Chapter 61: The Queen Mother
"Mother, what did you say?" Fang Xu hurriedly asked.
Mrs. Fang looked at Fang Nian and seemed to complain: "Back then, your father found someone to calculate for Fang Hao, saying that if Fang Hao entered the palace as an official, he would die in Huangquan, it seems to be true, before he entered the government and the opposition, he did such a big thing." Mrs. Fang couldn't help but reprimand Fang Hao: "We are all affected by you. β
Fang Hao didn't know what to say, so he could only say: "I believe that things will come to light, neither Lan Xiaoqiu nor I have been poisoned." β
Hearing Lan Xiaoqiu, Mrs. Fang was even more crazy, she pointed at Lan Xiaoqiu through the cell: "You are really ghostly, since you appeared, how many things have happened to our family, you evil spirit." β
"That's enough." Old Man Fang snapped to stop Mrs. Fang who was splashing beside him.
Now the prison mileage and Hongyu have not been imprisoned, because a few days ago, the two of them suddenly wanted to go to the temple to burn incense and worship the Buddha, and they didn't go home for a few days, and they didn't even see the two of them at the emperor's birthday banquet.
Ruozhang asked Ruosu in a low voice: "Do you know about the emperor?" β
Who knew that Ruosu turned his head to look at Ruozhang, and his whole body trembled and asked, "Do you know about the murder of your mother?" β
"Presumptuous." Ruozhang's sudden words made everyone pay attention to the father and daughter, but Ruosu silently made it to the corner, looking at her daughter in just a few steps, Ruozhang had a picture of Ruosu growing up in his mind.
Ruozhang already understood everything in her heart at this time, she looked at Ruosu, as if he didn't know his daughter anymore, she was no longer an upright and happy Ruosu, but a child full of hatred and wanted revenge.
In Ningfu Palace, Lan Xiaoqiu and Fang Hao walked under the corridor, looking unusually quiet, they didn't know what their fate would be in the future, but neither of them had seen this queen mother.
The Queen Mother has been sick in bed for more than 20 years, and now she is half-sitting on the bed, and the tent is pulled up in front of her, and the emperor is sitting next to the bed.
Lan Xiaoqiu knelt down with Fang Hao and saluted, and said, "Imperial grandmother, it's the two of them. β
When the emperor saw that the queen mother was there, he didn't say anything, but just helped his mother to sit down slowly, and the queen mother spoke: "Is it that you want to poison the emperor?" β
Hearing this, the two hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "We were wronged." β
"Lan Xiaoqiu, I heard that you are good at cooking, but it seems that it is the first time to be an imperial chef, right?" Although the two couldn't see the face of the Queen Mother, both of them felt that the Queen Mother spoke very kindly, and they could also hear from the tone that the Queen Mother was a little tired of speaking.
"It's Lan Xiaoqiu's first time as an imperial chef, so Lan Xiaoqiu is very careful about it, but somehow someone poisoned the food." Lan Xiaoqiu explained truthfully.
The Empress Dowager looked at Fang Hao: "What about you?" But accomplices? β
Fang Hao arched his hand and said: "Fang Hao didn't dare, Fang Hao just heard that someone wanted to frame Lan Xiaoqiu under the pretense of the meaning of the lotus plate, so he hurriedly asked the prince to replace Lan Xiaoqiu's lotus plate with the plate, but who knew that something still happened." β
"It seems that someone wants to harm Lan Xiaoqiu?"
"I'm afraid it's not that simple." Fang Hao analyzed.
"Qixuan told the mourning family everything, and the mourning family understands that you are not the culprit, but as a cook, it is also your fault to let this kind of thing happen." Although the Queen Mother reprimanded, her tone remained calm.
Lan Xiaoqiu kowtowed vigorously, she felt that the Queen Mother was likely to be the one who saved herself, so she said: "Lan Xiaoqiu was wronged, Lan Xiaoqiu can swear to the sky and ask the Queen Mother to find out." Lan Xiaoqiu also had a request, since the Empress Dowager knew that someone had deliberately framed this matter, it had nothing to do with the marshal's father and daughter in prison and the Fang family, and hoped that the Empress Dowager would let them go first. I'd rather be alone in my cell. β
Fang Hao pulled Lan Xiaoqiu: "You're crazy, this is what you can say?" β
The Queen Mother looked at Lan Xiaoqiu: "You don't shirk your responsibility, and you can be regarded as knowledgeable." So, Fang Hao, what do you think? β
Fang Hao arched his hand and said: "Since there is Fang Hao's reason in it, then Fang Hao is willing to accompany Lan Xiaoqiu to clarify everything, Fang Hao has a clear conscience." β
"What a clear conscience." The emperor couldn't help but shout hello.
Qi Xuan said: "I understand Fang Hao's character, and my father also knows the inside story of this matter, and I hope that my father will open up and forgive their mistakes." β
The emperor looked at Qi Xuan and nodded approvingly: "This time, thanks to your clear observation, but the person who poisoned was never caught." β
Lan Xiaoqiu said: "Lan Xiaoqiu felt that the assistant chef around him was very suspicious at the beginning, and he disappeared later. β
The emperor ordered: "Immediately track down the whereabouts of the cook." β
Qi Xuan gave his hand to the order: "Yes, father." β
"The mourning family sees that they are loyal to the emperor and they don't look like poisoners, so I think they will let them go first, and wait until the real culprit is arrested and brought to justice, and then make a decision." The Queen Mother made a decision.
Lan Xiaoqiu didn't expect the queen mother to be so magnanimous, and the emperor seemed to be a filial son, so he didn't care: "What the queen mother said is that the emperor also feels that there is no need to mobilize the people, after all, the Zhang family and the Fang family are both meritorious ministers." β
When Lan Xiaoqiu and Fang Hao returned to the prison, they immediately released all the cadres.
The queen was very angry when she heard this, she patted the table and said, "I didn't expect that the old immortal would not care about anything for more than 20 years, but now he is energetic." β
Ruyun fanned the queen and said: "I heard that the prince went to intercede this time, and it is said that the prince also said the minister we were looking for." β
"What? Does he know about Hongu? The queen was a little nervous.
"I think I know. But I think he shouldn't have told the Queen Mother and the Emperor that it was the Queen's instructions. "Like a cloud.
The queen was even more angry, she said: "I didn't expect it to be Qixuan to sabotage this matter, but it's their fate." Is there anyone who this palace wants to kill that can't be killed? β
Ruyun knelt down and said, "Please ask the queen mother to command." β
The queen held the cup and said, "Go and find out who sent the assistant cook beside Lan Xiaoqiu that day." β
At this time, Ruyun blurted out: "It's Qingcheng and Qingluan of Prime Minister Qingcheng's family." β
"Oh?" The queen was very relieved about Ruyun's speed, she asked the reason, and said: "It seems that Ruosu is a stumbling block for them, and you come with your ears." β
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Mrs. Fang and Master Fang returned to Fang's house, but they saw the red lanterns all over the ground, as if they had been swept away, Mrs. Fang touched her tears: "It's really unlucky." β
Fang Xu soothed: "It is estimated that there will be no problem with the wedding." β
Mrs. Fang pulled Fang Xu and muttered, "I think Ruo Su is weird, do you see her eyes on the queen?" The queen didn't look at her right. β
"No, they are aunts and nephews, and this matter is also because of Lan Xiaoqiu and Fang Hao, and it has nothing to do with Ruosu." Fang Xu guessed.
Mrs. Fang shook her head: "I think you better go and investigate, otherwise don't marry another scourge and enter the door." β
"But it was all given by the emperor, could it be that Ruosu didn't let her enter the door if there was any problem?" Fang Xu originally regarded this sentence as a joke, but he didn't know that it would come true in the future.
Ruosu followed Ruozhang back to the house, but saw Hongyu and Cheng Rong at the door early, it turned out that the mother and daughter did not go far, let alone chant and worship the Buddha, but stayed in the inn in the capital, observed the movements of the marshal's mansion, and heard that everyone was released without anything and hurriedly offered their courtesy.
Cheng Rong pulled the marshal and said: "We heard the little monk in the Buddha Hall say that something happened to the emperor's birthday banquet, and after inquiry, we learned that the emperor had arrested the old man and Ruosu in prison, and I and Hongyu were in a hurry, if you don't come back, Hongyu and I will break into the palace and beg the emperor to release people." Sir, are you alright? β
Now Ruozhang has no heart to deal with Cheng Rong's mother and daughter, and said 'It's okay', and said to Ruosu: "Follow me into the study." β
In Ruozhang's study, Ruosu told Ruozhang everything.
Ruozhang was shocked, and he said, "How can you want to kill the queen? β
"She killed my mother, and I witnessed Ruyun kill my mother. I didn't expect Gale to act with Ruyun to deceive me. Ruosu clenched his fists.
Ruozhang sighed fiercely: "Then what do you think of my father?" β
Ruosu wanted to speak and stopped, she was really asked, for Ruozhang, Ruosu has been entangled.
"Looks like I'm going to tell you everything." Ruozhang said, and began to tell the night of horror that Ruosu will never forget......
"Your mother is Ziyu, Ziyu is the sister of the former queen, and Ruofenqiao, who was just a concubine at the time, is my sister. That's the case in the imperial court, to put it bluntly, it's a family struggle, at that time, if the queen was a stumbling block for Fan Qiao, I understand Fan Qiao's character, she is the kind of person who doesn't stop until she reaches her goal. That day, she came to me in the rain and told me something, and at this moment, we heard your voice, but saw your mother Ziyu standing at the door in a daze. Yes, what she heard was what Fan Qiao told me to frame the Purple Queen. Ruozhang's eyes were already moist.
He continued: "It was your fourth birthday, and she seemed very calm, she left with you in her arms, while Fan Qiao kept looking at her back, and I knew what Fan Qiao was thinking. When she left, I told Fan Qiao Ziyu that she wouldn't talk nonsense, after all, she married her husband and obeyed her husband. Fan Qiao didn't say anything, I thought she agreed.
She sent an assassin to assassinate your mother that day, but fortunately I arrived in time and saved you, but I couldn't save your mother, I have been very guilty of you and your mother all these years, I know who the murderer is, but I can't help it.
I took you to the battlefield to fight, I took you with me, I was afraid that one day Fan Qiao would remember something and kill you again. I teach you kung fu and teach you strategy, in fact, I don't want you to become a heroine, I just want you to protect yourself, but it seems that it's too late, and your hatred actually makes you doubt me all the time. Ruosu, I am very saddened by your mother's death, but I can only endure it for your safety. β
Hearing this, Ruosu was already in tears, she seemed to have really misunderstood her father, and misinterpreted what he meant, and did something naΓ―ve and wanted to murder the queen without consulting him.
Ruosu hugged Ruozhang and cried, it was a scene that the father and daughter had never had since they went to the battlefield.
Ruosu sobbed, "I thought you had always wanted to kill me for the queen. β
Ruozhang shook his head with a wry smile: "How is it possible, you are my only daughter, I have always wanted to protect you." As a marshal, I have to humble myself to face my sister, I just hope she will let you go. I just hope you can't be okay. β