"No, Yangyang is in danger tonight and you have to go back."
Shang Yangyang put his hands on his hips in anger. [Humph, if you want to go back, I can come here secretly.]
Shang Yangyang was about to nod in agreement when Emperor Yuanming shook his head helplessly. "Yangyang, you don't have to go back, but you have to obey Uncle Emperor in everything."
Shang Yangyang nodded vigorously with shining eyes. "Okay~"
Emperor Yuan Ming held out his hand. "Let's make a pinky promise."
"Okay." Shang Yangyang didn't even think about it. She stretched out her hand and shook hands with Emperor Yuan Ming.
Emperor Yuan Ming rubbed Shang Yangyang's little head. "Then our Yangyang must keep his word."
"Hmm." Suddenly Shang Yangyang felt something was wrong. Emperor Yuan Ming did not give her time to think. He took the three little ones to the Imperial Garden and then to the lotus pond. Shang Yangyang and the others had a great time.
Inside the Cining Palace.
The Queen Mother asked in confusion, "You're back so soon?"
Yu Linger bowed and replied, "The little princess and the others are with the emperor."
The Queen Mother looked at Yu Linger fiercely: "Then why don't you take this opportunity to let the Emperor punish her."
"It's not the right time yet. I haven't completely controlled the emperor yet. If I ask him to punish the little princess, if he hesitates for a moment, he might find out about me."
The Queen Mother nodded when she heard this. "What you said makes sense. Now go back and have a rest so that you can serve the Emperor in the evening."
"Yes." Yu Ling'er walked out. Before she had gone far, she heard the Queen Mother order the eunuch beside her: "Little Ding, come and give me a massage."
"yes."
Yu Linger turned back inadvertently and saw the eunuch named Xiao Dingzi, his fingers interlocked with the empress dowager's. She realized something was wrong, but did not dare to stay any longer and strode out of the room.
As it got dark, Emperor Yuan Ming came to the Cining Palace as expected. However, Emperor Yuan Ming did not go to Yu Ling'er's room. Instead, he took Yu Ling'er to the Empress Dowager's bedroom to chat with her.
The Queen Mother: "Your Majesty, it is getting dark, and I am tired."
"Are you going to bed so early, mother?"
The Queen Mother had a hard time controlling her emotions, and her expression changed quickly, with a puzzled and awkward smile at first. "I get sleepy easily when I get older."
Emperor Yuan Ming nodded. "You are sure you are not in a hurry to spend Wushan with others."
The Queen Mother was shocked by this shocking statement. She slammed the table and stood up. "Your Majesty, what are you talking about?"
Emperor Yuanming raised his eyebrows and looked at the empress dowager. "Bring him in."
Then the Imperial Guards came in, escorting a man dressed in eunuch's clothes.
The Queen Mother's face turned pale in an instant. "Your Majesty?"
Emperor Yuan Ming smiled and stood up. "What's wrong with the Queen Mother?"
"Someone has examined the physical condition of this eunuch Xiao Dingzi, and he is still a complete man." Emperor Yuan Ming sneered and approached the empress dowager.
The Queen Mother was forced to retreat again and again, and the tea cups on the table were knocked to the ground.
Then the Queen Mother stammered, "You are such a big fool, Xiao Dingzi, you actually dared to pretend to be a eunuch and enter the palace."
[The Queen Mother is still being stubborn.] Shang Yangyang's inner voice came from the direction of the window. If you look over there, you can see a little girl right next to the window, and from time to time she pops her head out to peek at what's going on in the house.
Jiang Peixuan asked in a low voice: "Yangyang, is your emperor going to break up with you?"
Shang Yangyang thought about it and nodded. "I think so. It's already like this, so they're bound to fall out."
"Isn't he afraid that the royal scandal will be exposed?"
Shang Yangyang shook his head. "I don't really understand either."
"All right."
Then Emperor Yuanming laughed out loud in the room. "You are so stubborn, Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother shouted angrily: "Your Majesty, you are slandering me. This is a frame-up."
"Really? If this is really a frame-up by me, it would be great. I can get revenge for my mother's murder with more satisfaction."
The Queen Mother's eyes widened. "You know everything?"
"I have always known that my mother was not ill at all. She died of poisoning, and you had someone put the poison in her food."
The Queen Mother laughed out loud: "Hahaha, what's the point of you knowing? You have no evidence, and I am the Queen Mother. How are you going to deal with me? Are you going to use this fake eunuch to expose me? You think too well. This can't bring me down at all.
I am still your mother, the current queen mother."
Emperor Yuan Ming approached step by step, with a cruel smile on his face. "That's fine, then I won't expose you, you should just go and die."
Emperor Yuan Ming took out a dagger and looked at the empress dowager with a sneer.
"Your Majesty, you can't kill me."
The Queen Mother shouted angrily: "Yu Ling'er, what are you still standing there for?" At this moment, the Queen Mother saw Yu Ling'er's mouth corners raised and she looked at her mockingly.
"You betrayed me?"
Yu Ling'er shrugged and said nothing.
"Puchi~" The knife in Emperor Yuan Ming's hand stabbed into the empress dowager's chest.
At this time, the three little ones outside the window had already been taken away by the secret guards, and they did not see the knife that Emperor Yuan Ming stabbed at the Empress Dowager.
The Queen Mother stared at Emperor Yuan Ming in disbelief. "You are being unfilial. Aren't you afraid of being exposed?"
"Don't be afraid." Another knife stabbed the Queen Mother. This time the Queen Mother could not utter a word. She collapsed on the soft couch beside her.
Just as Emperor Yuanming was about to stab the Empress Dowager with the knife in his hand, Yu Linger stepped forward and held down Emperor Yuanming's hand. "Your Majesty, let me take over the rest."
Emperor Yuan Ming looked at the dead Queen Mother. He handed the knife to Yu Ling'er, wiped the blood off his face with a handkerchief, and walked out of the room without looking back, muttering, "Mother, I finally avenged you. She is finally dead."
Emperor Yuan Ming knelt on the ground. "Mother, it is because of my incompetence that I could only help you kill the murderer after so many years."
Emperor Yuan Ming was silent for a long time, feeling both happy and sad. After a while, he wiped the tears from his face and stood up.
Yu Linger walked out of the room, walked to the side of Emperor Yuanming, and whispered something in his ear. After a moment, Emperor Yuanming laughed out loud. "You brought this upon yourself."
Half an hour later, the funeral bell rang in the palace.
The death knell awakened many sleeping people, and officials in the capital rushed to the palace as soon as possible.
The fact that the bell stopped after seven rings also meant that the only person who had passed away could be the Queen Mother.
On the road leading to the palace were the carriages of various officials, as well as people who were anxious to ride on horseback, such as Lu Mubai and Grand Tutor Li.
After hearing the seven funeral bells, Lu Mubai couldn't remain calm at all. He rode out of the mansion on horseback and went to the palace as soon as possible.
"Uncle, how come you came so quickly?"
Lu Mubai paused as he approached and realized that he was a little impulsive today. He tried hard to control his facial expression and walked forward.
"I am worried about you, Your Majesty."
Emperor Yuan Ming stepped forward and patted Lu Mubai on the shoulder. "I'm sorry for the trouble, uncle."
Lu Mubai: "What happened to the emperor? Why is the death knell ringing?"
Emperor Yuan Ming's eyes were filled with sadness. "My mother was assassinated. The Chicheng Army is investigating the cause of the incident."
Lu Mubai frowned: "How could there be an assassin in the palace?"
Emperor Yuan Ming sighed and said, "Alas, uncle, please follow me."
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