Cui Hong didn't even return home, so he went directly from Qinzheng Hall to the harem to ask for a meeting with the empress dowager and the queen.?

He is the queen's father, and it is most appropriate for him to persuade the palace.

The request was immediately granted. Under the guidance of Liu Jie, the chief supervisor of the Central Secretary, Cui Hong hurried to Empress Dowager Shangguan of Cishun Palace for a long time. She was still the core area of ​​the palace, and was only slightly lower than the Tai'an Palace where the emperor lived.

The news of the relocation of the palace was probably spread. Along the way, Cui Hong saw a large number of panicked eunuchs and palace maids. They forgot the strict rules and whispered in groups of three or five. Liu Jie would occasionally scold some people, but he himself was also worried. He went straight in when he arrived at Cishun Palace and only reacted after passing the threshold. He hurriedly retreated and asked the Taifu to advance.

The courtyard was crowded with people, mostly palace maids and destiny wives. Cui Hong saw his daughter, Mrs. Pingen, and had no time to say anything. He nodded and entered the living room under the guidance of another eunuch.

The two empress dowagers sat side by side on the soft couch, the queen and the concubines stood on both sides, and the princesses were held in their arms by their mothers. They noticed the adult's nervousness, and they all hugged their mother's neck honestly, motionless. Only Concubine Shu Deng Yun's son was still young and occasionally made noises.

Cui Hong didn't dare to look up and looked closely. He stepped forward a few steps and knelt down and kowtowed.

The eunuch asked the Grand Tutor to calm down, Cui Hong was not polite and immediately said: "The enemy army broke through Shenxiong Pass and was advancing towards the capital. The empress dowager and the queen should move to Luoyang. The sooner they set off, the better."

Cishun Palace belongs to Empress Dowager Shangguan, but the one who is in charge of the matter was Empress Dowager Cining. She said, "Is this what Madam Cui means alone, or is it the decision of everyone?"

"The prime minister and others in the Qinzheng Hall made a decision together, and I was ordered to enter the palace to invite you."

Empress Dowager Cining was silent for a while, turned around and asked Empress Dowager Shangguan: "What do Empress Dowager Cishun think?"

Empress Dowager Shangguan said tiredly, "You decide, no matter what, I will not leave. The palace is my burial place. If the enemy really attacks in, I will commit suicide and will not cause trouble to the Great Chu."

Empress Dowager Cining thought for a while, "This is also my opinion."

Cui Hong was surprised, "Two Empress Dowagers, this is not a joke. If something happens to the two palaces, I will not be able to explain it to Your Majesty in the future."

Empress Dowager Cining said: "From the queen, move to Luoyang, and leave a few people to take care of us. In this way, you can explain it to Your Majesty, right?"

The queen and others immediately knelt down. The child in Shufei's arms burst into tears. Prince Qing, who was holding Tong Qing'e, also reached out to her grandmother, wanting to enter her arms.

Empress Dowager Cining sighed, reached out and called Concubine Shu and Concubine Hui, holding the baby in one hand and Prince Qing in the other hand. Empress Dowager Shangguan gave in to the side.

The baby stopped crying in his grandmother's arms. Prince Qing bit his finger and stared at Cui Hong, as if thinking about who this person could make everyone so scared.

The queen was about to speak, and Empress Dowager Cining shook her head, "This matter is settled. You go pack your things. Master Cui sees when it will be better to go out. Let's retreat."

"Please think twice about the Queen Mother," said Grand Tutor Cui.

"Before the Taifu entered the palace, I had already thought about it twice. There is no need to say much. Please arrange the relocation matters as soon as possible. What needs Cishun Palace to do with me, even if it is proposed."

Cui Hong knelt down and kowtowed again. There was no need to be polite at this time, and said, "I would like to ask the two palaces to issue an imperial edict."

Moving the palace was the decision of the minister, but in name, it could only be the decree of the queen mother.

Empress Dowager Cining nodded, "I'll send someone to you later. Why are you kneeling on your knees? Go pack up quickly and don't bring too much, you will come back in the future."

I don’t know who took the lead, but there was a burst of crying in the living room.

Empress Dowager Cining waved impatiently, and Liu Jie and several eunuchs and palace maids separately persuaded everyone to leave.

Cui Hong also took a break. After leaving, the scene was a little chaotic. He had only had time to say a few words to his daughter, "I will send your mother and Trager over, you must keep them safe."

Cui Xiaojun nodded and asked, "Can't the capital really be able to defend it?"

Cui Hong stared at his daughter's eyes and nodded, "Mayi City is a great victory. If your brother is still alive, you must ask His Majesty to keep him by your side. The safety of the Cui family lies with you alone."

Cui Xiaojun felt ominous, "Father..."

"Go and pack up." The eunuch next to him was urging Cui Hong to follow and quickly leave the palace.

Cui Xiaojun gave her daughter to Meng E beside her, "You go back first, I'll be there soon."

Meng E took over the princess and returned to Qiuxin Palace first.

The women in the yard were panicked and did not resign. They rushed to leave and wanted to go home to discuss the escape.

Cui Xiaojun returned to the living room in a retrograde direction.

Empress Dowager Shangguan leaned on the couch, Empress Dowager Cining was saying goodbye to her two grandsons and said to Prince Qing: "Listen to my mother, be close to my father. Will you become the emperor in the future, do you understand?"

Prince Qing didn't understand. He only knew one thing. Grandmother seemed to want to leave him and not want him anymore, so she burst into tears and held her grandmother's hand and refused to let go.

Empress Dowager Cining was very sad. She first returned the little prince to Concubine Shu, picked up Prince Qing, kissed him twice, and handed it to Concubine Hui. She looked up and saw the queen and said, "You happen to come, I want to say something to you."

"Please tell me the Queen Mother." Cui Xiaojun hurried over.

Empress Dowager Cining grabbed one of the queen's hands and said, "Promise me that she wants Prince Qing to inherit the throne."

"Empress Dowager..." Cui Xiaojun was extremely surprised and wanted to get back with his hands, but Empress Dowager Cining became tighter and tighter.

"I won't make things difficult for you. If you give birth to a legitimate son, the emperor will naturally be your son. If you don't have this luck, I want you to support Prince Qing."

"Mrs. It's too early to say this now, and...and I can't decide this kind of thing."

"No need to be humble. The emperor listens to you. I want you to make a promise and fully support Prince Qing when necessary."

"The Queen Mother..."

"Concubine Hui has no family, so she is not a threat to your Cui family."

When Tong Qing'e heard that she was mentioned, she hurriedly held her son and knelt down.

"Okay, I will do my best to support Prince Qing's succession." Cui Xiaojun originally wanted to persuade the Empress Dowager to leave Beijing together, but she didn't expect to take on such a difficult problem.

"The queen has raised Prince Qing for a while, and he is also your son."

"Yes, Queen Mother, I will treat him like a child."

Empress Dowager Cining nodded and said to Concubine Shu, Deng Yun, "It's yours, it's yours, it's not yours, don't fight. Concubine Hui, Prince, this is her luck. Your Deng family has no such fate."

"I won't fight." Deng Yun said lightly.

Empress Dowager Cining breathed a sigh of relief and waved her hand, "Let's go, don't get annoyed in front of me."

Deng Yun left first after saluting, Tong Qing'e then, Cui Xiaojun took back his palm and did not leave immediately, "Empress Dowager, if Your Majesty is here, you will definitely not let you stay."

Empress Dowager Cining laughed, "So I'm very glad that Your Majesty is not here. You are a good queen. I have prejudice against the Cui family before... Forget it, if you don't talk about those, you are weak-hearted, this may not be a bad thing. In the future, serving the emperor well and trying to make him take less risks. You are the daughter of the Cui family. You have known that you will be the queen and will not understand my mood. Even if the sky falls, I will not leave. Let's go, don't waste time with me. Remember your promise today, otherwise I will question you in the underworld."

Cui Xiaojun felt a chill in her heart, and she regretted her promise just now, but she had no time to regret it, so she had to salute and hurriedly retreat.

There were only two empress dowagers left in the room, and the female official and maid were not sure where they went.

After quieting for a while, the Empress Dowager Shangguan said, "What's the point of Prince Qing? It's worth your efforts. Even the Cui family can forgive me?"

"Prince Qing was raised by me, I was my eldest grandson and my second son. And he succeeded to the throne, and the power of foreign relatives was the least disturbed."

Empress Dowager Shangguan sneered, "That's not worth forgiveing ​​the Cui family."

Empress Dowager Cining stood up and turned to Empress Dowager Shangguan, "Emperor Si was not poisoned by Concubine Cui."

Empress Dowager Shangguan still did not look up, "Let's say it, I've taken revenge anyway."

Empress Dowager Cining really wanted to tell everything she knew, and finally sneered, "Yes, you have already taken revenge."

Empress Dowager Cining walked towards the door. She had always had awe for Empress Dowager Shangguan, but now she disappeared completely. No matter how good Empress Dowager Shangguan was at power, she was a failed mother and was not worthy of envy.

The female officials and maids of the two palaces, and the eunuchs, were standing outside. Empress Dowager Cining shouted: "If you want to stay, stay, and if you want to leave, I will write a decree to pardon you for no sin."

No one left, everyone suddenly knelt down together, but still no one said anything.

Empress Dowager Cining didn't persuade her much, and her eyes stopped on Liu Jie, "You don't have to stay, Your Majesty still needs you."

Liu Jie shook his head, "I feel relieved that someone is in charge of the seal for His Majesty. I will not leave."

Empress Dowager Cining smiled, walked to Liu Jie, and whispered: "Then let's go to Qiuxin Palace for me and call Meng E, the maid next to the queen, to Cining Palace."

"Yes, the Queen Mother."

When Liu Jie brought Meng E to the Cining Palace, Empress Dowager Cining had already written the relevant imperial edicts and handed them to Liu Jie with the seal of the empress dowager, and instructed him to find Empress Dowager Cishun. After completing the imperial edicts and seals were handed over to Prime Minister Zhuo Ruhe.

Meng E stood in front of the queen mother, not understanding why she was called.

"Will you leave with the queen?"

"Yes." Meng E doesn't like to talk much in front of anyone.

"That's good. Your Majesty has always trusted you."

“That was the past.”

"No, although Your Majesty doesn't let you stay by your side, sending you to the Queen's harem is the greatest trust. Hey, you know, Your Majesty is not even at ease to hand over the Queen to me."

Meng E did not respond.

Empress Dowager Cining thought deeply for a moment alone, raised her eyebrows slightly, as if she had just remembered that Meng E was still there, "After seeing Your Majesty, she told her, and said, 'It's okay in the palace, don't worry anymore'."

"Your Majesty will ask clearly. If I can't explain it, your Majesty will check it out."

Empress Dowager Cining smiled and said, "You know Your Majesty better." Then she put away her smile and said seriously, "It's okay to tell you, but you can only say it to Your Majesty, and you must not leak it to outsiders."

"Yes, the Queen Mother."

Empress Dowager Cining was silent for a while, "Emperor Si was indeed not poisoned by the Cui family. He committed suicide. Empress Dowager Cishun and Yang Feng were both responsible." (To be continued.)8
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