As soon as the emperor passed away, the prince was going to disobey the imperial edict.
If this matter is spread, the prince will be charged with disobedience and disobedience.
Even if he becomes the emperor in the future, this will be a big stain on him.
Concubine Zhen knew this very well.
Therefore, she ignored the prince's begging, stretched out her hands, and firmly received the will.
"Concubine, thank you Lord Long En."
This flimsy will sealed her life and death.
After the Hanlinge University scholar knew that he had sent out this edict, even if he had offended the prince to death, his future career would basically be hopeless.
He was ready to leave his post and return to his hometown, so he didn't explain anything, he bowed his hands towards Concubine Zhen, and silently returned to his original position.
Everyone in the hall did not say a word at this time.
Only Li Qiong was crying and calling her concubine mother.
He didn't want his mother to die.
Concubine Zhen's hands and feet were already cold, and her mind was a little numb.
But she still tried her best to maintain her calm, and comforted the prince softly as if nothing happened.
Then she looked at the Queen Mother.
"Can I let the concubine go back and tidy up?"
The Queen Mother thought that Concubine Zhen was not pleasing to the eye, but she did not act too urgently at this time. After all, Concubine Zhen was still the prince's biological mother. If she really wanted to drive Concubine Zhen to death in front of the prince, the prince would definitely hate her. It doesn't do her any favors.
Anyway, the imperial decree has been issued, Concubine Zhen will definitely die, so she doesn't need to be in a hurry.
So she nodded slightly and agreed.
Concubine Zhen blessed her body: "Thank you, Empress Dowager, I will leave as a concubine."
Seeing that she was about to leave, Li Qiong quickly followed her.
There are still many people kneeling outside Hanzhang Hall.
When they saw the prince and concubine Zhen came out, they saluted them one after another.
Concubine Zhen and the crown prince got into the chariot.
The chariot slowly moved towards Yufu Palace.
Li Qiong grabbed Concubine Zhen's sleeve, crying and begging.
"Mother Concubine, don't die, my son doesn't want you to die!"
Concubine Zhen smiled wryly: "Silly boy, I don't want to die, but you want me to die, so I have to die."
It was she who underestimated the dog emperor.
That guy had actually been on guard against her for a long time, that's why he made a will in advance to let her be buried with him.
He really deserves to be an emperor, so ruthless!
Concubine Zhen took out her handkerchief, wiped away Li Qiong's tears, and said in a gentle voice.
"Don't cry, you are already an adult, and you will be the king of a country in the future, so you can't cry at every turn."
Li Qiong broke down and said: "I would rather not be the king of a country than let my concubine die!"
Concubine Zhen was also very sad.
Seeing her son like this at this time, she couldn't help crying.
Li Qiong cried: "Why is father so cruel? Why?"
Even if he was young and old, he still couldn't understand what his father did. Why did he force his mother and concubine to die
Concubine Zhen looked at him with complicated eyes.
"I don't know either."
In fact, she knew it very well.
The reason why the dog emperor wanted her to be buried was because he didn't trust her enough.
He was worried that after his death, she would take advantage of the new emperor's young age and intervene in the government as the empress dowager, strengthen the power of her relatives, and shake the Li family.
He did all this to clear the way for Li Qiong so that Li Qiong could secure the throne smoothly.
But she couldn't say that.
She was afraid that Li Qiong would feel guilty about it.
Concubine Zhen touched his head: "Maybe when you grow up, you will understand everything your father has done."
Li Qiong cried and shook her head: "I don't understand! I will never understand!"
Concubine Zhen sighed.
She actually hoped that her son would never understand these things.
However, the matter has come to this point, and she has no way out.
"I have something I want you to help with."
Li Qiong looked at her with tears in her eyes: "Mother, please tell me, as long as my son can do it, I will do my best to help you do it."
Concubine Zhen said slowly: "The regent Li Ji has no intention of usurping the throne. Everything is fabricated by others. I hope that after you ascend the throne, I will issue an order to clear up the grievances of the regent and return him to be innocent."
Li Qiong was puzzled: "Isn't the relationship between the mother concubine and Li Ji not very good? Why did you suddenly think of helping him?"
Concubine Zhen: "I really don't like Li Ji very much, but he is your aunt's husband after all. For your aunt's sake, you can't let him be framed."
Li Qiong lowered her head and said in a muffled voice: "This matter is not trivial, my son has to think about it again."
Concubine Zhen could see her son's thoughts at a glance, and said bluntly.
"You don't want to let Li Ji go? Why?"
Li Qiong was silent for a while before speaking.
"The court doesn't need a regent."
In his opinion, the title of Prince Regent is ridiculous.
A prince can actually bypass the monarch and directly intervene in the government.
What is the meaning of such a person's existence
Is it intentionally embarrassing the emperor
When Li Ji was still in the court, he suppressed Li Qiong until he couldn't breathe. Now he can finally get rid of Li Ji's shadow and truly hold the power in his own hands. He doesn't want to change back to as is.
Concubine Zhen pleaded: "This is the last wish of this palace, don't you have the heart to watch this palace die with hatred?"
The word last wish hurt Li Qiong's heart.
He choked up and said: "Mother, don't say that, my son can promise you other things, but this is the only thing my son can't do."
Concubine Zhen tried her best to persuade him to change his mind.
"You just need to clear Li Ji of his crimes, and then give him a remote fief, and let him live his life in peace. He won't stay in the court to threaten you."
Li Qiong pursed her lower lip.
"The concubine's idea is very good, but with Li Ji's personality, would he be willing to be sent to a remote place to be an idle prince
As long as someone with wolfish ambition like him is given a chance, he will turn the whole court upside down.
To deal with people like him, you have to cut the grass and root out the roots, so that there will be no future troubles! "
In the end, his immature face revealed a vicious look that did not belong to his age.
Concubine Zhen looked at him blankly.
"Who taught you these things?"
Li Qiong turned her head away to avoid the sight of the concubine mother.
"There is no one to teach, but the son understands it by himself."
Concubine Zhen: "Li Ji is your little uncle after all..."
Li Qiong: "So what? You told your son yourself that there is no family relationship in the Tian Family!"
Concubine Zhen was stunned.
Living in the palace, you have to face intrigue every day.
In order to let her son grow up as soon as possible, she taught him to be calm and restrained since he was a child.
She told him that there is no family relationship in the Tian family, so don't trust anyone in the palace.
She said these were in the hope that he would avoid being taken advantage of.
But she didn't expect that these words would one day be used on herself.
What is it called? Cocoon yourself
(end of this chapter)