In the inner garden of Renming Hall, the rose garden is in full bloom.
The quiet path composed of flowers was cool and breezy. Queen Xiansu walked in front, followed by Zhao Huan and Xianglan.
This scenery is like a fairyland on earth, but for Zhao Huan, it is full of weirdness.
Occasionally, a cool breeze blows, almost like a dark breeze!
Who knows how many corpses were buried in the inner garden. Maybe there were piles of dead bones under Zhao Huan's feet at this time.
The brighter the roses in front of him, the more hairy Zhao Huan felt in his heart. These flowers were made of flesh and blood.
At this moment, Queen Xiansu's voice came.
"Although I never interfere in political affairs, I still want to say a few words to you this time."
"It is a taboo to indiscriminately kill court officials in public. Just because you are lucky this time does not mean that you will escape unscathed every time."
Faced with Queen Xiansu's reminder, Zhao Huan was all smiles.
"My mother's words will be remembered by her sons and ministers."
As soon as she finished speaking, Queen Xiansu stopped walking. If Xianglan hadn't grabbed Zhao Huan in time, she would have hit her directly.
Queen Xiansu turned around slowly, her majestic and prosperous face showed no expression at all.
"Did you really remember it, or are you trying to prevaricate me?"
The cold voice seemed incompatible with the surrounding flower beds that were as bright as blood.
For some reason, Zhao Huan, who had always been fearless, felt like he was going crazy every time he faced Queen Xiansu.
This fear, in addition to the relationship between mother and son, is naturally related to Queen Xiansu's behavior.
When Zhao Huan killed people, he was at least reasonable and only killed those who deserved to be killed.
And once you enter the harem, if you say something wrong, you may be crushed to death by Queen Xiansu like an ant.
Zhao Huan was panicking in his heart, but he was calm on the outside.
"The queen mother's great love for her sons and ministers, and the sons and ministers are grateful and grateful, how can they prevaricate the queen mother?"
"As for Liu Chi, he deserves it. How can it be called indiscriminate killing?"
"If it happens again, I will still chop him down without hesitation."
Queen Xiansu's eyes flashed with hatred.
"I didn't say I won't kill you, but you have to pay attention to the method and don't let anyone take advantage of you."
"Didn't he hurt someone from the palace? This matter involves relatives of the emperor. Dali Temple can take care of it, and Zongzheng Temple can also take care of it."
"As long as he is captured at Zongzheng Temple, I can make him disappear without a trace."
"At that time, he will also be charged with abandoning his official position and fleeing, and neglecting his duties."
After hearing Queen Xiansu's words of advice, Zhao Huan's eyes gleamed. When it comes to uniting the party and eliminating dissidents, Jiang is still the best at it.
In the past, it was difficult for Zhao Huan to enter the palace, but now it is even more difficult.
Zhao Ji knew very well the principle of "mother and son connecting hearts", so naturally he was unwilling to let Zhao Huan have too much contact with Queen Xiansu.
Facts have proved that Zhao Ji is right. If he could use the power of Queen Xiansu from time to time, Zhao Huan would have been able to go sideways in the previous dynasty.
Just because you don’t interfere in politics doesn’t mean you don’t kill people!
Although Zhao Huan's biological mother, Queen Xian Gong, has passed away long ago, now Zhao Huan feels the "strong" maternal love again.
Queen Xiansu was not only Zhao Huan's adoptive mother, but also her only relative in the world.
As for the other brothers, even His Majesty, they are all strangers to Zhao Huan.
At this moment, Zhao Huan was grabbed by Xiang Lan again.
Queen Xiansu walked alone towards the pavilion deep in the inner garden.
"It's hard to come back. I'll have lunch with you later before leaving."
"First let Xianglan take you around the inner garden."
Looking at Queen Xiansu who was gradually going away, Zhao Huan couldn't help but feel happy. Although this mother was a bit vicious and cruel, her feelings for him were deep and sincere.
Seeing Zhao Huan watching Queen Xiansu go away, Xianglan couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Prince Ding, who has always been fearless of heaven and earth, is actually as silent as a cicada at times."
How shameless is Zhao Huan? Of course he won't admit it.
"This is called respect!"
"It is natural for a son to respect his mother."
"But having said that, Sister Xianglan, isn't this inner garden a bit unlucky?"
Xianglan couldn't stop laughing. She had already seen that the prince in front of her was not afraid of people, but afraid of ghosts!
How ferocious was the previous dynasty when they attacked? But every time when I got close to Renming Palace, I held my breath and didn't look sideways, for fear of seeing something shocking.
Xianglan deliberately acted mischievously and pointed at the flower bed not far away: "Your Majesty, look at what that is."
Zhao Huan looked along Xianglan's fingers and felt his heart sinking.
The soil under the flower bed had obviously been turned over recently. A white object was exposed on the soil. If you look closely, it turned out to be a finger!
"What the hell!"
"Sister Xianglan, what am I talking about? This ghost place is too unlucky. It's better to ask my mother to move out as soon as possible."
"Where is this garden? It's clearly a mass grave!"
"Moreover...Renming Palace is the main palace. In such a solemn and solemn place, so many corpses are buried. If the Ministry of Rites finds out..."
Before Zhao Huan could finish speaking, Xianglan interrupted with a smile. She had obviously long been accustomed to being with corpses.
"It's just a corpse. It scares you."
"Although Her Majesty the Queen is decisive in killing, she does not kill. Most of the corpses in the Rose Garden were brought from elsewhere."
"The harem is so big, but there are so many people. Not to mention the maids and eunuchs, there are even seven or eight concubines, crowded under one roof."
"When there are more people, there will be more conflicts. If there are conflicts among the concubines, they can only vent their anger on the maids."
"If the concubines beat the maids to death and just throw them out, what should we do if the nobles below the concubines kill people?"
"You can't just watch those noble people who entered the palace and were not even seen by His Majesty being sent to Zongzheng Temple in confusion, right?"
Zhao Huan finally understood that Queen Xiansu was trying to deal with the aftermath of those "newcomers".
As for this harem, it is by no means as luxurious as the outside world imagines.
The food, clothing, and salary of the concubines were all limited, and there were many people but few palaces. Except for the favored concubines, most of the "nobles" slept in Datong bunks, with several people crowded into one room.
Otherwise, how could there be so many palaces allocated to them?
Those who can call themselves this palace will always be the most favored or those with the highest status. The rest of the nobles are just canaries in a cage.
They look glamorous, but in fact they are all miserable people.
And only special cases can be buried in the Rose Garden. It is more like the destination of some poor people than a mass grave.
In addition, those who were sick or committed crimes were all removed from the palace, so naturally no bad luck would be left behind.
Zhao Huan looked at the exposed finger and couldn't help but sigh: "Is this a poor person too?"
Xianglan smiled mysteriously: "No! This person was talking about Her Majesty the Queen behind her back, and I strangled her to death with my own hands!"