Queen Mother, she just wants to lie down

Que Qi looked at Feng Xi's leaving figure and hesitated to speak.

"If you have something to say, just say it. Don't hold it back." Ruan Qing glanced at her.

"Your Majesty, I see Feng Xi's behavior just now. I'm afraid his relationship with Concubine Li is not that clear. You asked him to give wine to Concubine Li..."

Queqi hesitated for a while and finally said what he had been holding in his heart.

She has keen observation, and since she came back from a business trip, she found that Feng Xi was not in the right state.

The Queen Mother was also much more distant from him than before.

But given the Queen Mother's previous trust and reliance on Feng Xi, she didn't say much.

As a qualified internal guard, you must always pay attention to restraining your words and deeds. Don't say what you shouldn't say, don't talk too much when you shouldn't, and don't try to guess the master's mind.

Even if his master trusts him again, he cannot cross any line that should not be crossed.

This is what her father repeatedly warned her before she took office.

Que Qi usually restrains himself in this way.

But what the Queen Mother said today would lead to big trouble if she was not careful, so she had to talk too much.

"Are you worried that the Ai family will falsely convey the late emperor's will and then be exposed by Feng Xi?"

Ruan Qing glanced at her, then at Jiang Yuan, as well as Aunt Zhou, Xia Li and Qiucheng who were standing aside, and asked.

"Slave servants don't dare to have such treasonous thoughts." Aunt Zhou, Xia Li, Qiu Cheng let out a frightened sound and knelt down on the ground.

Jiang Yuan and Queqi nodded in response to Ruan Qing's gaze.

The Queen Mother trusted them, and they naturally treated her with sincerity.

The two of them were indeed a little worried. If this matter was not handled well, it could easily lead to big trouble.

Concubine Li is no ordinary person. She entered the palace at the age of nineteen and has been favored for more than twenty years.

Her son, King Qi, was once the late emperor's favorite son.

When the mother and son's holy love was at its strongest, even the queen and the prince had to retreat.

Except for the eldest princess Ronghua, almost everyone else in the royal family was bullied by their mother and son.

It has been three years since they were sentenced to the imperial mausoleum, and there are still many courtiers in the court who are loyal to their mother and son.

The popularity of Concubine Li, mother and son in the court was not due to how capable and wise they were.

But under the pomegranate skirt of Concubine Li, who is unique in beauty, there are countless courtiers who fall in love with her.

Under such circumstances, once it was known in advance that the Queen Mother intended to falsely convey the late emperor's will and grant the death of Concubine Li, there was no telling how much trouble would result.

"Why do you all think that the Ai family is falsely passing on the late emperor's will?

What Ai Jia said is true. The late emperor did leave a will before his death.

Not only the Ai family knew about this, but Zhang Yu, the chief eunuch around the emperor, and the left and right ministers also knew about it.

The decree was written by the late emperor himself, and was sealed by Zhang Yu before his death. "Ruan Qing looked at a few people funny.

With the sophistication of the original owner, he would naturally not let the late emperor leave such a scourge as Concubine Li to cause trouble for him without holding any trump cards.

She just casually told a few folk stories while the old emperor was in bed.

Let the old emperor obediently leave a will.

However, the old emperor did have feelings for Concubine Li, and after writing his will, he repeatedly warned the original owner.

If Concubine Li, mother and son are in peace, don't embarrass them and let them spend their lives peacefully in the imperial mausoleum.

"There is really a will?" Que Qi and Jiang Yuan were stunned at the same time.

Ever since the Queen Mother said that the late emperor had left a will to kill Concubine Li and her son, they all instinctively thought it was a lie.

There was no way, the late emperor was too tolerant towards Concubine Li and her son, so tolerant that everyone couldn't help but suspect that no matter what Concubine Li did, the emperor would not take her life.

Back then, Concubine Li had given the emperor a chronic poison. If it had not been accidentally discovered by Princess Ronghua, the late emperor would have died three years ago.

Even so, the late emperor did not kill their mother and son, but only sent them to the imperial mausoleum to guard the mausoleum.

Before the late emperor died, he knew that many of his courtiers were loyal to Concubine Li, but he had no intention of dealing with them.

There was no mention of what to do with Concubine Li and her son who were far away in the imperial mausoleum.

This led many people to wonder whether the late emperor was not satisfied with the current empress dowager and emperor, and deliberately left concubine Li and her son behind so that the courtiers could have a chance to make a new choice.

"Of course it's true. It's not like you don't know what kind of people the Ai family are. I never do anything that goes against the rules." Ruan Qing smiled lightly.

If something is not in compliance with the rules, find a way to make it comply with the rules.

"What are you all kneeling down for? Get up and do whatever you have to do. If anyone has a good relationship with Feng Xi and you are afraid that he will go astray and want to tell him the secret, just go ahead and do it."

She said this very gently, but Grandma Zhou and Xia Li felt chills running down their spines.

Feng Xi knew nothing about this. He left Ruan Qing and returned to his residence, thinking about how to reveal the news.

It is impossible for the late emperor to leave a will to kill Li people.

The Queen Mother was sinister and vicious. She was afraid that she could not defeat Concubine Li, so she even tried to harm her by falsely passing on her inheritance.

hateful!

By the way, look for him, he will definitely be able to pass on the news, and only he can stop the Queen Mother's madness.

Feng Xi walked around the room several times like a trapped animal, and finally he thought of someone.

……

The next day, at the end of Chenshi, Feng Xi came to Cining Palace.

Ruan Qing took out the prepared poisonous wine and Bai Ling handed it to him. Just as he was giving instructions, there was a noise outside.

"How dare you, this is the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace. Without the Empress Dowager's summons, you dare to break in and try to rebel." Queqi shouted angrily.

Along with the angry shouts, there was also the sound of the guards unsheathing their swords.

"Quieqi, who is outside?" Ruan Qing paused and asked in a loud voice.

"Your Majesty, my brother and I have heard that you intend to falsely convey the late emperor's will and grant death to Concubine Li who is far away in the imperial mausoleum.

My younger brother and others felt that it was against the rules and came to stop the Queen Mother to prevent her from making a big mistake. "The reply to Ruan Qing was not from Queqi, but from a middle-aged man's voice.

This man is one of the late emperor's two remaining brothers, King Zhong.

Prince Zhong is ten years younger than the late emperor, and was born to a low-ranking concubine. He is now forty-two years old.

Together with Princess Ronghua, she controls Zongzheng Temple and the inner treasury, and is a powerful figure in the clan.

"But I don't know where Prince Zhong heard the news?" Ruan Qing asked calmly.

Prince Zhong walked in with five ministers. His eyes fell on the tray in Feng Xi's hand, and the anger in his eyes almost overflowed:

"Your Majesty, don't care where I heard this from. The poisonous wine and Bai Ling in Feng Xi's hand were prepared by you for Concubine Li and her son?"

"Not bad." Ruan Qing replied with a bachelor look on his face.

"Queen Mother, even though you are in charge of Cining Palace, you cannot be so willful and arrogant. You actually falsely preached the imperial edict and harmed the bloodline of the late emperor. Such a dishonest woman is truly unworthy of the position of Queen Mother."

King Zhong was so angry that he lost all reason and could not help but shout loudly.

As soon as he said this, several courtiers who came with him immediately opened their mouths and coughed.

Loyal to the king, loyal to the king, I have said it before.

"Come here, Feng Xi is the eunuch of the Ai family, but he doesn't care about the king's kindness and is not loyal to his master. He colludes with foreign ministers wantonly, frames the Ai family, takes him down, and beats him to death with sticks.

King Zhong made false claims and attempted to force him into the palace, so he was taken to Zongren Temple. " Ruan Qing glanced at him lightly, raised his eyes and shouted softly.

As soon as the voice fell, dozens of imperial guards rushed over and held Feng Xi and Prince Zhong down without any explanation.

"Ruan Qing, how dare you!" King Zhong was shocked and angry.

"Are you also going to come to force the palace like King Zhong?" Ruan Qing ignored the clamoring King Zhong and turned his attention to the other courtiers.

"I don't dare, but if the Queen Mother wants to kill the late Emperor's concubines and heirs, she really needs a valid reason." Jiang Baili, the Minister of Rites, coughed lightly.

“The Ai family are the most rule-abiding people and never do anything beyond the rules.

As for the reason, you just rushed into Cining Palace to question and persecute the Ai family based on the information from one eunuch.

Isn't this enough to prove that Concubine Li and her son are restless, and that they are secretly colluding with the courtiers?

As for the will, you might as well take a look, what is it? "