inspire-indiana Chapter 171 She is also a mother after all
Chapter 171 She is also a mother after all
The queen said that it was just a small storm and there was nothing to be afraid of, but in fact she was already on guard and started to make plans in advance.
This time, the new black leader extended the most tempting olive branch to her.
He wanted to take action on the day of the wedding of the Marquis of Jingyuan's son and give a great gift to everyone in the Marquis of Jingyuan's mansion.
It also caused the emperor's most favored person to completely lose a good brother who could support her.
The queen was in a good mood. She lay on the phoenix couch, looking at the peony screen not far away with a smile on her face, feeling refreshed.
But it's true, this new commander is very much to her liking. He is steady and cautious in his work. Only people like him are worthy of being by her side and being used by her.
……
But it seemed a little too early for the queen to be happy.
Just half a day later, another piece of great news came from the Jinyiwei.
They followed the clues and found that another minister was implicated. His property was confiscated and he was thrown into prison, waiting to be interrogated by the current emperor himself.
This time.
The queen couldn't hold it anymore.
She took the initiative to send someone to summon the ministers who had knelt before her in Kunning Palace yesterday into the palace.
But this time no one dared to come.
The queen waited for more than half an hour but didn't see a single person.
The fruits and vegetables in the room were thrown all over the floor by her. Veins bulged on her forehead and she looked unwillingly at the eunuchs and palace maids who were trembling in the palace.
Just about to find a scapegoat.
At this moment, I suddenly heard the voice of the eunuch outside: "Your Highness the Crown Prince is here..."
Queen: "...get out, no one is allowed to come in without my summons."
There was an instant of dead silence in Kunning Palace.
"My son, I pay my respects to my mother."
Seeing her son standing in front of her with a gentle face, the queen, who was still jealous just now, smiled instantly.
"Cheng Ce, come here quickly and let mother take a good look at you. Why haven't you come to see mother for so many days? Don't you miss me, mother?"
Before the prince could take the initiative to walk towards the queen, the queen could not contain her joy and came to her son in person.
She had originally thought that she would give the prince a good scolding when she saw him again, but she didn't expect that when her son really stood in front of her, she couldn't even open her mouth.
The queen had no idea that over the years she had poured all her love, patience and tenderness into the son she regarded as her treasure.
Li Chengce: "Mother, recently my father has assigned me to personally supervise the Jinyiwei's investigation, so I really have no time to spare and come to pay my respects to you, mother."
"What did you say, Prince? Is your father finally willing to let you intervene?"
The Queen had an expression of disbelief on her face, and the Prince could see it clearly. Not only was there joy on her face, but there was also a fleeting, barely perceptible fear.
"That's right. That's what my father said when he called me to his side. He hoped that through this case, I would be able to take over some important matters in the court. He also said that I have reached the age where I can share the responsibilities of state affairs and be able to handle them on my own."
As the prince spoke, he looked at his mother's reaction.
That's right, he actually had only one purpose for coming here this time, which was to find out from his mother herself whether she had any involvement in the cases investigated by the Jinyiwei, and if so, how deeply she had intervened.
"Prince, are you here just to share this joy with your mother? Or is there anything else..."
The queen looked into Li Chengce's eyes and suddenly had a bad feeling.
That look clearly revealed something.
"Mother, I want to ask you in person, are there any of your people involved in the case handled by the Royal Guards this time?"
After hearing this, the Queen's hand holding the Prince began to tremble.
"Prince...can you help mother to protect them?"
"..."
The prince was stunned: "Mother, are you the one who ordered all these cases?"
Over the years, the Queen never let him ask about the dirty things she did behind her back, for she was afraid that one day, if the truth came out, he would be implicated.
She wanted to protect her son as much as possible and didn't want him to be implicated in any way.
The prince has always been aware of this.
But he didn't expect that with such a big case and such a huge amount of military pay and food, his mother would actually dare to covet and set her sights on it.
"Mother, tell me the truth. How much did you participate in these things? What did you want to do with all that money? Where did you put it?"
"My dear son, you are still inexperienced and think everything is too simple." The queen suddenly sneered, looked up at her son and the majestic Kunning Palace.
"If you really want to take the throne, and don't raise some forces outside to help you get information and operate, do you think you can still be your crown prince?"
The prince looked at his mother, his heart sinking to the bottom of the valley, "Mother, are you still..."
"That's right. Mother has secretly raised a group of elite troops outside the palace. Three years, I will only wait for three years. If the emperor is still sitting on the throne within three years, I will personally pull him down from that position and let you sit on the throne instead."
Speaking of this, the queen's eyebrows danced with joy and her eyes were full of pride.
The prince beside him felt a chill on his back.
He originally thought that his mother was at most secretly helping these bold officials, but he did not expect that his mother had also planned such a big game.
"Mother, the Emperor is your husband after all. Aren't you sad at all when he dies?"
"Sad? I wish he and that bitch would die sooner! Ever since that bitch entered the palace, he only has eyes for her. He doesn't even bother to look at other women. It's ridiculous. I'm afraid that he and I completely severed our relationship five years ago."
At this point, the queen looked indifferent and said, "It was your father who personally severed the relationship between him and me. It's not your mother's fault."
She remembered that five years ago, ever since she saw with her own eyes that Concubine Xiao's sedan chair was carried into the imperial study again and again, she had completely lost the emperor's already limited favors.
He never set foot into Kunning Palace again.
She had originally naively imagined that the emperor would be the same as before, and would get bored again after a few months at most and go back to the way he was before. However, she had never expected that after waiting for five full years, his coming true still had not come.
She gradually became heartbroken and gradually realized that that bitch was different from all other women in the eyes of the emperor.
She has absolutely no chance of receiving the emperor's favor again.
It was also from that time that her purpose changed completely. Since she couldn't get something, she could only grit her teeth and give it up, and that woman couldn't even think of occupying it anymore.
"Mother...Have you ever thought that if father really continues to investigate, the towering tree behind you may be uprooted. By then, not to mention mother, I am afraid that even your position as the crown prince will be in jeopardy."