On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the gate of Cining Palace was closed, and only a small eunuch guarded the door.

Seeing that it was King Jin, the little eunuch hurriedly knelt down, "Wang Ye'an!" The emperor said that the queen mother was unwell and should recuperate......"

Zhao Chengyuan said lightly, "Then the king should go in to visit." Open the door. ”

The little eunuch knelt and kowtowed, but he didn't dare to open the door.

When Gonggong Wei heard the movement, he came out and kicked the little eunuch, "Dog, you can stop the prince?" ”

He put on a smiling face again, knelt down and kowtowed, "Lord Wang, you have a good New Year!" ”

Zhao Chengyuan nodded, "Get up." ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang! The prince is filial, and the queen mother will be happy! ”

Gonggong Wei got up and opened the door, and invited Zhao Chengyuan all the way to the front of the palace.

The palace maid at the gate of the palace went in to pass the ceremony, and came out after a long time, she blessed herself and said, "Lord, the queen mother's body is not safe, please go back." ”

Zhao Chengyuan said, "It's okay, let the queen mother rest well, and this king will go to the royal brother." So many things have happened in the past two days, and this king has not had a good chat with the royal brother. ”

With that, he turned and left.

The maid entered the palace again.

Before Zhao Chengyuan reached the palace gate, the palace maid ran and chased after him.

"Lord Wang, the Queen Mother let you in."

Zhao Chengyuan turned back.

The hall is deserted, burning sandalwood, there are no concubines to ask for peace, and there are no clan relatives to pay New Year's greetings.

Zhao Chengyuan saluted, "Queen Mother, the sons and daughters have come to pay New Year's greetings to you." ”

The Queen Mother sat on the throne with her eyes closed, her face was very bad, and she seemed to have aged a lot overnight.

She opened her eyes, but she didn't even look at Zhao Chengyuan, "You're here to fall into the well." ”

"Why did the Queen Mother say this?" Zhao Chengyuan paced to the side and sat down, "Erchen is here to pay New Year's greetings to the queen mother." ”

The Queen Mother sneered, "It's too late for you to hate the mourning family, how can you be kind enough to come to the mourning family to pay New Year's greetings?" If the mourning family doesn't see you, will you persuade the emperor to poison the Wang family and Nanzhang? ”

The queen mother said cautiously. The royal brother has rules and regulations, how can the queen mother use the word 'poisonous hand'. ”

The Queen Mother also felt speechless, and lowered her head to drink tea.

She is very panicked now, the emperor actually confined her, the queen mother, and demoted the title of the Wang family by two levels, she still underestimated the emperor's love for the queen.

If Zhao Chengyuan said something in front of the emperor, the emperor was furious, and he said that he would kill the Wang family and Zhu'er.

Zhao Chengyuan said, "Nanzhang has come to this end, the queen mother should reflect on it, the person who really harmed her is not the imperial brother, not the son, not Youning, but the queen mother." ”

The Queen Mother said coldly, "The person who protects her the most in the world is the mourning family, how can the mourning family harm her?" ”

Zhao Chengyuan said, "From childhood to adulthood, the queen mother has responded to her needs, and her food and clothing are the best, and the princess can't compare to her." She was raised to be rude and selfish, and she couldn't see others better than her. How did Hu Mu fall off the rockery when he was a child, the queen mother doesn't really know, right? Just because Hu Mu's parents are complete, and because of Zhongguogong's love for him, Nanzhang can't tolerate him. Last year, You Ning proposed to take Hu Mu to Xiangping Mansion to see Master Xuanzhi for medical treatment, but he was pushed down the pond that night. Isn't the queen mother frightened? ”

The Queen Mother was silent.

She naturally knew these things, but that Hu Mu robbed Zhu'er's father's love, and it was understandable that Zhu'er did this.

Zhao Chengyuan said, "A few days ago, you rewarded You Ning with a set of noodles, which was even more luxurious than the one you rewarded Nanzhang, and Nanzhang became jealous of You Ning and felt that she had taken away your favor from her. Last night, she designed to frame Youning, why wasn't it because of this? ”

Queen Mother: "She designed Princess Jin because she knew that she had obtained a blood certificate, and this blood certificate was designed by Princess Jin to obtain it, and she was taking revenge!" ”

Zhao Chengyuan shook his head with a smile, "Where can the blood certificate be obtained by human design?" This kind of nonsense, Nanzhang doesn't necessarily believe it. But the thing that Youning took away her favor was real. Youning has only been married for a year, and he has been frequently rewarded by you, especially in the last month, and the rewards have been continuous. If there is no Youning, these treasures are all Nanzhang's. The queen mother thinks about it carefully, can she bear it according to Nanzhang's temperament? ”

The Queen Mother suddenly looked up, her lips trembling.

Zhu'er, naturally, can't bear it.

If it was because of her reward Zhu'er that she killed Han Youning, then she really hurt Zhu'er!

If it weren't for those rewards, where would there be last night? Why did Zhu'er have a ruined face and a sword wound?

The Queen Mother shed tears and muttered to herself, "Zhu'er, she is stupid, where are those rewards?" If the mourning family has anything good, they will naturally think of her. ”

Zhao Chengyuan's face was as usual, and he said, "If the son remembers correctly, that face was rewarded by the queen mother." ”

The Queen Mother shook her head slowly, "The Internal Affairs Office got some gems, and it took more than half a year to make the head. The mourning family originally let them make it according to the style that Zhu'er liked, and it happened that the emperor said on the side, if this face was given to Princess Jin, Princess Jin might be willing to make jade incense pills for Nanzhang while being happy. The mourning family rewarded the ...... of the princess of Jin"

She said angrily, "The mourning family is all for her!" On the second day, Princess Jin entered the palace to thank her, and the mourning family begged for Yuxiang pills for her, why couldn't she understand! ”

Zhao Chengyuan's eyes were cold, and he said lightly, "Women love jewelry, and the queen mother rewards everything else, such a rare and luxurious head is better than the one she wears, no wonder Nanzhang is resentful." ”

The Queen Mother suddenly thought of something and closed her eyes in annoyance.

"The mourning family should make it clear to her...... Her set is also ......"

The Queen Mother was halfway through speaking, and suddenly stopped talking.

Zhao Chengyuan already had the answer in his heart.

The original set was also instructed by the emperor, and the queen mother planned to reward Youning.

Zhao Chengyuan said, "So, the person who harmed Nanzhang is the queen mother." You can't complain about others. ”

The Queen Mother was immersed in remorse, and she didn't know how many tears she shed.

It wasn't until the palace maid came over to refill her tea that she cheered up and said, "You came today to clear up the relationship for Princess Jin." Are you afraid that the mourning family will resent her and be bad for her? ”

Zhao Chengyuan acquiesced, "The queen mother once said that the Zhao family is all infatuation seeds. As long as Youning is well, the sons will continue to honor their mother. Now that the Wang family has no talents, and the whereabouts of the prince are unknown, the queen mother can rely on nothing but the royal brother is the son-in-law. ”

The Queen Mother rubbed the jade Ruyi.

To be exact, what she can rely on is Zhao Chengyuan. Once the emperor wants to attack her, Zhao Chengyuan may be able to help her resolve it.

In today's situation, it would be best if she could repair her relationship with Zhao Chengyuan.

The Queen Mother's tone softened, "Yesterday's incident was that Zhu'er was confused, and the mourning family also connived, how could the mourning family resent Princess Jin." ”

Zhao Chengyuan smiled, "That's good." ”

He got up and said goodbye, "It's time for the retainer to go and pay New Year's greetings to the imperial brother." ”