Chapter 376: Giving Birth?

Emperor Minghe raised his lips slightly, "No, you didn't say anything wrong, so cursing the Crown Prince will not benefit her, and she won't do it."

"She's just trying to scare you."

Queen Jiang: "Really? That would be great."

"Qing Ning is about to give birth, and Jing Yu is not around. We can't let her hear what the Queen Mother said, otherwise she will be very depressed."

Emperor Minghe: "Well, now the Cining Palace is full of our people, we won't let these words spread."

"But I really should go visit my mother."

Queen Jiang: "Your Majesty, Qing Ning said that she would ask Doctor Bai to help prepare a pill that would make people speak the truth."

"She said she had used it before and it worked very well. It can pry open any hard mouth."

"It's this kind of medicine that is particularly difficult to prepare."

"The earliest the medicine can be delivered to the capital is February."

Whether it is the heat or the medicinal materials, it is difficult.

After all, it is a somewhat miraculous medicine, so it is difficult to mix, which is understandable.

Emperor Minghe nodded and said, "Let Sun Fuhai live a few more months."

Naturally, Queen Jiang listened to Emperor Minghe on all these matters. She was a simple-minded person and her attention was immediately drawn to the child.

"I don't know whether Qing Ning's baby is a boy or a girl, but I have prepared all the gifts. I have also made some small clothes for the baby. Your Majesty, would you like to see them when the time comes?"

Emperor Minghe raised his lips slightly, "Okay."

When Emperor Minghe went downstairs the next day, he went to the Cining Palace.

The afternoon sun is very warm, shining on the snow, casting a golden glow.

The floor heating in the Cining Palace was still burning hot, and the newly transferred palace maids were still serving the Empress Dowager wholeheartedly.

However, the Queen Mother's temper became more and more violent, and she would beat or scold the palace maids at any time.

When Emperor Minghe arrived, the Empress Dowager was throwing a teacup at a palace maid, "The tea you poured is so hot, do you want to scald me to death?"

She smashed the teacup directly at the palace maid's head.

The other party dodged silently.

The Queen Mother was furious. "How dare you hide away? Jiang Yurou really doesn't know how to be a queen. She doesn't even know how to discipline the palace maids!"

"Kneel down before me!"

The palace maid silently moved a little further away from the Queen Mother.

When she looked up, she saw Emperor Minghe and she bowed quickly.

Emperor Minghe waved his hand and said, "Go down."

The palace maid immediately bent down.

The Queen Mother also saw Emperor Minghe coming in, and her eyes immediately turned red, "Emperor, do you know that Jiang has put me under house arrest?"

Emperor Minghe: "Mother, you are not under house arrest."

The Queen Mother: "Then why don't you release Sun Fuhai? And what about Nanny Jiang and the others? I am used to them serving me. I am not used to being served by others!"

Emperor Minghe did not speak.

The Queen Mother looked at his face and said cautiously, "In fact, Sun Fuhai stopped the Crown Princess from seeing you at the beginning, but he didn't know that there was such a serious epidemic in the south. If he knew, he would definitely not stop her."

"In the end, he is just too loyal to me. I will personally apologize to the Crown Princess, and then I will release Sun Fuhai. Is that ok?"

"Besides, the epidemic in Jiangnan has been suppressed and nothing serious has happened, right?"

Emperor Minghe suddenly raised his head.

"Nothing serious happened, all thanks to the Crown Princess' prompt response and the medicine she had someone prepare."

"Mother, you keep saying that you prayed for the Great Chu, but how can your merits in praying compare to those of the Crown Princess?"

The Queen Mother was depressed, but she suppressed her anger.

"Emperor, I already know I was wrong. After all, I am the elder, and I have lowered my attitude so low... Otherwise, I will go to the East Palace and apologize to the Crown Princess in person!"

She was the empress dowager and the elder, so she took the initiative to go to the Eastern Palace to apologize to the Crown Princess.

Isn’t this a low enough attitude?

Emperor Minghe shook his head and said, "No. The Crown Princess is about to give birth. If you go there, what if something happens to her?"

The Queen Mother glared and slammed the table, "Emperor! I am your mother, the Queen Mother of the Great Chu. How can you treat me like this?"

Emperor Minghe slowly raised his head and said, "Mother, although the child born by the Crown Princess is not your great-grandson, you were willing to strangle even your own daughter to death."

"Of course I am worried that you might do something to the little prince."

The anger on the Queen Mother's face suddenly froze, and she fell back into the armchair.

"Aijia, I don't know what you are talking about!"

Emperor Minghe: "Sun Fuhai has confessed everything."

The Queen Mother: "No! It's absolutely impossible! I didn't do it. Your Majesty, don't lie to me!"

Emperor Minghe: "Do you trust Sun Fuhai so much? If he really didn't confess, would I keep him locked up?"

"Will I replace all the servants in Cining Palace?"

The Queen Mother quickly calmed herself down.

Yes.

In order to save his life, Sun Fuhai would certainly confess some things, but it was obvious that he did not confess the most important thing.

Otherwise Emperor Minghe would not be so calm and composed.

And as long as it wasn't that thing, she could explain anything else.

The Queen Mother raised her head and looked at Emperor Minghe seriously, "Emperor, I did that thing in the hope that the late Emperor would hand you over to me to raise."

"But for so many years, I have truly treated you as my own son, and have let the aristocratic families behind me support you in every way."

"Later, when I took action against those concubines, you also benefited from it."

"So, other people blame me for doing those things, but you shouldn't blame me!"

As the Queen Mother spoke, tears began to flow.

The expressions are sad and full of genuine feelings.

Emperor Minghe reached out and helped her back to the throne. "Mother, I know you are telling the truth. But you are too cold-hearted, so I cannot let you go to see the Crown Princess."

"The Crown Prince must not make any mistakes, otherwise Jing Yu will not forgive me when he comes back."

The Queen Mother nodded, "I know, I know everything. I will not go to the Crown Princess now. Emperor, please take my apology to her."

"Emperor, I really know I was wrong. Please let Sun Fuhai come back."

"After the New Year, I will voluntarily go to the Royal Temple and pray for the Great Chu for the rest of my life. I will never interfere with any of your decisions again."

The Queen Mother planned to retreat in order to advance.

Moreover, this is a huge step backward.

The most important thing is that the Queen Mother admitted all the wrong things she had done before.

She thought, this is finally okay!

As long as the emperor still cares about his reputation, he cannot be unfilial!

Moreover, we cannot use the things that happened in the harem before to convict her!

Who would have thought that Emperor Minghe would gently say, "Mother, it's already the end of the year. Let's talk about other things after the New Year."

The Queen Mother thought he had given in and breathed a sigh of relief.

But she still insisted: "Forget about the others, can you let Sun Fuhai come back to me?"

Emperor Minghe shook his head. "No, he failed to persuade his mother when she made a mistake. He was also derelict in his duty. He should suffer more in the Ministry of Punishment."

The Queen Mother: "Then can the Emperor spare his life? When the New Year is over, I will take him with me to the Royal Temple."

Emperor Minghe: "If at that time, the Queen Mother still wants to take him with her."

The Queen Mother breathed a sigh of relief and understood everything.

Emperor Minghe probably doesn't know about that yet. What he's doing now is just to make Sun Fuhai suffer a little in the Ministry of Punishment.

So after Emperor Minghe left, the Empress Dowager's mood calmed down instead.

He no longer punished the palace maids and smiled at everyone.

Queen Jiang went on a routine visit to the Queen Mother a few years ago. After she came back and went to the East Palace, she couldn't help but complain to Lin Qingning.

Queen Jiang: "Qing Ning, you don't know, the Queen Mother smiled at me so weirdly, it made me feel creepy!"

"And she said she wanted to come and apologize to you in person? His Majesty said she must have ulterior motives, so he wouldn't let her come, so as not to disturb you."

Lin Qingning was sewing clothes for the child. She smiled and said, "Thank you, Father and Mother. Actually, I don't dare to see her now. One night, I had a dream that she suddenly rushed towards my stomach. It was very scary."

Queen Jiang: "That's right! Moreover, I doubt that she is sincerely admitting her mistakes. She must be planning to do something else! Don't worry, Your Majesty and I will not let her come to see you."

Since Jingyu is not around, they have to take good care of Qingning and the child on Jingyu's behalf.

Lin Qingning: "Thank you, mother, but the Queen Mother will definitely not let this go."

"They say that after the New Year, we will go to the royal temple to pray for blessings, but it is just a retreat to advance."

Queen Jiang: "But if we wait until the New Year is over and give the medicine to Sun Fuhai, if the Queen Mother had nothing to do with my sister's death, I think Your Majesty will really allow the Queen Mother to go to the temple."

Come back in two years.

Over and over again.

It's so annoying.

Queen Jiang frowned in worry.

Lin Qingning thought of the capable Qingyun Zhenren, and the incident when the empress dowager fell ill for no apparent reason.

She smiled and said, "Don't worry, mother. The Queen Mother is definitely not a quiet person. She has done a lot of bad things."

Those who do evil will eventually perish.

Moreover, Lin Qingning had a hunch that the sudden death of Queen Yuan must have something to do with the Queen Mother!

The Queen Mother can't escape this time!

Queen Jiang nodded.

"Okay, let's not talk about that old woman anymore, it's a bummer, let's talk about Jing Yu!"

"Qing Ning, I heard that he is working very hard and might come to work before the New Year. Then maybe he can accompany you to give birth to your child!"

Looking at Queen Jiang's eyes shining with joy, Lin Qingning also smiled knowingly.

But for some reason, her expression suddenly froze and she frowned slightly.

Queen Jiang now treasures her daughter-in-law very much. When she saw her frowning, she suddenly became very nervous.

"Lime, what's wrong with you?"

Lin Qingning covered her abdomen and said slowly, "It may be about to start, but I'm not sure yet, mother..."

Before she finished speaking, Queen Jiang rushed out excitedly.

"Someone come quickly, Qing Ning is about to give birth!"