Chapter 252 The Queen Mother collapsed

She was a daughter of a humble family who enjoyed exclusive favor in the palace. Naturally, no one was scheming against her, which made her unable to win over court officials who were beneficial to her to serve her.

Ever since the late emperor suddenly fell ill, Prince Yu had been in charge of all matters at court, which left the empress dowager with no chance to interact with court officials and she had no choice but to listen to her uncle in everything.

It was not until I returned victorious that she showed some cleverness and asked the late emperor to appoint me as regent, so as to contain Prince Yu and allow her son to secure the throne.

But people's desires are often not satisfied with this. After the death of the late emperor, she did a good job as the empress dowager. She never asked about state affairs and only asked me to do my best to assist the emperor.

Everything was fine originally, but ever since my hidden illness was rumored to have been cured, she has been hinting at me, intentionally or unintentionally, to be her lover.

How could such a serious man as a husband do something that is beneath his dignity?

"Maybe my repeated rejections irritated her, and that's why she came to me with a grudge." Mu Xingci said with a slightly cold look in his eyes.

"No wonder you were afraid of being plotted against. Turns out you were referring to her!" Yun Wansheng smiled as she recalled their conversation that day.

"Well! Today I went to the palace, and she really did put drugs in the tea. After I saw through it, I came back."

"No wonder she came here with murderous intent. It turns out she was so angry that she wanted to take it out on me and the child. She's truly despicable."

"It's really hateful!" A cold light flashed in Mu Xingci's eyes.

"You, a minister, are placing the empress dowager under house arrest. If people find out, won't you anger all the officials in the court? They will then gang up on you, and you might lose your position as regent," Yun Wansheng said worriedly.

"Don't worry! Nothing will happen. I've already killed her most trusted confidants today. No one will know she's under house arrest. They'll just think I'm protecting her."

Mu Xingci comforted the person in his arms, but there was another plan in his eyes.

That night, angry curses from women were heard from Fengxia Palace.

Xie Fengying was tired of scolding and slumped down on the couch in frustration.

She didn't expect that Mu Xingci would dare to put her, the empress dowager, under house arrest. She wanted to send someone out to ask the prime minister for help, but she found that none of the confidants who stayed in the palace were there, and even the secret guards given to her by the late emperor were anywhere to be found.

I don't know whether he was killed or detained somewhere.

She really didn't expect that the man would turn against her so cruelly and not give her, the queen mother, any face at all, even though she regarded him as her lifeline.

Seeing that he was always respectful to her, she thought that he also had feelings for her, so when she learned that his hidden illness was cured, her love for him could not help but waver.

But when I lowered myself to attract his attention, he turned around and left indifferently.

She had thought that he treated her like this because he was too particular about etiquette, but today she finally understood why he ignored her. It turned out that he really cared about his unlucky wife, and was willing to offend her, the queen mother, for her sake.

Just when I was thinking about what to do, I suddenly saw Mu Xingci pushing the door and walking in dressed in luxurious clothes.

His strong and handsome facial features, tall and slender figure, and extremely noble temperament all demonstrate his excellence in all aspects.

But such an outstanding man only loves his wife and is extremely ruthless to himself.

"Mu Xingci! How dare you come to see me?" Xie Fengying forced herself to sit up straight with composure.

"Why shouldn't I come? I haven't done anything wrong." Mu Xingci walked forward and stopped five steps away from her.

"You're such a liar! You've imprisoned me in Fengxia Palace, and even murdered my people. And you still dare to say you've done nothing wrong?"

"Empress Dowager, how can you blame me for this? You should never have crossed my line. You hurt her, why not hurt me? Then maybe I can spare your life."

"You...what do you mean?" Xie Fengying had a vague sense of foreboding.

"Maybe you don't know yet, but my wife is the lifeblood of this king. Whoever dares to hurt her will face death, even if you are the queen mother." Mu Xingci said in a cold tone.

Upon hearing this, Xie Fengying's eyes widened in disbelief. "You...you actually wanted to kill me for a widow? This is sheer treason. You will surely be punished by Heaven."

"God's punishment? I don't care. I only care that my wife is alive.

Also, she is not a widow, nor is she destined to be unlucky. She has always been my woman. In order to marry her, I would rather have a bad reputation as an inhumane person.

We have been through many ups and downs for many years and now we are finally together, but you want to kill her.

You are so vicious, you will definitely be the one to be punished by heaven." Mu Xingci's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

After hearing what he said, Xie Fengying's eyes showed a hint of "I see." "So, you were the one who interfered with her marriage to the Duke?"

"good!"

Seeing him admit it, Xie Fengying chuckled in anger: "I didn't expect that for a woman, you would play all of us civil and military officials in the court in the palm of your hand, and let us cover for you two."

"Who told Tian Jinfeng to be so ignorant? If he had called off the engagement earlier, this wouldn't have happened.

Well, I tell you this just to make you a wise ghost, so that you won’t blame others when you die. I hope you will do your duty in your next life.”

After Mu Xingci finished speaking in a seemingly kind manner, he signaled his subordinates behind him to take action.

Xie Fengying watched Xiao Fei and another guard walking towards her, and she was so scared that she backed away on the couch.

"Don't come over! Mu Xingci, please forgive me! I won't dare to do it again. My son is still so young, he can't be without a mother!" Xie Fengying begged for mercy.

"You don't have to worry about the emperor. I will take good care of him. Have a safe trip!" Mu Xingci said with a frosty face, and then left Fengxia Palace.

The next morning, news came from the palace that the Queen Mother had died of a heart attack. This tragic news shocked all the officials, and they subconsciously suspected that it was Prince Yu who did it?

Because they heard last night that the Empress Dowager's Fengxia Palace was protected by the Regent's men. They thought that someone must be trying to assassinate the Empress Dowager, otherwise the Regent would not be on such high alert. Unexpectedly, she was still assassinated.

Prince Yu Xiahou Qing received strange looks from some officials, which made him very angry. He wanted to explain, but he couldn't. Once he explained, the suspicion would be even greater, which really made him angry.

Mu Xingci stood on the high platform and scanned the actions of the officials in the hall. When he saw what he wanted to see, the corners of his lips couldn't help but curl up slightly.

As everyone knows, he, the regent, is the empress dowager's man, and no one would have thought that he was the one who killed Xie Fengying.

The strategy of killing two birds with one stone was very successful, and Prince Yu had to take the blame.

When Yun Wansheng heard that the empress dowager who had been calling for war and killing yesterday had died, she was also shocked. How could a healthy person die of illness like this?

Just as she was thinking about this, she saw the bastard coming back from court with a slight smile on his face.

"Are you back?" he asked, taking two steps forward.

"Well! Have you had breakfast?" Mu Xingci asked with a smile.