Didn’t it say that the Queen Mother went to Fo’en Temple to pray? Why did she come back at this time?
Yun Miaomiao looked at Gu Fengqing. Gu Fengqing was obviously surprised and wondered why the Queen Mother came back at this time.
Since the last birthday party, the Queen Mother had fallen out with the Emperor, causing the four families of Wang Yun and Li He to be exiled. She became disappointed with the Emperor and went to Fo'en Temple and never came back.
Only then did the concubine in the harem act so proudly that she was so bold that she directly reached out to the previous dynasty and interfered in the affairs of the dynasty. Later, because of Xiao Zhuo's accidental death, the empress dowager became even more disappointed with the emperor and the palace, and even for a time
She didn't want to hear anything about the capital. If the queen hadn't gone to Fo'en Temple to pray and told the queen mother about Xiao Zhuo, the queen mother would not have come back to the capital again.
She came back this time just to support Xiao Zhuo.
If you are not benevolent, there will be no peace in the world.
The Queen Mother is not a weak and incompetent queen. She can sit in the position of Queen Mother, so she naturally knows how important a good monarch is to the people today.
Now, the emperor only listens to the flattering words of the imperial concubine, brings trouble to Chao Gang, and even wants to continue to do evil things to Xiao Zhuo. How can she still sit still.
"See the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother is a thousand years old!"
Everyone who reacted raised their heads one after another, looked in the direction of the sedan chair, and began to pay homage.
After a while, Yun Miaomiao saw a woman dressed elegantly and luxuriously get off the sedan chair, followed by a woman who looked younger than her, and they all got off the sedan chair together.
Just when Yun Miaomiao was curious, Gu Fengqing whispered in her ear, "The one in front is the Queen Mother, and the one behind is the current Queen Mother. The Queen Mother will appear here, most likely because of the Queen Mother."
It turned out to be the queen. Yun Miaomiao unconsciously glanced at Xiao Zhuo, who was dressed as Qing Mo, and saw only a hint of complexity in his eyes, with no other expression.
Before the Queen Mother and the Queen came over, she saw a pink figure walking quickly from the crowd and stood in front of Xiao Zhuo dressed in green ink, "Brother, you are finally back. Jiayue knows that God will bless you."
I came back safely. Jiayue prays in front of Bodhisattva every day. It seems that Bodhisattva heard my prayer and asked brother to come back. This time Jiayue will not cause trouble to you anymore. Brother, can you not do that again in the future?
It’s something adventurous.”
Qing Mo glanced at his master with a strange expression, not knowing how to answer Princess Jiayue's words.
Jiayue noticed his gaze and looked at Gu Fengqing. A bit of embarrassment suddenly appeared on her childish face, "Brother Gu is here too. Jiayue heard that you got married. Where is my sister-in-law? Did she meet you this time?
Come back together?"
Gu Fengqing nodded, "Of course we are back together. Princess Jiayue has not been seen for a long time, but she is still as beautiful as ever."
"Really?" Jiayue immediately beamed, "In the past, my brother always said that I was as skinny as a hairless monkey and very ugly. It's Brother Gu who has the vision."
Yun Miaomiao did not expect Princess Jiayue to be a woman with such a personality, but she actually liked her a bit in her heart.
On the other side, there was originally talk among the crowd, but after seeing the Queen Mother and the Empress, no one dared to speak anymore.
The Queen Mother and the Empress walked out of the sedan chair, with serious faces and sharp eyes that made people awe-inspiring.
"What's going on?" The Queen Mother and the Empress walked up to them, and the Queen Mother spoke first.
Her eyes swept over the people present, and finally landed on a few people surrounded by the crowd.
"Reporting to the Queen Mother, the prince was unwell, so the emperor asked the prince to recuperate in the palace. I don't know who incited the people to insist that the emperor was imprisoning the prince. The purpose was to prevent the prince from participating in the affairs of the government. The emperor had no choice but to let the prince go to the palace.
The door of the house was open, allowing the people to come in and see if the prince was feeling unwell. The prince was afraid that they would come in one by one to see, so he couldn't wait, so he came out by himself. Unexpectedly, these people mixed in with the crowd and actually wanted to assassinate the prince. Chen Wei
I was able to protect the prince and almost let these people succeed, but fortunately, with everyone here, I was able to catch these bad guys." Gu Fengqing took a step forward, lowered his head and said.
"What, is Zhuo'er injured?"
When the Queen heard this, her face turned pale. Her appearance yesterday had already made her worried. If Aunt Liu hadn't said that the Queen Mother felt sorry for Zhuo'er, she would make the decision for Zhuo'er. She would not have thought that the Queen Mother was a person, so she immediately went to find the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother knew that Xiao Zhuo was still alive, so she ordered people to return to the palace without saying a word.
If they hadn't come back in time and if Zhuo'er hadn't been accompanied by guards, she couldn't imagine the consequences.
Gu Fengqing glanced at the queen and replied truthfully, "With the help of these elder brothers, the prince is not seriously injured. However, after such a fright, the prince's health may not be good. The queen still takes the prince in to have a rest."
Well, if I have ministers here, I will definitely let the emperor give an explanation to the prince."
The few strong men below who were arresting people, after hearing Gu Fengqing's praise, the hands of those who were making trouble became even stronger. They wished they could be put into prison now and interrogated properly.
King Jing'an gave an explanation.
The Queen Mother frowned slightly. She was someone who had experienced this before, and she could clearly sense that things were not simple.
She looked at Xiao Zhuo, who was being protected by someone in the middle. His face was pale. Although his face was still panicked, it looked somewhat cool, and there was still a bit of the shadow of the former emperor.
"My son is fine," Xiao Zhuo said softly. Although his voice was a little hoarse, he was obviously not afraid.
The Queen Mother withdrew her gaze from Xiao Zhuo, turned to look at Gu Fengqing in front of her, and then looked at the man in black surrounded, "Gu Fengqing, you have been hanging out in Dali Temple since you were a child, and no one has the means to censor you.
I know better than you. If these people don’t tell the truth about the people behind them, they will use whatever means are necessary. If they refuse to tell the truth and are tortured to death, then look for other clues. As long as they have done it, the Ai family will
I don’t believe there won’t be any clues.”
The Queen Mother's words were sharp and shocking, "The Ai family doesn't believe it. Some people are so brave that they dare to take action at the feet of the emperor. They are still dealing with the Ai family's grandson who finally returned from a narrow escape. He served the people and the country, but in the end he was almost killed.
You bastards have been murdered. Investigate, investigate strictly. If we find out the truth and the people behind the scenes dare to do such a thing without any scruples, the Ai family will sue the great grandson of the Ai family even if they sue them in front of them.
Make the decision and give an explanation to the people."
The people who were assassinated just now gritted their teeth and said nothing, a few of them were too guilty to look at the Queen Mother, and one or two had already begun to beg for mercy.
"Take them down and interrogate them properly." The Queen Mother waved her hand, and then directly had people help her into the gate of the palace.
Gu Fengqing glanced at the personal guards beside the Queen Mother, who had already taken them from the hands of the strong man, and escorted them all into the palace.
There are also cells in Prince Jing'an's Mansion. They used to be used specifically to examine traitorous servants, but now they are also used. In this way, Gu Fengqing does not have to go to Dali Temple to interrogate prisoners.
"The Queen Mother is a thousand years old. She deserves to be the Queen Mother. King Jing'an has lost the position of Crown Prince. He has been aggrieved to begin with. If the Queen Mother hadn't come back, I don't know how to swallow this grievance this time."
"Who says it's not the case? Fortunately, the Queen Mother is here."
"I want to see who dares to do this to the prince."
"You didn't see it just now, but the dagger just missed it by just a tiny bit and it went in."
"Really? I stood far away and couldn't see clearly..."
The discussion dispersed as the crowd dispersed, and the scene gradually returned to calm.
Xiao Zhuo looked at the back of the Queen Mother and thought to himself: Today's matter may not end so easily with the Queen Mother's participation.
At this time, the Queen Mother was also full of doubts. She was walking home with no expression on her face, just thinking about the assassination incident just now. "Who is instigating you behind the scenes?"
Xiao Zhuo moved into the palace of Prince Jing. Apart from Yun Miaomiao and his party, there was only one servant, Qing Mo. And now Qing Mo was lying on the bed, enjoying the greetings from the Queen.
When the Queen Mother came in, she saw one sitting on the bed with an expressionless face, and the other sitting in front of the bed wiping tears constantly.
Walking in all the way, the Queen Mother naturally noticed the coldness of the palace. It was not so much that there were no people to serve, but that apart from the master, there were no servants, not even a guard.
The Queen Mother frowned and said, "Zhuo'er, did you really agree that your father would take the position of prince and give up your position as prince?"
Xiao Zhuo took a step slowly and walked to the door when he heard the Queen Mother's question.
Qing Mo looked sideways at Xiao Zhuo who was at the door. Xiao Zhuo nodded slightly to him, and then he replied, "Emperor Grandma, anyone can take the position of crown prince. It doesn't have to be a grandson, right?"
These are Xiao Zhuo's exact words. Anyone can take the position of prince, and that position will definitely belong to Xiao Zhuo in the end.
The Queen Mother's eyes were dim and unclear. She looked at the person on the bed and then looked away.
"Now that you've decided, follow your plan over there. You just came back and moved to a new palace. You don't have any servants around you. Do you need the Ai family to find a few suitable ones for you?"
Qing Mo knew that Xiao Zhuo would have his own arrangements in the current palace, so he refused on his behalf, "Thank you, Grandma Huang, for caring about the guard matter. My grandson already has a candidate in mind, Grandma Huang, don't worry."
"Okay." The Queen Mother nodded. Sure enough, she went out for training and became much more stable. "Then the Ai family can rest assured. If you need help from the Ai family for anything, just send someone to the palace to spread the word. The Ai family's palace gate will always be there.
Open for you."
Xiao Zhuo nodded, "Thank you, Grandma Huang."
The queen felt sorry for her son and tried several times to persuade Xiao Zhuo to leave the affairs of the servants in the palace to Aunt Liu. However, the queen mother relented in front of her and let Xiao Zhuo figure it out. It was not easy for her to interrupt, so she just
I can wipe my tears aside.
The Queen Mother looked at the crying Queen and felt impatient, "Queen, Zhuo'er is back safely now, and nothing happened to her. What does the Queen of your country look like crying? The one in the palace is always there.
Staring at Zhuo'er intently, if you don't plan for Zhuo'er, do you still want to experience the pain of losing your son again? Now that Zhuo'er went out for a trip, he didn't have the title of prince when he came back, and everyone had already stretched out their hands.
When it comes to your bowl, how long will you continue to be soft and glutinous? If it weren't for Gu Fengqing's presence, which cleverly destroyed this setup, your Jiayue would also be a sharp knife in their hands. Are these things you
As the Lord of the First Palace, can’t you do anything to stop it?”
The queen took a breath and looked at the queen mother with a pale face. She had indeed been attacked by the imperial concubine time and time again and did not dare to mess around. She did not even have the courage to confront her head-on.
She thought that as long as she ignored the imperial concubine and avoided her, she would be able to protect herself wisely, but what was the result?
The result was that her Zhuo'er went to Ruizhou City to provide disaster relief and died at the hands of bandits. Her Zhuo'er was deprived of the crown prince's position on the first day he came back after all his efforts. If it weren't for the people at the palace gate,
After supporting him, he was afraid that he would lose his position as a prince, and he was almost assassinated at the door of his house the next day.
Yes, her cowardice and tolerance eventually turned into sharp knives that stabbed Zhuo'er.
Seeing the look of introspection on the Queen's face, the Queen Mother didn't want to say anything more and looked at Qing Mo at the door.
"Are you with Gu Fengqing? Since Gu Fengqing has safely placed you with Xiao Zhuo, then you should do your best to protect the prince and don't let anyone get close to him. The Ai family will give you this gold medal.
If anything happens to your prince in the future, you can use this gold medal to go to the palace and find the Ai family."
Xiao Zhuo felt mixed emotions in his heart. He looked at the gold medal that was sent to him, and the warmth in his heart kept rising. If anyone in the palace cared about him, Xiao Zhuo dared to say that besides the queen, there was no one else in the palace who cared about him.
Only the Queen Mother is sincerely caring for herself.
"Yes, my subordinates will definitely do their best to protect the prince. Please rest assured, Queen Mother." Qing Mo clenched the gold medal in his hand and said loudly.
The Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction and looked at Qing Mo on the bed, "Since you are not feeling well, then you should take good care of yourself at home. There is no rush for things in the court. Your absence will not be a matter of a day or two. Take it step by step.
There will be a suitable opportunity, huh?"
Qing Mo was stunned for a moment, then nodded sensibly, "My grandson understands."
"In that case, the Ai family will return to the palace." The queen mother stood up and looked at the queen, "Should the queen continue to accompany the palace, or should she go back to the palace with the Ai family to have a look? Such a big thing happened here, Your Majesty
As the prince’s biological father, what is your reaction?”
The queen's pale face suddenly became filled with anger. It had been so long since the assassination, and the emperor supposedly knew about it. Why didn't even a doctor come to greet her? She wanted to go back and ask who was that bitch.
What's more important is the person, or the fact that her Zhuo'er was assassinated.
"Mother, I want to return to the palace." The queen said with firm eyes.
The Queen Mother hummed, thinking that she was not too stupid. She knew that if she went back and asked things clearly, if the family affairs were not dealt with cleanly, then things would happen again and again, and they would never have peace.
In this way, the Queen Mother and the Queen returned to the palace in a grand manner.
As soon as the Queen Mother left, Yun Miaomiao walked out of the next room, looked at Xiao Zhuo who was thinking about something while holding the gold medal at the door, and walked over.
"Gu Fengqing is interrogating prisoners in the dungeon, let's go take a look?" Although Yun Miaomiao was not interested in those people, she was still curious about how Gu Fengqing interrogated prisoners.
At this time, Qing Mo also walked down from the bed, wiped off the disguised look on his face, and replaced it with his own look.
"Your Majesty, I will help you wipe the dirt off your face. Let's go to the cell again. The young master is in the cell. Those people should still be eating appetizers."
This appetizer, of course, does not refer to the food on the table, but to the punishment used on them.
Xiao Zhuo nodded, went in, changed his clothes, and came out after washing up.
After they had packed up, Yun Miaomiao followed them to the dungeon of the palace. The dungeon of the palace was in an inconspicuous small courtyard in the backyard. Before they even got close, she heard the screams inside and the heavy sound filling the air.
The smell of blood.
Yun Miaomiao pursed her lips, unable to tell that Gu Fengqing was really a ruthless master.
Why do you usually act like a bullied little daughter-in-law in front of me?
What did the Queen Mother say just now? Gu Fengqing had already played with those things in Dali Temple when he was a child?
Doesn't that mean that he is very familiar with these matters of interrogating prisoners?
How does he view himself in front of him?
Is she easy to deceive? Or is she a silly and sweet lady? Or is she a stupid woman who can be coaxed with sweet words at will?
The more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable Yun Miaomiao became. She would have to settle this debt with Gu Fengqing later, otherwise she would divorce her husband.
The prisoner he was interrogating was doing well, but for some reason, Gu Fengqing felt a sudden gust of wind on his back, as if something was staring at him from behind.
He frowned and glanced back. After realizing that there was nothing behind him, he looked back at those people and said coldly, "Continue."
Those who were assassinated were brought to the execution room by Gu Fengqing. They didn't care at all at first. They looked at Gu Fengqing with amusement on his face. It was expected that he didn't have much ability to deal with them.
Who knew that Gu Fengqing's methods were something they had never seen before, and there were scenes of them torturing and being tortured. Even when they began to beg for mercy and confess, Gu Fengqing seemed not to hear them at all, which made them
People continued to torture them.
As time passed little by little, the night gradually became darker. Just when they felt that they were about to be tortured to death by Gu Fengqing, Gu Fengqing suddenly stopped his hand and stood up from the chair.
"How about it, do you want to explain everything clearly?" Gu Fengqing smiled evilly, but the smile at the corner of his mouth made those people shiver.
"Say, sir, sir, we said, please let us go, we have already said it." Someone started, and others gradually began to agree, begging Gu Fengqing to let them go.
Gu Fengqing curved his mouth and glanced at the person next to him. The person held the paper in his hand and read it in their ears, and finally asked, "Is that right?"
Those people had been tortured for a long time and had no willpower at all. They nodded in confusion, "Yes, yes, yes."
Finally, he started to draw signatures on the paper one after another. After getting the paper, Gu Fengqing looked at it twice and turned to leave. Unexpectedly, the moment he turned around, he saw a beautiful figure at the door.
"Why are you here?" The voice was startled and frightened.
Yun Miaomiao looked at him, raised her eyebrows, and remained silent.