Empress Dowager Sun was riding on a carriage and looked at Zhu Qiyu who was standing in front of her. She felt nervous in her heart. Could it be that he noticed something wrong?
With a calm expression on her face, Empress Dowager Sun said coldly.
"You are discussing matters with the ministers of the foreign dynasty. What is a harem woman from the Ai family going to do?"
Zhu Qiyu's eyes flashed, and doubts surged in his heart.
This time he invited Queen Mother Sun to attend the Jiyi Hall. He had already planned it, and what he did was none other than the military report that Yu Qian sent yesterday.
But Queen Mother Sun's reaction at this moment made him feel a little strange.
You must know that Queen Mother Sun is a very controlling person, especially in such turbulent times. Although she cannot visit the court in person due to rules, she is always paying attention to the trends of government affairs, even through a screen.
, I also want to come over and participate in this great meeting.
Now Zhu Qiyu took the initiative and asked her to come to Jiyi Hall to participate in the discussion. She should have accepted it happily, so why did she look so reluctant?
Could it be that he was frightened by the crazy behavior of the ministers just now?
Putting aside the doubts in his heart, Zhu Qiyu continued to bow and said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, this discussion is related to the safety of the Emperor. I dare not take charge of it, so I boldly invite the Holy Mother to come and listen. For such a big event, all the bosses who want to come to the outer court
No one will have any objections, and the Holy Mother need not worry."
When Empress Dowager Sun heard this, she couldn't help being shocked. Without caring about anything else, she blurted out and asked: "What happened to the emperor?"
Zhu Qiyu raised his eyes and looked at the nervous look of Empress Dowager Sun. He pinched the military report in his sleeve and said, "Don't worry, Holy Mother. Your Majesty is fine. However, the military report came yesterday. The news is important and may affect the future of the emperor."
Because of the danger, I will summon the civil and military officials to the palace for discussion after today's court meeting, and I beg the Holy Mother to move with me."
Empress Dowager Sun frowned and her eyes flickered, but she did not answer immediately.
She really didn't expect that Zhu Qiyu would block her way at this time.
Just now, when Zhu Qiyu mobilized the Jin Yiwei to control the situation and went out to scold the ministers, the people Li Yongchang sent to the harem also came back to deliver the news.
Things have almost been arranged, but if she wants to make a final decision, she still has to go there in person.
After the incident at Cining Palace last time, Empress Dowager Sun deeply realized that the Wu woman was far from being as gentle and deceitful as she seemed on the surface. If anyone wanted to touch her, Empress Dowager Sun would not worry about anyone else. She had to
She has to go there in person!
This is also the reason why Empress Dowager Sun endured Zhu Qiyu's actions again and again.
Empress Dowager Sun knew very well that now that the capital camp was taken away by civil servants, she would definitely not listen to her instructions again.
On the Jin Yiwei side, Ma Shun was beaten to death in public, leaving the group without a leader.
Zhang Min, the commander in charge of the Imperial Guard Command and Envoy Department, was a relative of the Xun Dynasty. Judging from the momentum at the court meeting, he must have been secretly attracted by Zhu Qiyu.
In just such a court meeting, Empress Dowager Sun's strongest deterrent to foreign dynasties and her control over the capital's army were torn apart by Zhu Qiyu and completely stripped away.
The only ones she can control now are less than one-third of the 26 Kamizhi troops who are in charge of the daily defense of Miyagi City.
As for the influence of the outer dynasty, only the few civil servants who were promoted before are left, but after today's commotion, I am afraid they are scared out of their wits.
The defeat of the foreign dynasty has been decided!
Then if she wanted to continue to suppress Zhu Qiyu, she could only start from the harem. Now that things had been arranged, she only had to go back to the palace to get the stolen goods, but who would have expected that she would be stopped at this juncture...
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Queen Mother Sun's thoughts were racing rapidly, and she said after a moment.
"In that case, you just need to go over first. After the Ai family returns to the palace and changes their clothes, they will come over on their own!"
Within a short period of time, Queen Mother Sun had made a decision.
Judging from Zhu Qiyu's appearance, he did not want to keep him temporarily. In other words, he did not know his actions in the harem.
As for the military reports he said were related to the emperor's safety, Empress Dowager Sun was indeed very concerned about what they were.
But when she calmed down and thought about it, the military report had already arrived. Even if something happened, it didn't make much difference whether she knew it earlier or later.
In comparison, things in the harem were more important. Therefore, Queen Mother Sun pondered for a moment and found an excuse to reject Zhu Qiyu's request to move to Jiyi Palace immediately.
However, her actions made Zhu Qiyu even more suspicious...
Just now he was just guessing, but now, he was almost sure that Queen Mother Sun was deliberately rejecting him.
But why?
Zhu Qiyu was thinking quickly as well.
Inadvertently, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Li Yongchang following the carriage.
When he came over by himself just now, Li Yongchang was fine, but now he was shrinking back, lowering his head, staring at the ground, looking guilty and not daring to look at him.
Thinking about it more carefully, when he first became like this, it was when he spoke out to stop the Queen Mother Sun!
Empress Dowager Sun said she wanted to go back to the palace to change clothes. Not to mention that at the same time, she also mentioned a military report related to the emperor's safety. Empress Dowager Sun did not ask what the military report was, but she wanted to go back and change clothes.
Speaking of Li Yongchang, an old eunuch, he just commanded his companions to return to Cining Palace. How many times had he done this? Why was he so nervous?
Wait...back to the palace?
Zhu Qiyu seemed to have thought of something, and his heart suddenly tightened. He took two steps forward, stopped in front of Jianyu, and said.
"Empress Dowager, the matter is urgent. I'm afraid we can't delay it. Please forgive me and accompany me to Jiyi Palace immediately!"
Seeing that Zhu Qiyu's attitude suddenly became tougher, Queen Mother Sun was suddenly shocked.
It must have been her performance just now that made him see something, but at the moment she couldn't care so much. The harem had already been arranged. If she couldn't go back in time, she was afraid that all the arrangements would be in vain, and might even turn out to be in vain.
It was a waste of rice, so she could only darken her face and shouted coldly.
"Be bold!"
"Are you trying to coerce the Aijia?"
The scene suddenly became tense, and the guards who came with Empress Dowager Sun also quietly became alert. However, Zhu Qiyu remained calm and unhurried in the face of Empress Dowager Sun's fierce shouting.
On the contrary, Empress Dowager Sun's stern and internal expression made him more and more firm in his suspicions. He took two steps back and Zhu Qiyu spoke.
"The Holy Mother is overly concerned. Naturally, I don't dare to coerce the Holy Mother. However, this matter is very important. If the Holy Mother is not present, I dare not discuss it. Since the Holy Mother has something to return to the palace, it is better to discuss it another day. I have been very busy in handling state affairs these days.
I’m busy, and I want to enter the palace to see my mother and concubine, so I’d like to ask the Queen Mother for permission!”
Empress Dowager Sun stared at Zhu Qiyu with a heavy gaze.
Sure enough, he still noticed it!
As the emperor's only younger brother, Zhu Qiyu had long been allowed to visit Concubine Wu Xian in the palace at any time. How could he need her permission?
The arrangements in the palace were made in a hurry and left many flaws. The reason why she was so anxious to go back was because she wanted to get things done before others found out.
But if there is one more Zhu Qiyu...
I also knew that if he followed him to the harem, he would never sit back and watch her attack the Wu family.
He is not a member of the harem. Empress Dowager Sun can openly and honestly do anything to Wu, a concubine of the late emperor. But if she wants to touch him, the prince of the country, it will inevitably set off a turbulent court discussion. When the time comes, let alone restraining Zhu Qiyu, she will not
Being beaten up by Zhu Qiyu is considered a good thing.
Therefore, for a while, Queen Mother Sun felt that it was difficult to get off the tiger...
However, just a moment later, Queen Mother Sun seemed to have thought of something, and a smile appeared on her face. This sudden change made Zhu Qiyu's heart go off.
Sure enough, the next moment, Queen Mother Sun waved and called Li Yongchang over, took out a small seal from her sleeve, stuffed it into his hand, and then said a few words in his ear.
After Li Yongchang finished listening, bursts of cold sweat visibly broke out on his head. He wanted to speak, but when he raised his head and saw the tyrannical look of Queen Mother Sun, he had to swallow it back and took his life in fear. He took a few people with him.
left.
After Li Yongchang left, Queen Mother Sun turned her head and sneered at Zhu Qiyu: "Since you insist on the Aijia going to discuss matters, what if the Aijia just let you go? Let's go, Your Highness King Tan!"
Zhu Qiyu twisted his eyebrows and stared at Li Yongchang's leaving figure with cold eyes.
He was sure that Li Yongchang went there under the order of the Queen Mother Sun to attack the Wu family and the Wang family...
But even if he knew, he couldn't stop it.
In the great court meeting just now, Empress Dowager Sun had already lost control of the Beijing camp and Jin Yiwei.
However, the twenty-six guards who actually stay in the imperial palace, even if they are nominally under the command of the Imperial Guard Commander, if something really happens, they will only follow the instructions of the Empress Dowager Sun.
Zhu Qiyu could see clearly that what the Empress Dowager Sun had just given to Li Yongchang was the seal to mobilize Su Wei.
The palace is still the territory of Queen Mother Sun...
With Zhu Qiyu's current strength, it is impossible for him to intervene!
The only way was for him to enter the palace himself. No matter how bold the Empress Dowager Sun was, she would not dare to take action against him, the prince of the country.
But Empress Dowager Sun sent Li Yongchang back and stayed behind, obviously to stop him and prevent him from entering the palace.
The palace was under the control of Empress Dowager Sun, and it was impossible for him to break in. Moreover, the elders from the outer court were probably rushing into the palace at this moment...
Zhu Qiyu looked very ugly, but as the instigator, the Empress Dowager Sun was very happy.
Today's court meeting repeatedly exceeded her expectations. Unknowingly, she lost all her military power due to Zhu Qiyu's scheme. How could she be so aggrieved?
At this moment, seeing Zhu Qiyu being defeated by her, how could he not let out a loud sigh of disgust?
But to Empress Dowager Sun's dismay, Zhu Qiyu quickly calmed down and bowed his hands.
"Thank you, Holy Mother, for your understanding. If that's the case, then please invite the Queen Mother to come with me!"
After all, Zhu Qiyu's temperament was much more tenacious in his two lives. After the initial panic, he gradually calmed down.
Now that the matter has come to this point, it is useless to worry any more. Empress Dowager Sun insisted on returning to the palace in person earlier because she did not have confidence that others would be able to do something about Wu when they returned.
In this case, Zhu Qiyu can only choose to take a gamble!
Just bet that in the absence of Queen Mother Sun, no one can do anything to his mother-in-law...
After all, Empress Dowager Sun had already prepared, and he had also made arrangements in advance. I believe that with the wisdom of the mother-in-law, she would definitely know what to do.
Taking a deep breath, Zhu Qiyu looked steadily at Jianyu walking in front and said silently in his heart.