"My Lady."
The Empress Dowager saw Yun Gu hurried in and asked, "Did the Emperor arrange for someone to give Cui Wan some special treatment?"
"It was the Emperor who took the poisoned wine to the cold palace. Concubine Cui has already been sentenced to death."
The Queen Mother was surprised. Her son would never be led by the court officials. "What's so special about the court today?"
"Madam Xiao didn't die of illness, but was poisoned by Concubine Cui..."
The Queen Mother was furious, "She deserves to die!"
If Cui Wan hadn't caused trouble, her great-grandson would have been two or three years old.
"Go and throw Cui Wan's body into a mass grave! Whip her a hundred times before you do so!"
Giving her poisoned wine was too easy for her!
"...His Majesty has arranged for Cui Wan to be taken to the Imperial Mausoleum."
"She doesn't deserve to be buried in the imperial mausoleum!" The Queen Mother gnashed her teeth in anger. "Fu Xuan, quickly get Du Yu to lead his men to chase after her and stop her!"
"Yes!" Fu Xuan responded and quickly left the hall.
"Queen Dowager, calm down." Yun Gu hurried forward to calm the Queen Dowager, "Your health is most important."
"How can I not be angry? I've been looking forward to holding my great-grandson for so many years."
The Empress Dowager could not suppress her anger when she thought that Shangguan Ruian's child might be alive.
"Queen Dowager, you must not get so angry that you become ill." Aunt Yun said as she handed the cold tea to the Queen Dowager. "Prince Yu has not yet left the capital, and the princess is pregnant with your great-grandson. The young prince will need your support in the future."
The Queen Mother's anger had subsided by half. The Dongjun royal family was now ready to make a move. She couldn't fall!
As long as she stays in the position of Queen Mother for one day, the Dongjun royal family will have no chance of success.
"Go and summon Duke Du to the palace!"
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2:30 PM.
Su Xingyi sat upright in the study, flipping through several stacks of thick booklets that Meng Chuanxin had brought over.
"Good, you deserve a reward!"
Nie Ying handed a bulging bag of money to Meng Chuan.
"Thank you for the reward, Your Majesty."
Meng Chuan happily took the purse and looked at Su Xingyi who was flipping through the booklet with great interest, feeling curious.
Prince Shun was becoming more and more confused. Why was the prince so interested in the daily affairs of various official residences and government offices?
Could it be that he doesn't want to be a powerless prince and wants to work in a government office?
"Your Majesty, if you have no other instructions, I will withdraw."
Su Xingyi: "What's going on in the Ministry of War recently?"
Meng Chuan cried out in his heart, Prince Shun is even concerned about the war. "The Ministry of War has recently transferred tens of thousands of troops from the Jingji Camp and the Yibei Garrison to the eastern and western borders to deploy defenses."
"Then go back and record the life histories of all the military commanders above the fourth rank who remain in the capital in detail."
"Okay, Your Majesty, I will deliver it to you in three days."
"Okay, step back."
"Yes." Meng Chuan responded, bowed, and walked out.
Meng Chuan left the study and looked back at Su Xingyi.
What Prince Shun wants to know is becoming more and more confidential, and it is not just as simple as finding his biological parents.
"Brother Chuan, are you here to deliver the booklet to the prince?"
Meng Chuan's wandering thoughts stopped instantly. "The prince is watching with great interest. I have to go back now. The prince has given me a new task."
Meng Chuan hurriedly tried to pass Nie Jiu after he finished speaking, but Nie Jiu reached out and patted his shoulder, "Don't worry, take your time. The more detailed the information His Majesty wants, the better."
Nie Jiu watched Meng Chuan leave and went into the study with a playful smile on his face, but turned serious in a second.
"Your Highness, Concubine Cui's body was pulled down on the way to the Imperial Mausoleum by people sent by the Queen Mother and was about to be sent to a mass grave. The two sides are at a stalemate."
Su Xingyi raised his eyes, "What about now?"
"The Emperor's men prevailed, but Concubine Cui's body was not allowed to be buried in the imperial mausoleum. With the intervention of the Empress Dowager, she was arbitrarily buried in the valley west of the mausoleum."
"Are you sure that's Cui Wan's body?"
"It's her. Although I haven't seen her before, the Queen Mother's people lifted the mat and confirmed that it was her."
"As long as the person is confirmed dead, it's fine as long as he's not buried in the imperial mausoleum!"
"The person is definitely dead. I saw him being buried with my own eyes, and I even stepped on him a few times to make sure he was buried."
Su Xingyi pointed to a pile of books and said, "You two have some work to do. The officials, big and small, who have a vested interest in the Du family may seem fine on the surface, but you should dig deeper. I want the Du family to be isolated and helpless!"
"clear."
Su Xingyi returned to the main house of Youhuangyuan.
"Dad, is Cui Wan definitely sentenced to death?"
Su Xingyi nodded. "Then Cui Wan was definitely sentenced to death. The Emperor wanted to bury her in the imperial mausoleum, but the Empress Dowager intervened and hastily buried her in the valley west of the mausoleum."
Xiao Lingyu frowned. "If the Queen Mother hadn't intervened, Cui Wan would have been buried in the imperial mausoleum. The Emperor really dotes on Cui Wan. Concubines who have committed crimes cannot be buried in the imperial mausoleum."
"Mother." Xiao Xier hurriedly hugged Xiao Lingyu and coaxed her, "Anyway, Cui Wan wasn't buried in the imperial mausoleum. If you're not satisfied, I can arrange for the big pets to dig her out and throw her into a mass grave, or let the big pets gnaw on her."
Xiao Lingyu thought it was a good idea and was about to agree when Xiao Wu suddenly moved.
Forget it, the person is dead, there is no point in doing this anymore.
"Let's just bury her there. She's so vicious and full of poison. If you let your big pet bite her, won't you get poisoned?"
Xiao Xier opened her eyes wide, "Mom, you are right."
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"Are you going to disobey your mother?"
"Mother, that's not the imperial mausoleum. It's still some distance away."
"Then she doesn't deserve to be buried there! If it weren't for her, your legitimate grandson would have been running all over the palace."
The Empress Dowager became more and more angry. If Yu'er married Xiao Lingyu and had a child, Yu'er would be deeply supported by civil and military officials.
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