The Empress Dowager sneered in her heart, thinking that this father and daughter really thought she was blind and heartless.
Over the years, the Grand Tutor has formed cliques for personal gain, embezzled royal land, excluded dissidents, suppressed upright officials, privately interacted with people in the underworld, and accumulated power. Did he really think he could deceive her
If the people outside were not called by him, who would dare to come to her palace and force her
Especially now, the father and daughter are singing the same tune, and it seems that they will not give up until they force her to make a decision today.
Thinking of this, the Queen Mother covered her stomach with her hands, her face looking extremely painful.
Eunuch Sun hurried forward to support her, "Queen Mother, what happened? Come, call the imperial physician!"
The queen took a look and stepped forward to ask, "Mother, did you eat too much today? How about asking someone to make you a cup of hawthorn malt water?"
The Queen Mother frowned and gasped, and it was obvious that she was getting more and more painful.
Eunuch Sun said, "How can you say you ate too much? You have a stomachache, right? Oh my, my ancestors told you not to be too sad. The prince is gone, and you have to take care of yourself. How can you not eat?"
Eunuch Sun's words were tantamount to a satire on the Queen. The Regent was dead, and the Queen Mother couldn't even eat, so how could she still eat so much
The queen's expression changed slightly, and she said respectfully, "Mother, I will accompany you back to rest."
The Queen Mother grabbed Eunuch Sun's hand and said, "Please help me in. I will not see anyone except the imperial physician."
Eunuch Sun received the order and helped her into the inner hall. Tutor Liang and the queen looked at each other.
Taifu Liang stood up and said to the Queen, "Your Majesty, please excuse me for a moment."
The queen and he left the palace and hid under the locust tree in front of the corridor.
"Father, what should we do? The Empress Dowager is unwilling to issue this decree. How can Qiaoer govern the country? How can he exercise power? It will be legitimate only without the Empress Dowager's decree." The Queen asked worriedly.
Taifu Liang said sternly, "She can hide today, but not tomorrow. The imperial decree will always be issued, unless she really wants to rule the country from behind the curtain. However, she is still self-aware. Compared with the former Queen Mother Long, she is not as good as her, so she has no other choice but to hold out for a day or two at most."
The Queen was very puzzled, "I don't understand why she doesn't support Qiao Er to take power? Could it be that she has another candidate in mind?"
Taifu Liang shook his head. "It's hard to say. She has never been satisfied with the Crown Prince. Moreover, if I am not mistaken, she still places her hopes on the Emperor and fancifully believes that the Emperor will wake up. Moreover, she trusts the Regent too much and thinks that the Regent has no ambition to seize power. It can only be said that Murong Jie is too cunning and good at disguise, which is why he has gained her trust. Over the past few days, the Queen Mother has been attacking the Eastern Palace intentionally or unintentionally, in fact, to consolidate the Regent's position so that the Regent can guard the throne and wait for the Emperor to wake up."
"But Murong Jie is already dead." The queen lowered her voice, "Father, are you sure that Murong Jie is dead?"
Taifu Liang hesitated for a moment, with a puzzled look on his face. He said, "I received a letter that day, and there was an ambush set up. Murong Jie fought with our people. Although he fought hard, he finally escaped. But strangely, a group of people appeared at the end, and they were all martial arts masters. My people saw with their own eyes that Murong Jie was stabbed several times. Judging from the injuries, he should not survive."
The queen was greatly surprised. "A martial arts master? Who sent him? Who else wants Murong Jie to die?"
The Queen asked this question because most of the civil and military officials, and even the royal nobles, were afraid of his power and tyranny and dared not take action easily. And that night, the Grand Tutor received information from the insider, so he could set up an ambush, but where did this third group of people get the information? What a mantis stalks the cicada, while the oriole is behind.
Taifu Liang shook his head. "I am also puzzled. I really can't find the person who attacked Murong Jie in the capital."
The queen was a little worried, but the current situation did not allow for much thinking. "No matter what, he is dead. We have to let Qiaoer take over the power first. The queen mother can't hold on for long. Like you said, if she doesn't agree today, she will have to agree tomorrow."
Taifu Liang had a gloomy expression on his face. "I will lead all the officials to meet in front of the palace in the next two days and force her to agree."
The queen bowed slightly and said, "The future of the prince is now entrusted to father. Once the prince ascends the throne, our Liang family will enjoy wealth and honor forever."
Taifu Liang's small eyes shone with coldness, and he curled his lips into a smile, which was extremely cold. "Yes, our Liang family is said to enjoy eternal wealth and power."
After hearing this, the queen felt an inexplicable tremor in her heart. At that moment, she actually thought that her father had other plans.
However, she immediately felt that she was being too suspicious. Over the years, her father had supported her in consolidating her position as queen, and it was also him who had been advising her behind the scenes to get the emperor to enthrone Qiao'er as the crown prince. Otherwise, with Qiao'er's qualifications, he would not have been able to ascend the throne.
The prince's party was kneeling outside, and the empress dowager was very anxious inside.
After the imperial physician left, the empress dowager sat up and said sadly, "What do you think we should do? I really can't control the current situation. Should we go to Hanshan?"
Eunuch Sun comforted her, "Queen Mother, don't worry. The regent has passed away, and no one has seen his body. The body is missing, and I heard that Xia Zian stole the body. Do you think there is any secret behind this?"
The Queen Mother looked at him and asked, "Are you saying that Ajie faked his death?"
Eunuch Sun said, "I don't know, but I think the regent is a very lucky man, it's impossible for him to die like this. Maybe he is trying to force some people to show their true colors. I think there will be more fun to watch in the next few days."
"Is there anything else going on?" The Queen Mother held her forehead with her hand. "I am really fed up. I won't see anyone."
Eunuch Sun helped her up and said, "Okay, then don't think about anything and take good care of yourself."
The Queen Mother took two steps and asked, "Tell me, what's the good show?"
Eunuch Sun said, "If something really happens to the Prince Regent, then it is almost certain that the Crown Prince will be the regent. But is the noble concubine really willing to hand over the power so easily? Isn't there a Prince Nan Huai? Also, the ladies in the harem who have princes, can't they get a share of the spoils now? Behind every prince, there are ministers who support him. The relatives of the emperor are in power, Queen Mother!"
The Empress Dowager was horrified when she heard this. Eunuch Sun had always been a man who saw things clearly, and his analysis did make sense.
"go on."
Eunuch Sun continued, "Whether Taifu Liang is truly for the Crown Prince is still unknown, but the Prime Minister will definitely support the Crown Prince. There have been rumors that the Crown Prince likes Xia Wan'er, and the Prime Minister is eager for Xia Wan'er to become the Crown Princess. Once the Crown Prince becomes Regent, it will be equivalent to obtaining the imperial power. When he ascends the throne in the future, Xia Wan'er will be the Empress, and the Prime Minister, as a relative by marriage, will be second only to the Emperor."
"I will never let the Crown Prince marry Xia Wan'er." The Queen Mother said coldly.
Eunuch Sun asked, "If the prince does not marry Xia Wan'er, who will Prime Minister Xia help?"
(End of this chapter)