Chapter 184: Deposed Queen
Qu Ling lost his sleepiness.
There are still ten days until her wedding.
She let someone in and asked, "Your Majesty is returning to the palace. Are you going to go and welcome him?"
Tingqin said, "The eldest princess sent a message early this morning saying that there is no need to go to the reception hall and that you can live in the princess's mansion and marry from there."
Qu Ling was slightly startled. Something big was about to happen in the capital.
"Where's my aunt?"
"I left the palace with the prince before daybreak."
Qu Ling didn't ask any more questions. "Please help me get ready. I'm going to go find my sister."
The eldest princess took Pei Jingming and the guards to the imperial mausoleum.
The underground palace is even colder than the prison in the Ministry of Justice.
She stood in front of a golden nanmu coffin.
Inside is the Queen Mother Song.
"I killed Song Guang and broke his bones." The eldest princess' voice was a little creepy.
"What a pity you didn't see it," the princess said, walking around the coffin. "I couldn't sleep last night, and I felt I had to tell you about such a good thing."
"You always say you love me the most, giving me the best rouge and the most fashionable clothes, yet you gave my throne to your son."
She suddenly kicked the coffin and said, "I'll send him to see you soon. If you see me in the underworld in the future, remember to stay away from me."
The movement was so big that the hairpin on her head fell off and her hair fell down.
"Mother," Pei Jingming picked up the hairpin and wiped it clean with a handkerchief, "Don't be angry."
The eldest princess did not answer and turned to walk towards another palace room.
The late emperor's black iron coffin is more magnificent than the empress dowager's
This was her first time in the underground palace.
In the past, he was unable to leave the princess's mansion, and later he didn't want to see the Queen Mother Song.
In a flash, many years have passed.
Pei Jingming glanced sideways.
Seeing the eldest princess' complicated expression.
"He's a good father, at least to me."
Pei Jingming realized that he was being spoken to.
He chose his words carefully, "The late emperor has always loved you."
The eldest princess was silent for a long time, then suddenly stepped forward and kicked the coffin.
"Mom, be careful not to hurt your feet."
Pei Jingming subconsciously knelt on the ground, wanting to see if she was injured, but then realized that this was inappropriate.
So, he knelt down and said, "Let's go back. The underground palace is cold and gloomy. Don't stay here for too long, or you might get the negative energy into your body."
The princess's skirt passed before his eyes, and she stroked the dragon pattern on the coffin with her fingers, saying to herself,
"It's only right that the Queen Mother hates you."
"There are so many people in the harem, and you insist on snatching someone else's wife. What is the fault of Azhao's mother? What is the fault of the Duke of Dongyang? Where is your dignity, Queen?"
She kicked again.
"If you can't be a good husband, you can't be a good emperor either. Look at the ministers you chose, they don't listen to you."
There is movement outside the underground palace.
"Your Highness, His Majesty has left the palace and is about to enter the city."
The eldest princess calmed down and regained her usual dignity.
"Enter the city and the palace."
The moment I stepped out of the underground palace, the sunlight pierced me like a sharp sword.
The eldest princess mounted her horse and entered the palace before the emperor.
After entering the palace, all the civil and military officials knelt on the ground.
She did not stop and went straight to the Council Hall.
Two imperial edicts were clearly placed in front of her desk as she reviewed memorials.
The eldest princess spread it out and looked at it, then closed her eyes to rest.
I don’t know how long it took, but I heard cheers of “Long live the emperor” coming from outside.
Only after all the ministers entered the palace did the princess slowly open her eyes.
"And His Majesty?"
There was no sign of the emperor.
"His Majesty said he was feeling a little unwell and wanted to rest first. All matters remain the same as before, and the eldest princess will make the decision." Xiao Ci Yu said.
I don’t know if he was really tired or just didn’t dare to come and see the princess.
The eldest princess pointed her fingertips at the two imperial edicts, picked up one and handed it to Pei Jingming, "Leave the palace."
Pei Jingming was stunned.
"Go." The eldest princess only had one word.
Pei Jingming dared not disobey.
The princess picked up another imperial edict and said, "I will go to Hanyuan Hall. Your Excellencies, please wait here."
Queen Song had just taken off the last phoenix hairpin when her tired face was reflected in the mirror.
The bumpy ride and her lack of energy almost broke her bones.
Just as the palace maid helped her lie down, she heard panicked shouting from outside, "Your Highness, you can't go in."
Queen Song was completely sleepless.
Before she could get up, the bead curtain in the bedroom was cut by a sword, and the beads scattered all over the floor with a crackling sound.
"Zhao Ju, you..." Queen Song had just opened her mouth when she was grabbed by her long hair and pulled off the bed.
"ah--"
The pain of her scalp tearing made Queen Song scream.
She struggled to grab the eldest princess' wrist, but was dragged out.
"Let me go, you lunatic!" Queen Song screamed.
The eldest princess grabbed her hair and dragged her into the yard without saying a word.
The palace maids and eunuchs along the way were so frightened that they knelt on the ground, but no one dared to stop them. In her other hand, the eldest princess held the imperial sword given by the late emperor, which was stained with the blood of an unknown person.
Queen Song was kicked to the ground, looking miserable. She almost wanted to eat the flesh and blood of the eldest princess. "Come here, tell His Majesty that the eldest princess is plotting treason..."
"ah--"
Another scream.
There was an unmeltable ice in the eldest princess' eyes, and the sword cut a long bloody wound on Queen Song's face.
Queen Song covered her face and screamed, blood oozing from between her fingers.
"Why did you kill Yuan Rong?" The princess pointed her sword at her throat. "She was so young, why did you hate her?"
It's hard to understand.
Queen Song burst into laughter amidst the intense pain. Her laughter was insane and terrifying. "Who knows if she is Hou Lie's bastard child?"
Her eyes were filled with viciousness. "He escorted you out of the capital that year, and then you came back with a child."
Who knows whether Zhao Ju intervened herself and asked Hou Lie to help her regain the throne.
Later, when Zhao Yuanrong entered the palace, her guess was further confirmed to be correct.
Hou Lie, the commander of the imperial guards, always protected Zhao Yuanrong.
He also accepted her as his disciple.
Why?
Since you can accept Zhao Yuanrong, why can't you accept Song Yuzhen?
He asked the crown prince, Hou Xu, and Zhao Yuanrong to practice martial arts together.
If Zhao Yuanrong was not his daughter, why would he agree?
What made her even more panic was that she discovered that the prince could not defeat Zhao Yuanrong.
How is this possible?
It must be Hou Lie who is hiding something, Zhao Yuanrong is his daughter.
"I hate you," Empress Song said with a distorted face. "I wish you were dead all the time. When the late emperor passed away, the Empress Dowager should have killed you immediately."
"But the Queen Mother insisted on sparing your life. If I can't kill you, I'll kill your little evildoer."
"It's just a worthless life. If I die, I die."
When the emperor and the prince arrived, they saw a bloody scene.
Queen Song was lying on the ground, her originally beautiful face covered with blood. Upon closer inspection, there were many wounds on it.
The eldest princess sat under the big tree in the yard, with her sword stuck in the cracks of the bricks.
"You're finally here."
Zhao Xuanyi drew his sword and asked, "Aunt, are you planning a rebellion?"
The eldest princess didn't even look at him. She pulled out a bright yellow imperial edict from her sleeve and threw it at the emperor's feet. "Song is immoral and unworthy of being the empress."
Zhao Xuanyi's eyes turned red as he was ignored.
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