Emperor Xiaoming was never a responsible person.
Otherwise, he would not have sent the princess to marry after losing the battle.
He would not just walk away and hide in the imperial concubine's palace when there was a difficult state affair that he could not handle.
But all the things that happened in the past cannot compare to the blows suffered in the past few days.
The beloved concubine wanted to take her life.
The most beloved son wanted his own throne.
The son that he feared the most led his troops to attack the capital and firmly controlled the palace.
None of the above, combined, shocked him as much as the last one.
It turned out that the mother he had been filial to for decades was not his biological mother at all, but the enemy who killed his biological mother!
He has been kept in the dark for most of his life, like a complete fool.
Emperor Xiaoming could not bear this blow.
His already weak body could no longer support himself, and he fainted in the Qionghua Palace with his eyes rolled back.
"Send the emperor back to Qianyuan Palace and call the imperial physician." Qi Xu ordered.
Emperor Xiaoming was quickly and carefully carried away.
Inside the palace, the Queen Mother completely dropped her disguise after a brief moment of shock.
His eyes seemed to be poisoned as he stared at Qi Xu.
The hatred in his eyes seemed to be directed at Qi Xu, but it also seemed like he was looking through him at another person.
"When did you know all this?" the Queen Mother asked.
Qi Xu did not answer.
The Queen Mother became more and more hysterical. She slapped the table beside her, then raised a hand angrily and pointed at Qi Xu, "It's you. You schemed to kill Nan'er!"
"You are as hateful as your royal grandfather. My life will be ruined by your Qi family..."
"Heh." A sneer interrupted the Queen Mother's crazy words.
Qi Xu stood up and walked closer step by step. He stopped three steps away from the Queen Mother, looked down at her and asked, "Has Grandfather ever done anything wrong to you?"
"Back then, you were dissatisfied with the low status of our royal grandfather, and you were not as good as the other princes, so you refused to let him stay away from you. But after he gained power, he never blamed you, and still promised you the position of the queen, giving you enough power and dignity."
"My royal grandfather has done nothing wrong to the country and the family throughout his life. It was you who couldn't stand the loneliness and had an affair with someone while my royal grandfather was away, and gave birth to a bastard with the blood of a barbarian!"
"Do you know how many people from Dayong were killed by Qiulin Nanxing in the Northland?"
"Do you know how many people will suffer if Qiulin Nanxing succeeds in his plan and attacks Dayong?"
The Queen Mother's face was livid.
Faced with Qi Xu's questioning, she had nothing to argue and didn't want to argue.
"Never mind, it's not that you don't understand, you just don't care."
Qi Xu smiled sarcastically, "The only thing you care about is yourself and your descendants who shouldn't exist in this world."
"It's a pity that they all died a long time ago. Not a single son or grandson is left."
"Qi Xu, you!" The Queen Mother pointed at Qi Xu with a trembling finger, furious.
She knew that Qi Xu would not let her go.
But now, she has nothing to be nostalgic about.
She is not afraid of death!
She died on the day Qi Xu entered the palace. Even if Qi Xu could win people's hearts, there would still be people who harbored malicious thoughts about her in private.
This basin of dirty water will accompany Qi Xu throughout his life.
No matter how you wash it, it won't be clean.
She quietly held the pill hidden in her sleeve.
However, before she could put the pill into her mouth, a copper coin flew from the side and knocked it down.
"Want to die?"
Qi Xu saw through the Queen Mother's thoughts at a glance, his eyes were cold, "It would be too easy to die for committing such a sin."
"The second prince is plotting a rebellion, and the emperor's father is seriously ill. The empress dowager is depressed and misses her grandfather. She wants to go to the emperor's mausoleum to pray for blessings."
"However, considering that she has not yet recovered from her illness, she is now placed in the Cining Palace to recuperate. After the coronation and empress ceremony is over, we will send the empress dowager to the imperial mausoleum."
Just two sentences determined the Queen Mother's future destination.
Qi Xu's sharp eyes suddenly fell on the Queen Mother, and his tone left no room for doubt, "For the rest of your life, you must spend it in repentance. The nuns of Jingping Temple will teach you how to pray for Dayong and how to repent for your sins."
"How dare you imprison me in the imperial mausoleum..."
The Queen Mother was furious, but Qi Xu ignored her.
He turned back to Wei Yunlan, his expression softened, and his tone became gentle, "Miss Wei, let's go."
Noticing the woman who stood up with the black dog and walked out of the palace side by side with Qi Xu, the empress dowager, who had already lost her strength, began to ignite fire in her eyes again.
As if he had finally found a place to attack, he sneered and said, "Empress, haha. Qi Xu, the queen you want to marry, could it be the girl from the Wei family next to you?"
"So what?"
The Queen Mother laughed even more wantonly, "What a joke, no empress in history has ever entered the royal family as a second-married woman. Qi Xu, don't forget that this girl from the Wei family has been married once. You still have the nerve to sit on the throne by marrying a second-married woman as your empress?"
"You support a bastard with the blood of an enemy country and plot to seize the Yong Kingdom. You are doing something shameless in the eyes of the world."
"As for Miss Wei and I, you have no right to interfere." Qi Xu said in a cold voice.
She wanted to say more, but her slender white fingers gently placed on his arm, stopping him from finishing his words, "Jinghong, let me say a few words to her."
"You don't need to explain to her what happened between you and me." Qi Xu looked at Wei Yunlan nervously and apologetically, with a hint of uneasiness in his eyes that he himself could hardly detect.
Although there were some things, the two of them already had a tacit understanding in their hearts.
But he had not yet discussed the matter of making her the queen with Miss Wei, but he had already told the queen mother about it.
He was afraid that Miss Wei would be angry, and even more afraid that... Miss Wei was not as willing as he thought.
Wei Yunlan gave him a slightly soothing look.
Then he looked at the Queen Mother with a calm gaze and a gentle but powerful voice, "I was once married, but I trusted the wrong person, so I divorced and followed my parents into exile at the border."
"In just two years, I have found a crop with high yield per acre, which has enabled the people of several states in the north to have enough food. I have also helped Your Highness to see through Qiulin Nanxing's evil plot and resolve the external concerns of the northern barbarians."
"I am not saying these words to seek credit. I personally think that being married for the second time cannot be a reason for criticism. Both I and Princess Daning are divorced, but anyone can go to the Northland and ask, is there anyone who looks down on us?"
"Do good deeds and accumulate virtue. What I have done over the years is worthy of my conscience and worthy of Dayong."
"If His Highness marries a commoner girl, it will not be a stain on him, but will only make the people more convinced and praise him."
Wei Yunlan did not show any embarrassment at all because of the Queen Mother's words.
She kept her back straight and spoke with confidence.
She deserves anyone.
The daughter of the Wei family actually helped Qi Xu do so many things and has such a high reputation among the people...
The empress dowager's expression changed several times. The two people in front of her did not have any rift at all because of her words. Instead, they seemed to be closer.
My breath was stuck in my chest, unable to go up or down.
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