Deposed Empress General

Chapter 198: Make peace with the Queen Mother

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Rong Chang'an said: "You just need to send someone to see Zhao Hongru and Bai Xiangwan, tell them what to do, find a scapegoat, and the Queen Mother will be safe."

The queen mother rolled her eyes: "Could it be that Li Hai will spare me?"

Rong Changan said with a smile: "He dare not do anything to the Queen Mother."

"How do you know?" asked the Queen Mother.

Rong Changan looked outside Fengzao Palace: "When I came in just now, I found that the guarding army should belong to a foreign relative. Everyone knows that in today's Dajing Kingdom, there are two emperors, one is Emperor Li, and the other is the Queen Mother." You are gone. Standing behind you is a relative who is rich and powerful, and if something happens to the queen mother, how can the relatives let it go? If the emperor can't see this, then he is not worthy of being the emperor today."

If Rong Chang'an hadn't said it, the queen mother would never have thought of this! Li Hai was extremely wary and dared not take action against her, otherwise the world would be boiled, and if it was mild, it could cause the Great Jing Kingdom to fall apart. If it was serious, the Great Jing Kingdom might have to change its name.

"Why did you tell me these words?" The queen mother looked at Rong Chang'an in disbelief, she felt that there must be a secret behind Rong Chang'an.

Rong Changan's almond eyes were shining like two stars twinkling.

"The Empress Dowager thinks badly of me. I did this just to balance the relationship between you and the emperor, so that the Dajing Kingdom will be as stable as a rock."

The queen mother snorted coldly, thinking that what Rong Changan said was pure nonsense.

Rong Chang'an said: "Now Zhao Hongru and Bai Xiangwan have been besieged by Song Qiang in the mansion, and it is impossible to escape. The Queen Mother hurry up and persuade them, otherwise it will be too late, and they will explain everything clearly, then It's not good for the Queen Mother."

If Zhao Hongru provided the queen mother to Song Qiang and others, and made the whole Dajing country know, then Li Hai would definitely be under pressure to bring the queen mother to justice.

This Rong Changan has a deep and careful mind. It seems that her biggest enemy in the future is not Li Hai, but the armored Rong Changan standing in front of her.

The queen mother called one of the most reliable eunuchs over and asked him to follow Rong Chang'an.

When Rong Changan came to Zhao Hongru's mansion, Song Qiang was sitting in front of Zhao's mansion, holding a parasol, drinking on a chair, and never leaving his sword.

"Is Master Zhao doing anything?" Rong Changan asked.

Song Qiang said contemptuously: "They closed the front and back doors tightly. I just sent people to climb up the fence to look. There are boiling soup, bows and crossbows waiting inside. It seems that they are going to fight to the end."

Rong Changan said: "Has Mr. Zhao come out?"

Song Qiang said: "I have never met Mr. Zhao. It seems that he is also a coward. He has committed a crime and dare not stand out."

Rong Changan said: "I want to see Master Zhao, can you open the door?"

Song Qiang felt a bit embarrassed, and rubbed the back of his head: "They closed the door, and it's hard to get in unless they burn it with fire."

"You ask someone with a loud voice to yell to the people inside, I want to see Mr. Zhao, and I have something to tell you."

Song Qiang called someone with a loud voice, and shouted loudly inside: "People inside, listen up, General Rong and Queen Rong want to see Lord Zhao, please open the door!"

There was no reply for a long time, so the man shouted two or three times, until the fourth time, the door opened a small gap, and the face of the housekeeper of Zhao's house was poked out from inside.

"Is Empress Rong here?"

Rong Changan stood out of the line and made a salute: "I am Rong Changan, can I see Mr. Zhao?"

The butler asked: "Master Zhao wants to ask Queen Rong, what can I say?"

Rong Changan smiled: "I will discuss with Mr. Zhao how to rescue the Zhao family. Otherwise, think about it, the outside is surrounded like a railroad, and it is difficult for flies to get out. If you don't discuss it, you will survive. Is it possible?"

The housekeeper pondered in his mind, and looked at the Imperial Forest Army in front of the door, they were as dense as wolves and tigers, with swords, spears, swords and halberds, densely packed like a forest, how could a hundred or so members of the Zhao family manage to deal with them. The only way is to surrender and beg for mercy.

The housekeeper retracted his head, trotted to Zhao Hongru's study, and slammed on the door.

"My lord, Empress Rong really wants to see you. Look, do you want to let her in?"

Zhao Hongru was already frightened at this time, and when he heard the knock on the door, he was startled, and his back broke out in cold sweat.

"Queen Rong... What is she doing here?"

The housekeeper said through the door: "She said that there is a way to save the whole family of the Zhao family. I think it's better for you to meet her."

Zhao Hongru is now in a difficult situation.

There is no accurate news from Taimiao yet, if he makes peace with Rong Chang'an now, if the queen mother blames him, it will be really unbearable.

Zhao Hongru's brows were tightly wrinkled, and they were almost crossed together.

"My lord, you... you should make up your mind quickly!" The housekeeper couldn't wait any longer, "If it's too late, we Zhao family members will all become hedgehogs."

Zhao Hongru swallowed his saliva. As he was old, his Adam's apple became more prominent, and when he swallowed, he made a gurgling sound.

"Then... well, you invite Queen Rong in, but don't let other people in, do you understand?"

"Little one understands!"

The butler flew to the gate like an arrow, and asked the servant to open a crack in the door, allowing only one person to come in and out.

"Stop, he can't come in!" The housekeeper pointed to the eunuch beside Rong Changan.

Rong Changan stared at almond eyes: "He is the father-in-law next to the queen mother. If you offend him, aren't you afraid that the queen mother will blame you?"

The eunuch also widened his eyes: "Bastard, you can't see Mount Tai with dog eyes!"

Regardless of whether the housekeeper agreed or not, the eunuch followed Rong Changan in, and the housekeeper immediately slammed the door shut.

Song Qiang ordered the Yulin Army to say: "Get ready, as soon as the queen gives any hint, shoot arrows into the Zhao Mansion immediately!"

"Deling!" Yu Linjun shouted at the top of his voice, his voice was low and loud, like a thunderbolt.

The drizzle is falling, and the flowers are floating in front of the steps. Rong Changan came to Zhao Hongru's study with wet steps.

"My lord, Empress Rong is here..." the housekeeper said against the door.

With a creak, Zhao Hongru opened the door. Standing in the door, in Rong Changan's eyes, he seemed to have aged a lot, his back was more stooped, and his beard and hair had turned gray a lot.

"The old minister kowtowed to the queen for a thousand years!" Zhao Hongru was old, and Rong Chang'an suddenly felt pity.

Sitting down in the study, Rong Changan glanced at the four walls of the room, there were calligraphy and paintings of ancient celebrities hanging on them, and cigarettes from a copper stove on the Eight Immortals table were wafting from the lover's heart. How could such an old Confucian scholar with knowledge of ancient and modern times have such great ambitions! Rong Changan really couldn't figure it out, wouldn't it be better to be addicted to piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and songs

"Master Zhao, let's open the skylight and tell the truth. The housekeeper also told you why I came here."

Zhao Hongru said: "I don't know how Queen Rong can save my family?"