The queen of the last days became a maid and just wanted to lie down

This incident caused a lot of uproar, and Zheng Chi didn't even have time to rest before he was called to the palace by the Queen Mother and scolded.

When Zheng Chi entered the palace, he did not see the Queen Mother immediately. Instead, he knelt outside Wutong Palace for half an hour before the Queen Mother ordered someone to summon him in.

On the high couch, the elegant empress dowager wore a golden phoenix hairpin, her well-maintained hair was black and shiny, and there was not even a wrinkle on her face.

She said nothing, but just sitting there made Zheng Chi feel a sense of majesty.

Zheng Chi entered the room and knelt down to pay homage to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother raised her hand and asked him to stand up, but no one offered him a seat.

The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows and looked at him before putting down the book in her hand and asking him about what happened last night.

Zheng Chi did not dare to hide it and told the Queen Mother that he had joined forces with Wang Muzhi to catch the assassin. In order to protect himself, he did not hesitate to say that Wang Muzhi died in the Jia family's villa.

The assassin's blood-stained clothes and mask were also found in Master Jia's home.

He spoke calmly, without exaggerating, but every word he said hinted that the assassin was related to the Jia family.

When the Queen Mother heard the last part, she smiled softly.

Zheng Chi did not dare to look up. He stared at the pair of embroidered shoes inlaid with pearls on the empress dowager's feet with his lowered eyes, feeling extremely nervous.

"You are hinting to me that I can take action against the Jia family, right?"

Zheng Chi quickly knelt down and kowtowed, saying that he dared not do so. Everything he did was in accordance with the Queen Mother's orders, and he dared not overstep the line in the slightest.

The Queen Mother smiled, how could she not see his little thoughts.

Because he knew this, he was punished by being made to kneel outside for half an hour.

This is an attitude. The Queen Mother is telling the Emperor that what the Iron Armored Guard did was not ordered by her, but the Queen Mother also called people in to tell the Emperor that Zheng Chi is a member of the Iron Armored Guard, that is, a member of the Queen Mother Wang, and you have to think twice before touching him.

The Empress Dowager can beat her dog herself, but the Emperor can't touch it.

"I've been very confident in your work over the years. But my nephew is dead, and someone has to give an explanation. What do you think?"

The Queen Mother remained calm, her tone even and steady, making it hard to guess what she was thinking.

Zheng Chi was nervous, not quite understanding what the Queen Mother was hinting at. He only said carefully: "I will investigate carefully and find the murderer who murdered Captain Wang and give him justice."

The Queen Mother smiled without saying anything, and didn't even scold him, and sent the man away.

When he walked outside the palace gate, he saw Nanny Xing coming to see him off. Zheng Chi carefully inquired, "I am a stupid official. I don't know what the Queen Mother meant by this."

Nanny Xing glanced around and smiled faintly, "Master Wang was assassinated a few days ago. You were not in the palace, so the Queen Mother was a little restrained in investigating him."

After saying this, Nanny Xing left. Zheng Chi stood there in a daze for a long time, until he reached the palace gate and suddenly understood what the empress dowager meant.

Does the Queen Mother want him to investigate both cases at the same time and pin the blame for the assassination of Grand Tutor Wang on the Jia family?

Regardless of whether it was the Jia family who assassinated him, the Jia family must take the blame.

With this understanding, Zheng Chi knew that he had made the right bet today. The Queen Mother had long wanted to take action against the Jia family.

Another person who had the same idea was Master Jia. He had spent a night in the palace and had never imagined that such a serious thing would happen at home.

After waiting for the news, the Armored Guards not only obtained evidence, but also found out that Wang's nephew had died in Jia Sheng's villa.

Even if they wanted to make excuses, I'm afraid the Queen Mother would not let them off easily.

Jia Sheng sent someone to deliver the message, but Master Jia was not in a hurry and went straight to see the emperor.

He did not come to complain, but to tell His Majesty that Zheng Chi was back.

The emperor looked a little uncomfortable when he heard Zheng Chi's name. "He can come back if he wants. Why is the Master telling me this?"

The little emperor was still young, and the hair on his face was still tender. Master Jia sighed and said, "Your Majesty should be old enough to rule the country, but the Queen Mother controls the Armored Guards and holds back the Imperial Guards. If we want the Queen Mother to return the government, we need to have military power in her hands."

The emperor looked unhappy. He also knew that he had no military power and could not mobilize any manpower.

It is extremely difficult to take back power.

He originally wanted to take advantage of the Queen Mother going to the temple to practice meditation and send Lu Huai to Da Zhou to win a beautiful victory, so that everyone would realize that Beichen belonged to him, and let the Queen Mother see that his idea was not childish or stupid and could succeed.

But who would have thought that although Lu Huai successfully captured Guiyan City, he was defeated in the subsequent war and retreated step by step. In the end, he could only retreat to Guiyan City and could not move any further south.

This made the emperor feel suffocated and his dignity was damaged. At this time, Zheng Chi came back and the empress dowager's right-hand men were by his side, making it even more difficult for the emperor to seize power.

"Then what do you think I should do?"

Seeing the emperor's anger, Master Jia's eyes flickered slightly, and then he mentioned what Zheng Chi had done last night.

"Your Majesty, as a son you should respect your parents, but you are the emperor, the master of the world. The power in your hands cannot always be controlled by the queen mother. This is like a hen crowing at dawn."

After hearing what he said, the emperor immediately thought that what Zheng Chi did was the Queen Mother's intention. Did the Queen Mother really want to take action against him?

The emperor was a little nervous, but then he became suspicious: "That's my mother, could she possibly want to kill me?"

Master Jia paused and said, "The Queen Mother will not harm you, but does Your Majesty want to be a puppet emperor for the rest of his life?"

The emperor looked extremely unhappy and wanted to get Zheng Chi over.

However, Master Jia told him not to worry, saying that asking questions at this time would be useless. Instead, he advised him to confront the problem in public at the court tomorrow.

If you want to deal with Zheng Chi, you have to do it openly and aboveboard.

Dealing with this man in front of all the ministers is like a sharp blade in the hands of the empress dowager. Cutting him off will be a heavy blow to the empress dowager's faction. If the emperor succeeds, the ministers in the court will be able to witness the emperor's growth and know what choice they should make.

Imperial Tutor Jia thought that the matter could not be delayed any longer. Zheng Chi could use the assassination as an excuse to frame someone, which might not be the Queen Mother's instruction.

Rather than passively taking a beating, it is better to strike first.

As long as the empress dowager returns power to the emperor, he will be the greatest meritorious official. By then, he will be extremely powerful and the Jia family will be second to none.

Compared to the experienced empress dowager, the young emperor is naturally easier to control.

The young emperor thought this was a very good idea. On the second day in the court, he really attacked Zheng Chi and asked him why he broke into the Taifu's mansion at night.

The empress dowager sat behind the pearl curtain and watched the emperor get angry without saying a word.

Zheng Chi had anticipated this, and calmly explained why he had pursued the Jia family.

The conversation also revealed that the Jia family refused to cooperate and deliberately delayed, resulting in the disappearance of the assassin.

Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that Zheng Chi was implying that the Jia family was the real culprit behind Wang Muzhi's murder, otherwise why would the body appear in the Jia family's villa?

Why did the assassin disappear after arriving at the Jia family? It was obvious that the Jia family was protecting him.