The guard sent by the Queen Mother was named Wang Tianyi.
After entering the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he immediately knelt down to salute, but his knees were bent for a long time and he couldn't bend them down, so he sweated on his forehead and grinned.
Hongli frowned, until Li Yu came close to his ear and whispered: "Your Majesty, Lord Wang was protecting the late emperor. He had been hit with a firearm in his knee. When he was old, the old disease recurred many times..."
Looking at the old man with white temples below, Hongli sighed in his heart and said, "Give me a seat."
Li Yu personally moved a chair for Wang Tianyi, Wang Tianyi sat down carefully, only sitting one-third of the seat, ready to get up and kneel at any time: "Thank you, Emperor."
"...You taught me how to ride and shoot, and you are my master. If I ask you now, I must answer truthfully." Hongli has investigated the identity of the other party, and unexpectedly discovered that they have a past. "When the late emperor visited Shanxi privately, Mrs. Qian is with you, do you know this?"
Wang Tianyi hesitated for a moment, then replied, "Your Majesty, there is such a thing."
Hongli couldn't help shaking his hands: "When you went to greet you, did the late emperor come back with Mrs. Qian?"
Wang Tianyi: "Yes."
Hongli was furious and slapped the table: "How dare the queen mother lie to me!"
Wang Tianyi knelt down with a thud, and his knees made a clicking sound because he moved too quickly. The pain caused him to cover his right knee and sweat dripped all over the ground. It took him a long time to find his voice and hissed, "Your Majesty, calm down..."
At this time, Hongli had come out from behind the desk, walked quickly to his side, lifted him up, and looked earnestly: "Wang Wenda, you have followed the late emperor for decades. The yard is running around... Seeing the old love..."
He paused, and his voice suddenly revealed a hint of gloom: "Tell me, Mrs. Qian... Was she killed by the Queen Mother?"
Wang Tian was stunned for a moment, then just got up and knelt down again.
Hongli didn't speak, Li Yu didn't speak, everyone was waiting for Wang Tianyi to speak.
It can be said that this old man with inconvenient legs and white temples, at this moment, has the power to dominate life and death. His words can decide the queen mother and the fate of many people...
"Your Majesty..." Wang Tianyi said with tears, "In order to save the late emperor, Mrs. Qian committed herself to the Ming bandits and made the late emperor lose face. She... was given death by the late emperor!"
Hongli froze when he heard the words.
There was a buzzing sound in his ears, and what Wang Tianyi said after that, he didn't really listen to it.
In fact, when he heard the story of Lu Wanwan's festival and righteousness, he faintly had the answer in his heart, but because of Qian Zhengyuan's death and the subsequent interference from it, his opinion gradually deepened, so he would still talk to the Queen Mother. Doubt comes first.
But to get rid of the prejudice, the answer... isn't it obvious
A disrespectful woman, how do you want her to survive in the harem and in the mouths of everyone
If she is allowed to survive, how will she deal with herself in the future? How will her children deal with themselves
Hongli couldn't help but think of the Queen Mother's words - "Before she died, she took my hand and refused to close her eyes until I promised her that I would treat you as my own son, and she closed her eyes."
... Yes, besides death, where else can Madam Qian go
Besides entrusting her son to the queen mother, where else could she go
"...The Empress Dowager." Hongli suddenly murmured and rushed out the door.
He felt ashamed and wanted to kneel in front of the Queen Mother to apologize immediately, but the Shoukang Palace was empty. Hongli watched people go to the empty Shoukang Palace and the empty carved windows. He slowly turned his head and questioned the palace maid who was kneeling on the ground. Eunuch: "Where's the Queen Mother?"
The palace maid replied tremblingly, "The Queen Mother... The Queen Mother brought Concubine Ling and went out of the palace to recuperate."
"What did you say?" Hong Li was shocked, and then shouted as he hurried out, "Prepare the horse! Quickly prepare the horse!!"
When the flying horse came out of the palace, Hongli took the lead, followed by a group of guards. Seeing Hongli whipping the horse as if he was dying, they all looked nervous, and guarded him tightly, fearing that he would fall accidentally.
"Applause!" Hongli suddenly reined in his horse, raised his hoofs, then landed on the ground, walking around with small steps, Hongli sat on the horse and looked at the person blocking the road, "... Mr. Qing, what are you going to do? ?"
Lu Wanwan bowed to him with a pale face: "Your Majesty, the concubine has been ordered by the Empress Dowager to greet the Emperor here. There are a few important words, please ask the Emperor to step back."
Hongli waved his hand, and the guards behind him stepped back one by one. He turned over and dismounted, walked to Lu Wanwan and said, "What did the queen mother say?"
"The queen mother asked her concubine to tell the emperor that the late emperor had been in power for thirteen years, and he only had a day off on the Longevity Festival. He never went to Mulan, let alone play games, and worked hard to rule, but he wanted to be a good emperor. The late emperor once said that in his life, he would endure With the notoriety of plotting for his father, forcing his mother, killing his brother, and butchering his younger brother, it is like walking against the wind with a majestic mountain, knowing how important it is for the prince to be righteous!" Lu Wanwan sighed, "It's not that he doesn't feel sorry for Mrs. Qian. , I don't want to embarrass the emperor!"
Hongli listened silently.
"The queen mother was instructed that day to go to see the lady with the wine. The lady didn't say a word. She only bowed three times to the queen mother, and then she died." Lu Wanwan said this, as if she felt the same way, and her eyes were full of tears. , "The queen mother said that since she has been worshipped three times, she has been entrusted with thousands of pounds. She should be like her own mother and take care of the emperor's life..."
Hongli let out a long sigh, raised his head high, and tears rolled from the corners of his eyes.
After finally holding back the tears, he jumped on his horse and chased in the direction the Empress Dowager left. Behind him, Lu Wanwan hurriedly shouted: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager said that the Forbidden City is not clean, and she is going to Yuanmingyuan to recuperate. Niangniang will take good care of her, so you don't chase after her..."
Wherever Hongli was willing to listen, the whip hit the horse again and again, and the horse's hooves rolled up a cloud of smoke, chasing towards the Queen Mother's carriage.
But if a person has made up his mind, how can he get back.
Dede Dede, on the way to Yuanmingyuan, the Queen Mother leaned on the pillow, eating the tea served by Aunt Liu.
"What?" She put down the tea cup and smiled at Wei Yingluo, who was sitting across from her, "Is there anything you want to ask me?"
Wei Yingluo asked curiously, "When did the queen mother recover?"
The queen mother smiled and said, "You should ask, when did I get sick."
Wei Yingluo was a little confused, and Aunt Liu smiled softly and gave her a hint: "Concubine Ling, if the Queen Mother doesn't get sick, how can I let the Queen relax?"
More than just letting the queen relax her vigilance...
The Empress Dowager's illness was just right. While letting the Empress relax her vigilance, she also won the mercy of Hongli and gained a buffer time for the subsequent Jedi counterattack.
If something happens too coincidentally, there are nine out of ten people behind it.
Wei Yingluo understood: "The queen mother, how did you deceive the doctor's eyes?"
It's not a matter of Zhang Yuan's sentence. Ye Tianshi also called after him. If Zhang Yuan sentenced is someone who can be bought, then Ye Tianshi is not so easy to buy.
"The queen thinks she's smart and bought the sentence of Zhang Yuan, who knows..." The queen mother turned to look at Aunt Liu, who was not astonishing next to her, "Aunt Liu next to me is a master of medicine?"
Aunt Liu said with a smile: "The Queen Mother is very praised, and the golden needle casts magic. It has been deceived for a while, but it can't be fooled for a lifetime. Therefore, the Queen Mother must leave the Forbidden City."
The empress dowager is just right, and it is just right to leave.
Choosing to leave at this time can most make Hongli regret it. With the king's temperament, I'm afraid that he has already galloped on his horse and chased behind the carriage.
"The empress dowager is wise." Wei Yingluo praised.
The queen mother shook her head, held her hand and said, "Concubine Ling, just relying on Aunt Liu's words, you have told a good story to the emperor. We have a good understanding of each other, but... your story is not complete, I have to Made it for you."
Wei Yingluo was stunned when she heard the words.
Is there any loophole in her plan, or in her rhetoric
"Concubine Ling." Aunt Liu asked with a smile, "Do you know why the Queen Mother wants to take you away?"
Wei Yingluo shook her head.
The empress dowager looked at her lovingly: "Concubine Ling, you are very smart, but your methods are still too tender. You offend the emperor a lot. The more you dangle in front of him, the more annoying him will be. You have to make him think of you and read With you, I can't see you again."
At that moment, a word flashed in Wei Yingluo's heart - Jiang was still old and hot.
Aunt Liu took the opportunity to say: "Miss Ling, don't thank the queen mother, she is helping you!"
Wei Yingluo got up from her seat and bowed solemnly to the Empress Dowager: "My concubine thanks the Empress Dowager."
The Queen Mother used to only use Wei Yingluo, but now she has been through adversity together, she has some real feelings, she personally helped her up, made her sit next to her, and the Queen Mother said softly, "You are the most lovable person in the Forbidden City. Huanxin, I will take you to Yuanmingyuan, and I also want to have a company."
Wei Yingluo hesitated for a moment, and finally asked cautiously: "Empress Dowager, there is something... Chen and concubine dare to ask."
The queen mother was like a mirror in her heart: "You want to ask, why did the Qian family die?"
When she was like this, Wei Yingluo didn't dare to ask, she only dared to peek at her from the corner of her eye.
A kind smile gradually appeared on the Empress Dowager's face. If she was here, she would recognize it. The Empress Dowager also smiled like this when she persuaded Hongli to kill her innocent father.