The atmosphere in Jingren Palace was extremely tense. The maids and eunuchs in the entire Jingren Palace were all Qin Rouniang's confidants. Almost all the maids came from Luo Wang and the Qin family, while most of the eunuchs were recruited by Luo Wang after they recaptured some of the darkroom staff. The entire Jingren Palace

The fighting power of the palace is actually not low. At this time, everyone has put on their military uniforms, and the palace door has been locked, leaving only a small corner door open.

Qin Rouniang hugged Li Hao and sat alone in the main hall of Jingren Palace, completely ignoring Gou Lu, the manager of Jingren Palace, who nervously lined up guards everywhere. Qin Rouniang knew very well that once what she guessed was true, then,

If Jingren Palace's little strength wants to fight against the opponent, it will be completely useless.

The only thing that can be counted on now is that Qinniang will bring Li Xiao to Jingren Palace. With Li Xiao in hand, many things will be much easier to handle.

"Empress!" Gou An rushed back to Jingren Palace.

"Are all the palace doors locked?" Qin Rouniang asked.

"Your Majesty, my slave power is useless. Bi Gang, the general manager of the palace guards, refuses to carry out your Majesty's order on the grounds that he cannot block all doors of the palace without the Emperor's decree!" Gou An said.

With a bang, Qin Rouniang was so angry that she waved her sleeves and swept the tea cup on the table to the ground, "He wants the emperor to express his decree, please come and write one right away!"

The cup fell to the ground with a crisp sound, and Li Hao in Qin Rouniang's arms burst into tears. Qin Rouniang stood up, patted Li Hao gently, and whispered comforting words.

One wave after another came up. As soon as Gou An left, Gou Fu and Gougui came flying in, "My queen, the servants and others were blocked back, and the two servants are not allowed to leave the palace!"

"Is it Big Gang again?" Qin Rouniang asked.

"No, they are from the Five Cities Military and Horse Division!"

"The people from the Five Cities Military and Horse Division have already entered the palace?"

"Yes, Madam, they have already begun to take over the palace gate."

Qin Rouniang took a deep breath and slowly sat back on her seat. It seemed that the overall situation had been decided, but this time the defeat was really inexplicable and confusing.

"Your Majesty, Miss Qinniang is back!" A scream came from outside, and two palace maids staggered in, supporting Qinniang who was covered in blood.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Cao is guarding the Kunning Palace with his men. The servants are incompetent and cannot bring the Emperor back!"

"No need!" Qin Rou Niang sighed heavily, "The overall situation has been decided. Let's take Qin Niang down to bandage and apply medicine!"

Carrying Li Hao, she walked into the courtyard of Jingren Palace. Looking up at the red sun that was gradually setting in the west, Qin Rou Niang looked pale and said, "Someone, bring the chair!"

"Mother, the sun is about to set, and the humidity outside is getting heavier!"

"Move here!" Qin Rouniang said sternly.

"yes!"

Covered with a thick blanket on the large chair, holding Li Hao in her arms, Qin Rouniang sat in the middle of the yard, reaching out to call Gou Lu.

"Your Majesty, your servants have already set up various defenses. Everyone in the palace will swear to protect your Majesty!" Gou Lu said.

"No need!" Qin Rouniang said calmly: "Gou Lu, please withdraw, put down your weapons, there is no need to resist needlessly!"

"Empress!" Gou Lu shouted.

"The army is about to enter the palace. You guys may be good at fighting alone, but in front of the army, you are just like fish on a felt board. What's the point of seeking death in a meaningless way? Put down your weapons and do whatever you have to do!"

"

Looking at Qin Rouniang with a calm face, Gou Lu was silent for a moment, "Yes, your Majesty!"

Those in Jingren Palace who were ready for a decisive battle were completely disarmed in the next moment and returned to their respective duties. Only Qin Rouniang was left holding Li Hao and sitting alone in the courtyard.

among.

After a stick of incense was passed, the sound of soldiers clashing together and the officers shouting and scolding came from outside Jingren Palace. After a while, everything calmed down. Immediately, there was a knock on the door of Jingren Palace.

"Gou Lu, open the door!" Qin Rou Niang gently patted the child in her arms and ordered Gou Lu.

"Hao'er, don't be afraid, you will be fine!" Lowering her head, Qin Rou Niang said softly to her son, who was looking at her son with big eyes.

The door opened, and Cao Yi appeared at the door. He seemed a little surprised by the reaction in Jingren Palace. He seemed a little confused for a moment. Looking at Qin Rouniang sitting alone in the courtyard, he didn't know what to do for a moment.

, from behind him, heavily armed soldiers, holding swords and guns, filed in, separated on both sides.

"Master Chief Assistant, since you are here, why don't you come in?" Qin Rouniang raised her head and looked at Cao Yi. "Now that the matter is over, what is Master Chief Assistant still worried about? Is he worried about my dying counterattack? Master Chief Assistant is not so helpless.

Are you brave?"

Being snatched away by Qin Rou Niang, Cao Yi laughed instead, "She is indeed a virtuous concubine. She has the air of a general, and she loses with grace." Lifting the corner of her robe, Cao Yi strode into Jingren Palace, "

Madam, the overall situation has been decided."

Qin Rouniang raised her head and looked at the sun that was gradually disappearing under the palace wall. The last afterglow flickered on the roof of Jingren Palace and finally disappeared without a trace.

"Yes, the overall situation has been decided. However, I really lost in a somewhat unclear manner. Lord Chief Assistant, Min Lian'er betrayed me and took advantage of my trust in her, so that you had a channel to connect with the emperor.

I have already figured this out, but I don’t understand

What's more, you have been planning for so long, and you will probably take action in the south at the same time. For such a big thing and such a large scale, why haven't my traps picked up any news at all?" Qin Rouniang looked at Cao Yi and asked.

"Come here, give Mr. Chief Assistant a chair!"

Gou Lu brought a chair and placed it opposite Qin Rouniang.

Cao Yi sat down upright. He still admired the woman in front of him very much. Although he was sure of winning now, he did not want to humiliate her. This was not just because of her identity.

"Your Majesty, the net is all-pervasive. When planning this matter, the first thing is to hide it from the eyes and ears of the net. Therefore, when this matter started, only a few people knew about it. Your Majesty, Concubine Min, Cao, and the ones who were exempted by the Empress."

The official position was Xu Wei, the former Minister of the Ministry of War."

Cao Yi said slowly: "The beginning of this matter was completely fair. Cao proposed to allow the family to build a private army. It happened that the empress wanted to mobilize Xiong Kuohai to the capital. It happened to be the exchange condition. The empress thought she had a plan.

Little do we know that this is only the first step of our action.”

Qin Rou Niang nodded, "I understand, if the family builds a private army, the Qin family will definitely take this opportunity to expand the army, and what you want is to take this opportunity to wipe out the Qin family's influence."

"Yes, it was God's blessing for Vietnam. Congliang made a breakthrough in Ganzhou, which enabled our army to form an encirclement against the enemies in Guizhou. It also bought enough time for Su Can to destroy the Qin family and avoid causing chaos in the south!"

Qin Rouniang sighed, "How is the Qin family doing now?"

"After the nest is overturned, how can there be any eggs left intact?" Cao Yi smiled, "From Qin Pengcheng onwards, everyone has been crowned. The only ones who are still alive today are Qin Chi, Qin Cheng and you, the empress!"

"So you already know!"

"We just found out not long ago that the empress is actually the direct daughter of the Qin family, which really opened our eyes!" Cao Yi said with a smile.

"Where's the vast sea?"

"What do you think, the empress?"

Qin Rouniang closed her eyes and said, "It's a perfect plan. Well, I am worthy of being the chief minister of Dai Viet. But the chief minister hasn't answered me yet. How did you escape the trap? The front of this matter is a conspiracy, but the back is all conspiracy."

, more and more people will know, there is no reason why I can’t get the slightest bit of information!”

Cao Yi smiled and said: "I should answer my questions for you!"

He clapped his hands and laughed and said: "Master Wang, please come in, I need you to answer my questions!"

Wang Qinian walked in timidly with his hands on his sleeves, his head lowered, walked to Qin Rouniang, and knelt down.

"Empress!"

The moment she saw Wang Qinian, Qin Rouniang understood everything. Looking at Wang Qinian kneeling in front of her, Qin Rouniang smiled instead of angry, "If you use the wrong person, you will lose everything! Wang Qinian, get out, don't be disgusted here.

My Majesty! Get out!"

Wang Qinian raised his head and glanced at Qin Rouniang in fear, and then at Cao Yi. Cao Yi waved her hand, and Wang Qinian got up and staggered out of the gate of Jingren Palace.

"Master Chief Assistant, do you dare to make a bet with me?" Qin Rouniang said with a smile.

"I wonder what your Majesty wants to bet on?" Cao Yi said with a smile.

"I bet you that Wang Qinian won't survive more than three days!" Qin Rouniang said with a smile.

Cao Yi's expression changed, she looked at Qin Rouniang and said nothing for a long time.

"After today, everyone in the world knows that it was because of Wang Qinian's rebellion that my palace was defeated like a mountain. Someone will take his life!" Qin Rouniang looked at Cao Yi and said, "Don't you dare to bet, sir?"

"

Cao Yi smiled and said, "The winner does not need to bet with the loser. Madam, you have no chance to bet." Stand up, "I forgive you, everyone in the palace will be taken away!"

Qin Rou Niang nodded, "This is what it should be, but Qin Niang was seriously injured, so is it okay to leave her here temporarily to raise her?"

Cao Yi pondered for a moment, "It's just as the empress wished. It's just that there are fewer people to serve you here, and it will not be so convenient for Prince Hao here. Please allow me to take the prince away!"

Qin Rouniang's face changed slightly, and she stared at Cao Yi, with anger flashing in her eyes. Cao Yi did not give in, and her eyes met Qin Rouniang's in mid-air, but she was not afraid at all.

After a long while, Qin Rouniang finally let out a long sigh, "That's all, you stay here and suffer, but you are doing a disservice to my son!" She held Li Hao up with both hands and handed it to Cao Yi, "Master Chief Assistant, but he didn't know that the emperor was going to give Li Hao to Cao Yi.

Will Hao'er be taken over by the noble concubine?"

"Of course it's Concubine Min, can you rest assured, right?" He didn't expect Qin Rou Niang to be so decisive. Cao Yi admired her deeply, took Li Hao with both hands, and bowed slightly: "Take care, your Majesty, I'm leaving now!"

"Chief Assistant, when you go home at night, you have to bring some guards with you. It's best to put a few guards in front of the bed when you sleep!" Looking at Cao Yi's back, Qin Rouniang said with a sweet smile.

Cao Yi paused for a moment, but did not look back. She hugged Li Hao and went straight away.

Following Cao Yi's departure, everyone in Jingren Palace, except Qin Niang who was seriously injured, was put on shackles and escorted out of Jingren Palace one by one. More than a dozen rough-and-tumble men were brought in.
Chapter completed!