After Chu Kuo was taken away, the imperial study room fell into silence for an instant.
Zhang Qingjiu narrowed his eyes, stood up and saluted, "Since the matter has been decided, I will take my leave first."
"Wait!" Chu Wei was startled by the cold look on her face. He didn't care about Mo Bianxian's presence and quickly came down from above. He wanted to say something, but in the end he could only sigh, "The Queen is thinking about you.
Defu will take you to see her."
Zhang Qingjiu glanced at him, with a hint of a smile on his lips, and nodded, "Okay."
After saying that, he turned around and walked outside.
Zhang Qingjiu's eyes flashed, and he immediately resigned and followed.
Chu Lan did not move, looking at Chu Wei calmly. The father and son looked at each other, and they both understood the subtle emotions in each other's eyes.
Chu Wei narrowed his eyes, coughed hard, and raised his voice, "Prince, stay here. I still have something to discuss with you."
"Yes, Father." What followed was Chu Lan's calm voice as always.
At the door, Zhang Qingjiu stopped suddenly, took a deep breath, and stepped out without looking back.
Defu had already heard the order, and immediately came over to greet him as soon as he appeared. He carefully looked at Zhang Qingjiu's eyes and immediately lowered his eyes, "Sir Xiao Zhang, I will take you there."
Unexpectedly, Zhang Qingjiu didn't even look at him, looking straight at not far away.
Defu followed her gaze and looked over. He was startled and his face changed. He wondered what these people were doing. Wasn't this person taken away a long time ago? Why is it still difficult to leave here?
The drama of sharing?
Just as he was thinking about calling someone over and quickly taking Chu Kuo away, he saw that the people around him were already walking towards the front.
Defu secretly sighed inwardly and did not bother to call anyone. He immediately trotted over and caught up with Zhang Qingjiu. He persuaded in a low voice, "Sir Xiao Zhang, the Queen is waiting for you."
"Seriously?" Zhang Qingjiu sneered.
Defu choked and did not dare to answer. He rolled his eyes and said, "This man has just been convicted. I'm afraid he has a grudge against Mr. Xiao Zhang, so we'd better not get close to him."
"Not afraid." Zhang Qingjiu narrowed his eyes and turned to stare at him, "What can he do to me?"
Knowing that Zhang Qingjiu is not afraid of anything, His Highness the Crown Prince has long been devoted to her. Even His Majesty sometimes has no control over her. However, this was the first time for Defu to experience this kind of momentum. He was stunned for a moment and already walked over.
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Queen Mother Xie was hugging Chu Kuo with a sad look on her face, her eyes were filled with tears, she was not wearing any hairpins, her whole bun was a bit loose, and many of her white hair were hanging down, she was particularly depressed.
Chu Kuo in his arms was not much better. He was dressed in black, with a thin figure, sunken cheeks, protruding eye sockets, and a look of despair and indifference in his eyes.
The sound of Zhang Qingjiu's footsteps alarmed the two people who were inseparable. As soon as Queen Mother Xie saw it was her, she immediately opened her hands and blocked Chu Kuo behind her like a hen protecting her chicks.
Staring at Zhang Qingjiu, he gritted his teeth and said: "Vicious woman! Bitch! What else do you want to do? You are not allowed to hurt my rich man any more!"
Nowadays, I no longer want to maintain the posture of being a queen mother, and I blurt out vulgar words, but I don't know if I am so proficient in using them every day.
Zhang Qingjiu glanced at her, his eyes sarcastic, but the smile on his face was very bright: "He even wants to kill your brother to escape, and you are still protecting him like this, aren't you afraid that you will be the one who suffers next? If he
If I want to harm you, I don’t think anyone will save you.”
After all, Defu was old and had bad legs and feet. He heard such a sentence as soon as he arrived, and he was so frightened that he almost slipped on his feet. He thought to himself that Mr. Zhang really dared to say it.
But when I saw Queen Mother Xie's pale face again, I felt refreshed.
If she hadn't been so arrogant and desperate to force him to death, where would there be so much right and wrong today?
Thinking about the wounds that were still aching from being kicked several times when he stopped her today, Defu couldn't help but slow down a few beats...
"You, what are you talking about?" Queen Mother Xie glared at Zhang Qingjiu with a ferocious look on her face, "If it weren't for you, how could Kuo'er be forced to do this?"
"I find that you Xie family are really interesting. I don't know whether I should praise you for being the most generous in the world, or praise you for being the most wronged person in the world." Looking at the face of Queen Mother Xie, I can't hide it no matter what.
Zhang Qingjiu clicked his tongue twice, "In order to protect himself, you must have thought the same thing when he refused to save his mother, right? Now you say this again... The Queen Mother deserves to be the Queen Mother, she really is."
Your heart is so broad!"
Zhang Qingjiu's words were precise and heart-wrenching. Empress Dowager Xie was so angry that her chest kept heaving.
She wasn't stupid, so how could she really not know that everything Zhang Qingjiu said was true? But in the current situation, what could she do?
The Xie family was originally supposed to implicate the nine clans, but she had begged His Majesty for a day and a night, so that the children under three years old were exempted from the death penalty, but they also had to be exiled to a bitter and cold place.
The journey from Qianzhou to the northwest is long, and there are only a handful of chances to survive the journey. Even if we survive, how many men will be able to grow up smoothly in such an environment and be able to make a difference?
Now, Chu Kuo, who has the blood of the royal family and the Xie family, is his only support.
As long as Chu Kuo doesn't die, there will always be the slightest chance.
Could it be that she was really allowed to push Chu Kuo out and cut off the last hope of the Xie family?
But, this bitch wanted to stab her in the spine again and gouge out her heart with a knife!
"Zhang Qingjiu, you bitch, you will die badly!" Queen Mother Xie roared almost hysterically.
As he spoke, Xu became so angry that he actually vomited out a mouthful of blood.
"Don't worry, Queen Mother, whether I die or not, I won't die before you." Zhang Qingjiu calmly looked at the old lady who was glaring at him even though she was vomiting blood. He raised the corners of his mouth, pulled up his skirt and squatted down.
He went down and said word by word: "The Queen Mother, you should take care of yourself first. The person who should have died has lived a little longer because of you. I'm afraid you have to help him suffer this kind of retribution."
"You..." After hearing these words, Queen Mother Xie felt inexplicably in her heart and her body became cold. She wanted to speak, but another mouthful of blood spurted out. This time, she rolled her eyes and fainted.
Defu was waiting aside. The old eunuch who was serving Queen Mother Xie was startled and quickly called the maid to come forward and help Queen Mother Xie up.
Upon seeing this, Defu immediately stepped forward, took the opportunity to pull her out of Chu Kuo's arms, and said loudly, "If you don't send the Queen Mother down to have a look, if something happens to her, none of you will be able to live well!"
After hearing this, the group's expressions instantly changed. They hurriedly picked up Queen Mother Xie and left in a hurry.