Everyone thought he was dying

In the Empress Dowager's palace, sandalwood bursts.When Ye Yunze arrived, Empress Dowager Xu was still worshiping Buddha.

She was wearing a plain dress, and there was almost no jewelry on her head except for a silver hairpin and a few velvet flowers.I saw her kneeling in front of the Buddha statue, twisting the beads in her well-maintained hands, her face full of peace.

It was as if the battle at the border and the purge outside the palace had nothing to do with her.

Ye Yunze had to admire Empress Dowager Xu's city mansion. After Empress Dowager Xu's power was almost uprooted by him, she was able to hold her breath so calmly. No wonder she was able to pretend for so long in front of him and do so many small tricks.If he is a little weaker, or wait a few more years, when her power develops further, I am afraid that even he may not be her opponent.

"You are here." Empress Dowager Xu opened her eyes, and her eyes were like a pool of ancient wells, without sadness or joy: "Over the years, the emperor's mentality taught you by the Ai family has not been in vain. You already know how to maintain the relationship between power and emotion." Now, even Aijia is no longer your opponent."

Ye Yunze sneered: "Could it be that my mother wants to say that everything you do is for me? In order to let me know how wrong I was about Lan Yu, you did not hesitate to use Lan Yu and the Yi people at the expense of me. The price of border tranquility, come to teach me this lesson?"

If it is said that when Ye Yunze first stepped into the queen mother's palace, there was still a bit of embarrassment and sadness, but now, there is only irony and absurdity left.

No matter what the Empress Dowager Xu did, she could always find a sufficient reason for herself and tell him that all of this was for him, and she must ask him to accept her love.Isn't this ridiculous?

What's even more absurd is that before the assassination and the battle at the border, Ye Yunze once really believed that everything the Queen Mother Xu did was for him.Even though Empress Dowager Xu has her own selfish intentions, her desire to please him is not fake.

Now, Ye Yunze was not sure about anything.He found that Queen Mother Xu was trying to use her logic to lead him into a strange circle.It seems that as long as she puts on the name of being good for him, everything she does should be understood and supported.

Empress Dowager Xu seemed to see through Ye Yunze's thoughts, and said mockingly: "The Ai family knows what you are thinking, don't worry, the Ai family will not force you to accept the love of the Ai family. Back then, when you ascended the throne, the Ai family told you However, the power in the hands of the Ai family and the Xu family will never be easily given up. If you want it, you have to fight for it by yourself and grab it by yourself. When will you be able to really win, and when will you It can be regarded as truly understanding the art of the emperor."

"Now that you have won, the whetstone of the Xu family is useless. I just ask you to see that the Xu family was still loyal to you in the past, so don't treat the Xu family too harshly. After all, they are now, Everything is gone, and it will not pose any threat to you. Of course, if you insist on their lives, Aijia will not be able to stop you." Xu Taihou looked at Ye Yunze and sighed: "Emperor, you have grown up. , the wings have hardened, and he is no longer the child who needs the protection of the mother clan."

Ye Yunze laughed after hearing Empress Dowager Xu's righteous words: "My mother thinks that if I have more power in the Xu family and copied Xu's mansion, I owe the Xu family, right? Mother, I tell you, I don't owe you anything." You don’t owe anything to the Xu family. Daqi was able to establish the country, and you have contributed a lot, but I have not left behind those who should be sealed and rewarded. But how do you repay me?”

"Sowing dissension, mutilating loyal people, letting key criminals go privately, and attracting foreign enemies into the customs... When I was seriously ill, you still wished that I would die." There was no warmth in Ye Yunze's eyes when he looked at Queen Mother Xu, as if he was looking at something. Like an inanimate thing: "Queen, do you want to tell me that these are all for me?"

"If you don't pass these tests, how can you grow up?" Empress Dowager Xu looked at Ye Yunze with no shame in her eyes: "Forget it, the Ai family doesn't expect you to understand the painstaking efforts of the Ai family..."

She wanted to change the subject, but how could Ye Yunze allow it?

"According to your mother, I and the Xu family should be each other's sharpening stones. If the Xu family wins, I wonder if my mother will feel that the Xu family owes me? Will the Xu family treat me well?"

Empress Dowager Xu frowned slightly: "Now, the Xu family has been defeated, and there is no such possibility as you said."

"The queen mother just needs to tell me, yes or no!"

Empress Dowager Xu hesitated for a moment: "The Xu family naturally..."

"That's enough, Queen Mother, I understand." Ye Yunze said coldly: "In the past, I rewarded the Xu family. Now it's not I who owe the Xu family, but the Xu family owes me! The Xu family took advantage of what I gave them. authority and trust in them, they are constantly doing things that harm Daqi, and now I am just asking them to pay back everything they owe me."

"Mother, remember, I don't owe you, let alone the Xu family! Put away your ridiculous talk! The Xu family is not qualified to be my whetstone!"

Empress Dowager Xu was forced to take two steps back by Ye Yunze's sudden aura: "Emperor, you..."

"The queen mother doesn't know yet, the Xu family has been beheaded by everyone now. The things you have done and the words you have said will all have to be paid for. able to cover up the crimes you have committed."

Empress Dowager Xu has been imprisoned in the palace these days, and the news is extremely unclear. She thought that Ye Yunze had just stolen the Xu family first, and would not do anything to the Xu family for the time being. Unexpectedly, not only did he move, but he moved so fast that no one was left behind. ... The queen mother smiled miserably. Ye Yunze hated the Xu family to such an extent.

"Now, the Xu family has redeemed their sins with their lives, but there is still a culprit at large. Does the Queen Mother know who that person is?"

At this point, Empress Dowager Xu is not ready to argue with Ye Yunze any more, it's already too late.

Now, the Xu family is gone, and most of the power she has managed over the years has been eaten away by Ye Yunze.What she said was useless.The weak have no right to speak, this is what she once whispered in Ye Yunze's ear in order to encourage him to climb up.Unexpectedly, now, it is this child whom she brought up alone, who made her learn this one again in front of her.

"Do you want to take Aijia's life?"

"No, I won't take your life. Let's save your life and pray for those who died innocently because of you in the royal temple day and night. As for the treatment, compare it with the standards of a deposed concubine——Queen Mother, I sent you there, not for your enjoyment. You should stay in the royal temple and reflect on everything you have done!"

"No, filial piety, son!" Empress Dowager Xu squeezed out a few words between her teeth: "The Ai family worked so hard to raise you, that's how you treat Ai family! Has your conscience been eaten by dogs? ?”

"It's you who really had your conscience eaten by dogs." Ye Yunze shook his head: "Mother, if you continue to be stubborn, I will send you to the border town and let you see how many families have been torn apart because of you, and how many people are there. I died in vain because of you, let you also experience the feelings of those people!"

Ye Yunze knew that Empress Dowager Xu was the kind of person who likes to blame others for what happened.I don't know when Empress Dowager Xu developed a self-centered temperament, and her ideas were distorted because of this.Therefore, just now, she just said such absurd words with confidence.

Maybe one day, Empress Dowager Xu will be able to truly realize her mistakes, maybe she won't be able to for the rest of her life.

No matter what she thought, Ye Yunze would never give her another chance to harm others or herself.