The emperor had known that the queen mother was coming, and had also known her words, and was planning to remain unchanged in the face of all changes, but he was thick-skinned and tried his best to ignore her no matter what she said. After a long time, she would get bored and might leave.
Who could have imagined that the Queen Mother's opera singing had not even started when she was interrupted by Qiao Yuge.
It just so happened that the Emperor had nothing to do and planned to watch Qiao Yege's acting - after all, the Empress Dowager was not as interesting as Qiao Yege.
"Qiao Yege, you actually have the nerve to ask me to punish these two daring people? How could you, a maidservant in Taixing Palace, do this? These two maids are obviously under your supervision, but you actually let them do such a thing? Are you going to die?"
The emperor put his hands in his sleeves, and Qiao Yege took a look and was surprised. Wow, this is simply "Liu Neng in Country Love".
However, Qiao Yege immediately understood what the emperor meant, and quickly picked up the two men and dragged them outside.
Just then, the eldest nanny came over to help, and although Jianhong kept struggling, she didn't say anything wrong in front of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor after all.
After seeing the two maids being dragged away, the Queen Mother retracted her gaze and finally couldn't help but turned to the Emperor and said, "The reason you banished Ming Fei to the cold palace is actually to vent your anger? Because Ming Fei attacked Qiao Yuge?"
The emperor immediately turned his head, chuckled, and said in a cold voice: "Mother, what are you talking about? Concubine Ming confessed her love to Prince Liang in front of me. I am not dead yet! I have ears. This kind of unchaste woman is unbearable for ordinary people, let alone me, the emperor, and I cannot tolerate my woman doing such a thing!"
The emperor actually knew that Concubine Ming liked Xiao Liang a long time ago.
At that time, the emperor did not take this seriously.
After all, he doesn't like Ming Fei, and he is a good brother to Xiao Liang. It has nothing to do with him who Ming Fei likes.
But when he saw Ming Fei raising the whip and whipping Qiao Yuge again and again, he would never forget how he felt, as if his heart was being broken.
Yes, he just wanted to vent Qiao Yege’s anger!
But he would not admit it and would not put Qiao Yuge in danger.
The Queen Mother naturally knew that the Emperor would not admit it, and she did not dwell on it. Instead, she put aside her dignity and face, and said in a gentle voice: "Your Majesty, Ming Fei is your cousin after all. After all, she has only been married to you for a few days. It is normal that she cannot settle down. You should give her a chance."
The emperor picked up the tea beside him, took a sip and said, "Opportunity? What opportunity? Why do you have the nerve to ask for a chance when my concubine has betrayed me?"
After the emperor finished speaking, he uttered a voice of praise, and then said: "This person, you can't be shameless. If I were Ming Fei, I would have hit my head against the wall and died if something like this happened!"
It's not necessary.
The Queen Mother was extremely anxious. She had already come here in the hope that the Emperor would release Concubine Ming for her sake.
A girl from the Yun family must not be sent to the cold palace!
In addition, since this matter has not yet become known to everyone, she must suppress it quickly before it gets out.
But the emperor didn't give her any face at all.
She took a breath, stared into the emperor's eyes, and said word by word: "I know you do these things not to vent your anger, but just to control me. So tell me, what exactly do you want?"
The emperor pretended to think about it, but his eyes flashed and he smiled: "I haven't thought clearly about what I want. I'll tell you after I think clearly."
Seeing that the emperor was adamant, the queen mother finally couldn't help it. She stood up, her cloudy eyes flashed, and her tone became unusually cold: "Very good, since you don't release Ming Fei, I will issue an order to release Ming Fei. No one in the harem dares to disobey my order. Let's see what you can do!"
When the emperor heard the empress dowager say this, he couldn't help laughing.
He sat on the chair without moving, and glanced at the Queen Mother nonchalantly, and said calmly: "Mother, you really take it for granted. Ming Fei's affairs are different from ordinary affairs. This is not something you can do."
"You may not know. When Concubine Ming and Xiao Liang made a passionate confession, Concubine An was there and heard every word. Besides, Xiao Liang is Concubine Dowager An's son. In order to protect her son, she must put all the blame on Concubine Ming. My mother has always hoped that Concubine Ming would become the queen, but now it seems that the position of queen will not be Mingfei's turn."
Every word the emperor said was like a needle sticking into the empress dowager's temple, making her feel her temple throbbing and she was about to faint.
She bit her lip and her tone finally softened: "Your Majesty, you knew about this a long time ago. Why are you only telling me now? Is it intentional? But even if your cousin is ignorant, you can't always lock her up, right?"
The emperor suddenly closed his eyes, as if he had no intention of thinking about these things at all.
The old lady was probably confused. She only said a few words at this time, and the emperor was tired of listening to them.
How could he say that he and Ming Fei had no feelings for each other? If they had a brother-sister relationship before, now even the little remaining feelings had been worn away.
And just at this moment, eunuch came up and made a "please" gesture.
The Queen Mother was certainly unwilling, but at the moment she did not dare to disobey the Emperor.
Of course, she could release Ming Fei according to her own ideas.
However, if this matter really spread to Concubine An, she would definitely reveal the matter to the court, and things might become even worse.
At that time, it was no longer a dispute between women in the harem, but instead became a contest in the court.
The Queen Mother's brother is Prince Yun. As a marquis, Prince Yun guards a place and has great power. The Queen Mother could have shown off her power in the harem. But Concubine An's brother is the prime minister of the dynasty. With a single word, he can command all civil and military officials. Such a magnificent momentum overshadows Prince Yun, so the Queen Mother really dares not do anything to Concubine An.
She had no choice but to turn around and slowly leave.
When the emperor saw the queen mother leave, he heaved a sigh of relief and regained his previous relaxation. He asked the eunuch, "Where did Qiao Yuge go?"
"I think he will teach those two maids a lesson. After all, they are old friends."
A smile appeared on the corner of eunuch's mouth.
The emperor immediately stood up and said, "Let's go and see how ruthless this girl can be."
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