Eunuch Sun shouted sternly, "How dare you be so rude and overbearing in front of the Empress Dowager in Shou'an Palace?"
Madam Linglong was furious when she saw that a eunuch dared to scold her, "Who are you? How dare you yell at me?"
Concubine Mei didn't expect Madam Linglong to be so ignorant of her limits. She was really upset. Now that she had gotten involved in this mess, it was really a huge mistake.
The Empress Dowager was furious. Just as she was about to explode, she glanced at Concubine Mei and then endured it again. She just said sternly: "Come on, my Lord, please leave with this ignorant lady. From now on, you are not allowed to step into the palace without my permission."
Madam Linglong was panicked and quickly knelt down and kowtowed, "Please forgive me, Queen Mother. I just said something wrong..."
"Whether it was a slip of the tongue or just your true nature, I don't want to know. I also disdain to deal with people like you. As for the matter of breaking off the engagement, since Zi'an has made great contributions, I will not pursue the matter. You may leave the palace." The Queen Mother directly ordered them to expel.
Madam Linglong wanted to say something, but Prime Minister Xia grabbed her and saw her violent face, and he felt disgusted. "Shut up, aren't you embarrassed enough?"
Madam Linglong was stunned at the moment. Ever since she entered the Prime Minister's Mansion, he had never spoken to her so loudly.
Prime Minister Xia bowed with a pale face and said, "Your Majesty the Queen Mother, I will take my leave!"
Since the Empress Dowager did not pursue the matter of breaking off the engagement, he did not want to dwell on it any further and just wanted to leave quickly, lest this stupid woman Linglong say anything wrong and make the Empress Dowager furious.
Before leaving, Prime Minister Xia looked at Zi'an with complicated eyes. Zi'an looked at him without fear. The eyes of the father and daughter intertwined in the air, creating a smoke screen that was seen by everyone present.
The queen frowned, thinking that she couldn't let Xia Zian leave the palace so soon. Although she had medical skills, how could she fight against the extremely scheming Prime Minister Xia and the old lady
Especially now that the two of them have officially become enemies, I'm afraid this prime minister's mansion will not be able to accommodate Xia Zian.
Thinking of this, she winked at Madam Yang and moved a finger. Madam Yang understood and bowed and went out.
Murong Jie saw it and slowly curled up his lips into a smile. This made Madam Linglong feel very uncomfortable.
The Queen Mother looked at Concubine Mei and said sternly, "I can see clearly what you are thinking. Hide it now before it shows its true colors. I don't want to see it happen again."
She had endured it just now for the sake of the Third Prince's face. In two or three years, the Third Prince would be crowned king, and he didn't want outsiders to think that his mother was useless at this time.
Mei Fei's face turned pale. "I don't have any hidden thoughts. Queen Mother, please don't misunderstand me. I was misled today. But I will remember this in the future. I will not interfere in matters that are not my business."
The Queen Mother said coldly: "Educate the Third Prince well, educate him well, and you will have happiness in the future. He is the son of the Emperor and my grandson. No one will wrong him. If you, as a mother, don't know how to cherish his blessings, then you will definitely harm him in the future. I will never allow such a thing to happen. Don't blame me for saying it in advance."
Mei Fei lowered her head, knowing that it was useless to explain herself, and the Queen Mother would not believe her words anymore. She could only lower her head and said in a muffled voice: "I understand, I will take my leave!"
Before leaving, Concubine Mei glanced at Zi'an. She really couldn't understand why the Regent would be willing to marry a woman like Zi'an. She knew that the path she had planned for her son had another thorn in the side, and this Xia Zi'an was not easy to deal with.
After Concubine Mei left, the Empress Dowager sighed softly, "How long has the Emperor been ill? These people's thoughts have all been revealed. It's all because the Crown Prince is too mediocre. The civil and military ministers have their own ideas, so they instigated the concubines who gave birth to the prince. Everyone wants to be the founding minister. It's time for the Queen to discipline the Crown Prince. Otherwise, the Crown Prince's position will be taken away by someone else at any time. You, the Queen, can cry!"
The Empress Dowager's words today were very sharp. She showed no mercy to the Queen and Concubine Mei in front of Murong Jie and Xia Zian.
Concubine Mei left with resentment in her heart, but the Queen understood the truth in what the Queen Mother said. The Crown Prince was too mediocre and not many people in the court had a bright opinion of him, which was why Concubine Mei was in such a predicament today.
The queen lowered her voice and said, "Mother, what you said makes sense. I know what to do now."
After the Empress Dowager finished talking about the Queen, she looked at Murong Jie and sighed softly, "Although you have the talent of an emperor, you don't have the fate of an emperor. The court is full of changes. As the emperor's uncle, you must help your nephew and don't let him be isolated and helpless."
The Queen Mother was talking about her nephew instead of the Crown Prince, which seemed to make Zi An feel a bit mysterious. Could it be that even the Queen Mother didn't think highly of the Crown Prince? But now, the only person who could sit on the throne of the Crown Prince, apart from the Third Prince born to Concubine Mei, was His Royal Highness Prince Liang.
After hearing what the Queen Mother said, Murong Jie said jokingly, "My son doesn't have the ability to do this. Let's wait until my brother gets better before teaching the Crown Prince."
The Queen Mother's expression changed, her eyes suddenly became misty, and her voice became low and sad, "Your brother will never get better."
Murong Jie glanced at Zi'an calmly and said, "Mother, things are different now. Now there is a doctor here."
Zi'an looked at Murong Jie strangely. He seemed to want to recommend himself to the Empress Dowager to treat the Emperor, but couldn't he make the decision on this matter
Of course, she did not want to treat the emperor. After all, the emperor had been seriously ill for a long time, and no one knew what disease he had. She might not be sure she could cure the emperor. If the emperor died during her treatment, she would be in danger of death.
She was just surprised that the Regent had been acting arbitrarily on the issue of treating Prince Liang and insisted on having her treat him, even though the Empress Dowager was against it. This proved that the Emperor had given him a lot of power.
In this case, he could decide to treat the emperor, but he was clearly seeking the Empress Dowager's consent when he was joking just now.
Zi'an looked at the Empress Dowager, and saw her gently shaking her head, a little embarrassed, and then said: "You guys go back, I'm tired too."
This attitude made Zi'an feel even more surprised. The Queen Mother didn't even answer the question directly.
The queen immediately stood up and said goodbye, "Mother, please take a rest first. I will go back to see Axin."
The Queen Mother looked at her, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. Finally, she waved her hand and said, "Go!"
The Queen's power is at its peak. No matter what she says, the Queen has her own decision. When Nanny Yang left just now, she knew what was going on.
That's good, let those people in the prime minister's residence know how powerful we are and stop picking on the weak.
Zi'an could clearly see the disappointment on Murong Jie's face. Although the smile on his lips remained the same, there was no smile in his eyes. There was even a hint of fatigue and loss.
Through today's events, Zi'an also felt that the Empress Dowager was not as overbearing as he had previously thought. In fact, she could have dealt with Madam Linglong today. After all, she was so presumptuous in Shou'an Palace. As the Empress Dowager, it would not be excessive for her to order punishment.
However, the Queen Mother acted as a peacemaker and neutralized the relationship between the three parties.
Zi'an knew in his heart that she was not afraid of trouble, she was just trying her best to maintain the superficial peace in the court and even in the harem.
The fact that an old empress dowager had to do this shows that the situation in the court was actually gradually approaching a white-hot stage.
(End of this chapter)