"Yes... yes, my concubine is taught," Zhao Guifei stammered. Her lips were trembling violently, the imperial concubine, who was always domineering, seemed like a frightened bird at this moment. "Thank you, Queen Mother, for teaching me."
"Okay, let's go back. The family is exhausted." The queen mother let go of her hand. Bi Qiao immediately handed over the handkerchief, and the Queen Mother wiped her hands slowly, while lowering her head. He drank the remaining half cup of orange-red tea.
"Yes, the concubine is resigning." Concubine Zhao got up from the ground, her face was paler and paler under the light of her bright emerald hair. Concubine Shu Cui also stood up. While going to help Concubine Zhao Gui, she bowed and retreated.
Zhongcui Palace.
"What the concubine mother said is true? The queen mother really said that?" Zhong Ming'e looked at Cui Shi with a look of astonishment, "Just in front of you and Concubine Zhao?"
"That's not true. The Empress Dowager has always been a bodhisattva with a heart. She never interfered in the affairs of the harem. But today, the moment she opened her mouth, Zhao Guifei was so scared that her legs went limp," Concubine Shu thought about the scene at that time. He smacked his tongue, "Man said it was Concubine Zhao. At that time, I was too scared. After so many years in the palace, it was the first time I saw the queen mother get angry. But after all, she was not angry, but the whole body His aura is really too intimidating."
"The Empress Dowager has spent most of her life in the palace, so she is naturally not an ordinary housewife. Besides, Empress Zhenxian is her own niece. She grew up under her knees, and she also protects Empress Zhenxian," Zhong Ming'e said. While reaching out to pour a cup of tea and handing it to Concubine Shu, he paused and said, "It's just that I don't understand, it's enough for the Empress Dowager to teach Concubine Zhao in private, why bother in front of Concubine Mother?"
"I'm afraid it just happened to be in time," Concubine Shu snorted coldly while cupping her cup of tea, "If I knew that Concubine Zhao Gui was going to the Palace of Compassion and Ning, I definitely wouldn't go there. Dare to ridicule Bengong in front of the queen mother, tsk tsk tsk, but when the queen mother opened her mouth, that cheap hoof suddenly became weak. If it wasn't for Bengong's support, she might not be able to take a step. It can be seen that she is just a stern master Son."
"But I think it's not a coincidence." Zhong Ming'e didn't focus on the harem women's battle, he frowned and looked at Concubine Shu, "I think that the queen mother is going to use Concubine Zhao and your The mouth lets the inside and outside of the palace understand a truth."
Concubine Shu was startled: "What reason?"
"Although the prince is abolished, he is still the son of the empress. Whoever dares to abolish the prince will be dead," Zhong Ming'e said slowly, rubbing his teacup, "and, in the future, no matter who it is, anyone who mentions the abolishment of the prince will be killed." Be careful."
Concubine Shu was stunned: "Then is this what the Queen Mother meant? Or the Long Live Lord?"
"It's both the queen mother's meaning and the father's meaning," Zhong Ming'e said, staring at the piece of green bamboo on the screen, and said slowly, "Although it is the meaning of the long live Lord that the crown prince is deposed, the Zhao family is not. It took a lot of effort, but when the abandoned prince arrived at Ninggu Pagoda, the father turned his face and chopped up Yutangchun in the palace. It can be seen that the father did not trust the Zhao family as much as it appeared, and it may be that the father regretted it. No matter what the reason is for making the deposed prince so miserable, the emperor's attitude now is very clear. He wants to convey a message to the inside and outside the palace through the sacrifice ceremony to the Zhenxian queen, and the queen mother will not do it today. Is it just to convey the message on behalf of the emperor? Presumably at this time, everyone inside and outside the palace has already known that the sacrifice ceremony of Empress Zhenxian is still the same as in previous years, and will not be affected by the deposed prince."