In the turmoil outside Zichen Hall, Prime Minister Cai was killed on the spot, and King An had been taken to the imperial tomb to guard the tomb for Emperor Wenchang.

When something happened to my brother, the saddest thing is my mother?

The next day, Qingli went to Prince An's Mansion with a nervous mood.

The woman guarding the door set a curtain for her and led her into the inner room.

Empress Dowager Xiao was drinking tea with Qing Concubine, talking and laughing softly, her smile was calm, not as Qingli imagined, with a haggard expression and tears.

Qingli opened his mouth in surprise.

When Empress Xiao saw Qingli, she smiled even more, waved her hand and said, "Jiu'er, come to the queen of mother."

Qingli walked towards Empress Dowager Xiao, and when he passed by Qing Concubine, he bent his knees and greeted him.

"Jiu'er greets Concubine Qing." His tone was gentle and alienated.

She called the Qing Concubine, which showed that she only admitted that the Qing Concubine was her father's concubine and did not intend to recognize this mother.

Empress Xiao's expression changed.

Concubine Qing, holding the teacup, paused slightly, her face as usual, nodded to Qingli in a cold and distant manner, and said, "The Empress is polite."

Empress Dowager Xiao looked at the mother and daughter and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Qingli sat beside Empress Xiao, hugged her arm, and said intimately: "How is the mother doing well recently?"

"My mother knows what you are worried about. You are afraid that something will happen to your brother and that the queen will be sad, right?" Empress Xiao patted her back kindly and sighed softly, "Actually, things can eventually develop like this. The queen is already very satisfied. You have been living in the palace and don't understand the changes of your brother, but the queen has always seen it. Your brother... he is crazy and doesn't listen to anyone's advice. The queen said a few words to him and even scolded her for being partial to her daughter. You don't know that the queen has always been afraid that he will cause a big disaster and ruined the ancestor's foundation for hundreds of years. Now that the matter has settled, the queen is relieved."

"Mother's Queen..."

Qingli's tears are condensed into the eyelashes.

The most heart of the world is the kind mother. Queen Mother Xiao has been miserable for half a lifetime, and her heart is fucked by a pair of children.

"Silly girl, why are you crying?"

Empress Dowager Xiao reached out to wipe away the tears from Qingli's face and chuckled softly.

"The Queen Mother is already very satisfied with you and Lin'er's results. The Queen Mother disagreed with the Emperor's affairs at first. After all, he is so many years older than you, and the relationship between you is not tolerated by secular ethics. However, after so many things have happened, the Queen Mother can see clearly the Emperor's heart for you, and he really has you in his heart. Now, this man is finally held in your palm. What else is there to worry about Queen Mother? As for your brother..."

Speaking of Murong Lin, Empress Dowager Xiao couldn't help but lower her head and smile bitterly.

"You may find it strange to your brother like this, but the queen thinks it is normal. In this life, there is only this one child, and your father has only one legitimate son. We parents are all too spoiled by him and eventually developed such a arrogant and self-conceited and irresponsible personality!"

Qingli couldn't help but say, "Brother wasn't like this before..."

"He was indeed not as violent as he is now. However, the things in this world have changed and the times are changing, and there is no way to control others!" Empress Dowager Xiao sighed, "In fact, the emperor can punish your brother to guard the imperial tomb. At least he doesn't have to be imprisoned in the dark prison. Although life in the imperial tomb is difficult, he will not be short of food and clothing. Moreover, being able to guard the tomb for his father can be considered a filial piety as a son!"

Qingli was still depressed.

She knew that the queen was still very sad. She said so now just to comfort her.

She pursed her lips and said, "My mother, I will go to the imperial tomb to see my brother later. You can go with me, too?"

"I still won't go..."

Having said that, Empress Xiao’s expression was very hesitant. After all, she was a kind mother, so how could she not worry about her son?

When Qingli saw this, Ni acted coquettishly in Empress Xiao's arms and said, "Mother, go, go, just treat it as a daughter to go see your brother!"

"You girl! She's still like a child who has not grown up!" Empress Xiao pinched her face pamperedly, "My mother will go with you. You can go to the carriage first, wait for the mother, change clothes, and then come."

Concubine Qing sat quietly, like a transparent person.

Qingli knew that Empress Xiao had something to say to Concubine Qing, and after a blessing, he left the inner room.

Empress Dowager Xiao waved her hand, and the maids automatically left the hall.

"Yun Qing, Jiuer is just a child, she is stubborn. Do you want to be like her as a mother?" Empress Dowager Xiao sighed helplessly.

"I abandoned her as soon as she was born. I never thought she would recognize me!"

Concubine Qing looked arrogant and stubborn, but in the blink of an eye, tears rolled down.

Empress Xiao didn't know what to say, and she was silent for a moment and said, "What are your plans in the future?"

Concubine Qing said, "In a few days, I will go back to Yunzhou. I will be satisfied if I can see Ali again in this life. But you also know that I have five children in Yunzhou, and their father is dead. I, a mother, can't ignore them, right?"

Empress Xiao was shocked.

Concubine Qing really can give birth. In short, she has given birth to seven children in total!

Empress Xiao couldn't help but persuade: "You should stay in Shangjing for a few more days. Jiuer, a child, is hard-hearted and soft-hearted. When she knows your mother's heart in the future, she will forgive you sooner or later!"

"My mother's heart?" Qing Concubine smiled sarcastically, "I thought of myself selfishly back then. She was abandoned by me as a mother as a mother as a child. Even myself, I can't forgive myself, so why do I use to let her forgive me? Besides, she is now married to Murong Che, and I had a marriage contract with Murong Che back then. Even though the two had no affair, Ali felt a little uncomfortable when he saw me, right?"

After saying this, Empress Xiao didn't want to persuade him anymore, so she said, "Tell me the day you left, I'll go see you off."

"good."

Concubine Qing smiled faintly.

Qingli and Empress Xiao took a carriage to the imperial tomb outside the capital.

Murong Lin was placed under house arrest in a small manor outside the imperial tomb.

When Qingli helped Empress Xiao in, there was a big mess inside. Murong Lin's unpleasant curses kept coming from the room, and the sound of porcelain smashing from time to time.

Empress Xiao's face turned pale.

"What's going on?" Qingli asked the guards guarding the gate in the yard.

The guards said: "Since his Highness An came here, he has been drinking all day long, and he will lose his temper when he gets drunk."

Empress Dowager Xiao walked in angrily.

"Sir, what are you doing!"

Murong Lin was holding the jar of wine, and heard this and burped drunk, saying, "It's the queen..."

Qingli followed behind and stepped in.

"It's you?" Murong Lin jumped up suddenly, "You have the face to see me? That morning, you stood at the palace gate waiting for me. You knew that Murong Che had already taken the trap and assassinated me, right?"

Qingli said frankly: "Yes, I knew it a long time ago. That morning, I was waiting at the palace gate, but I just wanted to persuade you to turn back..."

Murong Lin was full of resentment, staring at her with resentful eyes, cursing: "You are a wolf-hearted person!"

There was a crisp "pop".

Empress Dowager Xiao slapped Murong Lin hard and said angrily: "You are the one who is the real one!"

"Mother Queen!"

Murong Lin looked at Empress Xiao in disbelief.

Empress Xiao was so angry that she trembled all over, and pointed at him, "You evil son, you want to be the emperor, it's not wrong. It's normal for you to take back the throne. My mother never said anything about you... But my mother never expected that you would do such a thing!"

"What did I do?" Murong Lin covered his face dissatisfiedly.

Empress Xiao said angrily: "Yunzhou floods, you secretly destroyed the embankment, which caused the people to live in poverty. At that time, my mother warned you! Unexpectedly, not only did you not listen, but you became more and more serious, and you could even do something like connecting with the enemy and stolen the country! If this country was defeated by you, the mother would have no shame to see your father even if she died! She would have no shame to face the ancestors of the Murong family!"

"When did I get involved in the enemy and treason?" Murong Che was still dissatisfied, "I just want to use my strength to fight!"

Empress Dowager Xiao couldn't help but sneer and said, "Borrowing the power to fight? You said it lightly, but as soon as you open your mouth, you can ced four cities! The ancestors of the Murong family fought bloody battles and captured twenty cities in the Western Jin Dynasty. You are so polite and open and close, and you will give it to others. It's very light!"

Murong Lin turned his head and said nothing.

Empress Dowager Xiao continued, "What's more, can you satisfy the tiger and wolf country like Dongxia? I'm afraid that as soon as the gate of Jiaping Pass opens, the Dongxia army will directly rush to Shangjing and occupy the imperial city. At that time, I'm afraid that the entire Western Jin Dynasty will be annexed by Dongxia!"

Murong Lin argued: "Since my son dares to cooperate with them, there will naturally be ways to restrict them."

"What to restrain them?" Empress Dowager Xiao couldn't help but sneer when she heard this, "If you were really so capable, you wouldn't have allowed Murong Che to lead your army into the imperial city at the beginning!"

The glamorous coat was stripped off and the self-esteem was trampled under the feet.

Murong Lin felt ashamed.

Now even his mother said this to him!

He was sad, he was angry, he felt wronged...
Chapter completed!