The Evil Emperor's Favorite: The Sickly and Poisonous Concubine Goes Crazy

Qingzhou Foyin Temple.

Foyin Temple is located in the eastern suburbs of Qingzhou. It has a long history and has gone through the changes of many dynasties. It still remains secluded from the world, hidden in the mountains, and saves the world.

When the empress dowager left the capital, she came to this famous temple of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Foyin Temple, where she devoted herself to practicing Buddhism for several years and never returned to the imperial capital.

"Sir, you are here. The Queen is waiting for you in the hall. Please follow me." A middle-aged female servant with neat and elegant features, wearing a snail-green jacket and brocade skirt, stood outside the mountain gate. When she saw Chen Xu coming, she stepped forward and saluted him.

Chen Xu clenched his hands and exhaled lightly before nodding at her and following her into the mountain gate.

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"Your Majesty, Master Chen has arrived."

Chen Xu followed behind the Empress Dowager's personal maid Bai Lan and looked up slightly into the court.

The Queen Mother wore a Buddha robe in the color of the moon, and was dressed in a simple outfit without any jewelry. Her hair was combed meticulously with strands of silver hair. Although she was old, she still had unparalleled elegance. She closed her eyes, knelt devoutly in front of the Buddha, gently twisted the beads in her hand, and silently recited the Buddhist scriptures. When she heard the movement behind her, she stopped what she was doing and slowly opened her eyes.

She has been in this Buddhist temple for more than ten years. Buddhism is quiet and peaceful, and it is the best for nourishing one's mind. But there is still some lust for power in her eyes.

Seeing that she stopped moving, Bai Lan walked to her side, helped her up, walked to the low table nearby, and sat down.

Then he raised his eyes to look at Chen Xu who was standing in the hall. His expression was solemn, and the pressure from being in a high position for many years was completely released. There was oppression in his eyes, and he did not speak for a long time.

Chen Xu was stared at by her, sweat broke out on his forehead, and he stood in the hall in fear. Finally, he could no longer bear the pressure, opened his robe, half-knelt on the ground, and pleaded guilty: "I am guilty of letting the Su family's son escape. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

The Queen Mother lifted the teacup beside her, covered the tea foam, took a sip, and didn't look at him.

"You didn't stop the blood letter of the Hundred Generals. I asked you to drag the people from the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion into the water, but you not only failed. Now you can't even keep an eye on them, and you still want to hide it from me? Chen Xu, you are getting more and more capable."

"It is my fault that I have failed to do my job well. Please punish me, Your Majesty." Chen Xu felt that the gaze looking at him was getting colder and colder, so he quickly knelt on the ground and crawled.

The Queen Mother gently put down the teacup and looked at him, with a threatening look in her eyes, and said coldly: "Chen Xu, the bloody sins written in the blood letter of the Hundred Generals are enough for you to die a hundred times. I have reminded you long ago to be cautious. It's okay for you to die, but Sisi is still so young, can you bear to let her be implicated by you?"

Chen Xu's expression suddenly changed. He kowtowed heavily and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Chen Xu will do his utmost to protect your life and death. Please do not forget the agreement and protect my little girl's life for me."

The Queen Mother then revealed a satisfied smile, stood up and helped him up personally: "I know you are loyal, but you are the son of the Su family. You shouldn't try to hide it from me."

Chen Xu stood up, already sweating from shock, and bowed to the Queen Mother, saying:

"I have ordered people to capture the Su family's heir with all their strength and will not let him leave Qingzhou. But now there is an imperial inspector in Qingzhou, and I am afraid that he will become suspicious and alert the enemy, thus disrupting the plans of the queen, so I dare not be too conspicuous."

The Queen Mother paused and frowned slightly, then looked at Chen Xu and asked, "Imperial Patrol Envoy? Why don't I have any news? Who is the Imperial Patrol Envoy?"

Chen Xu considered for a moment before speaking:

"That man is Gu Yan'an, the prince of Beiyang. He entered the Eastern Territory quietly with the golden order granted by His Majesty. I did not receive any news about him. But fortunately, after I saw him, I immediately checked his itinerary. As soon as he entered the Eastern Territory, he came to Qingzhou City and did not go to other places. I guess he did not have time to check anything."

The Queen Mother frowned slightly, a thought flashed in her eyes, and she murmured softly: "Prince Beiyang..."

Then he tightened the Buddhist beads in his hand, with a fierce look in his eyes: "Don't take it lightly, he can't be kept, and the Su family's son, since the Su family doesn't know what's good for them and doesn't want to do what I want, then we'll deal with them all."

"This can be regarded as a great gift from me to the Emperor when I return to the capital..." The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes slightly, her almond-shaped eyes were full of ambition that could not be concealed.

A few days ago, the emperor's black-shao casino case broke the chess piece she had worked so hard to manage for two dynasties. Since the foundation of the Shen family was shaken, she had to make the emperor suffer, right?

By the way, he also had to settle the account of how the emperor had joined forces with the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and the Prince of Beiyang's Mansion, and had brought his ministers to force him to hand over the government.

Chen Xu's eyes flashed with surprise and hesitation. That was the only son of the Beiyang King. The Beiyang Palace was in charge of the Northern Frontier Army. If his only son died in the Eastern Frontier, the notoriously crazy Beiyang King would probably massacre the Eastern Frontier.

"But..." Chen Xu hesitated.

The Queen Mother raised her eyes to look at him, her eyes were oppressive: "Why...are you scared? It's not too late to regret now. I won't blame you."

Chen Xu's heart stagnated, and he quickly said: "No, I don't regret it. I will go back and make arrangements, please rest assured, Your Majesty."

He knew that the Queen Mother had only said half of what she meant. If he regretted it, the Queen Mother would not blame him, nor would she save his family.

The Queen Mother was silent for a long time before she said, "Please make sure that the Nanji survivors do not cause any more trouble. After the matter is settled, you can take your family and leave the Great Zhou. I have already made arrangements. In addition, I will ask Cheng Zong to help you. You must not let them leave the Eastern Territory alive."

She looked up at Chen Xu again, with some kindness and emotion in her eyes: "Chen Xu, since I saved you back then, I will not let you die again. Do you understand what I mean?"

Chen Xu was stunned for a moment, with complex emotions flashing in his eyes, and nodded: "Chen Xu will definitely not let the queen down."

At that time, the Chen family fell into poverty. Chen's father offended someone in the court and was exiled to a cold and bitter place. Chen Xu was bullied and almost died at the hands of the noble children in the capital. It happened that the Empress Dowager, who was the Queen at the time, was out of the palace and happened to save him. She then arranged for him to join the army. She took care of him all the way and helped him achieve his current status.

"Okay, let's go."