After becoming the king of the subjugated country

"It's not good, the prime minister has passed out," the maid at the side panicked.

The minister next to him also quickly put up his hand and supported the prime minister, so as not to let someone fall to the ground.

The Taiyuan Hospital is rushing over to diagnose the pulse and get acupuncture.

Ji Chen felt a little regretful, and the prime minister also fainted too quickly.

But it doesn't matter, Ji Chen sighed slightly, seemingly infinitely sad, "Your Majesty, you don't have to be like this, presumably His Highness can't do without the mother of the Empress, and he must be reluctant to let her die."

The minister on the side couldn't help but say, "His Royal Highness has been crowned for more than three years now, and he is the future king of a country. How can he be inseparable from a woman and child?"

The queen finally remembered, "At the beginning, Your Majesty told me to put the jade seal and many small seals together, but now one of the seals has been stolen by you, Ji Chen."

Ji Chen cupped his hands, "Your Majesty, you also said that His Majesty only informed you of this matter that day. I don't know how many seals Your Majesty has, and how can I know their positions? Your Majesty, as the Queen of a country, took His Majesty's seals. Presumably His Majesty will not be too fussy about the imprint of the other party, why bother to blame me for this matter?"

Qin Sheng followed up with arguing, "How can the empress prove that there are still a few small seals there in the first place? How can she prove that the second prince took it? What if it is the empress..."

The prime minister who had already "passed out" had to open his eyes quietly, pinched Qin Sheng hard, and successfully suppressed the rest of his words.

Ji Han looked around in panic, both sides insisted on their own words, and he felt that everything he said was wrong.

"Your Majesty! Take your concubines away." The empress screamed, and she also fainted.

"Mother, mother," Ji Han suddenly became anxious.

"The empress is overworked, send the empress back quickly," Ji Chen did not forget to express his concern.

Ji Han quickly called two imperial physicians, and then personally helped the queen to sit on the soft sedan chair, then looked at Ji Chen angrily, and said without hesitation, "Are you happy now?"

Before Ji Chen could speak, Master Xu coughed violently, almost hoarse, and kept giving Ji Han winks.

Sure enough, the eyes of many courtiers became more and more subtle, and they couldn't help taking a few steps back, choosing to stand farther away from Ji Han.

Ji Han snorted coldly, and finally got smart again, "There are me and the crown princess here, since you sent the emperor off, that's enough, you can go."

Ji Chen lowered his head, seemingly infinitely sad, "Since that's the case, I'll go down and pray for His Majesty, and I won't be an eyesore here."

Anyway, he didn't want to stay here to guard the old emperor's spirit.

Master Xu had no choice but to smooth things over, "Your Majesty Duan is polite, after a tiring day, you should go back and rest first."

The old emperor said in front of so many people that the second prince was made King Duan, and now he should change his words.

Eunuch Xu looked at Ji Chen with a complicated expression, and finally called a few eunuchs to send Ji Chen off.

On the carriage, Ji Shao looked at Ji Chen with sparkling eyes.

"Hush," Ji Chen signaled her not to speak yet.

Be careful that the wall has ears, wait until you go back.

In front of the Lenggong gate, Ji Chen and a few young eunuchs casually said some polite words and walked in.

The time of day is approaching, the dark night is gradually dissipating, and the morning sun will rise in the east soon.

Bai Qi changed back into Tsing Yi again, and sat in the courtyard, watching the flickering candles.

Nearby, one or two moths were flying around the candlelight, and in the distance, only the occasional cicada could be heard.

"Coo coo coo," the pigeon was the first to notice that someone was coming back. It flapped its wings and threw itself into Ji Chen's arms.

"You miss me?" Ji Chen hugged the pigeon, stroked its white feathers, and finally relaxed.

"Yes, there are some." The answer was not a pigeon, but a person.

Ji Chen raised his head, only to see a pair of eyes completely reflecting his figure, full of concern.

It's like the spring breeze blowing gently, taking away all the tiredness at once.

Unknowingly, Ji Chen let go of the hand holding the pigeon, walked to Bai Qi's side, and gently pinched his fingertips, "Your hands are a little cold."

Bai Qi smiled slightly, "I was waiting for you, so I sat outside for a while and got some wind."

The pigeon had to flutter its wings to ensure that it would not fall to the ground. It tilted its head to look at the person who hugged him at the beginning, and couldn't help but frowned, "Coo coo coo?"

What about people?

Why did you drop it all of a sudden?

It's a pity that Ji Chen didn't give it any eyes, and called Bai Qi into the room to add clothes.

"Stop barking, we've all been forgotten." Ji Shao scooped up the pigeon and couldn't help but rub it hard.

In the room, Bai Qi put on a new dress.

Ji Chen propped his chin, "I heard that Honglu Temple is flooded."

"I've heard that too," Bai Qi said, "The second prince is really lucky, someone happened to take this opportunity to set fire."

This answer was a bit unexpected, Ji Chen had to look over it.

Ji Chen and Bai Qi looked at each other.

Unlike the laziness outside, Ji Chen's eyes are bright and sharp at this time, as if he wants to cut open the person in front of him.

Bai Qi was a little puzzled, but also a little dazed.

So Ji Chen covered his eyes.

Bai Qi didn't refuse, but obediently closed his eyes.

Ji Chen said silently in his heart.

This person didn't seem to be as docile as he appeared on the surface. He clearly told him that it would be good to leave the palace together, but he sneaked out to set fire and burned a lock of his hair.

Although it was pruned urgently, Ji Chen could still detect something was wrong.

Ji Chen couldn't help but think, if the thief who burned Honglu Temple was of this level and had no defense against him, then he could probably easily arrest this person.

Then--

Then what?

Seems a little out of bounds.

Ji Chen found that probably because this feeling was too sincere, he couldn't help but want to reciprocate, so he could only keep an eye on the person himself, so as not to let the green bamboo in green clothes wither in front of him.

He could only pretend that he didn't notice those traces, let go of his hands covering Bai Qi's eyes, buttoned the buttons for him, and said, "Let's go out first."

Eunuch Xin rushed over quickly, he personally waited on Ji Chen to wash and wash, and looked at him eagerly.

"The throne is in our hands," Ji Chen briefly announced the final progress of the day, "We will be able to leave the palace soon."

Presumably Ji Han would not keep them anymore.

Eunuch Xin's eyes lit up, "The slave?"

"Let's go out of the palace together." Ji Chen was also in a good mood, "Pack up your things, it's just a matter of a day or two."

Ji Chen briefly explained the matter.

"Then can the queen?" Eunuch Xin was instantly excited.

Ji Chen shook his head, "Death is definitely not going to die. But there is no queen of a country who goes to the mother to keep the son or is buried. Of course, with this name, they will definitely not be able to do so if they don't bleed a lot."

"I will be a real princess from now on," Ji Shao was also extremely excited.

"Aren't you worried about your marriage?" Ji Chen raised his eyebrows.

Ji Shao sneered, "Don't worry, the Song family has to salute when they see me, otherwise they will be contemptuous of the royal family."

Bai Qi couldn't help but look sideways, "Going out once makes a lot of progress."

Eunuch Xin brought melons and fruits and various snacks, and Bai Qi also brought a pipa.

The candles have been extinguished, the sky is bright, and the rising sun spares no effort to shed its brilliance.

The fighting outside has initially come to an end.

Ji Shao rolled his eyes, saw Bai Qi, and said loudly on purpose, "Second brother, I don't know who is so tacitly with you this time, who actually thought of burning Honglu Temple, and when the time comes to connect with the Queen's incident, then It became the evidence that the empress wanted to destroy, and the emperor was too disappointed in the empress, and wanted to help the crown prince take over the Song family, so the empress was buried."

Ji Shao secretly gritted her teeth, ever since Bai Qi came, her younger sister had to stand aside.

After the pigeons came, her status continued to decline.

Ji Chen's mouth twitched.

Who else?Isn't it the one you are dissatisfied with right now?

For some reason, Ji Shao and Bai Qi have always disliked each other, and now the flames of war are spreading again.

Ji Shao bragged about the arsonist hero, while Bai Qi played the pipa leisurely.

Ji Shao continued: "That one and the second brother can really become bosom friends, no one else can compare. Second brother, are you right?"

Bai Qi couldn't help but stop playing the pipa, and looked at Ji Chen, waiting for his response.

Although he knew that the person was himself, Ji Chen probably didn't know, and he also specially warned Eunuch Xin not to talk nonsense.

That Ji Chen valued him more, the one who stayed with him in the cold palace, or the one who set fire to him?

Is the real him better, or is that unknown confidant more important?

Ji Chen: "..."

Although the external battle has come to an end, the internal war seems to have restarted.

Ji Chen picked up the pigeon that was buried in the snack plate, and stroked its feathers, "Eat, eat, you know how to eat, you don't know how to go out and wander around? See how much weight you have gained in the past few days? "

The pigeon screamed angrily several times, wanted to slap Ji Chen but was pinched again, "Coo coo coo coo coo coo coo."

It is the most innocent!

Ji Chen is facing the problem of "who to choose", and Ji Han is also facing the same problem.

The prime minister earnestly persuaded, "Your Highness, now that you are about to ascend the throne, and the content of His Majesty's will is unclear, then the Second Prince must agree with you, not to mention that there were many ministers present at that time, and they must give an explanation."

The queen couldn't help but dropped the glass, "Your Majesty didn't leave such a will! How could he let me be buried? This is all used by Ji Chen to slander me! Your majesty has said long ago that I will become the empress dowager, I will live a good life with my son."

"Where's the evidence?" The prime minister was really having a headache, "Why does your empress push the second prince? Isn't this confirming the content."

The queen screamed, "I didn't push him! He fell down by himself! If I hadn't tolerated him, would he be a cold prince? Could it be that I have to bow my head now?"

The prime minister couldn't sit still any longer, so he simply cupped his hands, "Then the empress should ask someone else to be wise."

Ji Han quickly grabbed the Prime Minister's sleeve, "Prime Minister, don't, of course I believe you. It's just that the Queen is my mother, how can I see something happen to the Queen with my own eyes?"

The prime minister shook his head and sighed, "Then I will go to the Lenggong for a while, but your Highness, you have to be mentally prepared. Yesterday, Xu Shangshu told me that there are already officials who are planning to jointly play a concert to let the empress be buried. If the crown prince refuses , I am afraid that there will be ministers recommending it to the end."

After all, this was the last will of the old emperor.

The queen was stunned for a while.

Ji Han was dejected, "Then trouble the Prime Minister, no matter what the result is, as long as the life of the queen mother can be saved, I can accept it."

Ji Chen slept in the room for a long time, and it was already noon when he woke up.

The prime minister also waited outside for a while, but he was extremely calm.

"The house is simple, so I don't invite the Prime Minister to enter." Ji Chenxin changed into crescent white clothes.

The prime minister said, "Prince Duan is very polite."

The prime minister didn't make any detours, and simply said: "Your Majesty named the second prince Duanwang before his death. Now the prince has ordered the prince's mansion in Kangjiang Street to be cleaned up. He can move there tomorrow. In addition, he will reward Duanwang Huangzhuang with four. Three hundred households, 20 taels of silver to start the mansion. These are the big heads, and there are some odds and ends. Prince Duan can take away the eunuchs and maids that are common in the cold palace."

"Ji Shao's marriage." Ji Chen proposed conditions.

The prime minister shook his head, "What His Majesty made before his death cannot be changed."

In this case, Ji Chen looked at the prime minister with a smile, "What should the queen do?"

The prime minister glanced at Ji Chen, and said slowly, "The queen saw the imperial decree stating that the second prince should be treated preferentially, and she became jealous, so she accidentally destroyed the imperial decree and pushed the second prince, and will be chanting sutras in the Buddhist hall from now on. "

Not only that, the prime minister also talked endlessly, saying that His Royal Highness will definitely treat his younger siblings kindly in the future, and Prince Duan will naturally receive the corresponding princely treatment and so on.

Ji Chen stared at him with interest, "Finished?"

The prime minister frowned.

"Your Majesty and the Empress have always been deeply in love, so it is right for Your Majesty to be reluctant to part with the Empress," Ji Chen said, "It's just that the Prince is reluctant to part with the Queen, and the Empress also cannot let go of her son. I've heard that Nian Ci Temple in the suburbs of Beijing is good, not as good as the Empress's." Go there to become a monk and practice, so as to pray for His Majesty and the Crown Prince, and complete the two-sided friendship together."

Nian Ji Temple is not allowed to enter but not to leave, and it is not allowed to return to vulgarity at all, and it does not offer incense to outsiders. It is a special place for intensive study of Buddhism, and it is naturally very poor.

The prime minister felt chills in his heart, and decided that from now on, he would never come to see this King Duan again, and he would hide as far away as possible.

He closed his eyes and agreed to the condition.

Ji Chen said with emotion, "After that, there will be no empress dowager, only the empress dowager Jingchen from Nian Ci'an."

There is no queen mother on their heads anymore.