Chapter 242 Preparing for a New Talent Show

"It looks so familiar! The Zhu Yan Dan that my wife received seems to be exactly the same as this one!"

"Yes! I remember! My wife also received one! Even the box of the Zhu Yan Dan is the same as the one in the Queen's hand!"

"My mother and sister also received it! So it seems that the Zhu Yan Dan was indeed sent by Lord Wei and his wife!"

"Lord Wei is really something. He did something wrong, but he dragged his wife out to take the blame! It's really the behavior of a mean man!"

With the Queen Mother as a witness and the Queen holding such strong evidence in her hands, no one in the entire court sympathized with Wei Daozhen anymore, and no one said a word for him.

His crime was completely nailed to death!

"Wei Daozheng used Zhu Yandan to form a clique for personal gain, and also kidnapped more than a dozen pregnant women in an attempt to murder them. His crime is punishable. But I will spare his life because he holds the golden medal of immunity from death bestowed by the late emperor. I will imprison him in the Ministry of Justice for life! Until his death!"

Wei Daozheng couldn't believe his ears, "Your Majesty, I have the golden medal of immunity from death bestowed by the late emperor! You can't put me in jail! You can't punish me!"

"The gold medal of immunity from death is the honor bestowed upon you by the late emperor, but it cannot be a tool for you to escape from the crime! Even if it is me, the emperor must be punished as the common people if he breaks the law!"

Sikong Yan stared at Wei Daozheng and said in a deep voice, "Someone, drag him away!"

Wei Daozheng was held by the guards. When he passed by the empress dowager, he shouted, "Qiong Hua! Please save me! We have been friends for decades. How can you put me in an unjust situation? Qiong Hua, have you forgotten the affection between us... um!"

Before he finished speaking, Shen Chaoyan pulled out the rag under the wooden box and stuffed it into Wei Daozheng's mouth without hesitation.

When she took the wooden box just now, she was in a hurry and accidentally brought the rag on the table with her.

Unexpectedly, it came in handy!

Wei Daozheng's mouth was tightly blocked, and he could only stare at her as he was forcibly dragged out by the guards. Once

he was in the prison of the Ministry of Justice, he would never see the light of day again in his life! The Queen Mother

looked at Wei Daozheng who was dragged away, with mixed feelings in her heart.

"Queen, let's go."

"Yes."

Shen Chaoyan knew that it was not easy for the Queen Mother to come forward to confirm Wei Daozheng's crimes.

She reached out and took the Queen Mother's arm, helping her leave.

After leaving the Golden Throne Hall, the Queen Mother glanced in the direction where Wei Daozheng was taken away, and felt very uncomfortable.

She sighed deeply, "A man's words are deceiving, that's so true. Ever since I entered the palace, Wei Daozheng has been telling me that he will always stand by me, and he will help me get rid of anyone who stands in my way. But now, for his own selfish desires, he has set his sights on me, and he deserves this fate!"

"What your mother said is right. A minister should do what a minister should do. Wei Daozhen used the evil cult to try to control the ministers in the court. It is not an exaggeration to behead him for such behavior. The late emperor was kind and gave him the golden medal of immunity from death, which allowed him to escape death. It was a great gift from heaven for him."

The queen mother nodded, "Yes, he should be grateful if he is still alive."

Shen Chaoyan could see that although the queen mother said this, she had not completely let it go in her heart, and immediately took the child to divert her attention, "Queen mother, please go with me to see Chen'er and Nian Nian. When they woke up in the morning, they smiled at me!"

"Okay, I'm missing them!"

The queen mother and Shen Chaoyan came to Fengqi Palace together, and soon the wet nurse brought the two children over. The two little guys were well fed and were fair and tender

. They stared at Shen Chaoyan and the empress dowager with their big black eyes. Shen Chaoyan picked up the cloth tiger on the table to tease them, and the two little guys babbled. They were so cute. "So good!" The empress dowager looked at the two children, her heart was instantly melted, and a loving look appeared in her eyes. When Concubine Hui took her daughter away, the empress dowager was originally strongly opposed. It was not until Sikong Yan confessed to her that the little princess was not his daughter that the empress dowager gave in. Fortunately, Shen Chaoyan gave the royal family two children at once, otherwise the empress dowager would not know how worried she would be without the little prince. The empress dowager reached out and picked up Sikong Chen from the bed, and Sikong Nian, who was lying on the bed, cried. "Is Nian Nian jealous because she saw the Royal Grandmother hugging her brother? Come, let the Royal Grandmother hug you too." The Queen Mother stretched out another hand to hug Sikong Nian. She held one in each hand. The two little guys nestled in her arms without crying or making a fuss. They were really adorable. After coaxing the children for half an hour, the Queen Mother's mood improved. This pair of dragon and phoenix twins have been a pair of good babies since they were born. Not only can they sleep through the night, but they will not cry or make a fuss after being fed with milk. If someone teases them, they will grin. The Queen Mother really likes them more and more. She waited in Shen Chaoyan's Fengqi Palace for nearly an hour before leaving. Although she was sad that Wei Daozhen used her, to put it bluntly, Wei Daozhen was an outsider after all. The Queen Mother naturally stood on Sikong Yan's side unconditionally. Now that everything has been settled, the Wei family is completely finished. The Queen Mother did feel a little uncomfortable in her heart, but it was not because of Wei Daozheng. She was just cherishing the feelings she had given him over the years. She really regarded Wei Daozheng as a good friend, but Wei Daozheng tried to turn her into a chess piece. Fortunately, Shen Chaoyan often took the two children to Shoukang Palace. With the two children making noises around her, the Queen Mother finally completely put Wei Daozheng's affairs behind her. As time passed, Shen Chaoyan usually had nothing to do except hanging out with Sikong Yan or playing with the two children. Life was very comfortable. One day, the Queen Mother summoned Shen Chaoyan to Shoukang Palace and said, "Queen, there are fewer and fewer people in the harem now. I have selected more than ten well-educated and well-mannered ladies from noble families this year. Come and have a look." This was to prepare for a new selection. Shen Chaoyan understood this very well. After all, it was the emperor's harem, how could there be only her? However, Sikong Yan did not want to select again.

He had been eager to send away all the other concubines in the harem before, and now he has to bring in a new batch of people. Isn't this just adding to his workload?

Thinking of this, Shen Chaoyan put down the list of concubines in his hand and said, "Mother, let's let the emperor take a look at the selection first. My vision is not very good, and I'm afraid that the emperor will not like the selected concubines." The empress

dowager thought about the group of concubines who entered the palace with Shen Chaoyan before, and there were indeed not many who had been picked, so she nodded and said, "What the queen said is indeed reasonable. Why don't I ask someone to invite the emperor over, and we can choose together."

"What does mother want you to come and choose together?"

As soon as the empress dowager finished speaking, the voice of Sikong Yan inquiring came from outside the palace.