Seeing the emperor's confused look after hearing this, the queen just smiled and stopped explaining. She looked at the empress dowager, who actually understood what was said.
He sighed and said, "Jiu'er's words do make sense. It's just like saying three people make a tiger. If someone says it many times, you will believe it."
"Just like your favorite concubine, if she said bad things about the queen in front of you every day, after a while, you would start to think so too! Oh, it doesn't take long."
"Now that you think so, has the Queen ever treated any of your concubines badly in the three years she has been in the palace? Has she ever done anything evil to you? Has she ever been disrespectful to you?"
"You don't have any of these, but you don't respect the queen and only care about your favorite concubine. This is true. It seems that your favorite concubine is very good at pillow talk."
The emperor was stunned. When he thought about it carefully, before Lin Chuwan entered the palace, although he and the queen were not in love with each other, they treated each other with respect.
How did it become like this? As soon as he saw the queen, he hated her and wanted to depose her. He even refused to see his own children.
The more he thought about it, the uglier the emperor's expression became, as if he had really been controlled by someone during this period of time. But then he thought, were the empress and the queen mother also trying to control him
The emperor thought about it and suddenly felt that women were also a problem. If that was the case, he could take some time to think about it carefully.
Some people say that if one's family is not peaceful, how can one pacify the world? The harem is like his home. Thinking of this, the emperor thought he didn't need to have dinner and wanted to leave.
The Queen Mother spoke at this time: "Well, now that the problem has been found, you can solve it yourselves. I am old anyway."
"I don't have the energy to manage the harem anymore. You must be hungry. Let's start eating. Come on, serve the food."
When the eunuchs and palace maids waiting outside heard this, they all went in, and then served the prepared Hundred Flowers Banquet. The emperor was about to leave.
Seeing that the Queen Mother had served the dishes, they could no longer leave and could only sit down. The Queen also sat down, although the atmosphere during the meal was very awkward.
But a few people still sat there and continued to eat. When eating in the palace, people are not allowed to talk while eating, so although it is awkward, it is okay because there is no need to communicate.
When everyone had almost finished eating and the emperor was ready to leave, the queen mother suddenly spoke: "Emperor, now that you have finished eating, you should send the queen back to the palace now."
The Queen Mother's meaning was very simple. Send the Queen back to the palace and let her rest at her place tonight. The Queen didn't care about it. Anyway, she was ready to exercise her rights as the Queen in the future.
She would not be afraid in front of the emperor, so it didn't matter whether the emperor wanted to stay overnight or not. However, the queen would not refuse the queen mother's kindness.
The two stood up and bowed to the Queen Mother: "I will take my leave."
Then she walked out with the emperor. The emperor glanced at the queen and said, "Let's go. I'll take you back to the palace."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After she finished speaking, she got on her sedan chair and went back to the palace. The emperor found it unbelievable that the queen had abandoned him like this.
Looking at the eunuch beside him: "Xiao Xiangzi, has the Queen abandoned me?"
Uh! Eunuch Xiang was also shocked. He really couldn't imagine that the queen would leave the emperor like this. Aren't all the women in the harem dependent on the emperor
The emperor was finally going to the queen's palace, but was abandoned by the queen. Faced with the emperor's question, eunuch Xiang was also in a dilemma. Fortunately, the emperor's guards were still very reliable.
The dragon chariot was carried to the emperor's front. Eunuch Xiang finally recovered from his petrification and said, "Your Majesty, please get on the dragon chariot."
The emperor was still a little depressed, so when he heard what Eunuch Xiang said, he went upstairs directly. But who knew that Eunuch Xiang would explode all of a sudden.
"Go, chase, and make sure to overtake the Queen's sedan chair!"
At this time, Eunuch Xiang was very unhappy. He actually dared to walk in front of the emperor and even dared to abandon their emperor. This was absolutely unforgivable.
The emperor's guards, upon hearing what Eunuch Xiang said, immediately became excited and rushed out, leaving the emperor sitting in the dragon chariot unsteadily.
He leaned backwards and almost fell, but was soon stunned by the speed of the guards. He saw that his guards quickly caught up with the queen's sedan chair.
Then it overtook the Queen's sedan chair and blocked its way, then slowed down. The Emperor was speechless for a moment, but also felt happy in his heart.
He instructed Eunuch Xiang outside: "Walk slower."
Eunuch Xiang gave the order quickly, so the emperor's sedan chair slowed down again, while the queen's sedan chair slowed down because the queen was holding the eldest prince.
So at the beginning they were already moving slowly and steadily, but now blocked by the Emperor's dragon sedan chair in front, their speed was even slower, which made the Queen somewhat puzzled.
"Why is it so slow?"
The palace maid Si Yin next to him was stunned by the behavior of the emperor and others. How could you, the emperor of a country, do such a childish thing
I was so shocked that I forgot to report this to the Queen. It was only when the Queen asked me that I responded: "Your Majesty, the Emperor suddenly ordered the dragon sedan to get ahead of us."
So this is the case. The queen was speechless. She didn't expect the emperor to do such a boring thing. She said helplessly: "Then let's go slowly."
The eunuch Xiang in front was very proud that he had finally subdued the Emperor, so he slowed down again out of pride. The Empress behind only felt that her sedan chair had stopped.
The Queen lifted the curtain and took a look at the sedan chair in front of her. She felt that the guards carrying the emperor's sedan chair were moving in slow motion, and she was immediately furious.
The emperor was clearly blocking her way. It was already late, and Yin'er was still waiting to go back and rest! The queen, in a rage, called Si Yin.
"Si Yin, let the guards pass by."
Si Yin was stunned for a moment before she realized that the Queen was going to avoid the Emperor and take another road, so she ordered the guards to turn at the intersection ahead.
Taking another road, they soon arrived at the turning ahead, and then the Queen's troops turned directly, while the Emperor's troops in front were still moving forward slowly.
When Eunuch Xiang looked back, he suddenly found that there was no one there. Just as he was looking at the turning intersection, Eunuch Xiang waved his hand and the whole team stopped.
The emperor immediately asked, "Why did you stop?"
Eunuch Xiang immediately responded, "Your Majesty, the Queen's team just left the bend. Should we chase them?"
The emperor frowned: "Chase!"
An order was given and the guards started to move. They turned around and retreated, then followed the Queen's team that turned the corner, and then sped up again.
It overtook the Queen's team and came directly in front of the Queen, then slowed down again, blocking the Queen behind it. The Queen also felt that her sedan chair had slowed down again.
I was speechless. I didn't need Si Yin's report to know what was going on. I opened the curtain in front of me and saw the flamboyant yellow dragon chariot in front of me.
The queen frowned, then looked at Si Yin: "Si Yin, tell the guards to speed up and surpass the dragon sedan! Also, tell Eunuch Xiang that if anything unexpected happens between me and the eldest prince, I will skin him alive!"
Si Yin was startled by the Queen's words, but then she became happy. Their Queen was finally going to show off her power. Look at the Queen.
"My queen, I will go now. My queen is mighty!"
After he finished speaking, he looked at the guards and said, "Overtake the dragon sedan in front, but ensure the safety of the sedan and the prince!"
The guards had been feeling aggrieved for a long time, and now that Her Majesty had finally given the order, they still felt a little guilty as the Emperor was standing in front of them, but they had to obey Her Majesty's orders.
So the guards started to work hard, and while the emperor's team of guards had not yet come to their senses, they passed by.
Seeing that the dragon sedan had been left behind again, Eunuch Xiang was shocked and said, "Hurry up and speed up and overtake them."
The emperor on the dragon sedan could clearly see the queen's sedan chair moving in front of him, and he frowned. This queen really got angry.
This time, she had someone to back her up, and she became bolder. She felt uncomfortable again when she thought about it! In fact, the emperor had no idea that it was the queen who was determined to give up her feelings for him.
Since she can't gain the emperor's affection, in such a deep and strict harem, the only thing that can protect her and her child is power!
The emperor looked at the sedan chair in front and gave the order directly: "Chase it and go around it!"
When Eunuch Xiang heard what the emperor said, he gave another order: "Did you hear that? Cheer up and chase them quickly."
Si Yin on the other side deliberately lagged behind and waited for Long Cha to catch up before looking at Eunuch Xiang. Of course, she had to pay her respects to the Emperor first.
"Si Yin greets His Majesty. Long live the emperor."
The emperor looked at Si Yin and said, "You are the lady-in-waiting of the queen, right? But what does the queen have to say?"
At first, the emperor thought that it was the queen who came to admit defeat, and he was still in a good mood. When Si Yin heard the emperor's question, she answered honestly.
"Your Majesty, I am here to convey the Empress's words to Eunuch Xiang."
Eunuch Xiang was curious, was it for him? He looked at Si Yin and said, "Madam Si Yin, what does the Queen want to convey?"
Si Yin smiled sweetly: "Eunuch Xiang, my queen said that if there is an accident with her sedan chair and she or the eldest prince is injured."
"My queen will skin you alive!"
After finishing her words, Si Yin, who was not interested in seeing the emperor and eunuch Xiang's ugly faces, bowed and said, "I have delivered your message. I will take my leave now."
During this time, the emperor's sedan chair had stopped, and the queen's sedan chair had already gone a long way. Eunuch Xiang looked at the emperor with a troubled expression.
"Your Majesty, are you still chasing?"