Chapter 55 Returning from the South

The Queen Mother walked in in a gorgeous dress, and gently placed her hand on Nanny Yu's arm, and said in a deep voice: "Emperor, how old are you? Why are you still jealous of your own daughter?" As

soon as these words came out, the atmosphere on the scene froze.

Emperor Qingling looked away and said nothing.

The Queen Mother walked forward without any intention of checking on Concubine Shugui.

"Where is Ying'an? I want to see her."

Emperor Qingling frowned: "Does the Queen Mother know who assassinated me today?" The Queen Mother

remained silent.

Emperor Qingling waved his hand: "Everyone go down."

Everyone knelt down and replied: "Yes."

Everyone retreated slowly, not daring to raise their heads the whole time, for fear of touching the emperor and the Queen Mother's grievances.

In a moment, the huge palace was left with only the empress dowager sitting on a stool and Emperor Qingling sitting beside the bed.

Emperor Qingling said in a deep voice: "My Queen Mother, I have always been quite tolerant of you. Why do you have to force me to death?" The

empress dowager raised her eyes: "What is the emperor talking about?"

Emperor Qingling looked at the supreme and noble empress dowager who sent him to the throne, and his heart was filled with mixed feelings.

At this moment, he really didn't know how to deal with the relationship with the empress dowager.

When he was young, she didn't give him the care that other children should have.

Now he doesn't need it.

She didn't think about making up for it. They

are clearly mother and son.

But they are groping forward.

Not even as good as half-way mother and son.

She knows everything, but always pretends to be stupid, pushing him to the abyss again and again, ignoring his feelings.

Emperor Qingling lowered his eyes, his brows twitched, and said in a low voice: "Prince Heng, you are sentenced to death!"

The Queen Mother slammed the table and stood up: "You are crazy! He is your uncle!"

Emperor Qingling raised his eyes and looked directly at the Queen Mother, his tone was full of anger, and there was endless hatred hidden in it.

"Uncle? I'm afraid my uncle is eager for me to die!"

The Queen Mother was silent.

Emperor Qingling continued: "Tell me, how much do you know about this matter? How much did you participate in it?"

The Queen Mother frowned: "How did I know what he did? You sent so many people to surround Changshou Palace every day. You should know who I met the most. Why, do you suspect that I planned this? Or do you want to punish me for Concubine Shugui?"

She knew her son best.

Soft-hearted.

So she knew early on that her son was not suitable to be the emperor.

Since he was not suitable, it would be better to give up the throne as soon as possible!

But she didn't know when her son became the roundworm in her stomach.

He knew the truth that she had never told anyone.

But even so, she had to pretend and act.

Emperor Qingling said in a deep voice: "I don't care how much you participated in and how much you know. Prince Heng is a heretic, committed treason, assassinated me, and hurt Concubine Shugui. No matter what, I will take his life!" The

Queen Mother said earnestly: "Don't you know how many troops Prince Heng has? In this case, are you going to kill him for Concubine Shugui?"

Hearing this, Emperor Qingling glanced at Concubine Shugui lying on the couch.

Her face was pale, half of her face was wrapped in gauze, and she looked extremely terrifying.

The scene of her blocking the sword for him just now was still in front of him, how could he ignore it? She

was determined to kill Prince Heng.

Even he himself could not tell whether it was because he intended to rebel or just to vent his anger on Concubine Shugui.

He frowned: "I want to be alone, Wei Weiran, send the Queen Mother back to the palace."

Wei Weiran walked in from outside, stood in front of the Queen Mother, knelt down and said: "Queen Mother, please." The

Queen Mother looked at Emperor Qingling, feeling unusually depressed.

Even at this point, he never mentioned killing her.

In his heart, the mother-son relationship with her should not have been exhausted.

But the royal family was ruthless, and he shouldn't be like this.

She opened her lips lightly: "Why doesn't Concubine Shugui wake up, do you know?"

Emperor Qingling suddenly raised his eyes, his pupils trembling, and his eyes were filled with hatred.

He frowned: "Doctor Zhao, he is your man!"

The Queen Mother did not speak.

Emperor Qingling's eyes were like torches, and he glanced at Wei Weiran.

Wei Weiran immediately lowered his head, and went out without stopping to bring Doctor Zhao in.

As soon as Doctor Zhao came in, he knew that the truth had been revealed. The Queen Mother and the Emperor were confronting each other, and he became a sacrifice.

He immediately knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Concubine Shugui is already one month pregnant."

Emperor Qingling said angrily: "Why don't you wait until the child is born before telling me!"

Doctor Zhao knocked his head hard, and blood oozed from his forehead.

He could only make one more choice between the Emperor and the Queen Mother.

Choosing the Emperor would definitely offend the Queen Mother.

But now, there was no other way but to do so.

"It was... the Queen Mother who didn't let me tell you. She said she would arrange the matter herself. I don't know how to arrange it specifically..."

Emperor Qingling continued, "She didn't let you tell me, so you didn't tell me. Does this world belong to me or hers? Imperial Physician Zhao, I think you are so stupid!" Imperial Physician

Zhao was so scared that he almost peed his pants on the spot. He kept saying, "Your Majesty, please spare my life for the sake of my medical skills and my hard work over the years."

"I'll spare your life! Then who will spare me!"

His voice was full of anger.

The Queen Mother spoke slowly, "Emperor, this is not entirely the fault of Imperial Physician Zhao."

Emperor Qingling looked away and turned his gaze to the Queen Mother, saying solemnly, "Why? The Queen Mother wants to say that this is your fault? Can you guarantee that the child in Concubine Shugui's belly will be born safely?"

The Queen Mother was confused and said with her hands spread out, "What does the child in Concubine Shugui's belly have to do with me?"

Emperor Qingling sneered, "What is the relationship between Ying'an and the Empress Dowager? The Empress Dowager actually came to the Yangxin Palace to question me for her!"

The atmosphere was too solemn and they couldn't listen to what they said.

He felt that if he heard one more word, he would have a greater risk of losing his head.

Doctor Zhao knelt on the ground, wishing he could plug his ears.

But he could only be forced to listen, his body shaking wildly.

The Queen Mother obviously didn't expect that Emperor Qingling would bring the issue back to Ying'an. She said solemnly, "Are you so suspicious of your own daughter now? As long as I get close to Ying'an, you think I have other plans, and you don't even trust your own daughter?"

Emperor Qingling looked away, his eyes full of endless sadness.

After a long time, he spoke, "I remember that day, the Queen Mother killed my own sister with her own hands, just to win the favor of my father. In the heart of the Queen Mother, is there anything higher than status? Why did you get close to Ying'an? To help her seize the world? Or to let her help you seize the world?" The Queen

Mother was touched in the heart, and her face flushed with shame and anger.

"You..."

Emperor Qingling looked up to the sky and sighed, "The Queen Mother is old and in poor health. She is required to live in Changshou Palace for recuperation. Without my order, she is not allowed to leave the palace and no one is allowed to visit her."

The Queen Mother pointed at Emperor Qingling with a trembling finger, "You are going to put me under house arrest!"

Emperor Qingling looked at the Queen Mother, "I will kill Prince Heng. He hurt my most beloved woman and has no reason to live in this world."

"You...you...tyrant! You want beauty but not the world! I shouldn't have let you be the emperor that day! Old Fourteen is more suitable to be the emperor than you!"

The voice of the eunuch outside the palace rang out at the right time, "Report - Fourteenth Master has returned from the south!"