The Queen Mother waved her hands, and the two palace maids lowered their heads, bowed, and slowly withdrew.
The Marquis of Chongyang stepped forward on the familiar road, picked up the comb, and combed the Queen Mother's hair slowly and gently.
The Queen Mother closed her eyes and enjoyed his service.
"Is there any news last night?"
"Reporting to the Queen Mother, there is news."
Didn't he enter the palace early in the morning just to report this matter to the Queen Mother?
Then he reported to the Queen Mother the news that San Cun Ding had been brought out of the Nine Princes' Mansion.
After hearing this, the Queen Mother did not show any expression on her face.
"How credible do you think Qiao Yue's words are?"
The Marquis of Chongyang put down his comb, helped the Queen Mother to get up and walked to the couch, where he placed the Queen Mother to lie down. He massaged the Queen Mother's forehead and reported back.
"Weichen thinks that Qiaoyue shouldn't have the guts to lie about this matter."
"What's more, Wei Chen heard that after Luo Jiuli was stabbed, the Jiuwang Mansion hired a famous old doctor in the capital. Wei Chen also sent someone to inquire last night. What the old doctor said is different from Qiao Yue's.
They said roughly the same thing.”
"As for Qiulian..."
Marquis Chongyang paused and continued:
"That woman is very ambitious. Isn't it because the Queen Mother and the Imperial Concubine chose her because she showed her desire for power and wealth?"
"Um."
The Queen Mother closed her eyes and hummed comfortably.
"Those who have desires in their hearts are the best to grasp them."
"The Ai family never thought about how much they could accomplish, but they never thought that Qiulian would have such courage."
"As for her whereabouts, have you found out?"
Marquis Chongyang shook his head.
"Qiao Yue doesn't know where Qiu Lian is now. Based on Wei Chen's understanding of the Nine Princes and how much the Nine Princes attach great importance to Luo Jiuli, Qiu Lian is more likely to be in trouble this time."
The Queen Mother opened her eyes and stretched out her arms. Marquis Chongyang understood and helped the Queen Mother to stand up.
"She's just a palace maid, it doesn't matter whether she lives or dies."
"It's just that the impact this time is not very good. I'm afraid the Nine Kings will have to spend a lot of effort."
"Your Majesty, I have something I don't know whether to say or not."
Chongyang Hou lowered his head, a hint of calculation flashed in his eyes.
The Queen Mother glanced at him lightly.
"speak."
"In my opinion, this matter has nothing to do with the Queen Mother. As the emperor and the mother of several princes, it is normal for the Queen Mother to reward women for the prince's residence. Since it is a reward, no matter it is a person or thing, no matter
Whether it is life or death, it has nothing to do with the Queen Mother."
When the Queen Mother heard this, her eyes flashed.
"Keep talking."
"yes."
Marquis Chongyang handed the warm tea to the Queen Mother and continued:
"Qiulian assassinated Luo Jiuli for her own selfish desires, and Qiaoyue chose to commit suicide in order not to be implicated. These were not what the Queen Mother asked them to do, but the Ninth Prince may not necessarily think so."
"Wei Chen feels that Prince Jiu and Luo Jiuli are waiting for the Queen Mother's summons at this moment. Once the Queen Mother summons them, they will definitely bring Qiulian and Qiao Yue into the palace for a confrontation. In that case, wouldn't it cause outsiders to misunderstand
Does this matter have something to do with the Queen Mother?"
"Why don't the Queen Mother use retreat as an advance and stand still?"
The Queen Mother was startled.
"You mean to let this matter go?"
"Of course we can't just let it go."
Marquis Chongyang sneered silently.
"If the Nine Princes want to come to the Duke's Mansion to propose marriage, the Emperor must have nodded in agreement. If the Queen Mother takes this opportunity to propose the reward of Princess Mingxin to the Nine Princes, in my opinion, the Nine Princes will definitely not accept it. It would be better
--"
Marquis Chongyang stepped forward and whispered a few words into the Queen Mother's ear. The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes, slowly opened the corners of her mouth, and nodded slightly.
——
Xiao Mingxuan and Luo Jiuli did not expect that the Queen Mother not only did not summon them to the palace, but instead sent someone to deliver rewards.
"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager said that Qiaoyue and Qiulian were given to the Ninth Prince by the Empress Dowager as a mother. No matter whether the Prince keeps them, kills them or cuts them into pieces, whatever the Prince does, the Queen Mother has no objection."
Xiao Mingxuan sat on the chair, his face expressionless but with a touch of coldness, as if he could see through everything.
Sitting aside, Luo Jiuli seemed to have spied some kind of information in this.
Yesterday, the Queen Mother returned to Beijing urgently. She couldn't wait all night before sending Marquis Chongyang to inquire about the news. What does this mean? It means that the Queen Mother cannot tolerate this matter.
As the Queen Mother of a country, Xiao Mingxuan's killing of her man was a provocation and threat to the Queen Mother's honor. How could she tolerate this as a Queen Mother.
What's more, the opponent is Xiao Mingxuan, a prince who has always been dissatisfied with the Queen Mother's discipline.
But one night later, the Queen Mother suddenly chose to turn a blind eye to this matter. There must be some unknown evil behind this.
Luo Jiuli slowly turned his head and looked at Xiao Mingxuan.
At this time, Xiao Mingxuan's face was gloomy and his tone was indifferent.
"The Queen Mother has no objection, but I, the King, do."
As he spoke, he waved to the butler outside the door.
"Go get ready."
"yes."
The butler took the order, turned around and left.
The father-in-law who delivered the order was stunned, and a bad premonition suddenly arose in his heart.
"Your Majesty, this is--"
Xiao Mingxuan's eyebrows showed a dark color, and his tone was cold and stern.
"Previously, Li Wu wanted to arrest people and bring them back to the palace for trial. Today, the Queen Mother came and ignored them. Do you people from Changchun Palace really think that my Nine Princes' Mansion is a vegetable market?"
When the father-in-law heard this, his face turned pale and he did not dare to say a word.
The Ninth Prince was so angry that no servant of his dared to provoke him.
Luo Jiuli on the side didn't understand what Xiao Mingxuan asked the housekeeper to do, but when she saw his frown, she had already made up her mind. No matter what he did, she would support him.
"South Star."
Xiao Mingxuan looked at Nan Xing who was standing behind Luo Jiuli.
"Your Majesty."
Nanxing comes out.
"You will personally escort the maid back to the palace later. What will you say? What will you do?"
He glanced lightly at the father-in-law in Changchun Palace.
"If anyone asks, just say that you are the guard of my palace, and I have ordered you to return the Queen Mother's rewards in full."
"If you have any objections, you can come to the Nine Princes' Mansion to argue in front of me, or you can go to the Emperor to complain."
On the side, Luo Jiuli smiled slightly when he heard the word "complaint".
These words were ostensibly meant for Nan Xing, but in reality they were meant for the father-in-law of Changchun Palace in front of him.
It was also through the father-in-law's mouth that I told the Queen Mother.
Your rewards, whether they are women or items, are not rare to me.
Nan Xing did not know the twists and turns involved, but since it was the prince who spoke, she must do things beautifully this time when she entered the palace.
"Yes, I understand."
At this time, the housekeeper who had left the door came back with a person behind him.
"Your Majesty, people have brought it."
"Um."
Xiao Mingxuan hummed lightly, without even looking at the person opposite.
Luo Jiuli, on the other hand, saw Qiao Yue following the butler and picked up the tea cup without any emotion.