The Queen Mother woke up, opened her eyes and saw the Queen sitting in front of her.
She stood up with difficulty and pursed her dry lips. Meng Li stood up, poured her a glass of water and handed it to her.
The Queen Mother hesitated for a moment, then stretched out her hand to take it, took a sip, and returned the cup to Meng Li.
Meng Li put down the cup, sat beside the Queen Mother's bed, and looked at her quietly.
"Queen, are you really determined to do this?" The Queen Mother finally couldn't help but said.
Meng Li nodded.
The Queen Mother lamented: "You are fighting for power with your husband, are you willing to take action?"
Meng Li said: "Mother, my concubine's husband hates me so much that he even wants to kill me. Shouldn't I protect myself? Even to protect myself, I can only choose to fight, right?"
"It was you who wanted to fight first, and then the Emperor became murderous," the Queen Mother said.
Meng Li snorted, shook his head and said, "It's only a matter of time. I can only advance, not retreat."
"It's all about power. You are obsessed with power now, and it's also your fault. The wrong decision you made back then made you taste the sweetness." The Queen Mother said with deep self-blame in her tone: "So that you have fallen into it. .”
Meng Li smiled: "Whatever the Queen Mother thinks."
"The Emperor needs to rest, and I have already ordered him to go down and not let others disturb him. As for the Queen, I think it is also time to rest. Queen, please relax and rest in the palace for a while."
"What?" The Queen Mother stood up and looked at Meng Li in shock:
"You want to imprison the Ai family as well?"
Meng Li: "Mother and concubine are not my intentions."
"That's not what you mean? I value you so much and think about you in everything. I tried my best to make you the queen and gave you everything, but you treat me like this?" The queen mother was angry, overly excited, and started to cough. ,can not stop.
With her face flushed, Meng Li poured her another glass of water and patted her back. The Queen Mother breathed again, a line of tears streaked down her cheeks, and she said sadly:
"Ai Jia really misjudged you."
Meng Li took out a handkerchief, gently wiped the tears from the corners of the Queen Mother's eyes, and said softly:
"Mother, the Tian family's love talk is a bit ridiculous and unrealistic. When the queen recommended me as queen, wasn't it to make my family work harder? Because my father and brother are both excellent, you don't just love me. , pay more attention to the benefits brought by concubines."
"Later, I asked my concubine to take charge of the government. Aren't you the queen mother who is afraid of rumors?"
"I have gained rights, but I also endured rumors. It's okay, right? It's because my mother is looking forward and backward that I have a chance."
"No, that's not the case." The Queen Mother pushed Meng Li aside:
"In any case, it is because of Aijia that you are where you are today, but you retaliate with kindness and want to imprison me."
Meng Li smiled: "I believe this concubine, this is all temporary. When things come to a conclusion, you will still be the Queen Mother, and I will still respect you, honor you, and let you live your life in the harem."
"No, no, please don't argue with my son, okay? My son is already pitiful enough, please let him go and be kind." The Queen Mother suddenly begged.
Although Bian Cheng disrespected her and told her to get lost, and even said words that broke off the relationship between mother and son, the Queen Mother softened her heart when she thought of Bian Cheng's helpless look at that moment.
Her son asked her to find a way, but she had no other choice but to come and ask the queen.
Meng Li raised his eyebrows: "How can I let him go? Will he let me go?"
The Queen Mother immediately said: "Yes, as long as you return your rights to the emperor, the jade seal, and the tiger talisman, he will definitely appreciate your feelings today and will not hurt you."
Meng Li chuckled lightly, then sighed and asked: "Mother, even if this concubine returned all this to the emperor, can he take responsibility?"
"Yes, it will definitely happen. The imperial doctor also said before that there is a chance to eliminate the emperor's alcohol addiction." The Queen Mother said eagerly.
Meng Li said apologetically: "Then I will disappoint my mother. The emperor's alcohol addiction has not been eliminated. He is now drunk again."
The Queen Mother stared at Meng Li in astonishment: "Now that the Emperor is trapped by you, it's not just that he does whatever you say he is doing."
Meng Li stood up and said, "Since my mother doesn't believe it, I can follow my concubine to see it."
"No, why should the Ai family go?" The queen mother didn't dare to look. She knew in her heart that she might be disappointed if she did. It would be better to be a queen because she was lying to her.
The Queen Mother deceived herself, and Meng Li did not force it. He just said: "The Emperor looks like this, even if it was handed back to him, it was wasted and delayed by him."
She sat down again and said good-naturedly:
"You also know my ability. I will definitely bring peace to the people and work for the welfare of the common people. The queen mother cannot only think about the emperor, she must have great love. Think about the people in this world, who doesn't want a wise master?"
"A woman obsessed with power doesn't need to be so high-sounding." The Queen Mother looked away from Meng Li and said angrily and aggrievedly.
Meng Li raised his eyebrows: "Whatever you say, Queen Sui, but in the final analysis, this world still belongs to your Bian family. I also have the eldest prince Bian Qi, and he is also the only prince..."
The Queen Mother's eyebrows moved but she said nothing. Meng Li sighed:
"Queen mother, please take good care of yourself. Although the emperor has severed ties with you, I still regard you as my queen mother."
"You...you are spying on us?" The Queen Mother's expression became more and more aggrieved.
Meng Li said: "The emperor shouted so loudly that anyone with ears can hear it."
This left the Queen Mother speechless.
"Concubine, please leave." Meng Li saluted her and planned to leave.
He thought to himself that the Queen Mother was not guilty and there was no need to retaliate against the Queen Mother. The purpose of grounding her now was to prevent her from causing trouble to him. When the situation stabilized, the Queen Mother would still be the Queen Mother.
It’s okay to enjoy your old age in peace.
It depends on whether she can think openly, but judging from today's conversation, the Queen Mother did not react too fiercely.
Maybe you'll get used to it later.
Meng Li walked out of the Queen Mother's palace, with the sun shining on her face. She opened her palms and found a tiger charm lying inside. She shook it with an indifferent expression.
The commanders of the Royal Forest Army all turned to her, as did some generals stationed outside. They also had factions. If the leader of a faction turned to her, they could only follow her, since they already had military power.
Even if any prince wanted to launch a mutiny, he would be able to deal with it.
This time, the emperor Bian Cheng has really become a decoration. Those who are crazy about seeing the emperor and asking him to come out and defeat her have to find an opportunity to let them serve in other places for a period of time.
The struggle for power will involve countless people. Some people will gain and some will lose. It all depends on their choices at the time.
What do those people who hate the emperor think? It is obvious that the current emperor is so unbearable. He ignores government affairs and ignores everything, which has ruined the people of the country and the foundation of the ancestors.
Just for the word loyalty