Chapter 125 Trapping the Queen Mother

The hall was dead silent.

The emperor did not speak for a long time, and Feng Ruobao had already left with the palace maids.

Lan Shu looked at the silent emperor, and a hint of disappointment gradually appeared on her face.

Wei Wanyi has not been able to find out anything from Madam Wei so far, and now she learns that there is something strange about Nanny Wang Chun who is beside the Queen Mother.

As the father of the children, the emperor should have his responsibilities.

Therefore, she told him the matter, hoping to get some clues from him so that her daughter and Prince Rong wouldn't have to go through so much trouble to investigate.

Lan Shu pulled up a bitter smile at the corner of her lips. Her judgment of people was indeed not as good as her daughter's.

Since the emperor refused to say anything, there was no need for her to stay. When she turned to leave, someone grabbed her hand.

"Three years ago, the commander-in-chief of Beiling who ordered the ambush on the National Protection Army was a remnant of the previous dynasty. His original intention was to seize the opportunity to overthrow the Shi family and reclaim the throne."

The emperor's voice sounded slowly, hollow and pale.

"The turmoil of the previous dynasty nearly destroyed the world. The people hate the former royal family, but they are even more afraid of them. I do not want the world to know that there are still remnants of the previous dynasty who are on the run and intend to overthrow my Great Wei.

The Qi County Magistrate who led the Beiling Army into the country was one of my first disciples. I don't want the people of the world to think that I am an incompetent monarch who mistook spies for disciples.

As for the Queen and the Crown Prince, one is the mother of the Wei Kingdom, and the other is the future emperor of the Wei Kingdom. They murdered loyal officials and burned their bridges after crossing them, which would chill the hearts of the people all over the world and would easily become an excuse for people with ulterior motives to attack the royal family.

Lan Shu, if the people's hearts are unstable, the world will be unstable. I never thought of Wei Qingyan's death, and I am even sad about her death, but she is already dead.

Even if I kill the Crown Prince and the Queen, she still won't be able to come back to life, so I just want peace in the world."

"But is it peaceful now?" Lan Shu said with a half-smile, unable to conceal her sarcasm, "I see that the seat you're sitting in is also open to the wind.

Since you have your concerns, I won't force you, Shi Jin. I just hope you don't touch the Anyuan Marquis Mansion."

"Okay, I promise you, Prince. I have already made the decision. Let's just stop with the Huangshaling incident." The emperor's voice was somewhat powerless.

"How did our daughter go to the Wei family? I will order someone to investigate this matter."

"If I don't, will you attack me?"

Lan Shu's eyes flashed. She had already learned about the matter between Su Fu and County Magistrate Qi from Wei Qingyan, and she had just asked a test question.

The emperor's words of obstruction clearly told her that there was a truth behind Huangshaling.

No, she had to go back quickly and tell her daughter.

The emperor smiled bitterly, "The day you married me, I promised you that I would never do anything to hurt you, Lan Shu. This promise still stands."

Lan Shu suppressed the emotion in her eyes and curled her lips, "Then just pretend I have never been here today, and you don't know Qingyan is your child."

How could I not have been hurt?

Sometimes, inaction is more hurtful than action.

The hall returned to dead silence, with only the sound of Lan Shu's footsteps as she left.

After a long while, Feng Ruobao tiptoed to the emperor and whispered, "Your Majesty, the Empress is gone."

"Yes, she's gone." The emperor murmured softly.

How could he not know that she was gone?

He watched her with his own eyes and walked away quickly without looking back.

Just like before, she wanted to leave the palace and even pretended to be crazy and stupid. He was her bedmate, so how could he not see that she was pretending.

But this palace was a cage to her, and he had no choice but to let her go. They had been separated for nearly twenty years.

When they met again, there was no more emotion in her eyes.

This time, she was probably extremely disappointed again. Would they have to wait another twenty years before seeing each other again?

"Ruobao, do I have another twenty years to live?"

The emperor suddenly felt a pain in his heart as if it was being devoured by thousands of ants.

Who dares to reply to the emperor?

Feng Ruobao was so frightened that he fell to his knees, "Your Majesty, you are the High Lord, long live your Majesty, long live your Majesty, long live your Majesty."

The emperor scoffed, "Long live the emperor is the biggest lie in the world. If the emperor could really live forever, how could the late emperor have died?"

Feng Ruobao knocked his head to the ground, not daring to say a word, and even held his breath.

The emperor did not embarrass him and whispered, "I don't want ten thousand years. What I want is to be with her day and night. I want her child to be with me, even if it's only ten years."

He murmured and walked out of the imperial study.

Feng Ruobao hurried to follow.

Cining Palace.

The Queen Mother looked at Shi Yu with a scowl on her face, "How long are you going to stay here with me?"

Shi Yu said calmly, "I will leave after the Emperor has made his decision on the Crown Prince."

"Shi Yu, you are so bold. I am the empress dowager, and you dare to kidnap the current empress dowager in the palace." The empress dowager was so angry that her long nails were almost broken.

Her two sons are really good.

The last time the emperor stopped her from rescuing the queen, he also trapped her in the palace, using gentle means.

This time, Shi Yu stopped her from rescuing the prince and trapped her in the palace as well.

That’s really great!

"Your Majesty, this is too serious. I haven't been to the palace for a long time, and was bullied by a younger generation. So I came to the palace to complain to you. How can you call it a robbery?"

Shi Yu had an expressionless face as he sat in front of the Empress Dowager, "I am already 23 years old this year. The Emperor finally granted me a marriage, and I have a fiancée, but the Crown Prince tried to snatch her away in public.

He even cursed me that I wouldn't live for many more days. I've been bullied to this point. If I still allow my mother to plead for him, I'm afraid my life will be in his hands before he ascends the throne."

He raised his eyes to look at the Queen Mother, "Or is it that your Majesty is hoping that he will put an end to your son?"

"You... stop talking nonsense." The Queen Mother's face was gloomy. "He won't do that."

"He will definitely do it. He has tried to assassinate me countless times over the years. I don't believe that your majesty is completely unaware of it." Shi Yu kept an eye on the empress dowager's expression, while his peripheral vision was also focused on Nanny Wang Chun.

He had just intercepted the Empress Dowager in the Imperial Garden, and directly took her arm and forcibly brought her back to the Cining Palace, and Nanny Wang Chun did not let anyone pull him away.

Nanny Wang Chun was also unwilling to save the prince.

It was so obvious that she and the master behind Princess Yu were really angry with the Crown Prince this time.

This shows that Zhuangzi is extremely important to the people behind the scenes.

Could it be that the ones who truly used like to cure like were not Princess Yu and Liu Huan?

Looking at the empress dowager again, she was angry and anxious. She was angry at him and worried about the prince.

As mother and son for many years, he could still judge that the Queen Mother's anxiety and worry were not acted.

She was not the person behind the report against the prince.

"Empress, something bad has happened. His Majesty has deposed the Crown Prince." A palace servant's voice came from outside the door in panic.

The Queen Mother's face turned pale and she suddenly stood up from her chair, "The Crown Prince... was deposed?"

The palace servant lowered his head even more, "Yes, the Crown Prince has been confined to the Eastern Palace for three years and is not allowed to leave."

The Queen Mother fell back into her chair and glared at Shi Yu, "So, are you satisfied?

Do you know what it means for the crown prince to be deposed? It means your nephews will fight among themselves, and it means more fighting in the court."

It also means that outsiders have an opportunity to take advantage.

The Queen Mother gritted her teeth and stared at Shi Yu.

Shi Yu stood up and looked at her, "Mother, there is always a price to pay for doing wrong. This is what you said when I first fed you the bone-splitting poison when I sent troops to Beiling.

Does the Queen Mother still remember?

The Crown Prince and the Queen killed 20,000 National Defense Army soldiers, so they deserve any punishment.

I feel a little unwell, so I will leave the palace first. I will come to visit you another day when I feel better."

The Queen Mother slowly closed her eyes, hiding the tears in them.