"Your Majesty, my lady, something is not right."
The emperor's heart sank: "You stay with the queen and don't leave the palace. If there is any problem, leave the palace through the secret passage."
The queen held the emperor's arm tightly and said, "No, we are husband and wife. Wherever you are, I will be there."
Liu Qiaoer was thinking, if the two of them were together, she could protect them better.
He also advised: "The emperor's bedroom also has a secret door, why not let the queen hide there."
The emperor and the empress are deeply in love, and they are more reluctant to be separated at this time.
"Okay, I'll go to court first. When I come back, we'll go to the palace to eat together. Even if she wants to coup, she will at least wait until I come back from court."
That's what I thought. When the emperor went to court, the empress dowager actually claimed to be ill and did not go to rule the country from behind the curtain.
The emperor secretly felt that something was wrong, but for some reason today, the court ministers kept using various excuses to prevent the emperor from leaving court.
The queen did not expect that the empress dowager would be so anxious. She thought that the empress dowager would only target the emperor, but she did not expect that the empress dowager would attack her first.
As soon as the emperor left, the empress dowager ordered the queen to see her.
Liu Qiao'er was also shocked: "The Queen Mother did not attend the court today. She asked the Queen to see her now. Could it be that she wants the Queen to be a hostage to force the Emperor?"
The queen frowned and said, "Send the imperial physician and tell him that I am ill and will not go to see the queen mother."
Since they were going to fall out, the Queen would not give the Queen Mother this courtesy. She would always find an excuse to deal with her anyway.
Rather than dying in the Empress Dowager's palace, it is better to die in the Queen's palace. It is my home ground. Even if I die, I will die here.
The palace maid who came to report glanced coldly at the queen and went to report to the empress dowager.
As soon as she left, Liu Qiaoer glanced at the surrounding palaces and summoned Long Batian out of the space.
"You just stay on the roof. If the Queen Mother makes trouble, we'll have to capture the leader first."
The queen was stunned when she saw the person who appeared out of nowhere: "Who, who is he?"
Liu Qiaoer comforted her, "Don't be afraid, madam. He is my bodyguard, and his martial arts skills are very high. He will definitely keep you safe."
The queen still felt a little uneasy: "Is he alone enough?"
Liu Qiaoer nodded confidently: "That's enough. No one in this dynasty has better kung fu than him."
The queen was half-believing and half-doubting, but it was too late to make any arrangements because the queen mother had already arrived with her people.
"Queen, I am too old to be controlled by you."
Not only did the Queen Mother come in person, she also brought many guards and surrounded the Queen's palace.
The queen is the queen after all, and even now, she still maintains her majesty.
"My mother is usually in the court at this time. I thought those servants tricked me into going to the court. According to our ancestral rules, the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs. My mother dares to go to the court, but I don't."
The Queen brought up the ancestral etiquette and laws, and the Queen Mother snorted coldly.
"Our ancestors have set down rules that the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs, but who can blame my good son for not living up to his expectations? He is indecisive and hesitant. Without me to support him, his throne would have been taken away by someone else long ago."
The queen snorted coldly. If she liked power, she liked power. She also pushed the responsibility onto the emperor. If the empress dowager gave up power, the emperor would certainly do better than her.
"Oh, is that really the case? Mother, the longevity paste is delicious. If you hadn't given it to the soldiers in the barracks, I'm afraid they would have already gone south to quell the rebellion."
"Mother, the two people who went south to quell the rebellion are my father and my brother. Do you still think you are doing better than the emperor?"
The Queen Mother would never admit her mistake even if she was beaten to death, and her face immediately darkened.
"Queen, you don't have to be so stubborn. Don't worry, I won't let the Marquis of Zhennan down..."
As she spoke, she waved her hand and said, "Come here, the queen is disrespectful to me, please invite her into the palace and don't let her leave."
This is the palace.
The eunuch beside the Queen Mother was about to take action when there was a "whoosh" sound and Liu Qiaoer shot out the arrow in her sleeve.
"The Queen is in charge of the harem. The Queen Mother is old and should go back to rest. It's not a good thing to always be arrogant and scold people."
The eunuch was shot in the chest and fell down, covering the wound. The empress dowager was shocked.
"Who are you? You dare to use a knife or a gun in front of me? Are you going to rebel?"
Liu Qiaoer slowly came to the Queen Mother and said, "You are the Queen Mother and she is the Empress. Who am I rebelling against? If we are talking about state affairs, the Queen Mother wants the Empress. Please give a reasonable explanation. As far as I know, the Empress is diligent and has done nothing wrong."
"If we talk about family affairs, Queen Mother, as a mother-in-law, you arbitrarily suppress your daughter-in-law. If the mother is not kind, the son can also be unfilial."
The Queen Mother's face turned pale, and her eyes widened with anger: "Rebellion, rebellion, the Queen is unkind and unfilial, you are going to rebel."
The guards around the Queen Mother were just about to rush forward to protect her when they saw an arrow shot from somewhere and hit their feet.
The guards were startled and looked around, but they did not see any signs of an ambush.
Liu Qiaoer snorted coldly: "You guards are guards in the palace. You should be loyal to the emperor. Although it is understandable to protect the queen mother, the queen mother and the queen are family matters. If you really rape the queen and the emperor finds out, aren't you afraid of being sentenced to death?"
The leading guard stood out from the crowd. Liu Qiaoer narrowed her eyes slightly. She knew him.
At the poetry meeting, he stood behind Yang Song and protected Yang Song. He was the guard of the Yang family.
But the guards in the palace are all the emperor's personal guards. It seems that the old witch, the empress dowager, has transferred the guards of the Yang family here to force the emperor to abdicate.
"You're looking for death..." The guard swung his sword and prepared to stab Liu Qiaoer.
Liu Qiaoer quickly stepped back, bent down to avoid the attack, and at the same time shot three arrows from her sleeve, but they were all dodged by the guards.
It seems that this guard's martial arts skills are quite high.
There were only cold weapons and thunder and fire left in Liu Qiaoer's space, which were enough to deal with them.
She only shouted: "Long Batian..."
Then Long Batian fell from the sky, stabbing the guard's forehead with his sword. No matter how good the guard's martial arts were, he was no match for him in Long Batian's eyes. Before he could even make ten moves, Long Batian cut his neck with one sword.
He fell in front of the Queen Mother, covered in blood.
The Queen Mother was really very calm, her face didn't change, her heart didn't beat fast, and she angrily scolded Liu Qiaoer.
"How dare you! You are planning a rebellion."
Liu Qiaoer snorted coldly: "Queen Mother, I am not plotting a rebellion, I am trying to clear out the emperor's entourage."
As she spoke, Liu Qiaoer glanced at Long Batian, and Long Batian fought against ten guards in the palace alone.
Liu Qiaoer only had someone guard the door to the Queen's bedroom and closed it when the Queen Mother came. Now that the Queen Mother really wanted to open the door, it was no longer possible.
After a cup of tea, all the guards brought by the Queen Mother were killed.
The palace maids and eunuchs were so frightened that they huddled together and hid anywhere, not even caring about the empress dowager.
Liu Qiaoer nodded to the queen.
The queen was excited and happy: "What should we do next?"
Liu Qiao'er thought for a moment and said, "We can't kill the Queen Mother, otherwise it will be very difficult for the Emperor to deal with it next. We might as well just give the Queen Mother to her bedroom."