Chang'an City, Yongning Palace.
There were bursts of Buddhist chanting coming from the Buddhist hall.
The lights inside were dim and the air was filled with sandalwood.
There is an incense table in front of the pure gold Buddha statue.
There are many memorial tablets on both sides.
It also includes the old King Ning’s.
The Queen Mother knelt on the cushion.
Holding the Buddhist beads and chanting scriptures.
Her expression is kind, just like the living Guanyin.
Past events kept coming to mind.
It seems like he thought of something.
The Queen Mother suddenly exerted force.
The wooden fish in his hand was actually broken because of this.
Nanny Yang, who was in charge of serving nearby, was suddenly shocked.
He hurried forward and took away the wooden fish.
"Don't take it to heart, Queen Mother."
"This wooden fish will rot after a long time."
"I'll have someone get a new one."
"No need."
The Queen Mother breathed a sigh of relief.
I just feel quite tired at the moment.
"How long has it been since the Emperor came?"
"About half a month."
"I arranged for someone to deliver a batch of charcoal the day before yesterday."
"And the sandalwood candles that the Queen Mother needs."
"Um."
The Queen Mother nodded thoughtfully.
"Go prepare the vegetarian food."
"promise."
Aided by her maidservant, the Empress Dowager stood up. She left the Buddhist hall. The guards outside were all unfamiliar. These were guards assigned by the Emperor, nominally to protect her safety, but in reality, they were confining her to Yongning Palace, completely cutting her off from the outside world.
She returned to the hall.
Vegetarian dishes are all prepared.
It's just ordinary cabbage, radish and tofu.
Vegetarian dishes are quite light and do not contain any meat or fish.
This is how she has lived all these years.
Since he devoted himself to worshipping Buddha, he no longer eats meat.
"It seems that the Queen Mother has had a good appetite these past two days."
The voice of Emperor Feng sounded from behind.
He came striding towards me.
Raise your hands.
Signaled everyone to leave.
He sat down calmly opposite the Queen Mother.
Looking at the soup, he took the initiative to fill a bowl.
"Mother, I'm here to feed you soup."
“No thanks!”
The Queen Mother did not look happy at all.
She turned away indifferently.
I don't even want to look at Emperor Feng.
"You are already the emperor."
"What else are you going to do?"
"It was you who initially accepted Yu Ji as your teacher, and the late emperor then appointed him Grand Tutor, entrusted with the responsibility of assisting the government. Yet, you heartlessly dismissed him for a few words. Emperor, when did you become so stubborn and cruel?"
"And the Gu family, they certainly committed grave sins. But they are still my maternal family, and one of the Eight Great Aristocratic Families of Chang'an. Why were you so cruel as to execute their entire clan? Not even sparing a three-year-old child? Even if I recited scriptures day and night, I'm afraid it would be difficult to wash away your sins!"
Even though he was being scolded, Emperor Feng remained calm. He calmly put down the soup bowl and looked at the Queen Mother calmly, "Mother, this is what you taught me. When doing something, you must cut the root of the problem. Isn't that what I am doing now?"
"Shut up!"
"I don't have a son like you!"
"Alright, I'll assume you have reasons for all this. Then why are you targeting Xiao Ning? You've openly planted troops in the three counties of Linzi and Zibo, controlling the key roads in Qi, and forcing him to march eastward next year. Are you determined to drive him to death? Do you remember that you owe your current situation to the support of Prince Ning's Mansion? The old Prince Ning is dead, leaving Xiao Ning as the only child. Qing He is even pregnant, so why are you so cruel?"
Crunch!
Emperor Feng exerted great force.
The wine bottles in his hands were crushed.
A vein throbbed on his forehead and his eyes were cold.
"Xiao Ning again?"
"Mother, who is your heir?"
"Who is the ruler of Dafeng?!"
"Hasn't my treatment of Xiao Ning been good enough?"
"Does that mean I have to kneel down and beg him?"
"How outrageous!"
The Queen Mother slammed the table and stood up.
She stared, holding her chest and gasping for breath.
Emperor Feng slowly stood up and said calmly, "From a long time ago, you have been dissatisfied with me and never had a good face. On the contrary, you always take good care of Ning Que. You always say that he is a lucky star with extraordinary talents. At that time, the old Prince Ning was still alive, but you still favored him. Mother, why can't you just look at me?"
"You...you..." The Queen Mother clutched her chest and gritted her teeth, "This is all for your own good. Why can't you understand my good intentions?"
"Oh... for my own good?"
"Don't you think it's hypocritical for the Queen Mother to say this?"
"At first, I didn't understand it either."
"Why do you treat me like this?"
"Finally, one day I overheard you talking with Gu Shuang, and that was the day I learned the whole truth. Because I'm not your son, am I?"
"You...you know everything?!"
"Yes, I knew it a long time ago." Emperor Feng smiled bitterly, "I also know a lot of things. Because I am not your son, you have never been kind to me. From that day on, I understood everything."
Emperor Feng walked forward with a sad smile.
Every step seemed heavy.
“There is no such thing as an impenetrable wall.”
"I have worked hard for many years to sit in this position."
"Everything I do is for this world."
"No one can threaten my position!"
"Even if it's the Queen Mother, it's not allowed!"
"What...what do you want to do?"
The Queen Mother was also panicked at this moment.
Looking at Emperor Feng who was pressing forward step by step.
I didn't expect that he already knew the truth.
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