Liu Mingzhi glanced at Ren Qingrui's unwilling eyes, walked gently to Ren Qingrui and put his finger on his neck.
"In order to prevent you, the Demon Queen, from being stubborn and confusing the public with your evil words and stirring up trouble, please be quiet for a while first!"
Ren Qingrui's face changed with shock. She wanted to speak but found that she couldn't.
Liu Mingzhi looked at Li Ye, who still hadn't reacted to the change from 200,000 elites to 300 cavalry.
"Your Majesty, I have no choice but to obey the authority in an urgent matter. Now I will appease the imperial army. Later I will go to the Qinzheng Palace to appease the officials who came to the palace and explain the reasons to persuade them to go back."
"Now that the Spring Festival is approaching, the people's minds are at peace, and big things have turned into trivial matters instantly. Once your Majesty handles some matters, you can wait until the next year to announce them to the world."
"Especially now it is not appropriate to publicize the Demon Queen's affairs. It would be troublesome if the people behind her get wind of it."
Liu Mingzhi knew that tens of thousands of forbidden troops had witnessed today's situation, and that Ren Qingrui's capture could hardly be hidden. He still held on to a slim chance in his heart, and everything could only depend on God's will.
Li Ye nodded blankly: "Uncle is right, I understand!"
Li Ye adjusted his dragon robe and took a few breaths to make his face no longer look so pale.
"All the officers and men of the Forbidden Army have listened to the order. My dragon body is safe and sound, and I am not a monster... As the Queen Mother said, all officers and men do not need to be alarmed. They can retire with peace of mind and return to their respective positions and perform their duties."
"We obey the decree, long live long live long live."
Looking at the tens of thousands of forbidden troops retreating with their respective commanders, everyone present finally felt completely relieved.
Liu Mingzhi glanced at Youwen Zhuo, who was lying half-dead on the ground: "Your Majesty, this person is so bold that he just intended to do evil to Your Majesty. We need to conduct a thorough investigation to see if we can uncover his accomplices behind the scenes."
"Uncle is right, Tong Aiqing!"
Tong Yang hurriedly walked to Li Ye and knelt down on one knee: "I'm here!"
"Suppress You Wenzhuo and You Aiqing, and thoroughly investigate those related to him."
"I obey the decree!"
Seeing that the situation at the scene was basically under control, Liu Mingzhi turned around and walked towards Nangong Meng and Chen Jie.
"Mother, the Emperor's sister-in-law, I did something wrong and almost frightened you two. Please obey the authority in a hurry. Please forgive me for beheading you first and reporting later."
Nangong Meng shook her head with joy in her eyes, watching Liu Mingzhi turn around and hold Qinglian's wrist who was standing beside Liu Mingzhi.
"Mingzhi doesn't have to be like this. You are also thinking about your Majesty, the court, and the country of Dalong. What's the crime? Not only will the Ai family not blame you, but they will also let Ye'er give you heavy rewards."
"Thank you, Queen Mother!"
Chen Jie also stood aside and nodded slightly: "There is no need to be polite, King Bingjian. The Aijia understands your good intentions."
"Thank you, Madam-in-law, for your understanding."
Nangong Meng chuckled and looked at Qinglian, who was holding her hand a little restrained: "This girl is your concubine Qinglian from Miaojiang, right?"
"Reporting to my mother, it is Qinglian!"
Qinglian also hurriedly gave her a blessing: "Reporting to the Empress Dowager, my concubine is Qinglian!"
Nangong Meng patted the back of Qinglian's hand with a soft look: "Hey, you kid, don't call me the Empress Dowager. It's too different. You and Yan'er are sisters, so we call them the Empress of the Ai family."
Qinglian was startled and looked at Liu Mingzhi with bewildered eyes, not knowing what to do.
Liu Mingzhi glanced at the joy in Nangong Meng's eyes when he was staring at Qinglian, and knew in his heart that because of the matter of removing the poison for Li Ye, Qinglian had truly won the favor of the empress dowager Nangong Meng.
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He nodded imperceptibly towards Qinglian, signaling her to follow Nangong Meng's wishes.
After receiving her husband's response, Qinglian finally felt confident and saluted Nangong Meng with a smile.
"Son...my son, Yu Qinglian, pays homage to the queen mother!"
"Good boy, hurry up and forgive me. You have made a great contribution today. The Ai family will definitely be richly rewarded. Tell me what you want. As long as the Ai family can do it, the Ai family will promise you anything."
"My son and I don't dare. As a courtier, it is my duty to fulfill my duties for the country. As my husband's concubine, I naturally have to put my husband first and try my best to help."
When Nangong Meng heard this, her smile became even more charming. She looked at Qinglian with phoenix eyes and said with a smile: "You child, your words are really comfortable to listen to. You are really a dignified, virtuous, well-educated and good woman."
"Let's do this. The Ai family's greatest power can only reward you with a fifth-grade imperial wife. Don't you dislike it?"
"ah?"
Liu Mingzhi looked at the surprised look on Qinglian's little mouth, and smiled helplessly. As a concubine in this dynasty, Lian'er is the only one with a scorpion tail.
"Lian'er, why are you so stunned? Why don't you quickly thank your mother for the reward!"
"Yes, husband!"
"My son, Yu Qinglian, thanks my mother for the reward. My mother is a thousand years old."
"Get up, get up, you kid, don't keep making such big gestures. Just like your father, the Ai family doesn't like you kneeling down every time."
"When your father was still alive, he often said that groveling is a bad habit and it destroys a person's spine."
"The Ai family has been with your father for decades, and he has also been influenced by him, and he does not tolerate people kneeling. Remember the words of the Ai family, just follow the etiquette of a woman when you meet the Ai family in the future, and never kneel down again.
The Aijia will not be happy if they kneel down."
"Yes...yes, I know it!"
"That's right. Is it okay for the Ai family to call you Lian'er?"
"Of course, it's my honor."
Nangong Meng looked at the Qinzheng Hall where the sound had already been heard, holding Qinglian in one hand and the third princess in the other as they walked towards the harem.
"It's not suitable for women like us to get involved in the previous matter. Come on, let's go to the harem to talk. After your father's great success, the palace suddenly became deserted. The Ai family hasn't spoken to other people for a long time."
"You two sisters will tell the Ai family and the Queen Mother carefully about what you saw and heard in Northern Xinjiang, and it will also open our eyes as caged birds."
"My son, take your orders!"
"Old Zhou!"
"I'm here, old slave, to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager."
Nangong Meng looked at Lao Zhou's withered face and snow-white hair with sadness.
"Long time no see. You have aged so much. You have worked hard guarding His Majesty's tomb. You have to take care of yourself. If you leave again, the Ai family will really have no old acquaintances!"
"Well, time is ruthless. I'm afraid I won't live for a few more years. However, my empress is still as beautiful as before and has not changed much. Seeing that your empress is in good health makes us relieved."
What Lao Zhou said was not flattering. It had been three years since Li Zhengdu passed away, but Nangong Meng didn't look old at all.
Perhaps because there is everything in the palace, including all kinds of treasures for body maintenance, at first glance Nangong Meng, who is about fifty years old, looks like a young woman in her late thirties.
Compared to Qinglian, the Third Princess and the others, who are young women in their early thirties, Nangong Meng has a restrained temperament, is charming and enchanting, and is as mature as a peach, as if it can drip water.
Coupled with her graceful and luxurious temperament, which often occupies a high position, it is difficult to believe that this is a woman who is almost fifty years old.
It's just a pity that Li Zheng passed away and there was only one man in the palace, Li Ye. No matter how well-maintained it is, flowers that no one can appreciate will eventually wither under the erosion of time.
For Nangong Meng, Chen Jie, and He Shu, today's harem is no different than a cold palace. It is worse than those concubines who were not buried by Li Zheng and died alone in the clan mansion!
At least there are more people to talk to and meet men!
Nangong Meng raised his hand and patted Lao Zhou on the shoulder.
"Take care of yourself, protect Your Majesty, and come to the palace often to talk to the Ai family when you have nothing to do."
"Hey, I obey my orders!"
Liu Mingzhi silently looked at the backs of Nangong Meng and the four of them walking towards the harem, especially the slightly lonely figures of Nangong Meng and Chen Jie, and sighed silently.
As soon as you enter the palace gate, you are as deep as the sea. Under the aura of glory, there is a price that ordinary people cannot imagine.
Folk women can remarry after their husband dies and spend the rest of their lives together.
Even if women like Nangong Meng and others have the idea of remarrying, the most important thing is who would dare to marry them.
Young Master Liu was thinking about whether to copy some small toys from later generations and give them to Nangong Meng and the others, so that he could secretly relieve his loneliness in the deep palace compound when no one else was around.
After a few words of inner discussion, Young Master Liu hurriedly shook his head and threw this unrealistic and even less reliable idea behind him.
You are living well, why do you have to seek death?