After waiting for several hours, Jiang Yunxu asked someone to wake up Mrs. Zhao, and then ordered the people in the imperial kitchen to bring a sumptuous meal to Mrs. Zhao.
Mrs. Zhao was already old. She had been hungry for a few days and her body was already very weak. After sleeping for a few hours, her mental state was slightly better. When she saw the exquisite dishes again, her eyes suddenly dazzled and she lost all her usual energy.
Be particular about it and start gobbling it down.
Hong Qiao watched as the other party gnawed away nothing on the plate, and then sent someone to give Mrs. Zhao a brief wash.
"What... what is this going to do?" Mrs. Zhao was terrified, watching the maids changing her clothes and bringing her food. Could it be that they were going to send her to the guillotine?
After Hongqiao saw that the other party had made all the arrangements, she patiently explained: "Of course the Queen wants to see you."
So Mrs. Zhao was supported one by one by two nuns and led her towards the main hall. She hadn't seen the sunshine outside for several days, and it suddenly appeared, which still felt dazzling.
Jiang Yunxu changed into a bright yellow phoenix robe today. She still held a string of sandalwood beads in her hand and gently moved them. There was also a faint fragrance floating around her body.
She turned her head and squinted at Mrs. Zhao: "When I meet the Queen Mother, do you know what to say?"
Mrs. Zhao pursed her lips unwillingly, and a fierce look flashed in her eyes, which happened to be caught by Jiang Yunxu.
Jiang Yunxu rubbed the center of his eyebrows. He really cared about food and not fights: "Lead the way to the Department of Punishment and let the old lady meet Zhao Ji."
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After waiting for another half hour or so, Mrs. Zhao rushed back with a pale face. This time, there was no harshness in her eyes, but only obedience.
Jiang Yunxu reminded again: "Don't try to bet the entire Zhao family. No one can save you, and the same goes for the Queen Mother."
After saying that, she didn't care whether Mrs. Zhao understood it or not, and took people directly to Zhangnan Palace. As soon as Grandma Sun saw Jiang Yunxu coming, her eyes looked like she was seeing something evil, and she subconsciously took two steps back.
He forced a smile: "Slave... I'd like to pay my respects to the Queen."
Jiang Yunxu raised her chin: "Where is the Queen Mother?"
"Reply to my Majesty, the Queen Mother is ill and it is not appropriate to see guests."
The Queen Mother was so frightened that she fell ill. No one was left alive in the Zhangnan Palace overnight. The blood on the floor was washed all day long and did not dissipate. When you open the window, you can smell the strong smell of blood.
The Queen Mother had a high fever for several days and was even talking nonsense. She didn't feel better even after taking medicine. Whenever she closed her eyes, there were corpses all over the ground.
"Are you sick again?" Jiang Yunxu pretended to be surprised and continued walking forward, but was blocked by Grandma Sun when she was halfway there.
"The Queen Mother has just taken medicine and is resting. Why don't you come back another day?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Hong Qiao stepped forward without hesitation and slapped the other party hard: "How dare you, the Queen Mother is just worried about the Queen Mother coming over to have a look. If the Queen Mother's condition is delayed, how many lives can you afford to lose?"
Aunt Sun was not a pretty opponent in martial arts training. She was pushed away by someone. She couldn't stop him at all, so she could only cover her face and retreat to the side.
The movement in the corridor was of course not concealed from inside. The Queen Mother forced herself to ask someone to open the door. She sat on the high seat with a cold face and said angrily: "What are you arguing about? You won't be able to stop for a whole day!"
The Queen Mother's gaze fell on Jiang Yunxu, her eyes sharp.
"Isn't this a good thing for the Queen Mother? Why is it that Grandma Sun cursed the Queen Mother that she is about to die? This makes me very worried." Jiang Yunxu opened his mouth and poked the Queen Mother in the heart as if there was a thorn. The words fell.
Grandma Sun was so frightened that she knelt on the ground: "The Queen has misunderstood. I never said that the Queen Mother is dying, she is just seriously ill."
The two of them said one sentence on the left was not good, and the other on the right was sick. This stimulated the back of the brain to beat violently, and said in a deep voice: "That's enough."
She winked at Grandma Sun and asked her to step back.
Jiang Yunxu sat down directly towards the lower left position, with no intention of saluting the Queen Mother at all. Upon seeing this, the Queen Mother immediately said: "How many days have you not seen the Queen and she even forgot the rules, and you don't know how to salute when you meet the elders?"
Being stared at by others, Jiang Yunxu continued to turn the beads in his hand. In the quiet hall, the sound of the two beads colliding with each other was particularly clear.
She smiled calmly: "The Queen Mother has some Buddhist connections with her these days. If the Queen Mother is not afraid of having her life shortened, it is not impossible for me to be polite."
Saying that, Jiang Yunxu was about to stand up. She was wearing a golden phoenix robe that looked like the color of a Buddha statue. The Queen Mother's eyes darkened, and she waved her hands and said: "That's all, why do you have to find so many excuses if you don't want to salute? Why are you here today?"
thing?"
Jiang Yunxu sat down again and glanced outside the door, only to see Mrs. Zhao walking in uneasily. When she saw the person, the Queen Mother's eyelids twitched.
"The Queen Mother only met Mrs. Zhao a few months ago. She should be familiar with her, right?" Jiang Yunxu asked knowingly.
The Queen Mother was silent.
"My wife, please give my regards to the Queen Mother." Mrs. Zhao stayed in Zhangnan Palace for a while and saw clearly who was in control of the harem, and Zhao Ji was beaten to pieces and almost died.
, so Mrs. Zhao figured it out and kowtowed heavily to the Queen Mother: "I beg the Queen Mother to give justice to the Zhao family. The Duke of Zhao has never murdered the late emperor, let alone conspired with the emperor..."
Sure enough, that's what I came for.
Without saying a word, the Queen Mother picked up the tea cup on the table and threw it at Mrs. Zhao. There was a loud bang and Mrs. Zhao was unable to dodge, and a large gash was made on her forehead, which caused blood to flow profusely.
"Ms. Zhao, who gave you the courage to slander the Ai family?" The Queen Mother looked at Jiang Yunxu.
Jiang Yunxu smiled playfully and continued to turn the beads in his hand.
Mrs. Zhao was so dizzy from the beating that she pushed herself up to defend herself: "Queen Mother, it was you who threatened my wife. Zhao Guogong's mansion has already been caught with the plot to murder the late emperor. If my wife does not kill her relatives unjustly, it is very likely that she will be implicated."