dumb queen

Xie Chaoge didn't know how long he had been unconscious, but when he woke up, he was still in that prison, but it was different.

The wounds on his body had been treated thoughtfully, and he was wearing warm and clean clothes. He was no longer hung on a rack, but lay on a soft quilt.

This is already considered the best condition in the prison, and other criminals are considered lucky not to be tortured to death, let alone being able to lie down so peacefully.

The jailers were also very worried about Xie Chaoge's situation, and they sent someone over to check it out in a while, and if there was any change, they had to report it to the higher authorities.

It's just that the jailers didn't understand very much. If the emperor cared so much about the criminal's physical condition, it would be enough to find a reason to get him out. Why bother to go through such awkward troubles.

But a prison is a prison after all, cold and dark, dark and gloomy, definitely not a place for self-cultivation.

Xie Chaoge took the life-saving pills given by Liu Sheng, which temporarily extended his vital signs, but there was no way to heal his body.

For several days, Xiao Jin never came to that prison again.

Although he didn't go, he knew everything about Xie Chaoge.

All the ministers in the court were also relieved, the remnants of the Xie family were finally imprisoned in the sky prison, and the memorials that flew to Xiao Jin's desk every day gradually stopped mentioning the matter of Concubine Xie.

The fact that Xiao Jin asked Su Jing to investigate has also come to light. The fire that ignited in Xie Chaoge's bedroom in the villa that night was indeed the work of the Queen Mother.

Su Jingdao, "Your Majesty, the slave sent someone to find the little eunuch who was on duty that night. He said that before the incident, he also saw Zhang Quansheng who was next to the Queen Mother, and Eunuch Zhang secretly summoned a few strong palace men. , and then someone secretly carried buckets of things to Concubine Xie's bedroom at night, and then a fire broke out there. From this point of view, it must have been instigated by the Empress Dowager."

Xiao Jin's eyes darkened, "I always thought that there must be a conspiracy between Concubine Xie and the Queen Mother, but if this is the case, how could the Queen Mother take advantage of the chaos and want Concubine Xie's life? The Queen Mother must have never thought that I would turn defeat into victory." , she is afraid that if Xie Yuan wins, then she may not be able to do anything to Concubine Xie."

Su Jing said, "Your Majesty, what do you mean, you believe that Concubine Xie is innocent?"

Xiao Jin didn't respond, and stood up from behind the desk, "Go to the Empress Dowager's bedroom."

After arriving at the empress dowager's bedroom, it happened that the imperial doctor Lin Shulin was also here, and was helping the empress dowager feel the pulse.

Since the fall of the Xie family and the empress dowager's power in the court was seized, the empress dowager could only stay in the harem and could no longer interfere in the government affairs.

The queen mother has also been a little mentally ill since then, and she always suffers from headaches.

Xiao Jin walked to the side of the bed and asked, "Is the queen mother still in good health? Can doctor Lin see what's wrong?"

Lin Shu quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is only suffering from excessive worry and depression, which caused the headache. Presumably, the headache can be completely cured only by solving the problems in her heart."

Xiao Jin sneered, what was the depression in his heart, but he was just unwilling and wanted to interfere in politics and seize power.

"In that case, the minister would like to ask, what is the empress mother's depression in her heart?"

The Empress Dowager pretended to be amiable, "Ai's family is fine, the emperor has already worried enough about the government, and so many things have happened in the court recently, such a small problem of Ai's family is not worth the emperor's visit in person."

As she spoke, the queen mother suddenly coughed a few times, as if she was sick and weak.

"If the queen mother doesn't say anything, the minister will come and guess..."

Xiao Jin took two steps forward, with a cold smile on his lips, "Murder attempted, power sought, treason unsuccessful..."

Before she finished speaking, the Queen Mother raised her voice and shouted, "You one by one, shut up for the Ai family! The Ai family is your mother after all, how can you allow your insults and slanders!"

The queen mother was very emotional, pointing at the tip of Xiao Jin's nose and said in a high-pitched voice, "Even if you are the emperor, you should know that filial piety is the first priority. What slanderous words against Aijia! You wish Aijia would die soon, right!"

Xiao Jin's tone was light, and the empress dowager, who was even more angry, looked like an aggressive shrew, and her noble and majestic temperament was thrown into the sky.

"Mother, don't worry, I haven't elaborated on it yet, but I don't care about the next two things..."

The Queen Mother's eyes widened when she heard this, Xiao Jin actually said that the next two things don't matter?

How important is seeking power and seeking rebellion? How could he say that he doesn't care and doesn't care?

Xiao Jin said, "I came here to ask my queen about something. The fire in Concubine Xie's bedroom in Yuxiu Villa was caused by my mother?"

The Empress Dowager was even more shocked. When she acted at that time, she believed that Xie Yuan would definitely succeed, but she never thought about what would happen in today's situation.

"...sorry...sorry...don't understand what you're talking about..."

It was the first time the Queen Mother showed such a flustered expression, she just exchanged a glance with Xiao Jin, and was frightened by the fierceness and killing intent in his eyes.

She read it right, Xiao Jin actually wanted to kill her? !

How dare he!Just for such a monster!

"So, I misunderstood everything before, didn't I?"

Xiao Jin's eyes narrowed, "Give him the poisoned wine because he really wanted to kill him, or did he deliberately misunderstand me? He was also summoned for the purpose of making troubles, not some kind of collusion? Sending him to Liushang Palace is the same. To inflict harm, not cure?"

While talking, Xiao Jin pointed to Lin Shu who was kneeling beside him.