Chapter 162 The Empress Dowager Moon’s Choice During the Confrontation at the Ancestral Temple (2)
"Come here, Concubine Xuanzhu is coming to the Ancestral Temple!"
Hongde Longqiu and his two younger brothers were in the royal study, carefully looking at Lin Kefeng's memorial. The trick he used to save Yuji had already worked. Everyone, including Duanzhe, thought that Yue
They deliberately promoted Yuji to be the sub-emperor, but they ignored Yue's real candidate for the sub-emperor. However, they had already determined the "Adou" candidate Duanzhe was looking for. If the enemy is overt and we are covert, the game will be played smoothly, and the result will be
It will be even more unexpected than Duanzhe.
Eunuch Ming hurriedly walked into the imperial study and walked to the emperor, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has invited the Bamboo Concubine to the Imperial Ancestral Temple."
Everyone was stunned for a moment. Why did the Queen Mother ask Concubine Zhu to go to the Ancestral Temple? What important thing happened?
Hongde Longqiu frowned. The Imperial Ancestral Temple was the only place in the entire palace that the Yan Clan could not enter at will. This meant that there would be no protection around Concubine Zhu. This also meant that except for the Queen Mother and Concubine Zhu, there would be no one.
He would know what they were going to talk about. Hongde Longqiu couldn't help but stand up. Could it be that the Queen Mother had discovered the identity of Meng Xinzhu's fake princess?
Everyone came to the Ancestral Temple, but were stopped by the eunuch beside the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother had a decree that no one except Zhu Fei was allowed to enter the Ancestral Temple, including the emperor. This was a special place, and with the Queen Mother's decree, Hong De
Long Qiu couldn't force his way in. He stood outside the hall with his hands behind his back, suddenly feeling uneasy.
Meng Xinzhu walked into the Ancestral Temple and saw the Queen Mother standing in front of the tombs of the ancestors of the Yue Kingdom.
"Concubine Zhu, kneel down!"
Meng Xinzhu looked at the Queen Mother, raised her eyebrows, and then knelt on the futon.
The Queen Mother looked at her sternly, "Concubine Zhu, do you know your sin in front of the ancestors of the Moon Kingdom?"
Meng Xinzhu was stunned. She looked at the memorial tablet in front of her and said, "I don't know what crime I have committed. Please tell me clearly."
"Do you know how serious a crime it is for a concubine to interfere in politics?"
Meng Xinzhu looked at the Queen Mother, and she blinked. If she understood correctly, the interference in politics that the Queen Mother was referring to might have something to do with Yuji. Hongde Longqiu originally wanted everyone to know that it was him who saved Yuji, and he also wanted Yuji.
Emperor Jidangya would naturally not be too secretive. And his relationship with Concubine Jade is also easy to think of. It seems that Weiguo is plotting against Queen Mother Yue again.
Although Yuji's rescue was indeed not something he asked for, the emperor's rescue of Yuji was originally a smoke bomb against Wei and Yasan. Since it was to hide his true intention, he could not tell anyone, not even the Queen Mother. Besides, it was to hide his true intention.
If the Queen Mother suddenly asked about this matter, she might be deeply involved with Wei Guo, so she had better pretend to be stupid first.
"Go back to the Queen Mother, I don't understand!"
"Concubine Zhu, this is the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and there are only two of you and the Ai family, so you don't have to worry about anything." The Queen Mother slowly walked to the side and sat down, "Besides, the Ai family has already issued an edict, even if it is the emperor,
It is impossible to break into the Ancestral Temple."
Meng Xinzhu raised her eyebrows, the implication being that she wanted to know that it was best to be sensible, to be lenient if she confessed, and to be lenient if she resisted. She couldn't help but squint her eyes. Could it be that her previous judgment was wrong, and it was the Queen Mother who really wanted to kill her?
Instead of the Moon Concubine? Could it be that the Queen Mother of the Moon Kingdom finally tilted the balance of her heart towards her motherland?
Meng Xinzhu looked at the many spiritual statues in front of her and sighed softly, "What does the Queen Mother want my concubine to say?"
The Queen Mother looked at Concubine Zhu and frowned, "Concubine Zhu, the Ai family once told you that the emperor is the emperor of all people. His every move is related to the fate of the country and the people's livelihood. As his concubine, you should take good care of the emperor. You should know that
Choose to be Liji or Qing'e. The Ai family has always thought that you are a smart person, but they never thought that you could lead Yue and the Emperor into injustice when you are confused!"
"Your Majesty, I wonder what serious crime my concubine has committed that makes Her Majesty so angry?"
"Everyone in the world knows that Prince Yuji of Asia was imprisoned by Prince Ya, and Concubine Yu also fell seriously ill because of this incident. The Ai family knows that you took care of her all night, and after she woke up, she went to Zhuyuan.
Everyone knows why she went. She missed the family ties between her brothers and sisters, and hoped that the emperor would come to rescue her, which is reasonable. However, since she is not favored by the emperor, she naturally cannot beg him, so she went to find you, because
You are capable enough to convince the emperor."
"Concubine Jade has indeed been to Zhuyuan, but..."
"So you go and beg the emperor to save Yuji! Don't you know that as a concubine, participating in such things is already interfering in politics?"
This was the real topic. Meng Xinzhu sighed, "Since the Queen Mother already thinks so, I have nothing to say."
"You plead guilty?"
"Whether I plead guilty or not is not important. What is important is whether the Queen Mother feels that I am guilty. If the Queen Mother has already decided that I am guilty, it does not matter whether she admits it or not!"
The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes and smiled, "That's right. Do you want to know how the Ai family plans to deal with you?"
"It's just a cup of poisonous wine, or a foot of white caltrop, and a dagger." Meng Xinzhu respectfully bowed to the souls of the ancestors of the Yue Kingdom, "And I also want to respectfully thank the Queen Mother for granting death.
!”
The Queen Mother was stunned and couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, "Death? You don't resist? You don't think of a way to get the emperor to save you?"
Meng Xinzhu closed her eyes. The Queen Mother wanted to use her life to threaten Hongde Longqiu to achieve the goal Weiguo hoped to achieve. She would not let the Queen Mother get her wish, and it would not be easy to kill her. "
Hasn’t the Queen Mother already said that this is the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and there are only two people here, the Queen Mother and her concubine, and you have issued an edict that even the emperor cannot break into the Imperial Ancestral Temple. So what is the concubine resisting? Since the Queen Mother wants
If my concubine dies, the emperor will naturally not be given the opportunity to come to save my concubine!"
The Queen Mother was startled, "Aren't you afraid of death?"
People in this time and space seem to like to ask this question, "Afraid! But everyone has life, but not everyone understands life. If a person does not understand life, life is a punishment for him. I can't
I understand life completely, but I understand it a little bit. It’s not that I don’t cherish life, I just hope that life will be more valuable, even death must be valuable!”
"Value? It is a capital crime for a concubine to interfere with politics, so what value can it have?" The Queen Mother smiled coldly, "The Ai family is the Queen Mother, and she has the power of life and death over the concubine. Even the emperor is not allowed to interfere if a guilty concubine is executed. When you went to ask the emperor for help,
At that time, you should have thought that there would be such a result. You would be lucky if you didn't leave a bad name. Do you still expect to have a good reputation? Hahaha, but the only value you can expect is that the emperor will not forget it soon.