Author: Zhou Liangliang

In the imperial study room of Chengguang Hall, Sun Kui was reporting to Emperor Wu of Zhou on the ins and outs of the snake appearance in the spring hunting paddock.

After hearing this, Emperor Wu of Zhou looked calm, as if he had already known who the real mastermind was.

Seeing that Emperor Zhou Wu didn't respond at all, Sun Kui asked in shock: "Your Majesty, did you already know that the mastermind behind the scenes was the empress?"

Emperor Wu of Zhou's legs were raised on the royal table, and his feet were swaying.

"Who else can she be?" After saying that, he raised the corner of his mouth and let out a sneer, "Her brain can only fool anyone but herself."

Listening to Emperor Zhou Wu's tone full of dislike for Queen Xie, Sun Kui thought to himself that the Queen would not know how she would feel if she knew that she was so disliked by the emperor.

"Your Majesty, what should we do next?"

"Let Concubine De come out." Emperor Wu of Zhou said in an indifferent tone, "Show the results of the investigation to the queen."

Sun Kui was a little surprised when he heard Emperor Zhou Wu's last angry words: "Your Majesty, don't you go to Zhaoyang Palace?"

Emperor Wu of Zhou glanced sideways at Sun Kui and said, "Why should I go to Zhaoyang Palace?"

"If you don't go..." Sun Kui thought about his words, "Aren't you going to talk about the Queen?"

Emperor Zhou Wu frowned and said with a cold expression: "I am too lazy to tell her."

"Then...are you just showing the results of the investigation to the Queen?" Did Sun Kui mean that Emperor Wu of Zhou would not punish the Queen?

"We can't punish her for the time being. After all, my heroic concubine still lives in Zhaoyang Palace." Emperor Wu of Zhou said while picking his nose, "You tell her that for the sake of my heroic concubine, I won't care about her for the time being.

." After saying that, he flicked the boogers out of his fingers.

"Warn her to be honest and stop doing unsavory things." Emperor Zhou Wu continued to pick his nose, "My patience is not that good, and I will not forgive her again and again."

Sun Kui saw that the tone of Emperor Zhou Wu's words was neither salty nor light, and he couldn't tell whether he was angry or not.

"Your Majesty, are you angry with the Queen?" He asked directly.

Emperor Wu of Zhou rolled his eyes at Sun Kui and said, "I have so much free time. I don't have time to be angry with her."

If the Queen heard this from the Emperor, she would not know whether she should be happy or sad.

After Emperor Wu of Zhou picked his nose, he reached out and scratched his buttocks.

"I sometimes really doubt that the Queen is the biological daughter of Duke Lao Zhen?"

Sun Kui asked in shock: "Your Majesty, why do you say that?"

"Because the queen is too stupid." Emperor Wu of Zhou said, "I didn't mention the old Duke of Zhen, let's talk about Duke Zhen and Xie Wan. They are both smart people, but the queen is a fool."

Emperor Wu of Zhou held his face with his right hand and said, "The Duke of Zhen Guo is a very shrewd person, Xie Wan is a very smart and clear person, and the queen..." At this point, Emperor Wu of Zhou smacked his mouth and said, "You

Look at what she has done in the past few years, which one is smart? She also thinks that she hides it very well."

"Compared with the Duke of Zhen and the late Queen, the Empress is indeed inferior." Sun Kui said, "The Empress is the legitimate daughter of the Xie family after all. She has been favored by thousands of people since she was a child, so it is normal for her to act a little willfully.

"The Empress always pretends to be dignified and elegant in front of the Emperor and others, but in fact her true face has been seen through by the Emperor. In the eyes of the Emperor, the Empress is just a young lady who has been spoiled since she was a child.

"Arrogance has made her brainless." Emperor Wu of Zhou shook his head and said.

"But, Your Majesty, the Queen is very concerned about you." The Queen is a willful daughter of a wealthy family. She never restrains her temper in front of others, but in front of the Emperor, she is very dignified and gentle.

.

"Aren't they all dignified and gentle in front of me?"

"That's what the emperor said."

"If I hadn't looked at Xie Wan's face, really..."

Before the late Empress passed away, she repeatedly begged Emperor Wu of Zhou to treat Empress Xie well.

"Fortunately, she still has some brains and didn't cause any big trouble." Empress Xie had done a lot of small tricks in recent years, but they were harmless, so Emperor Zhou Wu turned a blind eye to what she did.

"The Queen knows your rebellious nature, so it is impossible and she dare not do anything to anger you."

"This is the reason why Duke Zhen Guo arranged for Qin Xiulian to appear in front of me." With such a stupid sister, who is always unable to help and hinders everything, Duke Zhen Guo has no choice but to find another way. "You said she has often followed her since she was a child.

Why didn’t anyone around Xie Wan learn from Xie Wan’s cleverness at all?”

"Your Majesty, how many women in the world are as smart as the late Queen?" No, in the Emperor's heart, Liang Zhaoyi is the smartest and most beautiful woman in the world.

"Look what she has taught Xiao Qi." Emperor Wu of Zhou said in a very contemptuous tone, "The mother and son thought they were hiding well. Do you think they regarded me as a fool or a blind man?"

Sun Kui said silently in his heart: Your Majesty, is this the reason why you don't like His Highness Seventh?

"The queen, relying on her status as the legitimate daughter of the Xie family, thinks that she is nobler than anyone else. And Xiao Qi, relying on her status as the legitimate son and the legitimate nephew of the Xie family, also thinks that she is nobler than the prince.

I think I should make him the prince."

It was difficult for Sun Kui to respond to Emperor Zhou Wu's words.

"Both mother and son believe that their bloodline is noble and that everyone in the world should respect them."

Sun Kui could only respond with a dry laugh.

"Go see the Queen and tell her what I just said." Emperor Wu of Zhou was really too lazy to see Queen Xie.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Sun Kui saluted Emperor Wu of Zhou and then bowed and retreated.

Sun Doudou, who was guarding the door of the imperial study room, saw Sun Kui coming out with a bad look on his face. He hurriedly stepped forward and asked with concern: "Master, what's wrong with you? Did the emperor reprimand you?"

Sun Kui hit Sun Doudou on the head with a fly whisk and said angrily: "Our family has not made any mistakes. What should the emperor reprimand our family for?"

Sun Doudou smiled at him flatteringly: "Don't I think something's wrong with your face?"

"Our family is going to Zhaoyang Palace. You should guard the door carefully." Sun Kui shook off his whisk and went to Zhaoyang Palace.

In the Zhaoyang Palace, Queen Xie learned that Sun Kui was here and thought he was visiting Qin Xiulian on the order of Emperor Wu of Zhou, but she did not expect that he was here to see her.

"Eunuch Sun, do you have any orders from your Majesty?" Queen Xie guessed that it was related to Qin Xiulian and was very unhappy, but she didn't show it on her face.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty asked your servant to show you this." Sun Kui took out an envelope from his arms and handed it to Queen Xie with both hands.

Queen Xie took the envelope and was confused when she saw that there was nothing written on it.

"This is?"

"You'll know when you see it."

After hearing this, Queen Xie opened the envelope and read the contents of the letter inside, her face suddenly changed. Her eyes widened, and a look of shock appeared on her usually dignified face.

Seeing Queen Xie's frightened face, Sun Kui told Queen Xie exactly what Emperor Wu of Zhou had told him.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor asked you not to do these things anymore." Emperor Zhou Wu's original words were inappropriate. Sun Kui couldn't tell Empress Xie so directly, so he could only convey it tactfully. "The Emperor also said that he didn't have the patience.

So good, forgive you again and again for what you have done.”

Queen Xie's face was pale, and the hand holding the letter was shaking slightly.

"The emperor said that for the sake of Miss Qin recuperating in Zhaoyang Palace, the matter will be settled this time."

When Queen Xie heard this, her pale face suddenly turned red, with an expression of shame and anger on her face.

"Empress, your Majesty asked your slave to tell you, and I have already told you." Sun Kui saw that Queen Xie looked ugly and quickly saluted and said goodbye. "My slave, please leave."

After Sun Kui left, Queen Xie tore up the letter in her hand to pieces.

Jiang Chuan, who was standing aside, had a face full of horror. She didn't expect that the emperor would investigate the matter of spring hunting and releasing snakes so clearly. They obviously did it flawlessly, so why would the emperor still investigate them.

Thinking that the emperor knew what they had done, Jiang Chuan shivered with fear.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor actually knows everything..."

"For Qin Xiulian's sake, you actually forgive me..." What Queen Xie cared about most was this, not the fact that Emperor Zhou Wu found out that she was the culprit of releasing snakes on the Spring Hunt.

On the other side, Concubine De learned that she was released from confinement and no longer had to be under house arrest in Yishou Palace. She also knew that Emperor Wu of Zhou had found out the real mastermind behind the scenes and cleared her.

"Your Majesty, it's great that the Emperor has restored your innocence." Man Qing was happy for Concubine De.

"I didn't do it in the first place." Concubine De said, her face turned angry, "It must have been the empress."

"Your Majesty, it's possible that Concubine Shu and Concubine Liang did it, not necessarily the Empress."

"Concubine Shu is not that stupid, and concubine Liang is not that scheming. Only the queen is the only one." Concubine De said bitterly, "She wants to kill two birds with one stone."

"Your Majesty, if it was really the Queen who did it, the Queen should have released a very poisonous snake and bit Concubine Rong to death." Man Qing felt that it was not like Queen Xie did it, "The snakes in the paddock are just ordinary poisonous snakes and are not fatal.

"

"She doesn't have the guts." Concubine De said with a contemptuous smile, "The queen doesn't have the guts to release the most poisonous snake to bite Concubine Rong to death."

"Why is this?"

"Because the emperor cares about Concubine Rong." Concubine De said coldly, "If Concubine Rong is bitten to death by a poisonous snake, the emperor will never let it go. When the time comes, the emperor will never spare her as a queen."

"That's what the empress said." Man Qing added, "The emperor did not punish the queen."

"It is a blessing to have a good sister." Concubine De hated Empress Xie in her heart, "I will definitely settle this debt with the Empress."

In the Zhaoyang Palace, Concubine Rong learned that the emperor had ordered Concubine De to be released from house arrest, and that Emperor Wu of Zhou had found out that Concubine De was not the mastermind behind the snake release.

Jin Mei said: "It seems she is the queen."

"Who else is there besides her?" Concubine Rong had long suspected that it was Empress Xie.
To be continued...