6th Story 9
Inside the Qingliang Hall, Li Yueran with a slightly protruding belly was surrounded by people entered the secret passage. Before entering, Li Yueran looked back at the warm and comfortable Qingliang Hall, and the coolness in her heart became even stronger. If her guess was true, then Cheng Nuo wouldn’t be in such a hurry, anxious to regain power, anxious to regain control of the government! Could it be that she and Cheng Nuo really only have a relationship of seven lifetimes? Without Cheng Nuo, how would she spend her long time travel life in the future?
“Your Majesty, let’s go in! With Your Majesty safe, the Emperor will not have to worry about the future.”
It was Ji Bao’er elder brother who was in charge of protecting Li Yueran’s safety, and he looked at Li Yueran worriedly.
“Fourth brother, fifth brother, I know, I’m just a little worried about the emperor’s safety.” Li Yueran said with a sigh.
“Don’t worry, sister, grandfather, and uncle are all here, and the eldest and second brothers are also guarding the emperor. The emperor will be safe and sound.” Ji Wulang (5th child) comforted.
“Fifth brother, if you say that, the empress will be even more worried.” Ji Silang (4th child) rolled his eyes at his younger brother and said, “Don’t worry! Grandpa and the emperor will be fine! Let’s go, it’s important that we leave the palace first, we can’t leave if we will leave later”
Li Yueran sighed, turned around and entered the secret passage. Tonight was destined to be an uneasy night. In the imperial city, swords were everywhere, flames shot up into the sky, and blood flowed like rivers! Under the guard of the guards, Cheng Nuo entered the Palace of Compassion and Peace. Inside the Palace of Compassion and Peace, Queen Mother Fang, Empress Fang, and Defei were waiting anxiously. Empress Dowager Fang looked up, when she saw that it was Cheng Nuo, her heart felt ashamed for an instant, her whole body shook, it was over, it was over. The maid behind her quickly supported her.
A gleam of joy flashed in the eyes of the Empress and Defei, especially the Empress, who was so overjoyed! Empress Dowager Fang saw that, raised her right hand, and slapped the queen hard! “Do you know what this means? Your Majesty is fine, your parents, brothers and relatives are the ones who died! Do you still have a heart?”
The queen covered her face. Although she was a little guilty, she didn’t think she had done anything wrong. I even felt aggrieved, “The emperor is my husband. Isn’t it natural for me to be happy as a wife when I see my husband is safe and sound? Besides, I obey my father at home and obey my husband when I get married. What’s wrong with me doing this!”
Empress Dowager Fang was so angry that she almost fainted, while Defei was sensitively aware of a problem, “Sister, could it be that you did something?”
After hearing this, Empress Dowager Fang glared at the Queen fiercely, “Say, did you do something? What is going on!!!? Otherwise, the Fang family wouldn’t be defeated! Tell me, is it you! I’ll kill you bitch!”
As she spoke, she threw herself on the Queen and began to fight fiercely. Neither Defei, nor the maids were stunned, she was so fast…. Cheng Nuo stood on the sidelines watching the show. In fact, Queen Mother Fang really misunderstood the Queen. Although the queen has no brains, she is not a fool. She still knows how to weigh the pros and cons. If Fang’s family affairs are settled and Ji Guifei son is supported as the emperor, then she will be an empress dowager with one person under one person and above ten thousand people, and she will not be able to escape the glory and wealth for the rest of her life. She is not a fool — a Queen who has no favor and whose status is in jeopardy, and a respected empress dowager, a fool knows what to choose. Even if the Fang family wanted to become emperor later, she would still be a well-deserved first princess. Which is more important, the Queen can still be clear.
Cheng Nuo looked at the farce with a half-smile, when he felt that it was almost done, he said softly: “So that the queen mother will know that Cheng’en Gong’s family has disrespected and attempted to rebel, and has been suppressed. The culprit Fang Jingtai and his three sons and eight Sun sons has already been put to death, all seventy-eight members of the Fang family have been captured and are waiting to be released. The son came here this time to ask his mother to show him how to deal with the rest of the rebellious party!”
The Empress and Defei couldn’t help crying when they heard this, but the Empress Dowager Fang’s clothes were disheveled and her temple hair was disheveled. Hearing this, she suddenly calmed down from her madness. She turned around and took care of herself. She straightened her clothes, walked slowly to her Queen mother’s throne, sat on it, looked directly at Cheng Nuo, and said with a sneer,
“The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. I have nothing to say. I started from a poor Hanlin family to Meiren, nobles, Zhaoyi, Lifei, Shufei, Guifei then became a Queen for the late emperor and finally became a Queen mother. No one understands this truth better than me! Aijia was used by the late emperor for twenty years. In twenty years, he protected his beloved Defei from disaster. Unfortunately, despite the schemes of the late Emperor and Defei, their beloved son, the Seventh Prince, died in the end. The one who won in the end was Aijia. Now, it’s just a bad move by Aijia. If you lose, you lose. Aijia has nothing to say. Aijia has only one question to ask, how does the emperor plan to deal with Aijia? How to deal with the empress and Defei?”
Cheng Nuo laughed, “I have never underestimated my mother. There is no need for my mother to remind me. I know that without my mother’s planning, I may not be the one who ascended the throne today. If my mother can keep her own place, be peaceful and honorable, and not try to interfere with my harem, I will always be filial to my mother. It’s a pity Ah, the heart is not enough to swallow the elephant! The fate of the Queen Mother and the Fang family is a good proof of this.”
The Queen Mother Fang looked at Cheng Nuo coldly, “Stop talking nonsense, the emperor will cut to the chase, how do you plan to deal with Aijia and the Fang family, Defei and Empress!?”
Cheng Nuo withdrew his smile, his eyes gradually turned cold, “I am thinking of the old love, my mother will still be the empress dowager, but for the rest of my life, you will live in the Palace of Compassion, you will never go out. Empress and Defei demoted to commoners, continue to live in the Palace of Compassion and Ning, be peaceful and honorable!” Then he waved his hand, “Come on, seal the palace!”
The Queen suddenly rushed over like crazy, “No! Your majesty, you can’t do this, I’m the queen, I’m your wife, you can’t be so ruthless!”
The guards stopped the Queen five meters away, and Defei supported the Queen, crying like pears and rain, “I know The Fang family cannot escape the blame, but the concubine and elder sister are married daughters, the Fang family’s affairs really have nothing to do with us, Concubine and elder sister have never done anything wrong, I beg the emperor to forgive us!”
“Your Majesty! Save our Meiren! Our Meiren are about to be tortured to death by the Queen and Defei!” At this moment, a court lady ran over from the apse and knelt down not far from Cheng Nuo with a plop, “Your Majesty, this servant is Lu Yun the servant girl to the Meiren of Dianjiang, after the chaos in the palace banquet last night, all the concubines hid in the side hall of the Palace of Compassion. The Empress and Defei sent someone to arrest her, locked her in the back hall of the Compassionate Ning Palace, and tortured her all night. Your Majesty, please save the Meiren quickly! If it’s too late, she might die soon.”
The palace lady lay on the ground and mourned crying. Cheng Nuo glanced sideways, and one of the guards immediately cupped his hands and said, “Here, I’ll take someone there!”
Then, he took a few people to the apse. The Empress and Defei expressions changed, Defei resented in her heart, she shouldn’t have been obsessed with ghosts last night, thinking that she would not be able to torture Ji Guifei, it would be good to torture Jiang Meiren, let the Empress do whatever she wanted, now it’s fine, she was caught. In fact, Defei had already understood that Jiang Meiren was not like the rumors at all, she was not the emperor’s favorite person. If it is true, in the situation last night, how could the emperor not arrange Jiang Meiren properly, but sent Ji Guifei away instead. But when the Queen tortured Jiang Meiren with her last night, she learned something from Jiang Meiren mouth.
Jiang Meiren was tortured to the brink of death, and said a lot of things, why the emperor and Jiang Meiren have known each other for a long time, the reason why the emperor dotes on Ji Guifei is to protect her from disasters, the emperor promised to make Jiang Meiren the queen, and let Jiang Meiren child be the prince, and the country will be shared in the future, the emperor personally give Jiang Meiren thrush and so on. Such words irritated her and the Queen even more, so the torment became even more severe. Defei heart was filled with jealousy, she completely forgot about reason. But now, Defei is scared, if what Jiang Meiren said is true, then the emperor will definitely be furious. Is it the end for me and the Queen? Am I really going to be locked up in this palace with my aunt for the rest of my life?
Defei collapsed on the ground. The Queen was no better. The Empress Dowager Fang, who was sitting at the top, shook her head when she saw this. It is true that one generation is not as good as the next generation. The reason why the Fang family was defeated so thoroughly has something to do with the fact that there are no smart and courageous people in the younger generation of the Fang family. Especially the female relatives, when the Empress and Defei were born, they were already favorite concubines, and the Fang family also transformed into favorite ministers. They hadn’t experienced those years of intrigue and no wonder it was useless! What a time!
After a while, the guards brought a woman over, and the court lady who had just complained rushed towards her when she saw her, “Meiren, Meiren, how are you, Meiren?”
Cheng Nuo took a closer look, she was indeed that Jiang Meiren. He frowned, suddenly covered his chest, suppressing the impulse deep in his heart. After a long time, he said with a pale face: “Come here, take Jiang Meiren back to the Luyun Palace, ask the imperial physician to treat her well. Close the palace !” after saying that, he walked out first.
The guards then walked out, then tightly closed the gate of the Compassionate Ning Palace. Seeing the gate gradually being closed, there was a dead silence in the Compassionate Ning Palace, no one cared about what would happen afterwards.
Cheng Nuo’s face turned pale. Seeing this, Ji Wei asked worriedly, “Your Majesty, how are you doing?”
Cheng Nuo waved his hand, “I’m fine, thanks to a few Aijing this time. I’m just wondering of Guifei in Zhen Guogong’s mansion. I have to stay for a few more days, and when the palace is stable, I will personally pick up Guifei back to the palace.”
Ji Wei thought of his granddaughter, his eyes softened, the emperor at such a critical moment, his first thought was to arrange the way out for his granddaughter, Ji Wei’s favorability towards the emperor has increased a lot, it seems that he also has a softness towards his grandson-in-law, “Balang has already returned to the mansion to tell Guifei, and Guifei also spread the word that the emperor should take good care of himself and don’t worry about her.”
Cheng Nuo nodded and turned around with a solemn expression. The moment he saw Jiang Meiren just now, he almost couldn’t suppress the soul of Emperor Zhengde. Are you really going to leave?
