Chapter 859 Falsely conveying the imperial edict
Cining Palace.
The Queen Mother was wearing a graceful and luxurious Queen Mother uniform, and her face was also decorated with exquisite makeup. She sat dignifiedly on the main seat in the main hall and watched the Emperor come in.
The emperor stared at the Queen Mother for a while and then said: "The Queen Mother called me over. What's the matter?"
The Queen Mother stared straight at the Emperor: "I heard that you granted the title of Gu Clan and also made Gu Jian a Duke?"
The emperor's silence was regarded as acquiescence.
The Queen Mother smiled: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten who poisoned the late Emperor and who set Concubine Wan Gui on fire?"
After hearing these words, the emperor's face turned ugly.
He had been putting off clearing the names of his mother and uncle before because he was worried that the Empress Dowager and the Jiang family would mention these things. Now that the Jiang family has collapsed, the Empress Dowager actually wants to use this to threaten him.
The Queen Mother ignored the emperor's cold face and continued: "Let the Jiang family go, be it expelled from the capital or exiled. Let them live. As long as you agree, the Ai family will keep this secret forever."
The emperor snorted coldly: "Has the Queen Mother also forgotten that it was you who gave the order?"
The Queen Mother did not argue with the emperor: "The Ai family has only a few days left to live. Let the Jiang family go, and the Ai family will let you go."
The emperor sneered: "What if I don't agree?"
The Queen Mother also turned cold: "Then the Ai family will make public what happened back then and poison the late emperor. Even you, the emperor, can't save Gu Jian. The Ai family has already sent people to invite the royal family members and the ministers of the court to enter the palace.
It shouldn't take long for them to arrive."
Hearing this, the emperor looked at Eunuch An with sharp eyes.
Mr. An's expression changed and he quickly left the hall.
After a while, Eunuch An came back with a white face and whispered in the emperor's ear: "Your Majesty, the sixth son of the Qianqing Palace is a member of the Jiang family. He pretended to be in your name and invited the clan members and ministers to enter the palace. Now
Everyone is already heading towards Cining Palace."
After hearing this, the emperor looked at the Queen Mother coldly: "The Queen Mother is very resourceful. You can arrange people in Qianqing Palace."
The Queen Mother remained motionless: "Your Majesty, the Ai family's request is not excessive, as long as you let the Jiang family go..."
"Let the Jiang family go and let them continue to cause harm to the world?"
Gu Jian, Xiao Yeyang, and Daohua suddenly walked into the hall.
Seeing Gu Jian, the Queen Mother finally lost her composure. She no longer looked dignified as before, and her breathing became rapid. She said with some difficulty: "You are really not dead..." After taking a few breaths, she said fiercely,
"It's really a disaster that will last for thousands of years."
Gu Jian looked at the Queen Mother coldly: "When it comes to disaster, who can compare with you, the Queen Mother?" With that, he strode towards the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother was so frightened that her complexion changed, and she clapped her hands to summon the secret guards.
It's a pity that the secret guard was secretly eliminated by the emperor.
The Queen Mother looked at the Emperor with wide eyes: "You..."
The emperor looked at the Queen Mother expressionlessly: "Queen Mother, you underestimate me. How could I not be on guard against you?" In today's Cining Palace, except for the two maids who are close to the Queen Mother, all others are his.
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Seeing Gu Jian who continued to approach, the Queen Mother was shocked and angry: "What do you want to do?"
Gu Jian: "Don't you want to announce what happened in the past? You should be able to keep it a secret if you are mute."
The Queen Mother stood up so angry: "You are so presumptuous!"
At this moment, there was a noise outside.
When the Queen Mother knew that the royal family members and ministers were coming, she opened her mouth to shout loudly.
When Gu Jian saw it, a pill quickly popped into the Queen Mother's mouth.
The Queen Mother was old after all. One of the things she couldn't swallow was stuck in her throat. After a while, her face turned red and her neck became thick.
Gu Jian was stunned, and the emperor also looked stunned.
Daohua and Xiao Yeyang looked at each other.
Thinking of the clan members and ministers outside, the emperor still asked Eunuch An to please the Queen Mother.
After all this torture, the Queen Mother could only gasp for air and could no longer speak.
The emperor glanced at Daohua and said, "Take uncle away." He couldn't let the clan members and ministers see his uncle here. Even if he didn't mention what happened back then, everyone would still guess that there was a grudge between his uncle and the Jiang family.
Daohua nodded and quickly left with her master through the back door.
At this time, the emperor looked at Xiao Yeyang again.
Xiao Yeyang nodded, walked out of the hall, and welcomed the royal family members and ministers in.
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When the clan members and ministers entered the main hall, they saw two palace maids giving favor to the Queen Mother, and the Emperor stood beside him with a worried look on his face.
Seeing this, the expressions of the royal family members and ministers all changed, and they stepped forward to salute in a polite manner. No one dared to ask what was wrong.
The emperor sighed: "The Queen Mother called me here today and asked me to let the Jiang family go, but I didn't agree..." As he said that, he sighed again.
"Forget it, let's help the Queen Mother into the palace first, and ask the imperial doctor to come and take a look."
As soon as he finished speaking, Eunuch An immediately came forward with several maids to help the Queen Mother.
After the Queen Mother was helped away, the Emperor sat down and looked at the clan members and ministers present, and asked in surprise: "Why did you enter the palace at this time...?"
When Prince Yonglao heard this, he understood that the emperor had not summoned them, and he quickly knelt down and said: "A father-in-law came to the door and said that the emperor summoned me, so I entered the palace."
The emperor's face was full of surprise: "I didn't send anyone to call you."
As soon as this was said, the clan members and ministers present looked at each other in confusion.
At this moment, Wei Qi pressed up Xiao Liuzi, who was going to invite relatives from the royal family.
After interrogation, all the clan members and ministers knew that it was the Queen Mother who summoned them into the palace in the name of the Emperor.
Prince Yonglao knelt down to plead guilty: "Your Majesty makes atonement, I really don't know."
Others also knelt down quickly.
The emperor showed a helpless look on his face: "The Queen Mother... wants me to exempt the Jiang family from the death penalty, but I don't agree. Maybe she wants to ask you to help her talk?"
Hearing this, the clan members and ministers all lowered their heads and did not dare to speak.
At this time, the imperial doctor came over.
The emperor looked at the imperial physician: "Go and take the Queen Mother's pulse."
The imperial doctor entered the palace, and soon came out with a pale face: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is old, and recently..." He knelt down to apologize, "Your Majesty, forgive me, the Queen Mother's pulse is very weak.
I'm afraid...I'm afraid..."
The emperor suddenly stood up: "How could this happen? I order you to do your best to treat the Queen Mother." After saying that, he asked Eunuch An to see all the doctors from the Imperial Hospital.
The emperor walked anxiously around the hall, and then looked at his clan members and ministers: "Since you have all entered the palace, just wait here."
When the clan members and ministers heard that the Queen Mother might be in trouble, their hearts trembled. Apparently they were being used by the Queen Mother and wanted to use them to put pressure on the Emperor.
After all, in Daxia, filial piety is greater than heaven.
After thinking about this, the clan members and ministers did not dare to speak anymore.
The emperor asked the maids to serve refreshments, and he waited in the main hall with his clan members and ministers.
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On the other side, Daohua sent Gu Jian to Qianqing Palace to rest: "Master, don't worry, the Queen Mother is speechless now and will not tell what happened back then."
Gu Jian frowned, always feeling that the Queen Mother might have a back-up plan, and quickly urged Daohua to go to Cining Palace: "Go over and watch, and if anything happens, send someone over and tell me immediately."
He can't show up now, otherwise, instead of helping the emperor, he will drag him down.
Daohua nodded and left the Qianqing Palace with Mei Lan Mei Ju.
On the way, I met the queen and her concubines who were rushing to Cining Palace.
When Daohua saw it, she didn't pay much attention, but when she was about to reach the entrance of Cining Palace, she suddenly noticed a palace concubine with an extremely pale face.
Chapter completed!