Queen Mother, she just wants to lie down

When several courtiers looked at the bright yellow imperial edict on her palm, their expressions suddenly froze, and they could not utter a single word out of all the words that came to their lips.

Prince Zhong, who was still struggling and shouting while being suppressed by the guards, was as stunned as a duck whose destiny was pinched by his throat.

Feng Xi, who was being held by the guards, looked at the imperial edict in Ruan Qing's hand, his face turned gray.

Understood, he finally understood, all this was a trap set up by the Queen Mother.

The mouth of the bag was already open, just waiting for him to get inside.

When he comes in, he will take the opportunity to accuse Concubine Li of being restless.

He is stupid, hopelessly stupid, and self-righteous.

He had obviously fallen into the trap early, didn't know anything about it, didn't say anything, and was still complacent.

Your Majesty, this servant deserves death. It was my slave who harmed you.

In the strong self-blame, two lines of tears rolled down Feng Xi's eyes unconsciously.

Ruan Qing listened to his heartfelt words word for word...

Concubine Li was so extraordinary that even a eunuch was so fascinated by her.

No wonder the loyal king, who was usually quite wealthy, immediately dragged several courtiers into the Cining Palace regardless of hearing that she was in danger.

You must find an opportunity to meet this charming Concubine Li.

In her two lifetimes, she has never seen a beauty who can enchant all living beings.

After all, the pictures in memory are not as intuitive as the visual impact, Ruan Qing thought silently.

She was distracted and saw that the five courtiers holding the imperial edict in her hands had calmed down for a moment and their minds had cleared up.

As soon as they woke up, the five people immediately bowed to Ruan Qing and apologized: "I am so reckless. I hope the Queen Mother will forgive me."

Ruan Qing raised his eyebrows and was about to speak when he saw the emperor rushing over with a group of guards and several courtiers.

The emperor was in the imperial study room discussing matters with the Minister of Household Affairs, the Minister of Criminal Affairs and others. A eunuch hurriedly came in to report that King Zhong and several courtiers had gone to Cining Palace in a menacing manner.

When Xie Huaijin heard this, he immediately got up and rushed over with his guards and courtiers who were discussing matters.

"Mother, queen, are you okay?" Xie Huaijin rushed to Ruan Qing in two steps, looking at her anxiously.

"The Ai family is fine, why are you here?" Ruan Qing shook his head.

"Such a big thing happened in the mother's harem, how could the son not come over?"

Xie Huaijin replied, then turned his gaze to the courtiers who were still bowing down, and shouted angrily:

"You guys, why did you come to Cining Palace so aggressively for no reason? Do you want to rebel?"

When the Minister of Flowers just came over with the emperor, he could not hide the anxiety on his face.

But when he arrived at the scene and saw the situation clearly, his expression returned to normal.

As expected of the Queen Mother, she is able to do everything with ease and has the pearls of wisdom at her fingertips, so there is no need for anyone to worry about her.

Jiang Baili, the Minister of Rites, the Censor on both sides, the Left Minister of the Ministry of War, and the Deputy Minister of Dali Temple were stared at by the emperor with unkind expressions, feeling bitter and bitter in their hearts.

It's us who are really in trouble, Your Majesty.

Everything in front of us is a trap set up by the Queen Mother. The pockets have long been opened, just waiting for us to burrow into them.

However, no matter how painful his heart was, he had to answer the emperor's questions. Xue Rui, the censor of Zuodu, took the lead and said:

"Back to Your Majesty, we were deceived by this eunuch and thought that the Queen Mother had heard rumors and wanted to break the rules, so we came here to stop her.

Unexpectedly, I found out after arriving that all this was instigated by this hateful eunuch. "

"Oh, those of you with the lowest positions are also senior officials of the fourth rank, and all of you hold important positions.

But because of a few words from a chamberlain, he lost his sense of control and rushed to the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace regardless.

Are you deceiving me as a young person with your rhetoric, or are you deceiving yourself and others?" Xie Huaijin's face turned watery.

These guys were just trying to confront him in the court, but now they even dare to collide with his mother's Cining Palace. Has he, as an emperor, been too merciful?

"Your Majesty..." When the five people heard this, they immediately became anxious and subconsciously wanted to tell the difference.

Just after he said two words, he was interrupted by King Zhong: "Don't say so much, all of this happened because of me, and I am willing to take full responsibility for the things I committed.

But I want to die, and I also want to know whether the imperial edict in the hands of the Queen Mother should be taken out for the ministers and me to see. "

"What imperial edict?" Xie Huaijin noticed that her mother was holding something that looked like an imperial edict.

"The thing is like this... Who is the first to see this imperial edict?" Ruan Qing briefly told what happened and then asked.

Xie Huaijin was shocked and angry.

What makes her angry is that Concubine Li has been punished to the imperial mausoleum for three years, and there are still so many people in the court who have risked their lives for her, even without hesitation.

What surprised him was that the queen mother actually had such an imperial edict in her hands. He had no idea about it before.

"Let me see it. I have only been loyal to the king these years and never took sides. Let me be the first to see it. I'm sure everyone won't have any objections?"

Lin Haoming, the Minister of Justice, stood up and glanced at everyone.

The others shook their heads again and again, no matter who looked at it, no one would dare to make false claims at this time and deceive everyone.

"Excuse me, Minister Lin." Ruan Qing handed over the imperial edict in his hand.

Lin Haoming took the imperial edict, opened it to a few lines, and after reading it, he brought the imperial edict to all the courtiers for everyone to observe.

"It is indeed written by the late emperor himself." Cui Zhiqing, the Minister of Household Affairs, said after reading it.

He is also a pure minister and has never stood in line.

Whether it was Concubine Li and her son, King Shao, or the prince back then, they had nothing to do with him.

The others did not speak or refute.

Those present were all veterans who had served in the court for more than five years, and they all knew the late emperor's handwriting.

"Brother Imperial, you are so cruel." Prince Zhong looked at this imperial edict and his eyes turned red.

The holy edict was turned around in everyone's hands, and when it returned to Ruan Qing's hand, she suddenly said to Queqi: "Quieqi, show it to Eunuch Feng."

The highest state of killing is to kill one's heart.

Didn’t Feng Xi believe that Concubine Li was unparalleled in charm and didn’t believe that the late emperor would leave an imperial edict to kill her? Will he take the risk to inform Prince Zhong?

Then let him see the imperial edict with his own eyes, lest he die with his eyes open.