Changle Palace, Yongle Palace.

The empress walked in front, dressed in a splendid dragon robe, heroic, Qingluan was half a step behind, like a shadow, still a light green plain skirt, but the pattern was slightly different, and there were a few palace maids and eunuchs in the back.

When the empress walked into the Yongle Palace, all the palace maids and eunuchs saluted together, calling them "Your Majesty".

The empress didn't look at it, and went straight to the dormitory, Qingluan followed, and the other eunuchs and palace maids stayed in the outer hall.

Entering the dormitory, the empress swept her eyes and walked towards the bed.

On the soft bed paved with all kinds of gorgeous brocade, the queen mother lies on her side, supporting her head with one hand, and under a phoenix quilt is a bewitching and mature, plump and seductive graceful body, and a pair of crystal feet are exposed, which makes people reverie.

Even on the phoenix couch, the queen mother's temperament is still graceful and luxurious, noble and elegant, and faintly charming and enchanting.

"Erchen has seen the Queen Mother." The empress gave a salute and said lightly.

The Queen Mother seemed to have just discovered the empress, her eyes swept over, and she nodded slightly, "Your Majesty came from Yangming Lake, and I have worked hard all the way, and I will give you a seat~"

"No need, I still have official business to deal with, and I won't be staying long." The Empress waved her hand and refused.

The Queen Mother keenly noticed the change in the empress's self-proclaimed self-proclaimed, raised her eyebrows slightly, glanced at Qingluan behind her, and said faintly: "Your Majesty came to see the mourning family and carried the guards with you, is it possible to think that the mourning family will be unfavorable to Your Majesty?" ”

The queen mother took this opportunity to vent her dissatisfaction, but the empress looked indifferent and did not reply, as if she had not heard.

Seeing that the empress didn't accept the invitation, the queen mother snorted secretly, and she didn't dwell on this matter, no matter where the empress went, no matter what she did, she had to take Qingluan with her, she already knew.

The Queen Mother didn't speak anymore, just looked at the empress quietly, her eyes occasionally swept over Qingluan, and she kept pondering the empress's gender.

The empress was not her own child, and the relationship was quite harmonious before, but after the death of Sejong, the relationship between the two took a sharp turn for the worse and became quite cold, and the empress was extremely wary of the empress dowager.

Just because the Queen Mother wanted to listen to the government and grasp the supreme power of the Daqian Dynasty.

Sejong was in the prime of life, his strength was unfathomable, his prestige was directly after the founding ancestor, and his lifespan was still very long, so that all forces did not bet on the empress, after all, no one expected that Sejong would die suddenly, and it would be too late to bet in another hundred and ten years.

When Sejong died violently, the new emperor succeeded to the throne by his will, the foundation was very weak, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty had not yet come to their senses, and they couldn't figure out why Sejong died suddenly.

At that time, the Queen Mother summoned the Empress Mother once, faintly revealing the idea of listening to the government, this is the Queen Mother's best opportunity, of course she must seize it.

Unexpectedly, the empress categorically refused and left with her sleeves brushed up, and the relationship between the two deteriorated.

The queen mother is extremely dissatisfied, the empress is so young, one has no strength, two has no prestige, and three has no power, how can she suppress the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty? How to defend against enemy eyes?

She just wants to grasp the supreme power, and she will not compete with the empress for the throne, and when the empress grows up and has full wings, she will return the power to the empress and make a smooth transition.

What's so bad about letting her act as a lubricant and be a transitional ruler?

The Queen Mother thinks this is very good, which can not only allow her to come to the forefront, listen to the government and the ruling officials, and satisfy the desire for power; It can also stabilize the situation of the Daqian Dynasty, and will not be turbulent due to the violent death of Sejong, so that thousands of years of foundation will be destroyed in one fell swoop;

At the same time, it can also suppress the careerists of all parties in the territory of Daqian, lay the foundation for the empress to take power in the future, and create a good environment; In the end, it also gave the empress time to grow up, so that she could grow up with peace of mind and cultivate wings so that she could take over power in the future.

This is a great thing that can be counted in one fell swoop, and it can make the future of the Great Qian Dynasty more brilliant and prosperous, but the empress refuses without knowing what to do.

Can the Queen Mother not be angry?

After thinking about it, the Queen Mother decided to put pressure on the empress and force the empress to comply.

As the previous queen, the queen mother has eyes and hands, and has an understanding of the intelligence of the capital and all parties in the world, and after careful selection, she chose the general Chu Yuan.

Although the Queen Mother is not surnamed Chu, she is a distant relative with Chu Yuan who is hundreds of millions of points away, and the two have some contact before, and the general Chu Yuan is the best candidate for cooperation.

Although Chu Yuan's power is great, he does not dare to seek a dynasty to usurp the throne, that will be an ugly death, at most to be a powerful minister, it seems to conflict with the ultimate goal of the queen mother, but it is not.

The three kings are ambitious, that is, the three shackles that the Queen Mother put on Chu Yuan's neck, and when all parties are involved with each other, the Queen Mother will be able to grasp the power.

Therefore, the Queen Mother summoned Chu Yuan to meet secretly and revealed to him the information that Emperor Qian was his daughter, although she only found clues, but it did not prevent her from telling Chu Yuan as a fact.

After her little encouragement, Chu Yuan was really moved and left in a hurry.

The Queen Mother was very satisfied with this, and the situation after that was that the snipe and clam were competing for the benefit of the fisherman, and the Queen Mother could adapt to the situation.

If the empress can't withstand the pressure, compromises with the Queen Mother, and the two cooperate, then the Queen Mother can go straight to the center, listen to the government, and kick Chu Yuan away.

If the empress is uncompromising, and when the emperor is abolished and a new one is successful, the empress dowager still has great hope of taking the opportunity to take power.

Relatively speaking, the latter has more variables and a longer time, and the Queen Mother prefers to achieve the former, which is good for both of them.

From the bottom of her heart, the queen mother does not want to have a dragon fight with Chu Yuan and the three kings, and the empress compromises are the best choice, the empress can be in power for a period of time, and the empress can still be the emperor and return to power in the future.

As the situation developed, the empress was forced into a corner, and she did not compromise with the queen mother, who was secretly anxious and could only plan for the worst.

Who expected that Cao Ze was edicted to enter Beijing, and the situation was reversed in a short time, and the empress also had a round house with the queen, which shattered the rumors, and the foundation gradually stabilized, which was extremely bad news for the queen mother.

She would rather the empress be deposed and compete for power with Chu Yuan and the three kings, rather than the empress sitting on the throne, so that the empress dowager will have no chance.

The Queen Mother looked at the empress carefully for the first time, and looked at the empress's cheeks, neck, chest, lower body and many other important parts from top to bottom, and her phoenix eyebrows couldn't help frowning slightly.

The empress's face is extremely handsome, not as beautiful as a man, but this does not mean that the empress is a woman, because the empress has an Adam's apple and a flat chest. The characteristics that men have, the empress seems to have.

The Queen Mother recalled her previous contact with the empress, recalled the clues she found, and still thought that the empress might be her daughter.

But the queen mother didn't know how the empress did it, she was able to hide it from the world, so that she and the Manchu Dynasty couldn't find the flaws, and she had a round room with the queen last night to make up for the last flaws.

Thinking of this, the Queen Mother felt bitter in her heart, and made a note to Cao Ze, Cao Ze was the culprit who made her angry.

The empress could feel the queen mother's scrutiny, she stood still, with a faint smile on her face, as if everything was under control.

It wasn't until the Queen Mother looked away that the empress felt a little proud in her heart, and then said lightly: "Is the Queen Mother just chatting when she calls me?" ”

The Queen Mother's beautiful eyes moved, and she said carefully: "The mourning family has lived in the deep palace for a long time, and I feel quite lonely, and I don't even have anyone to talk to, so I want to talk to Your Majesty." ”

"Your Majesty has been on the throne for half a year, and everything is going well? If you are worried, you can confide in the mourning family, and the mourning family may be able to make a few suggestions. ”

A touch of surprise flashed in the empress phoenix's eyes, the queen mother's attitude actually softened a little, is this trying to be soft?

"The Empress Dowager Lao is worried, I observe everything, it is quite smooth, if the Empress Dowager feels lonely, you can find the imperial concubine and the concubine Xiang to visit the lake to enjoy the flowers, and live for the rest of the year."

The empress's thoughts turned, but she did not accept it, her tone was flat, and she firmly took the initiative.

The two exchanged half a pillar of incense for another time, and the empress left in a hurry with Qingluan, not wanting to stay in the Yongle Hall for a moment.

"Too much deception!"

The Queen Mother's silver teeth bit lightly, and the jade hand slapped forward, and a large splendid porcelain a few feet away shattered.

She took the initiative to soften, the empress didn't give any face, and bluntly said that let her live for the rest of her life, how could the queen mother be willing?

The Queen Mother is less than seventy, and compared with her 400-year lifespan, she is still in her prime, her face is as beautiful as a young age, her skin is as tender as a girl, and her whole body is flawless.

"Emperor Xian, you are so ruthless, you just left me alone."

The Queen Mother tossed and turned on the soft phoenix couch, and when the empress said this, she suddenly felt a little empty.

She still has a few hundred years to live, does she have to stay alone in the empty house for the rest of her life?

She can do it for another 300 years!

Leizhou, as one of the three states of Gyeonggi, is undoubtedly the core of Jungju.

It is a place of outstanding people, rich in natural treasures, prosperous in commerce and trade, densely populated, and even the power of the rivers and lakes is stronger than that of other states.

Of the seventeen states of the Great Qian Dynasty, not every state had top forces stationed in the rivers and lakes, some states had only one, and some states did not have one, while each of the three states of Gyeonggi had two.

Chunyang Palace is located in Leizhou, located in the towering and dangerous Chunyang Mountain, every year there are countless people want to worship into the Chunyang Palace.

Pure Yang Palace is not only one of the two top forces in Leizhou, but also one of the four great avenues in the world, with an unfathomable heritage and a reputation that has been passed down in the world for countless years.

Who expected to be involved in the Zhengjing City, the Pure Yang Palace suffered a blood loss all of a sudden, and suffered heavy losses, the news was transmitted back to the Pure Yang Mountain, and the entire Pure Yang Palace was shaken, and the old palace master Huolong Zhenren, who had been in retreat for many years and did not ask about the world, was forced to leave the customs.

The top of the Pure Yang Mountain, inside the Pure Yang Palace.

The fire dragon real person sat in the first place, his beard and hair were all fiery red, his face was also red, and he was wearing a robe embroidered with a fire dragon.

"Tell me, what the hell is going on?" The cold gaze of the fire dragon real person swept over the many elders in the hall, and finally landed on the great elder.

The Great Elder's face was quite pale, his Yuan Shen was fatally injured, and he was almost killed by Cao Ze with a blow, and he had not recovered at the moment, and in the face of the old palace master's inquiry, he had no choice but to tell the story.

After hearing this, the fire dragon real person was so angry that his beard turned upside down, and he reprimanded sternly: "Confused! You fools! ”

It turned out that the Pure Yang Palace supported Chu Yuan on the surface, but secretly supported King Yan, and the Lord of the Pure Yang Palace and the Great Elder thought that King Yan was the most likely to ascend the throne.

Chunyang Palace is a force in the rivers and lakes, and when he went to get involved in the battle of the imperial court, he was simply full, but now he has not received much benefit, and Chunyang Palace has also suffered a blood loss.

As soon as the Pure Yang Palace intervened, his hand was cut off, the Great Elder almost died, the Pure Yang Palace Master died directly, and even the Divine Sword Pure Yang and the Sect Leader's Token Many items were left in Cao Ze's hands.

The elders in the hall were all silent, and the fire dragon real people swept over them with cold eyes, their hearts were full of anger, and these people almost pushed the Pure Yang Palace into the abyss.

The fire dragon real person's gaze swept over a stack of Di newspapers, and with a move of his hand, all the Di newspapers flew into his hands, and his divine thoughts quickly swept over, and his expression gradually became solemn.

"A good Cao Shaoqing, a good Chen Liucao family, it's really hidden." The fire dragon real person looked inexplicable.

This is the latest twelfth floor mansion newspaper, which records the latest news released on the twelfth floor, Cao Ze firmly occupies the top of the hidden dragon list and the top of the Fengyun list, and even the grandmaster list has risen from twenty-fourth to twenty-second, just because Cao Ze killed the pure yang palace master holding the pure yang sword in a short period of time.

Seeing this, the anger of the fire dragon real person was even worse, and he couldn't control Cao Ze's rise, but it was not good to step on the corpse of their Pure Yang Palace Lord to make a name for himself.

"Whew~"

The fire dragon real person let out a long breath, his expression calmed down, looked at the elders in the hall, and said lightly: "You don't have to worry about Cao Ze's affairs, the old man will find him to settle the score." ”

The words fell, and the figure of the fire dragon real person disappeared from the Pure Yang Palace.

He has not entered the rivers and lakes for twenty years, and the rivers and lakes have forgotten his prestige as a real person of the fire dragon, and he dares to kill him as the head of the Pure Yang Palace, which is simply too deceitful, and this revenge will be avenged.

Cao Ze hid in Zhengjing City, followed by a great master of the late stage of the Heavenly Man, and a divine sword army with the same combat power, which was not easy to deal with.

If the fire dragon real person breaks into the capital city to seek revenge, those heavenly masters of the imperial court will also stand on Cao Ze's side to join forces to suppress the fire dragon real person and safeguard the common interests of the imperial court.

Therefore, Huolong Zhenren did not go to Zhongzhou, but went to Qingzhou, and he planned to go to Chen Liucao's family to ask for an explanation and make a big fuss.

In the past, Chen Liucao's clan had two great masters of heaven and earth, among which the ancestor of the Cao clan was in the late stage of heaven and man, and Cao Ze, the middle stage of heaven and man, and Xue Ningmei's late stage of heaven and man appeared, and the outside world once again re-estimated the heritage of Chen Liucao's family.

Now that Cao Ze and Xue Ningmei are in Zhengjing City, Chen Liu's Cao Clan's nest is not strong enough, even if the Cao Clan's Ancestor further reaches the peak of heaven and man, so what?

After twenty years of retreat, the Fire Dragon True Man had already cultivated to the pinnacle of the unity of heaven and man, and even opened two heavenly passes in one fell swoop, so he was full of confidence and would definitely be able to suppress the Chen Liucao clan.

Zhengjing City,

Cao Ze and Xue Ningmei wandered aimlessly around the outer city.

After leaving the Shocking Moon Tower, Cao Ze and Xue Ningmei entered the carriage, but not long after leaving, Cao Ze said hello to Fu Bo and asked him to drive around the inner city before returning home, while Cao Ze and the two went away quietly without being noticed by anyone.

Although Cao Ze is now famous in the capital, there are not many people who know his appearance, and most people can't afford to buy the newspaper on the twelfth floor, so they just listen to some news.

Cao Ze and Xue Ningmei also used their divine thoughts to interfere, making their faces look more ordinary, let alone attracting attention.

"What a majestic giant city that thrived."

After shopping with Xue Ningmei for half an hour, the two came to a restaurant and entered the box on the fifth floor, Cao Ze stood in front of the window and looked at the bustling street and sighed.

Suddenly, a person on the street came into his line of sight and caught Cao Ze's attention.

(End of chapter)