Rong Changan hesitated to speak, looked at the housekeeper, Zhao Hongru understood, and sent the housekeeper out.
"Queen, can you speak now?"
Rong Changan said: "I know Master Zhao must be waiting for news from the Taimiao, but let me tell you, the rebels in the Taimiao have been suppressed by us, and your plan has failed..."
Zhao Hongru stood up abruptly, his whole body lost a bit of energy: "Really...really?"
Rong Chang'an said: "I know Master Zhao is not the chief envoy, you just participated in this matter, so your crime will not implicate the whole family. Now I have a way to show you clearly, as long as you are willing to do it, then the old Zhao family will Little life is safe."
Zhao Hongru faintly felt that his life was not long: "I, Zhao Hongru, have nothing to look forward to. If I can save the Zhao family, I can do whatever you want."
Rong Changan couldn't bear it, sighed sadly, pointed to the eunuch next to him and asked Zhao Hongru: "Master Zhao, you should recognize this father-in-law, right?"
Zhao Hongru was very nervous just now, he didn't pay attention to the eunuch beside Rong Changan: "It's... it's you? The Queen Mother..."
The eunuch's eyes were serious, as if his parents had died: "I'm here with the empress, just to inform Mr. Zhao of the empress dowager's orders."
Zhao Hongru showed great interest, and his voice was hoarse because of his excitement: "What did the queen mother... what did the old queen mother say?"
Zhao Hongru also pinned his hopes on the Queen Mother.
"The Empress Dowager asked the servants to send a message to Mr. Zhao. The plan has been broken. Mr. Zhao doesn't have to insist anymore." The eunuch said very sadly.
The eunuch's words made Zhao Hongru completely give up. He clapped his hands together and said to himself: "Okay, now the whole family is involved! Hehe, Zhao Hongru, Zhao Hongru, you are more than just the Zhao family! , You even used the reputation earned by the ancestors of the Zhao family!"
The cry of an old man made Rong Chang'an very sad, she couldn't bear to watch Zhao Hongru for the second time.
"Lord Zhao, the queen mother asked me to tell you other things..." the eunuch hesitated to speak.
Zhao Hongru has nothing left to lose now, and the world seems to have closed all doors to him: "Old Queen Mother, what are you talking about?"
Although he was desperate to the end, his respect and admiration for the Queen Mother was beyond words.
The eunuch said solemnly: "The queen mother asked me to tell you that if Master Zhao can..."
Rong Chang'an stood up, walked to the window, looked at the falling flowers outside the window, the rain was still drifting finely.
Zhao Hongru seemed to see something ominous in the eyes of the eunuch: "The queen mother... Does the queen mother want you to say that as long as I take everything on myself, the queen can spare me the young and old of the Zhao family?" , Zhao Hongru looked at Rong Changan's back miserably.
Rong Changan's back seemed to tremble.
The eunuch couldn't bear to look directly at Zhao Hongru: "That's right, the Queen Mother really meant that."
The eunuch spoke in such a low voice that even he himself could not hear clearly.
Zhao Hongru sighed from the bottom of his heart, and stared blankly at the rain outside the window. Perhaps from the fine rain, he saw the struggle of his ancestors and how the Zhao family got their glory.
"The matter has come to this, what else can I do! The empress dowager is kind, the empress is kind, and my emperor is kind. If you can forgive my family, Mr. Zhao is already grateful, how can I make more progress, and hope to live! Even if the emperor spares me With one life, how can I live without shame or skin!"
"My lord Zhao, the queen mother is forced to do so, she...she can't help herself!" The eunuch's words could not be more straightforward, how could Zhao Hongru not understand: the queen mother has been placed under house arrest by the queen!
"For the sake of the Queen Mother, I, Zhao Hongru, have to die 11 million times, so why not care about it!" Zhao Hongru shook his head, "I only hate that once I die, the reputation of the Zhao family will be ruined...I, I am an unfilial descendant!"
Since Zhao Hongru regards reputation so important, why would he do such a thing! Rong Chang'an was puzzled.
"Master Zhao, let Chang'an guarantee that the Zhao family will not suffer any harm!"
"Okay, okay, okay!" Zhao Hongru sighed again, then burned another stick of incense in the incense burner, and bowed twice.
He turned the screen, took off the official uniform, folded it neatly, and placed it in front of Rong Changan.
"Queen Rong, please return this official uniform to the emperor, Zhao is not worthy of wearing the clothes bestowed by the emperor!"
Zhao Hongru wept profusely, and bowed three times to the official uniform.
Suddenly, Zhao Hongru opened his eyes wide, almost covered with the whites of his eyes: "Empress Rong, you must keep your word and let my family members go, as well as the Queen Mother..."
Before he finished speaking, bright red blood flowed from the corner of Zhao Hongru's mouth, and then his body slowly fell down, and finally fell on the ice-cold water-grinded brick.
"Master Zhao!" the butler called, throwing himself on Zhao Hongru's body and weeping bitterly.
The eunuch also wiped away his tears, and said to Rong Changan: "Queen, Master Zhao has taken poison."
Rong Chang'an said to the housekeeper: "Housekeeper, don't cry now, you go to dismiss the servants and let Song Qiang and others in. Otherwise, if you delay for a while, the young and old generals of the Zhao family will die!"
The butler was horrified when he heard this, wiped the corners of his eyes, and immediately went to inform the servant to open the door. Song Qiang and others came in, took control of the Zhao family, and confiscated all the servants' weapons.
"Master Zhao is dead?" Song Qiang looked at Zhao Hongru lying on the ground in astonishment.
Song Qiang must not have imagined that this was the result of the peace agreement between the Queen Mother and Rong Chang'an.
"Master Zhao confessed everything. Master Zhao and Master Bai conspired to rebel against the Taimiao. The crime is only on Master Zhao. Song Qiang, don't kill innocent people indiscriminately."
Rong Changan was afraid that Song Qiang would massacre the Zhao family on a whim. Just like the previous siege of the city, Song Qiang led his soldiers to kill all the people in the city in order to avenge the people in the city. Rong Chang'an warned repeatedly, but Song Qiang was still old.
"I'll follow General Rong's orders!" Song Qiang said with some reluctance. He also had some doubts in his heart, how could Zhao Hongru be so bold to murder the emperor! The usual Zhao Hongru is gentle and gentle, with the demeanor of a generation of masters, but he unexpectedly harbors evil intentions, which really makes people sigh and resent.
Under Rong Chang'an's supervision, no one in the Zhao family was injured except Zhao Hongru, and not a single brick of the mansion was damaged.
In the same way, Rong Changan persuaded Bai Xiangwan to commit suicide in the same way.
After returning to the palace to return to his command, Li Hai raised his sword eyebrows, and his dark eyes were burning with anger.
"Queen, are you saying that the whole conspiracy was planned by Zhao Hongru and Bai Xiangwan? No... I don't believe they would be so bold! It must be the Queen Mother..."
Rong Changan suppressed the rebellion, but Li Hai was very dissatisfied with the results of the investigation.
Rong Changan did not let Li Hai continue, but took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, please be cautious in your words and deeds."
Li Hai narrowed his eyes, as if he heard something in Rong Changan's words.