His eyes were full of fear, and he quickly held Zhao Waner's hand with a bit of flattery. His voice was full of endless pleading and submission: "Waner... I... I will be obedient, you... ...Don't torment me anymore. That feeling is really too painful. I don't want to experience it a second time..." No one can understand the despair and pain when he wakes up. He doesn't want to suffer like that again. The torture. He was really scared. Zhao Waner looked at his frightened face, she raised her lips and smiled softly. She raised her hand and patted his face gently: "Your Majesty, don't be afraid, as long as you obey my concubine's words, Naturally, I will not make you suffer."

The emperor shrank into her arms and hugged her waist tightly. Zhao Waner pushed him away impatiently: "You are so clingy now. I still have a lot of things to do, and I don't have time to accompany you. You are tired of being here..." "Eunuch Zhou, come here, there is one more thing I want to ask you to do."

When Eunuch Zhou heard Zhao Waner's voice, he quickly walked in respectfully from the outside. "Your Majesty..." "I asked you to arrest that bitch Xueyuan last night. Where is she now?"

With interest in her eyes, Zhao Waner looked at Eunuch Zhou with a smile. Now that she had gained the power, she wanted to torture that bitch Xue Yuan little by little. When she thought of the scene of that bitch Xue Yuan kneeling on the ground, begging her for mercy, she He couldn't help but be excited. He was so excited that his whole body couldn't help but tremble. Eunuch Zhou's face turned pale, and he knelt on the ground with a thud. "Your Majesty... I'm just about to report this to you. I received your message last night. After receiving the order, people were sent to capture the noble Xue. However, who knew that the palace officials searched the entire palace and could not find any trace of the noble Xue. She seemed to have suddenly disappeared out of thin air..." The smile on the corner of Zhao Waner's mouth, She lowered her composure little by little. She looked at Eunuch Zhou with a stern face: "What did you say, that bitch Xue Yuan ran away?"

Eunuch Zhou nodded tremblingly. Zhao Waner was so angry that she couldn't help but raise her foot and kicked Eunuch Zhou fiercely. "Trash... The palace only has such a small space, and they dug three feet into the ground, so I have to dig her out." Go...send someone immediately and continue to search the palace. If you don't find Xue Yuan, come and see her..." Eunuch Zhou quickly responded, got up from the ground, and ran out to look for someone. Zhao Waner was so angry that she couldn't help but She wanted to vent her anger everywhere. She cast her sinister gaze on the emperor again. The emperor's body trembled. He shrank to the corner of the bed: "Don't look at me, I don't know, Xue Yuan is gone. where."

Zhao Waner recalled the scene of being humiliated by Xue Yuan, and she couldn't help but feel angry. With red eyes, she leaned close to the emperor and grabbed his hair. "It's all because of you, it's all because of you. It was your change of heart and your favor that allowed her to humiliate me so arrogantly. If you hadn't supported her, how could she have humiliated me so much?"

"Your Majesty, this is all your fault. If you can't find Xueyuan, please calm the anger in my heart for her. I have been devoted to you all these years, but you let her hurt me for such a bitch. "Your Majesty, you really hurt my heart..." She said, bringing a burning candle over. Then, she dripped tears from the burning candle onto the back of the Emperor's hand. The emperor was in pain and wailed in a low voice: "Ah...it hurts. Concubine, you...you can't torture me like this. I'm all listening to you, what else do you want from me?"

Zhao Waner was controlled by anger, and she almost lost control. She roared at the emperor: "Not enough is not enough. I want to return all the humiliation I have endured to you... Xiao Chongshan, it's you, it's you You are the one who made me become like this. You are driving me crazy. I will drag you to hell with me..." She directly pressed the wick of the candle on the emperor's arm. The emperor wailed. He kept begging for mercy in pain. However, Zhao Waner's eyes flickered with excitement and joy. Suddenly, a sound of greetings from the palace came from outside. "Slave, this slave pays homage to the Queen Mother."

"May the Queen Mother be blessed and safe."

Zhao Waner's heart suddenly trembled, and she immediately stopped abusing the emperor. She took away the candle, pulled a quilt and wrapped it around the emperor. She warned the emperor in a low voice with a cold face: "If you don't want to be in pain, you can do it later." Remember not to make a sound...when I ask you to speak, you speak again."

The emperor looked at Zhao Waner with tears in his eyes. He suppressed the hatred and humiliation in his heart and nodded towards Zhao Waner. Zhao Waner straightened up her appearance, twitched the corners of her mouth, and then walked out of the palace. As soon as she left the inner palace, she saw Xiao Tingyan supported the Queen Mother, who was dressed in plain clothes, and walked over from outside. The Queen Mother's deep gaze slowly raised and glanced at Zhao Waner. Zhao Waner raised her eyebrows, pursed her lips and smiled, and greeted her in a neither humble nor overbearing manner. She bowed and bowed to the Queen Mother. "Queen Mother, why are you back at this time? You haven't been back to the palace for more than 20 years, and now you suddenly come back and you don't let anyone know, so I can send someone to pick you up."

The Queen Mother stopped and glanced at the inner palace. "Where is the Emperor... The Ai family has come to Chengxin Palace. He is so arrogant, why doesn't he come out to greet the Ai family?"

Zhao Waner quickly replied with some apology: "Don't blame me, Queen Mother. The Emperor is not feeling well and cannot come out to greet you. He suffered a sudden stroke yesterday. Now most of his body is paralyzed and he cannot get out of bed at all."

"It's the same thing for my concubine to salute the Queen Mother on behalf of the Emperor. The Queen Mother must be considerate of the Emperor's difficulties and won't blame the Emperor, right?"

The Queen Mother snorted coldly and looked at Zhao Waner with a bit of coldness in her eyes. "Are you taking the place of the Emperor? Concubine, do you think your status is enough?"

"Have someone ask Queen Xuan to come over... This harem master is not your concubine. The Queen is not dead yet. When will it be your turn to replace the Emperor?"

Zhao Waner held her palm, pursed her lips, and replied with a smile: "The queen is not in good health, so I'd better let my concubine do the work for the emperor."

"Queen Mother, I don't know if you have anything important to do when you return to the palace today?"

The Queen Mother walked straight past Zhao Waner and headed towards the inner hall without looking back. Zhao Waner's face turned pale slightly, and she was about to step forward to stop the Queen Mother. Xiao Tingyan stepped sideways to block Zhao Waner, and he said meaningfully: "The look on the noble concubine's face , why is it suddenly so ugly? Could it be that she is tired from taking care of the imperial brother? In that case, why not let someone help the imperial concubine to rest?"

Zhao Waner couldn't help but glared at Xiao Tingyan angrily. "Thank you, King Yan, for your concern. I'm fine. It's my honor to take care of the emperor. I'm not tired at all."

She squeezed to the side of the Queen Mother and supported the Queen Mother's arm. "Queen Mother, let me help you in."

The Queen Mother frowned, but did not refuse. She walked into the inner hall. From a distance, she saw the Emperor sitting on the dragon couch, his whole face full of haggard... He watched the Queen Mother walk in, and his eyes couldn't help but glow. He turned red. He was a little excited and said in a choked voice: "Mother...mother."

They hadn't seen each other for more than 20 years, but he didn't miss him much. Mainly because he was coerced by Zhao Waner and suddenly saw his own mother, and he was a little excited. The Queen Mother walked up to the emperor, and she glanced at his whole body: "What's going on? What's the matter? Your face is so bad? Is it because you feel bad?"

The emperor couldn't help but wipe the moisture from the corners of his eyes. After receiving Zhao Waner's warning look, he lowered his head and shook his head slowly. "I'm sorry, mother, I'm worried. I'm fine."

"Mother, I am very happy that you can come back at this time. You have been gone for twenty years and have not given me a chance to fulfill my filial piety. Now that you can come back, I am really happy. I will be fine. Take care of yourself, and I will fulfill my filial piety to my mother."

The Queen Mother looked at the Emperor becoming so obedient, like a tiger whose teeth had been pulled out. She couldn't help but frown slightly. What happened to the Emperor? Did he really change because of a stroke? He was the same as before. , but she would never speak kindly to her like this. The Queen Mother felt a little complicated in her heart: "Since you are not feeling well, you should take good care of yourself. You should also leave government affairs and other matters to capable people to handle. The King of Banquet is his His ability has never been weak, so you might as well let him help manage the government affairs."

When Zhao Waner heard this, she suddenly became anxious. She couldn't help but smile and said immediately: "Queen Mother, it seems a little inappropriate to let King Yan handle the affairs of the government, right? Your Majesty, how many sons does he have? From now on, The throne must be inherited by the son. The government affairs should be left to the princes and let them try and experience..." "King Duan has now shared some of the emperor's burdens. This is good... I thought. , when Rui'er comes back, let him and Prince Duan help share the emperor's worries. Prince Yan is the emperor's uncle, so he should live a leisurely life, how can we let him work hard? Your Majesty, don't you think so?"

Zhao Waner smiled and looked at the emperor. As soon as the emperor received Zhao Waner's eyes, his body couldn't help but tremble slightly. He quickly nodded in agreement: "The noble concubine is right...it's time for the princes to practice. My health is not good, so it’s time to choose a suitable candidate and ennoble me as the Southern Crown Prince."

The Queen Mother did not insist. She nodded noncommittally: "In that case, let the princes and princes share the government affairs for you. The Ai family thinks that King Mo is quite good. The emperor should treat everyone equally and not treat others favorably."

Zhao Waner frowned. She was about to say some words of evasion, but the Queen Mother turned to look at her: "The noble concubine shouldn't have any objections, right? King Mo is the emperor's legitimate son. Logically speaking, he is the most suitable person to establish a prince. candidate."

"The Ai family proposed that King Mo also take care of the government affairs. It is reasonable and reasonable. The noble concubine should not unreasonably obstruct it, right?"

Zhao Waner was speechless. She smiled and nodded slowly. "What the Queen Mother said is that King Mo is the emperor's legitimate son, and it is indeed time for him to practice with King Duan and the others..." "Well, that's it. Done. If the Ai family comes back this time and wants to live in the palace for a longer period of time, there is no need to arrange any luxurious palace for the Ai family to live in. The Ai family can still live in the Shoukang Palace where they lived before."

The Queen Mother stood up and looked at the Emperor with some concern: "Take good care of your body and have a rest at home. I will see you again tomorrow."

The Emperor nodded slowly and watched the Queen Mother leave. Zhao Waner sent the Queen Mother off respectfully. When the Queen Mother's figure completely disappeared from her eyes, the smile on her lips slowly dropped. She had a calm face. , returned to the inner palace. She looked at the emperor coldly: "Just now the Queen Mother proposed to let King Mo handle the government affairs, why didn't you refuse? Your throne should be inherited by Rui'er... Even if King Mo is the legitimate son, why don't you refuse?" How? As long as I am here, no one can take away the throne belonging to Rui'er..." Her current thoughts no longer need to be hidden, and they are openly exposed in front of the emperor. The emperor is now her puppet, and she What are you afraid of? It will be a long night and many dreams. She has to finalize the position of crown prince in a short time. The Queen Mother suddenly returned to the palace, which somewhat disrupted her plan... The emperor naturally saw clearly Zhao Waner's ambition. In the past, he liked Xiao Xuanrui , that’s because this son is not only the son of the woman he loves, but more importantly, this son also looks very much like him. He really likes Xiao Xuanrui. The reason why he has not established a prince in recent years is to make him a prince. The position of prince was left to Xiao Xuanrui, so that he could become the prince of the southern prince. But now, Zhao Waner poisoned him and controlled his lifeline. For a little bit, he didn't want to make Xiao Xuanrui the prince. The emperor's eyes flickered, but , if Rui'er comes back... If Rui'er can subdue Zhao Waner and get him out of her clutches, it's not like he can't continue to support him to become the prince. "The Queen Mother is an elder. What she just said is reasonable and well-founded. How can I Can you refute? I have already asked King Duan to handle state affairs. Mo'er is the legitimate son, so we cannot exclude him. By then, not only the Queen Mother will have opinions, but the courtiers will also have many opinions."

Zhao Waner sat down angrily, unable to refute for a while. However, she thought for a while, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that she could not just sit there and wait for death. Her eyes flickered, and there was a dark light in her eyes. She could no longer keep Xiao Xuanmo. She had to find a way to remove this obstacle... Otherwise, just by having the title of legitimate son, Rui'er would not have any advantage in establishing the crown prince. King Mo occupied the title of legitimate son, and Prince Duan occupied the title of eldest son. No matter how you look at it, Rui'er has no chance of winning... - When the Queen heard that the Queen Mother had returned to the palace, she immediately packed up and took Xiao Xuanmo to visit the Queen Mother. She gave the Queen Mother a greeting and the Queen Mother left them behind. , had lunch together. The Queen Mother looked at Xiao Xuanmo, and the more she looked at it, the more she liked him. Xiao Xuanmo's face looked majestic and upright. Generally speaking, it was still a portrait of the late emperor...whether it was his manners or his words and deeds. , all advance and retreat in a measured manner, without any of the bad habits of those playboys. The son born to the queen was raised extremely well by her. A smile of satisfaction finally appeared in the eyes of the queen mother. She had just finished lunch and brought The king asked for an audience outside... The Queen Mother sent someone to announce King Duan's entry. King Duan held a precious 100-year-old ginseng, knelt in front of the Queen Mother, and said all the flattering words. The Queen Mother smiled lightly and made people smile. Helped King Duan to stand up. King Duan wanted to please the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother responded indifferently... Before long, she said she was a little tired. The Queen took Xiao Xuanmo and asked to resign. King Duan also left Shoukang Palace. The three of them After leaving Shoukang Palace, King Duan glanced at Xiao Xuanmo, raised his lips and said with a smile: "Fifth brother, I have something that I want to talk to you about. I wonder if you can give me a favor?"

The Queen's heart tightened, and she quickly held Xiao Xuanmo's hand. Xiao Xuanmo patted the back of her hand comfortingly. He looked up at Prince Duan and gave a faint smile in return: "Brother, you're welcome. , Brother Chen hasn’t talked to Brother Huang for a long time, so let’s leave the palace and find a restaurant to have a good drink and chat.”

King Duan smiled brightly: "Okay, then I will be waiting for my fifth brother at Mingyue Tower."

After he said that, he bowed to the queen and then left first. The queen held Xiao Xuanmo's hand tightly with some worry: "Mo'er, Prince Duan suddenly asked you to talk, there can't be any deceit." Bar? "

Xiao Xuanmo shook his head: "Probably not... At this time, the son and minister are not his biggest threat. Queen mother, don't forget, Xiao Xuanrui will be back soon... Now the father obeys the concubine's words. If the son and minister The prediction is good, I’m afraid the crown prince’s position will be established in the next few days.”

"Brother, he is panicking... Xiao Xuanrui is his biggest threat now. Sometimes, enemies of enemies can also become partners..." When the matter of establishing a heir apparent was brought up, the queen became a little indignant: "Your father is really too much. , you are obviously the legitimate son, and the position of prince is originally yours. But he has delayed it for so many years. Now, he is old, but he still indulges and favors the mother and son..." "He is so It was obvious that he wanted to leave the crown prince position to Xiao Xuanrui. Xiao Xuanrui had made such a big mistake, but he could easily forgive him and restore him to the position of county king... This time he recruited Xiao Xuanrui back to the capital to establish him. Came here for the prince."

"Now, the memorials from the ministers are flying towards his desk like snowflakes. Who would have thought that he would not listen to them under the pretext of having a stroke... and insist on protecting the mother and son. Mo'er, I am really Such hatred."

As the Queen spoke, her eyes couldn't help but turn red. Xiao Xuanmo sighed helplessly, gently held her shoulders and patted her: "Mother, we have endured it for more than ten years, please bear with it any longer. Maybe after this storm, everything will return to normal..." The Queen raised her sleeves and wiped the wet corners of her eyes. "Hey, the Queen was just angry for a moment and couldn't control herself. Don't worry about me... I'm fine. .Aren’t you going to leave the palace? Go out quickly... Remember to be careful... You must protect yourself and don’t let the Queen Mother worry."

Xiao Xuanmo nodded. He watched the queen leave. When he left the palace, he headed to Mingyue Tower. When he arrived at Mingyue Tower, Prince Duan was already waiting in the box. Feng Hai was waiting for Xiao Xuanmo at the door. As soon as Xiao Xuanmo arrived , he led Xiao Xuanmo upstairs. The two of them walked all the way to the third floor, and suddenly a woman rushed towards Xiao Xuanmo without warning. Xiao Xuanmo frowned, because the speed was too fast, he There was no time to dodge. He only felt that his chest seemed to be pierced by a sharp object. He screamed in pain, pushed the woman away and staggered back a few steps. The woman was pushed down and fell to the ground... and hit her forehead. Even though the skin was broken, a lot of blood flowed out. Feng Hai's face darkened, he held Xiao Xuanmo's arm and asked about his condition. Xiao Xuanmo shook his head, and he rubbed his chest a few times. There was no pain or discomfort. It seemed that the discomfort just now was just his illusion. He looked at the woman with cold eyes. "What did you do to me?"

The woman got up from the ground and covered her bleeding forehead: "You man, you are so unreasonable. It was obviously you who pushed me down, causing me to bruise my forehead. Who would have thought that you would actually hit me and question me? "

"I'm just a powerless woman. What can I do to you? You've made me hurt. If you don't give me a reasonable explanation, I won't let it go."

Xiao Xuanmo turned to look at Feng Hai: "Control her...search her body. I suspect she just did something to me..." Feng Hai heard this and immediately stepped forward without saying a word, twisting the woman's arms. He searched her body with both hands unceremoniously. The woman was so ashamed and angry that she cried bitterly with red eyes: "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucom"You...you have bullied me too much. In broad daylight, you two grown men not only raped me," Pushed me down, and now you’re actually touching me and taking advantage of me?”

"Someone, help me."

She shouted, which immediately attracted many guests. The shopkeeper of Mingyue Tower also ran over quickly: "What's wrong? What happened?"

Without saying a word, Feng Hai showed a token to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper trembled with fright. Isn't this a member of Prince Duan's palace? He didn't dare to offend Prince Duan... He didn't dare to interfere anymore and hurriedly asked people to disperse him. Feng Hai did not find anything in the woman's body. He escorted the woman into the private room on the third floor. After hearing the whole story, King Duan's eyes flashed with darkness. He quickly sent someone to call the doctor. The woman choked and cried. , no matter how Feng Hai tried to coerce her, she always insisted that she did nothing to Xiao Xuanmo. King Duan only felt that it was a bit tricky. He originally asked Xiao Xuanmo to come over to discuss cooperation with him and deal with Xiao Xuanrui together. .Who knew that such a thing would happen. If something happened to Xiao Xuanmo, he could not bear this responsibility. The doctor came in quickly. Xiao Xuanmo took off his robe in the inner room. The skin on his chest was not red, swollen or strange at all... The doctor checked several times and found nothing wrong. He felt Xiao Xuanmo's pulse again and again. Then, he looked at Prince Duan and replied: "Your Majesty, little one I can’t find out the reason for this...could it be that the hairpin on the girl’s head stuck into her body, and King Mo felt a sting?”
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