At this moment, outside the queen's palace, the twelfth prince was still kneeling there. Yongxuan and Yongxuan were accompanying him. If they had not arrived in time to stop the twelfth prince, the injury on his forehead would have been even more serious.

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"Twelfth brother, go back. Huang Ama has made a decree that no one is allowed to see Huang's mother. It won't help if you kneel here. It will only make Huang's mother worried and sad!" Yongxuan patted Yongxing's hand gently.

Shoulders, advised.

"Twelfth brother, you are injured. Go back and tell the imperial doctor to take a look. Later we will go with you to ask the Emperor's Ama. The Emperor's Ama will definitely let you see the Emperor's mother!" Yongxuan looked at his forehead.

The wound was still faintly bleeding, and he said with some worry.

The twelfth elder brother was still kneeling there after hearing this, his face full of stubbornness and unwillingness. Everything that happened today was so sudden that he fell from the clouds to the bottom of the valley. He used to be the prince directly descended from the queen, although the emperor was not cold to him.

It's not hot, but he is the legitimate prince after all, and the queen dotes on him. He has a transcendent status among the elder brothers, but today he lost everything all at once, which made him seem to have grown up in a day.

In the past, Huang A Niang protected him, but now that Huang A Niang was convicted, it was time for him to protect Huang A Niang and hold up a world for Huang A Niang. Yong Cang clenched his fists and swore secretly in his heart.

"Mother, the twelfth elder brother is gone!" Mu Yun, who had been secretly watching in the dark, immediately reported to the queen after seeing the twelfth elder brother and Yongxuan's departure.

"I'm sorry for Yong Cang, I'm sorry for him!" The queen couldn't help but cover her face and cry.

"Empress!" Mu Yun burst into tears as he looked at the queen's miserable state.

"At this point, the emperor wants to kill me immediately. For the sake of Yongzhu, I should have died for the rest of my life, so as not to drag my children down in the future, but... I really can't let him go and can't worry about him. Mu Yun, I am now

The greatest hope is to survive and watch Yongxing grow up safely!" The queen never expected that the emperor would use the twelfth prince to plot against her, making her tell the truth in despair, but now it's over

It was a foregone conclusion, she would never have a chance to make a comeback.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty Renxiao, the Queen Mother asked Ma Renyi to tell your Majesty that she would definitely save your Majesty's life and that nothing will happen to her!" Mu Yun cried.

"I have determined my will. From now on, no matter whether the emperor asks me to go to the cold palace, to be banned from the palace, or to be kicked out of the palace, I will devote myself to worshiping the Buddha and will never go beyond it in the slightest. In order to be immortal

, No matter how great the grievance, no matter how much suffering, I can bear it." The queen knew that even if the emperor spared her life, he would not let her go and let her live a good life. All she could do was to cut off her will.

, she will convert to Buddhism and will never cause trouble again. She just asks the emperor to be merciful because of her sincerity and not to involve her children.

"Empress, don't be discouraged. As long as Brother Twelve keeps up his good work, I will see the light of day again one day!" Mu Yun comforted her softly.

"Will there be such a day?" There was a trace of longing in the queen's eyes.

"Yes, empress!" Mu Yun responded repeatedly.

"The Queen..." At this moment, Ma Renyi rushed into the bedroom.

"Mr. Ma, has your Majesty agreed to my request?" When the Queen saw Ma Renyi coming, she immediately stood up and asked anxiously.

"Empress..." Ma Renyi knelt down fiercely, with tears flashing in his eyes: "Empress, something happened. The Queen Mother saw you vomiting blood and fainted after you cut off your black hair. The Emperor was furious..."

"How could it be?" After hearing this, the queen couldn't stand any longer, staggered back a few steps, and fell down on the chair.

"Your Majesty, Princess He Jing is advising the Emperor that according to our Manchu rules, as a Queen, your hair can only be cut off during national mourning. Your Majesty, the Queen Mother and the Emperor are still alive!" Ma Renyi said in a trembling voice.

When the Queen heard this, her vision went dark, her head was buzzing, and her whole body was trembling.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty has decreed that your consort, Fulong'an, will take you back to the palace first. Wu Shulai is on his way to deliver the decree at this moment!" Ma Renyi said urgently.

"Send me back first!" The queen couldn't help but laugh out loud. She knew that her fate was over, but she didn't expect that she had lost so completely. Even the last glimmer of hope was shattered. Maybe it won't be long before the emperor will issue a decree to grant her death.

Bar.

After about a while, Wu Shulai came with a group of servants, greeted the queen, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the emperor has decreed that Fu Long'an will escort the queen back to the palace first, and we will set off immediately!"

"I know!" The queen stood up with Mu Yun's help and slowly walked out.

Watching the Queen being taken away from a distance, the twelfth prince no longer had tears in his eyes. He knew that the reason why Huang E Niang was today was because she cared too much about him and wanted to help him rise to the position of the Nine-Fifth Supreme Being. Therefore,

She had done many wrong things, and others blamed her, hated her, and blamed her, but he loved her and appreciated her more than usual.

"Empress Huang, one day, my son will save you from the sea of ​​suffering!" The twelfth prince clenched his fists and swore secretly in his heart with red eyes.

The Queen Mother slowly woke up after being groggy and ill for several days. Perhaps it was because she was too sad and angry that she vomited blood that day. Now she is fine, but the depression in her heart has not gone away. She has not

When he opened his mouth to ask about everything about the queen, it seemed as if he had left everything behind.

After several days of recuperation, by the end of February, the Queen Mother had recovered, and she could chat and laugh with the emperor as usual, which made the emperor breathe a long sigh of relief. However, misfortunes never come singly. On the 28th of leap February, a message came from the capital

The emperor was shocked and worried by the news that Hongzhan was seriously ill. He immediately sent a decree to reinstate Hongzhan as the county king. He originally hoped that he would get well soon, but on March 15th, suddenly...

News came that Hongzhan died of illness on the eighth day of March.

The emperor was filled with grief. After scolding the frightened Prince Hong Zhan, the sadness in his heart became even stronger. He had misunderstood Hong Zhan and wronged Hong Zhan. Everything was the result of the Queen and He.

The prince did it, and Hongzhan suffered an unjust injustice. Hongzhan, who had been in a high position since he was a child, was so proud, but lost everything overnight. How could he face it calmly? The emperor knew that Hongzhan died in depression.

, looking at Hong Zhou who was kneeling below and shaking all over, the emperor felt increasingly sad.

"Brother Imperial, it was my younger brother who caused Hongzhan's death. My younger brother knows that he has committed a serious crime. Please punish me, brother!" Prince He said with tears.

"Punishment? How do you want me to punish you? Tell the world that I have misunderstood Hongzhan and you are the one who wants to assassinate me. May I kill you?" The queen laughed angrily.

"Brother Imperial!" Hearing this, the prince and his wife felt even more uncomfortable.

"You are my only brother!" The emperor felt that he had aged a lot in an instant, and even felt a little powerless.

At the beginning, he issued an order to deprive Hongzhan of everything on the grounds that Hongzhan could not support his mother and concubine well and interfered in the government affairs of the DPRK. This caused a lot of discussion among the ministers in the DPRK. Everyone who did not know the inside story thought that the emperor's punishment was too severe. After all...

...It is a family matter not to be able to support one's mother and concubine generously. In addition, Hongzhan has always been kind to his mother-in-law, Princess Qian. As for intervening in the court, who among the high-ranking princes in the court has never done such a thing?

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Now that things have happened, is it possible that he will punish Hong Zhou with such a crime again? The emperor shook his head violently. He had already lost a brother and could not lose the only one left. If he told the world what Hong Zhou had committed

If he commits such a crime, then... Hong Zhou's family will not be able to survive.

"Hong Zhou, the crime you committed is more than enough to punish the nine clans, but you are my brother. Now that Hong Zhan is gone, I only have you as my brother. I can spare you, and even let you still be in a high position.

, honors and favors continue, but you must remember that Hongzhan died because of you, and it was he who led you to suffer all the punishments." The emperor said this and waved his hand: "Stand down!"

"Yes!" Hong Zhou stood up tremblingly. The moment he turned around, he couldn't help but shed tears. It was his stupidity that killed his brother who had always trusted him. Hong Zhou knew that with the emperor's attitude toward Hong Zhan,

Love, after knowing that Hongzhan died in vain, he would definitely restore Hongzhan to the prince's position, but this would inevitably make the government and the public talk about it. After the incident was exposed, it was him who was unlucky in the end. In order to keep him, the emperor could only aggrieved.

Hongzhan.

He committed such a serious crime, and the emperor actually forgave him. Hong Zhou was grateful to the emperor, but he felt even more guilty, especially the death of Hong Zhan, which weighed on his heart like a big stone, making him breathless.

After calming down for a few days, and seeing that there was no abnormality in the Queen Mother's body, the Emperor finally relaxed and accompanied Wei Ning'er and others on an outing, and there was laughter and laughter in the palace.

On March 23, as soon as the emperor returned to his palace, Wu Shulai stepped forward and reported: "Your Majesty, has something happened?"

"What's the matter?" The emperor was shocked when he saw Wu Shulai's anxious expression.

"Your Majesty, the servants in the palace are here to report that the sixteenth elder brother died of illness!" Wu Shulai knelt on the ground and said tremblingly.

The emperor heard this and said nothing for a long time. This southern tour was full of ups and downs. He was already deeply hit, but when he heard that his youngest son had died in infancy, the pain in his heart gradually spread to his limbs.

He is the emperor. He has experienced so many joys and sorrows over the years. He can bear more pain than ordinary people, but he cannot withstand repeated hardships. After a long time, the emperor calmed down the sadness in his heart slightly and looked at the people around him.

Wu Shulai said: "Publish the decree and block the news so that no one can know it. If it reaches the ears of Concubine Ling, I will definitely kill you!"

"Your Majesty!" Wu Shulai looked up at the emperor after hearing this, and was shocked. After serving the emperor for so many years, Wu Shulai also knew the emperor's favorite concubine Ling very well. According to concubine Ling's temperament, if the emperor kept it secret from her, he would wait.

After returning to the palace, she will definitely blame the emperor when she learns the truth.
Chapter completed!