He avoided Cang Qiao because the emperor was reluctant to have a conflict with Cang Qiao, and he understood.
But why should we avoid King Qin?
Emperor Ming leaned on the edge of the table with his swollen forehead supported by one hand and said coldly.
"Your good nephew is a passionate person. Do you really think I can't see that he is seduced by that girl Ming Lanruo? A king can have countless desires, but the love of his children cannot become a weakness."
Since Ye'er is reluctant to let go, he, as a father, will help him get rid of his weaknesses!
Zhou Chen frowned and gritted his teeth bitterly: "Wei Chen has long said that Ming Lanruo is a vixen who doesn't follow the rules of women and should have died long ago!"
"It will be good for you to handle this matter well, Zhou Chen, you should know why!" Emperor Ming said coldly.
Zhou Chen hesitated: "But Your Majesty, the Xiao family's extermination case has just been exposed by that old man Xu Muyan. The eyes of both the government and the public are on the Xiao family case. If something happens to Ming Lan, it will be very eye-catching!"
After all, although Ming Lanruo's surname is Ming, she is Xiao Shuai's granddaughter.
Emperor Ming sneered: "She must die just because she is Xiao Shuai's granddaughter. Since the last victim has been eliminated from the source, what else is there to investigate?"
He paused, his eyes fierce and fierce: "Besides, I just want to warn these stupid ministers that I am the emperor. If I say I won't investigate, there is no reason, but I just don't allow the investigation. Anyone who investigates will be killed!"
Kill Ming Lanruo just to show them.
Even if there are some things that cannot be said on the table, even if the name is not justified, he will just do it if he wants to do it!
At the beginning, he didn't sit on the throne because of his dishonest reputation!
"Then should we get rid of that old man Xu Muyan as well?" Zhou Chen's eyes flashed fiercely.
If he wasn't that old man like Xu Muyan, he wouldn't still be worried about the murder of the Xiao family more than 20 years later!
However, Emperor Ming waved his sleeves angrily and threw the only teapot on the table to the ground: "Have your limbs been broken and your brain damaged? If Xu Muyan is dead, can those civil servants come to my palace?"
How can I kill them all if they insist on remonstrating and complaining?"
If a Ming Lanruo dies, at most Xu Muyan will come to "die to remonstrate". If an 'upright' second-rank official, the Minister of Dali Temple, dies, the one who comes to remonstrate will bury him at the door of the palace!
Zhou Chen choked: "Your Majesty, I am just... thinking about you."
Emperor Ming took a deep breath and said impatiently: "Shut up, you all think that I am too old and confused to trust Cang Qiao, but look at which one of you is as capable as him, understands my thoughts, and can save me trouble?
"
"As long as any one of you is as knowledgeable, expressive, and competent as he is, so what if I grant you nine thousand years of age!"
These idiots have completely reversed the relationship between cause and effect. It is because of Cang Qiao that he can break away from so many complicated and mundane things and have more time to cultivate immortality and enjoy the life of an emperor!
Emperor Ming said angrily: "If it weren't for Cang Qiao being involved in this matter, would I still need you? If Ming Lan were your niece, Cang Qiao would be able to put her head on my table tonight, and she would be able to tell outsiders that she's not good at it.
I suspect it was my order!"
From son to minister, no one is as considerate as Cang Qiao, and everything he says is so stupid that it gives people a headache!
Zhou Chen was depressed and angry, but he didn't dare to show it on his face.
His old face flushed: "Yes, Your Majesty, I will definitely live up to my trust!"
"Have you lived up to who's trust?" an old female voice sounded.
Zhou Chen looked at the door and saw that it was the Queen Mother. He called out respectfully: "I have seen the Queen Mother."
When Emperor Ming saw this, he frowned, signaled Zhou Chen to leave, and went down to help the Queen Mother himself: "Why is the Queen Mother here?"
The Queen Mother watched Zhou Chen leave, looked at Emperor Ming and asked coldly: "There is only half a bloodline left in the Xiao family that is not surnamed Xiao. Do you want to eradicate it too?"
As soon as she heard that Mr. Xu exposed the Xiao family's extermination case in court, forcing the emperor to order a thorough investigation, she knew something was wrong and hurried over.
Sure enough, she saw that Emperor Ming had sent away his surroundings, leaving only Zhou Chen, the guy who had worked with him in the past. She guessed that it must be to kill people and silence them.
Emperor Ming frowned: "What are you talking about, Queen Mother? I still need to rely on that girl to cure the wind on my horse!"
The Queen Mother looked at him coldly and said after a long time: "Wenshan, the Ai family only has a biological son like you now. The Ai family knows exactly what kind of character you are."
When Emperor Ming heard this, he said expressionlessly: "What is my nature? I just want to stabilize my country and get rid of the unfavorable people."
The Queen Mother trembled, gritted her teeth and angrily threw away the hand that was holding her: "You are ruthless, suspicious and jealous, how are you like the son of the Ai family and your father! You have killed so many people, and just a little girl like Lan Ruo,
You won’t let it go!”
"Yes, I won't let her go. I won't even let her son go. So what? I am the emperor. If you want me to die, I have to die!" Emperor Ming sneered sinisterly.
The Queen Mother trembled and pointed at him: "You...you...are you going to piss off the Ai family to death!"
Aunt Qin quickly supported her: "Mom, please calm down, you can't be angry."
Emperor Ming said expressionlessly: "My mother said that I am ruthless, suspicious and jealous, and I am not like you and your father at all. Yes, how are we similar? You and your father have loved your brother since childhood, and I am your biological son, but
How could I be like you if I wasn't raised by your side when I was three years old!"
The Queen Mother gritted her teeth and said angrily: "That's because your imperial brother's mother-in-law died to save the Ai family, so the Ai family took him to their side!"
"You have been extreme and cruel since you were a child. You can strangle the cats and birds that accompany you to death at the age of three. Your father only asked you to cultivate yourself with the great Confucian scholar, but what have you accomplished!"
Emperor Ming's eyes were red and he sneered: "What's wrong with strangling a cat or a bird? What's the big deal? I was the legitimate prince, so what if I kill people? You are so partial and you still want me to cultivate my moral character?"
He roared sternly: "It's a good thing that I'm not like you. The great son you and your father raised is cowardly and incompetent. I took his place and became the emperor. So what if I kill him? If he has real ability, he should have discovered my conspiracy early."
Got me!"
The Queen Mother trembled all over and almost fainted: "You... you are such a traitor! You are a traitor!"
Aunt Tan was so frightened that she quickly stuffed pills into her mouth: "The Queen Mother, the Queen Mother, don't be angry!"
She cried to Emperor Ming and begged: "Your Majesty, please stop saying a few words. After all, you are mother and son, and the Queen Mother is your only mother!"
Emperor Ming looked at the pale face of the Queen Mother, took a deep breath, turned her back, and said coldly: "If the Queen Mother is not my biological mother, can she stand here and scold me and still be safe and sound?"
After that, he waved his hand: "Okay, help the Queen Mother back. During this period, the Queen Mother should not leave Ci'an Palace and take good care of her health! We will talk about it later!"
The Queen Mother pointed at him in disbelief and trembled: "You...you want to put the Ai family under house arrest!"
Emperor Ming raised his voice impatiently: "Come here, send the Queen Mother back to the palace to rest!"
The eunuchs who had been sent far away hurried over.
The Queen Mother was extremely angry and flicked her sleeves: "You don't need to send me away, the Ai family will go on their own!"
After saying that, she caressed Aunt Tan and staggered away.
Looking at the Queen Mother's leaving figure, Emperor Ming said irritably: "Go to Dongchang to call Cang Qiao over and ask him to send away those crooked civil servants. I am going to cultivate my moral character and become an immortal!"
After that, he also walked away.
The Queen Mother staggered around to take a break. She looked at the pool of water under the Jiuqu White Jade Bridge and closed her eyes——
"Go and send a message to Ruorona girl and find a way to leave the capital. Let's go as far as possible and never come back!"
As she said this, the old lady, who had always been strong, couldn't help but cover her face and burst into tears.
"The Ai family owes her, the Xiao family and the Ming family. I'm afraid they won't be able to pay it back in this life. The Ai family is useless and can't protect her."
What on earth did she give birth to?
Aunt Tan felt as if the Queen Mother had aged ten years again in an instant. Her eyes were red: "Yes, the Queen Mother."
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Dongchang
"Has the chess game been set up, little empress?" Cang Qiao sat in front of a chess game, with one hand on his forehead, holding a white stone and placing it on the chess board.
Ming Lanruo sat opposite him, looking at his fingertips that were whiter than the chess piece and his shell-like nails still glowing red, she couldn't help but feel a little absent-minded: "Yeah."
Why does this person seem to be getting more and more angry? Isn't he dyeing his nails?
"What are you looking at? Where did your chess piece go?" Cang Qiao raised an eyebrow and flicked a chess piece on her forehead.
