Qi Jue didn't know that Yan Mingzhu needed the Shifang Dragon Bone to treat Yuan Jinshen's illness. He was not unhappy with Yan Mingzhu's concealment, but continued: "Mother, the Shifang Dragon Bone is of no use to you.
Mr. Yuan Er is a great contributor to Dazhao, and if these Ten Directions Dragon Bones can heal his body, it will be its greatest use."
Concubine Zhuang saw that her son was so impatient, fearing that she would not hand over the Shifang Dragon Bone, which was really funny and helpless.
He raised his hand and told Aunt Ren: "I thought it was some kind of hard-to-find medicine introduction, but it turns out to be the Ten Directions Dragon Bone. Just take it."
Yan Mingzhu took the brocade box and said, "Thank you, Concubine Zhuang."
As the saying goes, some people are happy and some are sad. The Huaqing Palace is peaceful, but the Kunning Palace is lifeless.
After Queen Pei was escorted back to Kunning Palace, she was uncharacteristically quiet and only ordered people to boil water while she bathed and changed clothes.
After taking a bath and changing into clean clothes, Queen Pei fixed her hair in front of the bronze mirror.
"Mother Lu, is my appearance getting old and no longer good-looking?"
Aunt Lu was weeping while twisting Queen Pei's hair, "My queen has been as glorious and beautiful as ever for thirty years. She is the most beautiful woman in the world."
Queen Pei naturally knew that she was already old, but when she heard this, she smiled.
"When I was fifteen years old, Your Majesty came to the house in person with a betrothal gift and wanted to marry me as a wife. On the day of the wedding, Ten Miles of Red Dress was the most grand wedding in the entire Jinzhou City in the past century.
During the wedding night, Your Majesty said that he would treat me well for the rest of his life. Not long after, I became pregnant and gave birth to my eldest son. Your Majesty was so happy that he only rested in my room for nearly a month."
Recalling the past, Queen Pei's eyes were full of infinite longing. Suddenly, she squeezed the golden hairpin in her hand.
"However, all this has changed since Concubine Zhuang gave birth to Qi Jue. That little bastard was really lucky. He happened to be born on the day when His Majesty invaded the imperial city, killed Emperor Xuan, and ascended the throne. From then on,
After that, His Majesty regarded him as a mascot.
It's really ridiculous. Your Majesty was able to successfully seize the throne only with the help of my Pei family. That little bastard is just a baby in his infancy, what role can it play!
But His Majesty only favors him. No matter what he says or does, he is the best in His Majesty's eyes. But what about my son? He is his eldest son, but he always ignores him. No matter how hard the prince tries, he is the best.
He’s not even satisfied!”
At this point, Queen Pei choked up and covered her face, her tears falling like broken pearls.
"I am not afraid of death, but if I die, who can protect my Xi'er? Who can protect him..."
Aunt Lu hugged Queen Pei distressedly and said, "Your Majesty, I will protect you. I swear here that as long as I am here, I will protect His Highness the Crown Prince with my life!"
Queen Pei suddenly pushed away Nanny Lu and casually wiped the tears on her face, "Where is Qin'er? Where is Qin'er? Let him come to see me!"
Pei Duqin had been in the outer hall, and when he heard Queen Pei calling him, he walked in quickly.
"Aunt, these nephews are useless!"
With a plop, Pei Duqin knelt down in front of Queen Pei.
Queen Pei walked over and grabbed Pei Duqin's arms, "Qin'er, my aunt is about to die. Before she dies, there are only two things that she can't let go of. One is the prince. I am no longer here, and Concubine Zhuang and her son are in charge.
The prince's situation will inevitably be more difficult,
No matter what happens in the future, you must protect my aunt! The second one is the Pei family. From now on, all the hopes of the Pei family will be placed in your hands, Qin'er!"
Pei Duqin choked with sobs and responded: "My nephew understands that he will do his best to protect His Highness the Crown Prince and guard the Pei family!"
At this time, Eunuch Liu's voice came from outside: "The Queen, I have been ordered to deliver poisoned wine. Please open the palace door."
Queen Pei heard the noise outside and stuffed something into Pei Duqin's hand very quickly.
"I have ordered people to find out about the previous pattern. It is not a dragon, but a unicorn. After His Majesty ascended the throne, he explicitly ordered that unicorns are not allowed to appear in the Jokhang Kingdom again. But before that, unicorns had very special characteristics.
meaning,
Since the founding of the Jokhang Dynasty, Emperor Taiwu, the first emperor of the Jokhang Dynasty, secretly established a strange army. This strange army was always in the hands of the emperor when the emperor was in power. However, once the emperor died soon,
He would secretly transfer this strange army to the prince, the next emperor, and it would be passed down in this way until the period of Emperor Xuan. His majesty held the banner of the Qing emperor and stormed into the imperial city to seize the throne. Therefore, he was called
empress,
This strange army that has been passed down for hundreds of years has completely disappeared. Although I don’t know whether your Majesty is looking for it privately, your Majesty has always been worried about this."
The fact that this strange army was not passed down indirectly shows that the name of Emperor Zhao's throne is not justified.
It is said that every soldier in that strange army will have a unicorn pattern engraved on his body. That's why Emperor Zhao hated unicorns so much that he even directly banned their appearance.
But now, this unicorn pattern appears again!
"Qin'er, grab this line and continue to investigate. I have a hunch that there will be an unexpected surprise. Perhaps this can protect the crown prince and the Pei family. Do you understand?"
Pei Duqin squeezed the secret note in his hand and said, "My nephew understands."
After explaining everything, Queen Pei withdrew her hand and said, "Let Liu Dequan come in."
When Eunuch Liu entered the palace, he was followed by two little chamberlains on the left and right. One of the little chamberlains was holding a tray in his hand. There was a glass of poisonous wine in the tray, which was prepared for Queen Pei.
"This slave has met the Queen."
Queen Pei gave a wry smile and said, "I am no longer the queen."
"In my heart, you have always been the queen."
Queen Pei opened her eyes instantly and said, "I have a few words that I want to say to Eunuch Liu alone."
After Eunuch Liu dismissed the others, Queen Pei said: "Eunuch Liu, although this palace has fallen, the Pei family is still there, and the prince is still the crown prince. After this incident, Qi Jue's power will only become greater.
Our Majesty has always been suspicious by nature. He will definitely not sit back and watch Qi Jue dominate. As long as the Crown Prince does not make mistakes, Your Majesty, after a hundred years, the Crown Prince will be the only legitimate heir.
As long as Eunuch Liu remains loyal to the prince after I leave, and the prince successfully ascends the throne in the future, Eunuch Liu will be the number one contributor. Do you understand what I mean?"
Eunuch Liu served closely by Emperor Zhao's side. Not only would he know all kinds of news immediately, but he could also find opportunities to speak for the prince. He was an indispensable presence and must be firmly grasped.
"I understand, the Queen, don't worry, I will always stand by His Highness the Crown Prince."
Queen Pei nodded, slowly picked up the cup, raised her head and drank it all, while a tear fell from the corner of her eyes.