After breaking the leg of a powerful minister, I begged him to be regent

You violated the right of reputation!Where am I weak?I am in good health!

Hurry up and finish it in one gulp, so as to send the little maid away, Xie Honggui picked up the bowl of nourishing soup.

Before the bowl reached his mouth, Chu Yanting suddenly said, "Your Majesty!"

Xie Honggui was taken aback, "What... what's wrong?"

Chu Yanting said: "This bowl of soup brought from Hanliang Hall must have been cold, how about warming it up before drinking?"

Xie Honggui knew that he would not do this for no reason, he must have discovered something before he said this.

Xie Honggui stared at the bowl of soup for a while, then handed it to Han An, "Then warm it up before drinking."

The little palace maid looked at the soup bowl that was taken away, hesitated to speak.

Chu Yanting glanced at her, "Don't worry, when the soup is warmed up, I will watch His Majesty and drink the soup."

The little maid didn't dare to argue with Dang Chaoyou, so she went back angrily and returned to her life.

Not long after the soup was sent out, Chu Yanting came to a hidden place with an excuse.

After confirming that there was no one around, Qilin knelt down in front of Chu Yanting.

Chu Yanting: "Go to the Imperial Dining Room to find the soup medicine that the Empress Dowager just sent, replace it with another bowl of soup, and quietly send the original soup to my house."

Qilin was full of energy, bowed his head and said, "Yes!"

Sure enough, he prefers to do this kind of serious errand than being forced to listen to his master's bitter love story!

Back at the mansion, Chu Yanting called an imperial physician to examine the decoction, only to find that a trace amount of saffron was found in the decoction.

Imperial Physician: "A small amount of this medicine is good for the body, but if it is used for a long time, it will damage the heart and lungs, and eventually kill people."

Chu Yanting: "How long is the long term?"

The imperial physician thought for a while: "About eight months."

Eight months later, it happened to be the time when Jin Wancui conceived and gave birth in October.

……

A moment later, Prime Minister Liang Cihai, Minister of the Ministry of Household Jin Baoyuan, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment Xue Ming and others gathered in the Chu Mansion.

It has been a long time since this group of people from the same party gathered together to discuss the matter of His Majesty's draft selection into the palace.

During this period of time, in order for Jin Wancui to "pregnancy" successfully, Liang Cihai went up and down from the imperial hospital to the court servants.He patiently waited for the opportunity, and wanted to take over the emperor's family.However, in his opinion, now is obviously not the best time to act, and he doesn't know why Chu Yanting called them here.

Liang Cihai smiled: "Master Chu, why did you call everyone together?"

The other ministers also had the same doubts and looked at Chu Yanting one after another.

Chu Yanting didn't go around with them, and said directly: "I called everyone because this time, I'm going to make a big move, and I hope everyone can cooperate when the time comes."

Xue Ming, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, was a little dazed and asked, "Is it time to play big chess?"

Liang Cihai's complexion was already ugly, and he said solemnly: "Lord Chu, you must be too anxious."

"Don't worry." Chu Yanting said calmly, "This time is just right."

Liang Cihai finally frowned and glared at Chu Yanting: "It will take at least a few months to bring down the emperor and the queen mother! When Jin Wancui gives birth! Not now!"

Other ministers also echoed: "Yes!" "It's too risky to act now!"

Only Jin Baoyuan looked at Chu Yanting meaningfully.

Chu Yanting still smiled: "The queen mother has already acted, and this is the best time to bring her down. If you act now, you can unite with the emperor and put the queen mother to death. As for the emperor, it is even more trivial."

Xue Ming: "You want to... defeat them one by one?"

Chu Yanting did not respond, but silence was equivalent to agreement.

Xue Ming was thoughtful, "If we hit it off together, maybe the queen mother and the emperor will fight against each other to the death. If we don't understand the forces behind the queen mother and the emperor, I'm afraid..."

Thinking of this, Xue Ming raised his head and said, "I agree with Master Chu!"

Liang Cihai looked at Xue Ming bitterly, this is another idea!A few words are enough to convince people.

Liang Cihai: "I don't agree! Let's move the Empress Dowager now, in case the little emperor sets his sights on us, it will be difficult for us to live in the future."

Chu Yanting smiled and said, "As long as Mr. Liang is safe, you won't startle the snake."

"This move, how well you go depends on you, Mr. Liang." Chu Yanting looked at Liang Cihai quietly.

The gazes of the others followed Chu Yanting and looked at Liang Cihai with a sense of scrutiny.

Liang Cihai gritted his teeth in his heart.This little bastard, Chu Yanting, was deliberately testing him in front of others!If he doesn't cooperate now, it's equivalent to letting others see his jokes.

Liang Cihai swallowed the breath, and had no choice but to cooperate: "OK!"

……

Today, as usual, Xie Honggui went to Hanliang Palace to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager.

Jin Wancui is also there.Ever since Jin Wancui became pregnant, she often went to the Empress Dowager's bedroom.

The Queen Mother looked at the Emperor with a smile: "Did Your Majesty drink the soup sent by Ai's family in the past few days?"

Xie Honggui obediently said: "My son and minister have all drank, thank you Queen Mother."

The queen mother was very helpful and nodded.

At this time, a servant passed on: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, Lord Chu, Lord Liang, and Lord Xue are asking to see you? They say they have something important to discuss."

Xie Honggui was very puzzled, Chu Yanting, Liang Cihai, Xue Ming, what are these three people doing in Hanliang Hall early in the morning?If there is an important matter to discuss, it should be discussed by the court. Why did you come to the Queen Mother?Besides, these three people are in the same party, so they won't engage in any conspiracy.

The Queen Mother was also very puzzled, and looked at Xie Honggui, "Honggui, what are these three people doing here? Do you know?"

Xie Honggui shook his head in bewilderment.

The empress dowager was convinced of her good-for-nothing son, she didn't know anything, she asked Chu Yanting about anything, no wonder the power of the imperial court fell to the side.

The three came in and saluted the queen mother and the emperor respectively.

The Empress Dowager looked at Liang Cihai, after all, she was the one with the highest official position, "Lord Liang, should I go to Aijia or the emperor if I have anything to do?"

Liang Cihai cast Chu Yanting and Xue Ming aside from the corner of his eye, and after pondering, he lowered his head and said, "I'm bothering the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, but the three of us came here just to ask one thing."

The queen mother snorted, "I'm afraid it's not as simple as just asking something. I'm sorry to ask the three of you to come here together. Tell me, what's the matter?"

Liang Cihai narrowed his eyes and said: "In the past few days, did the Queen Mother send the emperor a bowl of nourishing soup every day?"

The Empress Dowager's hand holding the tea suddenly stopped.

Liang Cihai suddenly shouted loudly: "Come on!"

A dozen guards suddenly broke in from the outside,

"Take down the queen mother! Protect the emperor."

In the blink of an eye, Xie Honggui and the Empress Dowager were surrounded by several guards, but the difference was that Xie Honggui was helped by the guards to the center of the three ministers, while the Empress Dowager was guarded intently by several guards with knives.

Seeing the sudden change, the queen mother got up and said angrily: "Presumptuous!"

Xie Honggui was also confused, he knew that Chu Yanting would attack the Queen Mother sooner or later, but he didn't expect it to be so sudden.The Empress Dowager didn't show any flaws, he learned from no one!

Jin Wancui who was on the side was also very frightened, and was supported by several servants and hid aside.

The Empress Dowager looked at Liang Cihai: "You guys are so courageous! I am the Empress Dowager!"

Liang Cihai laughed softly: "Since you are the empress dowager, why did you murder the emperor?"

The Queen Mother's eyes began to drift, "You...you shut up! Nonsense! When did Aijia murder the emperor?"

Liang Cihai snorted, "Doctor Wu! Come in!"

Soon, Imperial Physician Wu came in with a bowl of decoction and knelt on the ground.

Liang Cihai said: "Tell the Queen Mother, what's in this soup?!"

While Imperial Physician Wu was talking, the Empress Dowager was startled and frightened, and kept shouting: "Shut up!"

Xie Honggui's complexion changed drastically, and his mind went blank.

Seeing Xie Honggui's pale and pale face, the Empress Dowager said in fear: "Honggui, don't listen to his nonsense! He's lying to you! It's all these treacherous ministers who secretly bribed this thief because they wanted to take over my Xie family's power. Talk nonsense to me. Your Majesty! Don't believe him!"

Xie Honggui stood aside blankly, not knowing what to say anymore.

Chu Yanting came to his side, "Your Majesty." He held his arm, as if protecting him so that he would not fall down.

Xie Honggui looked at Chu Yanting in front of him, and then at the crying queen mother on the other side.

He was suddenly in a trance, not knowing who to trust.

The Empress Dowager yelled at Liang Cihai: "That's right, a small amount of saffron is not poisonous, I only gave it to Your Majesty to drink for a few days, what evidence do you have that I murdered the Emperor?"

Knowing that this person was not easy to admit defeat, Liang Cihai continued to shout: "Come on, bring the pearl up for me."

Pearl is the court lady who delivers soup and medicine to the emperor every day.

The queen mother was stunned.

When Pearl was escorted in, she lowered her head and sobbed, Liang Cihai gave her a warning look, and then cried, "The Empress Dowager ordered the servants to send a bowl every day until February tomorrow, and also ordered the servants to keep an eye on Your Majesty to drink Only after we finish can we leave."

The queen mother opened her eyes and saw that her confidant betrayed herself, and shouted hysterically: "You are a heartless eater who slanders Aijia, who gave you the guts!"

After yelling a few words, he fell down on the deck chair, gasping for breath, as if he had run out of strength.

Xie Honggui looked at the queen mother who was about to go crazy, with mixed feelings in his heart.

Her court lady could not count on her, so the queen mother could only pin her hopes on her son, she turned to Xie Honggui and said, "Honggui! Why don't you say a word? Are you just watching this group of disorderly officials and thieves take me away? You..." The queen mother thumped the table with her hands, "Why are you so useless!"

At this time, Chu Yanting, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke. He squeezed Xie Honggui's arm tightly, and said solemnly to the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, what is the matter?"