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

Taifu Jia looked at the emperor with a look of grief and indignation, begging him to severely punish Pingxi Hou and others for their poor performance and harming the empress dowager.

He cried so hard as if it was his own mother who had died.

The emperor looked at him for a long time without saying a word, as if he was so panicked by the news that he forgot to react.

Doctor Jia raised his head and said anxiously, "Your Majesty, if something happens to the Queen Mother, I'm afraid that the Marquis of Pingxi and others will also cause chaos in the city with the military power. Please make a decision as soon as possible and let the Yulin Army act early to be prepared for any eventuality."

The emperor seemed to finally react. He suppressed his anger and asked through gritted teeth, "Didn't I tell you to get the Zhenguo Gong out? Why did the Queen Mother get into trouble?"

Imperial Tutor Jia knelt down and kowtowed: "It is my incompetence that I did not realize the ambitions of the Marquis of Pingxi. Your Majesty, this is not the time to blame me. Please make a decision as soon as possible and do not let the Marquis of Pingxi and his people succeed and cause chaos in the government."

Taking advantage of the absence of Marquis Pingxi, Taifu Jia openly spread rumors, waiting to mislead the emperor and take the opportunity to capture Marquis Pingxi.

"After we capture Pingxi Hou and others, if Your Majesty wants to deal with me again, I have no complaints. Please make a decision as soon as possible."

Now that the palace is full of Yulin Army members, Taifu Jia is certain that the emperor will trust him. Now that the empress dowager is dead, as long as he controls the emperor, he can legitimately control Yuan Qingzong and the Armored Guards.

These powers must be gathered in the hands of Master Jia. Then, he will be able to dominate the government and the country.

Taifu Jia had planned well, but he never expected that the emperor did not give the order immediately as he wished. Instead, he stared at the palace gate.

"The Grand Master is truly loyal."

The Queen Mother's voice came from the palace gate. Master Jia froze all over and looked back in disbelief.

The Queen Mother, who was supposed to be missing, walked in slowly and calmly with the help of the eunuchs.

Master Jia stared with his eyes wide open, unable to utter a word for a moment.

How can it be?

The Queen Mother was clearly shot to death. His men saw it with their own eyes. The body was carried onto a carriage and should have reached the palace gate by now.

But the empress dowager did not look at all dishevelled, and she did not even look panic-stricken as if she had been assassinated.

It was as if she had just dressed up in Wutong Palace and came to Yuqian Palace calmly as usual.

The emperor was startled when he saw the empress dowager, then ran down the stairs in joy. "Mother, are you okay?"

The Queen Mother looked at her son lovingly. She had been hiding in the dark during this period, and she knew everything that happened in the palace.

Including various transactions between the emperor and Marquis Pingxi.

She felt soft-hearted, after all, he was her own son, and he would not harm her life in a critical moment.

He is just a little young and cannot control someone as ambitious as Master Jia.

It doesn’t matter. This child is filial and smart. I can just teach him slowly.

The Queen Mother patted her son's hand, strode forward, and looked down at the clown-like Tutor Jia.

"Thank you for your hard work, Doctor Jia. Come, bring all the people up to me."

Jia Sheng, who was supposed to be outside, waiting for Master Jia's orders, and Captain Huang were tied up and dragged in. Marquis Pingxi led his men and had already taken control of the palace inside and outside.

When the father and son met, Jia Sheng had a cloth ball stuffed in his mouth. He wanted to speak, but he couldn't say anything.

When the emperor saw this scene, he understood something in his heart.

His eyes dimmed for a moment, then he calmed down.

Pingxi Hou was right. Sometimes I was indeed a little childish and naive.

On impulse, he handed over power to Tutor Jia, thinking of using him to check and balance his mother.

But when the Queen Mother disappeared and he was at a loss, Master Jia took advantage of the situation and seized more power.

It was only at this time that the emperor realized that Tutor Jia was no longer under his control.

Therefore, after meeting with Marquis Pingxi, he was determined to rescue his mother.

Who would have thought that this guy would so blatantly pretend to obey but actually disobey? He placed his last hope on the Marquis of Pingxi, feeling nervous and uneasy.

Upon hearing the news of his mother's tragic death, the emperor was furious, but he had to try to appear calm and not let Tutor Jia see through his thoughts.

I thought I would have to struggle to hold on from now on, but unexpectedly my mother came back alive.

The emperor had mixed feelings, but was mostly happy. As long as he was still alive, it was good enough. After this incident, the emperor realized how important his mother was in his heart.

Now he agreed to whatever his mother said.

"You must have thought that since I was kidnapped, you could take advantage of the situation. Unfortunately, I never left Wutong Palace. The one who was captured was just my substitute."

Queen Mother Wang's words were like a thunderclap, frightening Master Jia so much that he collapsed to the ground.

If that's the case, then all my actions during this period have been under the Queen Mother's nose, right?

He was terrified and glared at the Queen Mother fiercely.

"I am the late emperor's appointed tutor, a minister who assists Your Majesty. It is wrong for women to interfere in government affairs. The Queen Mother is the hen that crows at dawn. What I have done is just to make the Queen Mother return power to Your Majesty. It is an act of loyalty to the emperor. What is wrong with that?"

The Queen Mother looked at him coldly as he struggled to death, not even bothering to say anything nonsense.

"If you have committed any crime, I will announce it to the world. The late emperor gave you the power so that you could assist His Majesty and make His Majesty a wise ruler. But you are full of filthiness and only want to be a powerful official. You are arrogant and extravagant, corrupt and accept bribes, form cliques for personal gain, and do all kinds of evil. Even today, you dare to murder my family. Master Jia, I have tolerated you for long enough."

The dying Master Jia tried to cling to the emperor and beg him to save his life, but the emperor just watched him coldly as he was dragged away.

After everyone left, the emperor actually knelt before the Queen Mother. "Mother, I am an unfilial son."

The Queen Mother helped him up and patted his hands. "No, Your Majesty has done very well. You are better than I thought. I was confused in the past and did not see your growth. Now it seems that it is time for Your Majesty to rule the country."

The emperor was surprised. He never thought that after this incident, the empress dowager would be willing to give him power and let him rule the country.

He did not feel the joy he had expected, but instead felt the pressure of the burden on his shoulders.

On the other side, Zheng Chi led his men to chase after the murderer and finally captured him. While he was still thinking about how to report to the authorities, the man took the opportunity to commit suicide.

Just then, news came that the real empress dowager was in the palace and had never left, and the dead one was a fake. Zheng Chi suddenly thought of something and rode his men to the Jia family.

When they arrived at the place, they found that the Duke of Zhenguo had long been missing. Zheng Chi immediately ordered people to search the whole city, but they searched the four city gates, including the dock outside the north city and the south gate, but did not see the Pei family.

The entire city was dug up three feet deep and the soil was scraped off, but the whereabouts of these people were unknown.

The Emperor, the Empress Dowager and others were puzzled as to how these people seemed to have disappeared out of thin air.

Zheng Chi went to report carefully. The Queen Mother did not blame him. Instead, she praised his loyalty and asked him to come back to serve and assist the Marquis of Pingxi in eliminating the remnants of Grand Tutor Jia.