He spent so much effort to save her and change her face. How could it be enough just once?
"Find a way to save me!" Shangguan Zhou gritted his teeth and said.
He paused, thought again, took another letter and handed it to the attendant: "Find a way to give this letter to King Xiaojingnan."
"Yes." The attendant immediately carefully collected the letter and turned to leave.
Looking at the attendant's back, the prince's eyes were filled with uncertainty.
What he has to do is not just the things in the Queen's Palace.
Taking advantage of the current confrontation between the Zhou family, Shangguan Hongye, Cang Qiao, and Ming Lanruo, he just had his hands free to do what he wanted to do!
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The death of the queen is also called - the mother of the country's great success.
White banners must be hung up and down the palace, and even in every household across the country, and mourning must be observed for seven days. Songs and banquets are not allowed.
However, in addition to being managed by the Ministry of Rites, these matters also required the emperor's intervention. However, Emperor Ming had no intention of presiding over Zhou Hou's funeral ceremony and left it all to the Ministry of Rites.
After he came back and listened to the report from his father-in-law, he immediately smashed the entire study room and fainted because the thing he was most worried about happened.
The red-blooded remnants finally entered the palace!
The imperial doctor rushed in and rescued him for a long time, but Emperor Ming faintly woke up the next day.
As soon as he woke up, he stared at the tent ceiling for a long time, and suddenly said coldly: "Lao He, go and call Cang Qiao for me."
Seeing this, his father-in-law took a step back and gave way to Cang Qiao.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to call, I am always here."
Emperor Ming looked over and saw Cang Qiao, wearing a simple uniform with light green bamboo leaf patterns, standing behind his father-in-law, with a hint of tiredness between his handsome eyebrows.
"Master Chitose knew that His Majesty had fainted, so he stayed by your side last night." He Gongzheng said.
Emperor Ming's face showed no emotion or anger, and he suddenly stretched out his hand to him: "Help me up."
Cang Qiao then reached out and helped Emperor Ming up, letting him sit beside the couch.
Emperor Ming did not let go of Cang Qiao's hand. Instead, he suddenly squeezed his arm and said expressionlessly: "Go and kill Ming Lanruo."
Cang Qiao paused and looked at Emperor Ming calmly: "Your Majesty, I cannot be indiscriminate..."
"Shut up!" Emperor Ming became furious and threw the tea on the table to the ground.
"Bang!" All the tea sets were smashed to pieces, and everyone waiting on the scene was so frightened that they knelt on the ground.
Cang Qiao also knelt on one knee, with a calm expression, as if he was used to his loss of control: "Your Majesty, please calm down."
"Cang Qiao, you killed whoever I asked you to kill before. Are you going to disobey me now?!" Emperor Ming stared at him with a sinister look, as if looking at a betrayer.
How many times had Cang Qiao disobeyed him for Ming Lanruo?!
"Whatever he disobeys you, the Aijia will not allow him to agree to you!" A slightly weak and old voice sounded.
Emperor Ming was stunned and looked at the Queen Mother who was being helped in.
"Mother, why are you here? Aren't you having a heart attack?" Emperor Ming immediately tried to get up, but his body shook, and he and his father-in-law immediately reached out to support him.
The Queen Mother looked at him coldly: "This is the third time that the Ai family has come to see you. My son is sick, so the Ai family can't come?"
Emperor Ming was a little embarrassed, and then he glanced at He and his father-in-law. He and his father-in-law immediately ordered all the other palace people to retreat. Only he and Aunt Tan stayed here to serve the prince, the emperor, mother and son.
"It's the son who worries the queen," Emperor Ming said.
The Queen Mother was helped by Nanny Tan to sit down and said coldly: "You also know that you are worrying the Ai family. If the Ai family doesn't come to see you today, are you allowed to continue to kill innocent people indiscriminately?"
As she said that, she paused and angrily hit the ground with her crutch: "In recent years, as long as you have some relationship with the Xiao family, you have been stepped on and killed indiscriminately. Are you crazy?"
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Emperor Ming's face turned pale for a moment, and his biological mother's scolding made him ashamed and angry: "Mother, I killed the person who deserves to be killed!"
Just like Ming Lanruo, if she is going to die, who will break into the palace in her name and assassinate her?
The Queen Mother couldn't help but laugh and almost burst into tears: "Tell me, who are the people you shouldn't kill? Even the Ai family is someone you should kill. After all, it was the Ai family that supported your brother to ascend the throne first..."
"Queen Mother!!" Emperor Ming could hardly help but roared and interrupted the Queen Mother's words. With a fierce light in his eyes, he looked at the Queen Mother while breathing heavily.
His face was ferocious, as if he was about to commit murder, which made Grandma Tan couldn't help but tremble.
The Queen Mother still stared at her son with a mocking and angry look.
"Your Majesty, calm down, the Queen Mother will always be the Queen Mother." Cang Qiao handed Emperor Ming a cup of tea and said leisurely.
Emperor Ming took a deep breath, grabbed the teacup and took a sip, then reluctantly said: "My son, that's not what I meant."
"Then tomorrow the three divisions will hold a meeting and let the civil and military officials of the court know what is going on. A group of people pretending to be the Red Blood Legion want to kill Concubine Ming while saying they are following her order to kill this old woman from the Ai family!" the Queen Mother sneered.
One sound.
Under the gaze of the Empress Dowager, Emperor Ming had no choice but to compromise and gritted his teeth and said: "Yes!"
The Queen Mother then stood up, held a crutch and walked out half way.
She paused and suddenly smiled strangely: "If it is true that the Red Blood Legion wants to kill the Ai family, it is the Ai family that feels sorry for them and is willing to die. Unfortunately, they are not!"
Emperor Ming was shocked, looked at the Queen Mother's leaving figure, gritted his teeth and said nothing, only an angry light flashed in his eyes, and he roared——
"Everyone get out!"
Cang Qiao bowed and bowed, then led the others away with a calm expression.
Even Nine Thousand Years Old was kicked out by His Majesty, which has never happened in these years.
This incident quickly spread throughout the entire palace - as if this was a sign that Jiu Qiansui had lost the trust of the Holy Emperor.
…
Two days later, the joint trial of the three divisions was not held at the Yamen of Dali Temple as usual. Instead, it was held at the Zhengde Hall.
When General Zhou was wheeled in, he remembered that he was also in Zhengde Hall——
His most outstanding eldest son and eldest daughter teamed up to kill Ming Lanruo at Mingchun Lake. Unfortunately, they failed in the end and were summoned by His Majesty the Emperor in the Zhengde Hall.
In the end, the eldest son was dismissed from his post and imprisoned.
Now, his eldest daughter Changle, who he had carefully cultivated, also became crazy in the temple and was no longer of use to the Zhou family. Even the queen's sister died tragically.
General Zhou tightened his lips with cold eyes. At first, he underestimated the enemy, but today it is different!
Today, he will definitely make Cang Qiao and Ming Lan die without a burial place!
Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Procuratorate all arrived and lined up in front of the Zhengde Hall.
Emperor Ming looked gloomy and sat on the dragon throne, next to the Queen Mother's phoenix throne.
As for the nine-thousand-year-old Cang Qiao...
General Zhou looked at him as before -
He was the only civil and military official in the court, sitting on the carved Eight Immortals chair diagonally in front of the emperor. He was wearing a scarlet python robe and a jade belt, and he was carelessly playing with the jade beads in his hand.
Rather like an emperor.
General Zhou's face looked a little ugly. It seemed that the emperor allowed Cang Qiao to sit in front of the emperor, and his trust in Cang Qiao was not as shallow as they thought.
Ming Lanruo was wearing a moon-white palace dress, standing there as pale as a chrysanthemum, and even nodded to him when he appeared.
General Zhou snorted coldly and looked away.
After seeing everyone gathered to pay homage, the Queen Mother suddenly pounded the crutch in her hand, and an old and sharp voice rang out——
"Everyone, get up. The Ai family doesn't want to talk nonsense today. Such a tragic thing happened in the palace, and even the queen was not saved. What is the truth about this matter? The three divisions will discuss it carefully!"
The atmosphere was solemn and tense.
First, the Minister of Punishment came up and told what happened, and then emphasized that the rebels had Ming Lanruo as their leader.
"If the words of those traitors cannot be believed, the fact that Concubine Ming entered the palace carrying a hidden weapon is tantamount to treason, and it is also really suspicious!"
These words of the Minister of Punishment did not focus on the assassin, but on Ming Lanruo, who was carrying a hidden weapon.
Ming Lanruo glanced at the Minister of Punishment and didn't know whether this person belonged to the prince or the Zhou family. He was quite smart.
After all, those assassins wanted to kill her, but she saved everyone in the end. This was seen by everyone. It is untenable to attack her on this basis.
It's better to find another way to prevent her from turning around.
"What do you have to say!" Emperor Ming looked at Ming Lanruo with cold and gloomy eyes.
Ming Lanruo said in a neither humble nor overbearing tone: "This bracelet is..."
Before she could finish speaking, the Queen Mother said coldly: "This bracelet was given to her by the Ai family. It was the Ai family who asked her to wear it all the time for self-defense. She didn't have to take it off when entering the palace. If not, Concubine Ming wouldn't have been able to save so many lives."
Human life.”
The Minister of Punishment choked, and the Empress Dowager directly attacked him. What else could he pursue?!
Emperor Ming couldn't help being angry: "Mother! Let her speak for herself!"
At this time, Ming Lanruo said slowly and authentically: "Your Majesty, it is indeed as the Queen Mother said."
Emperor Ming also choked, angry and helpless.
Regardless of whether it is true or not, the Queen Mother’s partial attitude is definitely true!
General Zhou sneered: "Empress Ming, what an understatement. The Empress died in this assassination, and you want to get rid of the suspicion with just one sentence?"
He paused and looked at Ming Lanruo bitterly - "The female assassin who led you clearly recognized you. The Queen Mother who protected you was saved, but the Queen Mother is dead!"
The Minister of Punishment also stepped forward and said: "Yes, Concubine Ming, everyone knows that you and the Empress are at odds. She dislikes you as her daughter-in-law. In this assassination, you are the only one who will benefit in the end!!"
As he spoke, his sharp eyes glanced at Dali Temple Qing and others——
"Those investigating the case should know that in a murder, whoever wins in the end is the most suspected mastermind! What's more, I have irrefutable evidence that Concubine Ming colluded with the assassin!"
Master Xu and others were stunned for a moment, their brows furrowed slightly, and even Ming Lanruo was a little puzzled.