Xiong was in a high position, he didn't know martial arts, and he couldn't move immediately when he was pounced on by these people.

"What are you going to do?" Zhang Xiong struggled desperately, and his mouth was full of exclamations, he wanted to attract the attention of the eunuchs on duty nearby, so that he could come and catch these rebels.

His shout was effective, and around the corner, a dozen or so eunuchs came running, all of whom had long knives at their waists and walked vigorously.

Zhang Xiong's face showed a hint of joy, but in an instant, the smile on his face froze. Because he saw that the person in the lead was Zhang Yong!

Didn't Zhang Yong get involved with Jiang Bin a few days ago? Moreover, this place is not the place where he should be on duty, how could he appear here?

Countless thoughts instantly turned in Zhang Xiong's mind, and his mind couldn't stop changing.

"Father-in-law, we have caught Zhang Xiong, Zhang Xiong was about to assassinate the Queen Mother, but fortunately we were captured in time, so it was not a big mistake, this is a murder weapon!" The little eunuchs who were holding Zhang Xiong shouted loudly when they saw Zhang Yong coming. While speaking, he also took out a dagger from Zhang Yong's arms.

"What?" Zhang Xiong thought that his ears had heard it wrong, what did these people mean? Could it be that they were trying to frame themselves? But this method was too clumsy, as long as he was not a fool, he would not believe it.