Chapter 122: The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, Waiting for the Oriole Behind

"I guess I've offended the Queen Mother."

He said, "Given her personality, it's not surprising that she would offend the Queen Mother.

In my opinion, the Queen Mother should punish her severely and see if she dares to be so ungrateful in the future!"

Upon hearing this, Dexi lowered his head and said nothing, but just worked hard to help Emperor Rongcheng grind.

However, Emperor Rongcheng looked at the memorial in his hand, but his heart was uneasy.

He seemed to be reading intently, but in fact he didn't remember a single word.

He simply sighed, put the memorial down and stood up.

"Come to think of it, I haven't visited my mother for a long time. Now that I have nothing to do, I might as well go and see her."

Having said that, he stood up and strode out of the hall.

Dexi, who was behind him, looked at the piles of memorials on the table, lowered his head and smiled, then hurriedly followed.

at the same time.

The news that the Queen Mother went to Jingyu Palace also reached the ears of Concubine Hui.

"Why would the Queen Mother go to Jingyu Palace for no reason?"

Concubine Hui was puzzled.

Over the years, she never took Jiang Xianhao, the nominal queen, seriously.

After all, all matters in the six palaces are now under her control, and she is the one who accompanies Emperor Rongcheng to various grand occasions in the palace.

The Queen Jiang Xianhao was a figurehead, and Emperor Rongcheng rarely mentioned her.

Therefore, she has always been complacent, thinking that she has replaced Jiang Xianhao's position in Emperor Rongcheng's mind.

However, she never expected that she just went to Jingyu Palace to take a look that day, which caused Emperor Rongcheng to get angry with her, and he has not come to her palace until now.

This made her alert.

Someone was specially sent to keep an eye on Jingyu Palace.

But I didn’t expect that in just a few days, even the Queen Mother had passed away.

Thinking of this, Concubine Hui became restless.

She stood up.

"The weather is perfect today. Go and get the newly acquired Glazed Supreme Cabbage. I will personally present it to the Empress Dowager."

Shou'an Hall.

The Empress Dowager was a little surprised that Emperor Rongcheng would suddenly come to her palace.

Moreover, he had been sitting in her palace for a while, but until now he had not said what the matter was.

But since he was here, the Queen Mother simply talked about Chen Hechuan.

"Your Majesty's words are golden, and I originally didn't want to interfere in this matter, but the Crown Prince made such a fuss over Gu Jingchun.

Your Majesty, you have punished him with a stick, causing him to lose face and causing unrest in the court. All officials are hesitant and have begun to take sides.

"I know your majesty has your own plans for the court, but if the Crown Prince does something foolish, it will probably cause a stir in the court!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Rongcheng's expression changed instantly.

"If the prince really did something stupid because of a mere woman, then it is enough to prove that he is not worthy of being the prince!"

Emperor Rongcheng's words showed no mercy at all. Even the empress dowager didn't know how to start and became a little angry.

"Your Majesty, be careful with your words!"

Emperor Rongcheng calmed down for a moment after hearing this. Seeing that the Queen Mother's expression had eased slightly, he snorted coldly and continued:

"I don't know what kind of ability a mere country girl has that makes you all speak for her."

"I am not speaking for her, but for the prince."

"This child is mature beyond his years. He left his mother to live alone when he was young, which has cultivated his aloof and arrogant character. I am just afraid that he will go astray and do something wrong."

When mentioning Shen Hechuan's mother, Emperor Rongcheng was distracted for a moment.

He looked at the Queen Mother and suddenly changed the subject.

"I heard that you, Mother, went to Jingyu Palace today."

The Queen Mother nodded upon hearing this.

"After all, she is the Crown Prince's mother. Now that the Crown Prince has been punished and humiliated, I must go and have a few words with her."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Rongcheng's face stiffened for a moment.

"Mother, you...you told her that I beat the prince?"

"nature."

As soon as the empress dowager finished speaking, Emperor Rongcheng's face became even stiffer.

He looked at the Queen Mother helplessly and was about to speak, but at this moment, a charming voice came over.

"Your Highness, I pay my respects to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager."

Concubine Hui, dressed in gorgeous palace clothes, walked forward gracefully, saluted, and then looked at Emperor Rongcheng.

"I didn't expect that I would arrive at such a lucky time and actually meet Your Majesty at the Empress Dowager's place."

As she spoke, she presented the gift she had prepared, praising her own virtue in her words.

The Queen Mother nodded upon hearing this.

She didn't want to talk much with Concubine Hui in the first place, so she naturally didn't bother to speak now. She just listened to her endless flattering words and found it very noisy.

Seeing that Emperor Rongcheng was present, Concubine Hui didn't want to test Jiang Xianhao any further, so she simply focused all her attention on Emperor Rongcheng.

After Emperor Rongcheng left, she immediately followed him.

She had not seen Emperor Rongcheng for a long time, so she naturally tried her best and finally invited Emperor Rongcheng to her palace.

After a ridiculous night.

Emperor Rongcheng dressed up early and left Hui'an Palace with a satisfied look on his face.

Concubine Hui was in a good mood as she regained favor, but she did not forget her business.

After eating and drinking his fill, he ordered someone to call over King Rui, who had just left the court.

"Tomorrow is the wedding day of Gu Jingchun and Luo Ziqian."

Prince Rui looked up upon hearing this, his voice filled with hatred.

"This bitch hurt me so badly that I almost got punished by my father. I will definitely not let her have an easy time."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Hui scolded him coldly.

"Idiot, this is not the time to deal with her."

“Now, you can only keep your eyes on the prince!

"Now is the perfect opportunity for you to deal with the Crown Prince. If you miss this chance, it will be difficult to deal with him in the future."

Upon hearing this, Prince Rui showed some doubt on his face.

"But, the Emperor is unwilling to punish the Crown Prince for this. What else can we do?"

"That's because your father is unwilling to make such royal scandals public.

But what if all the civil and military officials knew about this, and the people of Tiandu knew about the Crown Prince openly defying the emperor's order and forcibly seizing my wife?"

Prince Rui interjected, "Then even if Father wants to cover up this matter, there's nothing he can do."

Concubine Hui nodded with satisfaction.

"So, at the wedding tomorrow, the prince must go and grab the bride."

"Kidnap the bride?"

Prince Rui was surprised for a moment.

"This is a marriage granted by our father. If the Crown Prince tries to snatch the bride away, he would be openly disobeying the order!

She is just a widow with a child. The prince would be a fool to try to steal her away."

As soon as Prince Rui finished speaking, Concubine Hui hit him hard on the head!

"idiot!"

"I think you're the one who's stupid. The Crown Prince dared to challenge your father for that woman, so why doesn't he dare to snatch the bride now?"

Concubine Hui smiled cleverly as she spoke, "Besides, what I meant was that the Crown Prince should go and snatch the bride."